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30/04/2026 | hsmoffice

HSM IP Attending INTA 2026 Annual Meeting in London

Our HSM IP team has landed in London and is gearing up to attend the International Trade Mark Association’s (INTA) Annual General Meeting from 2-6 May 2026. Meet Huw St.J. Moses OBE (Managing Partner), Mrinali Menon (Senior IP Manager), Shirly Read more +

20/04/2026 | hsmoffice

HSM IP Named Caribbean Firm of the Year 2026 by Managing IP

HSM IP has been named Caribbean Firm of the Year at the Managing IP Awards 2026 Americas. This marks two years in a row that our firm has achieved this prestigious recognition, reflecting the strength of our intellectual property practice Read more +

14/04/2026 | hsmoffice

HSM IP Contributes Cayman Trade Mark Chapter in ICLG 2026

HSM IP is pleased to have contributed once again to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks. Click here to read our Cayman Islands chapter in the 15th edition of the guide, authored by Huw Moses, Mrinali Menon Read more +

19/02/2026 | hsmoffice

From Goods to Goods AND Service Marks: Bahamas Expands Trade Mark Protection

Good news for brand owners seeking to protect their service marks in Bahamas, as the Registrar General’s Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has begun to allow applications to register marks for services. In 2025, the Bahamas Government took Read more +

CIIPO Operations COVID-19 Update and Annual Fee Extension

The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) is working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis and as a way to assist brand owners, has extended the deadline for the payment of 2020 annual fees for IP rights to 30 June 2020 with no penalties to be incurred until 1 July 2020. Under previous conditions, the deadline to pay annual fees is 1 January with a grace period for payment without penalty until 31 March of each year. Time limits for all other filings remain.
CIIPO shared that substantive examination of applications for registration, office actions and all other notices/reports will continue as per normal.