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HSM IP Named Caribbean Firm of the Year 2025 by Managing IP
HSM IP has been named Caribbean Firm of the Year by the Managing IP Awards 2025 Americas. Mrinali Menon (HSM IP Senior Manager) accepted our award at their Awards Ceremony on 24 April 2025. More than 200 guests attended the Read more +
HSM IP Attending INTA 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California
Our HSM IP team is gearing up to attend the 2025 International Trade Mark Association’s (INTA) Annual General Meeting in California at the San Diego Convention Center from 17 to 21 May 2025. Meet Huw St.J. Moses OBE (Managing Partner), Read more +
Key Updates to IP Legislation in the Bahamas
On 25 February 2025 the Bahamas Intellectual Property Office (BahaIPO) officially announced significant updates to its IP laws, including changes to the legislation governing copyrights, patents, and trade marks. The following Laws have been introduced: The Trade Marks Act 2024: Read more +
WTR 1000 Recognises HSM IP and Huw Moses in 2025 Guide
World Trade Mark Review (WTR) has recognised HSM IP and Huw Moses in their latest guide: WTR 1000 2025 (Pan-Caribbean). This is the eighth year in a row that HSM IP has been recommended by WTR 1000. HSM IP is Read more +
World IP Day Celebrates Young Innovators
The HSM Group (which includes HSM Chambers, HSM Corporate Services and HSM IP) are supporters of Cayman Enterprise City’s Business Design Competition. This year’s Project of the Year winner is 25-year-old George Wauchope of Emailchaser.io, a website and sales tool that allows salespeople to find peoples’ email addresses, even if those email addresses are not publicly available.
In recognition of World IP Day (26 April 2022) and their theme of young innovators, HSM IP had a discussion with George to find out more about him and how IP plays a role in his company.
Emailchaser.io was born out of a personal experience when George travelled to Cuba and his luggage went missing. The frontline staff were not helpful so he took matters into his own hands by tracking down the email of the airline’s CEO and emailed them for assistance. This worked to his favour and signified the importance of being in direct contact with the right person.
Their company name was inspired by its simplicity, need to chase an email? Use Emailchaser.io. Their logo is not something you would expect and that is what helps it stand out, it showcases a gorilla wearing sunglasses with wings on its back and a halo above its head.
George is a true entrepreneur with several other companies under his portfolio, including George’s Watersports and an activity website: https://www.thingstodocayman.net/. In fact, this website is what opened George to the digital and software realm, which helped him to create Emailchaser.io.
Cayman’s legal landscape supports creators and pursuant to the Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015 and the Copyright (Cayman Islands) (Amendment) Order 2016 which came into force on 30 June 2016, copyright subsists automatically in all Protected Works authored by a qualifying person. Qualifying persons are:
- Caymanians as defined in Section 2 of the Immigration Law (2013 Revision); or
- Individuals domiciled or resident in the Cayman Islands; or
- Bodys incorporated or registered under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
For a full breakdown of this law and what constitutes as Protected Works, click here.
Prior to COVID-19 restrictions, HSM IP was a regular presenter of INTA’s Unreal Campaign and looks forward to reoffering. This campaign is a consumer awareness programme aimed at educating teenagers about the importance of trade marks, intellectual property and the dangers of counterfeit products.
If you are interested in protecting your creative works and the options available to you, including patent or trade mark protection, please email us at ip@hsmoffice.com.
