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Lexology Index Recommends Huw Moses in IP Trademarks 2025 Guide
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) has featured Huw Moses as a notable Intellectual Property expert in their recently released 2025 Trademarks Guide. Lexology Index says: Clients praise Huw Moses’ “complete knowledge of trademark law, legal excellence and responsiveness” and further Read more +
Bermuda’s Revamped Trade Marks Law Takes Effect on 1 August 2025
The Government of Bermuda has announced that the enactment of the Trade Marks Amendment Act 2025 (the “Amendment Act”), originally scheduled for 1 July 2025, has been pushed back, and has been enacted as of 1 August 2025. The Amendment Read more +
HSM Welcomes Four Interns to 2025 Summer Internship Programme
The HSM Group is proud to continue its summer internship programme with four young professionals: Jayden Nembhard, Shannell Stewart, Azaria Ruiz‑Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison. These individuals were a part of the 2024-25 CIFEC internship curriculum, which began in October 2024 through Read more +
Cayman Trade Mark Spotlight: The Security Centre
Kate Cleary, an Intellectual Property Manager at HSM IP, reached out to The Security Centre to get its feedback on registering their trade mark in the Cayman Islands. Kate spoke with Natasha Whitelocke (Director – Admin, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs) 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: Repealing the Trade Marks Act (Ch. 322) and Trade Marks Act, 2015 (No. 39 of 2015)
- The Patents Act 2024: Repealing the Industrial Property Act (Ch. 324) and Patents Act, 2015 (No. 40 of 2015)
- The Copyright Act 2024: Repealing the Copyright Act (Ch. 323)
These new laws became retroactively effective as of 1 February 2025. However, the related rules, regulations, and official fees are still pending final approval.
It has also come to our attention that the BahaIPO has currently paused processing new applications until these regulations are finalised. Applications are still being accepted and can be filed to preserve relevant dates. Once the regulations are passed, applications will proceed.
The BahaIPO is expected to send an announcement to all local IP practitioners concerning the relevant updates in the coming days. HSM IP continues to monitor the situation for any progress. If you need assistance navigating these changes in the Bahamas IP landscape, please do not hesitate to reach out.