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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 +
Cayman Trade Mark Spotlight: CITA
Our team at HSM IP reached out to Tiffany Ebanks (“TE”), Executive Director at the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) to get her feedback on trade marks and the registration process.
This month on August 1 2018, it will have been one year since The Trade Marks Law, 2016 was implemented in the Cayman Islands.
HSM IP, a specialist intellectually property law practice helped to orchestrate this revised law and is celebrating the anniversary by featuring some of the companies that have filed with them within that period.
HSM IP: What inspired you to register your trade mark?
TE: CITA had started looking into obtaining a trade mark protection overseas before it was activated locally. Once CITA learned of the new trade mark law and the ability to obtain registrations here in Grand Cayman, we took the opportunity to attend the training/information sessions that were provided to members of the general public.
Upon learning the steps and costs, although we have a few different logos for CITA’s various initiatives, we made the decision to focus available resources on our main logo, the Cayman Islands Tourism Association with our turtle mark, as well as our largest and most popular annual event, Taste of Cayman.
HSM IP: Why is registering your trade mark important to you?
TE: Our Association realises the benefits of having these basic items in place for our non-profit membership-based services as we are committed to serving and advocating for our members on an ongoing basis. We believe registering is important in order to protect our intellectual property and reputation.
Having our name and event trademarked ensures we are protected from others using our event branding or our namesake and also allows some scope for growth channels, should we review revenue streams and other possibilities to fund the Association’s operations.
HSM IP: How did you find the process of registering your trade mark?
TE: HSM IP made processing our trade marks quite effortless. There were a few decisions that needed to be made on our end, as there are numerous categories of trade marks. Their team ensured we were made aware of the different options and guided us through the process, as well as made suggestions.
HSM IP: What would you say to other businesses who are thinking about registering their trade mark?
TE: We would recommend that persons carefully evaluate their branding and determine whether this is something that would beneficial to their business or organisation. It does not hurt to seek ways to secure your intellectual property and enhance your prospects for future promotion and growth.
