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HSM IP Contributes Cayman Trade Mark Chapter in ICLG 2024
HSM IP has once again contributed to the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Trade Marks. Click here to read our Cayman Islands 2023 Trade Mark chapter by Huw Moses, Mrinali Menon and Kate Cleary. This guide is now in Read more +
IP Reform Enactment Imminent for Bermuda
As reported by HSM IP, Intellectual Property (IP) reform is in the pipeline in Bermuda, with the Government of Bermuda’s Registry General sharing recently that the enactment of its updated Trade Marks Law is anticipated later in 2024. The Registry Read more +
WTR 1000 Recognises HSM IP and Huw Moses in 2024 Guide
World Trade Mark Review (WTR) has recognised HSM IP and Huw Moses in their latest guide: WTR 1000 2024 (Pan-Caribbean). This is the seventh year in a row that HSM IP has been recommended by WTR 1000. HSM IP is Read more +
HSM IP Presents INTA Unreal Campaign to CIFEC Students
HSM IP was pleased to present the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Unreal Campaign to over 25 students at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) on 8 December 2023. HSM IP’s Mrinali Menon (Senior IP Manager) and Shirly Ramirez (IP Read more +
HSM IP Presents INTA Unreal Campaign to Over 200 Students
HSM IP is pleased to once again present the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Unreal Campaign to over 200 students at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) in December 2020.
In order to reach the entire school population, the HSM IP team hosted two presentations. Natasha Whitelocke (Head IP Paralegal) delivered both sessions and was joined by Corey Neysmith (Senior IP Administrative Assistant) on 1 December and Lisa Chin-Forde (Senior IP Administrative Assistant and past CIFEC student) on 3 December.
INTA’s Unreal Campaign is a consumer awareness programme aimed at educating teenagers about the importance of trade marks, intellectual property and the dangers of counterfeit products.
This is a global programme taught all over the world and while INTA shifted gears in 2020 to offer this presentation virtually, the Cayman Islands is fortunate to be essentially COVID-19 free due to strict government regulations. As a result, schools are functioning as normal and HSM IP was able to deliver these presentations in person.
With the holidays around the corner and people buying more products, the team explained the importance of recognising trade marks. A trade mark can be a word, design, service mark, building shape and more. They also stressed the economic impacts of people purchasing knockoffs and how these inferior products can affect people’s health as well as safety.
As part of the presentation, the students enjoyed a game of “spot a fake”, where they had to guess between two similar looking products and identify the reasons as to why one of them was the fake.
“Our team is passionate in the fight against counterfeits,” shares HSM IP Managing Partner, Huw Moses. “It is important now more than ever to get this message across due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.”
HSM IP is a specialist intellectual property law practice based in the Cayman Islands and this is the sixth time that they have presented INTA’s Unreal Campaign. The last presentation took place on 30 April 2019 at the Clifton Hunter High School in North Side.
Students Await INTA’s Unreal Campaign