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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 +
WIPR Leaders Directory 2025 Recognises HSM IP Team
World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) launched a new Caribbean category in their 2025 Leaders Directory and HSM IP is pleased to have three members of their team recognised: Managing Partner, Huw Moses; Senior IP Manager, Mrinali Menon and IP Manager, Read more +
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 +
Successful Trade Mark Protection Case for John Deere
Deere & Company has successfully affirmed its ownership of the John Deere trade mark in a judgment handed down in May 2018 by Cuba’s Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial (‘OCPI’). Deere was represented by the HSM Intellectual Property team.
Deere is a world leading manufacturer of equipment for agriculture, construction, forestry and turf care. The company opposed a Cuban trade mark application by Gustavo Alejandro Fuentes Ledo that was made in 2014. The judgment determined Mr. Ledo’s application infringed on Deere’s ownership of the well-known John Deere trade mark.
OCPI stated Mr. Ledo filed 66 applications between June 2014 and January 2015 for trade marks that were already registered or used outside of Cuba for a broad range of products and services. The John Deere application was among 39 that were challenged.
Deere rigorously protects use of its trade marks around the world to ensure that customers can trust the quality and commitment that it represents.
