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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 +
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 +
WTR 1000 Recognition Three Years in a Row: HSM IP and Sophie Peat
World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 has once again recommended HSM IP as a top tier law firm and Sophie Peat as a leading trademark practitioner in the 2020 edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
This is the third year in a row that we have been recommended by WTR 1000 and this highlights our practice as a world-class, go-to resource for trademark services across the Caribbean.
WTR 1000 features the top trademark legal service providers in more than 70 jurisdictions. Rankings involve qualitative research to identify both firms and individuals, which have been included due to substantial positive feedback. Featured firms also take into account depth of expertise, market presence and the level of work on which they are typically instructed.
Cited from WTR’s website, commentators said:
HSM IP’s pan-Caribbean practice is a client magnet, serving some of the world’s largest multinational companies from its Cayman Islands headquarters. Described by a client as “the go-to firm for all trademark matters in the region”, the boutique capitalises on the newest software to provide “highly skilled, efficient and cost-effective” prosecution services, doing so in a “reliable, responsive and capable manner”. The practice also displays top-class dispute resolution and litigation abilities, offering a full menu of IP services in over 60 jurisdictions worldwide. In Sophie Peat, service users find a trusted adviser who helps them to “navigate trademark applications and disputes across multiple Caribbean jurisdictions” and is “doing a fantastic job coordinating matters in tricky legal landscapes”.
Our WTR 1000 listings can be found at:
- Sophie Peat: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/wtr1000/individuals/sophie-peat
- HSM IP: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/directories/wtr1000/firms/hsm-ip
