Tag: Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office
Minister meets with SVB clients in Hong Kong
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is exploring legal options after the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) seized deposits held at the Cayman branch of Silicon Valley Bank, The Wall Street Journal has reported. Financial Services Minister André Ebanks met with some of SVB’s depositors in Hong Kong recently and told them that […]
Trademark business helps pad public purse
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) saw record-breaking levels of trademark business last year after it approved 568 registrations for company brands. That figure surpassed the previous high of 510 trademark registrations in 2019. There were also 207 registrations for patents and 14 registrations for design rights. The increase in business resulted in […]
Cayman hosts IP training with US crime fighters
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office partnered with the United States government’s law enforcement agencies to host regional training here last week. Officials said the strength of Cayman’s intellectual property regime encouraged the US to stage the training here. IP falls under the financial services ministry, which worked with America’s Homeland Security Investigations division […]
Trademark registration doubles in Cayman
(CNS Local Life): There has been a surge in local registrations for company brands following the passing of a new Trade Marks Law, which is part of the modernised legal framework for intellectual property (IP) in the Cayman Islands. According to the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO), applications have doubled over the past year.
