Cayman Islands to pass new trade mark law
From stobbs The Cayman Islands is expected to pass a new trade mark law next month, for implementation some time in 2017. The new law will end the practice of protecting marks in the Cayman Islands by extending an existing…
Can you have your cake and eat it?
By Vicky Stilwell Contributed by KISCH IP From ILO Intellectual Property South Africa Introduction Copyright law What is a recipe? How can you protect a recipe? Introduction In the internet and digital media age, it is possible to find information…
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Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office to serve as IP resource
As a key part of Cayman’s improved intellectual property laws, Government has created the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) to serve as a resource for individuals seeking information on how to protect their original works, known as intellectual property…
Cayman updates copyright for digital age
By Mark Dugdale From IP Pro The Internet The Cayman Islands has taken its first steps to modernise its intellectual property laws with the introduction of a new copyright bill that takes effect from 30 June. From 30 June, the…
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Intellectual property modernisation in Cayman Islands starts with copyright legislation
With significantly updated copyright<http://www.ciipo.ky/wp-content/uploads/laws/ConsolidationCDCP.pdf> legislation commencing on 30 June, which will offer greater legal rights to Cayman’s musicians, visual artists, and others in the creative fields, Government has taken a vital step forward in modernising intellectual property (IP) legislation, and…
Cayman Islands General Registry adds staff; Undergoes UK training for intellectual property
To enhance Cayman’s Intellectual Property (IP) modernisation, General Registry has hired an expert – Mrs Candace Westby – in patents and trade marks. Furthermore, Mrs Westby and General Registry’s Deputy Registrar Donnell Dixon, recently returned from the UK, having accepted…
How the US Congress hands US corporate taxes to Europe
By Jeffrey Sachs Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University From Huffington Post The American Congress is so incompetent that it is arbitrarily handing billions of dollars of U.S. tax revenues to Europe. The issue involves tax manipulation by America’s top…
2016 could bring big changes to IP protection in Europe
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney, From Corporate Counsel The new year could bring major changes to intellectual property laws in the European Union. Writing for International Lawyers Network, Eddie Powell of the London-based IP firm Fladgate recently published a rundown of…
Disney, with enough lawyers to fill a Death Star, prepares for piracy
By Julie Triedman, From The Am Law Daily The Walt Disney Co. is working overtime to ensure that digital pirates and counterfeiters don’t steal its profits ahead of the Dec. 18 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh…
The Editor Speaks: I am a dead man said a caller
No it was not from someone who didn’t like my Editorials. I was one of the increasing number of persons who have had a call from Windows Support out of Dallas Texas. On Friday at 6pm my phone rang and…
