Trademarks Registration in Jamaica
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General Overview
In The island of Jamaica the Department
responsible for maintaining public control of trademarks is the Jamaica
Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). The service marks, collective
marks and brands are now registrable under the new legislation
Jamaican. Jamaica is a member is a signatory country to the Paris
Convention, which guarantees protection for well-known marks and gives
the right to claim priority rights on the trademark applications.
The New Trade Marks Act, 1999, which came into force on
September 1, 2001 gives all the protection both to individuals and
companies wishing to protect their trademarks and trade names in
Jamaica. The registration period is 10 years and the entries
may be renewable for equal periods. In the
registration of trademarks and trade names in Jamaica time to be able
to present an opposition to a published trademark application
has been increased to 2 months, according to the provisions of the new
industrial property law in Jamaica.
The Certificate of Registration issued by the competent
authorities after a trademark registration in Jamaica, is valid for a
period of ten (10) years and may be renewed within the time limits
prescribed by Trademark law in Jamaica.
WDA Services of Law Pertaining
1 - Search background trademarks or trade names
2 - Feasibility Study. Prior to the registration of
trademarks and trade names
3 - Formal registration of trademarks and trade names
4 – Renewals
5 - Amendments to records
6 – Nullities, oppositions, cancellations, Claims,
litigation
7 - Proceedings against industrial property law infringements
8 - Legal proceedings against counterfeiting, defenses of
copyright, trademark law infringements
