CARIPI

On 26 November 2020, we hosted a specialised training session on ‘Bad faith registration’ which took place via Zoom. IPO staff members had the opportunity to participate in the training and benefit from the knowledge from Ewelina Sliwinska, EUIPO Senior Expert on Legal Affairs.

This training session has been organised by the CarIPI Project Team, with the goal of strengthening the technical capabilities and skills of the CF IP Offices staff regarding trade mark examination, with a particular focus on bad faith registration.

On 24 November 2020, IPO staff members had the opportunity to take part in a specialised training session on ‘Unregistered marks and other signs used in the course of trade’.

The CarIPI Project Team has organised this virtual training session, which took via Zoom. Its objective was to strengthen the technical capabilities and skills of the CF IP Offices staff regarding trade mark examination.

On 12 October 2020, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago formally acceded to the Madrid Protocol. This makes Trinidad and Tobago the 107th member of the Madrid System, which now covers 123 countries. 

After Trinidad and Tobago deposited its instrument of accession, it will enter into force on January 12, 2021.

Do you know that the Madrid System allows for international registration of trade marks? Antigua and Barbuda joined 20 year ago. To mark this anniversary, CarIPI has just released a new practical guide for business.

If you are considering expanding your business internationally, discover how to take maximum benefit of the Madrid international registration system to file trademarks in 121 countries worldwide directly from Antigua and Barbuda.

On 14 October, the CARIFORUM Directorate along with Intellectual Property (IP) Offices of its Member States, the European Union, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), will meet virtually to discuss present and future activities of CarIPI, a European Development Fund (EDF) initiative, which aims to promote and boost innovation and IP rights in the Caribbean region.