It's a new day, it's a new month, it's a new fee...and the feeling is

It's a new day, it's a new month, it's a new fee...and the feeling is

Patricia Covarrubia   August 31, 2015   No comments:

birds flying high, you know how I feel...

From the Virgin Island we received a follow up piece regarding the forthcoming increase in trade mark registration fees.

Katherine Van Deusen Hely writes as follows:

Beginning September 1st, 2015, the British Virgin Islands will welcome its modern new trademark regime. Along with the new laws will come new (and much increased) fees. Previously charging some of the most modest official fees in the Caribbean region, the new trademark fees will go up significantly once the new laws go into effect. For example, the new official fees for single class registrations will range from $200-250 as compared to the current fees of $15-64. Likewise, the fees for renewal will be raised from $10-40 per mark to $250 for the first class and $150 for each additional class in a multi-class registration.

Katherine Van Deusen Hely, founder of Caribbean IP, is available for any comments or questions regarding these changes. Her contact information is below:

Caribbean IP
Katherine Van Deusen Hely, P.L.L.C.
224 Datura Street, Suite 513
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
T: (561) 283-1800
E: Katherine@Caribbean-IP.com
W: www.Caribbean-IP.com

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Make Way for Modernization in British Virgin Islands – Complete Overhaul of Current Trademarks Regime as of September 1, 2015

Make Way for Modernization in British Virgin Islands – Complete Overhaul of Current Trademarks Regime as of September 1, 2015

Patricia Covarrubia   June 04, 2015   No comments:

On September 1, 2015, the British Virgin Islands’ new Trade Marks Act, 2013 and Trade Marks Rules, 2015 will go into effect, ending the dual filing system currently in place for trademarks. Once the new laws go into effect, it will no longer be possible to register marks in BVI on the basis of an existing UK registration.

I wish I was here

For many years, this has been a relative fast track to registration for UK mark owners. For trademark owners without an existing UK registration, the current regime requires application within the local system. At present, the local system allows new filings for goods only, and all goods must be classified according to the antiquated British classification system.

Long outdated, this classification system does not afford adequate protection for many mark owners. Under the new regime, all applications will be made within the local filing system, and finally it will be possible to register both goods and services according the International Classification system. New fees have not yet been set but should be determined before the September 1st implementation of the new trademark laws.

Post written by Katherine Van Deusen Hely (Caribbean IP).

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