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From 1857 to 2022 – Jamaica takes a quantum leap into a 21st Century Patent System

After several years of exhaustive consultations, protracted deliberations and draft laws, a new Patents and Designs Act was passed by the Jamaican Parliament in January 2020, (the New Law) in compliance with Jamaica’s obligations under the 1995 World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS Agreement). The implementation of the new law

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Jamaica arrives at ‘Destination Madrid’: What next for trademark owners?

The Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, which came into force on June 30, 2021, heralds a very new era for all trademark proprietors with interests in the Island of Jamaica. The 2021 Act augmented the protection for nation branding by giving the Registrar power to impose conditions or limitations on trademarks containing Country names, maps, colours,

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Foga Daley gives back

IP Partner Dianne Daley McClure, presenting Sheikheema Huma, Head Girl of St. Patrick’s Primary School, with a bursary to cover some of her upcoming high school expenses. As a part of Foga Daley’s vision to be a socio-economic change agent in the communities in which we operate based on Christian principles, the firm provides scholarships

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On the road to Madrid: Jamaican House of Representatives passes the Trade Marks Amendments Act

On June 1, 2021, the Lower House of Parliament passed the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2021, culminating several years of deliberations on whether to accede to the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol established 1989 (last amended in 2007) (the “Protocol”) together with its companion treaty, the Madrid Agreement of 1891 (last amended in 1979) comprise

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Nicole Foga appointed Honorary Consul of Romania to the Government of Jamaica

We congratulate Foga Daley Managing Partner, Nicole Foga on her appointment as the Honorary Consul of Romania to the Government of Jamaica. Although appointed on May 22, 2020, the official Protocol signing ceremony with the Government of Romania took place on May 19, 2021, via ZOOM just days before the Romanian Ambassador Gențiana Șerbu, Embajada

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Rachael Lodge featured in The Patent Lawyer Magazine

Rachael Lodge of the law firm Foga Daley, was featured in the Jan/Feb issue of The Patent Lawyer Magazine for the “Women in IP Leadership” segment. This segment is dedicated to women around the globe working in the IP industry to provide a platform to share real accounts, discuss experiences, celebrate milestones and achievements and put forward

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