Our offices will be closed from December 18, 2023, and reopen January 2, 2024

RIGHTS AND RHYTHMS: SAFEGUARDING JAMAICA’S CREATIVES THROUGH IP PROTECTION

INTRODUCTION Jamaica is renowned worldwide for its vibrant creative industries, which include music, art, and literature. These sectors not only contribute significantly to the nation’s cultural identity, but also play a crucial role in its economy. However, the success and sustainability of these industries heavily depend on the protection of intellectual property (“IP”) rights. This […]

Getting serious about the serious value of IP

Recently, this author attended a capital markets conference, one of the topics of which spoke to how Jamaica can monetise its cultural assets in areas such as music, sport, and entertainment. Perhaps fortuitously, the conference coincided with the buzz surrounding the Jamaican red-carpet premiere of the One Love film, which chronicles the life and career […]

Businesses, it’s audit (IP) time

Whether your business is large, medium-sized or small, and even if you are a one-man, head-cook-and-bottle-washer operation, it’s time for an audit. Not a tax audit, but an intellectual property (IP) audit.  In this article, I explore why it is so important to know what IP your business has, so that you know how you […]