IP Register Enhances Search Capabilities

The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) has enhanced the search capacity of CORIS, the system that houses its online intellectual property (IP) register of trade marks, patents and design rights.

This considerable enhancement means that IP agents who are licensed to use CORIS can now retrieve additional information from the IP register, such as proprietor names and addresses. Furthermore, the information can be searched by the type of IP - for example, an agent can search for trade marks specifically, and further refine that search by image or by word.

Previously, agents could view full details only on IP that they themselves had registered. They were also only able to access limited IP details from other agents. To access advanced information, they paid a fee of CI$50 per search for CIIPO staff to retrieve the data manually.