Law Enforcement Officers Train To Tackle Counterfeiting

Grand Cayman, 26 June 2024 – Law enforcement officers and civil service officials came together recently to learn more about the local and international frameworks that support intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement in the Cayman Islands.

More than 30 officers, from the Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce, Department of Commerce and Investment, Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, and Customs and Border Control, participated in the 18 June session at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, which focused heavily on the importance of combatting counterfeiting.

Organised by the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO), the workshop aimed to build participants' capacity in the area of intellectual property rights enforcement, in particular the risks to public health and safety that counterfeiting poses. It follows a recent increase in the trading, importation and sale of counterfeit goods on island, which are criminal offences under the Trad