Trademark Update - World Trademark Review 2014-2015

Legal framework

In Jamaica, the legislation dealing with trademarks is the Trademarks Act (32/1999 and 25/2001), the Trademarks (Amendment) Act (17/2013) and the Trademarks Rules 2001 (as amended in 2011 and 2013).

The Trademarks Act is modelled on the UK Trademarks Act 1994, and case law interpreting the UK act provides guidance and persuasive precedent in the Jamaican courts.

Jamaica is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Paris Convention on Industrial Property. The Trademarks Act implements Jamaica's obligations under the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and the Paris Convention as they relate to trademarks.

Unregistered marks