As the British Virgin Islands continues to play a vital role in facilitating global trade and investment, it turns its attention to helping its more than 60,000 new companies per year build a business environment where innovation can be a key economic driver.

Following a comprehensive review of the existing trade mark laws of the British Virgin Islands, we await the publication of the Proclamation in the Government Gazette to implement the new Trade Marks Act, 2013.

On 14 October 2016 the Cyprus Income Tax Law (ITL) was amended, effective as from 1 July 2016, introducing a new IP box regime.

Following decades-long pressure from the private sector for IP law reform, the BVI now has modern trade marks legislation.

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission ("FSC"), which incorporates the Registry of Trade Marks, announced in May 2011 that service marks were no longer recognised under the Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks Act (Cap. 157 – the UK Marks Act).

Known worldwide for its robust shipping registry, trusts, funds, and corporate law sectors, the British Virgin Islands has also emerged as a globally competitive jurisdiction for registering ...

The Trade Marks Act and the Trade Marks Rules brings the British Virgin Islands (BVI) registration and protection of trade marks in line with other jurisdictions across the world...

The UK Supreme Court has given important guidance on when the Courts will impose liability on directors as accessories to torts committed by a company.

A trade mark provides essential benefits, including legal rights, asset value and global protection for your business.

. Under the old legislation a well-known trademark could not be protected in the BVI.

A registered trademark in the British Virgin Islands is transmissible in the same way as other personal or moveable property.

The major rewrite of BVI trademark law that came into effect 1 September 2015 includes a new requirement that a licensed trademark agent submit all trademark applications to the BVI Trade Mark Registry.

An applicant who has filed separate applications for the registration of a trademark has the option of filing an application for those applications to be merged into a single application.

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The roots of Intellectual Property legislation in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands stem from the United Kingdom.

The Act is aimed at simplifiying and modernising trade mark protection in the British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") by introducing two significant changes...

It is anticipated that the International Tax Authority (the "ITA") of the British Virgin Islands will soon issue its Economic Substance Code (the "Code").

On 1 September 2015, the long anticipated Trade Marks Act 2013 (the New Act) will come into force.

For the first time in several decades there will be a comprehensive revamp of the trade mark laws of the British Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is a well-known and popular jurisdiction for the holding of corporate assets, including real estate investments, securities, jets and ships.