Belize has officially joined the ranks of Caribbean jurisdictions to sign on to the Madrid System in recent years, becoming the 113th member of the Madrid System.

When I embarked on my journey into intellectual property law and administration several years ago, I could never have imagined what today's Caribbean intellectual property landscape would look like.

The Jamaican Trade Marks (Amendment) Act came into force on June 30, 2021, making way for the country's participation in the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks (the Protocol).