JAMAICA
name
JAMAICA
Company
BotH tHE tRADEMARKs AnD CoPYRIGHt ACts EnVIsAGE CRIMInAL
sAnCtIons of WHICH oWnERs sHoULD tAKE ADVAntAGE WHEn
An InfRInGEMEnt ExIsts on A CoMMERCIAL sCALE
rights. Th ese societies will act on behalf of their members to negotiate
of the mark, even if it is not registered or used in Jamaica. It follows that the
licences with those wishing to use the protected works. Holders of
vigilance of owners of well-known trademarks against any unauthorised use
patent and design rights may also license their rights in Jamaica.
of their marks in Jamaica, accompanied by action to safeguard those rights,
stands to be well rewarded under Jamaican law.
2. Remedies
4. Criminal sanctions
Infringement of IP assets should be acted upon swift ly, and remedies should
be claimed under the relevant statutes:
Both the Trade Marks and Copyright Acts envisage criminal sanctions of
which owners should take advantage when an infringement exists on a
(i) Th e proprietor of a registered trademark can seek various remedies, commercial scale. Owners of IP assets are encouraged in these instances to
including damages, injunction, orders for an account of profi ts, orders contact law enforcement authorities.
for erasure or destruction, and orders for delivery up of the infringing
5. Customs
goods.
Th e registered proprietor or licensee of a trademark may give notice to
(ii) Th e Copyright Act permits authors of protected works to institute
the Commissioner of Customs requesting that goods expected to arrive
similar actions in the event of copyright infringement. Th e Patents
in Jamaica be treated as ‘prohibited goods’ where the use of the trademark
and Designs Act also permits actions seeking damages, injunctions
constitutes an infringement of the proprietor’s rights. While this notice is in
and an account of profi ts in the event of infringement.
force, other than for private and domestic use, the import of the infringing
3. Well-known trademarks
goods is prohibited. Th e commissioner will seize the infringing goods at the
point of entry, and order their forfeiture and disposal.
Th e Trade Marks Act recognises the rights of proprietors of well-known
trademarks under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property of 1883. A proprietor of a well-known trademark is entitled to
Joanne E. Wood is an attorney and partner at DunnCox. She can be contacted
claim and put forward supporting evidence of the well-known status of the
at: joanne.wood@dunncox.com
trademark in the event of refusal of registration either on inherent or on
relative grounds. Further, the proprietor of a well-known trademark can Roxanne A. Miller is an attorney at DunnCox. She can be contacted at:
claim injunctive relief and other remedies in the event of unauthorised use roxanne.miller@dunncox.com
108 World Intellectual Property Review Digest 2009 www.worldipreview.com
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