In Jamaica, rights to a trademark are established by prior use, but in practice registration is necessary to properly protect your mark and prevent others from registering it.
Trademark applications must be filed with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office JIPO. Registration is not only a way to secure your rights, it also makes it much easier to act against infringement and to stop later conflicting filings.
By default, searches do not cover figurative elements (logos) – they only consider the verbal (word) elements of a trademark. If you would like the figurative or design elements of your mark to be taken into account for a Trademark Search Report in Jamaica, you should contact us directly so we can determine whether we can offer this in this jurisdiction; in such cases, service fees and delivery times may vary.
If you register a combined trademark (containing both word and figurative elements) in Jamaica, your exclusive right is limited to using the mark in the exact configuration in which it was filed and registered. If you want to use the word element separately from the logo (or vice versa), it is recommended to file an additional trademark that includes only the word or only the figurative elements you wish to protect separately.