The COVID-19 Pandemic has undoubtedly highlighted the need for government institutions to adopt e-filing and e-payment platforms. During the 2020-21 budget debate, the government confirmed its commitment to digitizing the Office of the Registrar General, which includes the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). Further, the urgent...
Please be informed that a mandatory lockdown order is in effect for The Bahamas and that Ferreira & Company’s physical office is closed in compliance with such order. We are working from home and have made provision to assist our clients in such circumstances. We...
Design Copyright (Industrial Designs) Design copyrights are features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament of an article or features of pattern or ornament applicable to articles in so far as such features appeal to and are judged solely by the eye. Products under this category that are...
‘Global Warming’ ‘Climate Change’ ‘Ozone Depletion’ These are environmental phenomena that Bahamians are hearing more and more about as awareness campaigns and demands for change flood social media platforms. As a result, many Bahamians are becoming conscious of environmental issues and many have begun demanding...
Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, new ways and methods have emerged in how many transact business and carry on their personal lives. The way we produce and source food has also begun to change. Creative juices have been flowing and people have found new and improved ways...
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every year on 26th April, which is the day on which the WIPO Convention came into force. The objective of the celebration is to increase the general understanding of IP Rights. In The Bahamas, IP Rights are protected through...