In 2016 the Cayman Islands Government passed new laws for trade marks and design rights registration and the CIIPO was established to administer all intellectual property rights. The Patents Law and the Copyright Law were also updated, which provide modern protection for Cayman’s creative people. These important changes allow for trade mark applications to be made directly with CIIPO without having to first register in the UK or the EU.

In 2023 CIIPO received 565 new trade mark applications. In addition to trade marks, there are 7,900 entries in the Register, including patents and designs.

CIIPO is a unit of the General Registry under the Cayman Islands Government’s Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce (MFSC). The current laws aim to bring the level of copyright protection available in the Cayman Islands up to par with international standards.

CIIPO handles registration of Trade marks, Patents and Copyright.