Sophie Peat
Partner | Legal
Cayman Islands
Sophie Peat
Partner
Cayman Islands
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We have the expertise to handle the most demanding transactions. Our commercial understanding and experience of working with leading financial institutions, professional advisers and regulatory bodies means we add real value to clients’ businesses.
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Practical, commercial advice on the unique combination of BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg laws.
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Our sector approach relies on smart collaboration between teams who have a deep understanding of related businesses and industry dynamics. The specific combination of our highly informed experts helps our clients to see around corners.
Ogier provides practical advice on BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish, Jersey and Luxembourg law through our global network of offices across the Asian, Caribbean and European timezones. Ogier is the only firm to advise on this unique combination of laws.
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Identifying, protecting and exploiting intellectual property is increasingly important to business strategy as it is progressively recognised as the most highly valued asset of any modern business.
Ogier’s Intellectual Property team acts across the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including brands and trade marks, copyright, industrial designs and patents, specialising in multi-jurisdictional intellectual property clearance, prosecution, exploitation and enforcement.
Our intellectual property experts are pragmatic and commercial in their approach to providing solutions for all types and sizes of business at all stages of the intellectual property life cycle, including advice on how to register a trade mark. Supported by our experienced colleagues in our dispute resolution, corporate and regulatory teams, we provide a holistic service that is global in reach and of the highest quality.
Our experts can support you whether you need to know the documentary requirements and classification systems for new trade mark filings or renewals, or how to utilise the Paris Convention to your advantage.
Ogier is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and MARQUES.
View our factsheets to find out more about trade marks prosecution in your country of interest.
Partner | Legal
Cayman Islands
Sophie Peat
Partner
Cayman Islands
Partner | Legal
Cayman Islands
James Bergstrom
Partner
Cayman Islands
Paralegal | Legal
Cayman Islands
Ashleigh Robinson
Paralegal
Cayman Islands
Counsel | Legal
Guernsey
Michelle Watson Bunn
Counsel
Guernsey
Partner | Legal
Ireland
Maria Edgeworth
Partner
Ireland
Associate | Legal
Jersey
Danielle Newton
Associate
Jersey
Ogier's trade marks prosecution factsheets provide an overview of trade mark filing, prosecution, registration, maintenance, renewal and recordal requirements in a range of jurisdictions in an easy-to-digest format.
Whether you are in-house counsel at a brand or foreign counsel looking for an introduction to one of our specialist jurisdictions or wondering how to register a trade mark, these factsheets offer advice and guidance, which can be shared within your team or business.
18 December 2023 | 2 min read
Is modernisation finally on the cards for The Bahamas’ intellectual property legislation?
Sophie Peat
Cayman Islands
Insight
8 November 2023 | 1 min read
New Bermuda Trade Marks Law receives royal assent
Sophie Peat
Team: Ashleigh Robinson
Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands
Insight
21 September 2023 | 2 min read
Premier League scores against illegal streamers: protecting broadcast rights
Paddy Murphy
Ireland
Insight
11 September 2023 | 7 min read
BVI and Cayman Islands intellectual property landscape: a comparison
Sophie Peat
Insight
1 September 2023 | 2 min read
Key changes under Jamaica's Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2022
Sophie Peat
Cayman Islands
Insight
24 April 2023 | 2 min read
BVI Virtual Asset Service Providers Act - be ready for the deadline
Michael Killourhy
Team: Simon Schilder
British Virgin Islands
Insight
24 February 2023 | 6 min read
Change on the horizon in Bermuda: what trade mark professionals need to know
Sophie Peat
Cayman Islands
Insight
5 January 2023 | 8 min read
The British Virgin Islands Virtual Assets Service Providers Act
Michael Killourhy
Team: Simon Schilder
British Virgin Islands
Insight
14 July 2022 | 4 min read
Intellectual property and technology court in Ireland - not just for big tech
Ultán Anderson
Team: Elaine White
Ireland
Insight
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