'A one-stop shop coordinating and providing expertise on the many jurisdictions throughout the region', the specialist firm Caribbean IP is based in West Palm Beach, Florida and assists an elite client base with trade mark and patent portfolio management across 28 Caribbean jurisdictions. Infringement and enforcement matters have in recent years become key pillars of the firm's offering too, and its pharmaceutical sector presence is a notable differentiator. Katherine Hely is especially focused on trade mark prosecution and portfolio management and is vastly experienced on both fronts. She oversees the group alongside Patrick Hely, who has a strong track record litigating cases involving trade secrets, copyrights, and trade marks.

Based in Dominican Republic, the IP specialist Miniño Abogados is the destination of choice for a plethora of household names in industries as varied as media and entertainment, tobacco, social media, and retail. Alongside a comprehensive offering in portfolio management and registrations at the highest level, the team also acts in trade mark and patent protection and enforcement matters. The lead contact is Urko Ochoa, a well renowned IP expert across the Caribbean and veteran of trade mark and patent protection, enforcement and commercialisations, transaction agreements, and IP litigation. Managing partner Orietta Blanco is a further experienced name to note, while life sciences clients benefit from Lilly Acevedo's expertise in that field. Pamela Hernández heads trade mark prosecution and litigation matters in Dominican Republic.

HSM holds its IP practice at its core and the Cayman Islands-based firm is instructed by a broad range of clients operating across the Caribbean. The team is reliable for country-specific trade mark, patent and copyright assistance, ranging from portfolio management and registration, to contentious cases, including recent responses to revocations, and WIPO provisional refusals in different jurisdictions. In November 2023 the firm hired Mrinali Menon from Indian firm Anand and Anand and she draws on experience representing clients in India and New York. She joins managing partner of the IP group Huw Moses, and Kate Cleary, who is well versed in IP strategy and management.

Sophie Peat spearheads the IP offering at Ogier and is lauded by clients for her ‘ first-hand knowledge and experience of filing and prosecution requirements‘. Since joining in June 2022 she has led a practice that acts across the gamut of IP rights, including brands and trade marks, copyright, industrial designs and patents. The team is a specialist advisor in multi-jurisdictional IP clearance, prosecution, exploitation and enforcement. Clients represent a diverse range of sectors and also include international law firms with clients requiring IP assistance across the Caribbean region. Ashleigh Robinson comes with client recommendation for her support to Peat.

VANEPS in Curaçao fields a team 'distinguished by their efficiency and effectiveness' and is the IP law go-to for national and international corporates and government bodies on transactional and contentious matters. Across trade mark, copyright, domain name and patent work, the firm is equipped to assist with registrations, protection issues, maintenance work and renewals. Diek Fabius leads the team and was appointed partner at the firm in January 2024. He is supported by a strong crop of more junior lawyers, including privacy law specialist Ruthnialys Mogen, Rianda Neman-Ferreira and Tania Martis-Ogenia.