As you may have seen from our previous newsletter and website updates, the Government of Jamaica recently deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), so making it the 154th PCT member state. In the build-up to this accession, Jamaica announced dramatic changes to its IP legislation, with the repeal of its archaic patent law which dated back to 1857 and its 1937 design law. It has just been announced that the new “Patents and Designs Act, 2020” is expected to...