IP office interview: Getting the message across

“Saint Lucia has some of the lowest trademark registration fees in the Caribbean, with fees ranging from EC$100 to $150 ($37 to $55), so it’s somewhat surprising that many are unwilling to pay the cost of registration,” says Peronia Browne, registrar of Saint Lucia’s Registry of Companies and Intellectual Property.

The lack of interest is one of the biggest challenges facing the island’s IP registry and can be attributed to a mindset which lacks IP knowledge, something Browne is set on changing.