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Introduction
u003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eProtecting, and exploiting Intellectual Property (IP) is increasingly vital to good business strategy and the issues of intellectual property protection are relevant in almost any company. They inevitably arise when implementing software, maintaining databases, creating, and promoting Internet resources, or, for example, in advertising.u003c/pu003ernu003cp style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eThe issues of legal protection of developments are particularly acute in IT companies, consumer brands, high-tech and medical projects. Our experience in the full spectrum of Intellectual Property rights including brands, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs and patents allows us to advise clients on IP licensing and clearance, acquisition and due diligence, prosecution, exploitation, enforcement and also on compliance with the legislation on personal data.u003c/pu003e
Our expertise includes advising on:
u003culu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIP investigation and searchingu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIP renewals and maintenanceu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIP acquisitions and due diligenceu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIP licensing and commercial contractsu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIP advice relating to economic substanceu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eResearch, development and exploitation agreements including co-ownership arrangements and Ru0026amp;D agreements and royaltiesu003c/liu003ern tu003cli style=u0022text-align: justify;u0022u003eIssues arising in Mu0026amp;A, disposals and joint ventures including IP due diligence, transfers and licensingu003c/liu003ernu003c/ulu003e
News and Insights
Intellectual Property in the Cayman Islands and the BVI
The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) depends on the type of IP right (e.g. trademarks, patents and designs). The Cayman Islands and the BVI are British Overseas Territories and so the nature of IP protection in…
Financial Technology Intellectual Property (FinTech IP) Welcome in the Cayman Islands.
Explore the advantages of the Cayman Islands for FinTech IP Companies. With robust legal protections and a favourable regulatory environment, it’s an ideal hub for financial technology innovations.
Incorporate Your Idea. How to Develop Your Intellectual Property in the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands have taken significant steps in recent years to update and modernize the legal framework with respect to protection of intellectual property (IP). Traditionally, the Cayman Islands patents and trademarks registry only served to extend rights which had previously been registered in the U.K. or the…
The New Cayman Islands Trademarks Regime
In the third issue of our series of legal insights on owning intellectual property (IP) through a Cayman Islands corporate structure, we discussed the new Cayman Islands Trade Marks Law published on 19th December 2016, pursuant to which a stand-alone comprehensive trademark protection regime was created in the…
