Intellectual Porperty & Licensing

Intellectual property, including patents, certificates for computer software, trademarks and copyrights can be owned by or assigned to an offshore company. Upon acquisition of the rights, the offshore company can enter into license or franchise agreements with companies interested in using those rights. The income can be accumulated offshore (on careful selection of an appropriate jurisdiction), and taxation on royalties can be reduced by the commercial application of double tax treaties. Countries such as the Netherlands, the UK, Madeira, Cyprus and Mauritius are good examples of jurisdictions used for holding intellectual property.