Our Intellectual Property specialists provide advice on all aspects of intellectual property protection and commercialisation. Our clients include precision manufacturing, satellite, eGaming and software development companies as well as multinational banks, entrepreneurs, real estate and media companies.

Our team provide advice on all aspects of the law including:

  • Creation of tax efficient structures to manage intellectual property
  • Use of trusts to assist in the tax efficient exploitation of intellectual property
  • Registration of intellectual property
  • Commercialisation and licensing arrangements – both hard and soft intellectual property
  • Intellectual property issues as they may affect business acquisitions and disposals
  • Software and website development agreements
  • IT development and maintenance agreements
  • IT outsourcing agreements
  • Publishing agreements
  • Intellectual property advice in the area of employment and consultancy contracts
  • Competition law
  • Data protection
  • Intellectual property audits
  • Intellectual property due diligence
  • Working together with our Dispute Resolution team, we also have significant experience in taking action against the infringers of intellectual property rights and in the conduct of passing-off actions.
Service Area Latest
Appleby-Website-Privacy-and-Data-Protection
28 Jul 2025

Insights from the BMA’s Second Consultation Paper on Digital Identity Service Providers

As jurisdictions around the world grapple with the complexities of authenticating digital identities...

Appleby-Website-Corporate-Practice
25 Jul 2025

Insider Dealing: A Review of the Treatment in Mauritius, EU and US Federal law

A review of the treatment in Mauritius, the United States and the European Union of the offence of i...

Appleby-Website-Funds-and-Investment-Services
24 Jul 2025

Navigating Cayman Islands Investment Funds: 10 Key FAQs for Emerging Managers

Cayman Islands investment fund lawyers advise global clients around the world with respect to the fo...

Technology and Innovation
24 Jul 2025

Contracts to Manage AI Risk: Part Two (Bermuda)

In part one of this two-part series about artificial intelligence contracts, I discussed the ways th...