Intelectual Property Services

From protection to leveraging full IP potential

Traditionally Intellectual Property (‘IP’) has been viewed narrowly from a largely legalistic point of view. The focus was on protection and enforcement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and image rights.

Today intangible assets represent a substantial proportion of a company’s value, we even believe that IP is becoming one of the most valuable assets that an organisation or individual possesses.

Therefore effective management and exploitation of intellectual property rights is of increasing importance both to larger organisations as to the individual rights holder.

Our services

With IP experts in various strategic locations, being structured via dedicated subsidiaries of Fortis Private Banking, we are able to tailor a structure beneficial to each client’s specific requirements and needs. Our services include:

• Exploitation of IP rights
• Creating an optimal licensing structure in terms of convenience and taxation
• International registration and monitoring of IP portfolio
• Drafting and compliance of license agreements
• Valuation of IP rights
• Accounting & cash management, including royalty collection
• A wide range of financial services such as estate planning, investment banking and insurance products