INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LICENSING, AND FRANCHISES

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LICENSING, AND FRANCHISES

Intellectual property including software, technical knowledge, patents, trademarks, and copyrights can be possessed by or transferred to the possession of a company registered in convenient jurisdiction. After acquiring intellectual property rights, such company can conclude licensing or franchise agreements with those persons around the world who are interested in using these rights. The income received on the basis of such an agreement can be accumulated in a zone  with reduced taxation after properly selecting a jurisdiction; taxes for honorariums can be reduced by using double taxation agreements. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Madeira, Cyprus, and Mauritius are suitable jurisdictions for holding intellectual property.