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WIPO has a nice list of filing restrictions: <a href="https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/nat_sec.html" id="OWAb28720c1-12b5-5915-12f6-ccec8b2baebf" class="OWAAutoLink">
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The Cayman Islands are somehow tied to the UK. However, incorporation is usually not the deciding factor when it comes to foreign filing restrictions. It's usually where the invention was made, which sounds like east Asia. You will probably need to look up
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 17, 2024 6:11 PM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Judith S <judith.a.s@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Client incorporated in the Cayman Islands?</font>
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<div>I have a potential client who is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, who has inventors in East Asia. Does anyone know if they have any filing requirements there? It's my first time working with an entity there. I looked up their patent laws but it was
very short & didn't address it at all.</div>
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<div>They also asked me about tax implications of IP being owned there, which is definitely above my paygrade. If anyone has a recommendation for counsel familiar with that jurisdiction & IP law, please let me know (offlist).<br>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
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