According to the International Monetary Fund's
World Economic Outlook, the United States is slipping
into a recession and world economic growth is likely to feel
the effects during 2008. All IP owners should consider all
options to maximize their bottom-line by managing their IP
assets offshore to take pre-emptive steps to protect their most
valuable assets. The offshore management structure will include
incorporating a new company in the world's corporate
domicile of choice, the British Virgin Islands and transferring
the IP assets to the BVI holding company.
While taking the IP management structure offshore is
important for tax purposes, the next step is making the IP
holding company independent from the group to start raising
capital. The IP holding company should be "bankruptcy
remote" so that the insolvency of the group will not
affect the IP holding company's revenue stream from the
IP assets.
