The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office administers and/or has responsibilities under twenty-nine (29) enactments and ten (10) international agreements and conventions.

The enactments confer responsibilities in relation to, inter alia, the incorporation and registration of Companies, both domestic and external, International Business Companies, Foreign Sales Corporations, Exempt Insurance and Management Companies, International Banks, Societies with Restricted Liability, the registration of Newspapers, Pharmacies and Charities, Business Names, Limited Partnerships, Patents, Trade and Services Marks, Industrial Designs, Bills of Sale, and company charges as well as the adjudication of Stamp Duty and Property Transfer Tax on share transfers and other corporate documents.

The services offered by the office may be divided for convenience into two sections - Corporate Affairs which deals with the registration and/or incorporation of various business vehicles such as companies, limited partnerships and business names and Intellectual Property which registers Trade Marks, Patents and Industrial Designs.

Contact:

Registrar
Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office
Keith Bourne Complex
Belmont Road
St. Michael
Barbados
Tel No. (246) 436-4818/9
Fax: (246) 437-3072
E-mail: caipo@caribsurf.com
Website:www.caipo.gov.bb