Cavendrys is home to some of Kenya’s most respected IP experts, trusted by founders, platforms, investors, creatives, and digital businesses to protect and grow high-value intangible assets. Our IP practice goes beyond registration. We provide strategic advice, commercial structuring, and enforcement support tailored to fast-evolving markets and cross-border expansion.

Whether you’re registering a trademark, licensing a platform, structuring IP for a scale-up, or navigating infringement risk, we bring deep local expertise and practical insight across every stage of the IP lifecycle.

Our services include:

Protection & Portfolio Management

• Trademark, copyright, patent, and industrial design registration (Kenya, ARIPO, OAPI, Madrid System)
• Brand protection, opposition filings, and takedown coordination
• IP portfolio strategy, audits, renewals, and global filing strategy
• Trade secret protection and confidential know-how structuring

Commercialisation & Monetisation

• Technology licensing, SaaS, and software distribution agreements
• IP structuring for scale-ups, holding companies, and investor readiness
• Franchising, white-labelling, co-branding, and merchandising agreements
• Content licensing and revenue-sharing for digital products and creator brands
• IP due diligence for M&A, funding rounds, and investor transactions
• IP asset valuation support and advisory in private equity or acquisition deals

Emerging IP & Digital Innovation

• Structuring IP ownership in AI, SaaS, fintech, and platform-based business models
• Legal review of AI-generated content and machine learning dataset protection
• Open-source compliance audits and hybrid licensing advisory
• Platform terms of use, IP user rights, and data monetisation contracts
• Protection of proprietary algorithms, APIs, and databases
• Digital product rollout advisory integrating IP, privacy, and commercial terms

Enforcement, Disputes & Regulatory Support

• Cease and desist letters, infringement response, and regulator engagement
• IP litigation support and coordinated dispute resolution
• Enforcement against counterfeiters, cybersquatters, and brand impersonators
• Employee and contractor IP clauses (ownership, confidentiality, non-compete)