Headquarters & IP Management

New generation headquarter operations offer traditional support functions such as finance, strategy, marketing and human resources while managing activities previously considered as cost centres but now converted to profit centres.

These activities include:

• Research & Development
• Sales and Marketing
• Intellectual Property Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Shared Services/Contact Centres
• Digital Media

Increasingly we find that new generation headquarters operations are no longer necessarily located along with company manufacturing sites.

The number of global companies centralising their IP management in Ireland has made us one of the largest exporters of IP in the world.

Irish-based IP operations today have responsibility for the full range of IP-related activities:

• IP Strategy Development
• Licensing
• Brand Management
• Performance Evaluation
• Marketing/Communications
• Legal/Taxation
• Financial Management (currency and interest rate)
• IT Administration

IDA Ireland works in close partnership with companies establishing and expanding Headquarters and IP Management operations in Ireland. We can provide initial support and guidance and ensure your company has the facilities, resources and contacts needed for a successful start as well as future growth.

IP management is one of the key Headquarters activities for which Ireland offers the ideal combination of relevant skills and experience plus a supportive business, legal and tax environment:

• Revenue generated from the exercise of IP rights is taxed at 12.5% corporate tax rate
• Reputable, transparent tax system – guidance notes on ‘trading income’ and advance revenue rulings are available
• Comprehensive network of double taxation treaties
• Flexible 25% tax credit for RD&I activities, making Ireland a “one-stop-shop” for IP creation and exploitation
• No stamp duty on the transfer of IP rights

• Excellent international reputation
• Modern and sophisticated legal framework for protection of IP
• Supportive enforcement system, generally considered favourable to the IP owner
• High accounting standards & internationally respected regulatory authorities
• Pro-business Government and substantial support from IDA Ireland and other agencies for new inward investment
• Agreed common procedures on IP ownership arising from Industry/Academic collaborations

• Long experience in managing pan-EU/global projects
• Ready availability of skilled, multilingual workers to manage, control and exploit IP across markets
• Workforce with an excellent reputation for customer service, flexibility and creativity
• Management capability to negotiate and control key contracts with customers and suppliers
• Ongoing supply of SCM graduates with IP expertise

For more information contact IDA Ireland