Intellectual Property & Innovation

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)