Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office

The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) is a Barbadian governmental agency in charge of various aspects of industrial property right affairs including: patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. It is a division of the Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science & Technology, formerly known as the Ministry of Industry & International Business. Around 2010 Barbados was recognised for its ranking as one of the top countries where foreign patents are legally based. CAIPO's office was located on Belmont Road, and moved in March 2013 to Baobab Towers, in Warrens, Saint Michael.