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 & International Business. The CAIPO office is located on Belmont Road, Saint Michael, Barbados. The country ranks as one of the top countries where the greatest number of foreign patents are legally based.

National legislation
Corporate affairs in Barbados are covered by the following Acts:
 * Companies Act
 * Registration of Business Names Act
 * Bills of Sale Act
 * Small Business Development Act
 * Notarial acts
 * Public Documents Act
 * Pharmacy Act
 * Limited Partnerships Act
 * Registration of Newspapers Act
 * Trade Unions Act

Intellectual property in Barbados are covered by the following Acts:
 * Trademarks Act
 * Patents Act
 * Industrial Designs Act

At the international level, the department works very closely with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and its subregional unit known as the Cooperation for Development Bureau for Latin American and Caribbean.

Treaties and conventions
Barbados is a signatory to the following copyright and intellectual property treaties and conventions influencing local laws:

Currently Barbados has yet to finalise or is absent from:

Domain names and trademarks
Additionally, CAIPO is entrusted with the handling of legal issues pertaining to Barbados' .bb ccTLD and second-level domains including: .co.bb, .com.bb, .net.bb, .org.bb, .info.bb, .store.bb, .tv.bb, .biz.bb.