Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Disclaimer 4
Acronyms 5
Executive summary 6
Jamaica's Journey 7
Introduction 7
IP-backed financing 8
IP rights used to secure financing locally 9
Local legal and regulatory framework 10
Laws and regulations impacting IP-backed financing 10
Local institutions engaged in IP-backed financing 10
Development Bank of Jamaica 11
Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport of Jamaica 11
National Foundation for Development of Science and Technology (NFDST) 11
Jamaica Intellectual Property Office 12
Non-government organizations 12
IP as security for equity financing 13
Government backed-guarantees and funds 13
Debt-based financing 13
IP collateralization 14
Moving forward 14
Endnotes 15
Figure 1. Industrial design filings in Jamaica, 2011-2022 9
Figure 2. Trademark filings in Jamaica, 2011-2022 9