What is Asset Protection ?

Asset Protection refers to a set of legal techniques and a body of statutory and common law dealing with protecting assets of individuals and business entities from civil money judgments.

Asset Protection At International level

PATENT TREATMENT
OUT PATENTS TRADING PATIENCE

PATENTED INHABITANTS
PATENT A LUXURY EUROPE TARGETS CONSUMERS IN COUNTERFEIT

CLAMPDOWN

PATENT TREATMENT
Enforcement actions by patent offices in developing

countries have traditionally been slow, but this situation is improving, especially as the WTO is ensuring that IP rights in developing countries are moving nearer to those standards in the West. In 1995, India signed TRIPS agreement with WTO.

OUT PATENTS
Chinas State Intellectual Property Office announced

in 2008 that 20 methods to protect IP have been drawn up, it includes: Improving the Protection System Strengthening law Enforcement Raising Public Awareness.

TRADING PATIENCE
Western companies are becoming more hopeful about

Chinas efforts to enforce foreign IP rights, especially since a number of WTO rulings went against China.

PATENTED INHABITANTS
IP Infringement lowers the creativity.
It has poor effect on companys Brand Equity, Profits

and also increases costs.

PATENT A LUXURY

Third-party policy

EUROPE TARGETS CONSUMERS IN COUNTERFEIT CLAMPDOWN

Authorities in France and Italy are not just targeting

those who produce and sell fakes but also those who buy them in an effort to clampdown on counterfeit goods and tax evasion.

CLAIM TYPES

Claims

Internal Claims

External Claims

ASSETS TYPE
Assets

Dangerous Assets

Safe Assets

TYPES OF ASSET-PROTECTION VEHICLES

Asset-Pro. Vehicles

Corporations

Partnerships

Trusts

Corporations
Corporations are a form of business organization

created in accordance with state law. Three Types:C Corporations S Corporations Limited Liability Corporations

Partnerships
General Partnerships
An association of two or more persons carrying on a business activity Each partner is personally liable for all of the debts of the partnership

Limited Partnership

LP is authorized by state law and consists of one or more general partner and one or more limited partners. Limited partners have no personal liability for the debts and obligations

Trusts
Trusts

Revocable
Trusts

Irrevocable rusts

ASSET PROTECTION SHYSTERS

THE CROOKED PURE TRUST SCAM ASSET PROTECTION CONSULTANTS SCAM THE MISLEADING "INSTITUTES" CONCERNING ASSET PROTECTION VARIOUS BOOKS ON OFFSHORE TRUSTS THE UNQUALIFIED AND/OR MISGUIDED ACCOUNTANTS ESTATE PLANNERS

NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO ASSET PROTECTION

DON'T WAIT
DO SHIFT RISK TO AN INSURER DON'T TRANSFER TITLE TO YOUR SPOUSE

DO KNOW WHAT'S PROTECTED BY LAW

DO CONSULT THE RIGHT KIND OF EXPERT DON'T GET SUCKERED INTO POTENTIALLY

SHADY STRUCTURES DO INSULATE YOUR ASSETSJUDICIOUSLY

CONCLUSION
Contrary to popular beliefs, asset protection does not

mean hiding assets, and is not a trick to evade authority. Asset protection also does not involve deceptive agreements or fraudulent transfers. It is simply smart and safe financial planning. It safe guards your assets from being extracted by outsiders who do not have any right to or claim on your hard earned money.