Sponsorship
Which rights can be granted, activated and measured?Begin with the rights owner, inventory, audience, territory, activation capacity, approvals, measurement and budget context.
Discuss this work →JPSPORTSGROUP / Specialist business brandB2B reception · sponsorship · sports rights · strategy · market entry
Bring the opportunity.Define the mandate.Know the next step.
For clubs, rights holders, brands and institutions. Tell us what you need to decide, develop or negotiate. We use that context to assess fit and define a useful first piece of work.
A CLEAR COMMERCIAL QUESTION
WRITTEN SCOPE & FEES
DEFINED DELIVERABLES
ONE ENQUIRY · ONE REFERENCE
Reception doors / 01
Come in through the
question you have.
Choose the closest commercial question. Your selection carries through to the enquiry form; an exploratory situation is welcome.Sports assets & rights
What is the asset—and who may bind it?Map ownership, legal and economic rights, control, priority, obligations, licensing limits, jurisdiction and decision authority.
Discuss this work →Strategic or investment proposal
What decision is being asked for—and on whose authority?State the instrument or proposal, responsible entities, decision sought, economics, downside, timeframe and non-confidential evidence.
Discuss this work →Marketing & market entry
Which market, audience and operating result matter?Describe the market, audience, proposition, channels, local capacity, rights, constraints, decision owner and intended measurable outcome.
Discuss this work →Not sure yet
Not sure which door is yours?Give us the organisation, your decision capacity, the objective, present stage and jurisdiction. We record context before choosing a route.
Discuss this work →Rights & Rules Desk / 02
Verify before
you rely.
Official starting points for investor verification, sponsorship and IP, tax and withholding in the United States, Utah, Korea, Europe and international football.Orientation, not advice.
These external official links do not constitute legal, tax, investment advice; do not imply regulator approval of J&P or any transaction; and may not cover every rule applicable to a person, product, contract or jurisdiction. Confirm the current law and obtain jurisdiction-specific professional advice before acting.
28official starting points shownLast link verification · 30 August 2026
United States
Check Out Your Investment Professional
Investor.gov · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Start a registration and disciplinary-record check for an investment professional.
Check the boundaryA registration record does not answer every question about authority, suitability or a specific transaction.
Open official sourceUnited States
BrokerCheck
FINRA
Search brokers, brokerage firms and disclosed registration or disciplinary history.
Check the boundaryIts scope does not include every civil, criminal or non-investment matter.
Open official sourceUnited States
Search SEC Filings · EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Search issuer filings, offering documents and other SEC-filed disclosures.
Check the boundaryFiling does not mean SEC verification, approval or endorsement.
Open official sourceUtah, United States
Utah Entity Search
State of Utah
Check an entity name, type and current Utah registry record.
Check the boundaryBusiness registration is not securities authorisation or proof of a mandate.
Open official sourceUtah, United States
Before You Invest
Utah Division of Securities
Use Utah’s official due-diligence and investor-protection starting point.
Check the boundaryEducational material is not transaction-specific investment advice.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
금융소비자 정보포털 파인 · FINE
금융감독원 · Financial Supervisory Service
Find financial-consumer information and regulated-financial-company search routes.
Check the boundaryAn ordinary commercial company or private transaction may fall outside the regulated-company database.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
DART Corporate Filings
Financial Supervisory Service
Search Korean corporate, offering and financial disclosures.
Check the boundaryCheck the Korean original; voluntary English filings may have no legal effect.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
금융소비자 보호에 관한 법률
국가법령정보센터
Read the current official Korean text for covered financial-consumer protections.
Check the boundaryApplication depends on the product, actor and transaction; it is not a universal rule for every private deal.
Open official sourceEuropean Union / EEA
ESMA Registers
European Securities and Markets Authority
Search authorised firms, fund managers, crowdfunding providers and selected sanctions.
Check the boundaryThe relevant national authority’s register may be more complete or current.
Open official sourceEuropean Union
Investment Products in the EU · Your Rights
Your Europe
Review pre-contract information and complaint routes for covered retail products.
Check the boundarySeveral products and professional-investor situations are outside this overview.
Open official sourceEuropean Union
EU Business Registers · BRIS
European e-Justice Portal
Retrieve company information from interconnected national business registers.
Check the boundaryAvailable documents, fees and legal effect differ by member state.
Open official sourceUnited States
Endorsements, Influencers and Reviews
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Review official material-connection disclosure guidance for endorsements and sponsored content.
Check the boundaryGuidance is fact-specific and does not create a safe harbour.
Open official sourceUnited States
Search the U.S. Trademark Database
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Search U.S. federal trademark applications and registrations.
Check the boundaryIt does not cover every state, common-law or foreign right.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
추천·보증 등에 관한 표시·광고 심사지침
국가법령정보센터 · 공정거래위원회
Read Korea’s current official endorsement and economic-relationship disclosure guideline.
Check the boundaryRead it with the governing statute and the facts of the campaign.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
KIPRIS Intellectual Property Search
Korean Intellectual Property Office / KIPI
Search Korean trademarks, designs, patents and related public records.
Check the boundaryA database search is not a full clearance or ownership opinion.
Open official sourceEuropean Union
Influencer Legal Hub
European Commission
Review official material for brands, agencies and creators on disclosure, consumer law and IP.
Check the boundaryEU legal texts and national enforcement rules control.
Open official sourceEuropean Union / participating offices
TMview
European Union Intellectual Property Network
Search participating EU, national and international trademark collections.
Check the boundaryResults are a screening tool, not a legal clearance opinion.
Open official sourceInternational
Global Brand Database
World Intellectual Property Organization
Search Madrid-system marks and participating national or regional collections.
Check the boundaryWIPO recommends checking the relevant national and regional registers too.
Open official sourceInternational football
FIFA Rules & Reports
FIFA
Find current FIFA statutes, transfer, agent, ethics and disciplinary regulations.
Check the boundaryAlways check the effective version, national law, competition rules and the specific contract.
Open official sourceFIFA events and IP
FIFA Brand Protection
FIFA Legal
Understand FIFA event IP, sponsor exclusivity, licensing and ambush-marketing concerns.
Check the boundaryIt applies to FIFA-owned IP and events, not every sports sponsorship.
Open official sourceUnited States · federal
Nonresident Alien Withholding
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Start analysis of U.S.-source payments to foreign persons, W-8/1042 forms and treaty claims.
Check the boundarySource, character, beneficial ownership and treaty eligibility are fact-specific.
Open official sourceUnited States · federal
U.S. Income Tax Treaties A–Z
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Find operative treaty texts and related materials by country.
Check the boundaryCheck protocols and effective dates; state treatment can differ from federal treatment.
Open official sourceUtah, United States
Utah Withholding Taxes Overview
Utah State Tax Commission
Use Utah’s employer and pass-through withholding gateway.
Check the boundaryUtah obligations are separate from federal filing, withholding and treaty analysis.
Open official sourceUnited States · tax-exempt organisations
Advertising or Qualified Sponsorship Payments?
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Distinguish acknowledgement from advertising for U.S. exempt-organisation UBIT purposes.
Check the boundaryThis narrow rule does not classify ordinary commercial sports-sponsorship revenue.
Open official sourceRepublic of Korea
조세조약 국가목록
국세법령정보시스템 · National Tax Service
Find Korean tax-law and bilateral-treaty materials, including MLI information.
Check the boundaryThe Korean originals, protocols and effective dates control; individual matters require full review.
Open official sourceEuropean Union
Company Tax in the EU
Your Europe
Route to member-state corporate-tax rules and administration.
Check the boundaryCorporate-tax systems remain principally national and differ across member states.
Open official sourceEuropean Union
Taxation of Dividends Received by Individuals
European Commission
Review cross-border dividend withholding and the EU FASTER framework.
Check the boundaryRelief procedures, start dates and tax rates depend on national implementation.
Open official sourceInternational
Tax Treaties
OECD
Find the OECD Model, BEPS multilateral instrument and treaty-policy materials.
Check the boundaryThe OECD Model is a reference, not an operative bilateral treaty or domestic law.
Open official sourceInvestor language / 03
Rights before
returns.
“Investment” is not a complete noun. The instrument, issuer, rights, cash-flow priority, control, obligations and exit must be named.- 01
What exactly is acquired: equity, debt, licence, revenue participation or another contractual interest?
- 02
Which entity issues or grants it, and who has authority to sign and bind that entity?
- 03
Where do cash flows arise, in which currency, and what ranks ahead of the investor?
- 04
Which information, consent, board, veto, inspection or enforcement rights exist?
- 05
What can dilute, subordinate, terminate, impair or make the interest illiquid?
- 06
Which fees, advisers, taxes and funding obligations arise before, at and after completion?
- 07
Which regulator, sports body, league, federation, tax authority and governing law may apply?
- 08
What evidence would falsify the base case—and who owns the no-go decision?
Sponsorship rights / 04
A logo is not
the whole right.
Sponsor rights are a contract architecture: property, licence, exclusivity, content, activation, approvals, disclosure, measurement and remedies—not one universal legal list.Inventory
Which marks, media, appearances, tickets, hospitality, data, content or event assets exist?
Grant
Who owns each right and has authority to license it?
Scope
Which territory, channel, category, audience, term and exclusivity boundary apply?
Activation
Who produces, approves, funds, publishes and maintains each deliverable?
Disclosure
What advertising, endorsement, platform, consumer and safeguarding notices are required?
Measurement
Which baseline, attribution method, reporting cadence and audit right define performance?
Protection
How are trademarks, image rights, reputation, conflicts, ambush and unauthorised use controlled?
Exit
What happens on non-delivery, scandal, injury, relegation, cancellation, change of control or force majeure?
Cross-border tax sequence / 05
Name the payment
before taxing it.
A different word can create a different legal and tax result. The sequence below is a scoping discipline, not a tax opinion.Parties
Identify the legal payer, beneficial recipient, residence and capacity.
Character
Classify the payment: service, royalty, sponsorship, salary, dividend, interest, gain or another category.
Source
Determine where the income arises and whether a permanent establishment, fixed base or local nexus exists.
Withholding
Test domestic rates, documentation, beneficial ownership, treaty relief and payment timing.
Indirect tax
Check VAT, GST, sales tax, place-of-supply, invoicing and digital-service rules.
Reporting
Assign forms, certificates, filings, record retention, gross-up and audit responsibility.
Information ontology / 06
Absorb context.
Keep the edges.
Reception is where the organisation-level ontology becomes a working record. It keeps provenance, authority, responsibility and narrative in separate maps.Receive
Objective · contribution · stage · jurisdiction
Classify
Fact · claim · proposal · hold · legacy
Verify
Source · date · scope · contradiction · limit
Authorise
Who may access · approve · speak · sign · bind
Route
Responsible entity · accountable seat · specialist
Record
Decision · next action · evidence · retention
Wittgenstein System tests whether changed language changes the apparent deal.
Infrastructure preserves source, stated authority, boundary and accountable ownership. Routing and record infrastructure is supported by Trustcraft; decisions remain with J&P's named human owners.
Orwell Copy turns the approved record into plain language without deleting uncertainty.
Open the register / 07