- North & South America
2. The current trademark regulations in Guyana are mainly based on its 1952 Trademark Law.
3. The Guyana Registry is responsible for the unified management of trademark affairs, and the official language is English.
4. The trademark registration in Guyana adopts the principle of "application first".
5. Direct application can only register classes 1 to 34, and based on UK registration, classes 1 to 45 can be registered; Direct application can only be for one type of application, and multiple types of applications can be made based on registration in the UK.
Guyana is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention, and has not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Guyana can only be processed through a "single country registration" method.
Guyana was a former British colony, and the owner of a registered trademark registered in the UK under the 1938 Trademark Act and its amended regulations, as well as those who have obtained rights through legal means such as transfer, may apply for registration in Guyana based on all or part of the goods registered and approved in the UK;
Any trademark user registered based on a UK registered trademark may file a registered user record in Guyana for their related registration;
The initial protection period is consistent with the registration basis in the UK, and can be renewed every 10 years after expiration.
1. Trademark design;
2. Trademark category and commodity items;
3. Applicant's name and address;
4. Power of attorney;
5. If priority is declared, proof of priority and corresponding translations must be provided.
Direct application: Notarization of declaration and oath, notarization of power of attorney;
Based on UK registration: Notarize the UK registration certificate with a power of attorney.
Before submitting a trademark registration application, it is necessary to first determine the category of the trademark and select the appropriate classification.
Trademark applicants need to prepare the necessary materials for trademark registration, including trademark design, applicant identification, product or service description, trademark registration application form, etc.
The trademark applicant shall submit the application materials to the Guyana Intellectual Property Office (GIPO) and pay the trademark registration fee.
The Intellectual Property Office of Guyana will review the application, including formal and substantive examination.
If the trademark examination is approved, it will be announced for a period of 3 months.
During the announcement period, any interested party or prior owner may raise objections.
If there are no objections or objections are not valid during the announcement period, the registration will be approved and a registration certificate will be issued.
If the whole process goes smoothly, it will take about 12-24 months.
