Process of design registration:
- The name of the design.
- images or drawings showing only your design in front of a neutral background, please provide us with black and white pictures or technical drawings reduced to the lines of the design without any further technical information that show the design views from all possible directions (bottom, top, left, right view etc.); please note that the protection will rest on what can be seen in the views only.
- contact details of the client;
- contact details of the to be registered owner of the industrial design right and
- if the registered owner shall be a juristical person we need a copy of the commercial register;
- Name of the natural person(s) who created the design;
- a short description – if possible – of the product/design, especially if the design has specific characteristics which can not to be seen in the views;
- In case of prior design application in a foreign country please provide a copy of the office letter stating the receipt of the filing, file number and name of the patent office.
Required Documents:
- Power of attorney simply signed.
- Three identical representations of the design.
- A brief statement of the novelty.
- The particular class in which the design is to be registered.
Time Frame:
- The first term of design protection in Guyana will be five years calculated from the date of filing.
- The maximum term of protection in Guyana is 15 years provided the registration is renewed 2 times for periods of 5 years each.
Multiple Designs: In Guyana multiple design application are not possible.