London House Chambers has one of the most experienced trademark and patent practices in Guyana. Our offices located within 300 feet of the Guyana Patent and Trademark Office. We are routinely retained to maintain the Intellectual Property portfolios of domestic and overseas companies doing business in Guyana, actively safeguarding their intellectual property.
With a significant amount of sophisticated international experience, we also offer a wide range of Intellectual Property services including:
- trademark registration, patent procurement, clearance, and due diligence
- patent, trademark, and copyright enforcement actions
- licensing arrangements and strategies negotiation
- intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution
- detailed portfolio management
- formation of partnerships, joint ventures, and outsourcing arrangements
By providing our clients with a central access point to our established network of Caribbean attorneys, London House Chambers also offers a comprehensive regional service for the registration and maintenance of trademarks and patents in most West Indian jurisdictions.
Dave Kissoon, who heads our intellectual property practice, gained substantial intellectual property experience during his 15 years of practice, advising on various matters involving Fortune 500 companies, major record companies, concert tour promoters, entertainers, musicians, photographers, and authors, with respect to a diverse range of intellectual property matters. In addition, he regularly advised the West Indies Players’ Association with respect to sports-related litigation and complex corporate transactions involving intellectual property issues surrounding player remuneration. His practice includes representation of a variety of clients in civil litigation involving claims of copyright and trademark infringement, counterfeiting, trade dress, false advertising, unfair competition, right of publicity, privacy, and defamation. Dave has advised on how to pursue cybersquatters in federal court, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names (ICAAN) arbitration proceedings, and in complex World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) actions.
Additionally, Dave counsels clients in regard to the risk assessment issues of trademark, copyright use and licensing, online business operation, branding, marketing partnerships, and sponsorship agreements. He negotiates and drafts a variety of agreements, including developer agreements, buy-sell agreements, recording, software license, joint venture, sync license, ringtone, mastertone, and trademark licensing. He also has a sophisticated trademark and copyright filing and prosecution practice and is a licensed trademark and patent agent in Guyana.
