Telephone: 868.623.4283 Ext. 1158
Fax: 868.623.4281, 868.625.2984, 868.627.4484
Email Address: aramnath@jdsellier.com

Ariane S. Ramnath

Managing Partner and Notary Public

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property
Trademark Filing, Prosecution and Due Diligence
Trademark Oppositions and Cancellation Proceedings
Anti-Counterfeiting
Trademark Infringement and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Admission

Attorney-at-Law, Trinidad and Tobago – 1998

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, University of the West Indies.
Legal Education Certificate, Hugh Wooding Law School
Post Graduate Diploma, University of the West Indies – International Relations

Experience:

Ariane joined the firm in 1998 following her admission to practice and specializes in Trademark Filing and Prosecution in Trinidad and Tobago as well as the Caribbean and Latin American regions. She is the Firm’s Managing Partner.

She has extensive experience in contentious intellectual property matters relating to trademarks including anti-counterfeiting and enforcement, trademark infringement and passing-off, as well as opposition and cancellation proceedings.

Ariane manages the trademark portfolios of several large multinational and regional conglomerates spanning various territories, advising her clients on all aspects of Intellectual Property.

In 2022 Ariane achieved certification from WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) as a trainer for the National Intellectual Property Training Centre of Trinidad and Tobago recently commissioned by WIPO.

Ariane is a member of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago, ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property), AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), IPCA (Intellectual Property Caribbean Association). She is also a member of INTA (International Trademark Association), and currently serves on the Trademark Office Practices Committee. She is the firm’s representative on the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce as well as the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago.

Ariane has published several articles on trademarks and is the Contributing Author of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapters of INTA Trademark Oppositions Guide and the INTA Country Guides.