Intellectual Property Rights Law

Trademark Registration

The registration procedures in the Dominican Republic initiate with the filing of the application before the National Office of Industrial Property (searches prior to application are optional). In order to file an application for registration the following is required:

1. Power of attorney duly signed and sealed by the applicant, also legalized before the Dominican Consulate of the nearest jurisdiction, as per the enclosed draft;
2. Five prints, labels or wrappers of the mark, if any;
3. Full name and address of the applicant;
4. Classification under which the trademark will be registered (list of products or services to be protected).
5. Forty-five (45) days after this application is filed which is the term for third parties to file an opposition against the registration application, if no opposition is filed, then, our
6. Trademark Department issues the corresponding
7. Registration Certificate.

Our new trademark legislation adopts the international classification of goods. However, it is advisable to include a list of goods to be protected by the trademark in question. Official fees for entire process are US$105. Legal fees are US$400.00 (as of January 2003).

Regarding commercial names and logos, it is necessary to know what the company will be used for, in order to include this information in the registration application, as the object of the commercial name.

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