Trademark Registration in Dominican Republic

Trademark registration in Dominican Republic is governed by Industrial Property Law 20-00 and its Regulations. A trademark in the Dominican Republic is defined as any sign or combination of signs that may be graphically symbolized and are suitable to distinguish the products or services of a business from those of others. Although the registration of […]

Imported Food Products Health Ministry Registration

Dominican Ministry of Health Permit Registration of packaged foods and beverages is required prior to their import, distribution and supply to the general public. The Dominican Ministry of Health controls the sanitary process of foods, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, beer, medicines, cosmetic products, personal hygiene and household cleaning products; including the importation, exportation, evaluation, […]

Dominican Commercial Name Registration Decree 260-18

Dominican Commercial Name Registration is governed by Executive Decree 260-18  amending articles 65 and 66 of Decree Regulation 599-01 of Dominican Intellectual Property Law 20-00 of May 10, 2000 for the purpose of making more efficient some government procedures and optimizing the country’s institutional regulatory scheme. Through this amendment, the registrability of distinctive signs such as […]

Dominican Rep .DO TLD 25 Years

The Dominican Republic will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the top level domain (TLD) .DO as part of a four day event called Internet Week on August 22 to 25 of 2016. The event is organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Registry (LACNIC), ICANN, the Latin America and the Caribbean TLD Association (LACTLD), […]

DR Customs Intellectual Property Protection

Dominican Intellectual Property Law 20-00, and Law 426-06 for the implementation of the DR-CAFTA, establishes that if the owner of intellectual property rights suspects that an import of goods in violation of its rights is being prepared, it may request a court as a preventive measure to order customs to suspend such dispatch of goods […]

DR Intellectual Property Law

The Dominican Republic trademarks, copyright and patent laws provide the principal protection for intellectual property matters. Dominican Republic is a member of the WTO agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and has agreed to the minimum standards of protection and reciprocal treatment provided in this treaty, pursuant to the international norms in the […]

Shopmundo.com Launching

ARTHUR & CASTILLO attorneys attended client launching of the first E- Commerce platform in the Dominican Republic Shopmundo.com in a Press Release on October 27, 2015. Shopmundo.com E-commerce site is oriented to a target market that is pristine, where clients and sellers can connect in areas where it is difficult to access the global market. […]

Dominican Imported Food and Drug Registration

The Dominican General Directorate of Pharmaceutical, Foods and Sanitary Health Products (“DIGEMAPS”) was created under Decree 82-2015 of April 6, 2015, under the dependency of the Dominican Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance. According to Article 2 of said Decree, DIGEMAPS is and will be, henceforth, the competent entity in matters of regulation, control, […]

DR Entry International Classification (10th)

The Niza International Classification Tenth Edition entered in force via TM Office Resolution RD-116/2012 of August nine (9) of 2012. In this regard, Resolution RD-116/2012 establishes, among other items, the following: First: the mandatory use of the application and utilization of the International Classification of Products and Services for the Registration of Trademarks, established under […]

Dominican Customs Registration of Intellectual Property

The Dominican Customs Registration of Owners of Intellectual Property Rights was created under Resolution 01-2010 of August 4, 2010, whose purpose is to facilitate the inspection works and withholding of merchandize during customs transit affected by a presumption of violation to the intellectual property rights. Such register permits the streamlining of such measures at the […]