The Nice International Classification Thirteenth Edition entered in force in the Dominican Republic on January 1st, 2026. In this regard, the Classification establishes, among other items, the following: First: Goods and services will not be considered similar, solely for being in the same category; Second:Goods and services will only be considered different by appearing in […]
How to Register a Trademark in Dominican Republic: process, timeline and what foreign owners get wrong A brand that took a decade to build in Miami or Madrid can be claimed in Santo Domingo with a single filing, by someone else. Dominican law rewards whoever registers first, and companies that postpone the paperwork while they […]
Your Personal Data in the Dominican Republic: What Law 172-13 Protects and What It Lacks A person requests their credit history and discovers outdated, or outright wrong, information in a Dominican credit bureau. The question that follows, what can I do about it?, has had a concrete legal answer since 2013: Law 172-13 on the […]
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 […]
Trade Name Registration in Dominican Republic: One-Day Approval and One Common Misunderstanding For years, the slowest step in forming a Dominican company was often the first one: getting a name approved. Executive Decree 260-18 changed that arithmetic, cutting the review and approval of trade name applications to a single working day. The decree amended articles […]
The .DO Domain at 25: Why a Dominican Web Address Is Also a Legal Asset In 2016, the Dominican Republic’s corner of the internet turned 25. The country marked the anniversary of its .DO top-level domain with Internet Week, a four-day event held August 22 to 25 and organized by the Latin American and Caribbean […]
Stopping Counterfeits at the Border: How Customs IP Enforcement Works in the Dominican Republic Once a container of counterfeit goods clears customs and its contents scatter across markets and storefronts, a brand owner’s remedies get slow and expensive. Dominican law is built around a cheaper alternative: stopping the shipment at the pier. Intellectual Property Law […]
Intellectual Property in Dominican Republic: Patents, Trademarks, Trade Names & Copyright, Explained Before committing capital to a new market, sophisticated companies ask a blunt question: if we bring our technology and our brand here, can we keep them? In the Dominican Republic the answer runs through two statutes, two agencies and a set of international […]
Arthur & Castillo at the Launch of Shopmundo.com, Dominican E-Commerce Platform Before online marketplaces became routine in the Dominican Republic, launching one was news. On October 27, 2015, hundreds of guests gathered at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel & Casino in Santo Domingo for the press launch of Shopmundo.com, presented as the country’s first e-commerce platform, […]
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