WIPO-administered Treaties:
Contracting Party of the Madrid System: NO.
Trade Mark Law in force:
Industrial Property Law 20-00.
Classification:
Nice classification, 10th edition.
Multiclass Applications:
YES.
Registrable trademarks:
All distinctive and graphically representable signs, words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices,emblems, colours, combinations or shades of colours, three-dimensional forms, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging, sounds and smells.
Formal filing requirements:
- Power of Attorney merely signed (no legalisation and no notarisation required) within 30 days from office action.
- Certified copy of the priority application and its translation into Spanish within 3 months from the application date.
Examination:
Absolute grounds for refusal: YES.
Relative grounds for refusal: YES.
Opposition period:
45 days from the publication date.
Average time from filing to grant:
Approximately 3-4, months unless any obstacles were raised.
Term of protection:
10 years from the date of registration.
Use requirements:
YES. Cancellation can be requested if the trademark has not been used for 3 years, counting from the registration date. Partial cancellation is possible.
Renewal terms:
6 months prior to renewal date.
Grace period: 6 months.
Link to Trade Mark Office:
Dominican Republic
