The Dominican Republic, as a complement to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), ratified the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) on September 3, 2011.
The Dominican Republic, as a complement to the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), ratified the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) on September 3, 2011.
The treaty entered into full effect on December 13, 2011. The implementation of the TLT in the Dominican Republic has implied a simplification of the process, specifically the leniency of the documentation and formalities required by the National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI), for the renewal of trademark registrations, by eliminating formal requirements that are considered unnecessary obstacles in the renewal process.
Before the implementation of the TLT, our Industrial Property Law 20-00 established for the filing of a renewal application, a mandatory presentation of a sworn statement or declaration, duly translated into Spanish and apostilled in the country of origin of the document, affirming the frequency and manner of use of the trademark, as well as the evidence of use of the mark in the country.
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