多米尼加共和国商标注册概要和审查

多米尼商标注册费用：按类别数量

多米尼商标保护期限：自注册日起10年

多米尼商标受通时间：2-4周内

多米尼商标注册时间：12-18个月

多米尼商标申请材料：

1）申请人中英文名称及地址

2）商品或服务类别及具体项目

3）商标图样

4）申请人身份证明复印件

5）委托书（需公认证）

 

一、多米尼商标概要

   多米尼加共和国是加勒比海中的一个岛国，位于瓜德罗普岛以南，马提尼克岛以北。该国于1978年独立，并成立共和国，是英联邦成员。多米尼加商标法律基础有1937年12月30日颁布的第1450号法律；1954年2月11日颁布的第3763号法律；1966年6月30日颁布的第290号法律；1992年2月6日颁布的工商部第1号条例，该条例明确了商标和商号的概念。多米尼加商标权的取得基于在先注册原则，接受商品商标、服务商标、集体商标和证明商标的注册申请，采用《商品和服务国际分类尼斯协定》规定的分类法。多米尼加是《保护知识产权巴黎公约》和世界知识产权组织的成员国。

 

二、多米尼商标审查

   收到商标注册申请后，官方首先对申请形式进行审查，对于符合要求的发送受理通知书，对于不符合要求的通知在30日内补正，否则申请将被视为放弃。通过形式审查后，审查员将对商标的可注册性进行实质审查。对于不符合要求的官方会通知申请人在60日内撤销申请或补正。实质审查阶段通过后，商标申请将被公告在官方文献上供第三方异议。任何第三方都可以在45日的公告期内对申请提出异议。如没有异议提出或异议理由不成立，官方将对商标予以注册并颁发商标注册证书。

   商标注册有效期为自注册日期起10年，续展有效期也是10年。申请人可以自商标有效期届满6个月前提出续展申请，续展有6个月的宽展期。提交续展请求时，需同时商标使用声明和使用证据。

Dominican trademark registration fee : number by category

Dominican trademark protection period : 10 years from registration date

Dominican trademark acceptance time : within 2 – 4 weeks

Dominican trademark registration time : 12-18 months

Dominican trademark application materials :

1 ) Name and address of applicant

2 ) Category of goods or services and specific projects

3 ) Trademark pattern

4 ) Copy of applicant 's identity document

5 ) Letter of Trust ( required public certification )

 

1. Summary of Dominican trademarks

The Dominican Republic is an island country in the Caribbean Sea, located south of Guadeloupe Island and north of Martinique Island. The country was independent in 1978, and established the Republic, is a member of the Commonwealth. Dominican trademark law is based on Law No. 1450 of 30 December 1937 ; law No. 3763 promulgated on February 11, 1954 ; law No. 290 promulgated on June 30, 1966 ; regulations No. 1 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce promulgated on February 6, 1992 clarified the concepts of trademarks and trade names. The acquisition of Dominica ' s trademark rights is based on the principle of prior registration. It accepts the registration application of commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective trademarks and certification trademarks, and adopts the classification method stipulated in the ' International Classification of Goods and Services Nice Agreement '. Dominica is a member of the Paris Convention on the Protection of Intellectual Property and the World Intellectual Property Organization.

2. Dominican trademark review

After receiving the application for trademark registration, the official first examines the form of the application. For sending the acceptance notice that meets the requirements, the notice that does not meet the requirements is corrected within 30 days, otherwise the application will be considered to be abandoned. After formal review, the examiner will conduct substantive review on the registrability of trademarks. Officials who do not meet the requirements will notify the applicant to revoke the application or correction within 60 days. After the adoption of the substantive review phase, the trademark application will be announced in official documents for third-party objection. Any third party may challenge the application during the 45th notice. If there is no objection or the objection reason is not established, the official will register the trademark and issue the trademark registration certificate.

The validity period of trademark registration is 10 years from the date of registration, and the validity period of renewal is also 10 years. The applicant can apply for renewal 6 months before the expiration of the trademark, and the extension period is 6 months. When submitting a request for renewal, it is necessary to use the trademark declaration and evidence at the same time.