多米尼加商標法律基礎有1937年12月30日頒布的第1450號法律;1954年2月11日頒布的第3763號法律;1966年6月30日頒布的第290號法律;1992年2月6日頒布的工商部第1號條例,該條例明確了…
多米尼商標注冊費用:按類別數(shù)量
多米尼商標保護期限:自注冊日起10年
多米尼商標受通時間:2-4周內
多米尼商標注冊時間:12-18個月
多米尼商標申請材料:
1)申請人中英文名稱及地址
2)商品或服務類別及具體項目
3)商標圖樣
4)申請人身份證明復印件
5)委托書(需公認證)
一、多米尼商標概要
多米尼加共和國是加勒比海中的一個島國,位于瓜德羅普島以南,馬提尼克島以北。該國于1978年獨立,并成立共和國,是英聯(lián)邦成員。多米尼加商標法律基礎有1937年12月30日頒布的第1450號法律;1954年2月11日頒布的第3763號法律;1966年6月30日頒布的第290號法律;1992年2月6日頒布的工商部第1號條例,該條例明確了商標和商號的概念。多米尼加商標權的取得基于在先注冊原則,接受商品商標、服務商標、集體商標和證明商標的注冊申請,采用《商品和服務國際分類尼斯協(xié)定》規(guī)定的分類法。多米尼加是《保護知識產權巴黎公約》和世界知識產權組織的成員國。
二、多米尼商標審查
收到商標注冊申請后,官方首先對申請形式進行審查,對于符合要求的發(fā)送受理通知書,對于不符合要求的通知在30日內補正,否則申請將被視為放棄。通過形式審查后,審查員將對商標的可注冊性進行實質審查。對于不符合要求的官方會通知申請人在60日內撤銷申請或補正。實質審查階段通過后,商標申請將被公告在官方文獻上供第三方異議。任何第三方都可以在45日的公告期內對申請?zhí)岢霎愖h。如沒有異議提出或異議理由不成立,官方將對商標予以注冊并頒發(fā)商標注冊證書。
商標注冊有效期為自注冊日期起10年,續(xù)展有效期也是10年。申請人可以自商標有效期屆滿6個月前提出續(xù)展申請,續(xù)展有6個月的寬展期。提交續(xù)展請求時,需同時商標使用聲明和使用證據。
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.