Law 20-00: Overview of Industrial Property in the Dominican Republic
Mejía-Armenteros & Abreu, Santo Domingo
by Santiago Mejía Ortiz
Law 20-00 of May 8th, 2000 on Industrial Property unified its Industrial and Intellectual Property legislation, providing a modern and efficient legal framework, in compliance with and according to the TRIPS and other international agreements.
The government agency in charge of administering the industrial property law (and copyright law as well) is the Oficina Nacional de Propiedad Industrial or “ONAPI” (National Office of Industrial Property), adhered to the Secretary of Industry and Commerce.
The application regulations of Law 20-00 are found in the Presidential Decree 599-01.
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