Building on my previous post on “Choose Your Trademark,” let us explore more about the descriptive or generic trademark. On the one hand, the descriptive trademark is the one that describes in part or in whole the product or service … Continue reading The obvious trademark
Intellectual Property often leads people to two polarized conclusions: (1) incentive to create; (2) privatization of knowledge. Those in the first group perceive Intellectual Property as a tool for development that allows them to make progress in technology, science, and … Continue reading Intellectual Property: Virtue or Vice?
The author or holder of a copyright-protected work cannot prevent the following actions: Be cited in moderation, indicating the author’s name, title of his/her work, and … Continue reading Everything has a limit, even Copyright – Dominican Republic
We have long discussed about rights and their manifestations within copyright. Now it is important to understand how those rights are implemented, and for that we need … Continue reading Copyright violation – Dominican Republic
The definition is quite simple: name representing a business. However, its usage and scope may be regarded as more complex than a simple requirement for incorporating … Continue reading Trade name – Dominican Republic
The effort, time and resources invested for developing a plant variety with improved properties (withstand pests, changes in the ground…), may be protected as a plant … Continue reading Plant variety protection – Dominican Republic
If you make original photos, your work may be protected under copyright law. This protection grants moral and economic rights over the photograph. The original photo … Continue reading Protect your photo – Dominican Republic
A successful business model generating value for its creator, company and even to its economic sector, must be protected and maintained under the ownership of the … Continue reading Keep the ownership of your business model – Dominican Republic
Related rights can be summarized as providing exclusive rights associated to copyright, but different. Who enjoys related rights? Particularly: 1. Performers 2. Producers of phonograms (sound … Continue reading Related Rights – Dominican Republic
The producer of the audiovisual work (including cinematographic) will have the following exclusive rights: For obtaining economic benefit, they can fix and reproduce the work to … Continue reading Rights of film producers – Dominican Republic
Intangible Law 