Dominican Republic
Constitution of the Dominican Republic
| Year of current version: | 2010 |
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| Date of entry into force of original text: | January 26, 2010 |
| Date of Text (Adopted): | January 26, 2010 |
| Type of Text: | Constitution / Basic Law |
| Subject Matter: | Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Other, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks, Traditional Cultural Expressions |
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| Spanish | Constitucion de la República Dominicana |
| Related Legislation: | Relates to
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| WIPO Lex No.: | DO005 |
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The Dominican Republic's system of governance is that of a unitary and democratic republic (Article 3). The powers are divided into three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial (Article 4). Dominican Republic belongs to the civil law legal system.
The Constitution contains several provisions concerning intellectual property. More specifically, Article 52 recognizes and protects the right to exclusive ownership of the scientific, literary, artistic works, inventions and innovations, trade names, trademarks, logos and other human intellect productions, in the manner and within the limitations established by law. In addition Article 51 protects the right to property while Articles 64 and 66 provide for the protection of the cultural heritage and traditional cultural expressions.