The Dominican Republic: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$490 for one class, plus US$410 for each further class. The Dominican Republic is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. The Dominican Republic is a leading import market for jewellery and watches (class 14) and tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Our estimate is about US$490 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$120 in official fees and about US$370 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$410. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
The Dominican Republic is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
The Dominican Republic's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$2.9bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$2.8bn), machines (class 7, US$2.3bn), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$723m), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$707m), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$656m), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$584m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$569m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$518m) and lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$513m). Within its region, it stands out for jewellery and watches (#2 in Latin America and the Caribbean), tobacco and smokers' articles (#3 in Latin America and the Caribbean), wines and spirits (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), building materials (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#5 in Latin America and the Caribbean) and textiles (#6 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for pharmaceuticals (52% a year), beer and soft drinks (44% a year) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (27% a year). Foreign applicants filed 6,238 trademark classes in the Dominican Republic in 2024 - #10 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
The Dominican Republic's exports of goods came to US$14.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were medical and surgical instruments (US$2.5bn, 17% of its exports, #17 in the world), gold (US$1.6bn, 11% of its exports, #37 in the world), cigarettes and cigars (US$1.1bn, 8% of its exports, #5 in the world), electrical switches and connectors (US$968m, 7% of its exports, #25 in the world), t-shirts, singlets and other vests (US$487m, 3% of its exports, #23 in the world), cocoa beans (US$441m, 3% of its exports, #9 in the world), jewellery (US$424m, 3% of its exports, #23 in the world), pharmaceutical goods (US$290m, 2% of its exports, #20 in the world), sugar (US$263m, 2% of its exports, #25 in the world) and bananas (US$262m, 2% of its exports, #14 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were medical apparatus (class 10, US$2.7bn, #20 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$1.4bn, #58 in the world), tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34, US$1.2bn, #11 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.1bn, #50 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$470m, #53 in the world), jewellery and watches (class 14, US$427m, #28 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$308m, #58 in the world), household utensils (class 21, US$237m, #34 in the world), machines (class 7, US$227m, #68 in the world) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$192m, #60 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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