1 September 2013Jurisdiction reportsJaime R. Angeles

Can a circle be a trademark?

As we know, a trademark can consist of words, letters, numbers, figures, lines; in the Dominican Republic an applicant can also obtain sounds and smells as trademarks. In a judgment made public in August 2013, the Court of Appeals of Santo Domingo confirmed an administrative decision that denied the registration of a circle.

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