The full-service group at Angeles Pons is ‘trusted in the Dominican Republic for intellectual property and illicit trade issues’, and is also well regarded for its advice on the IP aspects of corporate and regulatory matters. Leading the team are experienced IP lawyer Wallis Pons, who ‘is always looking for innovative and efficient ways to move matters forward’, and Jaime Angeles, who regularly represents clients in trade mark, patent and unfair competition litigation. The group’s broad skill set is reflected in its recent workload, which covers contentious and non-contentious patent, trade mark, copyright and anti-counterfeiting matters, utilising its ‘high degree of IP expertise and experience‘.

Miniño Abogados is described as ‘exceptionally responsive and skilled in the area of IP’. Urko Ochoa, noted as ‘the partner you need for IP matters in Dominican Republic‘, leads a team whose recent workload includes significant trade mark litigation and enforcement actions relating to copyright, with strong suits in the pharmaceuticals and technology (including fintech) sectors. ‘Strategic‘ managing partner Orietta Blanco is well versed in a wide range of IP issues but has a particular focus on the multi-jurisdictional management of trade mark and domain name portfolios in the Caribbean. The team also has growing six-person patent division, of which associate Eugenio Escolástico is a key part. Pamela Hernández, who was promoted to partner in March 2023, is another standout practitioner IP matters in the Dominican Republic and other countries in the region.

A standout recent mandate for the team at Troncoso Leroux was appearing in the Supreme Court of Justice to represent a pharmaceutical company in a trade mark opposition action. Founding partner Maria del Pilar Troncoso heads up the team and is skilled in litigation in the IP space, while managing partner Pedro Troncoso is a key name to note when it comes to the IP aspects of corporate transactions. Domestically, the group has a strong client base and reputation, but it also acts for an impressive roster of international clients and is instructed by large multinational companies and organisations such as Major League Baseball. Senior associate Maxiell Herrera and associate Daniel Riley are go-to practitioners for trade mark enforcement and litigation.

Bufete Lugo Lovatón's IP practice is particularly active in the food and beverages sector and in matters including copyright and trade mark infringement and unfair competition. On the regulatory side, the group often deals with issues relating to advertising regulations. Zaida Lugo is a key name to note.

Associate Carimer Guzmán and managing partner Luis Pimentel lead the IP team at Castillo y Castillo, which has a particular strength in the consumer goods sector, leveraging its knowledge of this industry to work with well-known clients such as Danone. Pimentel concentrates his practice on copyright and e-commerce matters, and also utilises his financial expertise to assist clients in the banking sector, regularly overseeing work for key client Banco Popular Dominicano. Guzmán is the go-to name for administrative and contentious trade mark procedures.

JJ Roca & Asociados‘ versatile IP practitioners handle matters in a variety of sectors, such as chemicals, entertainment, technology and education. Among the group’s major international clients is Coca-Cola. Sharin Pablo de Roca and Ana Paula Campusano are the key names to note.

Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti has a strong track record in trade mark protection, regulatory issues, and privacy/publicity rights matters, as well as patents and copyright. Experienced IP practitioner Rosa Campillo Celado, whose international law expertise allows her to assist local and foreign clients doing business in the Dominican Republic, leads the team. On the litigation side, managing partner Georges Santoni Recio is a key name to note. Mónika Fiallo Paradas is also a prominent team member with over 20 years of experience in IP matters in a range of sectors.

A longstanding presence in the Dominican market, Troncoso y Cáceres is particularly focused on the registration of trade marks, although it is also experienced in patent and industrial design matters. Anti-counterfeiting cases are another core area of expertise. Senior partner Ana Isabel Cáceres Matos and Jesús Troncoso oversee the practice, supported by senior associate Claudia Vargas Matos, a key name for IP litigation and regulatory matters.