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FTAA.sme/inf/73
August 12, 2003

Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat

FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

HEMISPHERIC COOPERATION PROGRAM
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROJECT  

 
  1. Project Title

    PROJECT: SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  2. Background

    There are two specialized government agencies in the Dominican Republic (the Dominican Copyright Office (ONDA) and the National Office for Industrial Property (ONAPI)) with responsibility for administering the international conventions, agreements and treaties signed by the Dominican Republic, a task which they accomplish through the proper enforcement of the national laws on intellectual property, namely Law 65-00 on Copyright and Law 20-00 on Industrial Property.

    This legislation has laid the foundation for broad-based protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Dominican Republic. It is clear to us, however, that this protection must be backed within the FTAA by the Hemispheric Cooperation Program through a specific number of seminars in the Dominican Republic with the participation of international experts in the field, while we promote exchanges of experiences with other countries.


  3. Rationale

    Training of government officials, public servants, and certain professional groups of civil society in this area is of vital importance, as is the concurrent raising of awareness of the protection of these rights. This two-pronged approach would then translate into the proper application of the relevant legislation, and into people voluntarily complying with this legislation, thus leading the country towards directly and effectively honoring its international commitments.

    This project would have a positive outcome since we would have authorities and groups of civil society with adequate training in this area, in the framework of the FTAA, which, in turn, would also play a vital role in developing trade among and between the nations of the Area.

     
  4. Objectives of the project:

    1. Adequately train the government authorities responsible for ensuring the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, bearing in mind that the protection of these rights has direct bearing on trade among and between our nations.
       
    2. Provide specialized training for professional groups from our civil society, with a view to subsequently making trainers of them to transfer the knowledge acquired to the general public, as well as to private sector businesses and professionals whose work involves intellectual property.

       
  5. Inputs : resources required for the project

      -Human Resources
      -Funding
       
  6.  Expected Results

    Equip the country with well targeted legislation, as well as professionals with specialized training in the area, who can also help to pass on the knowledge acquired, with a view to eventually promoting our productive and competitive capacity within the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
 
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