Dominican Republic

Default (statutory) regime for the ownership

Author / Inventor

Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations

Patents: Employer, if an invention is made within the scope of employment, unless otherwise agreed; Copyright: Shall be determined in the contract; unless otherwise agreed, the economic rights in the work shall be presumed to accrue to the authors.

Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research

There are no relevant rules.

Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually

Information not available

Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually

Information not available

Related law (name & link)

Law No. 20-00 on Industrial Property, Article 8

Law No. 65-00 on Copyright, Article 12