Piracy and pharma patents in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic will crack down on the widespread pirated streaming of copyright-protected content, and pharma patents may not protect much without salty claims Piracy is a criminal offense in the Dominican Republic, unlike Cuba. [...]of a new money laundering law in 2017, the fine for laundering is more serious than for IP violations, and prison time can be up to 10 years. Another issue in the DR is that trade mark examiners are particularly unsophisticated, and about 80% of trade mark registration applications are initially rejected.