Integrated Circuits

The integrated circuit layouts or topographies are regulated in Costa Rica by the Law for the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layouts No. 7961 of December 13, 1999. In our country, the exclusive right over a registered layout has a validity of 10 years from its first commercial exploitation, or from the date the registration request was filed with the Registry of Industrial Property.

Services:

  • Registration of Layout Diagrams in Costa Rica.
  • Registration of Layout Diagrams abroad through our specialized agents.
  • Transfers and usage licenses of protected layout diagrams.
  • Procedures to obtain mandatory licenses of dependent layout diagrams or for anticompetitive practices.
  • Procedures for the nullification of registrations.
  • Procedures for the defense of rights before the Industrial Property Registry, and Civil and Criminal Courts.

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150 metros al sur, a mano izquierda.
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
CENTRAL AMERICA
Phone: 506 – 2232-4000
Fax: 506 – 2232-2589

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