Trademarks

Trademarks and other distinctive signs, such as trade names, logos and advertising signs are regulated in Costa Rica by the Trademark Statute No. 7978 of December 22, 1999. Likewise, since October 31, 1995, our country participates in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. The registration of a trademark is valid for a period of ten years and it can be renewed indefinitely for consecutive 10-year periods.

Services:

  • Registration of trademarks and other distinctive signs in Costa Rica.
  • Registration of trademarks and other distinctive signs abroad through our specialized agents.
  • Registration renewals.
  • Transfers and commercial usage licenses.
  • Protection of notoriously known trademarks.
  • Procedures for nullification and revocation of registrations.
  • Procedures for the defense of rights before the Industrial Property Registry, and Civil and Criminal Courts.
  • Integral advice about your company's image and its products.

To download the POWER OF ATTORNEY please, click on the button. The document requires authentication by a Notary Public (no Consular legalization is required) and send it to us by courier to the following address:

COSTA RICA TRADEMARKS
Sabana Sur Oeste, de la Compania Nacional de Fuerza y Luz, 3 cuadras al oeste
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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E-mail: info@costaricatrademarks.com
Phone: (506) - 2232-4000
Fax: (506) - 2232-2589
P.O.Box: 255-1200, San Jose, Costa Rica
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