Costa Rica (CR)

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Legal basis is the Trademark Act of January 1st, 2000.
The international classification of goods and services consisting of 45 classes has been adopted.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration. It can also be acquired by sufficient public recognition.
Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, emblems, holograms, combinations or shades of colours, three-dimensional forms, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging, sound marks and olfactory marks and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks, collective marks, certification marks, trade names and titles of establishment.
The application is filed at the Patent Office.
A separate application has to be filed for each class.
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
A power of attorney signed in the presence of a notary and authenticated by a consulate of Costa Rica is necessary.
Foreign applicants need a domestic registration.
The application process includes a formal examination, an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior trademarks. The processing time from first filing to registration is approx. 8 months. The first office action is taken after approx. 2 months.
During the registration process, the trademark application is published three times in the official journal „La Gaceta“.
The opposition period is 2 months from the date of the first publication of the trademark.
Protection begins with the date of registration. Provisional protection begins with the date of application, but it can only be asserted after registration. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years. The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.
If the trademark has not been used within 5 years from registration, it may be subject to cancellation.
The official fee is approx. EUR 40.00 per class.
Search type First class Add. class
Word Mark Search (availability) 260,00 € 210,00 € 
Word Mark Search (identical) 210,00 € 150,00 € 

The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees


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