Castro & Pal

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Costa Rican IP Legislation

• Trademark Law No. 7978 (Spanish version)
  
• Copyright Law No.6683 (Spanish version)
  
• Patent Law No. 6867 (Spanish version)
  
• Law regarding the Procedures of Observance of the Intellectual Property Rights No. 8039 (Spanish version)
  
• Undisclosed Information Law No. 7975 (Spanish version)
  

Costa Rica is member of the following Intellectual Property related treaties:

• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (December, 1994)
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (June 10, 1978)
• Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (June 25, 1999)
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms (June 17, 1982)
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (October 31, 1995)
• Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (September 9, 1971)
• WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (March 6, 2002)
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (May 20, 2002)
• Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (July 30, 1997) (Spanish version)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (August 3, 1999)
• Universal Copyright Convention (July 24, 1971)
• Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services to which Trade Marks are Applied (June 15, 1957)