Category: Intellectual Property

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Monitoring Trademark Monitoring in Costa Rica: Why Registration Alone Is Not Enough Trademark monitoring in Costa Rica starts where registration ends Registering a trademark in Costa Rica secures your rights — but it does not defend them automatically. Every week, the Industrial Property Registry publishes new applications […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Patents in Costa Rica Patents in Costa Rica: How to Protect an Invention Through PCT or Direct Filing What patent protection in Costa Rica covers — and why PCT changes everything Patents in Costa Rica offer real, enforceable protection for inventions — and for international applicants, the path […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Opposition Trademark Opposition in Costa Rica: The Two-Month Window That Decides Everything How trademark opposition in Costa Rica works — and why the deadline is absolute Every trademark application in Costa Rica is published so that third parties can challenge it. That challenge is called a trademark […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use in Costa Rica: How a Registration Can Be Taken Away When five years of silence puts your trademark at risk Trademark cancellation for non-use in Costa Rica is one of the most underestimated risks in brand management. Under Article 39 […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Renewal Trademark Renewal in Costa Rica: What Happens When Your Ten Years Are Up Trademark renewal in Costa Rica is one of the most important — and most overlooked — deadlines in brand management. A registration lasts ten years. When that term ends, the mark does not […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Nice Classification Nice Classification for Trademarks in Costa Rica: Find Your Class Find your trademark class before you file Before you register a trademark in Costa Rica, you must choose the right trademark classes in Costa Rica under the Nice classification — the system that decides exactly which […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Enforcement Trademark Enforcement in Costa Rica: From Registration to Real-World Protection Registering a trademark in Costa Rica is only the first step. Once you hold the right, the question becomes: what happens when someone counterfeits your product, copies your name, or sells imitations through local retail and […]

Home › Blog › Intellectual Property › Trademark Registration in Costa Rica Trademark Registration in Costa Rica: Why an International Mark Does Not Protect You Here If your company holds an international trademark and plans to operate in Costa Rica, there is one fact that changes everything: Costa Rica is not a member of the […]

🛡️ Brand Protection in Costa Rica: Safeguard Your Trademark from Counterfeit Products Your company has invested time, money, and effort building a unique brand—a strong identity through marketing, advertising, web presence, and consumer trust. Yet in Costa Rica, counterfeiters may be exploiting your brand by printing your mark on illegal products. These counterfeit items are […]