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Law No. 8631 of March 6, 2008, on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008), Costa Rica
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Year of Version
2008
Dates
Amended:
November 26, 2008
Entry into force:
March 19, 2008
Promulgated:
March 6, 2008
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Plant Variety Protection,
Trademarks,
Trade Names
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of Law No. 8631 of March 6, 2008, on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants incorporates amendments introduced by "Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008, on Amendment, Addition and Repeal of Various Rules Governing Matters Pertaining to Intellectual Property", which entered into force on November 26, 2008. Article 7 of the said amending Law No. 8686 amended the first paragraph of Article 2, Article 3 and Subparagraph b) of Article 8 of this consolidated version.
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Spanish
Ley Nº 8631 del 6 de marzo de 2008 de Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008)
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English
Law No. 8631 of March 6, 2008, on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008)
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French
Loi nº 8631 du 6 mars 2008 sur la protection des obtentions végétales (telle que modifiée par la loi n° 8686 le 21 novembre 2008)
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Spanish
Ley Nº 8631 del 6 de marzo de 2008 de Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008)
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English
Law No. 8631 of March 6, 2008, on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008)
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