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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.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) 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) PDF HTML 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) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet 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) PDF 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) PDF 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) PDF
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Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008, on Amendment, Addition and Repeal of Various Rules Governing Matters Pertaining to Intellectual Property (CR028)
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Executive Decree No. 35677-MAG of November 19, 2009, on the Regulations Implementing the Law on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (CR122)

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