Costa Rica

Law No. 8686 amending, adding or repealing various Rules governing Matters pertaining to Intellectual Property

Year of current version:	2008
Date of entry into force of original text:	November 26, 2008
Date of Text (Enacted):	November 21, 2008
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 8686 amending, adding or repealing various Rules governing Matters pertaining to Intellectual Property
Spanish	Ley Nº 8686 sobre Reforma, Adición y Derogación de varias normas que regulan materias relacionadas con Propiedad Intelectual (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Amends Law No. 8039 on Procedures for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (as last amended by Law N° 8834 of May 3, 2010) (CR083) Law No. 8631 on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended by Law No. 8686\|of November 21, 2008) (CR027) Law No. 7975 on Undisclosed Information (CR007) Law No. 7788 on Biodiversity (as last amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) (CR082) Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as last amended by Law No. 8632 of May 25, 2008) (CR029)
Related Treaties:	Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)
WIPO Lex No.:	CR028