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Law No. 6867 of April 25, 1983, on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as amended up to Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008), Costa Rica

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Year of Version 2008 Dates Amended up to: November 26, 2008 Entry into force: April 25, 1983 Promulgated: April 25, 1983 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Transfer of Technology Notes This consolidated version of Law No. 6867 of April 25, 1983, on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models takes into account amendments up to "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. Articles 8 & 9 of the said amending Law No. 8686 introduced amendments (in force from November 26, 2009) to the following provisions under Chapter I of this consolidated version of Law No. 6867: - Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Article 17; - Article 20.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley N° 6867 del 25 de abril de 1983, de Patentes de Invención, Dibujos y Modelos Industriales y Modelos de Utilidad (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008) PDF HTML English Law No. 6867 of April 25, 1983, on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as amended up to Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi n° 6867 du 25 avril 1983 sur les brevets d'invention, les dessins et les modèles industriels et les modèles d'utilité (telle que modifiée jusqu'à la loi n° 8686 du 21 novembre 2008) PDF Spanish Ley N° 6867 del 25 de abril de 1983, de Patentes de Invención, Dibujos y Modelos Industriales y Modelos de Utilidad (así reformada por la Ley N° 8686 de 21 de noviembre de 2008) PDF English Law No. 6867 of April 25, 1983, on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as amended up to Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) PDF
Legislation Supersedes (1 text(s)) Supersedes (1 text(s))
Law No. 6867 of April 25, 1983, on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as amended by Law No. 7979 of February 2, 2000)(CR002)
 Is amended by (4 text(s)) Is amended by (4 text(s))
Law No. 8039 of October 12, 2000, on Procedures for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (as amended up to Law No. 9524 of March 7, 2018) (CR111)
Law No. 8632 of March 28, 2008, on Amendments of Various Articles of Law No. 7978 on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs, Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, and Law No. 7788 on Biodiversity (CR024)
Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008, on Amendment, Addition and Repeal of Various Rules Governing Matters Pertaining to Intellectual Property (CR028)
Law No. 7979 of January 6, 2000, on Amendments to the Law No. 6683 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights and its Amendments, to the Law No. 6867 of Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models and its Amendments, and to the Code of Civil Procedure and its Amendments (Law No. 7130) (CR010)
Is implemented by (2 text(s)) Is implemented by (2 text(s))
Executive Decree No. 15222-MIEM-J of December 12 1983, on Approval of the Regulations Impplementing Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as amended up to Executive Decree No. 38308 of February 12, 2014) (CR064)
Regulation No. 12 of March 18, 2010, for Hiring of External Examiners for the Patent Office of the Industrial Property Registry (approved by Agreement No. J135) (CR093)
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