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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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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