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Costa Rica
Costa Rica has been a member of WIPO since 1981 and is a signatory to over 16 WIPO treaties.
The national IP office of Costa Rica is the Registro Nacional. The office is located in San José.
Intellectual property landscape: Costa Rica
WIPO memberships
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
- IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Costa Rica ranks 72nd among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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