{"id":4425904,"date":"2026-02-26T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olartemoure.com\/?page_id=4425904"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:12:05","slug":"patent-filing-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olartemoure.com\/en\/patent-filing-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent filing in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/olartemoure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Banner-Costa-Rica.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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For patent filing in Costa Rica, you need to know the local patent office requirements. 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The power may be filed with a term of one month, counted as from the local filing date of the application. \u2013 NOT MANDATORY FOR FILING BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO AVOID FORMAL OFFICE ACTION.<\/li>\n<li>Information concerning the priority application, if applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Patent document including specification, claims, summary, and drawings. This document is necessary for obtaining an application date and number.<\/li>\n<li>Spanish translation of the Patent document if it is in a different language *.<\/li>\n<li>If applicable, certificate concerning the biological material deposit*.<\/li>\n<li>Assignment document from the inventors to the applicant, duly authenticated by a notary public and subsequently apostilled. This document will not be necessary if, during the international phase, declarations under rule 4.17.II have been timely submitted by the applicant. *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* This document may be filed within a term of two months come counted us from the corresponding requirement by the Costa Rican patent office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For direct (Paris Convention) filings only<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A certified copy of the Priority Document is required three (3) months after filing. A simple Spanish translation thereof is also required.<\/li>\n<li>A simple copy of the Assignment Document is required three (3) months after filing. 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The registration fee covers the first annuity. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in accordance with article 33 bis of the Patent Law and 46 of the Patent Law Regulations, annuity payments are required to maintain the patent in force. The annuities corresponding to the prosecution year must be paid upon registration. The current, official annuity fee is 500 USD per year.  <\/p>\n<p>Subsequent annuities must be paid each year before the end of the anniversary month, considering the PCT international application date or within a grace period of six months with a 30% surcharge. One or more annuities may be paid in advance.  <\/p>\n<p>Once a patent is registered before the National Registry, it cannot be abandoned due to inactivity. <\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the currently applicable regulations, to close a patent file an express waiver to the registration, which requires publication in the official gazette to be effective, must be filed. 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