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IP/N/1/CRI/D/1  
IP/N/1/CRI/P/3  
 
18 November 2022  
(22-8654) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
COSTA RICA : LAW NO. 6867 ON PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS  
AND UTILITY MODELS AND AMENDMENTS THERETO  
Notifying Member  COSTA RICA 
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models and 
Amendments Thereto  
Subject matter  Industrial designs; Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/CRI/22_7876_00_s.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/CRI/I/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Law No. 8632 dated March 28, 2008, amendment of subparagraphs c) and d) of paragraph 4) of 
article 1, paragraphs 4) and 6) of article 2, paragraphs 2) and 3) of article 6, paragraph 1) of 
article  8, article 9, paragraph 2) of article 12, paragraphs 2) and 6) of article 13, article 17, 
parag raphs 5) and 6) of article 18, paragraph 1) of article 21, articles 32 and 33 of Law 6867.  
Addition of paragraph 10) of article 6, paragraph 4) of article 16, paragraph 4) of article 20, 
article  33 bis, 34 bis and article 36 of Law 6867. Repeal of paragrap h 8) of article 6 and 
paragraphs  2), 4) and 11) of article 18 of Law 6867.  
 
Thus, this is a consolidated and amended version of Law 6867.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text Spanish  
Entry into force  25 April 1983  
Other date    IP/N/1/CRI/12 • IP/N/1/CRI/D/1 • IP/N/1/CRI/P/3  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  31 October 2022  
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual  
 
Correo electrónico:   secretariapi@rnp.go.cr  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  