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Laws	Constitution / Basic Law (Date of current version) Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica (2005) Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 8039 on Procedures for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (as last amended by Law N° 8834 of May 3, 2010) (2010) Law No. 6683 on Copyright and Related Rights (as last amended by Law No. 8834 of May 3, 2010) (2010) Law No. 2247 on the Creation of the Central Office of Livestocks Marks (2010) Law No. 8686 amending, adding or repealing various Rules governing Matters pertaining to Intellectual Property (2008) Law No. 8632 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 (2008) Law No. 8631 on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) (2008) Law No. 7975 on Undisclosed Information (2008) Law No. 7978 on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs (as last amended by Law No. 8632 of March 28, 2008) (2008) Law No. 6867 on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (as last amended by Law No. 8632 of May 25, 2008) (2008) Law No. 6172, Indigenous Law (2001) Law No. 8020 amending Articles 94 and 95 of the Law No. 7978 on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs, and Permanent Funding for Editorial of Costa Rica and Editorial of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (2000) Law No. 7979 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) (2000) Law No. 7961 on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (1999) Law No. 7686, Authentic Interpretation of Law No. 6683 on Copyright and Related Rights (1997) Law No. 7397 on Amendments to the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Law (1994) Law No. 6935, Amendment to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights (1983) IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature (Date of current version) Law No. 8937, International Commercial Arbitration Law based on the Model Law of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (2011) Criminal Code (Law No. 4573) (2010) Law No. 218 on the Associations (2010) Law No. 7788 on Biodiversity (as last amended by Law No. 8686 of November 21, 2008) (2008) Law No. 7440 on Public Events and Audiovisual and Printed Materials (2001) Law No. 7169 to promote Scientific and Technological Development (2001) Code of Civil Procedure (Law No. 7130, as updated on August 31, 2001) (2001) Law No. 8007 on amendment to the Law of Associations (2000) Law No. 63, Civil Code (2000) Law No. 7801 on Women's National Institute (1998) Penal Procedure Code (Law No. 7594) (1998) Law No. 6739, Organizational Law of the Department of Justice (1982) Law No. 6020, Amendments to the Law of Associations and Article 466 of the Civil Code (1977) Law No. 4583 on the Amendment to the Law of Associations (1970) IP Laws: issued by the Executive (Date of current version) Decree No. 30151-J regulating on Software Protection in the Central Government (2002)

Implementing Rules/Regulations	Intellectual Property (Date of current version) Regulation to the Law on Livestock Marks (Decree No. 36471-JP) (2011) Executive Decree No. 36014-MP-COMEX-J of May 3, 2010, approving amendments to the Regulation of Copyright and Related Rights Law (Executive Decree 24611-J of September 4, 1995) (2010) Agreement J135, Regulation for the Hiring of External Examiners for the Patent Office of the Registry of Industrial Property (2010) Decree No. 35536-MP, Repealing the Article 4 of the Regulation under Article 50 of the Law No. 6683 and its Amendments, Law on Copyright and Related Rights (2009) Decree No. 35456-J, Functioning Regulation of the Administrative Registration Court (2009) Regulation implementing Article 80 of Law No. 7788 of April 30, 1998 on Biodiversity (Executive Decree No. 34958-COMEX-MINAET) (2009) Decree No. 34927-J-COMEX-S-MAG, Regulation of the Undisclosed Information Law (2009) Decree No. 23485-MP, Regulation of the Article 50 of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights (2009) Decree No. 34904-J, Amendments to the Regulation of the Law of Copyright and Related Rights (2008) Decree No. 34758-J-COMEX of September 18, 2008 on Amendments to Decree No. 15222-MIEM-J of December 12, 1983 (Regulations to the Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models) (2008) Decree No. 30233-J, Regulation of the Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs (2008) Decree No. 33743-COMEX-J, Rules of the Provisions on Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin contained in the Law on Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs, Law No. 7978 of January 6, 2000 (2008) Regulations to the Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models (Decree No. 15222-MIEM-J) (2008) Circular No. DRPI-006-2007 on Procedure for the Inscription of Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin (2007) Regulation for Access to the Biochemical and Genetic Resources and Elements of Biodiversity in Ex-Situ Conditions (Executive Decree No. 33697-MINAE of 2007) (2007) Decree No. 32558, Regulation of the Law of Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (2005) Executive Decree No. 31681, Creating the National Commission of Information Technologies and Communication (CONATIC) (2004) Decree No. 26937-J, Regulation of the General Law of Public Events, Audio-visual and Printed Materials (2004) Regulation for the Access to Genetic and Biochemical Resources and Elements of Biodiversity (Executive Decree No. 31514-MINAE) (2003) Decree No. 26882-J, Modification of the Regulation of Copyright and Related Rights Law (1998) Decree No. 24611-J, Regulation of the Copyright and Related Rights Law (1995) Decree No. 19117-JC, Placing the Register on Copyright and Related Rights in the National Register (1989) Decree No. 17602 on Amendments to the Regulation of the Patent Law (1987) Decree No. 13568, Legal Representation of the Indigenous Communities by Development Associations and as Local Government (1982) Regulation of the Indigenous Law No. 6172 of December 20, 1977 (approved by Decree No. 8487) (1978)

Treaty Approvals	Laws / Decrees (Date of current version) Law No. 7982, Approving the Protocol of the Central American Agreement for the Protection of Industrial Property (Trademarks, Trade Names and Advertising Slogans or Signs) (2000) Law No. 7968, Approval of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996) (2000) Law No. 7967, Approval of WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996) (1999) Law No. 7836 approving the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Regulation of the PCT (1998) Law No. 7829, Approving the Brussels Convention relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (1998) Law No. 7634 of 3 October 1996 on the accession to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (1996) Law No. 7484 approving the Adhesion of the Republic of Costa Rica to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1995) Law No. 7475 approving the Final Act Embodying the Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1994) Law No. 7416 approving the Convention on Biological Diversity (1994) Law No. 6486, Adhesion of Costa Rica to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms (1980) Law No. 6083, Adhesion to Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1977) Law No. 5682, Ratifying the Universal Convention on Copyright reviewed in Paris on July 24, 1971 (1975) Law No. 4727, Approving the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (1971)

IP Legal Literature	Towards the Information and Knowledge Society in Costa Rica - Regulatory Frame of the Information and the Knowledge Society in Costa Rica (2006) Trend of the Jurisprudence in Costa Rica (2004)

Treaty Membership	WIPO-Administered Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Summary Table of Membership of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Treaties Administered by WIPO, plus UPOV, WTO and UN Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances ... Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks ... Trademark Law Treaty (October 17, 2008) Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (September 30, 2008) WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (May 20, 2002) WIPO Copyright Treaty (March 6, 2002) Patent Cooperation Treaty (August 3, 1999) Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (June 25, 1999) Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (July 30, 1997) Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (October 31, 1995) Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (June 17, 1982) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (June 10, 1981) Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (June 10, 1978) Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (September 9, 1971) IP-related Multilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ... Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees ... Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations ... Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005 (June 15, 2011) International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) (January 12, 2009) Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (December 30, 2008) WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (November 19, 2008) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 31, 2008) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (October 31, 2008) Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (May 23, 2007) Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (May 7, 2007) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (May 7, 2007) International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (February 12, 2007) International Plant Protection Convention (October 2, 2005) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (February 16, 2005) Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (March 9, 2004) Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 3, 1998) Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (September 3, 1998) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (June 6, 1996) Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) (January 1, 1995) World Trade Organization (WTO) - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) (January 1, 1995) Convention on Biological Diversity (November 24, 1994) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (November 24, 1994) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (November 16, 1994) Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (June 15, 1984) Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (June 15, 1984) Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (March 7, 1980) Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (January 31, 1978) Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (November 23, 1977) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (June 3, 1976) Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (April 15, 1970) Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea (April 15, 1970) Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (April 15, 1970) Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees (September 16, 1955) Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention the works of certain international organizations (September 16, 1955) Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI (September 16, 1955) Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention (December 7, 1954) IP Regional Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection ... Central American Agreement for the Protection of Industrial Property (Marks, Trade Names and Advertising Slogans or Signs) (May 27, 1975) Inter-American Convention on the Rights of the Author in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works (December 20, 1950) Regional Economic Integration Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Panama Convention establishing the Latin American Economic System (SELA) (February 15, 1977) General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (November 8, 1963) IP-relevant Bilateral Treaties (Entry into force of the Treaty for the Contracting Party) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments ... Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the Republic of Finland for the Promotion and Protection of Investments ... Costa Rica-Panama Treaty on Free Trade and Preferential Trade Practices (November 23, 2008) Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of China on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (October 8, 2004) Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Swiss Confederation for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (November 19, 2002) Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Costa Rica (September 1, 2002) Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of Ecuador for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (August 29, 2002) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (August 26, 2002) Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Costa Rica (February 15, 2002) Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Costa Rica (July 1, 2001) Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Gouvernment of the Republic of Paraguay on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (May 25, 2001) Agreement between the Republic of Costa Rica and the Republic of Venezuela for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (May 2, 2001) Agreement between the Government of the Argentine Republic and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments (May 1, 2001) Agreement between Czech Republic and the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 5, 2001) Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (July 8, 2000) Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (September 29, 1999) Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Government of the French Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments (June 18, 1999) Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Costa Rica (June 9, 1999) Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (March 24, 1998) Agreement between the Government of Costa Rica and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (November 26, 1997) Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Mexico (January 1, 1995)

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