Costa Rican Intellectual Property Registry
English: Registry of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: RIP
Website: www.rnpdigital.com
6 months
- Grant fee: The applicant needs to pay the granted fee when receiving the granted notice.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee for the second year within 2 months from the date of issuance of the granted notice. The payment can be postponed within 6 months after the overdue period, but a penalty of 30% of the annual fee of the current year must be paid at the same time. You can pay the annual fee for more than two years at one time.
- RIP only conducts formality examination of design patent applications. After the formality examination is passed, the opposition period will enter. If there is no opposition, the patent application will be authorized.
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of “due care” accepted as RO.
20 years
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annual Fee: None
Costa Rican Intellectual Property Registry
English: Registry of Intellectual Property, abbreviation: RIP
Website: www.rnpdigital.com
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of “due care” accepted as RO.
no
2-3 years