6 months
via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
The Costa Rican Patent Office conducts formal and substantive examinations of utility model patent applications. After passing the examination, the Patent Office will publish the Costa Rican patent application. If no opposition arises within the publication period, the patent will be granted.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from earliest priority date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
no
- Authorization Fee: None
- Annual Fee: None
no
20 years
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of “due care” accepted as RO.
6 months
10 years