Costa Rica trademark search

PlannedIntellectual Property Registry, National Registry of Costa Rica

How to search and register a trademark in Costa Rica, from official sources. Signa has no records covering Costa Rica yet.

Search the Intellectual Property Registry, National Registry of Costa Rica register

WIPO Publish (Sistema de consulta WIPO Publish) is Intellectual Property Registry, National Registry of Costa Rica's own search tool.

Tool: WIPO Publish (Sistema de consulta WIPO Publish)
Search by: word mark, applicant name, representative name, application number, registration number, gazette number, priority number, filing, publication, registration and priority dates, Nice class, Vienna class, applicant country, status
Languages: Spanish, English
Free: Yes
Account required: No
Limits: Word search only, not phonetic; the data is a copy of the registry refreshed every 30 minutes, and a captcha is asked again after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Open the Registro Nacional's online services (rnpdigital.com, Servicios en línea), choose the trademark and patent consultation service and accept the terms of use.
Confirm the captcha, then open the Marcas y otros Signos tab; switch between Español and English at the top if needed.
For a simple search, type the name in Palabra contiene (denominación); put terms in quotes for an exact search.
For an advanced search, filter by application or registration number, names, dates, Nice or Vienna class, country or status.

What Intellectual Property Registry, National Registry of Costa Rica requires, as the official sources below state it.

How to file: National application at the Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual
Local representative required for applicants abroad: Yes
Classification: Nice Classification
Application fee: USD 50 for registration of a mark in each class (payable in colones at the official exchange rate)
Renewal fee: USD 50 per mark; USD 25 surcharge for renewal in the six-month grace period
Fees as of: 2008 (USD)
Opposition: 2 months from the first publication of the notice of the application in the official gazette (pre-registration)
Term: 10 years from the registration date, renewable for 10 years at a time
Non-use: Open to cancellation after 5 years without use

An applicant or owner domiciled outside Costa Rica must be represented by an agent (mandatario) domiciled in Costa Rica; a power of attorney granted abroad must be authenticated (Law No. 7978, Articles 82 and 82 bis).
After examination, the application notice is published three times in the official gazette at the applicant's cost (Article 15).
Costa Rica is not a party to the Madrid Protocol, so protection is obtained by a national application.

International

Costa Rica is not a member of the Madrid Protocol, so an international registration through WIPO cannot designate it.

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Checked 2026-11-12.