On December 13, 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Justice and Peace signed a landmark validation agreement that will allow European patents to be recognized as national patents in Costa Rica upon payment of a validation fee. This...
Latam Hub
Understanding the Andean Opposition Protocol
During a recent administration program of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the national industrial property offices of Peru, Colombia and Ecuador signed a new case management protocol for the Andean Opposition. The purpose of the Protocol is to...