We protect your ideas.We support your projects.
Based in Costa Rica and working across five Central American countries, we are a firm with a solid track record in intellectual property, dedicated to protecting the value of your trademarks, creations and innovations.
We also advise on corporate, employment, immigration, real estate and notary law. We support individuals and companies with close attention, strategic vision and legal solutions that answer to their goals.
What do you need to solve?
Pick your case. We show you which service covers it and how we start.
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How it looks registered
Intellectual property
Trademark, patent, copyright and industrial design registration, with trademark watch.
How we start
- A first conversation to understand your case.
- We review your documents and tell you what is missing.
- We send you a proposal with the work plan.
- We carry out the process and keep you posted.
Trademark specialists.
Monserrat Alfaro has spent over 20 years in intellectual property. We register and defend trademarks, patents and regulated products.
- Trademark and trade name registration
- Invention patents and utility models
- Copyright
- Industrial designs
- Trademark watch and renewals
- Oppositions and trademark defense
How a trademark is registered in Costa Rica
- SearchWe check that your mark is available before you invest in it.
- FilingWe file the application with the Intellectual Property Registry.
- ExaminationThe Registry reviews form and substance; we answer any objection.
- NoticeThe application is published in La Gaceta, the official gazette.
- OppositionThird parties have two months to oppose. If they do, we defend you.
- RegistrationYour mark is recorded and you get the certificate. It lasts 10 years and renews.
One firm, five countries.
Your trademark or product, registered across the region with one point of follow-up coordinated from San José and adapted to each country’s rules.
Office in Barrio Dent, San José. Trademarks, patents and sanitary registration in all five countries.
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
All your legal work, one office.
Once you register a trademark, you soon need a company, contracts, payroll or a property. We handle it here, with the team that already knows your case.
For your brand and product
For your business
- Corporate lawCompany formation, contracts and corporate restructuring.
- Public procurement (SICOP)Selling to the State: tender analysis, SICOP, appeals and contract performance.
- Administrative litigationRepresentation against State institutions.
- Employment lawDismissals, severance, contracts and Ministry of Labor proceedings.
- Consumer lawManaging risk with your customers and products.
- Associations and foundationsFormation and ongoing compliance.
For you and your family
- Notary and registryWeddings, property and vehicle transfers, certifications and signature authentication.
- Real estate lawPurchases and sales, leases, due diligence and title regularization.
- ImmigrationImmigration status in Costa Rica for individuals and companies.
- Litigation and arbitrationCourt cases, arbitration and mediation in commercial, contract or civil disputes.
- Criminal lawDefense at every stage of criminal proceedings.
Do you run a company?
We work with you all year: your trademark, the company and its books, contracts with clients and suppliers, payroll and consumer complaints. A team that knows your business and reminds you before each deadline.
Talk to us about your company
Monserrat Alfaro Solano
Founding partner
She has devoted her career to protecting innovation and business growth in Costa Rica and Central America.
- Over 20 years advising national and international companies.
- Specialist in trademarks, patents, sanitary registration and corporate law.
- Former coordinator of the Intellectual Property Commission of the Costa Rican Bar Association.
- Member of INTA, ASIPI and APPICR.
Close to every case.
A team that knows you by name, follows your matter from start to finish and keeps fees reasonable, so legal advice is something you use often and not only when there is a problem.
Raquel Pardo
Paralegal
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Inés Amador
Legal assistant
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Camila Delgado
Legal assistant
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Stephanie Zúñiga
Treasury
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Carolina Argüello Bogantes
Of Counsel
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Common questions
How long does it take to register a trademark in Costa Rica?
It depends on whether the Registry raises objections or someone opposes. The process includes examination, publication in La Gaceta and a two-month opposition period. In the first consultation we give you an estimate for your case.
How long is my trademark protected?
A Costa Rican registration lasts 10 years from the date it is recorded and can be renewed indefinitely. We remind you before it expires.
Can you register my trademark in other countries?
Yes. We handle trademark, patent and product registrations in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Do you work with individuals or only companies?
Both. Besides companies, we handle notary, real estate, immigration, employment and criminal matters for individuals.
Can you help me set up a company?
Yes. We form the company, register it with the National Registry, legalize its books and explain its yearly obligations, such as the corporate tax and the beneficial ownership filing.
Do you handle Costa Rican residency?
Yes. We prepare the file with the General Directorate of Migration for temporary and permanent residency, work permits and renewals.
Do you review a property before I buy it?
Yes. Before you sign, we check the title, survey plan, liens and who can sell at the National Registry, and then prepare the purchase deed.
How much does it cost?
Every case is different. Tell us what you need and we will reply with a proposal before we start.
Tell us about your case.
We reply as soon as we can. Your information is confidential and only used to answer your request.
- Address
- Barrio Dent, Avenida 15, Calle 39. San José, Costa Rica.
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- +506 4001-8651