Costa Rica: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$535 for one class, plus US$520 for each further class. Costa Rica is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Costa Rica is a leading import market for medical apparatus (class 10) and paper and printed matter (class 16). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of medical apparatus (class 10) and dates, pineapples, avocados and mangoes.
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
In colour: goods where Costa Rica is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where Costa Rica is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$535 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$50 in official fees and about US$485 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$520). Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Costa Rica is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Costa Rica's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$2.9bn), vehicles (class 12, US$2.2bn), machines (class 7, US$1.5bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$1.0bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$1.0bn), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$706m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$585m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$541m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$463m) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$420m). Within its region, it stands out for medical apparatus (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), paper and printed matter (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), rubber and plastics (#6 in Latin America and the Caribbean), wines and spirits (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean), meat, dairy and preserved foods (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean) and beer and soft drinks (#8 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for vehicles (37% a year), beer and soft drinks (22% a year) and leather goods and bags (19% a year). Foreign applicants filed 7,090 trademark classes in Costa Rica in 2024 - #9 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Costa Rica's exports of goods came to US$24.1bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were medical and surgical instruments (US$7.1bn, 29% of its exports, #7 in the world), integrated circuits (chips) (US$2.2bn, 9% of its exports, #16 in the world), orthopaedic and hearing aids (US$2.1bn, 9% of its exports, #12 in the world), dates, pineapples, avocados and mangoes (US$1.7bn, 7% of its exports, #3 in the world), bananas (US$1.4bn, 6% of its exports, #5 in the world), food preparations (US$887m, 4% of its exports, #19 in the world), coffee (US$448m, 2% of its exports, #22 in the world), insulated wire and cable (US$350m, 1% of its exports, #48 in the world), fruit or nut juices (US$262m, 1% of its exports, #21 in the world) and electrical switches and connectors (US$232m, 1% of its exports, #41 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were medical apparatus (class 10, US$9.4bn, #9 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$3.3bn, #45 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$1.3bn, #33 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$685m, #43 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$493m, #51 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$337m, #52 in the world), agricultural products (class 31, US$268m, #46 in the world), machines (class 7, US$176m, #74 in the world), paints (class 2, US$142m, #41 in the world) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$119m, #68 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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