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  • Costa Rica to become the Seventh Validation State at the EPO

    14 January 2025

    Costa Rica has recently signed a landmark validation agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO). This means that Costa Rica will soon become the first country in Central America to allow European patents to be validated within its jurisdiction. Once the validation agreement is in force, Costa Rica will become the seventh EPO validation state, […]

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