Why a power of attorney?
According to Costa Rican legislation, foreign applicants (either legal or natural persons) without residence in Costa Rica require to appoint an agent with sufficient power of attorney to handle their trademark business in Costa Rica before judicial or administrative authorities.
What is the scope of a Power of Attorney?
A single power of attorney can be limited to just certain types of acts (for instance, renewals or oppositions), specific marks or be comprehensive of the entire person's trademark portfolio. Basically, here is a wide range of limitations and conditions that may be attractive to foreign applicants or trade mark owners. Feel free to discuss with your agent your needs, in order to come up with the solution that best fits your requirements.
Be advised that under most circumstances standardized power of attorney forms contain no limitations. Thus, a single power of attorney can be used to file multiple applications during an indeterminate period of time.
What are the formalities required to execute a Power of Attorney?
A single notarized power of attorney can be used to handle indefinitely a person’s entire trademark portfolio in Costa Rica for judicial and administrative matters (e.g., before the Courts or the Trademark Office).
Currently, the only mandatory requirement is notarization of the person’s signature or its agent, in case of legal persons.
In the past, all powers of attorney executed abroad required to undergo the costly and time-consuming process of consular legalization. However, this is no longer the case since the year 2008.
How to complete the Power of Attorney form?
If you have any difficulties filling out or completing the information on our power of attorney form, please contact us for assistance.
Also, please download the following example 
, which also contains further explanations.
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You can download two versions of our standard power of attorney form. One in .pdf format and in Microsoft Office .doc format:
- Download Power of Attorney in PDF format
- Download Power of Attorney in Microsoft Word .doc format
The .pdf version might require special software in order to modify. The .doc version can be easily modified, but may be subject to loss of formatting.
