The Costa Rican National Congress recently published in the Official Gazette N° 225 on November 23, 2011 the Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).This Protocol sets forth an amendment and the inclusion of Article 31 bis and the Annex to the TRIPS Agreement after Article 73. Article [...]

For the past two decades, patent regimes have undergone important changes which purpose has been to strengthen patent rights and to reinforce exclusive rights granted to the patent holders, increasing their coverage and facilitating their enforcement. Historical background In most of Latin American countries, the enforcement of intellectual property rights was never a priority to [...]