After having successful individual legal practices, Zürcher, Montoya & Zürcher (1936) and Bufete Odio & Raven(1960), decided to combine their strengths to form the ZÜRCHER ODIO & RAVEN Law Firm with the sole purpose of improving the portfolio of legal services offered and to be able to fulfill the demanding needs of their clientele. ZÜRCHER ODIO & RAVEN represents large and mediumsize companies both national and multinational, professional associations, financial institutions, public offices and individuals. It keeps contact and maintains excellent relations with other law Firms located in the main cities of North America, Europe and other countries. Along with the aid of its administrative and staff personnel, this is a well organized Firm of lawyers committed to render quality services.

Zurcher, Montoya & Zurcher a division of ZurcherOdio & Raven is dedicated to the practice of Intellectual Property and has being acknowledged as one of the law Firms of greatest growth,prestige and professionalism distinguished for its teamwork where both partners and associates are highly committed to their clients and have been able to maintain long lasting relationships with the majority of them.

Asociaciones Asociación de Profesionales en Propiedad Intelectual de Costa Rica (APPICR) Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA) Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Industrial (ASIPI) Cámara de Comercio de Costa Rica Cámara de Comercio Americana de Costa Rica (AMCHAM)

In general, Costa Rica has updated its legislation regarding the protection of registered trademarks, patents and intellectual property accordingly to international standards. Our Firm has paid special attention to this field and has developed a growing practice in the areas related with intellectual and industrial property rights.

The activities that the Firm has developed in this area include every aspect concerning intellectual and industrial property: registering trademarks, commercial names, slogans, guarantees of region of origin, author rights, patents, models and designs and design sketches. The services offered by the Firm in this area include those related with registers (local and international registers, granting of licenses, presenting contest and appeals, etc) as well as legal opinions and proactive defense of rights, such as imposition of rights and processing of illegal copying of registered trademarks or of software. Each lawsuit related with the protection and imposition of intellectual and industrial property rights is oriented in both scopes, the administrative and the judicial and the Firm has been successful particularly in introducing and obtaining protection for registered trademarks that are well known and had not been previously registered in Costa Rica.