What's
New in Commerce
The
Language of Trade
The
US and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
The
Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition (BASC)
Bilateral
Treaties in Force Between the United States and Costa Rica
U.S.
Investor Attitude Study (Nov 1998) Pros and Cons of Investing in Costa Rica
Electronic Commerce / Comercio Electrónico
Free
Trade Area of the Americas E-Commerce Site (FTAA)
Biotechnology
Department
of State Biotechnology Page
Union
of Concerned Scientists Biotechnology Page
Tropical
Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)
Intellectual Property
Rights
U.S. Government &
International Organizations
U.S.
Department of State - Fundamentals of Intellectual Property - US Government
documents and links
The
U.S. Copyright Office
The
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
United
States Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property
Section (CCIPS)
World
Intellectual Property Organization
World
Trade Organization Intellectual Property Page
Academic Institutions
Franklin
Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property Mall - lots of valuable documents
and links
Cornell
University Legal Information Institute
Stanford
University - Copyright and Intellectual Property
University
of Washington School of Law Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual
Property
Non-Governmental Organizations
American
Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section
American
Intellectual Property Law Association
American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Broadcast
Music Incorporated
Business
Software Alliance
International
Intellectual Property Alliance
Motion
Picture Licensing Corporation
Music
Publishers Association
National
Writers Union
Software
& Information Industry Association
Property Investing in Costa Rica
Property
Rights and Foreign Investment in Costa Rica (Jan ,1998) - a special Embassy report
Interested
in Beach Land? Know the Rules(Mar,1998) - An article from the Tico Times newspaper
Squatters
Are One of Landowners' Biggest Headaches, But They Can Be Avoided(Mar, 1998)
-
from the Tico Times
Free Trade Area of the Americas
Official
Site of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
Free
Trade and The Summit of the Americas - A special US Publication with
policy statements, articles, and more
Fact
Sheet on the Free Trade Agreement for the Americas (FTAA)
AmericasNet
- Summit of the Americas Center
Trade &
Business Services / Servicios de Negocios
Commercial
Section of the U.S. Embassy San Jose
The
Costa Rican American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
List
of Chambers of Business and Industry in Costa Rica
The
Business Anti-Smuggling Coalition (BASC) / La Coalición Empresarial
Anti-Contrabando
Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
U.S.
Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
U.S.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
U.S.
International Trade Commission
U.S.
Department of Treasury
U.S.
Export-Import Bank
Costa Rican Institutions / Instituciones
Costarricenses
Costa
Rica Office of Investment and Trade Development Board (CINDE)
Costa
Rica Chamber of Exporters
Central
Bank of Costa Rica (Spanish)
Embassy
of Costa Rica Washington, DC
Business Advocacy Groups
AmericasNet
- Summit of the Americas Center
America
Leads on Trade
The
Business Roundtable
USA*Engage
Council
of the Americas
The
US Chamber of Commerce
The
Center for International Private Enterprise
Multilateral Organizations
Organization
of American State Trade Unit
The
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Inter-American
Development Bank
International
Finance Corporation
International
Monetary Fund
Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency
Organization
of American States
United
Nations System
United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
The
World Bank
Academic Sources
University
of Texas LANIC
Center
for Latin American Capital Markets
Institute
for International Economics
National
Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
Political
Database of the Americas, Georgetown University
Institute
of the Americas
