If you offer services and/or products to consumers or users through standard contracts, be aware that a new regulation is in force which details which clauses will be considered abusive and, therefore, null and void. The Consumer Defense Law punishes abusive clauses included in consumer contracts by providing that such clauses shall be deemed as unwritten […]Continue reading
We are proud of the quality of the professionals at Lerman & Szlak team and their commitment for excellence. In this opportunity we would like to share that after a challenging application process our associate Lucia Suyai Mendiberri was appointed to INTA’s “Internet Committee”; Shirly Galante to the “Trademark Office Practices” and our partner Gabriela […]Continue reading
In 2019, the member countries of MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) took an important step in regional integration by signing an agreement on mutual recognition of digital signatures issued in one of the member countries. However, the entry into force of this instrument is not automatic but requires the ratification of its signatories. This […]Continue reading
Gabriela Szlak, who is a faculty member of Torcuato Di Tella Universiry’s Diploma in Law, Technology and Business, lectured on Data Subjects Rights and the data privacy regimen application Credit Information Services and to Advertising and Direct Marketing, on July 14 and August 11, respectively. The lectures adressed topics such as the privacy challenges posed by […]Continue reading
As of May 29, 2021, suppliers that have web pages or applications should make available a link to the Federal One-Stop Shop[1] for consumer complaints under the caption: “Defense of Consumers. For claims. Enter here” The Federal One-Stop Shop is a national channel for receiving consumer complaints from all over the country and their subsequent referral […]Continue reading
On March 4, 2021, Resolution 8/2021 of the Legal and Technical Secretariat was published in the Official Gazette. This Resolution updated the fees for the services provided by NIC Argentina. For example, the fee for initiating a dispute will be four thousand pesos (ARS $ 4,000). The new fees will be in force as from […]Continue reading
The Brexit transition ended on December 31st, 2020 and impacted directly on the scope of European Community trademarks, which are granted for the territory of the European Union (EU). EU registered trademarks are still in force, and their owners were given a fully equivalent United Kingdom (UK) trademark with a new registration number, at no […]Continue reading
Every January 28 is celebrated the “International Data Privacy Day”, an initiative adopted by the Council of Europe and the European Commission, in commemoration of the execution of the Convention 108 “for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data”. This event aims to raise citizens’ awareness of the importance of […]Continue reading
On December 31, 2020, the Argentine Data Privacy Office ‑Agency for Access to Public Information- issued Resolution 322/2020 (“Resolution 322”) which repealed the inspection procedure foreseen by Disposition 55/2016 and approved the Inspection Guide and the Legal and Technical Guidelines for the Inspection Procedure on Data Privacy matters. The documents approved by Resolution 322 not […]Continue reading
Through Resolution 194/2020, the INPI ordered the resumption of the course of the deadlines of the procedures under its competence that were suspended by INPI Resolution N°16/20 and its successive extensions. Such resumption will operate as of December 14th, 2020. For more information please contact us at [email protected]
