Buenos Aires, May2019 Argentina- Trademarks Important Information on New Mandatory Declarations of Use Please be informed thatnew mandatory declarations of use have been recently implemented in Argentina’s Trademark Law N° 22.362, effective June 3, 2019. A declaration of use is now required for all trademarks between their fifth and sixth anniversary from the registration date.…

Based on Celia Lerman’s presentation to the AMDIA-CACE about privacy legislation in Argentina, presented in the University of San Andres, November 8th, 2018. Text below in Spanish. E- Commerce Es mi turno ahora hablar de las repercusiones de estos cambios de la legislación de privacidad en el e-commerce. Para poder analizar en el tema, quiero…

As companies grow, intellectual property portfolios also grow. The set of all intangible rights may include trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names, data protection, and other related rights. When the company is faced with a special event, such as an investment process, a purchase by another company, a large contract or a change of control or…

On January 11, 2018, Argentina’s executive power released Decree 27/2018, which impacted substantially on IP regulations, focusing on trademarks, patents and industrial designs.  It is important to note that, although the Decree was released to take effect on the next day, January 12, 2018, Argentina’s Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) has not yet issued the…

Today I met with the managing director of one of the most important start-up accelerators in Buenos Aires. When I introduced myself as a lawyer working with Intellectual Property and Startups, he was surprised. “IP and Start-ups – How do they intersect, if at all?” It was a great question. As an investor in early-stage…