Today, the Argentine National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) announced Resolution 295/2024, introducing a new fee in opposition procedures for trademarks in Argentina. Starting next week, applicants must pay a fee of ARS 8900 (about USD 9.61) in addition to responding to opponents’ arguments within a 15-working-day period. Failure to pay the fee will result in automatic rejection of the trademark application by the INPI.

The rationale behind this new fee is to address a backlog of maintained oppositions that have not been responded to by applicants, ensuring a clear interest in resolving oppositions. The resolution also includes a transitional clause for dormant applications with pending oppositions, prompting applicants to pay the fee or face rejection.

Key takeaways:

• Respond and pay the fee for pending Argentine applications with oppositions to avoid rejection.
• The new resolution offers a fresh chance to show interest in unresolved and unanswered oppositions by paying the fee.

For any questions on this new regulation and for any assistance with your trademark application status in Argentina, please reach out to us at info@lermanszlak.com.