We are pleased to share that our partner Celia Lerman has been selected as one of the participants in Santander W50 Argentina, a global initiative led by Santander aimed at fostering and strengthening female leadership.
In the context of the recent agreement with the United States, the Argentine Executive Branch has repealed the guidelines for the examination of patentability of pharmaceutical inventions that had been in force since 2012, bringing about a significant change in the local patent system.
The following article was written by Gabriela Szlak, Luciano N. Gutman and Delfina Bianchi and published in the Latin American Digest of the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals). The original version in Spanish can be read here.
We are pleased to share that our partners Celia Lerman and Gabriela Szlak will be attending the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting, taking place in London, UK, from May 2–6, 2026.
Since February 24, this regulation, issued by Argentine Copyright Office, establishes a Voluntary Administrative Mediation Procedure, whose objective is to provide a technical and free instance to solve fees controversies between collective management organizations and users.
Through INPI Resolution P-063/2026, the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has introduced a structural modification to the notification regime applicable to proceedings before the Argentine Trademark Office. As of March 1, 2026, electronic notification to the user’s electronic address becomes the central mechanism of the system and replaces notifications previously made through publication in the Trademark Gazette.
Over the past few months, the regulation of the Withdrawal Button (Botón de Arrepentimiento) and the Service Cancellation Button (Botón de Baja de Servicios) has evolved to better reflect e-commerce reality, seeking to strike a balance between consumer rights and companies’ operational needs.
The 2026 edition of the IAM Patent 1000 ranking once again highlighted the work of our team, recognizing Lerman & Szlak among the leading patent law firms in Argentina and internationally.
On February 5, 2026, the United States and Argentina signed a trade and investment agreement that includes commitments to modernize the Argentine intellectual property system, particularly with regard to patents, while also facilitating the exchange of digital services between the signatory countries.
Nos complace compartir que el equipo de IT, Protección de Datos Personales e Inteligencia Artificial, liderado por nuestra socia Gabriela Szlak, ha sido incluido en la edición 2026 del ranking Lexology 100: Data, una guía global que destaca a los principales estudios jurídicos del mundo en materia de derecho de datos.
