Amendments To Trademark Law

On May 27, 2019, the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INAP) issued Resolution No. 123/2019, which introduces various amendments to the Argentinean Trademark Law. The amendments include new declaration of use requirements, modifications to renewal terms, time-extensions to respond to Office actions, and increases in official fees. The amendments are intended to gradually clear the Argentinean Register of marks that are not in use, shorten the response period, and conform Argentinean renewal deadlines with the Madrid Protocol.

The resolution requires trademark holders to file mid-term declarations of use between the fifth and sixth year of registration for trademarks registered on or after January 12, 2013. The resolution also provides a grace period until January 12, 2020 to file the mid-term use declarations for registrations that are already past or close to the sixth-year deadline.