Patents Comparative Guide

1 Legal framework

1.1 What are the sources of patent law in your jurisdiction?

• The Paris Convention, regulated by Law 17.011;
• The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, regulated by Law 24.425;
• Article 17 of the Argentine National Constitution;
• The Patent Law (24.481), as further amended by Laws 24.572, 25.859 and 27.444;
• Patent Law Ruling Decree 260/96, as further amended by Decree 403/19;
• Guidelines issued by the National Industrial Property Institute (INPI);
• The Administrative Proceedings National Law (19.549) and its Ruling Decree 1759/72; and
• The resolutions, dispositions and internal memoranda of INPI.

1.2 Who can register a patent?