Argentina: Business Environment
Argentina has signed the Paris Convention for the Protection of Intellectual Property, but is not a signatory to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). A company wishing to use a patent is obliged to make a direct request in Argentina within a maximum time limit of one year after the registration of the initial request.
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
Patent Patent Law (1966) |
Initial period of validity of 3 years, may be extended by a period of 20 years in the term of initial period. | |
Trademark Marque Trademark Law (1980) |
10 years, renewable on condition of being marketed within 5 years of registration. |
Trademark Law Treaty |
Design Industrial Model and Design Law (1983) |
5 years, renewable once. | |
Copyright Ley 11.723 (235), Propiedad Intelectual |
Valid for the entire life of the author and 30 years after his/her death. |
Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
Industrial Models Industrial Model and Design Law (1983) |
5 years, renewable once. |
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