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Trademark registration in Argentina
Trademark fees
Fees associated with filing trademark applications in Argentina as well as other trademark fees are available in the fee?calculator.
Multiple class
A separate trademark application must be filed for each class in Argentina.
Minimum of filing documents in Argentina
? request to register a trademark;
? name and address of the applicant(s);
? images of mark (except for word marks, five clear prints are required);
? specifications of goods and services.
Requirements for the Power of Attorney
The notarized and legalized by apostil or by Argentine Consul Power of Attorney may be provided within 40 business days from filing trademark application in Argentina.
Priority document
The certified copy of the priority document must be provided within 90 days from filing an Argentine trademark application. The Certified translation thereof into Spanish may be provided later.
Validity term
The validity of a trademark in Argentina is 10 years starting from the application filing date.
Opposition period
The opposition period for Argentine trademark application is 30 days from the publication of an application.
Renewal
The trademark in Argentina may be renewed an unlimited number of times every 10 years. For further renewal of a trademark an applicant must submit sworn Declaration of Use.
Use requirement
The trademark in Argentina may be subject to cancellation if it has not been used within 5 years from registration.
Whether the trademark attorney is required
Foreign persons must perform any trademark prosecution in Argentina through an agent, a registered Argentine patent attorney.
What can be registered as a trademark in Argentina.
The following may be registered as trademarks in Argentina: words, drawings, emblems, monograms, engravings, stampings, seals, images, bands, combinations of colors applied at a specific location on the product or on the packages, wrappings, packages, the combination of letters and numbers, letters and numbers on account of their special design; advertising slogans, contours having the capacity to distinguish and any other sign with such capacity.
Yes | Price includes trademark office fees |
10 | Protection Period (years) |
yes | Multiple classes possible |
1 | Number of classes included |
€ 405.00 | Price for additional class |
No | miscellaneous |
€1050.00 incl. official fees
The registration process begins filing an application before the Argentinean Trademark and Patent Office, after in about one month; the Argentinean PTO will make a preliminary examination to verify if the application complies with the formal requirements. Whether the application is in order its publication in the Argentinean Intellectual Property Gazette, otherwise it will make an observation.
Third parties will have 30 labor days after publication date for presenting oppositions. If oppositions are made then the opposition procedure will start. If there are no oppositions the Argentinean PTO will perform the final examination and decide whether the trademark is granted or denied.
How long does a trademark registration take?
Normally, the procedure takes between 16 and 18 months depending on contingencies that may arise in it.
What events can happen in registration process?
Office action: If the Argentinean PTO do not have the correct information or lacks documents in the application to proceed with the process, It make a request for information, which should be answered within a period of ten labor days. If the response to office action is not filed before the due date the Argentinean PTO would declare the application abandoned.
Opposition: If the application complies with all formal requirements, the Argentinean PTO makes it public, so those who believe the new trademark violate any of their rights can present an opposition.
In Argentina the oppositions can't be responded. The applicant has a year to try the withdrawal of the opposition through friendly negotiation. If the negotiation fails, the Argentinean PTO declares the application abandoned.
Reconsideration and appeal: The Argentinean PTO may grant or deny registration of new trademark. If deny, the applicant can file a reconsideration or an appeal in order to change the Argentinean PTO decision. There will be no certainty of trademark registration if unresolved resources are pending.
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