By Mariel Chichisola and Florencia Gutierrez On December 20 th, 2023, the UK Supreme Court ruled on the recognition of artificial intelligence (AI) as a patent inventor in the case of Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. At the center of the dispute was American innovator Stephen Thaler and his creation, an […]
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By Raquel Flanzbaum The article has two main parts: (i) a brief review of the new system of nullity and cancelation action of trademark registrations, introduced by Law 27.444; and (ii) a review of the latest administrative decisions on this matter, which provides a better understanding of the position and criterion currently being adopted by […]
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As from January 15, 2024, the fees corresponding to Internet domains procedures in Nic.ar have been modified, according to Resolution 5/2024 of the Legal and Technical Secretary published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic. The increases are intended to keep the infrastructure necessary for the operation of the DNS in the country and the […]
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By Julieta Pérez Espinosa What is a National Brand? In a world as globalized as the one we live in, the national brand was born as a need to create a country’s own identity in front of the world. Therefore, the national brand is more than a trademark, it is a strategy to capitalize on […]
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By Abril Neiman A bit of history The history of this date goes back to 1960 in the Dominican Republic, when the Mirabal sisters – three political activists – were murdered by the dictatorial government of that time. Two decades later, in 1981, in Bogotá, Colombia, the Latin American feminist movement called women to a […]
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The referenced image is noThe referenced image is not copyrighted, and is included with the intention of referring to the original Christian Louboutin shoes and its iconic red sole as a position trademark par excellence. In which case, if they are not original products, we reiterate the need for protection of these marks by condemning […]
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By Raquel Flanzbaum y Antonella Balbo The ruling of Chamber 1 of the National Court of Appeals in Federal Civil and Commercial Matters dated June 14, 2022, which had confirmed a decision of the Secretary of Domestic Trade closing the file on a complaint for predatory practices brought by Tuteur S.A. (Tuteur) against Millennium Pharmaceuticals […]
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By Mariano Peruzzotti, Candela Basilotta and Andrea Sánchez Vicentini In this article we report the most relevant developments that took place in Latin America on personal data protection recently. (i) Brazil · Public consultation on model clauses: The National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data of Brazil (hereinafter, “ANPDP”) published on August 15 the […]
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By Ojambf New Official Fees On October 26, 2023, the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) issued Regulation No. 2023-351, announcing the modification of official fees effective as from December 1, 2023. In general terms, the new fees represent a significant increase, ranging from 200% to 400% in comparison to the current fees. Regarding […]
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By Juan Carlos Ojam and Camila Sirianni Firstly, the authors highlight the challenges faced by participants in the Intellectual Property (IP) world due to changes brought by the omnipresence of the Internet and social networks, leading to the distortion of national borders. In this new context, the article addresses one of the main challenges in […]
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