By Candela Basilotta and Mariano Peruzzotti On October 13th Resolution 198/2023 of the Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information, controlling authority of the Personal Data Protection Law (“Agency”) was published in the Official Gazette. This Resolution recognizes the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC”) drafted by the Ibero-American Data Protection Network (“Network”) as a valid mechanism […]
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By Mariel Chichisola and Florencia Gutiérrez On June 28th, 2023, writers Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Federal Court (Case 3:23-cv-03223) alleging copyright infringement by ChatGPT. They argued that the AI creates “highly accurate summaries” of their works, and point to such use as unauthorized use of their intellectual property. […]
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By Andrea Sánchez Vicentini, Candela Basilotta and Mariano Peruzzotti The 2024 Budget Bill Recently, the National Congress began the debate on the Budget Bill for the period 2024 introduced by the Executive Branch (the “Budget Bill”). Unexpectedly, the Budget Bill includes an amendment to Personal Data Protection Law No. 25,326 (the “PDPL”) on the sanction’s […]
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By Camila Sirianni. Law 22.362 establishes that the owner of a registered trademark is the sole owner of its exclusive rights (Section 4[1]), having the power to use or authorize its use by third parties. It also imposes penalties for anyone who uses a registered trademark without the owner’s authorization (Section 31, paragraph b[2]). There […]
read moreBy Julieta Espinosa Through the Provision 187/2023 of the National Directorate of Internet Domain Registry (NIC Argentina), it was established the guiding criteria used by analysts for the resolution of disputes regarding registrations of Argentine Higher Level Internet domain names (.AR). The Internet domain registration dispute consists in the process initiated before NIC Argentina through […]
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By Amalia Prieto and Antonella Balbo In the heart of Patagonia near the border with Santa Cruz, in the province of Chubut along the shores of the Lake Musters, lies 51 hectares of vineyards belonging to Otronia Winery. These vineyards have now become a new Geographical Indication (GI) for the Argentine wine industry, known as […]
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By Abril Neiman The 12th of October is historically recognized as the day of race. Today, however, it is known by a name more appropriate: We commemorate the Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity, because society, as a whole, need to recognize and appreciate the different cultures that enrich our world. However, it is well […]
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By Paula Galván In May 2022, the final resolution of a trademark conflict that had started 12 years earlier between Ferrum S.A. de Cerámica y Metalurgia (Ferrum) and Facebook Inc. (Facebook) was made available. The conflict involved trademark oppositions and a cease of use request, brought under the previous trademark law, so the issue was […]
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Written by Mariano Peruzzotti and Josefina Piñeiro On September 4th, 2023, Resolution No. 161/2023 (hereinafter “Resolution”) of the Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information (hereinafter, “AAPI”) was published in the Official Gazette, approving the Program for transparency and personal data protection in the use of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter, the “Program”). The main purpose of […]
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Written by abalbo@ojambf.com The trademarks world is in constant dispute, where brand identity and trademark registration intertwine in a sort of never-ending legal battle. In this sense, Chamber No. I of the Federal Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals witnessed a case[1] where a famous water company called ECO DE LOS ANDES applied for a […]
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