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Legal Update 2023

Legal Update 2023

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December

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November

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October

Argentine Congress passed the Front-of-Package Labelling Law

By María Luisa Santa María, Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. The Bill on the Promotion of Healthy Eating, also known as the “Front-of-Package Labelling Law” (the “Law”), was passed by the Argentine Congress. The Senate approved the Bill on October 29, 2020. Then, it was approved by the General Legislation, Public Health and Social Action, Consumer Protection, and Industry […]

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Argentina – Improvements for the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation

By Raquel Flanzbaum and Antonella Balbo. On October 14, 2021, the Inter-Institutional Council of Science and Technology (“CICyT” for its acronym in Spanish), issued Administrative Decisions No. 970/2021 and 973/2021, approving the Comprehensive Plan for the Strengthening of the Human Resources of the organizations that form it (“Plan”). We may recall that the National Science, Technology and Innovation […]

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Good Business Practices Guide on Gender and Diversity

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. On October 19, 2021, the Secretariat of Domestic Trade has issued Resolution No. 1040/2021 (“the Resolution”), which approved the Guide on Good Business Practices on Gender and Diversity (“Guide”). The Guide establishes recommendations based on international agreements and on the local experience on how to advertise, establish conditions of care and dignified […]

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News on consumer protection

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. We report the latest developments on consumer protection that have taken place during October 2021. (i) New provisions considered as abusive clauses in consumer contracts On October 1, 2021, Resolution No. 994/2021 (“Resolution 994/2021”) issued by the Secretariat of Domestic Trade (“SCI” for its acronym in Spanish) was published in the Official […]

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Argentine Public authority suffers a security incident

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Josefina Piñeiro. Recently the National Registry of Persons (knowns as “Renaper” which stands for Registro Nacional de las Personas) suffered a security incident that could have compromised personal data of Argentine citizens according. The Renaper is a public agency within the structure of the Ministry of Inner Affairs in charge of keeping records […]

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News on the Viticulture Industry

By Juan Carlos Ojam and Antonella Balbo. We report the latest news concerning the viticulture industry that were recently published in the Official Gazette in Argentina. Authorized varieties for wine elaboration On September 10, 2021, Resolution 21/2021 (“Resolution 21”) of the National Institute of Viticulture (“NIV”) that unifies the authorized varieties for the elaboration of wine was published […]

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Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum – World Trademark Review 1000, the world’s leading trademark professionals

Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum was recognized as Silver Band in the “2022 World Trademark Review 1000 – the world’s leading trademark professionals”. Individual Recognitions:Enforcement and Litigation Category – Congratulations to Juan Carlos Ojam for his Gold Band and to Raquel Flanzbaum for her Silver Band. Prosecution and Litigation Category – Congratulations to Juan Carlos Ojam for his Gold Band and to Mercedes Bullrich, Raquel Flanzbaum, María […]

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Chile: Introduction of provisional patents

By Rosario Mauro. This type of patent applications enables applicants to obtain, in an easy and economical way, a priority date in order to protect the novelty of an invention before public disclosure, without the need to meet other formal requirements imposed on regular patent applications. Provisional applications are especially useful when inventors need to […]

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Chile: non-use trademark cancellation

By Magdalena Sáenz Lavalle. The Chilean Industrial Property Law has been recently modified due to the publication of Law 21,355. One of the most significant changes is the inclusion of the partial or total trademark cancellation action due to lack of use or genericide (generic trademark). According to this change, all trademarks registered in Latin American […]

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Company fined as a consequence of a data breach

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Valentina González Medina. On September 17, 2021, the Agency for Access to Public Information (“AAPI”), controlling authority of Personal Data Protection Law No. 25,326 (“PDPL”), sanctioned Cencosud SA for violating the provisions of the data protection legal framework as a consequence of a security incident. The AAPI became aware of a data breach that […]

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Online supermarket sales must also comply with the Supermarket Shelf regime

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Antonella Balbo. On September 10, 2021, Resolution 926/2021 (“Resolution”) of the Secretariat of Domestic Trade was published in the Official Gazette. The Resolution complements the Supermarket Shelf Law No. 27,545, providing new obligations for online supermarket stores. The Resolution provides that: (I) the products listed in the Resolution shall be displayed on the homepage […]

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Our partner Mariano Peruzzotti on the IAPP VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE

IAPP VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE – Our partner Mariano Peruzzotti will participate as discussion leader in the roundtable “Privacy and the Pandemic”, organized by the IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals.Date: Thursday, 30 September from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST. 

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Front-of-package label bill – By María Luisa Santa María y Mariano Peruzzotti

What is front-of-package warning labeling? This is a bill which purpose is to provide nutritional information that is simple and understandable about packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages. In particular, it seeks to warn consumers about excesses of critical nutrients, namely, sugars, sodium, saturated fat, total fat, and calories. How? Through four resources: Warning labels: The […]

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We were recognized by Great Place to Work

We are extremely proud for the recognition we received from Great Place to Work® Argentina, where we were ranked #6 in the categories “Companies that care in Argentina (SMEs 2021)” and “Best place to work (SMEs 2021)”. In this video Mercedes Bullrich and Raquel Flanzbaum explain how the development of our values ​​and work culture brought us here. Congratulations to […]

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We were selected in two Great Place to Work rankings

We are proud to announce that Great Place to Work® Argentina has recognized Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum as one of the “Companies that Care in Argentina” (SMEs ranking 2021) and as one of the “Best places to work in Argentina” (SMEs ranking 2021). Being agents of change is what moves us, and today we reaffirm our commitment to society. This […]

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Institutional Video – We are Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum

We are a firm specialized in intellectual and industrial property, as well as in any other intangible assets, technology and privacy. We provide comprehensive and innovative legal and business solutions adapted to the specific needs of each of our clients. We are a team. We are a new working culture. We are Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum.

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Gender identity

By Raquel Flanzbaum and Antonella Balbo. On July 20, 2021, the Argentine Government issued Decree 476 where, from now on, ID Cards and Passports must comply with Law No. 26,743 on Gender Identity, permitting non-binary IDs. The key innovations of the Decree are the following: i. The Citizens National Identity Database (“RENAPER” after its acronym in Spanish) must […]

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May

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