Legal Update 2023

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October

Trademarks – The importance of expressing grievances

By Belén Sorrentino and Sol Baudino. The Federal Civil and Commercial Court upheld the decision of the lower court, which rejected the claim filed by Mr. Diego Ezequiel Méndez seeking the revocation of the Resolution of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI by its acronym in Spanish). The resolution refused the trademark application for […]

Qatar 2022 and Ambush Marketing

Is your organization setting up an advertisement referring to the World Cup? Companies that may want to be associated with the World Cup should pay attention to the possible legal contingencies.Therefore, in this video, we will talk about #AmbushMarketing. At Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum we have extensive experience in the matter. Contact us for more information!

The Argentine Supreme Court did not grant a request for the right to be forgotten

We share with you an article written by our partner Mariano Peruzzotti that was published in a supplement of La ley Privacidad.

By Raquel Flanzbaum. Gender tells a lot about how important D&I really is for an organization. Although it is not the only factor to consider (as ethnicity, age, culture, disability and sexual orientation are other tools of analysis), in these post-pandemic days it is useful to review the gender issue in organization and what changes, […]

By Mariano Peruzzotti. A new draft bill on personal data protection (“Draft Bill”) was officially released on September 12, 2022, and individuals and organizations may submit their comments to the text until September 30. On August 2022, the Argentine Agency of Access to Public Information, supervisory authority of the Argentine Data Protection Law (“DPA”), has initiated […]

By Abril Neiman and Camila Sirianni. The Federal Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals confirmed the First Instance decision that declared the non-registrability of the descriptive trademark HEPATIC, and rejected the cancellation action on grounds of lack of use over the opponent’s trademark LORHEPATIC. After seven years, Chamber II of the Court of Appeals declared […]

By Andrea Sanchez Vicentini and Mateo Darget. The Chamber M of the Court of Appeals ordered the defendant to delete from all his devices the videos containing intimate material of the victim within 48 hours of notification. The plaintiff filed a complaint against her ex-partner at the Office of Domestic Violence (hereinafter “ODV”). There she […]

By Julieta Pérez Espinosa. In the recent case “Marketing Externo SA c. Telecom Personal SA s/ Damages” (File No. 23,837/2017) dated August 10, 2022, Chamber G of the National Court of Civil Appeals confirmed the sentence that admitted the claim for damages, for the unauthorized use of the song “Magic City” from “Tan Bionica” in an […]

By Delfina Sejas, Andrea Sanchez Vicentini and Mateo Darget. We are weeks away from the beginning of a new soccer World Cup, an event that draws the attention of millions of people around the world. Qatar 2022 will host the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup. On several occasions, companies develop advertising campaigns related […]

Our partner Mariano Peruzzotti will moderate Session 1: “Agility v. vulnerabilities and privacy requirements” of PrivacyRules‘ Live Webinar “Fintech in LATAM: where growth meets compliance & security”, together with well-recognized speakers from all over the region. Date: September 28, 2022, at 9 am COT. Register at:https://bit.ly/3QK91edhttps://bit.ly/3Qcnu24 Session 1: FinTech in LatAm: agility v. vulnerabilities and privacy requirements Moderator:• Mariano […]

Our senior associate Paula Galvan will be moderating the Table Topic “Well-known Trademarks” at INTA’s 2022 Trademark Administrators and Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting. The discussion will take place on September 13, 2022, from 1:05 to 2:20 PM, in Virginia, USA. See you there!

BeNewsVideo #3 – LATAM

Welcome to our video series where we tell you about the latest news in the world of intellectual property, technology, and data privacy. In this special edition, we’ll talk about the latest news regarding Latin America. For more information, you can access our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3nwcz7v.See you in the next edition!

We are proud to announce that our partners Mercedes Bullrich and Juan Carlos Ojam have been recognized by Who’s Who Legal in the following categories: – Mercedes Bullrich: Global Leader – IP – Trademark Agents and Attorneys 2022.– Juan Carlos Ojam: Global Leader – IP – Trademarks 2022 ¡Congratulations! We invite you to read our firm’s full profile at: https://lnkd.in/dBkiE8gn

We are proud to announce that our partners Juan Carlos Ojam and Raquel Flanzbaum were recognized by Chambers and Partners in the following categories: Juan Carlos Ojam: Band 1 – Intellectual Property, Argentina. Raquel Flanzbaum: Band 4 – Intellectual Property, Argentina. Congratulations! We invite you to read Chambers’ full review of our firm: https://lnkd.in/ddRqNnxk

We are proud to announce that our partner Mariano Peruzzotti was ranked by Chambers and Partners in the following category:– Mariano Peruzzotti: Up and Coming – TMT (Telecoms, Media, Technology) – Argentina.¡Congratulations! We invite you to read Chambers’ full review of our firm: https://lnkd.in/ddRqNnxk

By Belen Recchini and Antonella Balbo. On August 16, 2022, the National Administration of Medicines, Food, and Technology (ANMAT, for its acronym in Spanish), approved through Provision No. 6431/2022, the “Guide for the sanitary authorization of cannabis-based plant products and their by-products intended for use and application in human medicine” (Guide), in line with Resolution […]

By Andrea Sanchez Vicentini. A District Court in the Province of Tucumán granted a request for a preventive seizure of assets on a cryptocurrency exchange platform. The request was based on a promissory note without objection issued in March 2022 for the amount of USD 5,000 that was not canceled by the debtor. The Court […]

By Camila Sirianni and Olivia Molina. “What is the meaning of art?” The eternal question that seems to have no answer, adds a new concern to its enigma: who is the real author of an art work, is it the one who comes up with the idea or the one that brings the idea to […]

By Antonella Balbo and Delfina Sejas. In this article, we comment on a recent ruling of the Federal Civil and Commercial Chamber related to the trademark BUENOS AIRES, that analyzes common use elements and their weakness in trademark matters. Can a trademark holder have rights over a term that is considered of common use? This […]

By Delfina Sejas and Mateo Darget. On August 13, 2022, Córdoba´s Judicial System (from now onwards, “the System”) stopped working after receiving a cyberattack. As a result, the authorities filed a criminal complaint and the Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office began to investigate the case. The attack was carried out by means of a “malware”, type ransomware. […]

By Amalia Prieto and Sol Baudino. On November 3, 2021, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), decided to declare unfounded the opposition formulated by CHOCOLATE COLONIAL S.A. (Op. N° 623.815) against the Trademark application submitted by RAMDEL S.R.L. in class 30. Initially, RAMDEL S.R.L had applied for the aforementioned mixed trademark in order to […]

By Delfina Sejas and Andrea Sanchez Vicentini. In August, the Agency for Access to Public Information announced that it will begin the process of reforming the Data Protection Law No 25.326 which was enacted in 2000. To that end, it was announced that they will offer the possibility of new spaces for debate with public […]

Lawyer’s Day – August 29

We wish a happy day to all lawyers. In this video, Mariel Chichisola, Camila Sirianni, Belén Recchini and Antonella Balbo tell us what they like the most about this profession.

BeNewsVideo #2 – Argentine Front-of-Package Labelling Law

Welcome to our video series where we tell you about the latest news in the world of intellectual property, technology, and data privacy. In this special, edition we’ll talk about the Argentine front-of-package labelling law. For more information about this news, you can access our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/dqiCgS4a.See you in the next edition!

Legal Update 2023