Which is the competent authority for patent applications in Argentina

Argentine Industrial Property Institute

English: Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial, Abbreviation: INPI

Website: Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial | Argentina.gob.ar

Argentine invention patent search: Buscar patentes de invención o modelos de utilidad | Argentina.gob.ar

A 12-month novelty grace period is available if the invention is disclosed by the applicant or its agent in any form of communication within one year of the filing date or priority date, or exhibited at a national/international exhibition. Appropriate evidence must be submitted at the time of application.

yes

no

no

2 years

20 years

Restoration of priority will not be accepted.

yes. If several designs belong to the same class in the Locarno Classification, a maximum of 20 designs may be included.

A 12-month novelty grace period is available if the invention is disclosed by the applicant or its agent in any form of communication within one year of the filing date or priority date, or exhibited at a national/international exhibition. Appropriate evidence must be submitted at the time of application.