On 9 December 2025, Resolution INPI P-583/25 was published in the Official Gazette, through which the Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) introduced two key changes that substantially affect both the scope of trademark examination and the dynamics of the registration procedure in Argentina.

1. Limitation of the ex officio examination

Under this new regulation, the ex officio examination conducted by the National Directorate of Trademarks is now limited to absolute grounds for refusal and matters related to public order. Conflicts involving third-party rights, such as similarity or likelihood of confusion with prior trademarks, will no longer be examined ex officio and may only be addressed if raised by third parties through oppositions or invalidation actions.

This limitation of the ex officio examination is effective immediately and applies to all new trademark applications currently pending, regardless of their procedural stage. As a result, the assessment of potential trademark conflicts now depends largely on the initiative of owners of prior rights.

2. Reorganization of the registration procedure

The Resolution also reorganizes the stages of the registration process by providing that the formal and substantive examination will be carried out prior to publication of the application. If no objections are raised and no oppositions are filed within the statutory 30-day period, the trademark will be granted directly. In the event of an opposition, the existing procedure will continue to apply.

This new procedural framework will enter into force on 1 March 2026 and does not affect the current sequence of the procedure until that date.

These changes are intended to streamline the trademark registration process and significantly reinforce the importance of trademark monitoring by owners of prior rights, who will need to actively oversee new filings and timely assert their rights where appropriate.

We remain available to assist with the analysis of these changes and with the implementation of trademark monitoring and protection strategies in Argentina.

We had the pleasure of attending the 2025 AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama. The event offered an excellent occasion to strengthen relationships with peers, exchange ideas, and engage with the latest discussions shaping the future of intellectual property.

Our firm was represented by Pedro Nicolás Miranda Honaine and Alejandro Rossi.

We were pleased to attend the 2025 INTA Annual Meeting in San Diego. It was a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, expand our professional network, and stay up to date with key developments in the IP field.

Miguel Miranda, Claudia Miranda, Pedro Nicolás Miranda Honaine, and Alejandro Rossi represented our firm at the event.

According to Resolution No. 2024-364, published on August 28, 2024, applicants with pending patent applications claiming priority under the Paris Convention may be notified by the Patent Office to confirm whether the claimed priority has been granted in the country of origin, regardless of the current stage of their application.

This notification will be published in the Patent Gazette and must be responded to within SIXTY (60) days from the date of notification, with no extensions allowed.

Failure to respond will result in the application being considered abandoned.

In July 2024, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) issued Resolution P-295/2024, amending the trademark opposition resolution procedure. This new regulation requires applicants who wish the Trademark Office to decide on pending ratified oppositions to pay a single official fee, regardless of the number of oppositions filed against their application. This fee must be paid within the unextendible deadline for filing a response to the ratification of the opposition, which remains unchanged. Failure to pay the fee will result in the rejection of the application.

The regulation also includes a temporary provision whereby the T.O. will request applicants who had not responded to ratified oppositions which are pending resolution to pay the official fee within the unextendible term of fifteen (15) working days of the notification; otherwise, the application will be rejected. Additionally, no new notifications of ratified oppositions will be issued until this process is completed.

It is important to note that, prior to this resolution, applicants who had received ratified oppositions against their trademark applications were not required to pay any fee nor to express their will for the Trademark Office to render a decision in the opposition process.

This measure aims to reduce the backlog of applications with ratified oppositions awaiting resolution and expedite the overall process.

On August 17, 2023, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) issued Resolution No. 262/2023, extending WIPO’s Digital Access Service (DAS) for priority documents to applications for Trademarks and Industrial Models and Designs.

This resolution will be implemented in two stages:

• As a WIPO DAS Accessing Office, as of September 1, 2023
• As a WIPO DAS Depositing Office, as of November 1, 2023

Official fees for Trademarks, Patents and Designs are to be increased in two stages—in January and March 2023.

Fees for new trademark applications: the new trademark application fee will cover up to twenty goods or services of the selected class. An additional fee will be applied for each good or service as of the twenty-first.

The new official fees will become effective on January 2, 2023.

By means of Resolution 194/202, the National Institute of Industrial Property (ARPTO), has ended the suspension of deadlines and granted a grace period which will end on December 13.

Accordingly, all deadlines will resume on December 14, 2020.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any information about this matter.

The National Institute of Industrial Property (ARPTO) has extended the suspension of all deadlines that were in effect as of March 12th until November 29th, 2020. The ARPTO will have its online filing system open and active for any filings.

During this time our office will operate remotely and we will be able to assist you without interruptions.

The quarantine, in effect from March 20th, has been extended until November 8th .

On the other hand, the National Institute of Industrial Property (ARPTO) extended the suspension of all deadlines that were in effect as of March 12th until November 8th, 2020. The ARPTO will have its online filing system open and active for any filings.

During this time our office will operate remotely and we will be able to assist you without interruptions.