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Palacio & Asociados provides comprehensive advice for filing and obtaining Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models in Argentina. Our team drafts and files patent applications in all areas of technology, carries out patent searches, provides advice on patentability and infringements, prepares oppositions, appeals and cancellation proceedings.
Our team of Engineers and Attorneys at law will provide assistance in areas of mechanical technology, electricity, chemistry, biotechnology, genetic engineering, informatics, microelectronics, optics, telecommunications as well as designs related to fashion law.
In Palacio & Asociados, we assist our clients through the entire process of obtaining a patent registration. From the initial search, drafting the application and the claims, filing the applications, wording of transfer and license agreements, watch services on patent applications, freedom to operate opinions and the payment of annuities for third parties.
Our country follows an absolute novelty system in accordance with the Paris Agreement and, therefore, if the subject matter of the invention has not been disclosed, it may be possible to obtain protection through a patent.
In relation to priority rights and novelty requirements, please note the following:
♦ If the PCT application was filed less than twelve months ago, it can be filed claiming the priority (either a PCT or a national/provisional application), according to Paris Convention.
♦ If the PCT application was filed more than twelve months ago but has not been published yet and novelty has not been harmed in any manner, then the application can be filed, without invoking priority rights.
♦ If the PCT application was filed more than twelve months ago, and it has already been published, it is pointless to file the application in Argentina since novelty has already been harmed by said publication.