Practice Areas

Patents

In Argentina, patents are governed by Law No. 24.481 on Patents and Utility Models. This right protects inventions consisting of new products or processes that have industrial applicability and involve an inventive step.

To be patentable, an invention must meet three essential requirements: novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability—meaning it must solve at least one technical problem in a manner that is not obvious to a person skilled in the art.

Patent rights are granted for a non-renewable term of 20 years, counted from the filing date of the application. Having a solid protection strategy — which includes a prior patentability analysis, proper technical drafting, and procedural follow-up before the Argentine Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) — not only ensures market exclusivity but also serves as a strategic asset for the competitiveness and development of any business.

Services

Technical and legal advice on national and international patent matters
Drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications before INPI
State-of-the-art searches and patentability evaluation
Technical support in contentious proceedings, oppositions, and official observations
Patent infringement opinions and Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analyses
Management of licenses, assignments, ownership changes, and other registry actions
Preparation of translations and technical drawings
Strategic support for international protection through the Paris Convention and the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty)
Coordination with foreign patent agents for protection abroad