Argentine Industrial Property Institute
English: Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial, Abbreviation: INPI
Website: Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial | Argentina.gob.ar
Argentina Utility Model Patent Search: Buscar patentes de invención o modelos de utilidad | Argentina.gob.ar
15 years
15 years
Inventions under the via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."
no
10 years
PRV conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The formality examination lasts for about 4 months, and the substantive examination does not need to be submitted by the applicant to start, and the examination is carried out automatically. After the actual examination is over, the applicant will receive the final granted notice.
A request for substantive examination of a Colombian PCT application must be filed within six months of publication of the application. Applications can be accelerated through the Patent Prosecution Highway.
no
The novelty of the invention shall not be affected if the invention is disclosed directly or indirectly due to the following reasons within 6 months before the filing of the application:
The BPO conducts formality examination of design patent applications.
DGIP only conducts formality examination of the design application, and after the examination, it will be published and enter a 3-month opposition period. Only in the case of an opposition, substantive examination takes place within six months of the opposition closing.
yes. Multiple designs may be included in one design application.
10 years
no
no
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.