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.
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.
10 years
- Licensing Fee: None.
- Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year in the first year from the application date. The annual fee before the granted should be paid after the granted, and the subsequent annual fee can be paid every three years.
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
Filing Language: Spanish
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Spanish translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Spanish translation
- Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
Filing Language: Spanish
via Paris Convention Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
- Power of Attorney
- small entity declaration
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
no
15 years, the initial protection is 5 years, and can be renewed for 2 times after the expiration, with a maximum of 15 years.
Restoration of priority will not be accepted.
4-6 months