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Law on Patents and Utility Models (Consolidated Text of Law No. 24.481 of May 23, 1995, as amended by Law No. 24.572 of September 28, 1995, approved by Decree No. 260 of March 20, 1996), Argentina

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Year of Version 1996 Dates Consolidated: March 20, 1996 Amended: October 23, 1995 Published: September 20, 1995 Promulgated: May 23, 1995 Adopted: March 30, 1995 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models Notes The notification by Argentina to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'This Law No. 24.481 as amended by Law No. 24.572 constitutes Annex I of Decree No. 260/96 of March 20, 1996. Annex II of the said Decree contains the Regulations under the Law. Annex III contains the Schedule of Fees on Trademarks.' Title VII, Article 90 of the Law establishes that the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) is created as a self-governing body with legal personality and its own assets, which shall operate within the scope of the Ministry of Economy and Public Works. It further defines the structure of the Institute and its duties.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Ley de Patentes de Invención y Modelos de Utilidad (Texto Refundido de la Ley N° 24.481 de 23 de mayo de 1995, como modificado por la Ley N° 24.572 de 28 de septiembre de 1995, aprobado por el Decreto N° 260 de 20 de marzo de 1996) PDF HTML English Law on Patents and Utility Models (Consolidated Text of Law No. 24.481 of May 23, 1995, as amended by Law No. 24.572 of September 28, 1995, approved by Decree No. 260 of March 20, 1996) PDF
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INPI Decision No. 014/2010 of July 7, 2010, of the Director of Technology Transfer Department, establishing the Guidelines for Extension of Deadlines for Responses to Administrative Hearings relating to Transfer of Technology (AR111)
Decree No. 1049/2001 of August 22, 2001, on the Change of the Management Body of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), a Decentralized Agency attached to Ministry of Economy (AR126)
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Resolution No. 482/2012 of December 26, 2012 of the Ministry of Industry, modifying the Schedule of Fees of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (AR102)
Resolution No. 1/2011 of the Ministry of Industry of January 6, 2011, modifying the Official Fees Paid to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (AR097)
Decree No. 1115/2001 of August 31, 2001, on Appointment of the President and Vice-President to the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI) and Amending Article 91 of the Law No. 24.481 on Patents and Utility Models (AR125)
Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Law No. 24.481 of September 20, 1995 on Patents for Inventions and Utility Models (as amended up to Law No. 27.444 of June 18, 2018) (AR224)
Law No. 24.481 of March 30, 1995, on Patents and Utility Models (as amended up to Decree No. 27/2018 of January 10, 2018) (AR178)
Law on Patents and Utility Models (Consolidated Text of Law No. 24.481 of March 30, 1995, approved by Decree No. 260/1996, as amended by Law No. 24.572/1995 and Law No. 25.859/2003) (AR092)
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