WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/ARG/2
22 October 2002
(02-5789)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
ARGENTINA
By means of communications dated 27 March, 17 November and 1 December 2000, and
28 May and 5 June 2001, the following notification of intellectual property laws and regulations,
under Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related  Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS), has been received from the Permanent Mission:
− Annex I lists the "Main dedicated intellectual property laws and regulations".
− Annex II lists "Other laws and regulations".IP/N/1/ARG/2
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Patents
Decree No. 260/96 – Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.1
Approving the provisions under Law No. 24,481, amended by Law No. 24,572 and the
Regulations thereto.
Published in the Official Bulletin on 22 March 1996.
Law No 24,481 – Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.1
Published in the Official Bulletin on 20 September 1995.Law No. 24,572 – Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.
1
Published in the Official Bulletin on 23 October 1995.Resolution No. 3/99 of the National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) – Applications,
Patents for Inventions.2
Published in the Official Gazette on 30  December 1999.Law No. 24,425 – World Trade Organization.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995Law No. 22,195 – Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.Law No. 17,011 – Approving the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 17 November 1966.
Decree No. 621/95 – Drug Patents.1
Published in the Official Bulletin on 2 May 1995.
Decree No. 590 – Regulations under the Law on Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.4
Published in the Official Bulletin on 23 October 1995.
Protection of the rights of breeders of new varieties of plants
Law No. 24,376 – Approving the International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants – 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention.5
Published in the Official Bulletin on 25 October 1994.
                                                     
1 See documents IP/N/1/ARG/I/2 and Corr.1.
2 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/1.
3 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/1 – IP/N/1/ARG/I/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/2.
5 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/3.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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Law No. 20,247 – Seeds and Phytogenetic Developments.6
Published in the Official Bulletin on 16 April 1973.
Regulatory Decree No. 2,138/91 – New Regulations under Law No. 20,247 on Seeds and
Phytogenetic Developments.7
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 November 1991.Resolution No. 631/92 of the Ministry of Agri culture, Livestock and Fisheries – Approving
Rules for the Procedure of Registering Varieties in the National Cultivar Property Register.8
Published in the Official Bulletin on 31 July 1992.
Protection of trade secrets
Law No. 24,766 – Confidentiality of Information and Products that are Lawfully under the
Control of One Person and are Improperly Disclosed in a Manner contrary to Fair Trade
Practices.9
Published in the Official Bulletin on 30 December 1996
Regulation No. 3,185/99 of the National Medici nes, Food and Medical Technology Authority
(ANMAT).10
Published in the Official Bulletin on 2 July 1999.
Law No. 24,425 – World Trade Organization.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.
Law No. 22,195 – Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.Law No. 17,011 – Approving the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 17 November 1996Resolution No. 350/99 of the Ministry of Ag riculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food
(SAGPyA), Plant Health – Register of Phytosanitary Products.11
Published in the Official Bulletin on 8 September 1999.
Resolution No. 440/98 of the Ministry of Ag riculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food
(SAGPyA), Plant Health – Register of Phytosanitary Products.11
Published in the Official Bulletin on 4 August 1998.
                                                     
6 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/4.
7 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/5.
8 See document IP/N/1/ARG/P/6
9 See document IP/N/1/ARG/U/1
10 See document IP/N/1/ARG/U/2
11 See document IP/N/1/ARG/U/3IP/N/1/ARG/2
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Copyright and related rights
Law No. 11,723 - Legal Intellectual Property Regime (Published in the Official Bulletin on
30 September 1933), amended by Decree -Laws No. 12,063/57 and No. 1,224/58 and
Laws No. 20,098, No. 23,741, No. 24, 2 49, No. 24,286, No. 24,870 and No. 25,036.12
Published in the Official Bulletin on 11 November 1998.
Law No. 24,870 - Amending Articles 5 and 84 of Law No. 11,723 (Extension of the term of
protection to at least 70 years).12
Published in the Official Bulletin on 16 September 1997.Law No. 25,006 - Replacing Article 34 of Law No. 11.723 (Extension of the term of
protection for owners of cinematographic films).12
Published in the Official Bulletin on 13 August 1998.Law No. 25,036 - Amending Articles 1, 4, 9 and 57 and adding Article 55 bis to Law No.
11,723 (Software and databases).12
Published in the Official Bulletin on 11 November 1998.
Decree No. 41,233 - Establishing Regulations under Law No. 11,723.13
Published in the Official Bulletin on 30 September 1933.
Law No. 17,251 - Approving accession to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary
and Artistic Works.14
Published in the Official Bulletin on 4 May 1967.
Law No. 19,963 - Approving accession to the Convention for the Protection of Producers of
Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms.14
Published in the Official Bulletin on 15 December 1972.Law No. 22,195 - Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April  1980.Law No. 23,921 - Approving the Rome Intern ational Convention for the Protection of
Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations.14
Published in the Official Bulletin on 24 April 1991.
Law No. 24,425 - World Trade Organization.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.
Law No. 25,140 - Approving the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic
Works:  the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms
Treaty and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (the latter
two opened for the signature in Geneva).14
Published in the Official Bulletin on 24 September 1999.
                                                     
12 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/2.
13 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/3.
14 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/4.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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Law No. 17,648 - Argentine Society of Au thors and Music Composers (SADAIC).15
Published in the Official Bulletin on 7 March 1968.
Decree No. 5,146/69 - Establishing Regulations under Law No. 17,648.16
Published in Official Bulletin on 21 November 1969.Law No. 20,115 - Argentine General Society of  Authors (ARGENTORES) for Reciprocal
Protection.17
Published in the Official Bulletin on 31 January 1973.
Decree No. 461/73 - Establishing Regulations under Law No. 20,115.18
Published in the Official Bulletin on 31 January 1973.Decree No. 1,670/74 - Protection of Copyrigh t, Performers of Music and Producers of
Phonograms.19
Published in the Official Bulletin on 12 December 1974.
Decree No. 1,671/74 - Supervision of the Coll ection and Allocation of Profits from Public
Performance or Use of Records and Phonograms.20
Published in the Official Bulletin on 12 December 1974.
Decree No. 8,478/65 - Mandatory Authorization of Authors or their Representatives for the
Performance or Utilization of their Works in Public.21
Published in the Official Bulletin on 8 October 1965.
Trademarks
Law No. 22,362 - Trademarks.22
Published in the Official Bulletin of 2 January 1981.
Decree No. 558/81 - Establishing Regulati ons under Law No. 22,362 on Trademarks and
Designations.23
Published in the Official Bulletin on 31 March 1981.
Decree No. 621/95 - Drug Patents.1
Published in the Official Bulletin on 2 May 1995.
Order No. 17/95 - Regulation of the Director ate of Technology, Quality and Industrial
Property.24
Published in the Official Bulletin on 11 September 1995.
Law No. 24,664 - Protection of Olym pic Symbols and Designations.25
Published in the Official Bulletin on 26 July 1996.
                                                     
15 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/5.
16 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/6.
17 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/7.
18 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/8.
19 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/9.
20 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/10.
21 See document IP/N/1/ARG/C/11.
22 See document IP/N/1/ARG/T/1.
23 See document IP/N/1/ARG/T/2.
24 See document IP/N/1/ARG/T/3.
25 See document IP/N/1/ARG/T/4.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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Law No. 24,425 - World Trade Organization.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.
Law No. 22,195 - Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.Law No. 17,011 - Approving the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 17 November 1966.
Resolution No. 5/98 of the National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) - Admissibility and
Other Procedures.26
Published in the Official Bulletin on 14 April 1998.
Industrial designs
Decree-Law No. 6,673/63 - Industrial Designs.27
Published in the Official Bulletin on 16 August 1963.
Decree No. 5,682/65 - Establishing Regulations under the Law on Industrial Designs.28
Law No. 24,425 - World Trade Organization.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.Law No. 22,195 - Approving the Convention Establishing the World Industrial Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Artistic and Literary Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.Law No. 17,011 - Approving the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 17 November 1966.
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
Decree-Law No. 6,673/63 - Industrial Designs.27
Published in the Official Bulletin on 16 August 1963.
Decree No. 5,682/65 - Establishing Regulations under the Law on Industrial Designs.28
Law No. 24,481 - Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.1
Published in the Official Bulletin on 20 September 1995.Decree No. 260/96 - Patents for Inventions and Utility Models.
1
Approves the text under Law No. 24,481, as am ended by associated Law No. 24,572 and the
Regulations thereto.
Published in the Official Bulletin on 22 March 1996.
Law No. 24,425 - World Trade Organization.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.
                                                     
26 See document IP/N/1/ARG/T/5.
27 See document IP/N/1/ARG/I/3.
28 See document IP/N/1/ARG/I/4.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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Law No. 22,195 - Approving the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.
Geographical indications
Law No. 25,163 - Wines and Alcoholic Beverages Produced from Wine.29
Published in the Official Bulletin on 12 October 1999.
Resolution No. C.23/99 of the National Wine-Growing Institute.30
Dated 22 December 1999.Law No. 25,156 - Protection of Competition.
31
Published in the Official Bulletin on 20 September 1999.
Decree No. 89/2001 - Protection of Comp etition, Regulations under Law No. 25,156.32
Published in the Official Bulletin on 30 January 2001.
Law No. 22,802 - Fair Trade.33
Published in the Official Bulletin on 11 May 1983.Resolution No. 100/83 - Establishing Regulations under Law No. 22,802.
34
Dated 10 May 1983.Law No. 24,425 - World Trade Organization.
3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 5 January 1995.Law No. 22,195 - Approving the Convention Establishing the World Industrial Property
Organization, Act of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Act of
the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 1 April 1980.
Law No. 17,011 - Approving the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.3
Published in the Official Bulletin on 17 November 1966.
                                                     
29 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/1.
30 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/2.
31 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/3.
32 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/6.
33 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/4.
34 See document IP/N/1/ARG/G/5.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trademarks
Regulation No. 68/70
of 19 October 1970.Rules containing the various provisions
applicable to the registration of transfers of
trademarks, patents and industrial designs.
Regulation No. 91/70
of 10 December 1970.Applications for patents, trademarks and
industrial designs.
Regulation No. 71/71
of 7 September 1971.List of countries, applications for patents,
trademarks, trade descriptions and industrial
designs.
Regulation No. 24/74
of 1 August 1974.Rules on transfer and waiver of registered rights.
Resolution No. 123/75
of 9 December 1974.Registration of trade descriptions, superseding
the Resolutions of 19 December 1916 and20 December 1917.
Regulation No. 17/76
of 10 September 1976.Legislation on public instruments will not be
required.
Regulation No. 19/73 Amends the first paragraph of Article 2 ofRegulation No. 68/70.
Regulation No. 25/74
of 12 August 1974.Rules on legal personality and elimination of the
Register of Mandates.
Decree No. 15/77
of 20 September 1977.Transfer of rights.
Resolution No. 163/74 of the Ministry of Health
of 14 November 1974.Use of trademarks for medicines.
Article 17 of the Constitution. Establishes the inviolability of authors' and
inventors' ownership and exclusive copyright.
Articles 953, 1109 and 1071 of the Civil Code. General provisions concerning the nullity of legal
instruments, liability and abuse of rights.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Geographical indications
Article 17 of the Constitution. Establishes the inviolability of authors' and
inventors' ownership and exclusive copyright.
Articles 953, 1109 and 1971 of the Civil Code. General provisions concerning the nullity of legalinstruments, liability and abuse of rights.
Law No. 24,240.  Consumer Protection.
Published in the Official Bulletinon 15 October 1993.The law is designed to protect consumers or
users.
Industrial designs
Law No. 22,802.
Published in the Official Bulletin of11 May 1983."Fair Trade" Law.
Article 17 of the Constitution. Establishes the inviolability of authors' and
inventors' ownership and exclusive copyright.
Articles 953, 1109 and 1071 of the Civil Code General provisions concerning the nullity of legal
instruments, liability and abuse of rights.
Patents (including protection of new plantvarieties)
Decree No. 2,817/91
of 30 December 1991
Published in the Official Bulletin on 6 April 1992Establishes the National Seed Institute (INASE)
to implement Law No. 20,247 as an independent
body under the Ministry of Agriculture,
Livestock and Fisheries.
Resolution No.  35 of the National Seed Institute
of 28 April 1996
Published in the Official Bulletin on
14 March 1976Establishes requirements to benefit from the
exceptions for farmers under Article 27 of Law
No. 20,247, and the procedure to be implemented
by farmers and fishermen and breeders of new
plant varieties and the relevant documents.
Article 17 of the Constitution Establishes the inviolability of authors' and
inventors' ownership and exclusive copyright.
Articles 2,311 to 3,278 of  Book III, Property
Rights, Civil CodeGeneral provisions concerning seeds and
phytogenetic developments, under Article 20 of
Law No. 20,247.IP/N/1/ARG/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Articles 953, 1109 and 1071 of the Civil Code General provisions concerning the nullity of legal
instruments, liability and abuse of rights.
Articles 82 and 83 of Law No. 20,744, Labour
ContractGeneral provisions concerning inventions by
employed workers.
Published in the Official Journal on 21 May 1976
Law No 22,426 – Transfer of Technology
Published in the Official Bulletin on 23 March
1981Supersedes No. 21,617 and establishes that the
implementing authority is the Industrial
Technology Institute.
Decree No. 580/81
of 25 March 1981Regulates Law No. 22,426
Law No. 21,382 - Foreign Investment
Issued under National Decree No. 1,853/93Establishes rights and obligations concerning
foreign investments
Published in the Official Bulletin on
8 September 1993
Layout-designs (topographies) of integratedcircuits
Law No. 17,011 Approving the Paris Convention
for the Protection of Industrial PropertyApproves the Paris Convention for the Protection
of Industrial Property
Published in the Official Bulletin on
17 November 1966
Article 17 of the Constitution Establishes the inviolability of authors' or
inventors property and exclusive copyright
Articles 953, 1109 and 1071 of the Civil Code General provisions concerning the nullity of legalinstruments, liability and the abuse of rights
Protection of undisclosed information
Article 17 of the Constitution Establishes the inviolability of authors' orinventors' ownership and exclusive copyright
Article 953, 1109 and 1071 of Civil Code General provisions concerning the nullity of legal
instruments, liability and abuse of rights.
Articles 153, 154, 155, 156 and 159 of the
Criminal CodeGeneral provisions classifying and punishingdisclosure of secrets and anyone utilizing the
customers of a trade or industrial establishment
for his own benefitIP/N/1/ARG/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Article 85 and 88 of Law No. 20, 744 Labour
ContractGeneral provisions concerning the duties of
loyalty and non-competition among employed
workers
Published in the Official Bulletin on
21 May 1976
Prevention of the abuse of intellectualproperty rights
Law No. 25,156 – Protection of Competition General provisions on competition
Published in the Official Bulletin on20 September 1999
Decree No. 89/2001 Regulations under Law
No. 25,156 – Protection of CompetitionRegulates Law No. 25,156 Protection of
Competition
Published in the Official Bulletin on30 January 2001
Article 1071 of the Civil Code General provisions concerning abuse of rights
Civil judicial procedures and remedies
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure General procedural rules applicable withinArgentine jurisdiction
Provisional judicial measures
Articles 195 to 233 of the Code of Civil and
Commercial ProcedureChapter IIISection 1.  General Precautionary Measures,
Articles 195 to 208;Section 2. Preventive Embargo, Articles 209 to
220;
Section 3. Seizure, Article 221;
Section 4.  Judicial Intervention or
Administration, Articles 222 to 227;
Section 5.  General Disqualification concerning
Goods and Annotation in Court, Articles 228 and229;
Section 6. Prohibition on Innovation and
Contracting, Articles 230 and 231;
Section 7. General Precautionary Measures,
Articles 232 and 233.
Border measures
Customs Code General provisions concerning border measuresIP/N/1/ARG/2
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND
ENTRY INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Administrative procedures
Law No. 19,549 Administrative Procedure General provisions regulating administrative
procedures within Argentine jurisdiction.
Criminal procedures
Code of Criminal Procedure General procedural rules applicable withinArgentine jurisdiction.
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