PATENTS

Patent and Utility Model Application Filing Requirements

A Patent or Utility Model application must include:

• A detailed description of the invention (Specification).
• One or more claims defining the scope of protection of the invention (Claims).
• Technical drawings depicting the invention (Drawings).
• An abstract in order to best understand the invention during the publication.
• Complete data of the Applicant(s) and Inventor(s).
• Other documents (assignment document*, priority document**, translations, power of attorney, etc.)

A patent or utility model application may be filed in a foreign language, but a translation into Spanish by an Argentine sworn translator shall be filed within ten (10) days as from the application’s filing date.

Assignment of Rights*

If the Applicant/s in Argentina differ(s) from the one(s) in the foreign application, an assignment of priority rights must be filed. This document must be translated into Spanish by an Argentine sworn translator if the original is in another language. 

Priority**

According to Article 4th of the Paris Convention, it is possible to claim priority over a foreign patent or utility model, provided that the new application is filed within a period of 1 year as from the foreign application date. Any person desiring to take advantage of the priority of a previous filing shall be required to enclose a Spanish translation signed by an Argentine Sworn Translator of the foreign application within no more than 90 days as from the filing date, if applicable. 

Applicant’s information required

• Applicant’s name and address.
• Power of Attorney in the name of Ferrer Reyes Tellechea & Bouché bearing Notarial Certification and Consular Legalization or Apostille. 

Inventor’s information

• Inventor’s name, address and nationality.