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Legal Update 2023
December
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October
We are ranked #5 in Silver Generation
We are proud to announce that we were selected in the #5 “Silver Generation” of Great Place to Work® Argentina Ranking. The “Silver Generation” includes employees over 55 years of age. It is an honor for us that people with vast work experience feel fulfilled in our firm, and consider that together we achieve a “great place to work.” […]
read moreWIPR Leaders 2023
We are proud to announce that our partners Mercedes Bullrich, Raquel Flanzbaum, and Juan Carlos Ojam were recognized as “Trademark and Patent Leaders” from Argentina by WIPR – World IP Review’s “WIPR Leaders 2023” directory. This is a publication that provides news and guidance on the challenges facing businesses and legal practitioners active in intellectual property. Congratulations to this team […]
read moreMariano Peruzzotti joined the “Digital Policies” workshop organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship.
Mariano Peruzzotti, our Partner in charge of our IT & Privacy practice, attended the Argentina-United States Workshop on Digital Policy, hosted by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Recognized experts from Argentina and the United States presented on Data Governance and Privacy, Cross-border data flow, and Artificial Intelligence. We thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]
read moreLeaders League – Ranking 2023
We are proud to announce that Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum has been recognized in 7 categories of the Leaders League Ranking as one of the leaders in the Argentine market. We are honored to have received these recognitions, they motivate us to keep pushing ourselves further. In the field of Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications, we have been acknowledged as both […]
read moreMajor Victory for LGBTIQ+ Rights in Spain: A Landmark Law
By Abril Neiman. There is a long history of fighting for recognition of gender identity. Although it has been invisible, great progress has been made in recent decades, which has contributed to its main objective: equal treatment, rights and opportunities in the different spheres of life, without any distinction based on gender or sexuality. In […]
read moreThe Madrid Protocol in Latin America, particularly in Brazil and Chile
By Raquel Flanzbaum. In the framework of the recent Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), held in Singapore from May 16 to May 20, 2023, I moderated a table topic on the Madrid Protocol in Latin America and, specifically, about the situation of this treaty in Brazil and Chile, which are the most […]
read moreThe Agency for Access to Public Information published its 2022 activities report
By Mariano Peruzzotti, Andrea Sanchez Vicentini and Belén Sorrentino. The Agency for Access to Public Information (“Agency”) published its annual report highlighting the activities rendered during 2022. We briefly comment on the most important aspects concerning Personal Data Protection included in the report: New Personal Data Protection law bill The Agency conducted a process aimed […]
read moreCopyright and Marrakesh Treaty in Latin America
By Antonella Balbo. It’s been seven years since the entry into force of the Marrakesh Treaty (or hereinafter the Treaty), and yet there are more countries not implementing it than the ones who are. The Marrakesh Treaty is a tool created by the international community that forms part of the body of international copyright treaties […]
read moreThe protection of artistic legacy as part of image rights
By Abril Neiman and Olivia Molina. Using someone’s image without authorization is a violation of that person’s image. Not only does unauthorized use cause frustration, but such images may also be used under a concept or idea that is contrary to what the person represents. A recent example is the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. […]
read moreIbero-American Personal Data Protection Network authorities coordinate on ChatGPT investigation
By Mariano Peruzzotti, Josefina Piñeiro and Julieta Martinez Correa. The Ibero-American Personal Data Protection Network has announced it first coordinated enforcement action to investigate ChatGPT. The investigation may cover 12 jurisdictions. The Ibero-American Personal Data Protection Network is an association of Spanish speaking countries in North, Central and South America plus Brazil, Spain and Portugal. […]
read moreHow to avoid rebranding and the Toblerone case
By Delfina Sejas. We all know the iconic Toblerone packaging, yellow and with a mountain. For many, it is just a mountain, but in fact, the main logo of the Mondelez trademark represents a Swiss mountain known as the “Matterhorn”. Switzerland was where the U.S. company produced the well-known chocolate in the shape of “triangles”, […]
read moreWomen and IP: innovation and science in Argentina
By Raquel Flanzbaum and Mariel Chichisola. Women do not hold places of relevance in science and innovation in the same proportion as men. This is well known and widely discussed, and it is difficult to change this situation. The ongoing debate about the ability of legislative change to produce social transformation is interesting. Is it […]
read moreSummary of the article “Apuntes sobre la modernización de la Ley de Marcas” (Notes on the modernization of the Trademark Law), published in the Industrial Property Supplement – elDial.com, on April 18, 2023. Author: Juan Carlos Ojam.
The author comments on the main issues that, in his opinion, should be updated in the Argentine Trademark Law (Law No. 22,362[1], enacted December 26, 1980 and amended in 2018 by the decree of necessity and urgency No. 27/2018 on “Debureaucratization and simplification”[2], subsequently ratified by Law No. 27,444 on “Simplification and Debureaucratization for the […]
read moreArgentina is now a party to the Convention 108+ of the Council of Europe
By Andrea Sanchez Vicentini, Josefina Piñeiro and Mariano Peruzzotti. On April 17th, Argentina became the 23rd State to ratify the Convention 108+ of the Council of Europe. In a ceremony held during the opening of the Privacy 2023 Symposium devoted to the Treaty, the Director of the Agency of Access to Public Information of Argentina, […]
read moreCan functional shapes be protected under copyright?
By Antonella Balbo. Copyright law is essential for protecting creative works such as literary, artistic, and musical works. However, is copyright an option to protect functional shapes, when they can no longer be protected under industrial property law? When an invention complies with the requirements of novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability, providing a new […]
read moreTop 250 Women in IP
We are proud to announce that our partner, Mercedes Bullrich, has been recognized as one of the ‘Top Women in IP’ for the fifth time by Managing IP. This year she is the only woman in Argentina receiving this achievement, a testament to her outstanding leadership and exceptional skills. Congratulations to Mercedes and to every woman recognized, […]
read moreManaging IP Awards 2023
Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum was named “Argentina’s Firm of the Year”, and Juan Carlos Ojam, our Managing Partner, “LatAm’s Best Practitioner of the Year”, at the 18th edition of the prestigious Managing IP Awards, which took place this April 27th at Essex House, New York. These awards recognize the firms and individuals behind the year’s most innovative and challenging work […]
read moreOur Firm is now a Certified B Corporation
We are a B Corporation. We are proud to have been certified as a B Corporation by B Lab, the prestigious US-based nonprofit global organization, and we take this on with the responsibility required of us as true agents of change. Juan Carlos Ojam, our company’s managing partner mentions: “The goal of joining this global […]
read moreNew version of the Personal Data Protection Bill
By Mariano Peruzzotti y Andrea Sanchez Vicentini In February of this year, the Argentine Agency for Access to Public Information (“AAIP”) published a new version of Argentina’s Personal Data Protection Bill (“Bill”). As we commented in a previous edition of the BeNews (see here), the AAIP announced last year that it began the process of […]
read moreLet’s review the law of sizes: what we have, what we need.
By Abril Neiman Body stereotyping is a social problem that has serious consequences for people, everywhere. For this reason, various awareness programs try to reduce this generalized view of the human body in order to begin a process of acceptance. The law tries to combat this conflict through its legislative function, and thus in 2019 […]
read moreRegulations for Intellectual Property Rights of Research Sponsored by the Brazilian Government
By Rosario Mauro The Brazilian National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) issued a new regulation regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for research scholars. Among other issues, the regulation defines rules for identifying and disclosing IPRs, and also clarifies ownership and cost-sharing arrangements for intellectual property generated by research projects funded by CNPq. ********* […]
read moreThe Walt Disney Empire, one step away from losing protection over Mickey Mouse?
By Josefina Mortola y Sol Baudino As we all know, Mickey Mouse is the world’s most famous mouse and cartoon character. Not only that, but Mickey’s association with Disney is instantaneous, both for consumers and the general public. We all know that the famous mouse propelled Walt Disney and his company to great heights in […]
read moreThe first resolutions on trademarks, copyright, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in China, Italy, and the United States
By Sol Baudino and Paula Caraffa Morando Changes in the different areas of our society are happening abruptly, and the art and fashion industries are not immune to this wave of transformations. One of the latest developments is the use of Blockchain technology in the art and fashion world, which allows the authentication of works […]
read moreTwo companies fined for violating Consumer Protection Law
By Josefina Piñeiro y Andrea Sanchez Vicentini. On September 20, 2021, the Argentine Consumer Protection and Arbitration Agency (in Spanish, Dirección Nacional de Defensa Del Consumidor y Arbitraje en Consumo, “Agency”) issued the provision DI – 2021-683-APN-DNDCYAC#MDP (hereinafter, “the Provision”) against Electrónica Megatone SA and CARSA SA and imposed a fine of ARS $ 2,000,000 […]
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