Legal Update 2023

By Paula Caraffa Morando and Sol Baudino. Big changes in different areas of our society are occurring abruptly, and neither the fashion nor the art industries are immune to this wave of transformations. The combination of technological development with art, resulted in what is known as crypto-art. In order to avoid counterfeits, this new artistic […]

By Mariano Peruzzotti and Mateo Darget. On June 28, 2022, the Supreme Court of Justice rejected a ruling that had admitted the right to be forgotten in a claim filed against Google. Previously, the Court of Appeals had ordered the search engine to proceed to de-index certain contents referring to events that had occurred more […]

By Julieta Pérez Espinosa. On July 5, the new national palliative care law was passed in Argentina (Law No. 27,678). Its purpose is to ensure the patient access to comprehensive palliative care benefits in the public, private and social security spheres, and support for their families. With 218 affirmative votes and one negative, the Chamber […]

By Josefina Piñeiro. In the case “Page Poma, E.N. c/ ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS S. AVIYC s/ cease of opposition to trademark registration”, Chamber II of the Civil and Commercial Federal Court analyzed the confusion of trademarks belonging to different classes of the international nomenclature. The plaintiff had requested the registration of the trademark “HORMIGA NEGRA” […]

By Josefina Mortola. In the Case “SPEED PUBLICIDAD SACI C/ CISLAGHI, ADOLFO ALBERTO S/ APEL. ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION” (Case No. 1806/2021) dated March 10, 2022, Chamber I of the Civil and Commercial Federal Court of Appeals analyzed the introduction of new evidence during the filing of the Direct Appeal. The dispute began when Speed ​​Publicidad Saci […]

By Abril Neiman. On June 13, 2022, the National Chamber of Civil Appeals made a judgement in the case “C., A. v. E., A. O.” (object of the claim: damages), file No. 13119/2021/CA3, where the decision made by the judge in the first instance was confirmed. Said decision had rejected the request made by the plaintiff. […]

By Belén Sorrentino and Camila Sirianni. The Federal Civil and Commercial Court upheld the decision of the lower court that ordered the cease of use of the trademark “PERLAS” and the compensation of the damages caused to the owner of the trademark “PERLAS DEL MAR” (Chamber II, “Despo Jorge Eduardo v. Agronor S.A. seeking the […]

By Belen Recchini and Antonella Balbo. Last July 5, 2022, the National Seeds Institute (INASE, by its initials in Spanish) issued Resolution No. 260/2022 (Resolution) authorizing the legal purchase and sale of cannabis seeds for medicinal use in our country within the framework of Law Nº 27.350 on Medicinal Cannabis. According to this new regulation, […]

By Rosario Mauro. As of July 1st, 2022 Argentina has begun implementing WIPO Standard ST.26, simultaneously with all Industrial Property Offices. The main purpose of this change is to provide a uniform format across all patent offices for better accessibility, classification and preservation of the information. The new standard will apply to all patent applications filed […]