Recently, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Argentina has successively issued new regulations, respectively adjusting the rules in two major areas: accelerated patent examination, and the recordal of industrial property transfers and changes of ownership name, further simplifying procedures, reducing cross-border transaction costs, and improving examination efficiency.
Simplifying the Patent Review Procedure
INPI of Argentina issued a new resolution making important modifications to Resolution No. P-056/2016, further simplifying the patent examination process.
The new resolution repeals the original Article 4, which restricted the application of the simplified procedure to cases where "substantive examination had not yet been initiated." At the same time, it modifies Article 5, clearly stipulating that, under the circumstances set forth in Articles 1 and 2, the patent applicant may voluntarily request the application of this simplified procedure at any stage prior to the final decision granting or denying the patent. After the applicant submits the request, the National Patent Administration of Argentina will issue a decision within 60 days.
This procedure applies to applications that have already been granted a foreign counterpart patent. The applicant only needs to submit the national claims consistent with the foreign granted claims and the corresponding translation thereof to request accelerated examination by the National Patent Administration of Argentina.
This resolution took effect as of May 13, 2026, and it will help expedite the examination process in Argentina for patents already granted in other countries.
New Regulations on Recordal of Ownership Transfers and Change of Name
INPI approved the new Regulations on the Recordal of Ownership Transfers and Change of Name, establishing uniform guidelines and operating rules for the relevant procedures, taking effect as of May 29, 2026.
The regulations introduce the declaration principle, requiring that all submitted documents be subject to this principle, and the applicant is responsible for the truthfulness of the declared content. At the same time, document requirements are significantly simplified, clearly stipulating that for documents authorized abroad, apostille or consular legalization is not required, effectively reducing the administrative costs of cross-border applications. However, if the document is written in a foreign language, a sworn translation issued by a duly registered translator must still be submitted.
The new regulations also establish special handling rules for complex scenarios such as multiple consecutive transfers, divorce or inheritance-driven division of rights. In addition, an observation and correction mechanism are established, setting up a review procedure that grants the applicant a relatively long correction period prior to a final rejection, so as to remedy defects or respond to observations.
These two regulatory optimizations balance procedural convenience with compliance rigor, shortening the patent examination period while simplifying cross-border industrial property change procedures, facilitating market players at home and abroad in their intellectual property arrangements in Argentina.
Sources:
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/341876/QR
https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/342588/20260529?busqueda=1
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