Draft bill for creating IP receiving centers in the provinces

Specifically the bill introduces the following two amendments to Law No. 24,481:

(a) A new paragraph at the end of art. 90: “The [National] Institute [of Industrial Property] shall have a receiving office for filings in each province”. This provision is intended to overcome the difficulty that arises because many inventors, owing to economic constraints, are unable to travel to the city of Buenos Aires, where the National Institute of Industrial Property is located.

(b) A new paragraph at the end of art. 96: “No fees will be charged during the first two years counted as of the patent grant to persons who wish to register their patents and are able to show that their income is less than three times the minimum salary”. This is intended to allow persons with insufficient means to patent their inventions, giving them a respite to finance their project.

The draft bill was sent to the General Legislation and Budget and Finance committees.