BUENOS AIRES, November 10, 2016.
IN VIEW OF Law No. 26,230 and INPI Resolution P 297/12, INPI File No. 253-83243/16, and WHEREAS: That Law No. 26,230 of March 28, 2007 approved the Nice Agreement concerning the international classification of goods and services for the registration of trademarks.
That by Resolution P 297/12 of November 28, 2012, the Nice Classification in its 10th Edition in its 2013 Version entered into force.
That, as signatories, we must adopt the different editions of the classification contemplating the possibility of adhering to its latest revisions.
That last July the World Industrial Property Organization notified this National Institute of Industrial Property of the modification of the 10th Edition of the Nice Classification by decision adopted by the Committee of Experts as from January 1, 2017.
That the 11th Edition of the Nice Classification, as provided for in Article 4 of the Nice Agreement will enter into force six months after the date of dispatch of the notification, reason for which the obligation arises to adopt the edition to be applied as from January 1, 2017.
That it is therefore necessary to proceed to the issuance of an administrative act so that this National Institute formally implements the appropriate procedure and framework for trademark registration applications in accordance with the necessary harmonization of international standards imposed by the A.D.P.I.C. Agreement.
That the National Directorate of Trademarks and the Directorate of Legal Affairs have taken the intervention within their competence.
WHEREAS, this Decree is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by the legal provisions in force.
Therefore, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RESOLVES:
ARTICLE 1.- To adopt the 11th Edition of the Nice Agreement for the International Classification of Goods and Services for the registration of Trademarks, which is attached hereto as Annex I and forms an integral part hereof.
SECTION 2.- The entry into force will be from January 1, 2017, previous publication for one (1) day in the Official Bulletin of the Argentine Republic, in the Trademark Bulletin and in the INPI's web page.
SECTION 3 - The National Directorate of Trademarks is hereby empowered to issue such rules as it may deem necessary in order to lead to the best application of the regulation that is hereby put into effect.
SECTION 4 - Register, send to the National Directorate of the Official Registry for its publication and file.
RESOLUTION Nº: P-108
