SPEED OF PROSECUTION: FOR WHEN YOU NEED (OR DON’T NEED) PATENT RIGHTS

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SPEED OF PROSECUTION: FOR WHEN YOU NEED (OR DON’T NEED) PATENT RIGHTS Argentina Ignacio Sánchez Echagüe October 2017

OVERVIEW Argentina in context Accelerated prosecution Patentable subject matter

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT All Latin American countries are TRIPS Members 3

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: MERCOSUR Members: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela and Paraguay Associated members: Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia No common IP legislation 4

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: PROSUR Association of South American PTOs Members: Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador Accelerate the study of patent applications No IP legislation 5

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2003-2015 6

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2003-2015 Lack of respect for property rights Unfriendly approach towards patents 2012: Guidelines for the examination of chemical/pharmaceutical inventions 2015: Guidelines for the examination of biotech inventions 7

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2003-2015 2012: Chemical/Pharmaceutical Guidelines Enantiomers Salts/Ether/Esters Crystalline forms Pro-drugs/Metabolites Compositions/Dosage Second medical uses/Uses Selection inventions Markush claims Processes 8

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2015-TODAY 9

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2015-TODAY 10

ARGENTINA IN CONTEXT: 2015-TODAY Market oriented economy Alliances with western countries Negotiating Free-Trade-Agreements Recently: More favorable approach towards patents PPHs

PPHs and related Regulations The Argentine Patent Office has recently signed agreements to implement PPHs with: USPTO EPO JPO KPO PROSUR

PPHs and related Regulations The Argentine Patent Office issued Regulation 56/16, implementing a “Broad PPH”, that allows obtaining a granted patent within 60 days, provided that: An equivalent application has been granted abroad by any Patent Office that performs substantive examinations and have similar criteria as those of the AR PTO. The AR claims are conformed to those of the granted patent.

PPHs and related Regulations: Broad PPH More than 800 petitions More than 60% acceptance rate Decisions within 60 working days Used by different industries: mechanical, oil & gas, optics, electronics, pharmaceutical, chemical, agrochemical, biotech Few formal requirements Good for accelerating prosecution

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