Argentina’s debate over international filing systems has moved back into the foreground. The U.S.–Argentina reciprocal trade and investment agreement set a 2026 congressional timetable for the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and placed the Madrid Protocol and the Hague Agreement on the list of treaties to be sent to Congress before the end of 2027. At the same time, a recent committee document in the Chamber of Deputies shows that PCT is no longer just a dormant legacy bill; it is back inside an active policy discussion, with pro-accession arguments also pointing to the practical value of...

Argentina’s partial non-use cancellation mechanism is no longer just a technical footnote in the statute. By 2026, it is starting to matter as a practical portfolio and clearance tool. For years, brand owners could often take comfort from the idea that some use within a class helped preserve a wider registration footprint. That comfort is thinning as Argentina’s trademark system shifts more responsibility onto rights holders to watch the register and defend the real scope of their filings.The issue in practice is no longer simply whether a mark has been used at all. It is where, and for...