Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

This law contains regulations relating to the scope, enforcement and/or prevention of abuse of intellectual property rights, penalizing acts of unfair competition, and it is expressly stipulated that it applies to industrial and intellectual property rights regulated under Laws 17.336 and 19.039. To that end, it contains a non exhaustive list of acts and conducts considered to constitute unfair competition, including the misuse of the distinctive signs of a third party, false information on goods and services of a third party that could undermine its reputation on the market, and manifestly unfounded legal action for the purpose of obstructing the transactions of an operator in the market.

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

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8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

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Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Main information

1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification

6. Brief description

7. Date of entry into force

8. Other date

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

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12. Notes