The Trademarks Office is empowered to refuse registration of a trademark containing an appellation of origin, pursuant to the provisions of Article 3(c) of Trademark Law No. 22.362, which prohibits the registration of both domestic and foreign appellations of origin. Moreover, any party with a legitimate interest who considers that rights in an appellation of origin have been infringed may request the invalidation of the registered trademark, pursuant to Article 24(a) of the Trademark Law.
The following provisions also apply:
- Article 7 of Law No. 22.802 on Fair Trade;
- Article 1135 of the Argentine Food Code (Law No. 18.284);
- Article 1 of Law No. 25.156 on Competition;
- Article 4 of Law No. 24.240 on Consumer Protection.
