Argentinean Collective Mark Law establishes a unique type of trademark legislation. Key aspects include: 1. Collective trademarks can only be owned by associations working in social economy fields. 2. Members of the owning association can use the mark if they meet legal conditions. 3. The law aims to boost marketing of goods/services from social groups and encourage sustainability of such organizations.

1. The Argentinean Collective Mark Law (Act 26355 of 2008) is a
very particular kind of trademark legislation. Argentinean Collective
TMs’ main features are:
1. They have no background in national law.
2. Their owner can only be an entity or an association working in
the field of the social economy.
3. Their “users” are the members of that association who meet
the conditions laid down by law and regulation.
4. They may be collective marks of “products" or “services”.
5. An association can own more than one "collective mark”,
without limitation.
6. No co-ownership is accepted. The Collective Mark owner can
be only one single association.
7. The formalities relating to collective marks are expressly
exempted from all kinds of tariffs.
8. Acting Government agencies must act "expeditiously" in order
to facilitate the collective mark proceedings.
9. The Argentinean TM Authority (National Institute of Industrial
Property) must decide on the "oppositions" that arise during
the application. Its decision is appealable to the Federal
Courts of Appeal in Civil and Commercial located in the City
of Buenos Aires.
10. An "opposition" against a collective mark application must pay
twice the amount set by the TM Authority to the oppositions to
traditional TMs.
11. If in doubt about the applicable law, the TM Authority must
choose the most favorable law for the association.
12. Its purpose is twofold:

2. a. To increase the marketing value of goods and services
generated by social economy entities or associations.
b. To encourage the creation and sustainability of social
economy organizations.