Instituto Nacional De Tecnologia Industrial

Name

Instituto Nacional De Tecnologia Industrial

Legal name

Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial

Website

https://portaltramites.inpi.gob.ar

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

INPI Argentina is the national government authority administering trademark, patent, industrial design, and technology transfer registrations, serving businesses, inventors, and IP agents across Argentina via an online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trademark Registration Fees: Fees collected for trademark new registrations (100 UMAPI = $38,994), renewals (200 UMAPI), oppositions (100 UMAPI), nullity/caducity requests, and various administrative services. The UMAPI unit is indexed to inflation monthly.
2. Patent and Utility Model Fees: Fees for patent applications up to 10 claims (266 UMAPI), additional claims, publication requests, substantive examination requests, annuities by year (1-3, 4-6, 7-10, 11-15, 16-20 years), conversion between patent and utility model, and extension requests. Discounts of 50% for SMEs, individuals, and public universities.
3. Industrial Design Registration Fees: Fees for industrial design registrations (113 UMAPI), multiple design filings (11-20 designs at 37 UMAPI each), renewals (140 UMAPI), and late renewal surcharges.
4. Technology Transfer Contract Fees: Fees for registering technology transfer contracts calculated as 2.5 per mil of the contract economic value or minimum 90 UMAPI. Additional fees for certificate extensions, information reports, and license registrations.
5. Industrial Property Agent Fees: Annual agent registration fee (117 UMAPI), exam inscription fee (480 UMAPI), professional update course fees, and training module fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

INPI Argentina operates a unified online portal for industrial property administration. The core system encompasses trademark registration, patent filing, and industrial design registration modules, supported by specialized services for technology transfer contracts, technological information searches, and industrial property agent management. Fees are calculated using the UMAPI (Unidad de Medida Arancelaria de la Propiedad Industrial) unit indexed to inflation, and users authenticate via AFIP integration.

Product overview

INPI Argentina operates a unified online portal for industrial property administration. The core system encompasses trademark registration, patent filing, and industrial design registration modules, supported by specialized services for technology transfer contracts, technological information searches, and industrial property agent management. The portal uses the Argentine Peso-based UMAPI (Unidad de Medida Arancelaria de la Propiedad Industrial) fee system indexed to inflation. Users authenticate via AFIP integration, and the system publishes official bulletins for trademarks and patents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trademark Registration (Registro de Marcas)
• Patent and Utility Model Registration (Registro de Patentes)
• Industrial Design Registration (Registro de Modelos y Diseños Industriales)
• Technology Transfer Contract Registration (Transferencia de Tecnología)
• Industrial Property Agent Registration (Módulo de Agentes)
• Technological Information Services (Información Tecnológica)
• Public Domain Patent Database (Base de Dominio Público)
• Official Bulletins (Boletines de Marcas y Patentes)

Quantifiable outcome

• Trademark registrations provide exclusive legal rights across Argentina, enforceable in all courts
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AFIP (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos)coreTechnology or IntegrationAFIP provides the authentication infrastructure for INPI's online portal. Users must authenticate through AFIP's system using their CUIT/CUIL tax identification numbers to access INPI services. This integration enables secure digital identity verification for all portal users.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INPI Brasil: Brazil's national industrial property office administering trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. Direct functional peer sharing the same mandate, fee structure, and Latin American regulatory context as INPI Argentina.

Broad incumbents

• EUIPO: European Union Intellectual Property Office administering EU-wide trademark and design registrations. Broader incumbent operating a unified online portal analogous to INPI Argentina's single-country portal.
• EPO: European Patent Office granting patents across EPO member states. Broader incumbent peer operating patent examination and grant at regional scale; relevant comparator for substantive examination processes.
• USPTO: United States Patent and Trademark Office, the largest national IP authority globally. Broader incumbent peer offering similar registration services at far greater scale, often used as a benchmark for portal UX and fee structures.

Regional players

• INAPI Chile: Chile's national IP office managing trademark, patent, and design registrations. Closest geographic and economic peer, operating a similar online portal model within a smaller market.
• SENADI Ecuador: Ecuador's Servicio Nacional de Derechos Intelectuales, the national authority for IP registration. Regional peer with similar mandate covering trademarks, patents, and industrial designs.
• INDECOPI: Peru's competition and IP authority handling trademark, patent, and industrial design registration. Regional peer operating under similar Latin American IP frameworks with comparable scope of services.

Others

• WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization providing PCT international filing coordination and global IP databases. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem participant whose standards INPI references and aligns with.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/inpi_argentina

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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