Intellectual Property and Litigation Leader in Iran

An Iranian boutique firm advising international clients on trademarks, patents, designs, and the enforcement of their rights before Iran’s authorities and courts.

Latest Insights

Utility Models: Iran’s Newest Form of Industrial Property Protection

Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use Under Iranian Law: A Guide for Foreign Rights Holders

Absolute Refusal Grounds under Iranian Trademark Law

Unfair Competition under Iran’s Law

Mapping Intellectual Property in Iran: How Inventions, Brands, and Creative Works Are Protected

Our Expertise

Trademarks

Protecting and enforcing brand rights through clearance, filing, opposition, and appeals of Appeal Board decisions before the courts.

IP Litigation

Handling complex IP disputes and unfair-competition actions with strategic advocacy and deep technical insight.

Patents & Utility Models

Securing and defending innovations via prosecution, portfolio strategy, and PCT national-phase filings.

Commercial Litigation

Resolving high-stakes business disputes with precise legal analysis and effective courtroom representation.

Industrial Design

Safeguarding product designs through registration, prosecution, market monitoring, and targeted enforcement.

Arbitration Awards

Managing recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards before Iranian courts and authorities.

Deep Knowledge

Backed by extensive legal experience, we bring a deep understanding of Iran’s legal and commercial landscape. Staying ahead of regulatory changes, we deliver informed and forward-looking advice. Our expertise turns insight into practical, results-oriented solutions tailored to each client’s goals.

Outcome Focused

We focus on achieving meaningful, measurable outcomes for our clients. Through strategic planning, disciplined execution, and unwavering dedication, we turn complex challenges into successful resolutions. Every step we take is guided by our clients’ objectives.

Client Trust

We handle every matter with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism. Our clients trust us to protect their interests and information with care and integrity. This commitment to discretion underpins every aspect of our practice and our long-standing client relationships.

Insights

Utility Models: Iran’s Newest Form of Industrial Property Protection
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Utility Models: Iran’s Newest Form of Industrial Property Protection

Intellectual Property, Utility Model

Utility Models: Iran’s Newest Form of Industrial Property Protection

Shahnoosh Haeri2026-06-13T07:34:01+00:00June 13, 2026|Intellectual Property, Utility Model|

Iran's Industrial Property Protection Act (2024) introduces, for the first time, a form of protection long familiar elsewhere: the utility model. It offers a faster, cheaper route to protection for innovations that improve a product's shape or structure without meeting the inventive-step threshold patents require — though, as this overview explains, it isn't yet available to applicants.

Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use Under Iranian Law: A Guide for Foreign Rights Holders

Ehsan Minaefard2026-06-13T07:34:26+00:00June 13, 2026|Intellectual Property|

Iran's 2024 Industrial Property Protection Act lets an interested party cancel a registered trademark unused for three years—a mechanism that cuts both ways. Foreign rights holders can clear someone else's idle mark, but risk losing their own unused registrations. A guide to the three-year rule, standing, and the force majeure defence.

Absolute Refusal Grounds under Iranian Trademark Law

Sadegh Shamshiri2026-06-13T07:45:40+00:00November 20, 2025|Intellectual Property, Trademark|

Understanding absolute refusal grounds is crucial for trademark applicants in Iran. Under Article 96 of the 2024 Law on Protection of Industrial Property, signs lacking distinctiveness, violating public order or morality, misleading consumers, or misusing well-known marks or official symbols cannot be registered.