A boutique firm for intellectual property and litigation in Iran.
HENGAM is a boutique intellectual-property and litigation firm in Tehran, advising international rights holders on protecting and enforcing what they own in one of the world's most demanding legal markets.
Iran's IP system is its own world — Persian-language statutes, a register that rewards local knowledge, and a legal framework that has been substantially reshaped in recent years. For a company abroad, the distance between owning a right on paper and being able to defend it in practice is wide.
We close that distance. From a single office in Tehran we clear and register trademarks, patents, and designs, and enforce them before the IP Office and the courts — bringing the judgment of senior counsel to a practice that does only this. Our clients range from emerging brands to Fortune Global 500 companies, and the standard is the same for each.
Most clients arrive at one of three moments.
The matter differs, but the need is the same — clarity, and someone who can act inside the Iranian system.
Entering the market
You're bringing a known brand or product into Iran and need it cleared, filed, and protected before someone else registers it first.
Under attack
Your mark, patent, or design is being copied — or challenged for non-use — and you need to act decisively before the window closes.
Doing the diligence
You're valuing a deal that turns on Iranian IP, and need due diligence and advice you can actually rely on before you commit.
Led by the practitioners who do the work.
Shahnoosh Haeri
A litigator at heart, Shahnoosh represents rights holders in patent, trademark, and corporate disputes — from cancellation and infringement actions to enforcement before Iran's specialist courts, backed by hands-on patent and utility-model expertise.
Ehsan Minaeifard
Ehsan handles contentious IP matters for rights holders abroad, pursuing enforcement, infringement, and cancellation actions before Iran's specialist courts — and building the case strategy and evidence that decide them.
Sepideh Shafaat
Sepideh leads the firm's filing and prosecution work, securing trademarks, industrial designs, and patents before the Iranian IP Office — guiding applications from search and drafting through to registration and renewal.
Mozhgan Nouri
A graduate in law and accounting, Mozhgan runs the firm's office and day-to-day operations — known among the team for her diligence, accountability, and exacting attention to detail.