Intellectual Property
Clear perspectives on Iranian IP law.
Article 107 — Joint Ownership of a Trademark: How Co-Owners May Use, Assign, and Protect a Shared Mark
The text of Article 107 Two or more persons may register a mark jointly. In that case, they may use the mark simultaneously, provided that simultaneous…
Trademark Licensor Liability in Iran: A Practitioner’s Guide to Article 113
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT 2024 · HENGAM IP & LITIGATION Under Article 113 of Iran’s Industrial Property Protection Act 2024, a trademark owner that licenses its…
Comparing Iran Unfair Competition Rules with Article 10bis of the Paris Convention
Article 10bis sets a duty for every member of the Paris Union. Each member must give nationals of other member states “effective protection against unfair competition.” The provision…
Enforcing IP Rights in Iran: Remedies, Penalties and the Courts
How intellectual property rights are enforced in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — infringement, damages, injunctions and customs seizure, criminal penalties, unfair competition, and…
Trade Secrets in Iran: Protecting Confidential Business Information
How trade secrets are protected in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — what qualifies, what counts as infringement, whether reverse engineering is lawful, and…
Trademarks and Trade Names in Iran: A Practical Guide
How trademark protection works in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — what is registrable, the ten-year term, cancellation for non-use, bad-faith registrations, and trade-name…
Industrial Designs in Iran: Protecting How a Product Looks
How industrial design protection works in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — what qualifies, what is excluded, the registration process, and the five-year renewable…
Utility Models in Iran: The Faster, Lighter Alternative to a Patent
What a utility model protects in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act, how it differs from a patent, its three-year term, cost, and how to…
Patents in Iran: A Practical Guide to the 2024 Industrial Property Act
How to obtain, keep, and enforce a patent in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — what is patentable, who can apply, the 20-year term,…
Utility Models: Iran’s Newest Form of Industrial Property Protection
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…