Annotated statute
Industrial Property Act
Enacted 6 July 2024 · 16 Tir 1403
Iran's industrial-property law, enacted in July 2024 to replace the previous Act of February 2008 — set out chapter by chapter, with the official text of every article alongside practical commentary from our team.
8 chapters
150 articles
Chapter 01
Articles 1–73
Inventions (Patents)
Patentability, application and examination, the rights conferred and their term, compulsory licences, assignment, lapse, and infringement.
Chapter 02
Articles 74–81
Utility Models
Protection for a new technical improvement to the shape or structure of a product.
Chapter 03
Articles 82–94
Industrial Designs
Registration of the new and original visual appearance of an industrial or handicraft product.
Chapter 04
Articles 95–121
Trademarks & Trade Names
Registration, grounds for refusal, the rights conferred, and the protection of business names.
Chapter 05
Articles 122–128
Trade Secrets
Protection of confidential commercial, technical, and financial information of economic value.
Chapter 06
Articles 129–130
Unfair Competition
The duty to compete by honest practices, and the specific acts that breach it.
Chapter 07
Articles 131–133
Criminal Provisions
Offences and penalties for the infringement of industrial-property rights.
Chapter 08
Articles 134–150
General Provisions
Specialised courts and examiners, the implementing regulation, and repeal of the prior law.
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