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Article · Chapter 8

Fees

The fees relating to the process of registering inventions, industrial designs, trademarks, utility models, collective marks, certification marks, and trade names are determined according to the following table: | Title of registration-process fee | Amount charged to natural persons (basis of calculation: Rial) | |---|---| | For inventions and industrial designs (per class) | | | For marks and trade names (per class) | | | Filing of application and search | 500,000 / 2,000,000 | | Substantive examination | 3,000,000 / — | | Issuance of certificate (registration fee) | 1,000,000 / 6,000,000 | | Annual renewal (per protection period) | 1,000,000 / 6,000,000 | | Transfer and registration of a license to exploit | 500,000 / 1,000,000 | | Examination of an objection | 1,500,000 / 5,000,000 | | Response to inquiries, changes, deficiency correction, and other registration services | 500,000 / 500,000 | *(In each cell, the first figure applies to inventions/industrial designs and the second to marks/trade names.)*

  1. 1.The registration-process fees for legal persons are five times the fees for natural persons.
  2. 2.Knowledge-based companies approved by the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology are exempt from paying fifty percent (50%) of the patent registration fees.
  3. 3.The registration-process fees for utility models are half the patent registration fees.
  4. 4.The amounts stated in this table shall be adjusted once every three years, in proportion to the inflation rate announced by the Central Bank, upon the proposal of the Registration Authority and the approval of the Head of the Judiciary.

Note 1 — The renewal fee for registered trademarks renewed after the date of entry into force of this Act shall also be calculated on the basis of the fees table.

Note 2 — The Registration Authority is obliged to respond, without charge, to the inquiries of governmental and state bodies, courts, the police, and other competent legal bodies. The Registration Authority must, where the inquiry is from non-governmental natural and legal persons, charge the inquiry fees in accordance with the table of this Article.

Note 3 — The revenues derived from the implementation of this Act shall, after being deposited in the Treasury, be allocated within the framework of the annual budgets, up to a ceiling of fifty percent (50%), to executive matters, infrastructure development, human resources, and the promotion and development of an intellectual property culture.