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Article 9
Where the invention results from employment or a contract, the economic rights arising from the invention belong to the employer, unless otherwise agreed. For the purpose of issuing the patent certificate, the applicant for registration must declare the name of the inventor to the Registration Authority.
Note — Where the invention does not fall within the scope of the subject matter of the inventor's contractual activity, or where no determination has been made regarding an invention resulting from the performance of the contract, the economic rights arising from the invention belong to the contractor or the employee, unless the invention has been made using knowledge, information, technology, or tools and equipment belonging to the employer, in which case the right to register the patent and the rights arising from its certificate belong to the inventor, and the employer also has the right of non-exclusive exploitation of the invention.
Frequently asked
Article 9 · in plain terms
Who owns an invention made by an employee in Iran?
Where an invention results from employment or a contract, the economic rights belong to the employer unless otherwise agreed. If the invention falls outside the employee's contracted work, the rights belong to the employee — though the employer keeps a non-exclusive right to use it where the employer's resources were used.