The application
A trademark registration application must be completed in Persian on the special form prepared in accordance with the Implementing Regulation of this Act, and must contain the following:
- 1.A specimen of the mark;
- 2.A complete description of the mark;
- 3.A list of the goods or services for which registration of the mark is requested, based on the applicable classification or the international classification.
Note 1 — Where registration of a collective mark or a certification mark is requested, the indication "collective mark" or "certification mark," as the case may be, must be entered in the application, and a copy of the regulations and conditions for use of the collective or certification mark, with the latest amendments, must be provided. In addition, in the case of a certification mark, a certificate of the competent authority attesting to the eligibility to register the certification mark must be provided as an annex to the application.
Note 2 — The regulations and conditions for use of the collective or certification mark must determine the common characteristics or quality of the goods and services produced in a specified geographic region or certified, as the case may be, for the collective or certification marks under which persons may use the said mark, as well as the sanctions for failure to comply with the said conditions and regulations. Any change in the regulations and conditions governing use of the collective or certification mark must be declared in writing by the owner of that mark to the Registration Authority. The said changes have no effect before registration, and a summary of the said changes must be announced by the Registration Authority.