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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 route to protection for innovations that improve a product's shape or structure without meeting…

By Shahnoosh Haeri · 6 min read · June 13, 2026
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Jun 2026
Intellectual Property

Trademark Cancellation for Non-Use Under Iranian Law: A Guide for Foreign Rights Holders

Iran's 2024 Industrial Property Protection Act lets an interested party cancel a registered trademark unused for three years—a mechanism that cuts both ways. Foreign rights holders…

Ehsan Minaefard5 min read
Nov 2025
Intellectual Property

Absolute Refusal Grounds under Iranian Trademark Law

Understanding absolute refusal grounds is crucial for trademark applicants in Iran. Under Article 96 of the 2024 Law on Protection of Industrial Property, signs lacking distinctiveness,…

Sadegh Shamshiri7 min read
Oct 2025
Intellectual Property

Unfair Competition under Iran’s Law

Articles 129 and 130 of Iran’s Law on the Protection of Industrial Property (2024) define key instances of unfair competition, including false advertising, imitation of trade…

Sadegh Shamshiri8 min read
Oct 2025
Intellectual Property

Mapping Intellectual Property in Iran: How Inventions, Brands, and Creative Works Are Protected

A concise overview of Iran’s modern intellectual property framework under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — covering patents, trademarks, designs, and copyright, with practical insights for…

Sadegh Shamshiri7 min read
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