IP Law Insights
Intellectual property law insights for Iran
Practical, plain-English guides for brand owners, innovators and in-house teams dealing with trademarks, patents and counterfeits in Iran. Each guide is general information to help you ask the right questions; for advice on your own situation, contact us.
Is my foreign trademark protected in Iran?
Why trademark rights are territorial, the risks of waiting, and the practical routes to protection.
3 min readWhat counts as patent infringement?
How patent claims are read, which activities may infringe and the defences commonly raised.
3 min readResponding to an infringement letter
The first steps to take, the mistakes to avoid, and how to judge the strength of the claim.
3 min readProtecting a brand against counterfeits
Registrations, monitoring, evidence and enforcement: where an effective programme begins.
Topics we write about
Our insights follow the questions clients bring to us most often. They cover the territorial nature of intellectual property rights and why registration in Iran matters, how infringement is assessed for trademarks and patents, what to do when you receive or need to send an infringement letter, and how to build a sustainable programme against counterfeit goods.
If there is a topic you would like us to address, or a question about intellectual property enforcement in Iran that is not covered here, write to us at info [at] iraniplaw [dot] com.
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