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Patent Rights
| Information presented in this booklet is intended for general use and may change without prior notice. For up-to-date and detailed data, please consult your legal adviser . |
| First edition 1995 |
| Second edition 1997 |
| Published by : |
| IRAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRIES AND MINES |
| Intellectual property is a special type of ownership, arising from the creative endeavors of the human mind and virtuosity. It embraces industrial property ( patents, trademarks, industrial designs) and copyrights. National laws and international treaties recognize the exclusive rights of the owners, and protect these rights against any infringements and unfair competition. Iranian patent law differs from the laws of most other countries several aspects. Hence, an understanding of the legal status of patents in the Islamic Republic of Iran, will assist the foreign owners of inventions and discoveries to safeguard and utilize their unique patent rights effectively in the Iraninan market . |
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What is patent? |
| A patent is essentially a government grant to a person for the exclusive right to make, use, and sell his new and useful discovery, design, process, machine, manufacture, or other composition, or, any new and useful improvement on it. |
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Is applying for a patent obligatory? |
| No, it is not. But, obtaining of a patent gives the owner (patentee) the right and assurance to take legal action for preventing others from exploiting the patented invention or discovery without his consent. |
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What types of discoveries and inventions are patentable ? |
| According Article 27 of the Law of Registration of marks and Patents, the following may be registered in Iran : 1. Invention of any novel industrial product. 2. Discovery of new means or application of the existing means in a novel manner for procuring an industrial or agricultural or product. |