REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PATENT APPLICATION

• Full name and address of applicant(s).

• Title of the invention.

• Power of attorney duly legalized up to the Iranian Consulate. A single power of attorney is sufficient for all patents applied for in the name of the same applicant.

• Certified copy of the corresponding foreign application or registration on which the Iranian application is to be based.

• Certified copy of the assignment from the inventors and/or owners to the present applicant, if any.

• Three copies each of the specifications, claims and drawings (if any) in English or French.

The documents mentioned above must be filed together with, and at the same time as, the application.

REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A TRADEMARK APPLICATION

• Full name and address of applicant(s).

• Power of attorney duly legalized up to the Iranian Consulate. A single power of attorney is sufficient for all trademarks applied for in the name of the same applicant.

• Details of the trademark(s) together with 12 specimens thereof.

• Certified copy of home or any other foreign registration certificate/application.

• Specifications of goods and classes (according to International Classification).

The documents mentioned above must be filed together with, and at the same time as, the application.

LEGALIZATION OF DOCUMENTS IN THE USA

Please note that US applicants should refer to the Iranian Interests Section of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C., for the legalization of documents as follows:

            Embassy of Pakistan
            Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran
            2209 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, D.C. 20007

            Tel. (202) 965-4990

KNOWN TM REGISTRATION PROBLEMS FOR
CLASS 32 (SOFT DRINKS) AND OTHER PRODUCTS

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It has been brought to our attention that the Iranian Registrar has been insisting on the submission of home country registration certificates and rejecting applications based on registration certificates from any other country. This problem has arisen in connection with Class 32 Soft Drinks applications, but may extend to other classes. Additionally, since Class 32 also mentions "Beer", an alcoholic beverage prohibited in Iran, the Iranian Registrar has also been rejecting Class 32 applications for soft drinks on that basis.

Originally, the solution was to strike the reference to "Beer" in the application before submission to the Iranian Registrar.

Thereafter, the Iranian Registrar demanded a certified copy of the home registration certificate to show that "Beer" is not included.

Recently, the Iranian Registrar has added yet another condition: that the Iranian filing agent (e.g. Dr. Alexander Aghayan & Associates, Inc.) provide, in addition to the certified copy of the home registration, a letter of undertaking that the client/applicant is not producing "Beer" or other alcoholic beverages. In order to issue such an undertaking, Dr. Alexander Aghayan & Associates, Inc. needs a back up certificate from its client/applicant swearing to the fact that it does not produce "Beer" or any other alcoholic beverages.