DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR RECORDING
CHANGES TO REGISTERED TRADEMARKS

RECORDING NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGES

1. POWER OFATTORNEY, indicating the new name and address of the trademark's owner. This power of attorney must be executed by the client, and locally authenticated and legalized up to the Iranian Consulate. One power of attorney suffices for recording changes of names and addresses of all trademarks.

2. INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE OF NAME, which must be legalized as described above. However, Iranian law provides that if the change has been recorded in the country of origin, an extract of its register, legalized as above, shall be sufficient to have it recorded in Iran.

3. MOST RECENT VALID CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION / RENEWAL, of each of the concerned trademarks. Any change in the status of a trademark must be endorsed on the back of the most recent valid certificate of registration / renewal.

RECORDING ASSIGNMENTS

1. POWER OFATTORNEY, indicating the new owner. This power of attorney must be executed by the assignee, locally authenticated and legalized up to the Iranian Consulate. One power of attorney will suffice for recording of the assignment of all trademarks.

2. DEED OF ASSIGNMENT, executed by both the assignor and assignee, legalized as described above. However, Iranianl law provides that if the assignment has been recorded in the county of origin, an extract of its register certified by the relevant registry office shall be sufficient to have it recorded in Iran.

3. MOST RECENT VALID CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION / RENEWAL, of each of the trademark(s). Any change in the status of a trademark must be endorsed on the back of the most recent valid certificate of registration / renewal.

RECORDING LICENSE AGREEMENTS

1. LICENSE AGREEMENT, executed by the licensor and licensee locally authenticated and legalized as previously described.

2. POWER OF ATTORNEY, executed by the licensor, locally authenticated and legalized up to the Iranian Consulate.

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.

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