REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PATENT
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 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
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.
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