• Design fees

Fees associated with filing industrial design applications in Iran as well as other design fees are available in the fee calculator.

• The term for filing design application in Iran

The term for filing an industrial design application in Iran claiming priority is six months from the priority date. Restoration of this term is not applicable.

• Minimum of filing documents in Iran

To obtain a filing date, it is necessary to submit the name and address of applicant and inventor, drawings, photographs or other graphic representation of the industrial design, summary description, a certified copy of the Incorporation Document and an indication of the kind of products for which the industrial is to be used.

• Multiple design applications

Multiple class design applications are not possible in Iran.

• Power of Attorney requirements

The Power of Attorney should be submitted within two months from the filing date. Legalisation is required.

• Priority document

A certified copy of the Priority Document in Persian should be submitted within two months from the filing date. The legalisation or notarization of the priority document is not required.

• Examination of a design application in Iran

There is no substantive examination of industrial design applications in Iran.

• Novelty Grace period

The grace period is not stipulated for industrial designs in Iran.

• Grant, validity term and design renewal

The official grant fee should be paid within 60 days from receiving the notice of allowance. The design registration in Iran is valid for five years from the filing date. It can be renewed for two consecutive terms of five years. An application for renewal must be filed 6 months before the expiration date of the registration.

• Representation by a patent attorney

For the foreigners, it is necessary to perform an industrial design prosecution in Iran through an agent, a registered Iranian patent attorney.

•  Note

Online database for Iranian Designs.

Brief summary is based on the information provided by RAYSAN on 20.01.2020
Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Iranian IP Laws