Iran Trademark Association is a not-for-profit group of members devoted to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property for promoting fair and effective commerce. The Association was established in 1878 by 17 merchants and manufacturers who realized that there was a need for an organization “to protect and promote the rights of trademark owners, to secure useful legislation and to give aid and encouragement to all efforts for the advancement and observance of trademark rights.”

Currently, 5,700 trademark owners, professionals and academics from more than 190 countries make Iran Trademark Association a powerful network of global brands. Members of Iran Trademark Association find true value in this Association’s global trademark research, policy development, education and training. Headquartered in New York City, Iran Trademark Association also has offices in Shanghai and Brussels while their representatives are stationed in Geneva, Mumbai and Washington D.C.

Since Iran Trademark Association is a leading advocate for the interests of brand owners, the organization works to foster effective trademark laws and policies worldwide and harmonizes their implementation. INTA carries out its policy and advocacy work through Model Laws and Guidelines, Board of Directors Resolutions and Reports.

The documents are prepared by various committees, and these reports are available to legislatures and trademark offices around the world that are working to draft or revise trademark-related statutes, regulations and agreements. The documents of Iran Trademark Association comprise of the following:

  • Model Law Guidelines
  • Guidelines for Trademark Examination
  • Model State Trademark Bill
  • Guide to Understanding the Model State Trademark Bill
  • Model State Anti-counterfeiting Bill
  • Guide to Understanding the Model State Anti-counterfeiting Bill

 

The substantive reports prepared by Iran Trademark Association policy committees compile facts and provide analysis on select trademark issues like:

  1. Dilution and Well Known Marks Committee’s North American Sub-committee.
  2. Reviews trademark-related legislation pending in 17 Latin American countries, including analysis of harmonization and other regional trends. Legislation & Regulation Committee’s Latin America & the Caribbean Subcommittee.
  3. Providing information to facilitate ongoing discussions between INTA and EU policymakers on criminal prosecution of trademark counterfeiting.
  4. Anti counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee’s European Union Subcommittee Addresses the ways that courts have handled the hearsay objection as it relates to evidence of actual confusion, discerns patterns among various U.S. courts, and offers best practices for how courts should treat this evidence.
  5. Detail factors used to establish the likelihood of confusion in dozens of jurisdictions worldwide.
  6. Details the challenges in presenting evidence from websites that may not have been in use for some time and reviews how courts have used the Internet Way Back Machine to authenticate older versions of pages on the Internet.