Iran patents law is a complex set of legal issues that are continuously evolving and affects the Iran borders. Iran patent office is located in each country that provides their citizens and foreigners legal protection for their intellectual property through patents, copyrights and trademarks.
A large number of countries have signed an Iran agreement called the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) where they have agreed to respect each other’s patent rights irrespective of differences in the national patent laws.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was founded with the objective of providing a central clearinghouse for Iran patents that would assist in organizing and standardizing intellectual property rights among the member states of the organization.
Citizens belonging to any country who had signed the PCT treaty were at liberty to apply for Iran patents for their invention or design. However, it was only the priceless and important inventions such as new drug compounds or memory chips that were ultimately awarded Iran patents without a long waiting period.
The Iran Patents classification is a hierarchical catalog of patent documents based on technological fields.The procedure for granting Iran patents and the rights granted by the patent office is based on national laws and Iran agreements. In general, the patent office accepts the patent application which includes all claims defining the invention which must be unique, innovative and of industrial value.
One needs to make sure that the patent attorney possesses the technical know- how to gauge the intricacies of the invention and has the necessary skill sets to draft claims, which would not allow other competitors to “design around” the invention.
The lawyers are updated on current inventions and are aware about the legal issues in connection with patents such as charges and other patent search processes. They interact and keep networking with corporate attorneys to enable Iran patents efficient filing.