Protecting your IP rights in Iran with the precision of a boutique.
HENGAM is an Iranian boutique law firm specialized in protecting IP — trademarks, patents, and design registrations — and enforcing those rights before Iranian authorities and courts.
The judgment of senior counsel, the focus of a boutique.
Deep technical insight across the full lifecycle of an intellectual property right — from clearance and filing to enforcement in the courtroom.
Trademarks & Unfair Competition
Clearance, filing, opposition, and renewal of brand rights — with enforcement against imitation, passing off, and unfair-competition practices under Iranian law.
02Patents & Utility Models
Prosecution, portfolio strategy, and PCT national-phase entry — securing both full patents and lower-threshold utility models.
03Industrial Design
Registration, prosecution, and enforcement of product designs through national filings, with market monitoring to catch infringement early.
04IP Transactions & Due Diligence
Licensing, assignment, and the IP side of M&A and investment — drafting, valuing, and auditing rights so their worth survives the deal under Iranian law.
05Trade Secrets
Protecting confidential know-how through contracts, internal policy, and rapid enforcement when it is misappropriated — the route where registration isn't available.
06Litigation
Representing rights holders in IP, commercial, and unfair-competition disputes before Iran's specialised courts — and enforcing foreign arbitral awards.
Clear perspectives on Iranian IP law.
Comparing Iran Unfair Competition Rules with Article 10bis of the Paris Convention
Article 10bis obliges every member of the Paris Union to assure nationals of other member states “effective protection against unfair competition.” It then does two things: First, it sets a general…
Enforcing IP Rights in Iran: Remedies, Penalties and the Courts
How intellectual property rights are enforced in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — infringement, damages, injunctions and customs seizure, criminal penalties, unfair competition, and the specialist…
Trade Secrets in Iran: Protecting Confidential Business Information
How trade secrets are protected in Iran under the 2024 Industrial Property Act — what qualifies, what counts as infringement, whether reverse engineering is lawful, and how long…