Protecting and enforcing IP rights in Iran for international rights holders.
HENGAM is a full-service intellectual property and litigation firm in Tehran. We register trademarks, patents and designs, advise on IP transactions, and enforce rights before Iranian authorities and courts. Senior lawyers are involved directly, from strategy through resolution — with the precision of a boutique.
The judgment of senior counsel, the focus of a boutique.
Deep technical insight across the full lifecycle of an intellectual property right — clearance and filing, renewal and licensing, opposition and cancellation, customs recordation and anti-counterfeiting, and 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.
Patents & Utility Models
Prosecution, portfolio strategy, and PCT national-phase entry — securing both full patents and lower-threshold utility models.
Industrial Design
Registration, prosecution, and enforcement of product designs through national filings, with market monitoring to catch infringement early.
IP 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.
Trade Secrets
Protecting confidential know-how through contracts, internal policy, and rapid enforcement when it is misappropriated — the route where registration isn't available.
Litigation
Representing rights holders in IP, commercial, and unfair-competition disputes before Iran's specialized courts — and enforcing foreign arbitral awards.
IP in Iran — process, cost & timeline
Straight answers on registering and enforcing IP in Iran: the deadlines, the documents, what it costs, and how to instruct us — page by page.