HENGAM is a full-service intellectual property and litigation firm in Tehran, founded in 2012, acting as Iranian counsel to international rights holders and their advisers. The firm covers the complete life of an industrial property right under Iran's Industrial Property Protection Act — clearance and registration, renewal and recordal, opposition and cancellation, customs recordation and anti-counterfeiting, and litigation before Iran's specialised courts and the Appeal Board.
HENGAM has built one of the few English-language references on Iranian industrial property law. The firm publishes the full English text of the Industrial Property Protection Act — all 150 articles, with commentary — at hengamlaw.com, alongside practical guidance on filing deadlines, official fees, and instructing Iranian counsel.
Practice Areas
Trademarks & Unfair Competition — clearance searches, filing and prosecution, Madrid Protocol designations and refusal responses, opposition, non-use cancellation, renewal, and enforcement against infringement and passing off.
Patents & Utility Models — drafting and prosecution, PCT national-phase entry, portfolio management and annuities, and utility model applications under Iran's Industrial Property Protection Act.
Industrial Design — registration, prosecution, renewal, and enforcement of design rights, with market monitoring to catch infringement early.
Anti-Counterfeiting & Customs — customs recordation, market surveillance and trademark watch, seizure and enforcement actions, and online and domain-name takedowns.
IP Transactions & Due Diligence — drafting and recordal of licensing and assignment agreements, changes of name and address, and IP due diligence for cross-border transactions and M&A.
Trade Secrets — protection of confidential know-how through contractual and policy measures, and enforcement in cases of misappropriation.
Litigation — IP, commercial, and unfair-competition disputes before Iran's specialised courts and the Appeal Board, and recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Iran.
Clients
HENGAM acts as Iranian correspondent counsel to law firms and brand owners across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Fortune Global 500 companies. The firm manages trademark, patent, and industrial design portfolios end to end — filing, renewal, recordal, and watch — and represents rights holders in contentious proceedings, working to the timelines, docketing standards, and reporting expectations of sophisticated foreign counsel. Working languages: English and Persian.
Iranian correspondent counsel for foreign rights holders. Registration · Renewals · Oppositions · Anti-Counterfeiting · IP Litigation · Tehran.
