To protect innovations and de-risk commercialization, the Iran International Innovation District (IIID) provides a robust, specialized legal and IP framework for Members of IIID. This ecosystem ensures that deep-tech ventures can scale globally with secure intellectual property rights and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms.

Core Legal & IP Services:

• Specialized Legal Consulting: Expert guidance on corporate law, labor regulations, and litigation risk mitigation.
• Contract Drafting & Review: Strategic support for NDAs, investment agreements, and Technology Transfer contracts.
• Comprehensive IP Guidance: End-to-end support for domestic and international patent, trademark, industrial design, and copyright registration.
• Professional Arbitration & Mediation: Out-of-court dispute resolution tailored for the tech sector.

Specialized Dispute Resolution Complex for Knowledge-Based Companies & Elites
Established in 2013 and elevated to a "Specialized Complex" in 2022 through a strategic collaboration between the Judiciary and the Vice Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, this unique facility offers expedited, expert-led conflict resolution.

• Key Features: Accelerated proceedings, adjudicators selected from the national tech ecosystem, and a dedicated network of technical experts.
• Jurisdiction: Civil disputes, tech contract enforcement, IP infringement (patents, trade secrets, industrial designs), and binding arbitration.
• Target Audience: Tech enterprises, inventors, Knowledge-Based Elites / Top Innovators, academic researchers, and tech investors.
• Process: Streamlined filing via judicial service offices, referral to the specialized Peace Court (Branch 26), mediated settlement, and judicial enforcement.

 

IP Registration & Financial Subsidies
To lower the barrier to IP protection, the IIID provides direct financial support for eligible knowledge-driven units, tech enterprises, Type 1 & 2 early-stage startups, and Accelerator Centers:

• Patent Drafting: Up to 100 Million IRR.
• Patent Registration Fees: Up to 100 Million IRR.
• Trademark Registration: 80% coverage, up to 80 Million IRR.
• Industrial Design Registration: 70% coverage, up to 80 Million IRR.

 

Centralized Coordination (IP Registration & Subsidies):
Investment and Technology Localization Directorate

 

 

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