Section (f) of Article 32 of the Patents, Industrial Designs, and Trademarks Registration Law of 2007 provides that, in the case of famous trade marks, identical or similar marks cannot be registered for goods or services that are dissimilar, provided that customarily there is a connection between the use of the mark and the owner of the well-known/famous mark and that such a registration is likely to damage the interests of the owner of the well-known/famous mark.
In 2016, an Iranian company applied to register the logo of PlayStation (pictured) for pharmaceutical and orthopedic items in classes 5 and 10. This trade mark is owned by Sony, known for gaming software and consoles. The Trade Mark Office, noting the absence of a registration history for Sony’s logo in classes 5 and 10, proceeded to accept and publish the trade mark registration announcement.
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