The Protection of Intellectual Achievements in the Oil Industry

Soori, Alireza; Harati, Mohadeseh; Mirshamsi, Mohammad Hadi

doi:10.22050/pbr.2025.548929.1407

The Protection of Intellectual Achievements in the Oil Industry

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Alireza Soori ¹

Mohadeseh Harati ²

Mohammad hadi Mirshamsi ³

¹ Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

² Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Law and political Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

³ Professor of Law, Faculty of Law and political Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22050/pbr.2025.548929.1407

Abstract

The need to speed up the creation of innovation in the oil industry and support it properly in order to respond to the increasing needs of the world today has caused activists in this field to use various forms of protection. Patent systems and trade secrets are the main ways of protecting intellectual achievements in the oil industry. In recession conditions such as the Corona epidemic, which had a negative impact on the production and income generation of oil companies, intangible assets such as trade secrets or registered inventions could be a very good source of income for these companies. The complexity and longevity of technology in the upstream field of the oil industry has caused the reluctance of companies active in this field to register patents, which will slow down the dissemination of knowledge, creation and development of innovation. Therefore, due to the necessity of energy production, lack of resources and the need for complex and combined technologies in this field, patenting becomes inevitable.

Highlights

· Intellectual property rights are crucial to the survival and growth of the oil and gas industry.

· Technological advancement in the oil industry has consistently been the primary driver of the industry’s success.

· Patent systems and trade secrets represent the principal mechanisms for protecting intellectual achievements in the oil industry.

Keywords

Trade Secrets

Patents

Upstream

Oil Company and Innovation

Subjects

Oil and Gas Economics and Management

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