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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a member of WIPO since 2002 and is a signatory to over 13 WIPO treaties.

The national IP offices of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the Registrar of Copyright at the Center for Cultural Studies and Research (CCSR) and the Intellectual Property Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The offices are located in Tehran.

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Intellectual property landscape: Iran (Islamic Republic of)

IP legal information

IP statistics

  • Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications

Global Innovation Index ranking

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 64th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.

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Year GII position Innovation inputs Innovation outputs
2024 64th 85th 48th
2023 62nd 87th 48th
2022 53rd 73rd 38th
2021 60th 86th 44th
2020 67th 90th 50th

Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Patents

PATENTSCOPE

PCT System – the international patent system

Trademarks

Global Brand Database

Madrid System – the international trademark system

IP in action: Iran (Islamic Republic of)