▁Property ▁( a . k . a . ▁the ▁Paris ▁Convention ), ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Iran ▁is ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Convention ▁for ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Property ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Paris ▁Convention ). ▁The ▁Paris ▁Convention ▁requires ▁Iran ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁same ▁protection ▁to ▁the ▁industrial ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁national s ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁as ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Iran ians . ▁ ▁World ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Organ ization ▁( W IP O ), ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁Iran ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁W IP O ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁has ▁acc eded ▁to ▁several ▁W IP O ▁intellectual ▁property ▁treat ies . ▁However , ▁Iran ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁W IP O ▁Copy right ▁Tre aty . ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁W IP O ' s ▁report ▁titled ▁" World ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Ind ic ators ▁ 2 0 1 3 ", ▁Iran ▁ranked ▁ 9 0 th ▁for ▁pat ents ▁generated ▁by ▁Iran ian ▁national s ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁in ▁industrial ▁design ▁and ▁ 8 2 nd ▁in ▁tra dem arks , ▁position ing ▁Iran ▁below ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Venezuela ▁in ▁this ▁regard ▁but ▁above ▁Y emen ▁and ▁J ama ica . ▁ ▁Madrid ▁Ag re ement ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁International ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Mark s , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁passed ▁Dec ree ▁H 2 4