▁or ▁an ▁original ▁technical ▁work , ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁subject ▁to , ▁and ▁thus ▁protected ▁by , ▁Article ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Tra dem arks ▁and ▁Pat ents ▁Reg istration ▁Act ▁( 1 9 3 1 ) ▁concerning ▁pat ents ▁or ▁Article ▁ 2 . 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁Auth ors , ▁Compos ers ▁and ▁Art ists ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁technical ▁works ▁( See ▁above ). ▁ ▁Pat ents ▁ ▁Nov el ty : ▁No ▁public ▁knowledge ▁in ▁Iran ▁or ▁abroad ▁sufficient ▁to ▁put ▁into ▁practice . ▁The ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁an ▁in vention ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁pat ent , ▁unless ▁proven ▁otherwise . ▁ ▁Types ▁and ▁duration : ▁Pat ents ▁are ▁registered ▁for ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁at ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁the ▁applic ant . ▁ ▁Un pat ent able : ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁formula ▁and ▁comp ounds ▁are ▁not ▁pat ent able , ▁but ▁a ▁pat ent ▁application ▁can ▁be ▁file d ▁for ▁processes ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁ph arma ce ut ical s . ▁In ▁addition , ▁any ▁in vention ▁or ▁improvement ▁on ▁an ▁in vention ▁disturb ing ▁public ▁order ▁or ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁contrary ▁to ▁mor ality ▁or ▁public ▁health ▁cannot ▁be ▁pat ented . ▁ ▁Working : ▁A ▁pat