3 0 5 T / 6 9 2 1 ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁rat ifying ▁Iran ’ s ▁acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Ag re ement ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁International ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Mark s ▁and ▁its ▁protocol . ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁agreement , ▁national s ▁of ▁any ▁contract ing ▁country ▁may ▁secure ▁protection ▁for ▁their ▁marks ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁acc eding ▁countries ▁by ▁register ing ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Organ ization ▁( W IP O ). ▁ ▁Lis bon ▁Ag re ement ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁App ell ations ▁of ▁Origin ▁and ▁their ▁International ▁Reg istration , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Iran ▁joined ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Ag re ement ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁App ell ations ▁of ▁Origin ▁and ▁their ▁International ▁Reg istration , ▁which ▁ens ures ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁ge ographical ▁names ▁associated ▁with ▁products . ▁The ▁Lis bon ▁Ag re ement ▁went ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁direct ▁consequence , ▁Iran ’ s ▁Custom s ▁Administration ▁has ▁b anned ▁the ▁import ▁of ▁goods ▁that ▁are ▁produced ▁over se as ▁but ▁bear ▁Iran ian ▁brand ▁names . ▁ ▁W TO ▁copy right ▁laws ▁ ▁Iran ' s ▁government ▁has ▁not ▁agreed ▁to ▁be ▁bound ▁by ▁W TO ▁copy right ▁laws , ▁end ors ing ▁the ▁free ▁distribution ▁of ▁un lic ensed ▁software ▁in ▁massive ▁quantities . ▁Linux , ▁freely ▁reprodu cible ▁even ▁in