▁rem edy ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁viol ation ▁of ▁any ▁right ▁secured ▁by ▁pat ent . ▁This ▁is ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁comp lain ant ▁can ▁seek ▁compens ation ▁of ▁any ▁dam ages ▁sust ained . ▁If ▁the ▁viol ation ▁falls ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁of ▁unf air ▁competition , ▁forg ery ▁or ▁fra ud , ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁faces ▁pro sec ution . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁provides ▁that ▁any ▁invent or ▁or ▁discover er ▁who ▁holds ▁an ▁un exp ired ▁pat ent ▁certificate ▁outside ▁Iran ▁may ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁in ▁Iran ▁valid ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁one . ▁But ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁firm ▁has ▁used ▁the ▁in vention ▁or ▁discovery ▁in ▁Iran — wh olly ▁or ▁partially — p rior ▁to ▁the ▁foreign er ’ s ▁application ▁or ▁has ▁made ▁prepar ations ▁to ▁explo it ▁the ▁same , ▁the ▁foreign ▁pat ente e ▁will ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁said ▁person ▁or ▁firm . ▁ ▁Law ▁of ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Pat ents , ▁Indust rial ▁Design s ▁and ▁Tra dem arks , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁of ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Pat ents , ▁Indust rial ▁Design s ▁and ▁Tra dem arks ▁was ▁first ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁parliament ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁a ▁prob ation ary ▁period ▁of ▁five ▁years , ▁effective ▁from ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8