▁applies ▁to ▁works ▁ ▁that ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁protection ▁when ▁the ▁law ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁However ▁these ▁laws ▁do ▁not ▁cover ▁works ▁from ▁outside ▁Iran ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁the ▁Ber ne ▁Convention ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁Art istic ▁Works ▁or ▁the ▁W IP O ▁Copy right ▁Tre aty , ▁or ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Trade ▁Organ ization ▁( W TO ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Iran ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁join ▁international ▁convent ions ▁on ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁literary , ▁art istic , ▁scientific ▁works , ▁including ▁Ber ne ▁Convention ▁and ▁Rome ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Law ▁of ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Pat ents , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁The ▁Iran ian ▁Law ▁of ▁Reg istration ▁of ▁Mark s ▁and ▁Pat ents ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁ ▁st ip ul ates ▁that ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁is ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁logo , ▁design , ▁picture , ▁number , ▁letter , ▁word , ▁se al , ▁wrapper , ▁etc . ▁that ▁is ▁adopted ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁distinguish ▁goods ▁and ▁services . ▁The ▁law ▁provides ▁for ▁registration ▁of ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁marks ▁chosen ▁to ▁identify ▁industrial , ▁commercial ▁or ▁agricult ural ▁products ▁and ▁goods . ▁It ▁also ▁provides ▁for ▁registration ▁of ▁service ▁marks . ▁The ▁essential ▁requirement ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁mark ▁presented ▁for ▁registration ▁should ▁be ▁distinct ive . ▁ ▁Ob tain ing ▁a ▁court ▁inj unction ▁is ▁a ▁proper