▁countries ▁with ▁strong ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁( IP ) ▁laws , ▁is ▁also ▁growing ▁in ▁popular ity ▁within ▁Iran , ▁however . ▁ ▁Iran ▁may ▁change ▁this ▁status ▁if ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁becomes ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁W TO , ▁as ▁W TO ▁members ▁are ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁ab ide ▁by ▁W TO ▁copy right ▁reg ulations . ▁However , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁previously ▁v eto ed ▁Iran ' s ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁W TO ▁ 2 2 ▁times , ▁and ▁ ▁act ively ▁ref uses ▁to ▁support ▁Iran ' s ▁full ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁W TO . ▁Thus , ▁as ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁reci pro city , ▁Iran ▁has ▁determined ▁that ▁its ▁interests ▁are ▁not ▁served ▁by ▁obser ving ▁W TO ▁copy right ▁treat ies , ▁and ▁has ▁thus ▁exerc ised ▁its ▁so ver eign ▁right ▁not ▁to ▁alter ▁its ▁laws , ▁thereby ▁making ▁certain ▁foreign ▁copy right s ▁un en for ced ▁by ▁Iran ian ▁authorities , ▁in ▁theory , ▁or ▁in ▁practice . ▁ ▁Iran ian ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁manufact ur ers ▁are ▁dis adv ant aged ▁by ▁the ▁government ' s ▁poor ▁intellectual ▁property ▁protection ▁regime . ▁Develop ing ▁a ▁mole c ule ▁for ▁combination ▁ther ap ies ▁may ▁qual ify ▁for ▁pat ent ▁protection ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁However , ▁while ▁weak ▁pat ent ▁law ▁ad her ence ▁continues ▁in ▁Iran , ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁this ▁will ▁create ▁significant ▁bar riers ▁for ▁Iran ian ▁companies ▁prospect ing ▁trade ▁on ▁the ▁global ▁market .