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Iraq
Iraq has been a member of WIPO since 1976 and is a signatory to over 4 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Iraq are the National Center for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights, the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC) and Department of Industrial Development and Regulation at the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The offices are located in Baghdad.
Contact information
Intellectual property landscape: Iraq
WIPO memberships
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Iraq ranks 131st among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2022.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn more| Year | GII position | Innovation inputs | Innovation outputs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 131st | 130th | 127th |
WIPO news and events: Iraq
News
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Iraq Joins the PCT
February 22, 2022 -
Director General Daren Tang welcomes Iraq's accession to WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (photo on Flickr)
January 31, 2022 -
Iraq Joins the PCT
January 31, 2022 -
WIPO Director General Meets Iraq Ambassador (photo on Flickr)
August 29, 2014
