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Iraq joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty
politics
Yesterday, 19:33
Baghdad-INA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Tuesday that Iraq has joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the permanent representative of the Republic of Iraq, Ambassador Abdul Karim Hashim Mustafa, deposited the instrument of Iraq's accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 01/31/2022."
The permanent representative said during his speech, according to the statement, that "accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty will make the patent system in Iraq more efficient and
the procedures will be less costly for applicants seeking to obtain patent protection internationally," noting
its "great importance to motivate Iraqi inventors." to contribute more to industrial and technological progress and to protect their intellectual property.”
He added, "The Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control in the Ministry of Planning granted 532 patent certificates during the year 2021 only, and more than 2,200 patent certificates since 2017."
It is noteworthy that the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) will enter into force three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession, bringing the number of member states to the Treaty to 155.
This is the fourth treaty to which Iraq is a party out of 26 treaties in the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Iraq joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty
politics
Yesterday, 19:33
Baghdad-INA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Tuesday that Iraq has joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the permanent representative of the Republic of Iraq, Ambassador Abdul Karim Hashim Mustafa, deposited the instrument of Iraq's accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 01/31/2022."
The permanent representative said during his speech, according to the statement, that "accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty will make the patent system in Iraq more efficient and
the procedures will be less costly for applicants seeking to obtain patent protection internationally," noting
its "great importance to motivate Iraqi inventors." to contribute more to industrial and technological progress and to protect their intellectual property.”
He added, "The Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control in the Ministry of Planning granted 532 patent certificates during the year 2021 only, and more than 2,200 patent certificates since 2017."
It is noteworthy that the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) will enter into force three months after the deposit of the instrument of accession, bringing the number of member states to the Treaty to 155.
This is the fourth treaty to which Iraq is a party out of 26 treaties in the World Intellectual Property Organization.
