# Iraq — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `IQ` |
| WIPO member since | 1976 |
| WIPO treaty count | 4 |
| GII ranking | Iraq ranks 131st among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2022. |
| National IP offices | 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. |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/iq  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:30+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/IQ |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=IQ |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=IQ |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/iq.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | _(not present)_ |
| PCT eGuide | https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=IQ&doc-lang=en |
| ePCT office profile | https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml |
| Madrid System member profile | _(not present)_ |
| National statements at WIPO assemblies | https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=IQ |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=iq |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

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.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Iraq
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Iraq ranks 131st among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2022.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Iraq
### Patents
## WIPO news and events: Iraq
### News
## IP in action: Iraq
### Photos at WIPO-related activities

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=iq)
- [WIPO depository libraries](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=IQ&type=DEP_LIB)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=IQ)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=IQ)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=IQ)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/IQ)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/iq.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=IQ)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=IQ)
- [The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf)
- [Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Iraq](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:IQ)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Iraq](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:IQ)
- [The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system)
- [PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications](https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=IQ&doc-lang=en)
- [ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)](https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml)
- [Iraq Joins the PCT February 22, 2022](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/office-japan/w/news/2022/news_0008)
- [Director General Daren Tang welcomes Iraq's accession to WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (photo on Flickr) January 31, 2022](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/director-general/w/daren-tang/news/2022/news_0002)
- [Iraq Joins the PCT January 31, 2022](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system/w/news/2022/news_0006)
- [WIPO Director General Meets Iraq Ambassador (photo on Flickr) August 29, 2014](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/director-general/w/francis-gurry/news/2014/news_0054)
