Application of Blockchain in Protecting Intellectual Property Rights and its Practical Dimensions

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Private and Islamic Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Protecting intellectual property rights has always been of concern to creators and inventors. Despite domestic laws and certain international conventions, some aspects of intellectual property rights still remain uncertain. In Iran, the issue of intellectual property rights protection has been highlighted in the recent years. As there are several intellectual property rights claims per year it seems that one of the main reasons behind it is probably due to the lack of a management information system. In fact, a lack of such a system has led to different contradictory precedents as well as unjustified pronouncements. Furthermore, the jurisprudence reveals the inefficiency of the relevant organizations in tracking intellectual property rights. The present study analyses whether blockchain can be applied to protect intellectual property rights and how it can be implemented. It seems that blockchain has great potential in this ground. Therefore, having regarded the importance of protecting intellectual property rights in addition to the great potential of blockchain, the present paper discusses the dimensions of the issue through a qualitative research approach with library research tools. In the first section concepts and foundations and the second section, the methods of applying blockchain in protecting intellectual property rights will be surveyed.

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Private Law
Volume 20, Issue 1
Spring & Summer
April 2023
Pages 31-44

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