The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Technological Development Some Suggestions and Policy Implications for Iran

The main objective of this article is to study the role of intellectual property Rights (IPRs) in the technological development of development countries in general and Iran in particular. Firstly some of the main relevant literature of the role of IPRs in technological development has been surveyed. The performance of the IPRs system of the country and its interaction with national innovation system with some selected countries including japan S Korea and China has been discussed. Some internal and external experts in the area of IPRs have been interviewed. Finally some suggestions and policy implication regarding the improvement and promotion of IPRs system in Iran have been presented.