Global registration of Yazd handmade carpets in WIPO
Mohammad Mehdi Nabizadeh said: Yazd handmade carpets were nationally registered in 2013 and for a year with the follow-up of the National Carpet Center and the province’s carpet department, we achieved this success during the continuous expert process in accordance with international law and the province’s handmade carpets as a global brand. Known.
The head of the carpet department of the Yazd Province Industry, Mining and Trade Organization stated: Competitors’ abuse of the province’s handmade carpets can be tracked globally.
He stated that 200,000 square meters of handmade carpets are produced annually in Yazd province and announced the activity of 40,000 active weavers in this region.
The original designs of Yazd carpets are called Herati, Gol va Mahi, Sardar Jangal, Kermani and similar designs, and 75% of the province’s carpets are woven from wool cream and 25% from fluffy cream.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations, which was established in 1967 by signing an agreement in Stockholm to encourage creative work in support of intellectual property in the world.