With the advancement of artificial intelligence systems capable of autonomously generating artistic, literary, musical works, and even inventions without direct human intervention, the intellectual property (IP) regime faces unprecedented questions and challenges. The most critical issue concerns the ownership of moral and economic rights in the absence of a human creator, and how such outputs can be granted legal protection. This paper first reviews the theoretical foundations and existing literature in this domain, then comparatively examines Iranian legal frameworks such as the 1969 Law for the Protection of Authors, Composers, and Artists Rights and the Patent and Trademark Registration Law-alongside other legal systems, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Furthermore, existing legal perspectives on the intellectual property of AI-generated works and the related enforcement challenges are analyzed. The findings reveal significant regulatory gaps within the current Iranian legal framework. To balance the promotion of innovation with the preservation of human creativity, revising existing laws and introducing novel approaches such as defining a specific intellectual property right for AI-generated works or designating ownership among associated human agents appears to be essential.

翻译：随着人工智能系统能够自主生成艺术、文学、音乐作品甚至发明而无需直接人类干预，知识产权制度面临前所未有的问题和挑战。最核心的问题在于，在缺乏人类创作者的情况下，精神权利和经济权利的归属如何确定，以及此类产出如何获得法律保护。本文首先回顾了该领域的理论基础和现有文献，然后比较研究了1969年《作者、作曲家和艺术家权利保护法》及《专利与商标注册法》等伊朗法律框架——同时参照了其他法律体系，包括欧盟、英国和美国。此外，本文分析了关于人工智能生成作品知识产权的现有法律观点及相关执法挑战。研究结果揭示了当前伊朗法律框架内存在显著的监管空白。为平衡促进创新与维护人类创造力，有必要修订现行法律并引入新颖方法，例如为人工智能生成作品设定特定的知识产权权利，或在相关人类代理人之间指定所有权归属。