The second annual Jordan IP Week 2004 was held August 23 - 25, at Grand Hyatt Hotel – Amman, bringing together international and local experts to discuss critical issues affecting the IP environment.
Concentrating on the theme “Protect innovation…secure our future”, Jordan IP Week 2004 included six workshops revolving around the enhancement of regional and local judge’s capacity in IP fields; the various IP strategies for licensing and franchising; IP in the field of pharmaceutical developments; counterfeiting and piracy, utilizing IP to enhance innovation and creativity through research and development (R & D) as well as Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and Madrid Protocol and their effect on the Jordanian business environment.
Local and regional IT companies, pharmaceutical industries, government officials, judges, IP agents, multi-national companies, lawyers, and all partners involved in the R&D process such as research centers, universities, public and private sectors attended this event.
Speakers from the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Microsoft, judges, professors and ministers tackled how businesses need to develop a more strategic, integrated approach to protect their IPRs and to better commercially exploit their IP portfolios.
Representative of the USPTO, Mr. Peter Fowler, highly commended Jordan’s tendency to join international treaties and conventions. He noted that the USPTO is already cooperating with Jordanian officials concerning preparation and training for the Madrid Protocol and PCT.
On the other hand, Acting Director Information and Promotion Division; Trademarks, Industrial Designs & Geographical Indications at WIPO, Mr. Jose Graca Aranha, pointed out that the whole idea behind the Madrid Protocol is to access additional markets through an easier and cheaper mechanism.
“The basic features of the Madrid system is that a trademark owner can have his trademark protected in the 76 member states of the Madrid Union by simply filing one application with a single Office, in one language with one set of fees in one currency,” Mr. Aranha added.
Jordan IP Week 2004 was organized by Jordan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA) and IIPI, sponsored by USPTO, WIPO, and supported by the USAID-funded AMIR Program.
First annual Jordan IP Week was held August 11- 14, 2003.