AGIP and RSS Sign MoU to Strengthen IP Cooperation
22-Feb-2007
AMMAN - In a pioneering step to enhance strategic cooperation between the private sector and the scientific and research domain, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) signed the first of its kind Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) on February 22, 2007 at the Society’s headquarters in Amman.
The signing ceremony was attended by HRH Princess Sumaya bint Al Hassan, head of the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, AGIP chairman and CEO, in addition to high-ranking officials and seniors from both parties.
HRH Princess Sumaya considered this MoU a step forward in recognizing the importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
“This MoU is one of the mechanisms to bridge the gap between the academia and the technological community,” she noted at the signing ceremony.
The MoU paves the way for the coordination between the two institutions particularly in the field of IP training and consultation. Under the terms of the Memorandum, AGIP will provide patent and trademark registration services as well as international protection for IPRs related to the RSS or any of its inventors.
Abu-Ghazaleh called for the establishment of an Arab commission which will help innovators in turning their inventions into successful producing projects.
“I have discussed the establishment of this project with the World Intellectual Property Organization General Director Dr. Kamil Idris and we, at the Arab Society for Intellectual Property, are willing to provide all the required assistance,” he said adding “We need a well-recognized entity like the RSS to lead such a project that will upgrade creativity and boost national economies.”
In the field of IP training, the MoU entails that AGIP conducts training courses and workshops to upgrade the technical and legal knowledge of the RSS’s staff in this field.
AGIP’s Vice-Chairman Luay Abu-Ghazaleh and RSS’s Vice-Chairman Khaled Kahhaleh signed the MoU.
The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) is a non-governmental industrial research and development organization founded in 1970 in Jordan. The RSS is mainly engaged in scientific and technological R&D, consultation, training and various support services.