Patent Drafting III Workshop Launched at the RSS Today
03-Aug-2009
AMMAN - Deputizing for HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan, president of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), the Executive Director of the El Hassan Science City Omar Hamarneh inaugurated the “Patent Drafting” Workshop which is being held at the RSS headquarters, according to ag-IP- News Agency .
In his opening remarks, Hamarneh stated that the RSS as one of the El Hassan Science City’s institutions is a pioneering scientific and technological foundation in Jordan and the region.
“Since its inception, the Society has been concerned with the research and advancement in the fields related to the development process in Jordan, particularly in the field of Intellectual Property,” he said.
“The Kingdom has exerted tremendous efforts to be in line with the developments related to the Intellectual Property Rights,” Hamarneh noted.
Meanwhile, Samer Al Tarawneh, counselor, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Economic Development Bureau for Arab Countries pointed out that this workshop aims at introducing participants with theoretical and practical aspects of patent filing procedures on the national and international levels.
“This event will contribute in progressing the basic skills of patent drafting and filing in order to provide the necessary capabilities to advance the Intellectual Property assets in Jordan,” he said.
On the other hand, Eng. Nizar Halasah, Jordan Innovation Center-RSS director noted that Part One of the workshop focused on the theoretical aspects of patent application procedures along with some claim drafting exercises.
“The second part of the venue consisted of a Distance Learning (DL) course where participants, for about two months, were reading a specific study material and a few claim drafting exercises. Later, participants were asked to draft the claims to be sent to the experts,” he stated.
“Meanwhile, the third part will focus on the actual claim drafting exercises including reviewing session of the online exercises of Part Two session,” he continued.
The “Patent Drafting” Workshop is organized by WIPO, in collaboration with the RSS and the Jordan Innovation Center for Engineers and Industrial Enterprises at the Royal Scientific Society (JIC-RSS).