Rami Olwan

On 11 April 2000 Jordan became the 136th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after negotiations that lasted for two years. The Jordanian parliament ratified the treaty on 24 February 2000. Many important amendments and draft laws were introduced particularly in the field of IPRs.

These laws include:  Patent Law No 32 for 1999, Trademark Law No. 34 for 1999, Industrial Design and Model Law No 14 for 2000, Plant Varieties Law No 24 for 2000, Geographical Indication Law No 8 for 2000, Unfair Competition and Trade Secret Law No. 15 for 2000, and the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuit Law No 10 for 2000. Also other amendments were made to many other laws as well.