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Friday, 11 July 2008 04:41 |
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The Arab world is a term to define all of the Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast. It consists of 24 countries and territories with a combined population of some 325 million people spanning two continents. Source: Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_world |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 July 2008 06:08 )
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 13:05 |
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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. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 12:59 |
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Arab countries are mainly civil law countries and largely influenced by the French legal system and not the common law. There is always confusion as to the role that Islam has to play in the Arab world. Islamic Laws only play a major role in martial and family matters particularly marriage, divorce, and inheritance. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 July 2008 06:08 )
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 12:50 |
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Copyright laws in the Arabic countries differ to a large extent, but they can be categorized under three distinct groups. The first category is the countries with a low level of implementation and these include Sudan, Yemen, Palestine and Iraq. The other group is the middle level implementation and this includes those that made amendments to their copyright laws in nineties and have a medium level of copyright protection, and they are: Lebanon, Tunisia Qatar, Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 July 2008 06:09 )
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