Intellectual Property in Jordan

Intellectual property in Jordan is protected by national registration of trademarks, patents, designs and copyright through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply. Jordan is a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty for patents but is not a Madrid Protocol member, so a trademark needs a national filing. We handle registration, licensing and enforcement.

Intellectual property is the backbone of the modern knowledge economy, and in a region where counterfeiting, parallel imports and trademark squatting remain daily risks, robust IP protection is non-negotiable. Abdullah & Partners has advised Jordanian and international rights-holders on the registration, licensing and enforcement of IP rights since 2000, handling portfolios that span from single-class trademarks to complex multi-jurisdictional patent families.

Registration is only the first step. Our team supports clients across the entire commercial life of their IP assets, drafting and negotiating licence agreements, franchise structures, technology transfer deals and R&D collaborations. When rights are infringed, we move decisively: we obtain customs recordals and border seizures, file civil injunctions, pursue criminal prosecutions against counterfeiters, and handle appeals through to the Court of Cassation. We also run IP due diligence for mergers, investments and financing transactions where brand and technology value is central to the deal.

Jordan is rarely the only jurisdiction that matters. Through a trusted network of correspondent firms across the Gulf, Iraq, Egypt and the wider Levant, we coordinate multi-jurisdictional filing programmes and enforcement campaigns from a single point of contact in Amman. Clients benefit from consolidated reporting, consistent strategy, and cost-effective regional coverage without juggling half a dozen law firms.

Strong IP protection is not paperwork, it is a commercial weapon. Our job is to make sure that weapon is ready the day our client needs it.

Intellectual property in Jordan is protected under a set of dedicated statutes: the Trademarks Law No. 33 of 1952 and its amendments, the Patents of Invention Law No. 32 of 1999, the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Law No. 22 of 1992, the Industrial Designs and Models Law No. 14 of 2000, and the Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Law No. 15 of 2000. Trademarks, patents and designs are registered before the Industrial Property Protection Directorate at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, while copyright can be recorded with the Department of the National Library. Jordan is a contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, so patents can be pursued through the national route or the PCT national phase. For trademarks, Jordan is not yet part of the Madrid international registration system, so a mark is protected in Jordan through a national filing, which we manage and coordinate with a client’s wider regional and international portfolio. Source: Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply.