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The Intellectual Property Provisions of the United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement: Template or Not Template
[journal article]
Abstract The objective of this article is to examine the implications of the intellectual property
provisions in the US–Jordan Free Trade Agreement (US–JO FTA) and whether they serve as
a template for other Arab countries who will be concluding free trade agreements with the
USA. My claim in this article ... view more
The objective of this article is to examine the implications of the intellectual property
provisions in the US–Jordan Free Trade Agreement (US–JO FTA) and whether they serve as
a template for other Arab countries who will be concluding free trade agreements with the
USA. My claim in this article is that the intellectual property part of the US–JO FTA goes
beyond the World Trade Organization Agreement and cannot form the right template for the
proposed US–Middle East FTA of 2013. The first section provides a brief introduction to the
US–JO FTA. The second section provides a critical analysis of the FTA’s protection of
trademarks, copyright and patents. The third and fourth sections discuss enforcement and
implementation of the intellectual property provisions of the FTA. The final section provides
a conclusion regarding the intellectual property provisions of the US–JO FTA and highlights
an alternative template for the proposed US–Middle East FTA.... view less
Classification
Law
National Economy
Free Keywords
intellectual property; TRIPs; Jordan; WTO
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
213–229 p.
Journal
The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 9 (2006) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1422-2213.2006.00275.x
ISSN
1747-1796
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed