IP/N/1/JOR/P/2  
 
26 April 2013  
(13-2209)  Page: 1/4  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/anglais/inglés  
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
JORDAN  
This document reproduces the text1 of the Amended Patent Law number 28 of year 2007, as 
notified by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan  on 5 February 2013 under Article 63.2 of the 
Agreement (see document IP/N/1/JOR/2).  
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
  
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
J
ORDANIE  
Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 28 de 2007 sur les brevets modifiée, notifié par 
le Royaume hachémite de  Jordanie le 5 février 2013 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le 
document IP/N/1/JOR/2). 
  
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
  
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
J
ORDANIA  
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ley de Patentes modificada Nº 28 de 2007, 
notificado por el Reino Hachemita de Jordania el 5 de febrero de 2013 en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/JOR/2).  
 
 
                                               
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/JOR/P/2 
 
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  THE AMENDED PATENT LAW NUMBER 28 OF YEAR 2007 
PUBLISHED ON PAGE NUMBER 2592 IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE NO. 4823  
DATED 1/5/2007 
 
 
 Article 1 
 
This Law (Amended Patent Law of 2007) shall be read in conjunction with Law No. 32 of 1999, referred to herein as Original Law, and both shall be deemed one Law; and shall be effective thirty days after the date of publication in the Official Gazette. 
 
Article 2  
Article 2 of the Original Law shall be amended in accordance with the following: 
 First: To consider what is enumerated therein as paragraph (a), and to add the following definition 
to the end thereof: 
 Treaty: the Patent Cooperation Treaty which wa s signed in Washington on 19/6/1970 and its 
administrative instruction published pursuant to it, and any other treaty which amends it or 
replaces it. 
 Second: To add paragraph (b) which shall state: 
 
B. For the purposes of this Law the terms and defi nitions contained in the Treaty are to be adopted 
wherever the text indicates in its provisions and the regulations issued pursuant to it, this shall 
include the following: 
 The International Application, the Designated Office, the Elected Office, and the International Preliminary Examination. 
 
Article 3  
Article 13 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (c) which shall read as follows: 
 c. If the application doesn’t meet the conditions pr escribed in this law, the Registrar shall issue a 
decision rejecting the application and stating the reason for rejection. This decision shall be 
notified to the applicant. The applicant may appe al such decision to the High Court of Justice 
within 60 days of the decision notification date.  
Article 4 
 Article 15 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (c) in accordance with the 
following: 
 c. If the applicant does not comply with paying the applicable registration fees, the Registrar shall 
notify the applicant of the necessity to pay such fees in the time frame which the Registrar shall 
decide. If the applicant defaults on such payment then it shall be deemed that he relinquished his 
patent application.  
Article 5 
 Article 22 of the Original Law is amended by adding paragraph (d) in accordance with the 
following: 
 d. If the exporting will be done to countries which suffer from pandemics or epidemic illnesses in 
compliance with the Kingdom's obligations under the World Trade Organization agreements and 
the decisions issued pursuant thereto. IP/N/1/JOR/P/2 
 
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Article 6  Article 23 of the Original Law is amended by dele ting paragraphs (f) and (g) and replacing them 
with the following: 
 f. The license shall be granted for meeting the demands in the local market with the exception of 
the circumstances stipulated in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Article (22) of this law. 
 g. The applicant shall receive an equitable remuneration which takes into account the economic value of the invention. For such a valuation the case stipulated in paragraph (d) of Article (22) of 
this law shall take into consideration the conditions and proceedings which are present in the 
international agreements and decisions which the Kingdom is subject to pursuant to joining the World Trade Organization.  
 
Article 7  
The Original Law shall be amended by adding the following Articles (38), (39), (40), (41) and by 
re-numbering the Articles from (38) to (40) so as to become Articles (42) to (44) respectively:  Article 38: 
 
a. The Registrar shall perform all the duties of the Receiving Office of international applications as indicated in the treaty; this shall include the inte rnational applications submitted by nationals of 
the Kingdom or residents and receiving the fees applicable to it in accordance with the Treaty. 
 b. The procedures relating to the submission of international applications identified in 
paragraph (a) of this Article and the method in whic h the applicable fees are paid will be identified 
pursuant to instructions which the Minister shall issue for this purpose.  c. The amount of the fees which the Registrar shall collect from receiving international applications 
shall be decided pursuant to the regulations issued in accordance with the provisions of this Law. 
 Article 39: 
 
a. The Registrar shall be responsible for receiving the international applications which designate or elect the Kingdom for registration, in accordance with the conditions and procedures outlined in 
the Treaty. 
 b. The applicant of the international applicatio ns who designates or elects the Kingdom for 
registration must specify his address in the Ki ngdom for the purposes of notification, or by 
assigning a local agent for that purpose. 
 c. The international application which designates or elects the Kingdom for registration and which 
is submitted to the Registrar will be subjected to  the same provisions which relate to registering 
local patents. The filing date of said application is considered in accordance with Article (11) of the Treaty to be the date of submission to the Registrar notwithstanding what is described in 
paragraph (b) of Article (8) of this Law. 
 Article 40:  
a. The applicant of the international applications is obliged to complete the following procedures in 
the specified period pursuant to paragraph (a) of Article (22) or paragraph (a) of Article (39) of 
the Treaty: 
 
1.  Submit a copy of the international applic ation to the Registrar and provide him with a 
translated Arabic copy. 
 
2.  Attach the necessary documents which are specified in the regulations issued 
pursuant to this Law with the international application. 
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  3.  Pay the fees set by the Treaty and the lo cal fees which are specified in the regulations 
published pursuant to this Law. 
 b.1. If the applicant of the international applic ations does not comply with the procedures and 
requirements mentioned in paragraph (a) of th is Article, then the Registrar may deem the 
application to be withdrawn.  
2. The applicant of the international applications may request from the Registrar to reconsider the 
decision issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article, and the Registrar must hear the applicant's opinion prior to taking a decision in accordance to the applicable legal procedures and timelines. 
 
c. The Registrar shall start the procedures for exam ining the application that designates or elects 
the Kingdom after the expiry of the period highligh ted in paragraph (a) of this Article. Nevertheless 
the international applicant may and before the end of this period, request from the Registrar to 
perform an early examination of his application in accordance with the applicable legal procedures if the application has satisfied all the conditions stipulated in that paragraph. 
 
d. If the international application which designates or elects the Kingdom for registration satisfies all the required conditions under this law and the regulations issued pursuant to it, then the Registrar shall declare the acceptance of the app lication and shall grant a preliminary acceptance 
in accordance with the provisions stipulated in Article (13) of this Law. He shall also notify the 
applicant, and in such case the provisions stipulated in Article (14) shall apply, however in the event that such application did not satisfy all the conditions then Article (13) paragraph (c) shall 
apply. 
 e. The patent which is issued through an international application which designates or elects the 
Kingdom and its holder shall enjoy equal rights and privileges as a local patent and its holder. 
 Article 41:  
The Registrar may delegate any of his authorities which are stipulated and outlined in this law and 
the regulations issued pursuant to it, to any of th e employees of the Industrial Property Protection 
Directorate at the Ministry, provided that such delegation is specific and in writing. 
 
 
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