Intellectual Property
Our firm handles a huge portfolio of IPR litigation in the Kingdom, including borders and provisional measures.
IBLAW has been at the forefront of intellectual property practice in Jordan for decades and has played a direct role in shaping the country's modern IP legal framework. The firm was closely involved in drafting and advocating Jordan's TRIPS-compliant intellectual property legislation and advising on IP matters related to the Kingdom's WTO accession and the Jordan–US Free Trade Agreement. This institutional experience gives IBLAW a practical and well-grounded understanding of IP law in Jordan, both at the policy and enforcement levels.
Our Intellectual Property team advises and represents local, regional, and international clients across a wide range of industries, including cosmetics and luxury goods, food and confectionery, automotive spare parts and machinery, tobacco, IT and telecommunications, media and advertising, software, distribution and retail, publishing, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods.
IBLAW adopts a cross-disciplinary approach to intellectual property matters. Our work spans the full lifecycle of IP rights, from identification, protection, and portfolio management to enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution. We regularly support clients on IP-related aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, market entry and expansion, public policy, and legislative drafting.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in establishing and defending intellectual property rights before courts, administrative authorities, and border enforcement bodies in Jordan. The firm is particularly recognized for its work in trademark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition, and border measures, having handled hundreds of enforcement actions and landmark judicial decisions.
Key Highlights
- Our firm handles a huge portfolio of IPR litigation in the Kingdom, including borders and provisional measures.
- Specialized understanding of the IP needs of key industries.
- Our IP litigators have obtained several landmark IP judicial decisions related to trademarks, and unfair competition matters.
- IBLAW has taken the lead in advising, and managing the IP portfolio in major M&A transactions with flawless efficiency and in record time.
- Ranked for last consecutive 10 years by (MIP) worldwide IP firms survey as the leading Jordanian law firm.
- Holds top tier position in Trademarks, Copyright and Patent contentious work, as well as Trademark Prosecution in the Kingdom.
- Nominated as the winner of the Corporate Intl Magazine Legal Awards for: "The Patents Law Firm of the Year in Jordan" &" The Franchise Law Firm of the Year in Jordan", and "The Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year".
Legal Advisory and Consultancy
- Identification and assessment of intellectual property rights
- Validity of applications and registrability analysis
- Protection requirements and filing strategies
- Strategic IP protection and enforcement planning
- Market entry and expansion strategies
- Antitrust and unfair competition matters related to IP
IP Agreements & Contracts
- Assignment and licensing agreements
- Franchising agreements
- Mergers and acquisitions documentation
- Joint venture agreements
- Agency and distribution agreements
- Software and IT-related agreements
- Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
Litigation, Enforcement, and Prosecution
- Trademark and copyright infringement actions
- Anti-counterfeiting measures
- Unfair competition and antitrust litigation
- Administrative oppositions and cancellation actions
- Provisional and precautionary measures
- Border and customs enforcement
IP Portfolio Management and Investigations
- Local and international trademark watch services
- Market investigations and anti-counterfeiting field services (Jordan)
- Due diligence investigations (local and international)
- Global trademark search and clearance
- Change of name/address recordals and assignment registrations
- Follow-up, docketing, and maintenance services
Advisory Support
- Cautionary notices and cease-and-desist letters
- Intellectual property audits and valuation
Provisional Measures & Administrative Enforcement
- Petitions to cease infringement
- Petitions for provisional seizure
- Petitions to preserve evidence
- Petitions for border & customs enforcement measures
Our Experiences
Drafted and advocated the passage of Jordan's package of WTO-compliant Intellectual Property legislation, which included amending the Trademarks and Copyright Laws of Jordan as well as drafting and advocating new laws pertaining to Patents; Geographical Indications; Unfair Competition And Trade Secret; Layout -Designs of Integrated Circuits; Industrial Designs and Industrial Models and Plant Varieties.
Assisted the Government of Jordan in preparing answers of the TRIPS Council Members regarding the legislative review related to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.
Handled the World Bank funded project on amending IP legislation of the Palestinian National Authority including drafting WTO-TRIPS compliant legislation for Palestinian National Authority.
Advised the Jordanian Government in all IP related issues in the Jordan-US Free Trade Agreement (JUSTFA): Assessed compatibility, along with the required action for compliance, related parties and period. The project also involved the preparation of USAID's JUSFTA Legal Gap Analysis which outlined copyright enforcement mechanisms under existing copyright legislation and related non-intellectual property (IP) legislation, and identified the gaps, loopholes, and obstacles faced by right owners that hinder effective copyright enforcement; and Prepared detailed compatibility matrices covering trademarks, geographical indications, patents, copyright and related rights, and undisclosed tests and data. Each of the related compatibility matrices highlights the related JUSFTA commitments and presents an assessment of those commitments with the current Jordanian legal system and practice, with recommendations for actions to be taken to ensure compliance and related parties responsibly for execution.
Advised the Jordanian Government on the amendment of the Trademarks and Patents regulations to allow implementation of the provisions of the Madrid Protocol.
Advised the Jordanian Government in the Kingdom's enforcement of ex officio administrative actions for copyright piracy and trademark infringement.
Advised hundreds of local and international clients on aspects of IPR including evaluating, protecting, licensing, administering and litigating such rights;
Recorded several precedents in key IP sectors and practices in the kingdom among them is the judicial precedent issued on 2003 by the court of cassation in respect of counterfeiting of lookalike products.
IBLAW was the first law firm in Jordan to successfully handle a domain name dispute before the National Arbitration Forum in the US.
Handles a huge portfolio of IPR litigation in the Kingdom, including borders and provisional measures.
Represented Al Hikma in acquiring the entirety of the Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company PLC ("APM" or "Company") a publicly traded company on the Amman Stock Exchange for cash consideration of JD116.0 million ($163.6 million). IBLAW was able to guide the client through this transaction and complete the IP due diligence, and acquisition of all outstanding and publicly traded shares including Intellectual Property Rights within approximately 2 months.
Represented Philip Morris International in its acquisition of one of the major producers of tobacco in Jordan, the International Tobacco Cigarettes Company. IBLAW's scope of work entails conducting comprehensive legal Due Diligence,
Drafted signature Intellectual Property agreements (such as licensing, franchising, technology transfer, know how, manufacturing, joint ventures, and assignments agreements…..etc.
Managed the IP portfolio of a huge number of local and international clients in the Kingdom.
Prepared comprehensive legal report on Franchising Arrangement for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) , serves as a guideline material identifying key legal issues involved in using franchising as a vital component and business tool to enhance and promote growth and expansion;
Advised the Jordanian Government in the Kingdom's enforcement of ex officio administrative actions for copyright piracy and trademark infringement