WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights IPlNllIJORID/l 
11 December 2000 
(00-5365) 
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MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
JORDAN 
The present document reproduces the textl of the Law on Industrial Designs and Models, 
N° (14) of 2000, as notified by Jordan under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document 
IP/N/lIJORll). 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriete 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES A LA 
PROPruETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
JORDANIE 
Le present document contient le textel de la Loi nO (14) de 2000 sur les dessins et modeles 
industriels, notifiee par la Jordanie au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document 
IP/N/lIJORll). 
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 P ARRAFo 2 DEL ARTiCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
JORDANIA 
En el presente documento se reproduce el textol de la Ley de Dibujos y Modelos Industriales, 
N° 14 de 2000, notificada por Jordania en virtud del parrafo 2 del articulo 63 del Acuerdo (vease el 
documento IP/N/lIJORll). 
1 In English only. The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested 
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat.lEn anglais seulement. Les delt5gations interessees peuvent consulter le 
texte dans sa langue d'origine, au Secretariat de rOMC.lEn ingles solamente. Las delegaciones interesadas 
podnm consultar en la Secretaria de la OMC el texto en su idiom a original. IP/N/1/JORJDIl 
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Article (1) Law No. (14) For The Year 2000 
Industrial Designs and Models Law 
This Law shall be known as "The Industrial Designs and Models Law for The Year 
2000", and shall come into force thirty days after the date of its publication in the 
Official Gazette. 
Article (2) 
The following words and phrases, wherever mentioned in this Law shall have the 
meanings designated hereunder unless otherwise indicated by context: I· 
Ministry: 
Minister: 
Industrial Design: 
Industrial Model: Ministry of Industry and Trade. 
Minister of Industry and Trade. 
Any composition or arrangement of lines, which 
gives the product special appearance and appeal, 
whether by industry or handicraft, including textile 
designs. 
A three-dimensional form, whether associated with 
lines or colors or not, which gives special 
appearance, that may be used for industry or 
handicraft. 
Owner of Industrial Design or Model: 
The Registrar: 
The Register: 
Article (3) The natural or juridical person who registered under 
hislits names an industrial design or model, In 
accordance with the provisions of this Law. 
The Registrar of Industrial Designs and Models in the 
Ministry, nominated by the Minister. 
The Register of Industrial Designs and Models. 
A-A Register known as " The Industrial Designs and Models Register" shall be 
established at the Ministry, under the supervision of the Registrar, in which 
records shall be maintained of all information related to industrial designs and 
models, names and addresses of their owners, and any changes thereto resulting 
from procedures and legal acts thereof, including the following: IP/N/IIJORIDIl 
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1-Any assignment, transfer of ownership, or license granted by the owner of the 
industrial design or model to others. 
2-The hypothecation or attachment placed upon the industrial design or model, 
and any restriction on its use. 
B-The Register shall be available for the public in accordance with the Instructions 
issued by the Minister for this purpose, which shaH be published in the Official 
Gazette. 
c-The Ministry may maintain computerized records for the registration of industrial 
designs or models and data related thereto. The data and documents retrieved 
therefrom and certified by the Registrar shall be valid proof against others. 
Registration of Industrial lVIodels and Design 
Article (4) 
A-An industrial design or model may be registered if the foHo'wing conditions are met: 
1-If it is new, undisclosed to the public anywhere in the world, by any means, 
including use or publication in a tangible form thereof, whether disclosure 
occurred prior to the filing, or the priority date of the appJication for the 
registration, as the case may be, and in accordance 'with the provisions of this 
Law. 
2-If it is independently created. 
B-Disclosure to the public of an industrial design or model shall not be taken into 
consideration, if the disclosure occurred within twelve months preceding the date 
of filing for registration in the Kingdom, or the claimed priority date of the 
application, if such disclosure was a result of an act committed by the applicant, or 
of an unlawful act committed by a third party against the applicant. 
C-Industrial designs or models dictated by technical or functional considerations may 
not be registered. However, the Registrar shall issue his decision in this regard 
upon a recommendation of a technical committee, which shall be formed for this 
purpose. 
D-An industrial design or model that is contrary to public order or morality shall not 
be registered. 
Article (5) 
The right of registering an industrial design or model shall be as fo11o\vs: 
A-To the creator or to whomever the right of the design or model passes thereafter. 
B-To all persons participating in the creation of the design or model, ifit is the result 
of their joint effort, provided that it is registered for them jointly and equally, 
unless they agree otherwise. IP/N/lIJOR/D/l 
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c-To the creator who is the first to file an application for registration, if the creation is 
independently made by more than one person. 
D-To the employer, if the creation is a result of an employment contract which 
requires the employee to accomplish such a creation, unless otherwise stipulated 
by contract. 
Article (6) 
The registration of an industrial design or model shall be as follows: 
A-An application for the registration of an industrial design or model shall be filed 
with the Registrar, on the form designated for this purpose, stating the kind of 
product, and attached thereto drawings, photographs and other illustrative data 
embodying the design or model. 
B-The application may include more than one industrial design or model, provided 
that they relate to the same class, set, or composition according to the relevant 
international agreements. In such case, each industrial design or model shall be 
subject to the payment of the prescribed fees. 
Article (7) 
A-The date the Registrar receives the application for the registration of the industrial 
design or model shall be considered the date of filing, provided that the application 
fulfills all the legal requirements, and attached thereto all the data indicating the 
identity of the applicant, and the illustrative data of the industrial model or design. 
B-Where the Registrar finds that the application has not fulfilled the requirements 
stated in paragraph (A) of this Article, he shall invite the applicant to fulfill such 
requirements within the prescribed period in the Regulation issued according to 
this Law, or to make the necessary amendments. That date of fulfilling such 
requirements shall be recorded as the filing date. Otherwise, the Registrar shall 
issue a decision in this regard that would deem the applicant to have abandoned 
the application. The Registrar's decision may be appealed to the High Court of 
Justices within sixty days of notification. 
Article (8) 
A-1-The applicant for the registration of an industrial design or model, may claim 
priority thereto, for an application submitted by the applicant or his predecessor 
in title and filed on a prior date, for any State party to a treaty with the 
Kingdom, for the protection of industrial property, provided that the 
application is filed in the Kingdom within a period not exceeding six months, 
calculated from the day following the date of filing of the first application. 
2-If the application includes a priority claim, according to item (1) of this 
paragraph, the Registrar may request the applicant, within the period specified 
in the Regulation, to submit an authenticated copy of the first filing issued by 
the office at which the application was filed. In such case, the date of filing of IP/NIlIJORlDIl 
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the first application for registration according to the Paris Convention for the 
Protection of Industrial Property, shall be the date offiling an application for 
registration in the Kingdom. 
B-Where the applicant does not prove the priority right according to paragraph CA) 
of this Article, the date of filing with the Registrar shall be considered the date of 
filing for registration in the Kingdom. 
Article (9) 
A-If the application for the registration of an industrial design or model fulfills all the 
legal requirements and conditions, the Registrar shall issue his decision accepting 
the application. In such case, the fees prescribed shall be collected. 
B-1-The Registrar shall announce the acceptance of the application in the Official 
Gazette. Third parties may oppose this acceptance within ninety days from the 
date of publication, in accordance with the procedures, which shall be 
determined in a Regulation issued for this purpose, pursuant to this law. 
2-If no opposition is submitted against the acceptance of the app!ication for the 
registration of an industrial design or model, the Registrar shall issue a decision 
for registering the design or model, and shall issue a certificate after collecting 
the prescribed fees. 
Protection of Industrial Designs or Models 
Article (10) 
A-After the registration of an industrial design or model, the o\vner shall have the 
right to prevent third parties not having his consent from making, importing or 
selling articles bearing a design or embodying a model which is a copy, or 
substantially a copy, when such acts are undertaken for commercial purposes. 
B-The protection shall not extend to any part of an industrial design or model that had 
been registered, if such part was dictated essentially by technical or functional 
considerations. 
c-Any person committing any of the acts stated in paragraph (A) oftrus Article shall 
be considered committing an act of infringement upon the rights of the owner of 
the industrial design or model and shall be subject to liability, if that person knew 
or should have known that he is infringing upon an industrial design or model 
protected in accordance with the provisions of this Law. 
Article (11) 
The term of protection of an industrial design or model shall be for fifteen years 
beginning from the date of filing the application for registration with the Registrar. IPINI1IJORlDIl 
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Article (12) 
A-Industrial designs and models displayed by any creator at exhibitions held in the 
Kingdom or abroad shall be accorded temporary protection in accordance with the 
procedures and conditions determined in a Regulation issued in accordance with 
the provisions of this Law. 
B-The temporary protection stated in paragraph (A) of this Article shall not result in 
extending the priority period stated in this La\v. 
Article (13) 
A-Any interested person may apply to the Registrar for the nullification of the 
registration of an industrial design or model, if the registration is contra,ry to the 
provisions of this Law. The owner of the design or model shall be notifie'd of such 
application; in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the Regulation issued 
in accordance with the provisions of this Law. 
B-The Registrar shall issue his decision regarding the application, which may be 
subject to appeal to the High Court of Justice within sixty days of notification. 
However, the protection accorded to the industrial design or model shall continue 
until the Court issues its decision. 
The Transfer of Ownership, Hypothecation and Attachment of an 
Industrial Design or Model 
Article (14) 
A-1. The ownership of an industrial design or model may be transferred, completely 
or partially, with or without consideration, and may be subject to hypothecation 
or attachment, which shall be published in the Official Gazette. 
2. The transfer of ownership or hypothecation of an industrial design or model 
shall not be deemed as valid proof against third parties prior to the date of its 
recording in the Register. 
B-An industrial design or model and all rights and obligations related thereto may pass 
by succession. 
Article (15) 
The procedures of the transfer of ownership of an industrial design or model, its 
hypothecation, attachment and all other legal acts related thereto, shall be determined 
in Instructions issued' by the Minister for this purpose, which shall be published in the 
Official Gazette. Article (16) IPfNllIJORlD/I 
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The owner of an industrial design or model may grant third parties license with respect 
to its use, by virtue of a written contract to be recorded with the Registrar, who shall 
keep the provisions of the contract confidential. 
Provisional Measures and Other Penalties 
Article (17) 
A-The owner of an industrial design or model may, when filing a civil lawsuit to 
prevent the infringement upon his rights in the design or model, or during the 
course of the hearings, petition the competent Court for the following, provided 
that the petition is attached with a bank guaranty or a cash deposit accepted by the 
Court: 
1-Cease the infringement. 
2-Place a provisional seizure on the product, subject matter of the infringement, 
wherever found. 
3 -Preserve the relevant evidence to the infringement. 
B-1. The owner of an industrial design or model may, prior to filing the lawsuit, 
petition the Court to take any of the measures provided for in paragraph CA) of 
this Article without notifying the counter-party, provided that the petition is 
attached with a bank guaranty or cash deposit accepted by the Court. The Court 
may approve the petition if the owner proves any of the following: 
-That his rights had been infringed upon. 
-That such infringement is imminent and is likely to cause damages of 
irreparable harm. 
-That there is a demonstrable risk of evidence being disappeared or 
destroyed. 
2. If the owner of the industrial design or model fails to file the lawsuit within eight 
days from the date the Court approves his petition, all measures taken in this 
regard shall be nullified. 
3. The counter-party may appeal the court's decision in taking the provisional 
measures to the Court of Appeal, within eight days of his notification or 
acknowledgment thereof The decision of the Court of Appeal in this regard 
shall be final. 
4. The counter-party may claim compensation for damages he suffered, if he 
proves that the plaintiff was unlawful in his petition to take provisional 
measures, or if the plaintiff failed to file the lawsuit within the period determined 
in item (2) of this paragraph. 
C-The defendant may claim compensation for the damages he suffered, if the Court 
decides that the plaintiff's claims are invalid. 
D-The Court may seek, in all cases, experts opinion. 
E-The Court may order the seizure of the products subject matter of infringement, the 
tools, and main materials used in the manufacturing of such products. The Court IPlNllIJORlDIl 
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may also order the destruction of such products, tools and materials, or use of 
such outside the channels of commerce. 
Article (18) 
The Council of Ministers shall issue the necessary Regulations for implementing the 
provisions of this Law including: 
A-Fees to be collected. 
B-Periods relevant to the procedures to be taken in accordance 'with the provisions of 
this Law, and the provisions of extension thereto. 
Article (19) 
The Patents and Designs Law No. (33) for the year 1953 shall be repealed along with 
its amendments. The provisions of any other legislation in conflict with the provisions 
of this Law shall not be applied. 
Article (20) 
The Prime Minister and the Ministers shall be responsible for implementing the 
provisions of this Law. 