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ORIGINAL: English
DATE: August 2005
THE HASHEMITE
KINGDOM OF JORDAN / WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

wipo national training Workshop
ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY for diplomats

organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

and
The Jordan Institute of Diplomacy

Amman, August 15 to 17, 2005

PROGRAM

prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Monday, August 15, 2005

09.00 – 09.30OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome addresses by:

The Representative of the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Amman

The Representative of the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

09.30 – 10.30International Legal Framework for the Protection of Industrial Property

Speaker:Mr. Maher Hamdan, Attorney and Legal Advisor, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Amman

10.30 – 11.30International Legal Framework for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights

Speaker:Mr. Tawfiq Tabbaa, Attorney at Law, Tabbaa and Partners, Amman

11.30 – 12.00Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.00The Copyright and Related Rights Law of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan and the Role of the National Library

Speaker:Mr. Mamoun Al-Talhouni, Director General, Department of the

National Library, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Amman

13.00 – 14.00The Industrial Property Legislation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Function and Tasks of the Jordanian Industrial Property Office

Speaker:Mr. Khaled Arabiyat, Director, Directorate of Industrial Property Protection, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Amman

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

09.00 – 09.45Protection of Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Environment

Speaker:Ms. Nancy Dababneh, Attorney at Law, Head of Intellectual Property, International Business Legal Associates, Amman

09.45 – 10.30Digital Integrity: Promoting a Safe Online Environment

Speaker:Mr. Nadim Kayyali, Corporate Attorney-LCA, Microsoft Middle East and Africa, Amman

10.30 – 11.15Intellectual Property and Economic Growth

Speaker:Mr. Samer Al-Tarawneh, Counsellor, Economic Development

Bureau for Arab Countries, WIPO

11.15 – 11.45Coffee Break

11.45 – 12.30Economic Consequences of Software Piracy: The Case of Jordan

Speaker:Mr. Nadim Kayyali

12.30 – 13.15Challenges and Opportunities for a Competitive Software Industry in Jordan

Speaker:Mr. Ra’ed Bilbessi, Chairman, Information Technology Association of Jordan (INTAJ), Amman

13.15 – 14.00The Jordanian Pharmaceutical Industry: The Road Ahead

Speaker:Mrs. Hannan Al-Sboul, Secretary General, Jordanian Association of Manufacturers of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Appliances (JAPM), Amman

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

09.00 – 10.00The State of Negotiations of Intellectual Property Rights in the Multilateral Fora

Speaker: Mr. Samer Al-Tarawneh

10.00 – 11.30 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and the Role of:

(a)The Judiciary

Speaker:Judge Nehad Al-Husban, Court of First Instance, Amman

(b)The Private Sector

Speaker:Dr. Omar Aljazi, Managing Partner at the Jordanian Center for Dispute Resolution (JCDR), and Part-time Lecturer at the University of Jordan, Amman

11.30 – 12.00Coffee Break

12.00 – 14.00Litigation and Selected Cases in the Field of:

(a)Copyright

Speakers:Ms. Nancy Dababneh

Dr. Omar Jazi

(b)Trademarks

Speakers:Mr. Maher Hamdan

Mr. Tawfiq Tabbaa

14.00 – 14.15CLOSING CEREMONY

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