Intellectual property creations developed under employment contracts : a critical study of Jordanian legal system

Abstract EN

Intellectual property rights have developed in the recent years, many controversial issues have been raised as a result of the explosion in intellectual property, the creations that developed under employment contracts one of these issues.

therefore, the study critically examined the intellectual property rights of employment contracting parties under several Jordanian laws; it proved that the Jordanian situation of the intellectual property rights developed under employment contracts isn’t stable one; the Jordanian copyright law as well as the Jordanian industrial designs and models law contradict with the general rules under the Jordanian labor law.the study recommends that the legal related provisions under the Jordanian copyright law and the industrial design and models law should be modified to comply with the general rules under the Jordanian labor law.moreover, it recommends to create uniform system for intellectual property creations developed under employments contracts.