الحماية القانونية للمؤشرات الجغرافية في القانون الأردني

Abstract EN

Geographical indications are an important tool to identify the geographical origin of goods.

It is the link between the product and geographic region, given that the special characteristics and features of goods and products genuinely return to that special area which are uncommon to other areas.

Much work has been conducted at the national and international level to protect geographical indications because of its great importance especially for countries rich in natural, industrial, agricultural wealth and traditional industries.The Jordanian legislator has published the Geographical Indications Act N.

8 of 2000.

This paper covers the definitions of geographical indications, in addition to the international and national efforts for its legal protection, and the scope of that protection and the exceptions of its application.

The paper also evaluates this legal protection under the Jordanian law, compared with the international conventions and some laws of some Arab countries.

At the end of this paper, the researcher identifies some results and recommendations for the protection of geographical indications law