The Rules of trademark renewal in Jordanian law and international agreements: problems and solutions '

a comparative study

Abstract

This study deals with the issue of renewal the registration of a trademark based on the fact that the trademark ends with the expiry of a period of ten years from the date of registration in accordance with Jordanian legislation, so, it can be renewed for a similar period, in which the trademark remains in effect as long as the renewal was made within the time specified by the law. This is in contrast to other intellectual property rights, which remain valid only for a specified period such as a patent, which remains valid for only twenty years, and also the industrial design, which remains valid for fifteen years.

This study also discusses the effects of non-renewed trademark in Jordanian law, international agreements, and comparative legislation, and through it we discuss some legal points, guided by the provisions of the Jordanian administrative judiciary in these issues, which are shown in the methods of calculating the renewal period, as well as the legal time limit given to the trademark owner for renewal. The study also examines the possibility of the legal protection of the non-renewed trademark, the public’s involvement in fraud, and exploiting the non-renewed trademark by some people to register it in the name of a new owner, in addition to the possibility of the public’s involvement in fraud as a result of that, and at the same time the legal protection of the non-renewed trademark and the legal protection of the non-renewed trademark, and studying the condition of registration and of use to give legal protection to the trademark.