Concept Paper on Developing a sustainable IP Judicial Training Program  

The most important factor contributing towards the success of an Intellectual Property (IP) System in a
country is establishing an understanding about the benefits of IP. Most countries of the Middle East region
including Jordan have gone through almost revolutionary transformations in enhancing, amending and
strengthening their intellectual property legislation. The main source for this unprecedented effort has been
the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Agreement (TRIPS Agreement) as well as free trade agreement signed between the United States and Jordan
in 2001.