The Fourth Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition, organized by the Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP) and the University of Jordan (UJ)

AMMAN - The Fourth Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition, organized by the Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP) and the University of Jordan (UJ), concluded on Monday at the Faculty of Law.

Dean of the Faculty of Law Dr. George Hazboun highlighted the significance of the Moot Court Competition in developing the legal thinking and practice of law students.

?There is no doubt that this competition constitutes the beginning for practical experience in the field of Intellectual Property,? Hazboun told ag-IP-news Agency.

He believes that this unique legal contest in the region has been developing from one year to another on different levels.

?Assigning a judge from the Judicial Council and a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade at the competition emulates a real-life approach,? he added.

Hazboun thanked both the private and public sectors involved in organizing such an event particularly ASIP headed by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh.

Chief Judge of the First Instant Court Nihad Al-Husban, who presided over the panel noted that such an experience plays a major role in enriching the students? practical knowledge in addition to their university education.
?Before holding the final session, we train the contestants on the court?s different procedures so that it would be relatively the same as real life experience,? she commented.

Meanwhile, ASIP Manager Mutasem Dmour believes that current academic education lacks professional experience. Therefore this event represents attempts to link between the academic training and practice.
The two competing finalist teams debated on a trademark infringement case; more specifically an infringement on famous trademark. The winners were Haya Faour, Wafa? Fourani and Isra? Sbeihat.

The three-member wining team received JD300 plus three months of training at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal (TAG-LEGAL), an affiliate of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org).

The participating students emphasized that the Moot Court enhanced their personal and professional skills which mainly increased their courage and self-esteem when presenting in public.

In September of 2004, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between ASIP and the UJ to organize the Moot Court competition on IP topics among law students at the Jordanian universities.