Jordan National Library and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization Sign MoU

The two parties will cooperate in enhancing and applying regulations related to the protection of copyrights as well as in fighting all forms of counterfeiting in Jordan

AMMAN September 1, 2008 ,The Department of National Library, affiliate of Jordan Ministry of Culture, and the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal (TAG-LEGAL), member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the National Library new Headquarters.

According to the Memorandum, the two parties will cooperate in enhancing and applying regulations related to the protection of copyrights as well as in fighting all forms of counterfeiting in Jordan.

The MoU was signed by Mr. Mamoun Al Talhouni, director general of the Library, and Mr. Mutasem Dmour on behalf of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal, in the presence of HE Minister of Culture Mrs. Nancy Bakeer and Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, TAG-Org chairman.

?We truly appreciate this partnership which represents a model to others to follow and we also value the role played by the National Library in protecting Intellectual Property rights,? Abu-Ghazaleh said.

Meanwhile, HE Minister of Culture Bakeer expressed her optimism for this partnership.

?We really do appreciate the role played by Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh in this field in Jordan and other countries and we do consider this agreement to be a good start for further cooperation with Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization in the near future,? she said.

The terms of the MoU also stipulate for more coordination to be conducted between the Library and the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal, relating to the enforcement of copyrights in the Kingdom.

The National Library will accordingly accept requests from Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal, on behalf of its clients to take legal actions stipulated within the Jordanian Copyright Law, including the inspection of storage places for counterfeit products; confiscating such items and referring the case and infringers to the concerned authorities in accordance with the Law.

Jordan Department of National Library is a governmental authority legally authorized to take procedures and measures necessary to protect Intellectual Property Rights duly applicable in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan against any infringements on literary, scientific and technical works protected under the Copyright Law.

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Legal (TAG-LEGAL) provides services related to Intellectual Property Rights in terms of filing, registration and protection, as well as services related to copyright protection and related rights in Jordan in particular, and in the other Arab countries as a whole.




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