Legal basis is the amended Trademarks Law of 1999 that shall be read in conjunction with the original Law No. 33 of 1952, as one law. The latest amendment of the Jordanian Trademark's Law dates 2007.
Trademark protection is obtained by registration.

Nice classification, 10th edition.
Service marks may be registered according to the the 9th edition of the Nice classification in classes 35-45.

Registrable as a trademark are all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, emblems, combinations or shades of colours, the three-dimensional form of a good or its packaging and any combination of the mentioned signs.
The following trademark types are registrable: trade marks, service marks, collective marks, certification marks, trade names and titles of establishment.

The application is filed at the Trademark Office.
According to Jordan Trademarks regulations, a separate application should be filed with respect to each class of goods
Foreign applicants need a local agent.
A power of attorney authenticated by a Jordanian consulate is necessary.
Foreign applicants do not need a domestic registration.
The application process includes a formal examination, an examination of distinctiveness and a search for prior trademarks. Signs not deemed distinctive in the examination can be registered if distinctiveness has been acquired by use, or if there is a foreign registration obtained in a country following a substantial examination system.
The processing time from first filing to registration or first office action is approx. 8 to 12 months.
Following the successful examination, the trademark application is published in the Patent Gazette.

National:
The opposition period is 3 months from publication of the trademark application. Foreign opposing parties need a local agent. An opposition against the registration of a trademark should be prosecuted before the Registrar by a lawyer within 3 months as of the date of publication.
The opposition case is referred to the High Court of Justice, if not settled before the Registrar, or if either party appeals the Registrar's decision. In the absence of an opposition, the relevant certificate of registration is issued.

Opposition against designation of IR Mark
(The period starts from the national publication date, if not stated differently):
not a member of the Madrid Agreement or Protocol.

A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of application or from the priority date. The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years each. Trademarks that have already been filed or registered before December 1, 1999, will remain valid according to the old law (7 or 14 years). They shall be renewed every 10 years.

The grace period for renewals is 1 year as of the date of expiry.

If the trademark has not been used for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately preceding an application for cancellation, it is vulnerable to cancellation.

The official filing fee is approx. USD 141.00 (approx. EUR 115.00), publication fee approx. UDS 70.00 (approx. EUR 58.00) and registration fee approx. USD 425.00 (approx. EUR 345.00).

Trademark Licence Agreement
In Jordan a licence agreement has to be in writing. Licensing of unregistered marks is not permitted. A trademark may be licensed for some or all of the goods or services in respect of which the trademark is registered. The sale of a registered trademark does not automatically terminate the licence. There are no statutory provisions prescribing the terms of a licence agreement. There are no specific rules and regulations prescribing the relationship between the licensor and the licensee. General commercial laws and regulations are usually applied in disputes between the parties.

Recordal
There are provisions in law for the recordal of a licensee. The recordal is voluntary, but a licence will not have any legal effect vis-à-vis third parties unless it is recorded. There is no time frame for a recordal and there is no prescribed form or content for the validity of a licence agreement, but it should contain details of the trademark.

The following documents are required for a recordal:
1. The licence agreement legalised up to a Jordanian Consulate along with an Arabic translation
2. A power of attorney, signed, notarised and legalised up to a Jordanian Consulate

Effectiveness
A licence agreement becomes effective and enforceable against third parties upon the application date for the entry of the registered user. Recorded licences are published once in the Official Gazette.

Infringement Proceedings
There is an evidentiary presumption that use of a recorded licensee is permitted use. The licensee may join the trademark owner in infringement proceedings only if the licence agreement is recorded with the Trademark Office. The licensee may not call upon the owner to institute infringement proceedings nor institute proceedings in his own name if the proprietor refuses or neglects to do so. The licensee does not need to cite the trademark owner as co-defendant in any such proceedings.

Search type	First class	Add. class
Word Mark Search (availability)	210,00 €	150,00 €
Word Mark Search (identical)	190,00 €	120,00 €
Extended Search (word mark, company name, domain)	450,00 €	150,00 €
Device Mark Search (availability)	270,00 €	230,00 €
Trademark Owner Search	210,00 €
Company Name Search	290,00 €
Domain Name Search (extended)
i-Search (word mark availability + legal opinion)	260,00 €	240,00 €

The Prices above are S.M.D. Markeur Search Fees