U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
ARTICLE 4 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Patents...
20. Neither Party shall permit the use of the subject matter of a patent without the
authorization of the right holder except in the following circumstances:
- to remedy a practice determined after judicial or administrative process to be
anti-competitive;
- in cases of public non-commercial use or in the case of a national emergency or
other circumstances of extreme urgency, provided that such use is limited to use by
government entities or legal entities acting under the authority of a government; or
- on the ground of failure to meet working requirements, provided that
importation shall constitute working.
Where the law of a Party allows for such use pursuant to sub-paragraphs (a), (b) or (c), the
Party shall respect the provisions of Article 31 of TRIPS and Article 5A(4) of the Paris
Convention.