The status of intellectual property protection in Palestine and its impact of Economic Growth from a Strategic Planning and Legal Perspectivesرسالة ماجستير

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the status of intellectual property protection in Palestine and its impact of Economic Growth from a Strategic Planning and Legal Perspectives. The researcher used theoretical and practical analysis; this include mainly interviewing the officials in the Intellectual Property Department at the Ministry of Economy. In addition, interviewing legal advisors specialized in intellectual property and Officials in Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization in Jordan. On the other hand, questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting information, 157 Questionnaires has been distributed. The results of the research showed that there is a positive correlation between intellectual property protection and Palestinian economic growth. Thus, the more we commit to Intellectual Property Protection, the more valuable intellectual wealth will be guaranteed in order to increase the economic growth. The awareness of Palestinian citizens towards Intellectual Property is very low. Also, the media and educational institutions are not doing enough to raise awareness among the Palestinians people. The results indicate that Palestinian intellectual property law lack of modernization and development to keep up with intellectual property issues of our time. It was also recognized that there is more than one body responsible for supporting and promoting intellectual property, the most important of which is the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Culture. But it must be the responsibility of the individual and the government at all levels. In addition, the results showed that there are several obstacles to the improvement of intellectual property protection in Palestine, the most important of which; the lack of awareness, the absence of a modern and integrated intellectual property law, Intellectual property is not considered a priority for the Palestinian government, the dependence of the Palestinian economy on Israel and lastly, Palestine has not officially joined the WTO and WIPO. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between Strategic Planning and Palestinian awareness of intellectual property. There is a positive correlation between Strategic Planning and Palestinian economic growth. Finally, there is a positive correlation between Strategic Planning and Palestinian Intellectual Property Law.