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Mr. White of ABA:

I was very impressed with the PSU’s

graduates and students that I met

After completing the First Week of the Lawyering
Practical Skills Program, we have conducted a brief
interview with Mr. Thomas White who presented
students to Accounting for Lawyers.
Accounting for Lawyers is the first part of a four
weeks intensive training giving law students
practical skills necessary to begin a career in law.
Best practices taught by highly qualified experts.

What’s the nature of this program? What and student’s that I met in the program.
does it add to a Law College graduate? Today they appear to be very smart, very
This program is practical Lawyering skills knowledgeable, very interested in the
and it’s sponsored by the ABA (American law and it’s been a delight teaching with
Bar Association) Rule of Law Initiative to them.
provide practical skills that young lawyers
can use in developing their law practices How do you rate your first week of the
once they graduate from Law College and program in PSU?
go to work. The program has been great for the
first week here; the facilities of PSU are
Law is considered one of the relatively modern and up-to-date, the students are
new majors in Saudi Universities. How a delight to work with, very impressive
did you find the level of PSU students people, all the staff has been extremely
and graduates in this field? accommodating and everything has been
I was very impressed with the graduate’s great.

Introduction to

Intellectual Property* Written by: Rand Alwazzan
Twitter: @Rand_alwazzan

Have you ever seen a fish cannery and artistic works i.e. novels, owner’s consent. For example: And if you wanted to protect Artist’s Resale right in 2001 which
use the MacDonald’s fast food poems, films, drawings. The patent that was issued when your trademark for your newly allows visual artists to benefit from
chain logo to advertise their Intellectual property laws aim to Thomas Edison invented the established company, you should the royalties when their paintings
product? Or maybe a painter claim provide protection to creators’ lightbulb. So when you finally visit the Ministry of Commerce or sculptures are sold in auction
he invented the telephone? creations from being used connect the last wire of your and Investment’s website and houses, every time. This right
Probably not, because both commercially without the owner’s invention, you must submit a register the trademark there. And however, is not applied yet in The
the Macdonald’s logo and the consent and by doing so provide request to the Saudi patent office you can follow them on Twitter: @ United States of America or China.
telephone are protected by laws an environment that allows that is located in King Abdulaziz Saudi_MCI.
called “Intellectual property laws”! creative growth and development, city for science and technology in Industrial Design: Refers to all
and it also allows creators to make order to protect your invention. Copyright: Copyright laws protects designs that present a visual
The World Intellectual Property a profit off of their creations. You can also follow their account creators who contribute creations and appealing aspect to it, and
Organization “WIPO” defines on Twitter: @KACST_SPO that are literary or artistic in nature because it is visually pleasing, a
Intellectual property as all Patents: A patent is a right that is even if the creation is unpublished commercial value will be added
creations of the mind and these given exclusively for an invention. Trademark: A trademark is a such as novels, music, films, to it. Any commodity’s design can
creations include but are not A patent grants the owner with unique sign that identifies a paintings, computer programs. be considered an industrial design
limited to works of literature, art, protection for their invention certain product or service. The For example: J.K. Rowling has such as watches, jewelry, cars or
symbols and even names. that lasts nearly 20 years which sole purpose of a trademark is to Copyright over the Harry Potter even textile designs. An industrial
Intellectual Property comprises of begins from the date the patent ensure that no one but the owner books she authored. design can only be protected by
two main categories: 1) Industrial is issued. A patent provides the has the rights to use it when However, there has been an Intellectual property laws if the
Property, which includes patents, owner protection that is unique, identifying his/her product or underlying issue of artists’ rights design is original and new.
trademarks, industrial designs and as the invention cannot be used, service. For example: The golden to resale their work so they can
geographical indications; and 2) made, sold or even distributed arches of the fast food chain benefit every time their work of *Previously published on
Copyright, which includes literary commercially without the patent MacDonald’s. art is sold. The adoption of the www.JurisReview.org