IP/C/W/655/Add.1  
 
3 October 2019  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATIO N ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEM BERS  
JAPAN 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 20 September  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan.  
 
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1  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN THE F IELD OF INDUSTRIAL P ROPERTY 
RIGHTS  
1.1  Voluntary Contributions for WIPO Funds -in-Trust/ Japan  
1.  Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of 
industrial property to the World Intellectual Proper ty Organization (WIPO). The "WIPO Funds -in-
Trust/Japan" (FIT/JP) in the field of industrial property was established with these voluntary funds . 
The FIT/JP  is used to finance various projects for WIPO member States in the Economic and Social 
Commission for  Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), such as holding IP office conferences or symposia, 
welcoming  trainees and IPR research students, sending Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and 
support ing for the automation and modernization of IP offices. The voluntary fun d for the Japanese 
fiscal year (FY) 2019 amounts to CHF 5.78 million.  
2.  In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing  a new 
Japan Funds -in-Trust programme for Africa to the amount of CHF 1.6 million  annually . This fund will 
support activities aimed inter alia  at strengthening the legal and administrative frameworks for 
Intellectual Property (IP) protection, automat ing and moderniz ing IP infrastructure to ensure high 
quality service to users, and sharing the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts in 
business -oriented  IP management and human resource development in Africa .   
1.2  Program mes by the JPO 
1.2.1   Training Programme  
3.  In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
welcoming  trainees  from these countries . Between April 1996 and March 2019, Japan welcomed  
6,352  trainees in both public and private sectors from 82 countries  and region s, primarily in the 
Asia-Pacific region. In the future, with the goal of the efficient implementation of laws in mind, Japan 
is scheduled to proceed with human resource development activities emphasizing the area of 
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  1.2.1.1   Training programmes for government officials  
4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights f or government 
officials.  In FY 2018 , 18 group training courses were held , and 302 participants in  total were 
welcomed  for training (see Table 1  attached in the Annex ).  
1.2.1.2   Training programmes for private sector s 
5.  The JPO has also been holding group training courses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from private sector .  In FY 2018 , 5 group traini ng courses were held , and 125 participants in total 
were welcomed  for training (see Table 2  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.2   Long-term and Short -term Fellowship  
6.  Under the long -term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, one trainee from  Sri Lanka  was 
invited to Japan in FY 2018  to study IP issues for a period of three  months.   In FY 2018 , the JPO 
welcomed  four trainees  on the long-term fellowship from  Malaysia,  Brazil, Mexico  and OAPI for about 
four months under an independent project.  
7.  Under the short -term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, three  trainees from India and 
Zimbabwe  were invited to Japan in FY 2018  to study IP issues for a period of about two weeks.  
1.2.3   Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members  
8.  The JPO has suggest ed to the trainees that an alumni association be established to help 
disseminate information on IP systems in the ir home countries and to keep the members of the 
association informed of current IP developments. The JPO ha s conduct ed follow -up seminar s in 
various Asian countries for those who had completed training programme s in Japan,  in order to 
sustain the fruits o f the training programmes and contribute to human resources development.  
9.  When the JPO receives a request from an alumni association to assist them in conducting an IP 
seminar, the following types of assistance is provided: financial assistance to meet the  cost of holding 
the seminar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the event.  
10.  In FY 2018 , follow -up seminars were held in  Thailand, the Philippine s, Cambodia  and India. 
1.2.4   Expert Missions  
11.  Experts and seminar speaker s specializing in various areas of IPR a re sent by the JPO through 
WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA). The experts mainly provide 
on-site instruction regarding examination practices, computerization and so forth.  
12.  The JPO has sent long -term experts under the JICA sc heme in order to engage in JICA technical 
cooperation projects being implemented in the IP office of the respective recipient countries.  
13.  In FY 2018 , 13 expert s were sent under the WIPO scheme , and 6 experts were sent under the 
JICA scheme.  
1.2.5   WIPO FIT/JP  Symposia  
14.  In FY 2018, 15 symposia  were held with the support of funding from the WIPO FIT/JP  (See 
Table 3  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.6   Provision of the "Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)" on CD -ROM  
15.  There ha ve been problem s of third parties obtaining patents  in other countries for the inventions 
for which applications have already been filed in Japan. To help prevent this problem and improve 
the quality of examinations in developing countries, the JPO has been publishing the CD -ROM version 
Patent Abstracts of  Japan (PAJ). PAJ contains English translations of bibliographic data and patent 
abstracts as well as representative drawings published in the Kokai Tokkyo Koho , which means IP/C/W/655/Add.1  
 
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  publications of patent applications. Since April 1995, the JPO has been provid ing PAJ on CD -ROM 
free of charge to foreign organizations /institutions  including major IP Offices and international 
organizations , and as of July 201 9, 67 organizations/institutions receive them on a regular basis . 
1.2.7   Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the Industrial Property Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries  
16.  The JPO translated laws and regulations which were related to the industri al property rights of 
foreign countries into English  and Japanese  and provided these translations through  the JPO’s 
website.  At present, translations of the laws and regulations of about 100 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on its website . Japanese: 
https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/laws/gaikoku/mokuji.html  English: 
https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/syste m/laws/gaikoku/index.html   
1.3  JICA Projects  
1.3.1   Technical Cooperation Projects  
17.  In the field of Intellectual Property, JICA implemented technical coope ration projects 
contributing to  better enforcement of intellectual property rights in Indonesia and Myanmar (see 
Table 4  attached in the Annex ). 
1.3.2   Group Training Course  
18.  JICA has also implemented group training courses of intellectual property. In cooperation with 
the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Center ( KCLC; Non-Profit Research Organization), JICA 
implemented two -month training on the legal system of IPR and the Enforcement of IPR f or officials 
from enforcement -related government agencies from around the world (FY2000 -2012). Furthermore, 
since 2015, in cooperation with KCLC, JICA has conduct ed one-month training on Improving 
Intellectual Property System for Economic Development . 
2  TECH NICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE F IELD OF COPYRIGHT  
2.1  JCO Programmes  
19.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) , Agency for Cultural Affairs,  has been planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems 
in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia -Pacific 
countries.  
2.1.1   APACE Programme (since 1993)  
20.  The "APACE (Asia -Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement) Programme" was started in 1993  
with establishing the “WIPO F unds in Trust/Japan”(FIT/JP) in the field of copyright , targeting Asia -
Pacific countries.  In FY 2018 , following programmes were implemented : 
2.1.1.1   Annual Regional Workshop  (since 1993)  
21.  Annual regional workshop has been organized with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. In 
FY 2017, Asia -Pacific Regional Meeting for Heads of Copyright Offices was held in Tokyo where 
participants from 27 countries discussed the copyright -related challenges in the Asia -Pacific region 
and a plan of action that they should ad opt to address those challenges  (see Table 5(A) attached in 
the Annex).  
2.1.1.2   Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 199 4) 
22.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training  programme  in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, 
to participants from Asia -Pacific countrie s. In 201 9, a workshop  on protection  of copyright and 
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  2.1.1.3   Training on Collective Management (since 2000 ) 
23.  This programme  started in 2000.  It is an on-the-job training for staff of collec tive management 
organizations or government officials in developing countries.  In 201 8, a study visit to collective 
management organization in Japan was arranged for 8 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal 
and Viet Nam  (see Table 5(C) attached in the  Annex).  
2.1.1.4   National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000 ) 
24.  This programme started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of copyright 
and neighbouring rights , and the role it can play in cultural and economic development of developing 
countries.  In 201 8-2019, this seminar was held in Lao PDR , Myanmar and Solomon Islands  with 
participants from government agencies and private sectors as well as other stakeholders (see Table 
5(D) attached in the Annex).  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATIO N IN THE FIELD OF PL ANT VARIETY 
PROTECTION  
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV  
25.  In the form of a Funds -in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programme s on plant variety protection (PVP) system s. 
26.  To facilitate establishment  and implem entation of PVP  systems for countries in the Asian region, 
various activities were implemented  such as n ational and international s eminars for the purpose of 
raising awareness  of PVP systems  and assistance to draft PVP laws in accordance with th e UPOV 
Convention.    
3.2  JICA G roup  Training  Course  
27.  This JICA training course started in 2000 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries and  NCSS (Center for Seed s and Seedling s, National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization ) to contribute to the enhance ment of PVP systems  and quality control of seeds and 
seedlings . In 2018, a Group Training C ourse was held in Japan and Viet Nam  having 3 participants 
from 3 countries (Argentina , Myanmar  and Viet Nam ) (see Table 6( A) attached in the Annex ). 
3.3  Cooperation through the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum  
28.  To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP  systems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum (EAPVPF)  was formed under the Japan’s 
initiative  in 200 7 with participation of ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japan.  
29.  The 1 1th EAPVP Forum Annual Meeting was held in Muntinlupa, the Philippines on 1 August 
2018 adopted the “10 -Year Strategic Plan of the EAPVP Forum (2018 -2027)” including the Commo n 
Direction aiming at establishment of effective PVP systems consistent with the UPOV Convention 
among Forum members. The 12th Annual Meeting was held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China on 
24 April 2019. The revised document of 10 -Year Strategic Plan i s available at the following website: 
http://eapvp.org/about/ .  
30.  Various cooperation activities proposed by EAPVPF members have been implemented  (see Table 
6(B)-(D) attached in the Annex ). The details of th e activit ies can be referred to the following website: 
http://www.eapvp.org/report .  
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN T HE FIELD OF BORDER M EASURES  
31.  The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan ha ve provided scholarship programmes, 
expert missions on the TRIPS Agreement in the field of border measures for the enforcement of 
intellectual property rights.  The main purpose of th ese programme s is to assist in the smooth 
implementation of the TRIPS Agree ment by customs officials in developing countries , mainly  in the 
Asia-Pacific region. In FY 2018 , the scholarship programme was held in Japan, with ten participants 
(see Table 7(A) attached in the Annex). Furthermore, experts were sent to seven countries i n FY IP/C/W/655/Add.1  
 
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  2018 to advise its customs officers on knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border 
enforcement (see Table 7(B) attached in the Annex).  
 
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Table 1: JPO’s training programmes for government officials  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jul  2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Patent 
Examinations in Specific Technical Fields for 
Latin American Countries  17 participants from Argentina , Chile, Brazil, 
Peru and Mexico  JPO 
2 Jul  2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Trademark 
Examination under the Madrid System  16 participants from Argentina , Bangladesh, 
Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, Sri 
Lanka, Pakistan  and ARIPO  JPO 
3 Jul  2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Patent 
Examinations (Basic Program)  13 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR  
Myanmar, Paraguay , Uzbekistan, Nepal, GCC, 
ARIPO and  South Africa  JPO 
4 Aug 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Promoting Public 
Awareness of IP  22 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Lao PDR , 
Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico and United Arab 
Emirates  JPO 
5 Aug 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Patent 
Examination Practices for Viet Nam  10 participants from Viet Nam  JPO 
6 Aug 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Trademark 
Examinations under the Madrid System for 
Indonesia  10 participants from Indonesia  JPO 
7 Sep 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive 
Examinations of Designs  25 participants from India, Singapore, 
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, 
Viet Nam , Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, 
Brazil, Peru and Egypt  JPO 
8 Sep 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Patent 
Examination Management  20 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Malaysia, the Philippi nes, Viet Nam , Brazil, 
Argentina and  Turkey  JPO 
9 Sep 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Operational Patent Examination 
Training Program  12 participants from Ind ia, the Philippines, 
Brazil, Turkey and  Egypt  JPO 
10 Oct 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on  Trademark 
Examinations under the Madrid System for 
Thailand  10 participants from Thailand  JPO 
11 Oct 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Establishing 
Patent Examination Guidelines for ASEAN  19 participants from Singapore, Indonesia, 
Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia, Lao PDR and  
Myanmar  JPO 
                                                
1 In English only.   
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12 Nov 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Patent 
Examination Practices for Thailand  10 participants from Thailand  JPO 
13 Nov 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive 
Examinations of Trademarks  24 participants from India, Malaysia, Viet Nam , 
Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Brazil, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Bhutan , OAPI 
and Egypt  JPO 
14 Dec 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Information 
Technology  23 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, 
Peru, Mexico, Pakistan, Mongolia, GCC and  
Egypt  JPO 
15 Jan 2019  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Design 
Examinations under the Hague system  21 participants from China, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Lao PDR, 
Peru and  Mexico  JPO 
16 Jan 2019  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Trademark 
Examinations under the Madrid System for 
Malaysia  10 participants from Malaysia  JPO 
17 Feb 2019  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trial and Appeal 
System  for ASEAN  17 participants from Singapore , Indonesia, 
Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia , Lao PDR and  Myanmar  JPO 
18 Feb 2019  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Anti-
Counterfeiting Measures for Practitioners  23 participants from China, India, Indonesia, 
Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Myanmar , Brazil, Argentina , Chile 
and Egypt  JPO 
 
   
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jun 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trainers  24 participants from India, Indonesia, Cambodia, 
Thailand, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Malaysia,  
Myanmar, Lao PDR , Brazil and  Mexico   JPO 
2 Oct 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Patents  26 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Viet Nam , Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam , the 
Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, 
Sri Lanka and  South Africa  JPO 
3 Nov 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers  26 participants from China, India, Indonesia, 
Thailand, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Malaysia, 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil and  
Mexico  JPO 
4 Dec 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on Academia -
Industry Collaboration and Technology 
Transfer  24 participants from India, Cambodia, Thailand, 
the Philippines, Malaysia, Viet Nam , Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Brazil and  Mexico  JPO 
5 Jan 2019  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Trademarks  25 participants from India, Indonesia, 
Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, Viet Nam  
Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Brazil, Argentina, 
Chile and  Peru  JPO  
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- 9 - Table 3: Symposia funded by WIPO FIT/JP  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 Jun 2018 Tokyo  Sub-regional Workshop on Patent 
Examination Quality Management System  15 participants from Brazil, India, Malaysia, Mexico, 
the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and  Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
2 Mar 2018 Morocco  Training on PCT  National Phase 
Examination for Examiners of the Djibouti 
Office of Industrial Property and Commerce 
(ODPIC) and the Moroccan Office of 
Industrial and Commercial Property 
(OMPIC)  5 OMPIC patent examiners  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
3 Jul 2018 Zimbabwe  Training the Trainers Workshop on IP 
Enforcement for Police78  15 police training officers from 11 ARIPO Member 
States (Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, 
Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, 
Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe)  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
4 Sep 2018 Zimbabwe  WIPO Patent Drafting Course for the 
ARIPO Member States and Observer 
States  27 people from Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, 
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and 
Zambia.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
5 Oct 2018 Tokyo  Regional Workshop on Dissemination and 
Effective Utilization of Patent Information  16 participants from Brazil, India, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet 
Nam WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
6 Oct 2018 Viet Nam  WIPO -JPO Joint Mission to Support NOIP 
Digitization Project  Some participants from Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
7 Nov 2018 Tokyo  Advanced Training Course on the 
Enforcement of Intellectual Property 
Rights for Judges  18 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, the P hilippines, Singapore, 
Thailand and  Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
8 Nov 2018 Okinawa  Third Regional Conference for Presidents 
and Vice -Presidents of  
Universities and Research Institutions on 
Creating an Enabling  
Intellectual Property (IP) Environment for 
Technology Development, Management 
and Commercialization  38 participants from Malaysia, the Philippine s, Sri 
Lanka, Thailand Pakistan and  Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
9 Nov 2018 South Africa  WIPO -South Africa Summer School  10 participants from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, 
Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ）  
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10 Nov 2018 Cameroon  National Patent Drafting Workshop  37 participants representing eight Universities and 
Research Center in Cameroon  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
11 Dec 2018 Senegal  National Patent Drafting Workshop  32 participants  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
12 Dec 2018 Rwanda  Regional workshop on the PCT and 
PATENTSCOPE for ARIPO Member States 
and some Observer States  Some 40 participants from Angola, Botswana, The 
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South 
Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
13 Jan 2019 Tokyo   Case Study Workshop on Support for 
Intellectual Property Management in SMEs 
(IP Advantage)  12 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia , 
the Philippines, Viet Nam and  Thailand.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
14 Feb 2019  
 Thailand  WIPO CASE National Training for New 
Patent Examiners on Global Patent 
Examination and Searching  Some participants from Thailand  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
15 Mar 2019 Indonesia  Sub-regional Meeting of IP Office Officials 
Responsible for Operating and/or Acceding 
to the Madrid System  17 participants from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei 
Darussalam , Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakist an, Papua New Guinea, Sri 
Lanka and  Samoa  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
 
   
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 Period  Location  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2018-2021 Myanmar  The Project for Capacity 
Development of Legal, Judicial 
and Relevant Sectors in 
Myanmar (Phase 2)  This project is designed to contribute to (i) capacity development of Union 
Attorney General's Office (UAGO) and Supreme Court of the Union (SC) and 
other relevant authorities for legislating work as well as (ii) strengthening of 
human resource development of UAGO and SC. The activities under the 
project include compilation of textbooks on intellectual property rights for SC 
and training of judges and UAGO officials involved in intellectual property 
related matters.  
 JICA 
2 2015-2020 Indonesia  Project on Intellectual Property 
Rights Protection and Legal 
Consistency for Improving 
Business Environment  This project is designed to strengthen the system for improving legal 
consistency and IPR protection by enhancing the quality of IP examination in 
the DGIP and predictability of IP cases p rocessing in the Supreme Court, 
improving IPR Enforcement system at related agencies and establishing the 
procedure for improving consistency during drafting and vetting business 
laws and regulations including IP laws and regulations in the DGL.  JICA 
  
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(A) Annual Regional Workshop  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Oct 2014  Japan   Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on 
Copyright and Related Rights for 
Heads of Copyright Offices  24 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, 
Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic , Malaysia, Maldives, 
Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan,  Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Republic of 
Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga , Vanuatu  and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 Feb 2016  Australia  Sub-Regional Workshop on 
Copyright and Related Rights in the 
South Pacific for Decision Makers  15 participants from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New 
Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and 
Vanuatu   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 Sep 2016  Malaysia  Sub-Regional Workshop on 
Copyright Awareness and Capacity 
Building for ASEAN Countries  10 participants from Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Oct 2017  Japan  Asia-Pacific Regional meeting for 
Heads of Copyright Offices  28 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, 
India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Malaysia, 
Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New 
Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu 
and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
(B) Training Programme s in Tokyo, Japan  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Feb 2015  Japan   Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights  11 participants from  China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and 
Thailand   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 Oct 2015  Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  10 copyright officials (including enforcement agencies) from Indonesia, 
Malaysia, the Phi lippines, Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 Oct 2016  Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  8 copyright officials (including enforcement agencies) from China, Pakistan, the 
Philippines and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Feb-Mar 
2018 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  10 Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 Oct-Nov 
2018 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  10 Lao PDR, Maldives, Pakistan, Solomon Islands and Thailand  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Feb 2015  Japan   Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations  8 participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 Oct 2015  Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   6 participants from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Sri Lanka   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 Oct 2016  Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   8 participants from Cambodia, Cook Islands, Lao PDR, Maldives and 
Myanmar  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Mar 2018  
 Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations  6 participants from India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 
 Jan 2019  Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations  8 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
  
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 
 May 2014  Cambodia  National Workshop on Copyright, Creativity and 
Development  Over 100 participants from Cambodia, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from 
the copyright industries  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 
 Mar 2015  Bangladesh  National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights  Over 50 participants from Bangladesh, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from 
the copyright industries  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 
 Jul 2015  Myanmar   National Workshop on the Role of Copyright and  
Related Rights in Economic and Cultural 
Development,  Over 100 participants from Myanmar, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 
 Aug 2015 Viet Nam  National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights and Emerging Issues   Over 100 participants from Viet Nam, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 
 Jan 2016  Sri Lanka   National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights   Over 60 participants from Sri Lanka, representing relevant 
government ministries, creators’ association, collective 
management organizations as well as other key stakeholders  WIPO 
(FIT Japan)  
6 
 May 2016  Lao PDR  National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights  About 50 participants representing relevant government ministries 
and private sectors including university professors, broadcasting 
companies and collective management organizations.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
7 
 Feb 2017  Maldives  National Workshop on the Role of Copyright and 
Related Rights  Over 35 participants representing relevant government ministries 
and private sectors as well as other stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
8 
 Jun 2017  Mongolia  National Workshop on the Role of Copyright and 
Related Rights in Economic and Cultural 
Development  Over 50 Participants from government ministries and enforcement 
agencies, broadcasting organizations, collective management 
organizations, film producers and a performers’ association as well 
as other stakeholders such as IP consultants and lawyers  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
9 Jan 2019  Solomon 
Islands  Advisory Mission on Building a National 
Copyright System  Over 25 senior government officials in charge of policy making 
including treaty accession.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
10 Feb 2019  Myanmar  Advisory Mission on Enhancing National 
Copyright Systems  About 40 participants from government officials and key 
stakeholders.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
11 Feb 2019  Lao PDR  Advisory Mission on Enhancing National 
Copyright Systems  About 40 participants from government officials and key 
stakeholders.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
 
   
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- 15 - Table 6: Cooperation in the field of plant variety protection  
(A) JICA group training course s 
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Japan  
 JICA Group Training Course    6 participants from Indonesia 、Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam  JICA 
2 2012 Japan  Internationally Harmonized Plant Variety 
Protection System (PVP System)  9 participants from Indonesia 、the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, 
Thailand,  Viet Nam and Myanmar  JICA 
3 2013 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  9 participants from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka  and Viet Nam  JICA 
4 2014 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  11 participants from Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, 
Kenya, Lao PDR , Malaysia, Moldova, Myanmar, Sri Lanka  and Viet 
Nam JICA 
5 2015 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedlings to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  10 participants from Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao PDR , Viet Nam , Sri 
Lanka, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Indonesia  JICA 
6 2016 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  11 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, K yrgyz , Lao 
PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Timor -Leste, Viet Nam  and Zambia  JICA 
7 2017 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  8 participants from Argentina , Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and Zambia.  JICA 
8 2018 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  3 parti cipants from Argentina , Myanmar  and Viet Nam  JICA  
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- 16 - (B) Workshop s and Training course s on DUS Test  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  41 partic ipants from Thailand, Indonesia  and Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
2 2012 Thailand  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  26 parti cipants from Malaysia, Viet Nam  and Thailand  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
3 2012 Indonesia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  19 participants from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand  and Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
4 2012 Singapore  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  14 participants from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand  and Singapore  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
5 2012 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  19 partic ipants from Indonesia, Thailand  and Malaysia  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
6 2013 Viet Nam  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the 
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR, Republic of Korea and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
7 2013 Viet Nam  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS  Test 21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the 
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR, Republic of Korea and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection F  
8 
 2014 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  25 participants from Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Indonesia and 
Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
9 2014 Republic of 
Korea  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  23 participants from Japan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, 
Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR, 
Republic of Korea and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
10 2015 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test  26 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan , Lao PDR , Malaysia , 
New Zealand  and Thailand. the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
11 2015 Malaysia  Workshop on  DUS Test  25 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
12 2015 Viet Nam  Workshop on  DUS Test  24 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
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13 2016 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  30 participants from Myanmar  Naktuinbouw 
(Netherlands) and the 
East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
14 2016 Thailand  Training Course on DUS test  29 participants from Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
15 2016 Viet Nam  Training Course on DUS test  17 participants from Viet Nam, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  UPOV and the East Asia 
Plant V ariety Protection 
Forum  
16 2017 Cambodia  Training Course on DUS test  9 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
17 2017 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  30 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
18 2018 Indonesia  Training Course on DUS test  40 participants from Indonesia  Naktuinbouw 
(Netherlands) and the 
East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
 
19 2018 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  14 participants from Myanmar  Viet Nam  and the East 
Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
 (C) Seminar s on Plant Variety Protection  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Thailand  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  42 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Viet Nam and Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
2 2012 Cambodia  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  40 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
3 2012 Myanmar  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  123 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
4 2013 Malaysia  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  34 participants from Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
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- 18 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
5 2013 Indonesia  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  21 participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
6 2013 Lao PDR  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  56 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
7 2013 Cambodia  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  57 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
8 2013 Myanmar  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  19 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
9 2013 Viet Nam  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, the 
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR, Republic of Korea and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
10 2015 Brunei 
Darussala
m Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  43 participants from Brunei Darussalam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
11 2015 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  22 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
12 2015 Cambodia  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  44 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
13 2016 Myanmar  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  140 participants from Myanmar  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
14 2016 Thailand  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  167 participants from Thailand  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
15 2017 China  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  150 participants from China  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
16 2017 Myanmar  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  115 participants from Myanmar  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
17 2017 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection (Southern Region)  70 participants from Viet Nam  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
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- 19 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
18 2017 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection (Northern and Middle 
Region)  150 participants from Viet Nam  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
19 2018 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  34 participants from Lao PDR  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
20 2018 the 
Philippines  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  79 participants from the Philippines and EAPVP Forum members  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
(D) Training Course s in Japan  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Japan  The Training Course on PVP Administration 
Management  3 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia and  the Philippines  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
2 2011 Japan  Training Course for High level official  9 participants from Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR , Myanmar  
and Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
3 2011 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   16 participants from Brunei Darussalam ,  Cambodia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand  and  Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
4 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official  5 partic ipants from Cambodia, Indonesia  and Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
5 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   9 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
6 2012 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   5 participants from Lao PDR , Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and 
Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
7 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   9 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
8 2013 Japan  Short term technical training course  2 participants from Singapore and Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
9 2015 Japan  Training C ourse on DUS growing test  2 participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
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(A) Scholarship Programme s 
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2016 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, 
Lesotho, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania and Viet Nam  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 
 2017 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Botswana, Ghana , India, Jamaica , Nepal , 
Pakistan , Saint Lucia , Sri Lanka , Ukraine  and Viet Nam .  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2018 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Maldives, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania.  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 (B) Expert Mission s 
 Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2016 India Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
India Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2016 Myanmar  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Myanmar  Customs officers in Myanmar  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2016 Singapore  Japan – Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st 
Century (JSPP) “Promotion of Effective Intellectual Property 
Protection  Customs officers in ASEAN countries  JSPP 
4 2016 Thailand  Regional seminar for Customs officer to explain the 
upcoming IPR border enforcement operation  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
5 2016 Namibia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement in 
Namibia  Customs officers, other government officers in 
the East Africa region  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
6 2016 Sudan  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Sudan  Customs officers in Sudan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
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- 21 -  Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
7 2017 Uruguay  Regional Operational Workshop on Combating 
Counterfeiting and Piracy for the Americas  Customs officers in America region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
8 2017 Indonesia  WCO National Seminar for the Indonesia Customs 
Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in Indonesia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
9 2017 Indonesia  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Japan -
Indonesia Customs Cooperation Program  Customs officers in Indonesia  JETRO  
10 2017 Belize  Sub-Regional Workshop on Combating Counterfeiting and 
Piracy for Central America  Customs officers in Central America region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
11 2017 United Arab 
Emirates  Seminar on Anti -Counterfeit in U.A.E.  Customs officers in U.A.E  JETRO  
12 2017 Saudi Arabia  Counterfeit Detection Seminar in Riyadh Customs  Customs officers in Saudi Arabia  JETRO  
13 2017 Cambodia  WCO National Seminar for the General Department of 
Customs and Excise(GDCE) of Cambodia on combating 
counterfeiting and piracy  Customs officers in Cambodia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
14 2018 Iran Workshop on Intellectual Property （IP）for Iran  Customs officers in Iran  JETRO  
15 2018 Georgia  IPR Support Mission for Georgia  Customs officers in Georgia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
16 2018 Malaysia  WCO Sub-regional Workshop for ASEAN Members on Border 
Enforcement on Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in ASEAN Members  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
17 2018 Lao PDR  WCO National Workshop for the Department of Customs of 
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on combating 
counterfeiting and piracy  Customs officers in Lao PDR  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
18 2018 Myanmar  WCO National Workshop for the Customs Department of the 
Union of Myanmar on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in Myanmar  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
19 2018 Cambodia  WCO National Workshop for the General Department of 
Customs and Excise of Cambodia on Intellectual Property 
Rights  Customs officers in Cambodia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
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- 22 -  Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
20 2018 Indonesia  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights （IPR）Japan -
Indonesia Customs Cooperation Program  Customs officers in Indonesia  Japan Customs  
 
 
 
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