RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/278/Add.3
29 November 2001
(01-6099)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
REVIEW OF LEGISLATION
Responses from Egypt to questions posed by Canada and Switzerland
Addendum
By means of a communication from the Permanent Mission of Egypt dated
26 November 2001, the Secretariat has received the following responses to questions posed by
Canada and Switzerland, as circulated in documents IP/C/W/261 and Add.1, and 263, respectively.
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CANADA
1. Please describe how the enforcement obligations (Articles 41-61 of the TRIPS Agreement and
throughout) have been implemented.
Please see our response to question 9 posed by the European Communities and their member
States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
2. What protection does your Copyright le gislation afford to "foreign works"?
Please see our response to question 1 posed by Japan (document IP/C/W/278).
3. We understand that draft copyright, trademark, patent and integrated circuit topography
legislation is pending.
(a) When is such legislation likely to be effectively implemented?(b) What are the key improvements introduced by such legislation in respect of TRIPS
obligations?
(c) With respect to the draft copyright legislation please describe how the following are
protected, and how such protection accords with TRIPS obligations:
(i) sound recordings;
(ii) computer programs;
(iii) audiovisual works; and
(iv) anonymous works, and the term of protection.IP/C/W/278/Add.3
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(d) With respect to the draft copyright legislation please describe the compulsory licence
provisions, if any, specifically as they relate to computer programs and audiovisual
works, and how such protection accords with TRIPS obligations.
Please see our responses to questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 40 and 41 posed by the European
Communities and their member States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
SWITZERLAND1
A. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
1. Please explain in detail how your legislation provides protection for geographical
indications.
Please see our responses to questions 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 posed by the European
Communities and their member States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
B. PATENTS
3. Please indicate whether micro-organisms are patentable in your legislation.  Please explain
in this respect the relevant sections of your legislation.
Please see our responses to questions 25, 28 and 29 posed by the European Communities and
their member States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
4. Please explain whether or not your legislation provides the possibility of granting of
compulsory licenses.  If so, please explain in detail the conditions under which a compulsory license
may be granted.
Please see our response to question 35 posed by the European Communities and their member
States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
6. Please explain whether your legislation prov ides for judicial review or other independent
review of the legal validity of any decision by administrative authorities relating to the authorisation
of use as mentioned in Article 31 of the TRIPS Agreement.
Please see our response to question 36 posed by the European Communities and their member
States (document IP/C/W/278/Add.1).
D. ENFORCEMENT
10. Please indicate remedies provided by your legislation, which constitute effective deterrents to
infringements of intellectual property rights.
Please see our responses to questions 33 and 37 posed by the United States (document
IP/C/W/278).
                                                     
1 Egypt's responses to other initial questions posed by Switzerland have been circulated in document
IP/C/W/278.IP/C/W/278/Add.3
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11. Please describe any new initiatives that are planned to improve enforcement of intellectual
property rights in your country, particularly initiatives related to criminal enforcement.
Please see our responses to questions 40 and 45 posed by the United States (document
IP/C/W/278).
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