WORLD TRADE IP/N/7
17September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3650)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFCONTACT POINTS FOR
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ONTRIPS
Note bytheSecretariat
Atitsmeeting of22to25July1996, theCouncil forTRIPS agreed toinvite eachdeveloped
country Member tonotify acontact point fortechnical cooperation onTRIPS. TheChairman noted
thatsuchcontact point (orcontact points) could bethesame astheonethatthedeveloped country
Member inquestion hadnotified under Article 69oftheTRIPS Agreement, oritcould bedifferent,
depending onthestructure oftheadministration ofthatMember.
Thepresent document compiles theinformation received andwillbekeptuptodatethrough
addenda andcorrigenda andperiodic revisions.
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Austria
General contact point
Federal Ministry forEconomic Affairs
European Integration andMultilateral Trade Affairs
Division I/6-WTO
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Vienna
Telephone: +43171100 5320
Telefax: +4317159651
Contact point forborder measures
Federal Ministry ofFinance
Integration andCustoms
Division III.3a -Prohibitions andRestrictions
Himmelpfortgasse 4-8
A-1015 Vienna
Telephone: +43151433 1215
Telefax: +4315120927
Thiscontact point isanadditional contact point forspecial requirements related toborder
measures (concerning e.g.theimportation ofpirated goods)IP/N/7
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Canada
Dr.Allen Z.Hertz
Senior Policy Adviser
Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade
Lester B.Pearson Building
125Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A0G2
Telephone: +16139967175
Telefax: +16139440679
European Communities
European Commission
DGI/D-3
200RuedelaLoi
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +3222992205
+3222990152
Telefax: +3222990586
E-mail: raith@dg1.cec.be
Ireland
Mr.SeanFitzpatrick
Controller ofPatents, Designs andTrade Marks
Patents Office
45Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
Telephone: +35316614144
Telefax: +35316760416IP/N/7
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Japan
1. Copyright andRelated Rights:
Mr.Kaoru Okamoto
Director
International Copyright Office
Agency forCultural Affairs
3-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581 1276
Texefax: +8133591 0305
2. Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Patents:
Mr.Shigeo Takakura
Director forInternational Cooperation
Japanese Patent Office
Ministry ofInternational Trade andIndustry
3-4-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581 1898
Telefax: +8133581 0762
3. Layout-Designs (Topographies) ofIntegrated Circuits:
Mr.Keisuke Murakami
Assistant Director
Industrial Electronics Division
Machinery andInformation Industries Bureau
Ministry ofInternational Trade andIndustry
1-3-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133501 2788
Telefax: +8133501 6073
4. Protection ofUndisclosed Information:
Mr.Satoshi Hattori
Assistant Director
Intellectual Property Policy Office
Industrial Policy Bureau
Ministry ofInternational Trade andIndustry
1-3-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133501 3752
Telefax +8133501 6046IP/N/7
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5. Border Measures:
Mr.Seiro Sannomiya
Special Officer forInternational Cooperation
International Affairs andResearch Division
Customs andTariff Bureau
Ministry ofFinance
3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581 2852
+8133581 4462
Telefax: +8135251 2123
NewZealand
TheDeputy Director (DP3)
Development Cooperation Division
Ministry ofForeign Affairs andTrade
Private Bag18-901
Wellington
NewZealand
Telephone: +6444732188
Telefax: +6444948515
Slovenia
Ministry ofScience andTechnology
Slovenska cesta 50
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Telephone: +386 611311107
Telefax: +386 611324140
Sweden
Kommerskollegium
(National Board ofTrade)
TRIPS Contact Point
Box1209
S-11182Stockholm
Telephone: +4687910500
Telefax: +468246739
Contact Official: Mr.Martin BrodénIP/N/7
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Switzerland
General matters
Office fédéral desaffaires économiques extérieures
Service dudroitéconomique international eteuropéen
Effingerstrasse 1
3003 Berne
Telephone: +41313240790
Telefax: +41313240966
Contact Official: M.JürgBorer
Intellectual property rights
Institut fédéral delapropriété intellectuelle
Affaires internationales
Einsteinstrasse 2
3003 Berne
Telephone: +41313224846
+41313224883
+41313244863
Telefax: +41313241045
Contact Official: Mme T.Thu-Lang Tran
Border measures
Direction générale desdouanes
Division principale droitetredevances
Monbijoustrasse 40
3003 Berne
Telephone: +41313226598
Telefax: +41313227872
Contact Official: M.JörgHaudenschild
United Kingdom
Main contact point
Mr.Phillip Thorpe
United Kingdom Patent Office
Room 3B30
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales NP91RH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +441633814734
Telefax: +441633814922
E-mail: phil.thorpe@ukpats.org.ukIP/N/7
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Second contact point
Mr.Edward Smith
United Kingdom Patent Office
Room 3B37
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales NP91RH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +441633814553
Telefax: +441633814922
United States
Mr.Joseph Papovich
Deputy Assistant USTR forIPR
Office oftheUnited States Trade Representative
Executive Office ofthePresident
60017thStreet, NW
Washington, D.C. 20508
Telephone: +12023956864
Telefax: +12023953911