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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/34/Add.1
13September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3568)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Addendum
United States
Thepresent document reproduces theupdated information ontheUnited States 'technical and
financial cooperation activities relevant totheimplementation oftheTRIPS Agreement, which has
been received from thedelegation oftheUnited States bymeans ofacommunication, dated
28August 1996.IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE
TheUnited States Patent andTrademark Office (USPTO) provided thefollowing technical
assistance inthepastyeartodeveloping andleast-developed countries. Some ofthetechnical assistance
activities wereconducted asnewinitiatives, while others wereprovided under ongoing programmes
ofassistance.
Visiting Scholars
Since 1985, theUSPTO hasconducted aVisiting Scholars Program toparticipants frommore
than35countries. Through twoorthree weeks ofclassroom and"hands-on" study, participants learn
about theadministration ofindustrial property lawandgainanunderstanding oftheroleofintellectual
property protection ineconomic development. Participants intheProgram learn thebasics ofpatent
andtrademark examination procedures, including classification, search, office action creation,
communication withapplicants, andfinalapplication processing.
From 23October through 3November 1995, 35individuals participated intheVisiting Scholars
Program. TheAgency forInternational Development (AID), funded some oftheparticipants through
theCommercial LawDevelopment Program. TheUSPTO provided thetrainers, training facilities,
andwritten materials. Participants camefromBolivia, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Russia andUkraine.
TheVisiting Scholars Program for1996 isscheduled fortheperiod of21October through
1November.
Review ofCountry Laws
Attherequest ofdeveloping countries, theUSPTO reviews draftintellectual property laws
andprovides comments andadvice regarding theconsistency ofthelawwithinternational obligations
andontheprocedural orregulatory aspects ofthelaw.During thispastyear, theUSPTO hasprovided
comments andadvice ondraftlawsofmany Central andEastern European countries, Latin American
countries, Middle Eastern countries andSoutheast Asian countries, including Costa Rica, ElSalvador,
Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Panama andSingapore.
Inaddition toproviding written comments andadvice, officials fromtheUSPTO visited Bolivia,
Kuwait, Paraguay, Russia andUkraine toprovide technical advice ondraftcopyright, trademark, trade
secret, integrated circuit layout-design, andgeographical indication lawsandonprovisions forthe
enforcement ofintellectual property laws. During these visits, theUSPTO officials metwithofficials
ofthehostgovernment, withjurists andwithprivate attorneys todiscuss allfacets ofintellectual property
protection andenforcement.
USPTO officials alsohaveprovided specific advice onsearching andexamination ofpatent
andtrademark applications toindustrial property offices inGuatemala andChile.IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Participation inSeminars
USPTOofficialshaveconductedorparticipatedinseminarsonintellectualpropertyinArgentina,
Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Indonesia, Panama, Russia, Ukraine andataMERCOSUR-organized
conference inBrazil onregional economic integration among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay andUruguay.
Special Training
Four-day training courses onallaspects ofUSPTO operations andtheoperations oftheUnited
States Court ofAppeals fortheFederal Circuit (CAFC) wereconducted attheUSPTO andtheCAFC
forofficials from theBulgarian andMongolian industrial property offices.
Intellectual Property Conference oftheAmericas
InJune, theUSPTO hosted athree-day conference onawidevariety ofintellectual property
issues inLosAngeles, California. Participants intheconference came fromnearly every country in
thewestern hemisphere, andrepresented bothgovernmental andprivate sector interests. Theconference
provided anexcellent forum foraddressing common interests ofthecountries ofthewestern hemisphere,
from bothagovernmental andprivate sector perspective. Itafforded itsparticipants anopportunity
toaddress issues relating toimplementation ofTRIPS-level standards ofprotection, increased technical
cooperation, identification ofprivate sector concerns andpriorities, andthechallenges ofnewissues
inthefields ofpatents, trademarks andcopyrights.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OFCONGRESS
TheUnited States Copyright Office hasprovided thefollowing technical assistance inthepast
yeartodeveloping andleast-developed countries. Some ofthetechnical assistance activities were
conducted asnewinitiatives, while others were provided under ongoing programmes ofassistance.
International Copyright Institute
TheInternational Copyright Institute, atraining programme oftheUnited States Copyright
Office, presented aseminar on"Current Issues ofCopyright andNeighbouring Rights" forC.I.S.
countries inJune1996. Fourteen high-level government officials from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakstan, Moldova, theRussian Federation, Ukraine andUzbekistan participated inaseries oflectures
anddiscussions which addressed suchtopics asinternational treaties inthefieldofcopyright and
neighbouring rights, copyright andinternational trade, andenforcement ofcopyrights.
TheInternational Copyright Institute alsohosted astudy tourinJune1996 foraChinese
copyright delegation headed bytheChinese Commissioner oftheNational Copyright Administration
ofChina on"The Impact ofDigital Technology onCopyright andNeighbouring Rights".
Information Sessions forForeign Visitors
Since August 1995, theUnited States Copyright Office hasmetwithwelloveronehundred
foreign visitors fromdeveloping countries seeking agreater understanding ofUnited States copyright
lawandcopyright ingeneral. Members ofthesegovernmental andprivate sector delegations included
Chinese government officials responsible forcopyright enforcement, directors ofradio stations from
China, judges fromThailand, government officials withintellectual property responsibilities fromthe
Middle East, publishers from Egypt andHungary, andtheDeputy Director ofCambodia 'sForeignIP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Trade Department. Many ofthevisitors wereintheUnited States forprogrammes organized bythe
United States Information Agency ortheUnited States Agency forInternational Development.
Copyright Office attorneys made presentations tothevisitors onsuchtopics astheroleofthe
CopyrightOffice,includingregistrationanddeposit,licensing,andcomputerizedrecord-keepingsystems
forcopyrights; international copyright; thescope ofprotection forcomputer software; enforcement;
copyright andnewtechnology; andspecialized intellectual property courts.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Cooperation Programme
TheRegister ofCopyrights andaCopyright Office staffattorney werelecturers attheWIPO
regional training course fordeveloping countries ofAsiaandthePacific heldinJuly1996, inSriLanka.
Their lectures covered copyright basics, international copyright treaties, collective administration of
copyright, andtheimpact ofnewtechnology oncopyright. TheRegister wasalsoalecturer on
enforcement atacolloquium onthejudiciary andtheintellectual property system heldforSriLankan
judges.
Assistance totheOffice oftheUnited States Trade Representative
TheUnited States Copyright Office hascontinued toassist theOffice oftheUnited States Trade
Representative initsefforts tohelpcountries draftandrevise theircopyright lawssoastobecompatible
withtherequirements oftheAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights and
theBerne Convention fortheProtection ofLiterary andArtistic Works.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, TREASURY DEPARTMENT
TheUnited States Customs Service provided thefollowing technical assistance toanumber
ofdevelopingandleast-developedcountriesthroughnewinitiativesandongoingprogrammesofassistance
during thepastyear. TheCustoms Service hasanactive foreign visitor programme through which
ithashosted many individuals, hasCustoms Mutual Assistance Agreements withmany countries and
isamember oftheWorld Customs Organization.
Indonesia
InMarch 1996, United States Customs travelled toIndonesia andmetwithranking customs,
tradeandIPRofficials todetermine theextent ofinterest inreceiving IPRborder enforcement training
tobeoffered bytheUnited States Customs Service. Itwaspointed outbyIndonesian Customs officials
thattheyhadanewborder enforcement law,effective 1April 1996, butlacked experience with
intellectual property rights andthuswould welcome assistance.
Mexico
TheUnitedStatesCustomsServicehasmet,andcontinuestomeet,withtheUnitedStates-Mexico
Bilateral Working Group todiscuss various intellectual property andenforcement issues, especially
concerning aneffective IPRborder enforcement system forMexico, asmandated byNAFTA and
consistent withTRIPS. Mexico 'slawwasamended toprovide customs withmore authority, effective
1April 1996, butithasshortcomings. United States Customs, working withUSTR, isproviding advice
onlawsandprocedures based onitsexpertise.IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Russian Federation
InApril 1996, United States Customs travelled toRussia inafollow-up tolastyear'ssession
fundedbythecommercialLawDevelopmentProgram(CLDP)oftheDepartmentofCommerce'sGeneral
Counsel Office. Thepertinent Russian government offices haveindicated thatrevisions arebeing drafted
forboththeCustoms Code andIPRcriminal sanctions. More coordination andfollow-up byUnited
States Customs isexpected overthenextseveral months.
Ukraine
AlsoinApril1996,UnitedStatesCustoms'IPRBranchprovidedadditionalassistancetoUkraine
infollow-up tolastyear'sactivities. Here, too,follow-up isexpected, tobecoordinated bytheCLDP.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TheUnited States Agency forInternational Development (USAID) isactively addressing
intellectual property rights (IPR) issues through global, regional andcountry-specific initiatives despite
continuously diminishing financial andpersonnel resources. USAID sponsored approximately
15developing country IPRprofessionals toattend United States Patent andTrademark Office 'sVisiting
Scholars Program. Inaddition tobeing anactive supporter oftheIntellectual Property Conference
oftheAmericas, USAID sponsored travel forparticipants fromtheAndean Pact, MERCOSUR, and
CARICOM nations foraseries ofdiscussions onIPRissues inpreparation fortheCartegna Summit
earlierthisspring.Whereasmanyofourcountry-specificprogrammescontinue,oneespeciallypromising
intervention isUSAID/Manila 'scooperation withtheInternational Intellectual Property Alliance on
much-neededlegislativereformcombinedwithaseriesoftargetedtrainingsessionsaimedatenforcement
issues. Finally, USAID continues toprovide funding fortheUnited States Commerce Department 's
Commercial LawDevelopment Program.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
Conferences, Seminars andCourses Outside theUnited States
TheUnited States Information Agency (USIA) co-sponsored andprovided significant funding
fortheUkrainian Publishers Conference; fourseminars onintellectual property rights (IPR) principles
andinternational standards inNanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, andShanghai, People 'sRepublic of
China; twoseminars inMoscow forRussian judges andpublishers oncopyright registration and
enforcement; twoseminars inPanama onintellectual property rights, onewithLeviStrauss andone
withtheUNWorld Intellectual Property Organization; andoneinManila onbroadcast andIPR.
Anumber ofUSIS postsinWestern Europe, particularly ItalyandSpain, sponsored conferences dealing
withIPR. Inaddition, USIA worked withofficials inWarsaw, Ankara, Athens, Riyadh andSapporo
tofindlocalvenues fortheCertified Software Management course developed bytheSoftware Publishers
Association. TheUSIS postinCotonou isworking withtheBeninese Government onaregional IPR
conference tobeheldinearly 1997.IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Media Outreach andInformation Distribution
USIA produced aprimer onIPR,10concise factsheets andabibliography ofbackground
materialsanddistributedthesematerialsinseverallanguagesworldwideandthroughtheUSIAhomepage
ontheInternet. USIA hasalsocreated awebsitespecifically onIPRinChina. USIS Information
Reference Centers andBusiness Information Centers inWestern Europe havemade targeted distribution
ofmaterials onIPRtokeycontacts.
USIA 'sWORLDNET Television andFilmService broadcast nineinteractive dialogues linking
United States experts andjournalists around theworld, including programmes inBuenos Aires, Paris,
Rome, Istanbul, Prague, Warsaw, Seoul, Damascus, Muscat, Amman andDoha ongeneral IPRand
copyright issues; inMoscow onIPRissues relating tofilm, video andsoftware; inRiodeJaneiro
andSaoPaulo oncopyright issues andtheInternet; andinBombay, Jerusalem andDhaka onIPR
andtheGlobal Information Infrastructure. Many other WORLDNET programmes dealtwithIPRin
thecontext ofdiscussion ontheGlobal Information Revolution. Anhour-long WORLDNET/Voice
ofAmerica call-in programme transmitted ontelevision andradio toLatin America focused onIPR
questions relating tofilmandvideo.
USIA alsoarranged many press interviews, placement ofinformative articles andvideotaped
policy statements inoverseas media, andappointments todiscuss IPRforcorrespondents resident in
theUnited States orvisiting. USIA 'sForeign Press Center sponsored afour-city United States tour
for22foreign journalists onIPRissues inOctober 1995.
Speakers onIntellectual Property Rights
USIAsentUnitedStatesprivateandgovernmentalexpertsabroadtoaddresssignificantaudiences.
Forexample, ateamofUnited States writers andpublishing experts completed programmes ofpanel
discussions andindividual meetings inRomania andBulgaria; otherspeakers wenttoRussia, Argentina,
Brazil andKorea. TheheadoftheMotion Picture Association metwithawiderange ofpublic and
private individuals concerned withIPRduring avisittoSpain. United States Government officials,
particularly from theOffice oftheUnited States Trade Representative (USTR), haveaddressed IPR
inconnection withother trade issues.
USIA-Sponsored Trips totheUnited States forForeign Visitors
Many ofthevisitors totheUnited States funded bytheUSIA included appointments onIPR
intheiritinerary. Inaddition, USIA funded agroup ofvisitors frommany regions toreview "Intellectual
Property Rights intheUnited States" from 6April -4May. USIA arranged formore than400of
these visitors tobebriefed onarange ofissues, including IPRbyUSTR experts.
USIS Italyhashighlighted IPRissues initsexchange programmes. Forexample, threeItalian
lawenforcementofficialspursuedIPRissuesinseparateIVprogrammes.Oneprosecutorwasresponsible
foramajor computer piracy raidonhisreturn toItaly.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED BYTHE
COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OFFICE OFTHE
GENERAL COUNSEL, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE
TheOffice oftheGeneral Counsel oftheDepartment ofCommerce sponsored thefollowing
technical assistance activities pursuant toitsCommercial LawDevelopment Program.IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Russian Federation
- IPREnforcement Seminar/Moscow :AUnited States Customs official andUnited States Patent
andTrademark Office (USPTO) Attorney conducted aweek-long series ofconsultations and
smallseminarswithRussianofficialsontheenforcementofIPR.Borderenforcementtechniques
were discussed extensively withState Customs Committee officials. Technical compliance
issues were discussed withRosPatent andtheMinistry ofJustice. Piracy concerns were
addressed throughout theprogramme, especially withofficials fromtheRussian FilmAgency.
(May 1996)
- IPREnforcement Consultation/Moscow: AUSPTO Attorney visited Moscow where shemet
withthefollowinggroups:(a)HarvardInstituteforInternationalDevelopment,whichishelping
draftthenewRussian Civil Code; (b)Chief oftheEnforcement Department oftheRussian
StateCustoms Committee; (c)RosPatent officials; (d)andUnited States Embassy officials,
whohaveformed aworking group onIPRenforcement issues.
- IPREnforcement Seminar/DC: Eleven Russians came toWashington toattend thisseminar,
which hasbeen coordinated withUSPTO, theFederal Judicial Center, theInternational
Intellectual Property Alliance (atrade group), andother agencies. Participants include
prosecutors andofficials fromvarious agencies, including customs, justice, patent, copyright,
andlegislative andjudicial branches. (6-17 November 1995)
- IPRBorderEnforcementConsultation/Moscow:AUnitedStatesCustomsofficialvisitedMoscow
toconduct aweek-long series ofconsultations withRussian officials ontheborder enforcement
ofIPR. (April 1996)
- IPRJudicial Seminar/Moscow: AUnited States District Court Judge, Department ofJustice
TrialAttorney, andCLDP NISDivision Chief wereinvited bytheSuperior Court ofArbitration
oftheRussian Federation Court Judges toconduct athree-day seminar onIPRenforcement.
Thirty-four Arbitration Court judges fromallovertheRussian Federation attended theseminar.
(May 1996)
Ukraine
- IPRTechnical Compliance Advisor: AUSPTO Attorney visited Kievforconsultations with
theUkrainian StatePatent Office concerning technical compliance issues withWTO obligations.
(September 1995)
- IPREnforcement Seminar/DC: TenUkrainians came toWashington toattend thisseminar,
which hasbeen coordinated withUSPTO, theFederal Judicial Center, theInternational
Intellectual Property Alliance (atrade group), andother agencies. Participants include
prosecutors andofficials fromvarious agencies, including customs, justice, patent, copyright
andlegislative andjudicial branches. (6-17 November 1995)
- IPRJudicial Seminar: AUnited States Federal Circuit Court ofAppeals Judge, United States
District Court Judge, DOJTrialAttorney, United States Customs IPREnforcement Attorney,
andCLDP NISofficial visited Kievattheinvitation oftheStatePatent Committee toconduct
aseminar ontheenforcement ofIPR. While inKiev, thegroup consulted withofficials from
theCopyright Agency, theState Customs Committee, theGeneral Prosecutor 'sOffice, the
Ministry ofJustice, theSupreme Court andtheSuperior Court ofArbitration. (April 1996)IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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- IPRTechnical Compliance Advisor: AUSPTO Attorney visited Kievforconsultations with
theUkrainian StatePatent Office concerning technical compliance issues withWTO obligations.
(June 1996)
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVIDED
BYTHE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE AND
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION
China
InFebruary 1994, prosecutors fromtheUnited States Department ofJustice 'sCriminal Division
served asadvisors totheOffice oftheUnited States Trade Representative (USTR) during consultations
with theChinese Government, andparticipated inanenforcement seminar forthebenefit of
approximately150high-rankingChineseofficialstoaddresscriminalenforcementofintellectualproperty
rights. InNovember 1994, theDepartment returned toBeijing tomeet withhigh-ranking officials
andSupreme Court judges topromote effective criminal IPRlegislation.
InMarch 1995, theUnited States Department ofJustice accompanied Ambassador Kantor to
Beijing toconvey theDepartment 'swillingness toshare itsexpertise inallphases ofintellectual property
criminal enforcement withitscounterparts inChina, including investigators, prosecutors andjudges.
InJuly1995, theUnited States Department ofJustice provided toUSTR thefirstofaseries
ofreportstransmittingIPRprosecutionstatistics,anddescribinglegislativedevelopmentsandenforcement
problems relating toIPR. Asecond report wasproduced inJanuary 1996. AlsoinJuly1995, the
Federal Bureau ofInvestigation (FBI) andtheUnited States Customs Service jointly sponsored, in
Beijing, anIPRseminar forthebenefit ofapproximately 40investigators andprosecutors oftheSupreme
People 'sProcuratorate. ADepartment prosecutor served asamember ofthefaculty forthisprogramme.
InMarch 1996, theFBIsponsored adelegation ofapproximately 30Chinese officials who
came totheFBIAcademy foraweek-long lawenforcement seminar. During theweek, thegroup
wasgiven instruction ontheFBI'sWhite Collar Crime Program, withspecial emphasis onIPR
enforcement issues. InJuly1996, theDepartment 'sCriminal Division hosted ahigh-level Chinese
delegation atitsOffice ofProfessional Development andTraining. Criminal Division prosecutors
provided briefings onthecriminal enforcement ofIPR,andonspecial investigative techniques used
tocombat organized criminal enterprises.
Russian Federation
InNovember1995,aUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticeprosecutordeliveredageneralcriminal
overview andcriminal IPRenforcement presentation tovisiting Russian dignitaries inconjunction with
aprogramme arranged bytheDepartment ofCommerce 'sCommercial LawDevelopment Program
(CLDP), theUnited States Patent andTrademark Office, andtheFederal Judicial Center.
InMay1996, aDepartment prosecutor travelled toMoscow, Russia inconjunction witha
programmeadministeredbyCLDP.Therethefacultydesignedandpresentedacomprehensivethree-day
seminar toJudges oftheArbitration Courts ofRussia oncivilIPRenforcement andlegalmechanisms
toassist intheadjudication ofcomplex civilcases.
TheFBI'sInternational Training andAssistance Unitiscurrently organizing twoweek-long
seminars forthebenefit ofapproximately 80MVD officers tobeheldinSt.Petersburg andMoscowIP/C/W/34/Add.1
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inSeptember 1996. TheDepartment 'sCriminal Division willsendtwoprosecutors toserve asfaculty
members.
Ukraine
InApril 1996, aCriminal Division prosecutor travelled toKiev, Ukraine inconjunction with
aprogramme administered bytheCLDP. Thefaculty metwithhigh-level officials charged withthe
protection ofIPR,andheldatwo-day informational seminar forthebenefit ofUkrainian legislative
drafters andother government staff.
Mexico
InFebruary 1996, aprosecutor fromtheDepartment 'sCriminal Division accompanied USTR
negotiators toMexico Citytohelpopen talks withtheMexican Government overtheeffective
enforcement ofIPR. Criminal Division prosecutors haveremained apartofongoing consultations,
andarecurrently drafting non-papers responsive todocuments provided byMexican prosecutors in
aneffort toimprove criminal enforcement procedures.
Other Countries
Attorneys fortheCriminal Division 'sComputer Crime Unithavebeencalled uponregularly
toprovideeducationandtrainingintheinvestigationandenforcementofcriminalcopyrightinfringement,
trademark counterfeiting, andother forms ofcrimes against intellectual property. Inaddition tothe
programmesmentionedabove,DepartmentattorneyshavemadepresentationstodelegationsfromEgypt,
India, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mexico, thePhilippines, Australia andChinese
Taipei.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ININTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PROVIDED BYUNITED STATES PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Motion Picture Association
TheMotion Picture Association hasconducted many IPRtraining seminars indeveloping
countries around theworld during thepastyearandahalf. Information hasbeenprovided onactivities
thatoccurred attheendof1995 inaddition toactivities in1996.
Country City/State/Province Date(s)
Bulgaria Varna
Sofia27-30 May1996
18,20and21March 1996
1and3June1996
18-19 November 1995
China Guanghzou
Shanghai
Wuhan
Jianan15September 1995
28November 1995
30November 1995
28March 1996
Chinese Taipei Taipei 17June1996IP/C/W/34/Add.1
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Croatia Zagreb 29March 1995
Cyprus Nicosia andLimmasol 19and20December 1995
7January 1996
18January 1996
20February 1996
29and30April 1996
Hungary Budapest 12and13June1996
Hong Kong 23-27 January 1996
India Delhi 24July1996
Indonesia Jakarta 11March 1996
Kuwait 6September 1995
Malta Valetta 9and11July1996
Pakistan Karaachi/Lahore
Lahore1-8September 1995
16November 1995
Poland Konin
Lublin
Polanicca Zdroj
Legionowo
Rzeszow
Torun
Legionowo
Poznan
Siedice
Kazimierz
Szklarska Poreba
Wroclaw
Szczecin
Slupsk
Plock
Gdynia
Sopot12August 1995
16November 1995
29-30 November 1995
17January 1996
18January 1996
21-22 February 1996
28February 1996
21March 1996
18April 1996
5May1996
5May1996
16May1996
13June1996
20June1996
21June1996
11July1996
24July1996
Saudi Arabia Jeddah 28-29 August 1995
Slovak Republic 14March 1996
Slovenia Ljubljana 28March 1995
Thailand Bangkok 28November -
1December 1995
United Arab Emirates Dubai 2September 1995
Software Publishers Association
TheSoftware Publishers Association (SPA) istheleading trade association committed to
promoting andprotecting theinterests ofthepersonal computer software industry. SPArepresentsIP/C/W/34/Add.1
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more than1,150 members, ranging fromwell-known market leaders tohundreds ofsmaller companies
involved indeveloping andmarketing business, consumer andeducational software. Members include
publishers anddevelopers ofInternet browsers, operating andnetwork systems, business andpersonal
productivity applications, software authoring tools, andmultimedia titlesforeducation andrecreation.
SPAconducts programmes toprotect andpromote thesoftware industry inWTO markets and
around theworld. Hundreds ofsoftware companies looktoSPAtorepresent them inpublic policy
andtoprotect theircopyrights andother intellectual property intheUnited States andaround theworld.
SPAworks topromote adequate andeffective protection andenforcement ofintellectual property and
trade agreements around theworld, andfights software piracy through litigation, end-user education,
andthedevelopment ofsoftware management tools.
Since September 1995, andinmany cases inyears before, SPAprovided technical assistance
through speeches andseminars, inparticular the"Digital Highways" series andtheCSM software
management training course.
Speeches andSeminars
TheDigital Highways series comprises speeches given bySPAoronbehalf ofSPAinRussia,
theIPRConference oftheAmericas andinIndia. Theseries presents theconvergence between
communicationsandcomputertechnologycreatingtheDigitalHighways,theopportunitiesmadepossible
bytheGlobal Information Infrastructure, andthelegalconditions necessary toensure thatcopyrighted
works willbeprotected ontheDigital Highways. Theseries alsocomprised on-line multimedia
presentations given attheIPRConference oftheAmericas andinIndia.
Throughout theworld andindifferent international fora, SPAhaspresented speeches on
intellectual property protection andenforcement toawide variety offoreign nationals andofficials
including:
- Digital Highways from Moscow toVladivostok, USIS Moscow Conference onIntellectual
Property Rights, Moscow, 6February 1996;
- Second Annual Arab Computer Software andTelecommunications Conference, UNIDO,
30November 1995, Cairo, Egypt;
- VIAnnual Inter-American Library Forum, 16February 1996, Tucson, Arizona, USA;
- Protection andEnforcement ofIntellectual Property Rights inComputer Software andEducation
andEnforcement inLatin America, Intellectual Property Rights Conference oftheAmericas,
14-17 July1996, LosAngeles, California, USA;
- Digital Commerce ontheInformation Footpath, ThePublishers Workshop, 13August 1996,
NewDelhi, India.
Certified Software Manager (CSM) Training
SPAcreated theCertified Software Manager (CSM) software assetmanagement training course
toteachMISdirectors orbusinesses andotherorganizations therulesabout legalprotection forsoftware
andthetoolstocomply withcopyright law.Attheendoftheone-day course, CSM graduates understand
thegeneral principles ofcopyright law,thebenefits ofsoftware management systems, software licensing
agreements andasoftware management plan. CSM graduates mayalsoconduct selfaudits, developIP/C/W/34/Add.1
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organizational education programme forusers andmanagement, andsuggest security implementation
fortheirorganization.
From September 1995tothepresent, SPApresented theCSM course inthefollowing locations
outside theUnited States:
Argentina Buenos Aires 23May1996 70
Canada Toronto September 1995
30April 1996 24
Colombia Bogota November 1995 70
ElSalvador SanSalvador 20August 1996 56
Germany Munich November 1995-June 1996 110
Dusseldorf
Frankfurt
Israel TelAviv September 1995
Mexico 2courses -December 1995
3courses -February 1996 190
Panama Panama City 22August 1996 86
Peru Lima 27March 1996 55
United Kingdom London April 1995-June 1996 280
Manchester
Beaumont
Hedsor
Exeter
Westminster
Venezuela Caracas 11March 1996 40
SPAplans toexpand theCSM software assetmanagement course in1997 toBrazil, Chile,
Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, theNetherlands, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jordan, Korea,
Malaysia, NewZealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand andTurkey.