WORLD TRADE IP/N/7/Rev.1
31January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0382)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFCONTACT POINTS FOR
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ONTRIPS
Note bytheSecretariat
Revision
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 revised document compiles theinformation received andwillbekeptuptodate
through addenda andcorrigenda andperiodic revisions.
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Austria
Federal Ministry forEconomic Affairs
European Integration andMultilateral Trade Affairs
Division I/6-WTO
Stubenring 1
A-1011 Vienna
Telephone: +43171100 5320
Telefax: +4317159651
Canada
Dr.Allen Z.Hertz
Senior Policy Adviser, Intellectual Property
Information andTechnology Trade Policy Division (EBT)
Department ofForeign Affairs andInternational Trade
125Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A0G2
Telephone: +16139445806
Telefax: +16139440066IP/N/7/Rev.1
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Denmark
TheDanish Patent Office
Helgesh øjAllé81
DK-2630 Taastrup
Denmark
Telephone: +4543508000
Telefax: +4543508001
Telex: 16046 DPO DK
E-mail: X400;C=DK;A=DK400;P=EM;U=EMPD;
O=PATENTDIREKTORATET;S=PATENTDIREKTORATET
European Communities
European Commission
DGI/D-3
200RuedelaLoi
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +3222992205
+3222990152
Telefax: +3222990586
E-mail: raith@dg1.cec.be
Finland
Copyright andRelated Rights
Ministry ofEducation andCulture
Meritullinkatu 10
P.O.Box293
00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 9134171
Telefax: +358 91359335
Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Patents, Layout-Designs (Topographies)
ofIntegrated Circuits andProtection ofUndisclosed Information
Ministry ofTrade andIndustry
Industry Department
Aleksanterinkatu 4
P.O.Box230
00171 Helsinki
Telephone: +358 91601
Telefax: +358 91603666IP/N/7/Rev.1
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Germany
Bundesministerium derJustiz
Referat IIIB5
53170 Bonn
Telephone: +49228584325
Telefax: +49228584525
Greece
Copyright andRelated Rights
Copyright Organisation
5,Metsovou Str.
10682-Athens
Greece
Telephone: +301 8253715
+301 8253731
Telefax: +301 8253732
Patents, Topographies ofIntegrated Circuits andIndustrial Designs
OBI(Industrial Property Organisation ofGreece)
5,Pantanassis Str.
15125Paradissos Amaroussiou
Greece
Telephone: +301 6828231
Telefax: +301 6819231
Ireland
Mr.SeanFitzpatrick
Controller ofPatents, Designs andTrade Marks
Patents Office
45Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Ireland
Telephone: +35316614144
Telefax: +35316760416IP/N/7/Rev.1
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Japan
Copyright andRelated Rights
Mr.Kaoru Okamoto
Director
International Copyright Office
Agency forCultural Affairs
3-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100Japan
Telephone: +8133581 1276
Telefax: +8133591 0305
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
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
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/Rev.1
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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
Liechtenstein
Office ofNational Economy
Kirchstrasse 7
9490 Vaduz
Telephone: +41752366871
Telefax: +41752366889
NewZealand
TheDeputy Director (DP3)
Development Cooperation Division
Ministry ofForeign Affairs andTrade
Private Bag18-901
Wellington
NewZealand
Telephone: +6444732188
Telefax: +6444948515
Norway
Ms.Carola Bjørklund
Counsellor, Foreign Economic Affairs Division
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
P.O.Box8114 Dep.
N-0032 Oslo
Telephone: +472224 3654
Telefax: +472224 9580IP/N/7/Rev.1
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Slovenia
Ministry ofScience andTechnology
Slovenska cesta 50
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Telephone: +386 611311107
Telefax: +386 611324140
Spain
Principal contact point (general responsibility fornotifications under theTRIPS Agreement)
Ministerio deEconomía yHacienda
Secretaría deEstado deComercio, Turismo yPequeña yMediana Empresa
Dirección General deComercio Exterior
Subdirección General dePolítica Comercial delaUnión Europea
Paseo delaCastellana, 162
28071 Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +3413493670
Telefax: +3413493790
Additional contact point (Part II,Sections 2to8,andParts IVandVIIoftheTRIPS Agreement)
Ministerio deIndustria yEnergía
Oficina Española dePatentes yMarcas
Departamento deEstudios yRelaciones Internacionales
C/Panama, 1
28071 Madrid, España
Responsible officialst: Diego A.Carrasco
Director delDepartamento
Monika Holtmann
Directora dePrograma
Telephone: +3413495504
+3413495442
Telefax: +3413495378IP/N/7/Rev.1
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Sweden
Kommerskollegium
(National Board ofTrade)
TRIPS Contact Point
Box1209
S-11182Stockholm
Telephone: +4687910500
Telefax: +468246739
Contact Official: Mr.Martin Brodén
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.JörgHaudenschildIP/N/7/Rev.1
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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.uk
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