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ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/306/Add.4
24 October 2001
(01-5215)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Addendum
NEW ZEALAND
The present document reproduces the updated information on New Zealand's technical and
financial cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, which was
received from the Permanent Mission of New Zealand on 24 September 2001.
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This communication is submitted on behalf of New Zealand and records those TRIPS-related
technical assistance activities conducted by the Government of New Zealand in relation to Article 67of the TRIPS Agreement over the course of the preceding year.
− The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ("IPONZ") provides assistance to Pacific
Island members and observers of the WTO from time to time on request, and has begun
assisting Samoa with the establishment of a computer registration system through the
commitment of staff resources, for example in assisting with the establishment of systems,
training and developing documentation.
− New Zealand has taken an active part in the work being undertaken by the South Pacific
Commission to develop a framework and model law for the protection of traditional
knowledge and expressions of culture.  In particular, New Zealand funded both the attendance
of a New Zealand barrister with expertise in these subjects at a workshop in Noumea in
February 2001 and his participation in the follow-up work arising therefrom.
− In the light of the advanced stage of the proceedings of the Working Party on the accession of
China, New Zealand contributed funding of $NZ50,000 under its Good Governance
Programme towards the EU-China Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme to
undertake training of law lecturers throug hout China in intellectual property law.
− As a result of official development assistance consultations with Lesotho, in which a need for
trade policy capacity-building had been identified, New Zealand funded and conducted a
training workshop in Maseru for government officials, which took place from 30 July to3 August 2001.  21 officials from a number of Le sotho Government Ministries attended the
course, in which the intellectual property rights disciplines under the TRIPS Agreement were
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− In addition, TRIPS was one of the specific topics in presentations by a consultant funded by
New Zealand at the annual trade policy course for officials of Mekong River basin countriesat the Mekong Institute in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
− As in past years, as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economy, New
Zealand has offered its assistance to other APEC member economies under the APEC
Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group Collective Action Item (g) on technicalcooperation facilitation.  This covers legislative, enforcement, institutional and administrative
aspects of intellectual property rights.
New Zealand continues to welcome any reques ts from developing and least-developed
country Members for assistance in the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement and will give such
requests prompt consideration.
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