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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA:  
INFORMACIÓN FACILITADA POR LOS MIEMBROS  
SUIZA 
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 1 4 de septiembre de  2021, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Suiza.  
 
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1  INTRODUCCIÓN  
1.  Conforme a  su mandato legal, el Instituto Federal de la Propiedad Intelectual de Suiza (en 
adelante "IPI") participa en actividades d e cooperación técnica en el ámbito de la propiedad 
intelectual . Esta cooperación tiene lugar de forma independiente o en co laboración con otras 
instituciones nacionales e internacionales . La cooperación técnica en el ámbito de la propiedad 
intelectual ayuda a que  las autoridades competentes en materia de propiedad intelectual  en los 
países asociados  puedan funcionar de manera más eficaz . Esto puede lograrse, por ejemplo, a través 
de la formación de los empleados pertinentes o la asistencia en la redacción y aplicación de la 
legislación.  
2.  Las reformas en el ámbito de la propiedad intelectual  tienen com o objetivo crear un entorno más 
propicio para las empresas con el fin de mejorar la situación socioeconómica de los países del 
proyecto . Esto implica, en particular : 
a. mejorar  el clima de inversión, promover el acceso a nuevos sectores y mercados, 
fomentar las industrias creativas y promover la investigación y la innovación;  
b. desarrollar la transferencia de tecnología y conocimientos ; y 
c. prevenir la piratería y el comercio de productos falsificados (por ejemplo, 
medicamentos, piezas de automóviles y baterías) para proteger mejor la salud humana 
y el medio ambiente.  
3.  El objetivo de la cooperación técnica de Suiza en el ámbito de la propiedad intelectual  es proteger 
la propieda d intelectual  en los países socios de forma adecuada, eficaz, calculable y fácilmente 
aplicable . Esto implica evaluar y equilibrar los beneficios económicos y los intereses de todos los 
afectados por los derechos de propiedad intelectual . Estos objetivos t ambién deben contribuir a la 
aplicación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.  
4.  En el marco del  Programa Global para la Propiedad Intelectual (GPIPR) , financiado por la 
Secretaría de Estado de Asuntos Económicos de Suiza (SECO),  se brinda asistenc ia a los países en 
desarrollo, países menos adelantados y economías emergentes a los efectos de  establecer una 
protección eficiente y eficaz de los derechos de propiedad intelectual a fin de respaldar el desarrollo 
económico y facilitar la aplicación del A cuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio de la OMC  (ADPIC) . 
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ANEX O1 
Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Date and end date 1 October 2019 - 30 September 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Colombia  
Brief description  This is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR). The overall goal of the project is "to 
contribute that entrepreneurs, creators, researchers and producers in Colombia benefit from an improved intellectual 
property system".  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC), Colombia, Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor (DN DA), Colombia, 
Selected public sector, private sector and academia representatives.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  Under Component A, "The national IP Policy has been updated, is being implemented and enforced according to its action 
plan":  
• Completed a consultancy report  for updating the outdated (2008) National IP Strategy: first draft of new National IP 
strategy (2021) and actio n plan available and consulted with interest groups;  
• Conducting a legal gap analysis of industrial design legislation and of its compatibility with the Hague system;  
• Facilitating experience -sharing among institutions with jurisdictional functions: SI C (industrial property), DNDA 
(copyright) and Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA (plant varieties) in order to strengthen jurisdictional functions.  
• Evaluating 12 handicraft geographical indication products using the GI impact assessment methodology.  
• Started transcribing video court hearings regarding industrial property to make jurisprudence available in a public 
database.  
 
Under Component B, "IPR  registration and administration entities provide efficient and user -friendly services":  
• Organizing a virtual training and experience -sharing between Swiss and Colombian trademark examiners on the Nice 
Classification and non -traditional trademarks;  
• Organizing a virtual training and experience -sharing between Swiss and Colombian industrial design examiners on 
the Hague Agreement;  
• Organizing a virtual training and experience -sharing between Swiss and Colombian specialists in the field of plant 
varieties ;  
• Drafted a study on the non -payment of copyright  remuneration to CMOs and a guide on best practice for CMOs and 
on oversight for the DNDA.  
 
Under Component C, "IPR  entities, academia and private sector representatives promote the acquisition, use and transfer 
of IPRs to potential users":  
• Creating promotional videos on copyright for the DNDA.  
• Supporting the first regional virtual training on Geographical Indicati ons for Latin America.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/colombia -phase -2?L=3  
 
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Contact point for further information  Nathalie Hirsig: Nathalie.Hirsig@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  1 March 2020 - 29 February 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Albania  
Brief description  This is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR). The overall goal of the project is "to 
contribute that entrepreneurs, creators, researchers and producers in Albania benefit from effective protection of  IP objects."  
Beneficiary institution or audience  General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) (Ministry of Finance and Economy)  
Copyright Directorate (Ministry of Culture)  
Other selected partners of the national IP system.  
Technical cooperation pro vider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  Under Component A, "Improved IP legislation and effective implementation of the national IP strategy contribute to better 
framework conditions for investment and innovation":  
• Assessment of the national Geographical Indication System as a contribution to  the Government of Albania's updated 
National IP Strategy of Albania (2021 -2025). Support provided for regional presentations of the updated National IP Strategy 
of Albania.  
• Drafting a by -law on Geographical Indication certification.  
 
Under Component B, "Well-functioning intellectual property rights (IPRs) registration and administration entities provide 
efficient and user -friendly services":  
• Translation of the Nice Classification for trademarks into Albanian.  
 
Under Component C, "IPR entities, privat e and academia representatives are strengthened in the promotion, acquisition, 
use and transfer of IPRs to potential users":  
• Translating the "Guide to Assessing Conditions and Impacts of Geographical Indications" into Albanian.  
Website for further info rmation  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/albania?L=0%22  
Contact point for further informa tion Olga Allemann: Olga.Allemann@ipi.ch   
Nathalie Hirsig: Nathalie.Hirsig@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  2 May 2017 - 31 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  This is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR). Selected thematic areas of high relevanc e 
included:  
• Further support to the intellectual property expertise of the DGIP in examining patent applications and preventing IP 
disputes;  
• Provision of advice to the revision of IPR policy frameworks;  
• Strengthening of the capacities of the DGIP to provide inter nal trainings and external information to IPR users;  
• Provision of advice on the use of IPRs to selected private sector and civil society partners;  
• Support to producers of GI value chain products with tailor -made trainings on market access, quality cont rol, and 
organisational development; and  
• Capacity -building of Collective Management Organizations.    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Indonesia, Selected private sector and civil society partners  
Technical  cooperation provider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  • Overall, intellectual property (IP) users as well as the 5 supported private sector and civil society partners and 2 
leading polytechnic institutes perceive improved IP commercialisation conditions and better rules and regulations in the 
Indonesian creative economy sector. Most significantly, the implementing regulations on royalty management by Co llective 
Management Organizations have been passed by the government (in the music sector) or are about to be passed (literature 
sector).  
• The private sector associations and civil society partners have improved their IP capacity, deliver better services to 
their members, have stronger organisational management skills, and have extended their network to relevant national and 
international partners.  
• As a consequence of a training provided on the enforcement of Geographical Indications (GI), the DGIP reque sted 
ORIGIN (the international GI organisation) for assistance to join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, which will allow 
Indonesian GI products to receive protection and better market access in all member states of this Act.  
• The supported GI manag ement organisations of Tenun Ikat Sikka and Bali Amed Salt have considerably improved 
their GI management skills, organisational management, and expanded their market access and network (nationally and 
internationally). They have improved their income by i ncreasing both production quantity and prices, leading to more 
households engaging in GI production.  
• The University of Padjadjaran (UNPAD) has incorporated the developed postgraduate GI course into its curriculum, 
allocated human and financial resources  to manage it in the long term, and conducts the course annually by itself, making 
use of the international expert network provided through the project. The education of GI experts contributes to addressing 
the currently perceived lack of GI experts in Ind onesia.  
• Some unintended positive effects of the project can be observed: the foundation of one trading company specialised 
in GI products, the foundation of an IP consulting firm consisting of former project collaborators and partners, and the 
foundation  of a Technology Transfer and IP Center (Sentra KI) at the Polytechnic Institute of Kendal, now actively protecting 
its inventions and innovations and engaging in IP commercialisation.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/recht/entwicklungszusammenarbeit/factsheet_indonesia_phase_2.pdf  
Contact point for further information  Reto Meili: Reto.Meili@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Iran 
Brief description  The overall objective of the IRSIP  is to strengthen the Iranian intellectual property system, to improve business 
competitiveness and commercialization of intellectual property assets, and to make a positive impact on Iran's economic 
development.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  • Iran ian Intellectual Property Centre (IPC), Iranian Copyright Office, and other selected partners of the national IP system  
• Selected private sector representatives  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Outputs or impact  Under Component A, "Laws, rules, strategies, and procedures to support the protection and commercialization of IPRs and 
the development of the creative economy are strengthened":  
• One desk study on CMOs' roles & functions produced by IPI ex perts for the Copyright Office of Iran and literary and 
artistic right holders.  
• Two virtual trainings conducted for the Iranian Copyright Office on the topic of Collective Management Organizations 
(CMOs) and supervision of them in which the Swiss Copyrig ht Division's experiences on the topic were shared and policy 
advice was provided to its Iranian counterpart.  
• Two virtual trainings and needs assessment sessions on CMOs with private sector representatives in the Iranian film 
and music sector.  
• Comments  provided on the CMO provisions of the Iranian Copyright Bill by a Swiss expert.  
• Two by -law proposals for CMO establishment in Iran (one in the music and one in the film sector).  
 
Under Component B, "Iran's IP protection system is improved for its users":  
• Three tailor -made virtual trainings provided by an IPI expert to the patent examiners of the Iranian Intellectual 
Property Centre (IPC) on the specific topics requested by them.  
• Written questions of the IPC trademark office answered by IPI expe rts. 
• Five tailor -made virtual trainings provided by an IPI expert to the trademark registrars of the Iranian Intellectual 
Property Centre (IPC) on the specific topics requested by them.  
 
Under Component C, "The economic value, business competitiveness, and sustainability of registered Iranian geographical 
indications (GIs) are recognized and demonstrated":  
• Evaluation and analysis of 27 Iranian agro -food and handicraft GI products using the GI impact assessment 
methodology and through i nterviews with GI holders and other value chain stakeholders.  
• Presentation of the analysis results of 27 Iranian GI products in a high -level virtual meeting consisting of the Iranian 
IPC, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicraft s and Tourism, Ministry of Cooperatives and Labour, 
Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade as well as the experts, and five candidates selected for the shortlist.  
• Five virtual interviews with value chain stakeholders of the shortlisted GI candidates.  
• Seven trainings on GI system management for public and private stakeholders.  
• Two trainings for IPC and other relevant ministries introducing the Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement on Geographical 
Indications.  
• Validation of the final selection of two GI produc ts as pilots for project intervention in a virtual meeting with IPC and 
other relevant ministries.  
• One assessment study on following the identification of Iranian GIs including their strengths and weaknesses as well 
as an intervention plan for strengthen ing the two selected GI value chains.  
• Funding and mandating the translation of an FAO publication on GIs from English into Farsi as an information source 
for the public and private sector.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/iran  
Contact point for further information  Zeinab Ghafouri: Zeinab.Ghafouri@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  1 June 2019 - 28 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Peru   
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Brief description  The Peruvian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (PESIPRO) is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property 
Rights (GPIPR), which began in June 2019 and has a duration of 2.5 years until November 2021. The overall objective of the 
PESIPRO is to strengthen the use of selected IPRs in Peru in order to contribute to higher competitiveness, ena ble further 
added value of Peruvian products, and to have an overall positive impact on Peruvian economic development.  
The following is an overview of the project components including thereunder a shortlist of activities that have been 
implemented in the reporting period.  
The project focuses on supporting Indecopi in its efforts to increase the use of IPRs in the private sector and society throu gh: 
• Building the capacity of Indecopi, producers of GI products, as well as trade and export institutions to improve the 
valuation of Peruvian GI products;  
• Raising the awareness of creative economy associations and related government agencies on the use and benefits of 
copyright protection; and  
• Providing advice to Peruvian SMEs, increasing the ir awareness of the use of patent protection, and increasing the 
number of patent applications from the private sector.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Peruvian National Institute for the Defence of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property – Indecopi, Selected private 
sector partners  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  • Analysis of Café de Villa Rica green beans and recommendations with regard to developing their Geographical 
Indication.  
• Virtual training: Market Access and Added Value of GI Certified Coffee (for organizations in the coffee sector).  
• Concept note to support the development of the Geographical Indica tion for Cacao Amazonas Peru.   
• Production of interactive manuals/guides and videos on copyright for associations of creative industries.  
• Economic study on the importance of copyright -based creative industries.  
• IP commercialization and patent search training for Red CATI.  
• Development of 6 free virtual courses in intellectual property for private sector actors and the general public.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/peru?L=3  
Contact point for further information  Reto Meili: Reto.Meili@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  16 July 2012 - 31 December 2024    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom 
of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Botswana; Brazil ; Brunei Darussalam; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; 
Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Re public; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; 
Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy See; Honduras; 
Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamai ca; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of Korea; the State 
of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Macao, China; 
Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico;  Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Republic of North Macedonia; Oman; Pakistan; 
Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Sain t Kitts and Nevis; Saint 
Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; 
Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; 
Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; 
Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; 
Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; B olivarian Republic of Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  Since 1987, the IPI has been participating in the WIPO Patent Information Services for Developing Countries (WPIS), set up 
by WIPO, and has handled individual requests fo r patent information (state -of-the-art search reports). Additionally, since 1 
January 2011, the IPI has been participating in the International Cooperation on Examination (ICE) part of WPIS. The IPI 
thus not only provides "state -of-the-art search reports,"  but also "search and examination reports." These types of reports 
are provided to facilitate national patent applications in the beneficiary countries. The programme supports the national 
patent offices in building their competence in search and examinati on procedures, and helps to strengthen the patent system 
and legal certainty worldwide.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  IP offices of developing and least developed countries  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual P roperty  
Outputs or impact  1. Supporting national patent authorities in developing countries in increasing their competence in the area of search 
and examination procedures, and thus strengthening the patent system and legal certainty worldwide.  
2. Support ing research institutions and national patent authorities in developing countries in the use of patent 
information and in establishing a functioning protection of intellectual property in order to promote innovation.  
Website for further information   
Cont act point for further information  Martin Girsberger: Martin.Girsberger@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  7 June 2018 - 31 December 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Albania; Brazil; Colombia; Ghana; Indonesia; Myanmar; Peru; Serbia; South Africa    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Brief description  Most of Switzerland's bilateral technical cooperation in the area of intellectual property (IP) is carried out through projec ts 
financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the Swiss Federal Institute of 
Intellectual Property (IPI), based on the Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR). The GPIPR supports 
developing and least developed countries as well as emerging economies in  building an efficient and effective protection of 
intellectual property rights to support economic development and facilitate the implementation of the Agreement on Trade -
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) of the World Trade Organizat ion (WTO).  
IP-supportive regimes and systems are fundamental for creating sound framework conditions for sustainable trade. IP is 
central to promote innovation and the development of new goods, services and production methods. IP provides the 
incentives ne cessary to pursue further research and development, and creative works. Insofar, it is part of a sound foundation 
for a prosperous private sector, helpful for attracting international investors as well as for protecting local knowledge.  
IP is a central ele ment of today's world -trade system and follows standards set out by the WTO's TRIPS Agreement, as the 
dedicated instrument for IP. IP is also an important topic in trade negotiations to create a level playing field for all acto rs 
involved and to ensure tha t pirated goods are not exchanged in legitimate trading channels. In order to facilitate the 
implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, developed countries, like Switzerland, have committed to providing technical and 
financial cooperation for developing and le ast developed countries. The GPIPR program is SECO's response to this 
commitment.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Relevant entities and private stakeholders in Albania, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Myanmar, Peru, Serbia and South Africa.  
Technical coo peration provider(s)  Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  The overall goal of the GPIPR is to contribute to an improved IP regime in developing and least developed co untries as well 
as emerging economies. While IP offices may be the main direct beneficiaries of the program in most cases, other actors 
also benefit from the interventions under the GPIPR, such as ministries of agriculture, customs or police agencies, judi cial 
institutions, universities, IP -related organizations and associations, SMEs, and wider producer groups. The GPIPR can offer 
support related to the following areas:  
A) advising on IP policy, strategy and legislation for all IP rights;  
B) improving IP administration and good governance;  
C) assisting owners in the use IP rights;  
D) improving enforcement of IP rights; and  
E) facilitating knowledge and technology transfer.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/global -program -for-intellectual -property -
rights  
Contact point  for further information  SECO: info.wehu.cooperation@seco.admin.ch   
IPI: Martin Girsberger martin.girsberger@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  22 June 2017 - 31 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Serbia  
Brief description  This is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR ). The project's selected areas of cooperation 
include:  
• Increasing the demand of IP users to protect and capitalise on their IPRs;  
• Improving the legal and institutional framework as well as the enforcement of GIs in order to facilitate the economic 
and social benefits of producers and consumers; and  
• Strengthening capacities for the market valorisation of GI products to better market traditional products for the 
benefit of rural and artisanal communities.    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministry of Science, Education and Technological development  
Ministry of Agriculture, Serbian Intellectual Property Office (IPO)  
Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management  
National Association of. Producers of geographical indications "Original".  
Technic al cooperation provider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  Under Component A, "Improved GI legal and institutional framework to facilitate the economic and social benefits of GI 
producers and consumers":  
• A module on the certification of geographical indications was created by the project. The 140 people who participated 
in the first year of the certification academy were trained online in improving the practice an d policy of GI governance and 
quality control. 38 participants have passed the examination and have obtained a certification of a controller.  
• A quality assurance model for non -food GIs and traditional handicraft products was designed and introduced.  
• Institutionalization plan for the quality assurance for the non -food GIs was recognized and implemented by key 
stakeholders.  
• The guidelines for the implementation of the flexibility rules targeting food business operators, inspectors and other 
small trad itional producers of milk and dairy were adopted and published.  
 
Under Component B, "Strengthened capacities for market valorisation of GI products":  
• A number of promotional activities, trade fairs and social media marketing campaigns have been carried o ut for a 
dozen Serbian Geographical Indications.  
• With the support of the project, Original Serbian Association of GI producers has:  
o developed a new marketing and communication strategy;  
o started online sales and a marketing campaign;  
o been able to further  its outreach through social networks – Instagram and Facebook;  
o started an online shop on the website;  
o developed a new packaging design;  
o improved management structure of the association; and  
o closed first promotion contracts with retail chains for some GI p roducts.  
 
Under Component C, "The demand of key IP users to protect and capitalise on their IPRs is increased":  
• The project has supported the internal procedures in the Serbian IPO to modernise the structure and content of the 
webpage to make it user fri endly, SMEs oriented and technically solid.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/serbia?L=3  
Contact point for further information  Olga Allemann : Olga.Allemann@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  1 July 2020 - 31 December 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Serbia    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Brief description  The Project Technopark Serbia – Boosting Exports through Technoparks (Phase II) is a project under the Global Program for 
Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR). It funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented 
by the Scie nce and Technology Park Belgrade (STPB). The IP -specific challenges which were observed during the planning 
of the second phase of the Technopark Project made it necessary to design a separate project specifically focusing on the IP 
component of the Techno park Project.  
 
The TES -2-IP contributes to the main Technopark Serbia Project by raising awareness about intellectual property rights 
(IPRs) within start -ups through technoparks and the Serbian Intellectual Property Office (IPO). To this end, various acti vities 
are being implemented that are primarily aimed at building the capacities of an IP officer, relevant STPB staff, Niš and Čača k 
science and technology parks' staff in IP, and in high tech businesses. The project will also provide support in the form of IP 
searches for start -ups. The start -ups will also receive training through workshops on IP strategies, while the IP rights of the 
selected start -ups with the most potential and/or need, in view of the relevant markets and the given IP landscape, will b e 
protected.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Serbian Science and Technology Park Belgrade, Serbian start -ups, Serbian Intellectual Property Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)  
Outputs or impact  A number of project activities in the field of intellectual property were implemented in frame of the first innovation cycle 
launched in the Technopark in Serbia:  
• First public call for start -ups in the first innovation cycle of the "Raising starts" program;  
• Recruitment and capacity building activities of the IP officer of the STPB in Serbia;  
• Accompanied patent search for start -ups provided by patent experts from IPO Serbia as a part of activ ities in the first 
cycle of the "Raising starts" program;  
• Selection of the shortlisted start -ups to receive additional funds for an in -depth IP analysis;  
• Memorandum of cooperation between STPB and Serbian IPO office;  
• Registration of 15 companies who were accepted into the second cycle of "Raising starts" program;  
• Introduction to Espacenet - capacity building for IP officer;  
• Awareness -raising webinar on innovation and IP protection for the start -ups;  
• Capacity -building webinar by Swiss IPI expert s for the staff of STPB Belgrade and technoparks in the cities of Nis and 
Cacak;  
• "IP aspects of computer -implemented inventions" – Webinar held by Swiss IPI experts; capacity building for the staff 
of STPB Belgrade, Nis and Cacak;  
• "IP commercialization  for SMEs and start -ups" - Webinar held by Swiss IPI experts; capacity building for the staff of 
STPB Belgrade, Nis and Cacak;  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/serbia -technopark?L=3  
Contact point for further information  Olga Allemann: Olga.Allemann@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  15 December 2020 - 17 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Training for patent examiners in the field of medical technology and instr uments.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Implementing Agency: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), Funding Agency: State Secretariat for Econ omic 
Affairs (SECO)    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Outputs or impact  Improved knowledge and skills of patent examiners in the area of medical technology and instruments.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  Martin Girsberger: Martin.Girsberger@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  17 August 2020 - 16 August 2024  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  South Africa  
Brief description  The overall objective of the SSAIP  project is to contribute to South Africa's socio -economic development through promoting 
the use and protection of intellectual property rights. This is a project under the Global Program for Intellectual Property 
Rights (GPIPR).   
Beneficiary institution  or audience  The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic)  
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Implementing Agency: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), Funding Agency: State Secretariat for Economic 
Affairs (SECO)  
Outputs or impact  1) Under Outcome A: National IP Policy is strengthened through consultations and workshops and sui generis Geographical 
Indications (GI) system developed;  
- Delivery of a study on the  "Use of the Subject Matter of a Patent without the Authorization of the Rights Holder – 
Swiss Law and Practice"  
2) Under Outcome B: IPR registration and administration entities provide efficient and user -friendly services;  
- A training was delivered to CI PC patent examiners (12 – 14 July) on how to conduct Assisted Patent Searches.  
3) Under Outcome C: SMME -supporting agencies and IPR entities promote protection and use of IPRs to potential users of 
IPRs; and  
4) Under Outcome D: Increased commercialisation of IPRs as part of the innovation process.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperat ion/current -projects/south -africa?L=3  
Contact point for further information  Georges Bauer: Georges.Bauer@ipi.ch   
Olga Allemann: Olga.Allemann@ipi.ch   
Alexandra Nightingale: Alexandra.Nightingale@ipi.ch  
Date and end date  1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Myanmar  
Brief description  The Myanmar -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (MYSIPP) is a project under GPIPR, which started in January 2020 and has 
a duration of three years until December 2022. The overall objective of the MYSIPP is to contrib ute to the establishment of 
an IP system in Myanmar, which is an essential component to create favourable conditions for sustainable trade. Due to the 
current political situation, no activities or training sessions with governmental or government -related a gencies can be 
conducted in Myanmar.  
 
The project focuses on supporting the IP Department by achieving the following goals and objectives:  
• building the capacity of its staff in the area of financial and human resource management as well as communication;  
• providing legal support through the review of several IP laws and regulations;  
• increasing awareness of Geographical Indications (GIs) among coffee producers; and  
• strengthening IP education through technical assistance and the building of capacitie s in the university system of 
Myanmar.    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Intellectual Property Department of the Ministry of Commerce  
Private sector partners (e.g., the Myanmar Coffee Association)  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)  
Outputs or impact  Activities implemented before February 2021:  
• Trainings delivered to the Myanmar Coffee Association on GIs, profiling of Myanmar's coffee regions and assessment 
regarding their suitability as GIs.  
• Comments on Myanmar's laws and regulations concerning trademarks, Collective Management Organizations, 
copyright, industrial designs, GIs and patents.  
• Training provided to the staff of the Inte llectual Property Department on building the capacity of the HR department.  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/myanmar  
Contact point for further information  Reto Meili: Reto.Meili@ipi.ch   
Georges Bauer: Georges.Bauer@ipi.ch  
Date and en d date  1 January 2016 - 30 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Ghana  
Brief description  The overall goal of SGIP -II is to contribute to Ghana's socio -economic development through promoting the use and protection 
of intellectual property rights. This is a project under the Global Programme for Intellectual Property Rights (GPIPR).  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Ministry of Trade and Industry  
Ministry of Justice  
Copyright Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Swiss Federa l Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)    
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Name of programme or project  Colombian -Swiss Intellectual Property Project (COLIPRI) Phase ll  
Outputs or impact  The Swiss -Ghanaian Intellectual Property Project – Phase II (SGIP -II) was launched in January 2016. The project's overall 
goal is to contribute to Ghana's socio -economic development by promoting the use and protection of intellectual property 
rights (IPRs). Like SGIP -I, SGIP -II is financed by SECO, while the IPI serves as the implementing agency for the project.  
SGIP-II has four Components. The activ ities undertaken under each Component during the reporting period are listed below:  
Under Component A, "An enabling IP environment and an improved service provision is in place for IP users":  
The project began with planning trainings for the staff of the G hanaian Industrial Property Office (GHIPO) covering the 
following topics:  
1) IT 
2) Trademarks  
3) Soft skills  
 
Under Component B, "Targeting research institutions and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to increase the 
commercialisation of their IPRs":  
These activities have been completed.  
 
Under Component C, "Improving the protection and enforcement of IPRs for hi gher economic benefits for right holders and 
safeguarding consumers from substandard goods":  
1. The project further developed a Public Education and Awareness Strategy with the Ghanaian Copyright Office, though 
this task has not yet been fully completed;  
2. A study surveying the economic impact of copyright on the Ghanaian economy was delivered in October 2020.  
 
Under Component D, "Increasing the legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) to better market traditional products 
for the benefit of rura l and artisanal communities":  
1. The project developed a training program with the assistance of international experts for government officials and 
select producers of Ghanaian GI products. Two training sessions were delivered: 12 – 16 April 2021 // 14 – 18 June 2021  
2. The project will also be providing coaching sessions to individual producer groups as needed through the end of the 
project (30 September 2021).  
Website for further information  https://www.ige.ch/en/law -and-policy/development -cooperation/current -projects/ghana  
Contact point for further information  Georges Bauer: Georges.Bauer@ipi.ch  
 
 
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