IP/C/R/TC/GBR/4  
 
4 October 2023  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects  of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English   
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
The following communication, dated 29 September 2023 , is being circulated at the request  of the 
delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
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INTRODUCTION  
Collated activities from across the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the United Kingdom (UK) on 
cooperation/assistance activities . 
 
  
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Name of programme or project  Patent Examiner Technical Exchange  
Date and end date  26 June 2023 - 30 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  IPO Officials met virtually with CNIPA Patent Examiners and shared UK practice on examining hybrid electric 
vehicles and hydrocarbon drilling  technology.  
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Name of programme or project  Bilateral Meeting IPO/ NCAC  
Date and end date  8 February 2023 - 8 February 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  Virtual bilateral meeting between IPO Director of Business and International Policy (in lieu of Director of Copyright 
and Enforcement) and Director -General of NCAC, to discuss copyright framework and enforcement.  
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- 3 - Name of programme or project  Bilateral Meeting IPO/ CNIPA  
Date and end date  7 July 2023 - 7 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  In-person bilateral meeting between IPO CEO and CNIPA Head of Office at the WIPO GAs to discuss IP framework 
and upcoming legislative changes.  
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Name of programme or project  IP Presentation  
Date and end date  17 June 2023 - 17 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  China Attaché  presented at the China Trademark Festival at the Forum of International Trademark Law to 
promote the UK 's Counterstatement System.  
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- 4 - Name of programme or project  IP Presentation  
Date and end date  28 March 2023 - 28 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  IPO supported a CITMA/ CIPA webinar to Chinese Patent and Trademark attorneys on UK 's IP protection post -
Brexit, the EU's new unitary patent system and UK 's counter -notice system.  
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Name of programme or project  Meeting with Government and Industry  
Date and end date  1 August 2023 - 1 August 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Meeting with Cyberages, Public Prosecutor 's Office of Sao Paulo and industry associations to share best practices 
on combating piracy.  
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- 5 - Name of programme or project  International Congress of ABPI  
Date and end date  27 March 2023 - 27 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  UK IPO lecture in ABPI 's international congress for women in IP regarding artificial intelligence.  
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Name of programme or project  Awareness Campaigns for Brazilian Government  
Date and end date  1 June 2023 - 30 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Collaborative educational campaigns with CNCP and other government bodies to enhance public awareness and 
understanding of the dangers of counterfeit products and the consequences of buying and using them, with a 
focus on the medicine and cosmetics sector.  
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- 6 - Name of programme or project  Training in UK  
Date and end date  2 October 2022 - 7 October 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Mission for training in London for Brazilian  prosecutors to share intel and share best practices for combating 
piracy.  
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Name of programme or project  Launch of CiberLab  
Date and end date  2 April 2023 - 2 April 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Launch of the laboratory for investigation of ciber operations (ciberlab) of the Public Ministry of Sao Paulo. The 
IPO talked about the importance of protecting IP, sharing best practices, and best ways of combating piracy.  
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- 7 - Name of programme or project  Lecture for Industry  
Date and end date  1 August 2023 - 1 August 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Lecture for Industry and Enforcement Agencies to discuss best practices in the combat against illegal markets.  
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Name of programme or project  Bilateral Meeting  
Date and end date  4 June 2023 - 9 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Meeting with the Undersecretary for International Affairs of the São Paulo State Government for collaboration 
projects between the State and the UK in IP.  
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- 8 - Name of programme or project  Bilateral Meeting  
Date and end date  5 March 2023 - 10 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Meeting with INPI to exchange best practices and knowledge on Artificial Intelligence and IP.  
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Name of programme or project  ANATEL and UK Government Meeting  
Date and end date  12 January 2023 - 12 January 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Bilateral meeting with ANATEL (Brazil 's Telecom Agency) to discuss best practices fighting online piracy.  
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- 9 - Name of programme or project  Women in IP  
Date and end date  2 August 2023 - 2 August 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Participation in the Women in IP event to discuss best practices in IP and gender issues in Brazil.  
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Name of programme or project  Bilateral Meeting  
Date and end date  9 July 2023 - 14 July 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Bilateral meeting between the UK IPO CEO and INPI 's President (National Institute of Industrial Property of 
Brazil) to discuss collaboration between the two countries; what are the biggest challenges to be tackled 
regarding IP in Brazil; sharing best practices between the two offices, updating recent IP legislation in Brazil and 
in the UK.  
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- 10 - Name of programme or project  IP Talks  
Date and end date  4 June 2023 - 4 June 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  First dialogue between Foreign Governments and members of the Brazilian Government who work with the 
Intellectual Property agenda in Brazil, with the aim at learning about this new Administration 's priorities and 
activities, as well as sharing best practices.  
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Name of programme or project  Operation 404 - Phase 5  
Date and end date  15 March 2023 - 15 March 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Participation in the phase 5 of Operation 404, which aims at combating all crimes against IP, including physical 
infringement, piracy and online crime. This year Operation 404 was able to suspend  72 domains dedicated to 
copyright infringement in Peru and 2 5 in the United Kingdom. In Brazil 102 illegal streaming and gaming sites, 
63 music apps, 128 dynamic domain  were blocked , in addition to the blocking of 6 messaging app channels, 
which had more than 4,000 subscribers and were used for distribution of song s not officially released.  
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  IP Country Guide Launch  
Date and end date  13 August 2023 - 13 August 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Chile; Colombia  
Brief description  IP Country Guide launch to support businesses to navigate the local IP system.  
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