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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  
TECHNICAL COOPERATIO N ACTIVITIES: INFORM ATION FROM  
OTHER INTERGOVERNMEN TAL ORGANIZATIONS  
GULF COOPERATION COU NCIL (GCC)  
At its meeting of 6 June 2019, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental organization 
observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation 
programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 
The present document reproduces the information which has been received from the 
Secretariat  General of the Gu lf Cooperation Council (GCC) by means of a communication dated  
2 September  2019. 
 
Communications from other intergovernmental organizations will be circulated as addenda to this 
document.  
 
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1.  GCC is an intergovernmental organization with mem bership of the following States: United Arab 
Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, and 
State of Kuwait.  
2.  Pursuant to Article (20) of the GCC Economic Agreement which states that "member States shall 
devel op programmes encouraging talented individuals and supporting innovation and invention; 
cooperate in the field of intellectual property and develop regulations and procedures ensuring 
protection of intellectual property rights; and coordinate their relevan t policies towards other 
countries, regional blocs and international and regional organizations", the GCC  Secretariat  General 
directs most of its technical cooperation activities to its member States.  
3.  This document presents a report on main technical coop eration activities undertaken by the 
Secretariat General of the GCC from 7 November  2018 to 27 September  2019, which are relevant 
to intellectual property issues , following the invitation of the Chairman of the WTO Council for TRIPS 
to provide updated information on such activities.  
4.  Technical assistance activities undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the 
above -mentioned period have been focused on var ious IP concrete aspects such as enforcement of 
IP laws, patent applications drafting, arbitration in the field of IP, trade in counterfeit goods, 
cooperation in IT System, IP Crime, etc. These activities were conducted in the form of workshop, 
on-job trai ning, secondment or through supporting the participation in Conferences or in 
international IP exhibitions, and a number of them was organized in cooperation of some IP national 
offices. The said activities are listed in Annex.  
 
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Summary  Attendance  Location  Date  Activity  
 
A conference took place in cooperation with WIPO, 
Kuwait Arbitration Centre and GCC IPTC. The 
objective was to share opinions among participants 
and making recommendations for appropriate 
solutions through arbitration aimed at settling 
disputes in all IP fields.  Specialists from the GCC 
Member Sta tes Kuwait  
GCCIP Training 
Centre  7 November  2018 Arbitration Mechanism 
Conference in the field of IP 
issues  
Complete the development on electronic systems 
and infrastructure of Bahrain Patent Office 
"E-filling".  IT Experts of the Bahrain 
National IP Office  Bahrain  
IP Office  11-24 November  
2018 Cooperation in IT System  
Overview of GCCPO E -Services  IT & IP Exper ts of the Oman 
National IP Office  Oman IP Office  10-12 December  
2018 Cooperation in IT System  
Examining a number of patent applications filed at 
the Oman IP Office including Applications filed under 
PCT and sharing knowledge with the Examiners of 
the Oman IP Office  Patent Examiners of Oman 
National IP Office  Oman  
IP Office  31 December  2018- 
31 December  2019  One-year Employee 
Secondment  
Extension  
Sharing knowledge with Oman IP Office Examiners 
and examining a number of patent applications filed 
at Oman IP Office including Applications filed under 
PCT  Patent Examiners of Oman 
National IP Office  Oman  
IP Office  1 January  2019- 
1 January  2020  One-year Employee 
Secondment  
International exhibition held annually in the State of 
Kuwait in which the GCC Patent Office presents a 
yearly award of 50,000 SAR for the top three GCC 
inventions, as well as hosting and supporting 
inventors from the GCC Stat es Inventors from GCC States  Kuwait  
 
27-30 January  2019 The 11th Middle East 
International Exhibition  
(IIFME)  
Overview of GCCPO E -Services  IP Experts of the Kuwait 
National IP Office  Kuwait  
IP Office  
 18-19 March  2019  Cooperation in IT System  
A workshop was held in Cooperation with the 
USPTO.  
Discussing several aspects of IP rights protection 
such as enforcement mechanisms and other tools to 
combat trade in counterfeit goods.  Specialists from the GCC 
Member States  Vietnam  1-4 April 2019  Trade in Counterfeit Goods  
A workshop was held in Cooperation with WIPO  
The main subject was the drafting of Patent 
Application.  Specialists from the GCC  
Member  States  Saudi Arabia GCC -
SG Headquarters  7-11 April  2019 A workshop on Patent 
Applications Drafting  
                                                
1 In English only.   
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- 3 - Summary  Attendance  Location  Date  Activity  
 
An annual conference took place in cooperation with 
IP Rights Centre. The conference was an opportunity 
to address various IP subjects in light of GCC IP 
Common laws, in addition to criminal protection of 
trademarks between national laws and international 
conventions.  Lawyers and patent 
attorneys  Kuwait Society of 
Lawyers  17 April 2019  IP Crime Conference  
IP Day celebration, & IP awareness for public and 
share GCCPO inventor's  success stories  Public  
 Oman  
IP Office  28-30 April 2019  World  IP Day Celebration  
Spreading awareness on IP Rights  Inventors from the GCC 
Member States  University of Dubai, 
UAE 
 3-4 May 2019  GCC Inventor Forum  
Study system integration & Oman payment 
gateway  IT & IP Experts of the Oman 
National IP Office  Oman IP Office  26-27 June 2019  Cooperation in IT System  
In cooperation with the National Institute of 
Industrial Property Office -France  Arbitrators and experts in 
the field of IP  France  16-19 September  
2019 Industrial Property of Judicial 
Authority  
In cooperation with the USPTO  
IP rights enforcement at border  Representatives from law 
enforcement authorities, 
rights holders, and IP 
professionals  Indonesia  24-27 September  
2019  Enforcement of IP laws  
 
 
 
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