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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de  Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio   
 
 
COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA DE LA SECRETARÍA DE LA OMC  
EN LA ESFERA DE LOS ADPIC  
NOTA DE LA SECRETARÍA  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
En la reunión celebrada el 9 de junio de  2021, el Consejo de los ADPIC acordó invitar a las 
organizaciones intergubernamentales que tienen la condición de observador en el Consejo a q ue 
actualizaran la información sobre sus programas de cooperación técnica y financiera relacionados 
con la aplicación del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  
 
En el presente documento se informa sobre las actividades de cooperación técnica con respecto a 
los ADPIC realizadas entre el 1 de octubre de  2020 y el 30 de septiembre de  2021 por la Secretaría 
de la Organización  Mundial  del Comercio  (OMC).  El documento se refiere a las actividades 
relacionadas específicamente con la propiedad  intelectual  (PI) y el Acue rdo sobre los Aspectos de 
los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio (Acuerdo sobre los  ADPIC), así 
como a contribuciones a otras actividades de carácter más general que tienen un importante 
componente de PI o relativo a los ADPIC.  Sigue al informe anterior presentado al Consejo de 
los ADPIC en el documento  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/1, de 8 de octubre de  2020.  Esta nota introductoria 
ofrece una visión de conjunto.  En el anexo I se ofrecen detalles de cada actividad.  
 
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PRINCIPALES ORIENTACIONES, TENDENCIAS Y ACONTECIMIENTOS  
1.  Las actividades de cooperación técnica llevadas a cabo por la Secretaría de la OMC en la esfera 
de los ADPIC tienen por objeto ayudar a los Miembros y observadores a alcanzar sus obj etivos de 
desarrollo y otros objetivos de política interna, como la innovación y la política industrial, la salud, 
los aspectos normativos, la política de competencia y la protección del medio ambiente, mediante 
su régimen de comercio y de PI, en función d e la situación nacional y las necesidades prioritarias.  
Estas actividades tienen, asimismo, el objetivo de fomentar la capacidad de los Miembros de 
participar plenamente en la labor de la OMC en la esfera de los ADPIC y de evaluar las cuestiones 
que se est án considerando o examinando.  
2.  Durante el período objeto de examen, las actividades de cooperación técnica de la Secretaría 
relacionadas con el Acuerdo sobre los  ADPIC han seguido centrándose en ayudar a los Miembros y 
observadores a comprender sus derechos  y obligaciones en el marco del Acuerdo.  Además, los 
Miembros y observadores siguieron recibiendo asistencia específica en relación con las notificaciones 
y los exámenes de la legislación nacional.  Las actividades están impulsadas, sobre todo, por la 
deman da de los países en desarrollo y los países menos adelantados Miembros y de los Gobiernos 
que preparan su adhesión a la OMC.  El presente documento ha sido elaborado bajo la responsabilidad de 
la Secretaría y se entiende sin perjuicio de las posiciones de los 
Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC.  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  3.  En las actividades de asistencia técnica de la Secretaría se sigue velando por la 
complementariedad y la cooperación con otras orga nizaciones intergubernamentales.  En el espíritu 
de un enfoque integrado para hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID -19, los Directores Generales de 
la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual 
(OMPI) y la OMC acordaron reforzar su apoyo a los Miembros que luchan contra la  COVID -19 
mediante una serie de iniciativas, que se exponen en mayor detalle en el párrafo 21 infra. Una de 
esas iniciativas es una serie de talleres para aumentar el flujo de información sobre la pandemia.  El 
primer taller de la serie, titulado Innovación y acceso a las tecnologías relacionadas con la COVID -19: 
Licencias de propiedad intelectual, transferencia de tecnología e intercambio de conocimientos 
especializados e información sobre pruebas clínicas , se celebró en septiembre de  2021.  
Complementó actividades anteriores de creación de capacidad en el período objeto del informe, 
organizadas en estrecha colabo ración con las Secretarías de la OMS y la OMPI, entre ellas el Curso 
Virtual sobre Comercio y Salud Pública con atención especial a la pandemia de COVID -19; un Taller 
virtual subregional de la OMC sobre salud, PI y comercio para los Estados de la Comunidad  
Económica de los Estados de África Occidental (CEDEAO);  y un Taller técnico de la OMC:  un enfoque 
integrado sobre salud, comercio y propiedad intelectual para hacer frente a la pandemia 
de COVID -19. Estas actividades son ejemplos de este enfoque colaborat ivo e integrado, que también 
se observa en la creciente demanda de actividades transversales de creación de capacidad en esta 
esfera a nivel nacional y regional.  
4.  Entre los acontecimientos más recientes, a través del Curso Virtual sobre Comercio y Salud 
Pública, la OMC impartió el primer programa virtual multidisciplinar de creación de capacidad para 
funcionarios públicos sobre comercio y salud pública con atención especial a la pandemia 
de COVID -19. Como en los anteriores talleres presenciales , el curso, de cinco semanas de duración, 
se impartió en estrecha colaboración con las Secretarías de la OMS y la OMPI.  Siguió el enfoque 
desarrollado en la  segunda edición del estudio trilateral de la OMS -OMPI -OMC, titulado "Promover 
el acceso a las tecnologías y la innovación en medicina:  Intersecciones entre la salud pública, la 
propiedad intelectual y el co mercio", publicado en 2020, con inclusión de información específica 
sobre las respuestas a la pandemia.  Además, en 2021, para fomentar el diálogo entre los países 
desarrollados y los países menos adelantados Miembros (PMA) y promover el uso de los mecanismos 
de transparencia, la Secretaría, en estrecha colaboración con sus asociados institucionales, organizó 
un taller virtual sobre los incentivos para la transferencia de tecnología a los PMA en el marco del 
artículo 66.2 del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  El taller se centró en cuatro esferas específicas de la 
transferencia de tecnología fundamentales para el desarrollo sostenible, a saber, la salud, la 
agricultura, el medio ambiente y las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones.  
5.  Los Miembros y observadores han señalado una amplia gama de dificultades e intereses 
relacionados con la propiedad intelectual y el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  En consecuencia, las 
actividades de cooperación técnica se adaptan cada vez en mayor medida a las necesidades 
específicas de un Miembro u observador, o de una región.  En respuesta, la Secretaría ha ido 
adoptando un enfoque cada vez más global, en el que se reconoce la situación del Acuerdo sobre 
los ADPIC y las decisiones sobre políticas en el marco de los ADPIC como parte integrante de un 
contexto de política más amplio, y se solicita la participación de una mayor diversidad de expertos.  
Por otra parte, la asistencia técnica responde a las necesidades prácticas de los encargados de la 
formulación de políticas de enten der la interrelación entre el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y otros 
Acuerdos de la OMC, como el Acuerdo sobre la Agricultura, el Acuerdo sobre Obstáculos Técnicos al 
Comercio (Acuerdo OTC) y el Acuerdo sobre la Aplicación de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias 
(Acuerdo MSF), así como cuestiones sistémicas más amplias tales como la transferencia de 
tecnología, el medio ambiente, las normas, la economía digital y los vínculos entre el comercio y la 
salud.  Esto requiere, a su vez, una colaboración más estrecha entre  las divisiones de la Secretaría.  
El contenido comunicado durante las actividades temáticas y multidisciplinares que tuvieron lugar 
durante el período objeto del informe —y los comentarios sumamente positivos transmitidos por los 
participantes, así como la  persistencia de una fuerte demanda — confirman el éxito en la aplicación 
de este enfoque interdisciplinario.  
6.  Durante el período objeto de examen, la asistencia técnica relacionada con los ADPIC siguió 
incluyendo actividades de formación en materia de mecan ismos de transparencia y vigilancia 
relacionados con los ADPIC.  Tras la puesta en marcha en febrero de  2019 del Sistema e -TRIPS para 
la Presentación de Documentos , instrumento en lín ea que permite a los Miembros de la OMC 
presentar notificaciones, documentos de examen e informes relacionados con el Acuerdo sobre 
los ADPIC, la Secretaría ha impartido, previa solicitud, sesiones de formación en relación con los IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  mecanismos de transparenc ia para los ADPIC y la forma de utilizar el Sistema e -TRIPS para la 
Presentación de Documentos.  
7.  A fin de responder eficazmente a la demanda de los Miembros y observadores de una asistencia 
técnica más adaptada, en el contexto de varias actividades la Secre taría siguió encuestando a los 
participantes a fin de obtener perspectivas sobre las necesidades prioritarias en materia de creación 
de capacidad técnica.  Los resultados de las encuestas, a su vez, ayudaron a definir el contenido, el 
diseño y la realizació n de las actividades de asistencia técnica.  
8.  Asimismo, se pidió a la Secretaría que organizara sesiones sobre los ADPIC en el marco de 
programas de estudio, cursos de formación, seminarios y talleres convocados por diversas 
organizaciones asociadas en Gineb ra, en las capitales nacionales y en los centros regionales.  
RECURSOS DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA  
9.  Durante el período objeto del informe, la OMC produjo una serie de materiales para la creación 
de capacidad.  Por ejemplo, en las grabaciones en vídeo  de los seminarios web con los que se 
conmemoraron los 25 años del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC se examinaron cuestiones económicas y 
estadísticas relacionadas con la PI, temas transversales como l a biotecnología y la biodiversidad, así 
como esferas emergentes, entre ellas el comercio de conocimientos y productos digitales en el marco 
del sistema internacional de propiedad intelectual y el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  También se puso 
en marcha un nuevo recurso informativo en el sitio web de la OMC sobre Los ADPIC, el sistema de 
propiedad intelectual y la COVID -19. Además, en el contexto del Curso Virtual sobre Comercio y  
Salud Pública con atención especial a la pandemia de COVID -19 impartido en 2021, la Secretaría 
publicó material de antecedentes y vídeos  de los cuatro seminarios web difundidos  en directo.  
10.  La Secretaría publicó un Documento de investigación del personal de la OMC titulado "Patent -
related actions taken in WTO members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic" (Medidas adoptadas 
en los Miembros de la OMC en relación con las patentes en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID -19), 
en el cual se ofrece una sinopsis del panorama de las patentes relativas a las tecnologías y los 
tratamientos médicos relacionados con la COVID -19 y de la situación relativa a las patentes de 
dos tratamientos médicos en fase de investigación:  remdesivir y lopinavir/ritonavir.  También se 
presentan varias medidas adoptadas en relación con las patentes por legisladores, responsables de 
la formulación de políticas, sectores industriales y organizaciones de la sociedad civil en los Miembros 
de la OMC desde el inicio de la epidemia.  Además, se explican en detalle las opciones de política en 
relación con las patentes que ofrece el Acuerdo sob re los ADPIC, así como la aplicación y utilización 
de estas opciones por los Miembros de la OMC a escala nacional en su respuesta a la pandemia 
de COVID -19. 
11.  En septiembre de  2021, la OMC, la OMS y la OMPI presentaron una versión actualizada del 
Curso de enseñanza a distancia para ejecutivos sobre la promoción del acceso a las tecnologías y la 
innovación en la medicina . Este curso de enseñanza a distancia de estudio independiente, el emento 
fundamental de la cooperación trilateral entre la OMC, la OMS y la OMPI, se basa en la 
segunda  edición del Estudio trilateral de la OMS -OMPI -OMC mencionada supra . En el curso se 
examina la interacción de la salud pública con la propiedad intelectual  y el comercio internacional, y 
está destinado a profesionales técnicos y encargados de la formulación de políticas sanitarias, 
comerciales y relacionadas con la propiedad intelectual.  Las Secretarías de la OMC, la OMS y la OMPI 
también finalizaron una act ualización del taller "Un enfoque integrado sobre salud, comercio y 
propiedad intelectual para hacer frente a la pandemia de COVID -19", en el que se describen los 
desafíos que plantea la pandemia de COVID -19 en relación con el marco integrado de salud, 
comercio y propiedad intelectual presentado en la segunda edición del Estudio trilateral de 
la OMS-OMPI -OMC.  Además, las Secretarías de la OMC y la OMPI presentaron un libro sob re política 
de competencia y propiedad intelectual en la economía mundial actual , destinado a proporcionar 
una plataforma actualizada para la asistencia técnica en esta esfera en respuesta a la continua 
demanda . Por ejemplo, en julio de  2021, 108 funcionar ios de 41 Miembros y observadores 
participaron en un Seminario virtual de la OMC sobre Política de Competencia, Comercio y Desarrollo , 
con el que se mejoró su conocimiento de las complementariedades de las  políticas comerciales y de 
competencia y su uso combinado en apoyo del desarrollo económico, con especial referencia a los 
acuerdos abarcados por la OMC, entre ellos el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  12.  El Sistema e -TRIPS para la Presentación de Documentos , una herramienta en línea de uso 
opcional para que los Miembros de la OMC presenten notificaciones, documentos de examen e 
informes relacionados con el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC, y el Portal  e-TRIPS , una base de datos que 
incluye la totalidad de la información relacionada con los ADPIC gestionada por la Secretaría, 
siguieron funcionando como recursos fundamentales para l as actividades de cooperación técnica 
relacionadas con los mecanismos de transparencia y la vigilancia en el marco de los ADPIC, y la 
Secretaría ayudó activamente a una amplia gama de delegaciones y funcionarios de las capitales a 
aprovechar plenamente est os recursos.  
13.  Durante el período objeto del informe la Secretaría siguió creando nuevos materiales de creación 
de capacidad y mejorando los existentes, entre ellos estudios prácticos, cuestionarios, grabaciones 
en vídeo y presentaciones.  
SEMINARIOS, TALLERES, CURSOS DE FORMACIÓN Y OTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE 
COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA RELACIONADOS CON LOS ADPIC  
14.  En conmemoración del 25° aniversario del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC, y para mostrar la evolución 
y la diversidad de la aplicación del Acuerdo en la  legislación y la política nacionales con el fin de 
lograr objetivos de política pública, la Secretaría celebró a partir de noviembre de  2020 una serie de 
actividades virtuales sobre diversas cuestiones temáticas.  La serie incluyó cinco seminarios web 
centrados en la economía de la propiedad intelectual y perspectivas relacionadas con el comercio;  
los ADPIC y la competencia;  los ADPIC y el comercio de conocimientos;  el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC, 
la biotecnología y la biodiversidad;  y una reflexión sobre la ev olución jurídica e institucional y la 
repercusión del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC a lo largo de 25 años.  
15.  En respuesta a la continua demanda de asistencia técnica temática e interdisciplinar, la 
Secretaría diseñ ó e impartió, en estrecha coordinación con sus aso ciados, una serie de actividades 
virtuales globales centradas en la salud pública, la propiedad intelectual y la política comercial 
durante el período objeto del informe.  En octubre de  2020, el Taller técnico virtual de la OMC:  un 
enfoque integrado sobre s alud, comercio y propiedad intelectual para hacer frente a la pandemia 
de COVID -19 se centró en las características de los sistemas sanitarios, los regímenes de propiedad 
intelectual y la política comercial.  El Curso Virtual sobre Comercio y Salud Pública con atención 
especial a la pandemia de COVID -19, impartido en mayo y junio de  2021, incluyó cuatro seminarios 
web en directo como componente integral, en los que participaron más de 35 formadores expertos 
de organizaciones internacionales, Gobiernos, la so ciedad civil, sector académico y el sector privado.  
Los cuatro seminarios web en directo estudiaron la divulgación de tecnologías sanitarias, las 
perspectivas sobre el acceso a las tecnologías médicas, el suministro de tecnologías médicas y 
vacunas a los u suarios finales y la cooperación en materia de reglamentación durante la pandemia 
de COVID -19. En el Curso Virtual se abordaron varias esferas, entre ellas la salud pública, la 
innovación en materia de propiedad intelectual y el acceso a las tecnologías sa nitarias, el comercio 
internacional y cuestiones relacionadas con la reglamentación.  
16.  Desde  2018, con la participación de expertos de las capitales de los PMA, la Secretaría ha 
organizado un taller anual sobre la aplicación del artículo 66.2:  incentivo a la  transferencia de 
tecnología a los PMA.  La Secretaría ha hecho esfuerzos constantes por mejorar el valor y la 
repercusión de ese diálogo anual entre los PMA Miembros y los países desarrollados Miembros.  
En 2021, siguiendo la orientación de los PMA Miembros , por primera vez se dedicó el taller a 
cuatro  esferas específicas de la transferencia de tecnología fundamentales para el desarrollo 
sostenible, pero que se distribuyen de maneras diferentes, a saber, la salud, la agricultura, el medio 
ambiente y las tecn ologías de la información y las comunicaciones.  También por primera vez, la 
Secretaría elaboró cuestionarios para encuestas sobre las necesidades y las prioridades de los PMA 
en materia de transferencia de tecnología, con miras a ayudar a los Miembros a en tender las actuales 
esferas prioritarias para el desarrollo tecnológico en los PMA, los proyectos pertinentes para estas 
esferas de transferencia de tecnología y la experiencia de los PMA con los proyectos notificados en 
el marco del artículo 66.2.  La Secr etaría elaboró un resumen de los 604 programas de transferencia 
de tecnología notificados por nueve países desarrollados Miembros de  2018 a 2020, centrándose en 
las cuatro esferas de tecnologías mencionadas supra . En el resumen se proporcionó información 
detallada sobre los principales Miembros proveedores, los principales PMA beneficiarios y la 
distribución geográfica de estos programas.  El resumen detallado también se presentó a los 
Miembros en el taller.  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  17.  La Secretaría continuó proporcionando asistencia técnica a nivel nacional y subregional durante 
el período objeto del informe.  Un Taller Nacional para Uzbekistán sobre los ADPIC, en colaboración 
con el Centro de comercio Internacional (ITC), organizado en estrecha coordinación c on la Secretaría 
de la OMPI, respondió a una solicitud de Uzbekistán en relación con su proceso de adhesión;  en el 
taller virtual se examinó un panorama general de las obligaciones y flexibilidades en el marco de 
los ADPIC con especial atención a las norma s sobre observancia del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.  Se 
llevó a cabo una formación virtual sobre una introducción a la propiedad intelectual y el Acuerdo 
sobre los ADPIC para Curasao a petición de este país, en relación con su proceso de adhesión.  A 
nivel subr egional, también se impartió durante el período objeto del informe el Taller virtual 
subregional de la OMC sobre salud, propiedad intelectual y comercio para los Estados miembros de 
la CEDEAO.  El taller se refirió al contexto de salud pública de la región,  la función del sistema de 
propiedad intelectual y las políticas y medidas relacionadas con el comercio.  
18.  Desde que, en febrero de  2019, se puso en marcha el Sistema e -TRIPS para la Presentación de 
Documentos, instrumento en línea que permite a los Miembros de la  OMC presentar notificaciones, 
documentos de examen e informes relacionados con el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC, la OMC ha 
celebrado sesiones de capacitación tanto informales como ad hoc  a petición de los Miembros.  
ASISTENCIA TÉCNICA RELACIONADA C ON EL COMERCIO, CON UN COMPONENTE SOBRE 
LOS ADPIC, PRESTADA POR LA OMC  
19.  El Instituto de Formación y Cooperación Técnica de la OMC (IFCT) organiza numerosas 
actividades que incluyen un componente importante sobre los ADPIC.  La Secretaría impartió un 
módulo i ntegral acerca del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC como parte de los tres Cursos Regionales de 
Política Comercial de la OMC organizados durante el período objeto del informe:  para los Miembros 
y observadores del Caribe, los Miembros y observadores árabes y de Orie nte Medio y los Miembros 
y observadores africanos de habla inglesa.  Entre otras actividades de asistencia técnica relacionada 
con el comercio de la OMC con un componente significativo sobre los ADPIC figuraron el Curso Virtual 
de la OMC sobre Comercio para  Ejecutivos, la introducción para los programas de pasantías de 
la OMC, el Curso Introductorio Virtual de Política Comercial para los PMA y las sesiones de enseñanza 
a distancia en directo de la OMC.  
20.  Los Cursos de Aprendizaje en Línea de la OMC son la prim era etapa de la estrategia de 
aprendizaje progresivo aplicada por la Organización.  Actualmente, la OMC ofrece cuatro cursos 
relacionados con los ADPIC en su plataforma de aprendizaje en línea:  Aspectos de los Derechos de 
Propiedad Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio;  Un corto viaje por los derechos de propiedad 
intelectual relacionados con el comercio;  El derecho de autor en la OMC;  y Las patentes en la OMC.  
Se basan en enfoques pedagógicos modernos, con los métodos más recientes de formación.  Se 
utiliza un material de aprendizaje muy variado, con contenido multimedia, elementos interactivos y 
ejercicios.  De enero a mediados de septiembre se admitieron 324 participantes en los Cursos de 
Aprendizaje en Línea sobre los ADPIC.  Durante el período que abarca  el presente informe, la 
Secretaría de la OMC también llevó a cabo una presentación de aprendizaje en línea sobre la OMC y 
una sesión de preguntas y respuestas en directo centradas en los ADPIC.  
21.  Los Cursos de Aprendizaje en Línea se imparten en español, fr ancés e inglés a lo largo de todo 
el año.  Los participantes tienen acceso en línea al material del curso, los documentos de 
antecedentes, las sesiones interactivas (ciberseminarios, sesiones de chat y foro de debate) y los 
exámenes previos y posteriores.  Los participantes que terminan satisfactoriamente los cursos de 
aprendizaje en línea obtienen un certificado.  A lo largo del curso, cuentan con la ayuda de un 
formador y un servicio de apoyo técnico (" helpdesk "). En las invitaciones a los talleres y otras 
actividades de asistencia técnica más avanzadas respecto del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC, la Secretaría 
ha dado prioridad a los candidatos que ya han completado un curso de aprendizaje en línea de 
la OMC sobre los ADPIC.  
COOPERACIÓN CON ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBE RNAMENTALES Y OTRAS 
INSTITUCIONES  
22.  La cooperación técnica de la Secretaría de la OMC en la esfera de los ADPIC comprende una 
amplia variedad de actividades de coordinación y cooperación con otras organizaciones 
intergubernamentales, así como otras instituci ones.  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  23.  La cooperación trilateral con las Secretarías de la OMPI y la OMS , a la que se hace referencia 
en el párrafo 3 supra , en las esferas de la salud pública, la propiedad intelectual y el comercio, 
continúa apoyando una mejor comprensión de la relación entre estas esferas de política y la 
aplicación mutuamente complementaria de las políticas pertinentes.  En junio de  2021, lo s Directores 
Generales de la OMS, la OMPI y la OMC acordaron profundizar el compromiso de larga data asumido 
por las tres organizaciones cuyo objetivo es prestar apoyo y ayuda a todos los países que desean 
evaluar y aplicar soluciones sostenibles e integra das a problemas de salud pública.  Dentro de ese 
marco de cooperación ya existente, acordaron intensificar el apoyo de las organizaciones y centrarlo 
en dos iniciativas específicas en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID -19. En primer lugar, 
colaborarán para  organizar talleres prácticos encaminados a aumentar la capacidad para mejorar el 
flujo de información actualizada sobre la actual evolución de la pandemia de COVID -19 y las medidas 
de respuesta a ella, para que el acceso a las tecnologías de la salud nece sarias sea equitativo.  En 
segundo lugar, se creará una plataforma conjunta para prestar asistencia técnica tripartita a los 
países en relación con sus necesidades de tecnologías médicas contra la COVID -19, poniendo a su 
disposición una única vía de consult a de toda la gama de conocimientos sobre acceso, propiedad 
intelectual y cuestiones comerciales que ofrecen nuestras organizaciones y otros asociados, de 
manera coordinada y sistemática.  Los Directores Generales declararon que estas iniciativas también 
estarán respaldadas por esfuerzos conjuntos por recopilar y poner a disposición los datos completos 
y fiables que se necesitan para fundamentar una respuesta eficaz a la pandemia de COVID -19. Ello 
incluirá la actualización periódica del panorama general de lo s acontecimientos relacionados con 
la COVID -19 que se describen en un recurso fundamental para la cooperación trilateral, a saber, la 
segunda edición del Estudio trila teral OMS -OMPI -OMC. 
24.  Los asociados trilaterales y otros organismos multilaterales participan regularmente en los 
trabajos sobre cuestiones de salud pública, por ejemplo, en el ámbito del Equipo de Tareas de las 
Naciones Unidas sobre las Enfermedades No Tran smisibles.  
25.  Conforme a lo previsto en el Acuerdo de Cooperación de  1995 entre la OMPI y la OMC, la 
cooperación entre ambas organizaciones sigue siendo fundamental en las actividades de cooperación 
técnica relacionadas con los ADPIC.  La Iniciativa Conjunta O MPI-OMC de Cooperación Técnica para 
los Países Menos Adelantados, puesta en marcha en junio de  2001, reforzó esa colaboración.  
26.  También se han seguido promoviendo las asociaciones con otras partes interesadas 
importantes, entre ellas el ITC, el Banco de Tec nología de las Naciones Unidas para los PMA, la Unión 
Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT), la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y 
Desarrollo (UNCTAD), la Comisión Económica y Social de las Naciones Unidas para Asia y el Pacífico 
(CESP AP), y organizaciones regionales, entre ellas la Comisión de la CEDEAO, así como una 
diversidad de asociaciones de la sociedad civil y el sector privado y expertos del mundo académico 
(principalmente expertos regionales del grupo de antiguos alumnos de los  coloquios OMC -OMPI , 
cada vez más numeroso).  
27.  La publicación WIPO -WTO Colloquium Papers , una revista académica anual revisada por 
especialistas y que se basa en la serie de coloquios, ha servido para fortalecer la investigación y el 
diálogo sobre el desarrollo y otras cuestiones de política en todo el mundo en desarrollo;  en 2020 
se reanudó su publicación en un formato en línea más accesible  con el que daba acceso y 
reconocimiento a las contribuciones de unos 130 investigadores de 64 países de todo el mundo.   
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Name of programme or project  WIPO -PRV Advanced Training Program on "Intellectual Property and 
Genetic Resources - in Support of Innovation " 
Date and end date  20 October 2020 - 20 October 2020 
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was asked to contribute a presentation on "An Overview of the World 
Trade Organization and the TRIPS Agreement " within the framework of the WIPO -
PRV Advanced Training Program on "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources - 
in Support of Innovation ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  The main target groups of the international training program are policymakers and 
their advisers as well as government sector decision -makers, universit ies, research 
organizations, the private sector or farming organizations involved in issues of 
intellectual property in relation to genetic resources.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO; Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV); WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The main objective of the program is to build capacity on the use of intellectual 
property systems in relation to genetic resources to the best advantage of genetic 
resource stakeholders and in support of innovation as a contributing fact or to 
increased economic growth and reduction of poverty.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/tk/en/news/tk/2020/news_0008.html  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
 
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- 8 - Name of programme or project  WTO Technical Workshop: An integrated Health, Trade and IP approach to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic  
Date and end date  21 October 2020 - 21 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia;  Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; th e State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico ; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal ; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solo mon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Tri nidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The WTO S ecretariat held on 21 October 2020 the technical workshop on "An 
Integrated Health, Trade and Intellectual Property Approach to Address the COVID -
19 Pandemic ". The workshop, intended for policymakers, aimed at building 
capacity to assess domestic health sy stems, intellectual property regimes and trade 
policy settings to use these tools effectively in an integrated and coherent way to 
respond to the pandemic. It also offered participants an opportunity to identify and 
consider their priority capacity -buildin g needs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials from WTO Members and Observers with responsibilities for 
public health, trade and IP fields.   
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- 9 - Name of programme or project  WTO Technical Workshop: An integrated Health, Trade and IP approach to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gauged capacity building needs and priorities of Members and observers to deal 
with public health challenges and to promote the development, manufacture and 
dissemination of COVID -19 critical health technologies, and thus to assist the 
development and impl ementation of further, more tailored technical assistance 
activities.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/heal_21oct20_e.htm  
Contact po int for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e -RTPC) for Caribbean Members and 
Observers of the WTO - TRIPS Agreement/Government Procurement 
Module  
Date and end date  26 October 2020 - 30 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; 
Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint 
Lucia; Saint Vin cent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WTO Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements and the functioning of the WTO, its rules and procedures; 2) 
Strengthening participants ' capacity to access WTO information resources and the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhance d 
participants ' understanding of relevant trade policy issues in their regional context.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/tech_10aug20 _e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 10 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Virtual Symposium: Celebrating 25 years of the TRIPS 
Agreement  
Date and end date  24 November 2020 - 24 November 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurin ational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon;  The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;  Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; S aint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan ; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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;  
Turkmenistan ; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This virtual Symposium reflected on the legal and institutional development and 
impact of the TRIPS Agreement over 25 years.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of the differe nt aspects of the implementation and operation 
of the TRIPS Agreement and provided a current view on TRIPS and the multilateral 
IP system in the broad fields of development, digitization and new technologies.   
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Virtual Symposium: Celebrating 25 years of the TRIPS 
Agreement  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Virtual Sub -regional meeting on IP, Innovation and Public Health 
for selected Arab Countries  
Date and end date  30 November 2020 - 1 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Kingdom of Bahrain; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; the State of Kuwait; Lebanese 
Republic; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sudan; 
Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  This activity, organized by the WIPO in cooperation with the Egyptian Patent Office 
(EgPO), WHO and WTO, focused on the interface between health, trade and 
intellectual property; the WTO TRIPS Agreement and public health; the regional 
public health context: overview and determinants for access; the patent system; 
general discussion on country exp eriences; health regulation and substandard and 
falsified health technologies; and health -related provisions in bilateral and regional 
trade agreements.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO ; WHO; WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitydetails.jsp?id=21752  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 12 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS National Workshop for Uzbekistan in Collaboration with the 
International Trade Centre  
Date and end date  30 November 2020 - 2 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Uzbekistan  
Brief description  This national workshop on the TRIPS Agreement, at Uzbekistan 's request, was 
designed to build its capacity to implement the TRIPS Agreement in advance of its 
foreseen accession to the WTO. In addition to providing an overview of TRIPS 
obligations and flexibilities, it offered more in -depth discussions of TRIPS 
enforcement standards and IP -related questions raised by Members in the 
Accession Working Group.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; ITC; WIPO.  
Outputs or impact   Enhanced understanding of intellectual property protection and the TRIPS 
Agreement and their relationship with key areas of public policy, and TRIPS 
enforcement standards and their incor poration into domestic law and practice.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9039  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 13 - Name of programme or project  Peking University Law School WTO Staff presentation on patents and 
TRIPS issues related to COVID -19 
Date and end date  1 December 2020 - 1 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  The WTO 's contribution to this activity included a presentation in a dedicated 
seminar on the issue of patents and public health. The presentation covered WTO 
Staff Working Paper "Patent -related actions tak en in WTO members in response to 
the COVID -19 pandemic ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Academics and students from Peking University, and government officials from The 
China National Intellectual Property Administration and The Ministry of Commerce 
of the People 's Republic of China.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Peking University Law School; WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Introduction to Intellectual Property and the TRIPS Agreement: Training 
for Curaçao  
Date and end date  22 January 2021 - 22 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Curaçao  
Brief description  The training comprised an introduction to the TRIPS Agreement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the TRIPS Agreement in relation to Curaçao 's WTO 
accession process.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/cuw_ e/a1_curacao_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 14 - Name of programme or project  Induction Programme for WTO Young Professionals - TRIPS Session  
Date and end date  28 January 2021 - 28 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The Induction Programme comprised the following sessions: an overview of the 
WTO; resources and databases; legal and economic underpinnings; market access 
issues: goods; agriculture; standards and re gulations; WTO rules & development; 
trade in services; intellectual property rights, government procurement and 
competition policy; regional trade agreements; and dispute settlement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WTO Young Professionals.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The aim of the Induction Programme was to: enhance the Young Professionals ' 
knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the WTO; increase autonomy 
to work on WTO issues by strengthening capacity to access and utilize WTO 
information resources and the WTO Legal Texts; and better the Young 
Professionals ' understanding of the current State of Play in the WTO.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/vacan_e/ypp_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 15 - Name of programme or project  WTO Virtual Executive Trade Course: Module on the intersection between 
public health and IP, government procurement and competition policy 
(including linkages relevant to COVID -19) 
Date and end date  8 February 2021 - 12 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; 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; C ôte d'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Democratic Republic 
of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; G uyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; 
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; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Gui nea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Turke y; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The course examined linkages between WTO rules and governments ' trade policies 
and looks into how trade can promote economic recovery from the COVID -19 
pandemic. It included a module the intersection between public health and IP, 
government procurement and competition policy (including linkages relevant to 
COVID -19). 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased participants ' understanding and knowledge on various aspects of the 
multilateral trading system and the work of the WTO, includi ng the effects of 
COVID -19 on trade.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_04feb21_e.htm   
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- 16 - Name of programme or project  WTO Virtual Executive Trade Course: Module on the intersection between 
public health and IP, government procurement and competition policy 
(including linkages relevant to COVID -19) 
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 17 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar on Patents, Biotechnology and Biodiversity  
Date and end date  12 February 2021 - 12 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islan ds; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar discu ssed the role of TRIPS implementation from the perspective of 
the biotechnology field, covering agricultural, environmental and health 
dimensions, and the practical linkage with biodiversity measures.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officia ls (and publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of TRIPS issues relating to biotechnology and biodiversity.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm   
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- 18 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar on Patents, Biotechnology and Biodiversity  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e-RTPC) for Arab and Middle Eastern 
Members and Observers of the WTO - TRIPS Agreement/Government 
Procurement Module  
Date and end date  22 February 2021 - 26 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Kingdom of Bahrain; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; the State of 
Kuwait; Lebanese Republic; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab 
Emirates; Yemen  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WTO Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements and the functioning of the WTO, its rules and procedures; 2) 
Strengthening participants ' capacity to access WTO  information resources and the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhanced 
participants ' understanding of relevant trade policy issues in their regional context.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/tech_16dec20_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 19 - Name of programme or project  WTO Workshop on the Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS 
Agreement: Incentives for technology transfer to LDCs  
Date and end date  2 March 2021 - 10 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Burundi; 
Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mozambique ; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Timor -
Leste; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Brief description  The WTO Secretariat organized the 2021 Workshop on t he Implementation of 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement in Geneva, on 2 -4 and 10 March 2021 to 
enable LDC Members and Observers to analyse and enhance the benefits of the 
transparency mechanism concerning technology transfer measures under Article 
66.2 of  the TRIPS Agreement (as established by the Decision of the Council for 
TRIPS (WTO document IP/C/28) in line with the direction given by WTO Members 
in the Doha Ministerial Decision on Implementation -related issues and concerns 
(WT/MIN(01)/17)).  The Worksh op comprised two segments: a workshop segment 
and an ensuing reporting and review segment within the TRIPS Council 's formal 
meeting, which together aim to promote dialogue and coordination between 
developed country Members reporting technology transfer inc entives under Article 
66.2, and their intended beneficiaries, the LDC Members. The Workshop also 
provided an opportunity to improve the use of this transparency mechanism on 
incentives for transfer of technology, so as to respond more effectively to the 
technological needs identified by LDCs.  The Workshop was based on the Article 
66.2 reports submitted by developed country Members in 2020 (circulated in 
document IP/C/R/TTI series), the WTO 's current work on trade and technology 
transfer, and LDCs ' priority needs, particularly in the context of the COVID -19 
pandemic.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; ITU; UNCTAD; United Nations Technology Bank for LDCs; WHO; WIPO.  
Outputs or impact  The purpose  of the workshop was threefold: to facilitate communication between 
LDC members and developed country members; to promote the effective 
implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement on technology transfer to 
LDCs; and to enable LDCs to create a sou nd and viable technological base essential 
for addressing current and future challenges.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_18mar2 1_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 20 - Name of programme or project  WTO Health, IP and Trade Virtual Sub -Regional Workshop for Economic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States  
Date and end date  22 March 2021 - 29 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Côte d 'Ivoire; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; 
Guinea -Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo  
Brief description  Nigeria on behalf of ECOWAS requested this regional workshop on health, 
intellectual property and trade for the benefit of government officials from ECOWAS 
member States in addition to ECOWAS Secretariat officials. The workshop took 
place on 22 -23 and 29 March 2021. The activity was designed to enhance officials ' 
capacity to undertake a coherent and integrated approach to their health, 
intellectual property and trade policymaking efforts. It provided an overview of the 
public health context in t he region, the role of IPRs in innovation of and access to 
health technologies and other trade -related determinants in access to health 
technologies. The workshop also included a session on technical assistance priority 
needs for health, intellectual prope rty and trade capacity building which comprised 
a roundtable with a focus on policymaking in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic 
as well as an exchange with participants on their capacity building needs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government off icials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO ; ECOWAS Commission . 
Outputs or impact  Enhance d participants ' understanding of the public health situation in ECOWAS 
member states; the TRIPS Agreement, the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS 
Agreement and Public Health, and the international patent system as they relate 
to public health; the range of other trade -related determinants of public health; 
and helped assist participants to consider their priority needs for technical 
assistance for their healt h, intellectual property and trade -related policymaking 
efforts, including in the context of responding to the COVID -19 pandemic.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_29mar21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 21 - Name of programme or project  Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference on 24 -27 
March 2021  
Date and end date  24 March 2021 - 27 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  This activity forms part of the WTO 's long-running collaboration with the academic 
community with the main purpose of strengthening the academic community 's 
contribution to the IP and trade policymaking process. The activity consisted of 
presentations and exchange of views during virtual sessi ons on 24 -27 March 2021 
of empirical research papers from university professors and policy makers with a 
focus on IP law -related issues in Asia, with a particular focus on distinct challenges 
for policymakers in developing countries in the region.  
Benefic iary institution or audience  Government officials, academics and other stakeholders.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO; WTO; International Islamic University Malaysia; Universitas Indonesia; 
Nanyang Technological University; Texas A&M University Scho ol of Law; University 
of Geneva.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues in developing countries, with a focus on the Asian region. Exchanged 
views, best practices and ideas with respec t to enhancing the interaction among IP 
policy -makers and the academic community regarding the development of IP and 
trade policy -making.  
Website for further information  https://ipresearchersasia.org/annual -conference/  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 22 - Name of programme or project  National Seminar on Notifications Requirements - TRIPS Notifications 
Session  
Date and end date  25 March 2021 - 25 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Djibouti  
Brief description  Participants representing different government ministries and departments were 
provided with an overview of the main notification obligations in the following 
areas: agriculture, market access, SPS, TBT, IDB, services, TRIPS, and trade 
remedies.  
Benefici ary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9091  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 23 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Trade in Knowledge  
Date and end date  20 April 2021 - 20 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana;  Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democrat ic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guat emala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; L ao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Mont enegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation;  Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; S outh Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar discussed trade in knowledge with in the framework of TRIPS – the 
growth and diversity of trade in digital products as defined by intellectual property 
rights, trade on digital platforms, and the knowledge component of global value 
chains. It covered how intellectual property and licensing  practices define and 
enable trade in digital products, how they support trade on digital platforms, as 
well as the question of coherence with the overall trading system.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed ). 
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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- 24 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Trade in Knowledge  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of trade in knowledge and in digital products within the 
framework of the TRIPS Agreement.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  University of Turin 2020/2021 Edition of the Master of Laws in Intellectual 
Property - Module on Dispute Settlement within the WTO System  
Date and end date  21 April 2021 - 21 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The programme is a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM) of the University 
of Turin, WIPO and ILO International Training Centre.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  University of Turn; ILO Internationa l Training Centre; WIPO; WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.itcilo.org/courses/master -laws-intellectual -property  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 25 - Name of programme or project  Induction for WTO Netherlands Trainee Programme (NTP) - Introduction 
to the TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights Module  
Date and end date  22 Apri l 2021 - 22 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Bhutan; Botswana; Cameroon; Ecuador; Guatemala; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritania; Myanmar; Namibia; Pakistan; Saint Lucia; 
South Sudan; Tanzania  
Brief description  The aim of the NTP is to assist in the economic and social development of LDCs, 
low‑income countries and comparable poor small and vulnerable economies in 
areas related to trade policy. It provides capital -based mid -level public officials, 
with a minimum of five years of working experience on WTO issues with the 
opportunity to learn more about matters dealt with in the WTO, under the direction 
of staff members of the WTO  Secretariat . The 2021 induction programme for 
trainees included a module co vering an introduction to the TRIPS Agreement and 
intellectual property rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Government officials have enhanced knowledge about the WTO  Agreements, 
formulation of trade policies and conduct of trade negotiations.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9030;  
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/netherlands_prog_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 26 - Name of programme or project  Presentation of Staff Working Paper "Patent -related actions taken in WTO 
members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic " at ETH Zurich 's 
"Introduction to IP " for engineering graduates class  
Date and end date  27 April 2021 - 27 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  This activity forms part of the WTO 's long -running collaboration with the academic 
community with the main purpose of strengthening the academic community 's 
contribution to the IP and trade policymak ing process. The WTO 's contribution to 
this activity consisted of a presentation on the WTO Staff Working Paper "Patent -
related actions taken in WTO members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Academics.  
Technical c ooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues.  
Website for further information  https:// www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/ersd202012_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  ipd@wto.org  
  
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- 27 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Competition  
Date and end date  29 April 2021 - 29 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Cos ta 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Fi nland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jorda n; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives;  Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Pa raguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzan ia; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Za mbia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar launched the publication "Competition Policy and Intellectual Property 
in Today 's Global Economy ". This volume responds to the active engagement, 
policy development and practical implementation of measures to bolster a positive 
linkage between intellectual property and competition in jurisdictions around the 
world, including in the BRICS and other major developing and transition 
economies, and in developed jurisdictions. It surveys developments and policy 
issues in this area from an international and comparative perspective.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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- 28 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Competition  
Outputs or impact  To increase awareness of the linkages and policy developments regarding 
intellectual property and competition.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 29 - Name of programme or project  Trade and Public Health Virtual Course with a Special Focus on the COVID -
19 Pandemic  
Date and end date  3 May 2021 - 30 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; 
Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; 
Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Bosnia and H erzegovina; 
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; Djib outi; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; I raq; Israel; Jamaica; 
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; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda ; Saint 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; Suri name; 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; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uz bekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe   
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- 30 - Name of programme or project  Trade and Public Health Virtual Course with a Special Focus on the COVID -
19 Pandemic  
Brief description  The Virtual Course on Trade and Public Health responded to Members ' priorities for 
technical assistance in this area. Adapted to the online environment from the 
earlier, successful series of face -to-face global workshops, its content was 
specifically tailored to give integrated support on the challenges created by the 
pandemic. As with the previous face -to-face workshops, the Virtual Course was 
delivered in close collaboration with the Secretariats of the WHO and WIPO, in the 
spirit of the commitment to close cooperation reinforced by the Director -Generals 
of the three org anizations on 24 June 2021. It followed the approach developed in 
the second edition of the WHO -WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study "Promoting Access to 
Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between Public Health, 
Intellectual Property and Trade ", publi shed in 2020 and available at 
wto.org/trilateralstudy2020. The five -week virtual course brought together 
government officials and technical experts from across the world working on 
health, intellectual property and trade policy issues. The specially adapte d 
programme consisted of five substantive modules, which incorporated  reading 
materials, video lectures by over 20 speakers from diverse backgrounds and a quiz 
to assess knowledge transfer. The five substantive modules focused on public 
health, innovation,  access, trade and regulatory considerations. Four live webinars 
further facilitated the interactive component of the Virtual Course with active 
discussions amongst experts from academia, the private sector, civil society, 
governments, regional and interna tional organizations.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Representatives from government authorities working on trade, intellectual 
property and public health issues.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO ; The Medicines Patent Pool ; EU Commis sion. 
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agree ments.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_15sep21_e.htm;  
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/igo_23jun21_e.htm;  
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/who -wipo-wto_2020_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 31 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: The Economics of Intellectual Property: Trade -
Related Perspectives  
Date and end date  4 May 2021 - 4 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia;  Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of  
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauriti us; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland ; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar discussed economic and statistical issues stemming from the growth 
of cross -border trade in knowledge associated with TRIPS implementation, 
including the challenges of measuring trade in  the intellectual property content, 
and modelling the in teraction of intellectual property protection with trade and 
economic development.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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- 32 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: The Economics of Intellectual Property: Trade -
Related Perspectives  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of economic and statistical issues regarding cross -border 
trade in knowledge and intellectual property content associated with 
implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 33 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Dissemination of Health Technologies  
Date and end date  12 May 2021 - 12 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo V erde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Re public; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Ho ng Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho ; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland;  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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  A panel of leading experts discussed the role of the TRIPS Agreement on health 
technology diffusion over the past  25 years and its role in the broader ecosystem 
that is required to support innovation and equitable access to medical technologies. 
The webinar examined the effect of TRIPS on technology diffusion in the 
pharmaceutical sector, practical considerations wit h respect to intellectual property 
sharing, and government policies related to innovation, dissemination and local 
pharmaceutical production.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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- 34 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Dissemination of Health Technologies  
Technical cooperation pro vider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_07may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 35 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Access to Medical Technologies - Government, Industry, Civil Society,  
Academia and IGO Perspectives  
Date and en d date  19 May 2021 - 19 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Col ombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia ; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; It aly; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; M alawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Pa nama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  A panel of experts from government, industry, civil society, academia and 
intergovernmental organizations explored the different perspectives on access to 
medical technologies over the past 25 yea rs. The webinar discussed a wide range 
of issues, such as: developments, challenges and catalysts; cooperation and 
partnerships; transfer of technology and know -how and sharing of data; building 
local or regional capacity; and empirical foundations for eff ective and informed 
decision -making.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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- 36 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Access to Medical Technologies - Government, Industry, Civil Society,  
Academia and IGO Perspectives  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_12may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 37 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Delivering Medical Technologies and Vaccines to End Users  
Date and end date  26 May 2021 - 26 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurin ational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon;  The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;  Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Maurita nia; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philipp ines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Re public; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief  description  A panel of experts addressed the factors determining the successful delivery of 
medical technologies and vaccines to their final destination. The webinar covered 
a wide range of issues, such as: trade in health -related goods and services durin g 
pandemic times; measures undertaken by Members and work in WTO bodies; 
experiences of express delivery, including challenges and potential solutions; and 
the perspective of the industry on successful delivery of products to their final 
destination.  
Bene ficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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- 38 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Delivering Medical Technologies and Vaccines to End Users  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_21may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 39 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Regulatory Cooperation during the COVID -19 Pandemic  
Date and end date  2 June 2021 - 2 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurin ational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon;  The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;  Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Maurita nia; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philipp ines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Slovak Re public; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief  description  A panel of experts discussed regulatory cooperation and its role in facilitating 
access to medical technologies, especially in the context of the COVID -19 
pandemic. The webinar focused  on the opportunities of regulatory cooperation and 
the cha llenges faced. From a diverse range of perspectives, panellists shared their 
insights on how regulatory authorities can cooperate to facilitate access to medical 
technologies and maintain the quality, safety and effectiveness of these 
technologies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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- 40 - Name of programme or project  Webinar as part of 2021 WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course: 
Regulatory Cooperation during the COVID -19 Pandemic  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy  issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto .org/english/news_e/news21_e/trip_28may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 41 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS eLearning Presentation and Question/Answer Session  
Date and end date  15 June 2021 - 15 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; 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; Cur açao; Democratic Republic 
of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras;  Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; 
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; Ma lawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint 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; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This activity comprised a live presentation in English from the WTO Secretariat on 
an introduction t o intellectual property and the TRIPS agreement and a Q&A 
session.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the basic principles of the TRIPS Agreement a nd 
intellectual property.  
Website for further information  https://wtolearning.csod.com/client/wtolearning/default.aspx  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 42 - Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e -RTPC) for English -Speaking 
African Members and Observers of the WTO - TRIPS 
Agreement/Government Procurement Module  
Date and end date  26 Jul y 2021 - 30 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Egypt; Eswatini; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; 
Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; 
Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; 
Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WTO Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements an d the functioning of the WTO, its rules and procedures; 2) 
Strengthening participants ' capacity to access WTO information resources and the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhanced 
participants ' understanding of relevant  trade policy issues in their regional context.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_17may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 43 - Name of programme or project  Virtual Introductory Trade Policy Course for LDCs - Introduction to the 
TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights Module  
Date and end date  28 July 2021 - 28 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Burundi; 
Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; T anzania; Timor -
Leste; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Brief description  This course was the first virtual edition of the Introductory Trade Policy Course 
(ITPC) for LDCs usually held in Geneva over a period of three weeks. This first 
virtual ITPC was a five -week activity. It represents a Level 1 activity in the WTO 's 
three -tiered Progressive Learning Strategy for Trade -Related Capacity Building. 
This course serves as a prerequisite for Level 2 courses upon successful completion, 
assessed by a final ex am. This course introduce d participants to the WTO, its basic 
rules and disciplines and its functioning. It also present ed the main features of 
other WTO -related agreements. The course included a module on an introduction 
to the TRIPS Agreement and intelle ctual property rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The main objective is to provide participants with a solid grounding in the 
functioning, structure, and basic princ iples of the WTO.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9131  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 44 - Name of programme or project  UNESCAP Pilot Course on Negotiating Regional Trade Agreements for 
Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic  - Intellectual Property Rights 
Session  
Date and end date  5 August 2021 - 5 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was invited to contribute to a "live session " and make a presentation on 
intellectual property -related provisions in RTAs, as part of the United Nations 
Economic and Social Conference for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) Pilot Course on 
Negot iating Regional Trade Agreements for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNESCAP; WTO.  
Outputs or impact  To enhance participants ' knowledge of intellectual pr operty -related provisions in 
RTAs and their relationship to the TRIPS Agreement and WTO framework.  
Website for further information  https://www.unescap.org/events/2021/pilot -course -negotiating -regional -trade -
agreements -trade -times -crisis-and-pandemic;  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9176  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Intellectual Property Course for Diplomats and Trade Negotiators  
Date and end date  6 September 2021 - 9 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina  
Brief description  The WTO Secretariat was invited to contribute to the Course organized by WIPO 
with respect to the presentations and a round table discussion session.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Techn ical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO ; WTO . 
Outputs or impact  Enhanced knowledge about the WTO Agreements, formulation of trade policies and 
conduct of trade negotiations.  
Website for further information  https: //tamis.wto.org/node/9186  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 45 - Name of programme or project  WHO, WIPO, WTO Workshop on Innovation in, and Access to, COVID -19 
Technologies: Intellectual Property licensing, technology transfer, and 
sharing of know -how and clinical trial information  
Date and end date  27 September 2021 - 27 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Dji bouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanes e Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; N epal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Sai nt 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; S weden; Switzerland; 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; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirate s; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The workshop addressed technology transfer and licensing. In particular, the 
workshop focused on realizing global equitable access for vaccines, diagnostics, 
therapeutics and other COVID -19 health technologies; mechanisms and processes 
support technology transfer and intellectual property licensing; and enabling 
factors and policies for technology transfer.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO.   
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- 46 - Name of programme or project  WHO, WIPO, WTO Workshop on Innovation in, and Access to, COVID -19 
Technologies: Intellectual Property licensing, technology transfer, and 
sharing of know -how and clinical trial information  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced participants ' knowledge and understanding of how IP, know -how and 
technology transfer work in practice with regards to medical technologies and 
related products and services.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=65948  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  4th IDEAS Online Program  
Date and end date  30 September 2021 - 30 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was invited by the IDE Advanced School of the Japanese governmental 
research institute (Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO) to give 
lectures on trade and development and intellectual property and development to 
government of ficials primarily from developing countries in Africa and Asia.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials; academics; students.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  IDE Advanced School; WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced participants capacity to analy se developmental aspects of trade and 
challenges that developing countries face in the context of trade and development.  
Website for further information  https://www.ide.go.jp/English/Ideas. html;  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9194  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
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