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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFORMACIÓN  
FACILITADA POR LOS MIEMBROS  
CANAD Á 
La siguiente comunicación , de fecha  13 de septiembre de  2023, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación del Canadá . 
 
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BREVE EXPOSICIÓN DE LAS ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA LLEVADAS A CABO 
DURANTE EL AÑO OBJETO DEL INFORME  
1.  A tenor del artículo 67 del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual 
relacionados con el Comercio  (Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC) de la Organización Mundial del Comercio 
(OMC), "[c]on el fin de facilitar la aplicación del […] Acuerdo, los países desarrollados Miembros 
prestarán, previa petición, y en términos y condiciones mutuamente acordados, cooperación técnica 
y financiera a los países en desarrollo o países menos adelantados Miembros". De conformidad con 
el artículo 67 del Acuerdo sobre los AD PIC, el Consejo de los ADPIC pide a los países des arrollados 
Miembros que le informen sobre sus programas de cooperación técnica y financiera en favor de los 
países en desarrollo y menos adelantados (PMA) Miembros. El presente documento contiene 
información actualizada sobre las actividades de cooperación  técnica y financiera del Canadá en la 
esfera de la propiedad intelectual en favor de los países en desarrollo y PMA Miembros durante el 
período 202 2-2023. 
2.  El Canadá sigue llevando a cabo una serie de actividades de cooperación técnica en favor de los 
países en desarrollo y PMA Miembros a nivel multilateral, plurilateral y bilateral. A nivel multilateral, 
el Canadá colabora estrechamente con la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) 
y el Grupo de Expertos en derechos de propiedad intelectua l del Foro de Cooperación Económica de 
Asia y el Pacífico (IPEG -APEC), donde participa en las deliberaciones que mantiene el IPEG dos veces 
al año para compartir información y dar a conocer las mejores prácticas en materia de derechos de 
propiedad intelect ual. Además, las actividades de cooperación técnica del Canadá son administradas 
por la Oficina de la Propiedad Intelectual del Canadá (CIPO), Global Affairs Canada (Ministerio de 
Asuntos Exteriores, Comercio y Desarrollo del Canadá), la Real Policía Monta da del Canadá (RCMP), 
el Centro Internacional de Investigación para el Desarrollo (IDRC) y otros departamentos y 
organismos del Gobierno del Canadá. Otras instituciones canadienses que reciben financiación del 
Gobierno del Canadá , como el Centro de Polític a y Derecho Comerciales (CTPL)  y el Centro de 
Derecho, Tecnología y Sociedad de la Universidad de Ottawa , participan también en las actividades 
de cooperación técnica internacional . 
3.  Las actividades de cooperación técnica aparecen detalladas en el anexo . 
   
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ANEXO1 
Name of programme or project  Pre-recorded webinars on IP and patents on the website of Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada  
Date and end date  1 January 2021 - 31 December 202 3 
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  These webinars, which were recorded in 2016 through CIPO collaboration with TFO Canada, are available in English on 
the TFO Canada website for embassies, consulates and businesses from developing and emerging countries. Topics 
covered: Basics of Canadian IP, Registering patents in C anada, Registering trademarks in Canada, IP Foundations for 
women entrepreneurs, Overview of IP – trademarks for SMEs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://tfocanada.ca/learn -more/events/webinars/  
Contact point for further information   
 
 
1 En inglés solamente .   
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Name of programme or project  Open African Innovation Research networ k (Open AIR)  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Open AIR is a unique collaborative network of researchers spread across Africa and Canada. Their research aims to ease 
tensions between IP and access to knowledge, and to understand how knowledge -based businesses can take advantage 
of global opportunities, while sharing the benefits of innovation throughout society. Open AIR is funded by Canada 's 
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and has a P artnership Grant from the Social Sciences and 
Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) until March 2022. They were also selected for the Queen Elizabeth Scholars  – 
Advanced Scholars programme, funded through Universities Canada. A new phase which started in 20 18, implemented 
in collaboration with the University of Cape Town, South Africa, will research how Africa 's high -tech hubs are facilitating 
the adaptation and adoption of emerging technologies in Africa, including artificial intelligence; how maker communi ties 
facilitate inclusive innovation, especially by empowering women and girls and benefitting members of marginalized 
groups; and how to build confidence in Indigenous populations to effectively participate in collaborative knowledge 
production with optim al and equitable benefits.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  http://www.openair.africa   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Supplying free copies of Canadian patent documents for developing countries  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  Upon request from WIPO.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Centre for Trade Policy and Law (CPTL) – guidance, support, knowledge and tools  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The Canada -based CTPL is a Canadian institution that provides developing and transition economies with guidance and 
support to sustain them in the short -term and with the knowledge and tools to ensure their full participation in 
international trade agreements, including specific training on IP law and policy issues.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://carleton.ca/ctpl/   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development – Implementing the WIPO Budapest Treaty in 
Viet Nam 
Date and end date  1 January 2023  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  This technical assistance activity is supporting the IP Office of Viet  Nam with its implementation of the WIPO Budapest 
Treaty on the International Recognition and Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest 
Treaty), to fulfil Viet  Nam's commitments under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans -Pacific 
Partnership (CPTPP). This initiative includes the design and presentation of a semin ar and a study guide for officials of 
the IP Office of Viet  Nam and related agencies within the Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam. This will 
include a review of the obligations of the CPTPP with respect to the WIPO Budapest Treaty; mapping the  legal and 
administrative measures necessary to establish a national depository authority under the Treaty; facilitating an 
exchange of experiences in the implementation of the Treaty with Canadian and other depository authorities; and 
reviewing the obliga tions of the CPTPP and Budapest Treaty.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://edm -mde.ca/portfolio/implementing -the-wipo-budapest -treaty -in-vietnam/  
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development – Registration and protection of intellectual 
property rights in CPTPP markets (Viet  Nam) 
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  This technical assistance activity is supporting the drafting of a guide to the registration of IP rights in key CPTPP 
markets, including the registration procedures and strategic IP rights protection issues relevant to each market.   With 
respect to Viet  Nam, this project will include the design and delivery of a workshop to present this guide, a discussion 
on best practices on IP rights protection for Vietnamese small and medium -sized enterprises, and ongoing dialogue 
between Canadian and Viet namese IP officials and stakeholders.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://edm -mde.ca/portfolio/registration -and-protection -of-intellectual -property -rights -in-cptpp -markets -1-19/ 
Contact point for further information   
   
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Name of programme or project  Supporting Africa 's science granting councils to develop policy frameworks and enabling structures for 
public -private sector partnerships  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Guinea; 
Guinea -Bissau; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; 
Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia  
Brief description  The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub -Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi -donor initiative funded by Canada 's 
International Development Research Centre, the United Kingdom 's Foreign, Commonwealth and De velopment Office 
(FCDO), South Africa 's National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the 
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation and the German Research Foundation. The SGCI initiative aims to 
strengthen the capacities of science granting councils in Sub -Saharan Africa to support research that contributes to 
development.   The SGCI project will support councils to develop and operationalize frameworks and strategies (including 
intellectual prope rty policy, research and collaborative partnerships) for private sector partnerships and 
commercialization of research results. Capacity strengthening will be achieved through several approaches, including 
customized in -country coaching, in -person training  workshops, use of online platforms, and peer -to-peer learning among 
councils. The overall project outcome will be enhanced knowledge transfer, commercialization of research results and 
innovation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The Scinnovent Centre Limited  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://idrc -crdi.c a/en/project/supporting -africas -science -granting -councils -develop -policy -frameworks -and-enabling  
Contact point for further information   
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