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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  
CANADÁ  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 11 de octubre  de 2020, se distribuye a petición de la  delegación 
del Canadá.  
 
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1  INTRODUCCIÓN  
1.  De conformidad con el artículo 67 del Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio (Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC), el Consejo de los ADPIC pide a 
los países desarrollados Miembros que le informen sobre sus progra mas de cooperación técnica y 
financiera en favor de los países en desarrollo y  menos adelantados (PMA) . 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 durante 
el período 201 9-2020. 
2.  El Canadá ha emprendido una serie de actividades de cooperación técnica 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 
intelectual del Foro de Cooperación Económica de Asia y el Pacífico (IPEG -APEC), donde part icipa en 
las deliberaciones que mantiene el grupo  dos veces al año para compartir información y dar a 
conocer las mejores prácticas en materia de derechos de  propiedad intelectual . Además, las 
actividades de cooperación técnica del Canadá s on administradas  por la Oficina  de la Propiedad 
Intelectual del Canadá (CIPO), Global  Affairs Canada (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Comercio y 
Desarrollo del Canadá), el  Centro Internacional de Investigación para el Desarrollo (IDRC) y la Real 
Policía Montada del Canadá (RCMP) . Otras instituciones canadienses que reciben financiación del 
Gobierno del Canadá, como el Centro de Política y Derecho Comerciales (CTPL) y la Universidad de 
Ottawa, participan también en las actividades de cooperación técnica internacional.  
 
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ANEX O1 
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Programme of International Cooperation in the Search and Examination of Inventions (ICSEI)  
Date and end date  1 September 2019 - 31 August 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  CIPO provides search and examination reports of patent applications, upon request from other WIPO Members.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/patents/en/topics/worksharing/examination -capacity.html  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
 
Name of programme or project  African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Administrative Council and Council of Ministers 
Meeting  
Date and end date  18 November 2019 - 24 November 2019  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sao Tomé 
and Principe; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  CIPO was invited to participate in the ARIPO Forty -Third Session of the Administrative Council and Council of Ministers 
meeting in Monrovia, Liberia, to discuss how the Government of Canada works to advance IP and innova tion. Moreover, 
CIPO facilitated a workshop on developing an effective national IP Strategy, as well as a workshop for the Council of 
Ministers.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)    
Outputs or impact   
Website for fu rther information  https://www.aripo.org/events/forty -third-session -of-the-administrative -council -and-council -of-ministers/  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
 
 
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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 2020 - 31 December 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; C had; 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; Eston ia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; European 
Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Holy See; Iran; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; 
Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic o f 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; Rom ania; 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 To bago; Tunisia; Turkey; 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  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 Canada,  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://www.tfocanada.ca/webinars.php  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
   
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Name of programme or proje ct Open African Innovation Research network (Open AIR)  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; 
Comoros; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namib ia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; 
Zimbabwe  
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 Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities 
Research Council (SSHRC) until March 2022. The y were also selected for the Queen Elizabeth Scholars – Advanced Scholars 
program, funded through Universities Canada.  
A new phase which started in 2018, 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 communities facilitate inclusive innovation, especially by empowering women 
and girls and benefiting Members of marginalized groups; and how to build confidence in Indigenous populations to 
effectively participate in collaborative knowledge production with optimal and equitable benefits.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outp uts or impact   
Website for further information  http://www.openair.africa  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
   
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Name of programme or project  Expert Deployment Mechanism for Trade and Development (EDM)  
Date and end date  1 January 2018 - 31 December 2025  
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 Stat e 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; Lebanon; 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; 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 EDM is designed to reduce poverty by deploying, on demand, Canadian and international technical experts to assist 
developing countries negotiate, implement, adapt to and benefit from bilateral or regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) 
and Foreign Investment Promotion and Prot ection Agreements (FIPAs) with Canada. Experts can be deployed while 
FTA/FIPA exploratory talks are underway, during formal negotiations, or following the conclusion and ratification of an 
agreement. There is a significant roster of experts relating to IP,  including Trade Facilitation Office Canada.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://edm -mde.ca/  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
   
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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 coop eration provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://carleton.ca/ctpl/  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
 
Name of programme or project  Strengthening cyber policy research centres in the Global South – Centre for Intellectual Property and 
Information Technology Law  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kenya  
Brief description  This project seeks to strengthen research and policy capacity on critical digital policy issues to ensure that policymakers i n 
the Global South consistently use objective, high quality research to inform digital policy development. Centres will be 
supported to develop a robust policy research agenda that addresses all facets of cyber and digital policy, including human 
rights, security, and innovation, and the interplay of these issues in the Global South. It will help build institutional capacity 
and sustainability to produce credible, legitimate, and locally -relevant research that convenes different perspectives on 
critical policy issues, and it will strengthen the capacity of c entres to inform and influence policy development. Together, 
this will enable policy leaders to respond to the rapidly changing digital environment and allow communities to benefit from 
the opportunities that digital innovation offers, including improved h ealth, governance, education, and economic prospects, 
while shielding them as much as possible from the harms.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.idrc.ca/en/project/strengthening -cyber -policy -research -centres -global -south -centre -intellectual -property -
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Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
   
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Name of programme or project  Initiative for Digital Rights in Latin America (INDELA)  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Panama  
Brief description  The Initiative for Digital Rights in Latin America (INDELA) is a three -year collaborative re -granting/funding arrangement 
intended to strengthen and support the digital rights ecosystem in Latin America. I t ensures a consistent pool of funding 
to support institutional capacity building needs and to tackle current challenges and opportunities of digital rights in Lati n 
America.  
 
Based on identifying existing shared priorities among different funders and org anizations in the digital rights field, the Fund 
will prioritize projects that promise to deliver specific results on digital rights issues, including access to knowledge and  
copyright. Funding can support policy work, advocacy, campaigning, public awarene ss, action -oriented research, and 
protecting and promoting digital rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.idrc.ca/en/project/initiative -digital -rights -latin-america -indela  
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
 
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  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
   
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Name of programme or project  International IP Crime Training Seminars hosted by Interpol  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The RCMP has contributed to the seminars each year. The seminars have been given to participants from developed and 
least developed countries, facilitating the exchange of best practices and techniques, and networking.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  dean.foster@international.gc.ca  
 
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