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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 OTRAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES  
CONSEJO DE COOPERACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS ÁRABES DEL GOLFO 
En la reunión celebrada el 6 de julio de  2022, el Consejo de los ADPIC acordó invitar a las 
organizaciones intergubernamentales que tenían la condición de observador en el Consejo a que 
actualizaran la información sobre sus programas de cooperación técnica y financiera relacionados 
con la aplicación del Acuerdo sobre los ADPI C. 
En el presente documento se reproduce la información recibida del Consejo de Cooperación de los 
Estados Árabes del Golfo (CCG) en una comunicación de fecha 11 de septiembre de  2022.  
 
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1  INTRODUCCIÓN  
1.  El CCG es una organización interguberna mental integrada por los siguientes Estados miembros: 
los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el Reino de Bahrein, el Reino de la Arabia Saudita, Omán, Qatar y el 
Estado de Kuwait.  
2.  De conformidad con el artículo 20 del Acuerdo Económico del CCG, que dispone que "[l]os  Estados 
miembros elaborarán programas que sean de estímulo para las personas con talento y apoyen la 
innovación y la invención; cooperarán en el ámbito de la propiedad intelectual y elaborarán 
reglamentos y procedimientos que aseguren la protección de los  derechos de propiedad intelectual; 
y coordinarán sus políticas pertinentes con respecto a otros países, bloques regionales y 
organizaciones internacionales y regionales", la mayor parte de las actividades de cooperación 
técnica de la Secretaría General de l CCG van dirigidas a sus Estados miembros.  
3.  En el presente documento se recoge un informe sobre las principales actividades de cooperación 
técnica organizadas por la Secretaría General del CCG entre el 1 de septiembre de  2021 y el  1 de 
septiembre de  2022 y  que guardan relación con las cuestiones de propiedad intelectual, a raíz de la 
invitación formulada por el Presidente del Consejo de los ADPIC a que proporcionara información 
actualizada sobre esas actividades.  
4.  La mayor parte de las actividades de asistencia técnica realizadas por la Secretaría General 
del CCG durante el período mencionado se han centrado en diversos aspectos concretos relacionados 
con la propiedad intelectual. Estas actividades revistieron la fo rma de talleres, formación en el 
trabajo, adscripciones y apoyo a la participación en conferencias o exposiciones internacionales 
sobre propiedad intelectual, y parte de ellas se organizaron en cooperación con algunas oficinas 
nacionales de propiedad intel ectual. Las actividades en cuestión se enumeran en el anexo que figura 
a continuación.  
5.  La pandemia de COVID -19 afectó de una manera u otra a las actividades de cooperación técnica 
realizadas por la Secretaría General del CCG durante el período considerado . 
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ANEXO1 
Name of programme or project  The WIPO virtual seminar  
Date and end date  22 September 2021 - 23 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Shedding light on topics related to digital data, artificial intelligence and their connection to intellectual property  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO  
Outputs or impact  Enhancing the role in developing a sustainable knowledge economy  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Working with the Trade Association for Talented People with Disabilities  
Date and end date  3 October 2021 - 3 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  To support talented people of determination in the GCC countries.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the GCC  
Outputs or impact  Coordination to set up join t activities.  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
 
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Name of programme or project  Symposium entitled Emerging Technology in the Health Sector  
Date and end date  28 October 2021 - 28 October 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Concepts related to special occasions in the health sector and recent developments in patents  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Patent Office (EPO)  
Outputs or impact  Discussion and presentation of expe riences  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Symposium entitled Intellectual Property and Digital Data  
Date and end date  2 November 2021 - 2 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Highlighting digital topics and digital intelligence  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO  
Outputs or impact  Enhancing the important role in building and  developing a sustainable knowledge economy  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Workshops entitled "Intellectual Property Week" in cooperation with the College of Law at Prince 
Sultan University in Riyadh  
Date and end date  14 November 2021 - 17 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; Oman; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Brief description  Enhancing the importance of innovation and invention and preserving intellectual property rights  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from some of the GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the G CC-SG - Prince Sultan University in Riyadh  
Outputs or impact  Promote awareness of innovation and creativity  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC-SG 
   
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Name of programme or project  The Second Global Conference to Support Artificial Intelligence and Technology and Entrepreneurship  
Date and end date  16 November 2021 - 18 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Highlighting the importance of the role played by the patent offices  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
Outputs or impact  Highlighting the important role that the patent office plays in supporting entrepreneurship and artificial 
intelligence  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  The "Young Inventor" event on the occasion of International Children's Day  
Date and end date  20 November 2021 - 21 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  To support the new generation of young inventors and paving the way for them to discover their creativity and 
develop their abilities  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
Outputs or impact  Enhancing the awareness of inventions among the young inventors  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  The Exhibition for Handicapped Inventors  
Date and end date  3 December 2021 - 5 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Coinciding with the International Day of Handicapped People  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Inventors from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at th e GCC -SG 
Outputs or impact  Provide support to inventors from the GCC States  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
   
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Name of programme or project  Training Program in the field of Patent Research entitled "Database Search" with the National 
Intellectual Property Administration of the People's Republic of China  
Date and end date  12 November 2021 - 13 November 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; Oman; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
Brief description  Training program in the field of research in patent applications  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Patent Office at the GCC - CNIPA  
Technical cooperation prov ider(s)  Specialists from some of the GCC Member States  
Outputs or impact  Develop the skills and capabilities of specialists in the field of research in patent applications  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Innovation Conference between the Arab countries and the European Union  
Date and end date  14 December 2021 - 14 December 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Paving the way for international research cooperation and technology transfer  
Beneficiary institution or audien ce Director General of the Patent Office  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  European Commission - WIPO  
Outputs or impact  Enhancing the efficiency and quality of research and its targeted outputs  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Workshop on the Developments in Intellectual Property and the Mechanism to Resolving Disputes 
Through Arbitration  
Date and end date 1 January 2022 - 2 January 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Introducing the latest developments in intellectual property and the dispute resolution mechanism  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  GCC IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
Outputs or impact  Spreading the culture of resolving the intellectual property disputes through arbitration  
Website for further information  https://www.gccpo.org/gccip/  
Contact point for further information  GCC-IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
   
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Name of programme or project  Training Course entitled Arbitration in Copyright Cases  
Date and end date  21 February 2022 - 21 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Develop trainees regarding the arbitration of copyright issues.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  GCC IP Training Centre – Kuwait - Invention readings office in Sweden  
Outputs or impact  Enhancing the arbitration culture in copyright disputes  
Website for further information  https://www.gccpo.org/gccip/  
Contact point for further information  GCC-IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
 
Name of programme or project  Workshop on the e Role of The Intellectual Property Rights and Technological Innovation in Achieving 
Sustainable Development to Protect the Environment  
Date and end date  22 February 2022 - 23 February 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Defining the roles of intellectual property and technological innovation  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Inventors from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  GCC IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
Outputs or impact  Promoting the concept of the role of intellectual property and technological innovation  
Website for further information  https://www.gccpo.org/gccip  
Contact point for further information  GCC-IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
 
Name of programme or project  Women Inventors Exhibition  
Date and end date  8 March 2022 - 9 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  On the occasion of International Women's Day the GCCPO has held the Women Inventors Exhibition highlighting 
the inventions of Gulf women inventors.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Expo 2020 Dubai + Patent Office at the Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council  
Outputs or impact  presented statistic s on the number of female inventors in GCC countries  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
   
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Name of programme or project  Workshop entitled The Economic and Literary Importance of Intellectual Property Expo Dubai 2020  
Date and end date  12 March 2022 - 13 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Raising the awareness about the economic and moral importance in the field of intellectual property  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Public  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  GCC IP Training Centre - Kuwa it  
Outputs or impact  Promoting the concepts and the importance of the relationship between the economy and intellectual property  
Website for further information  https://www.gccpo.org/gccip/  
Contact point for further information  GCC-IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
 
Name of programme or project  Workshop on Copyright in the Field of Music  
Date and end date  13 March 2022 - 13 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Introducing copyrights in the field of music  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider (s) GCC IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
Outputs or impact  Promoting the concept of copyright in the field of music  
Website for further information  https://www.gccpo.org/gccip/  
Contact point for further information  GCC-IP Training Centre - Kuwait  
 
Name of programme or project  Competition for the Best Water Purification and Treatment Project  
Date and end date  22 March 2022 - 23 March 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  The GCC pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai hosted the competition for the best innovation in the field of water 
technology, which was organized by the P atent Office at the GCC_SG, and presented the Patent Office Award for 
Supporting Innovation and Invention to the winners.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Inventors from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the Secretar iat General of the Cooperation Council  
Outputs or impact  Provide supports to inventors and innovators from the GCC States  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org   
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
   
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Name of programme or project  Seminar entitled The Success of Commercial Innovation - Advice and Guidance for Young Innovators  
Date and end date  28 April 2022 - 28 April 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Coinciding with the celebration of young inventors day  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Inventors from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council  
Outputs or impact  Motivating young men and women innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs to find solutions to the problems 
facing different societies, leading to more sustainable economic growth and desired social welfare through their 
innovations and inventions  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
Name of programme or project  Support Technology and Innovation in the Arab Region  
Date and end date  18 May 2022 - 19 May 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  Virtual meeting to support technology and innovation in the Arab region  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Specialists from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  The World Intellectual Proper ty Organization and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property  
Outputs or impact  Exchanging views on various related topics and discussing patterns and trends of Technology and Innovation 
Support Centers (TISC) at the national and regional levels  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org   
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
   
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Name of programme or project  ITEX Malaysia International Exhibition of Inventions  
Date and end date 26 May 2022 - 27 May 2022  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Kingdom of Bahrain; the State of Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  The Patent Office at the GCC -SG participated in the Malaysia International Invention Fair ITEX22. The selection 
of inventors from citizens of the GCC countries to participate in this international exhibition is done by a specialized 
team of arbitrators in the Patent Office to choose the best among the inventions tha t have been submitted.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Inventors from GCC Member States  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Patent Office at the Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council  
Outputs or impact  Provide supports to inventors from the GCC States  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
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