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Council for Trade -Related Aspects  of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
The following communication, dated 15 September 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  Collated activities from across the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the United Kingdom (UK) 
on cooperation/assistance activities.  
 
 
  
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Name of programme or project  IP awareness campaign.   
Date and end date  26 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Cambodia  
Brief description  IPO support for raising IP awareness with Cambodia businesses and promote registration for IP protection and 
respect for IP.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  IPO of the UK/UK Department for International Trade  
 
Name of programme or project  Copyright Law Review.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Research report on specific areas of copyright law for consideration as part of Indonesia 's copyright law updates.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
 
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- 3 - Name of programme or project  IP Renewables  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Reports providing technical assistance to create IP policies at DGIP to support renewable energy growth  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP and Customs  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Research report on regional IP customs enforcement best practices  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP and Ecommerce  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Technical consultations on IP enforcement best practices for e-commerce and analysis of Indonesia 's regulatory 
regime.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 4 - Name of programme or project  Unregistered Designs  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Research report on specific areas of design law for consideration as part of Indonesia 's design law update.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Finance  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Study the IP finance ecosystem and components needs to run an IP financing system.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP for Creative Industries   
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Indonesia  
Brief description  Develop of IP audit toolkit for use by Indonesian creative industries.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 5 - Name of programme or project  IP and Creative Industries  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Roadmap to promote the use of IP for Philippines ' creative industries  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Customs enforcement  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Technical consultations on best practices for customs processes    
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Finance  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Study the IP finance ecosystem and components needs to run an IP financing system.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 6 - Name of programme or project  Judicial Colloquium  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Sharing on the legal developments on online IP infringements for the UK perspective   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP and e -commerce MoU  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Philippines  
Brief description  Establish a code of practice in the approach to counterfeit and pirated goods on e -commerce sites and to enhance 
collaboration between the signatories including and in addition to Notice and Takedown procedures.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Commercialisation  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Train the trainer session on IP commercialisation and skills for business advisors.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 7 - Name of programme or project  IP enforcement co -ordination  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Workshop on approaches to IP enforcement co -ordination and support for ongoing work in Viet  Nam  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Copyright Law Review.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Research on Limitations and Exceptions on Copyright and Related Rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Finance  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Technical consultation on components of the IP finance ecosystem and a development roadmap  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 8 - Name of programme or project  IP for Creative Industries  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Viet Nam  
Brief description  Research report and technical training to promote the use of IP for Viet  Nam's copyright industries.    
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  IP Enforcement Seminar   
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam  
Brief description  Sharing of UK IP enforcement practices, inter -agency coordination, border measures and prosecution of IP crimes   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Copyright Tribunals  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Malaysia  
Brief description  Conference call sharing the UK 's copyright tribunal system particularly on logistics and operational practice of the 
tribunals  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 9 - Name of programme or project  UK-ASEAN IP Enforcement Webinar Series, part 1.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; 
Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Webinar focusing on digital piracy with UK speakers from the IPO and UK partners, as well as practitioners and 
government officials from the region to share their experiences and best practice on IP enforcement within the 
sphere of digita l piracy.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  UK-ASEAN IP Enforcement Webinar Series, part 2.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Webinar sharing the UK 's experiences with e -commerce and IP crimes, how UK coordinates X -HMG, anti -
counterfeiting approaches, and UK 's e-commerce guidelines.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  UK-ASEAN IP Innovation Seminar, part 1.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet 
Nam 
Brief description  Webinar sharing UK expertise on innovation management and IP policies for an innovation driven economy.   
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outp uts or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information    
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Name of programme or project  UK-ASEAN IP Innovation Seminar, part 2.  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; 
Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Webinar sharing UK expertise on using education and outreach to drive innovation as well as AI and IP.  
Webinar sharing UK expertise on using education and outreach to drive innovation as well as AI and IP.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for furth er information   
 
Name of programme or project  A Brazilian Intellectual Property Office for the 21st Century  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Continuation of a 3 -year GBP 4 million project to support Brazil 's IP office, INPI, in modernising their processes, 
increase efficiencies and reduce IPR application backlogs. There have been recent changes to the parameters of 
the project, however, the majority of work completed in this timefr ame was as above  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  Operation 404.2  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  This Operation aimed to combat cyber -crime against intellectual property. During the Operation Brazilian law 
enforcement officials seized 252 pirate sites and 65 pirate streaming sites, PIPCU s eized 27 and US authorities 
seized 3.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  MOU – British Consulate General in São Paulo, IPO, and the Public Prosecutors Office of the State of 
São Paulo  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  This MoU has been signed to solidify and record our relationship with CyberGaeco, an anti -cybercrime unit within 
the Public Prosecutors Office.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for furth er information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Media Campaign  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  This campaign was launched to educate the public in Brazil about the dangers of counterfeit goods. This campaign 
was carried out in collaboration with the National Council Against Piracy and Intellectual Property (CNCP).  
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  WIPO International Day of IP  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Presentation on the importance of IP to SMEs and presentation of a case study.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  UN Talk  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Presentation about the importance of collaboration to tackle IP crimes in the cyberspace  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Webinar about IP in Latin America  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Webinar about IP specifics for doing business in Latin America  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 13 - Name of programme or project  Capacity Building meeting  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  Meeting with Brazilian authorities and enforcement agencies to help them establish an IP Crime Unit and working 
flows inter -agencies  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  MoU between IPO and Indecopi of Peru  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Brazil  
Brief description  This MoU establishes the basis for cooperation and collaboration between the IPO and Indecopi of Peru, including 
assisting in the promotion and development of the IP systems.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Consultation on Review of India 's Copyright Act  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Submission on possible changes to India 's Copyright Act in connection with issues faced by UK businesses and their 
Indian counterparts  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 14 - Name of programme or project  DIT South Asia Roadshow  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Sessions on IPO's business support offer through attaché for UK industries  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Non-personal Data Report  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Submission on issues that might be of concern to UK businesses, including IP and mandated data -sharing  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Workshop IP in the Food and Drink sector  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Awareness session on IP protection for Food & Drink businesses  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 15 - Name of programme or project  Webinar on IP Protection for MSME  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Awareness session on IP protection for MSMEs  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Webinar on IP Challenges in Covid -19 
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Sharing of best practices from the UK on continued functioning of the IP Office and rights -granting during the 
pandemic  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further informat ion  
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  Taking your Business Abroad: Protecting your Business in India  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Awareness session on IP Protection in India  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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- 16 - Name of programme or project  Consultation on GI Regime in India  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  Inputs from the UK on protection of GIs and enforcement issues faced by businesses which formed part of a report 
submitted by FICCI to Government of India on possible changes to India 's GI regime  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
Name of programme or project  FICCI MASCRADE  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  India 
Brief description  UK perspective on  'Illicit Trade amid public health crisis  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
 
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