IP/C/R/TC/GCC/3  
15 September 2022  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects  of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original:  English  
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM  
OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS  
COOPERATION COUNCIL FOR THE ARAB STATES OF THE GULF 
At its meeting of  6 July 2022, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental organization 
observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation 
programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 
The present document reproduces the information which has been  received from the Cooperation 
Council for the Arab States of the Gulf  (GCC)  by means of a communication dated  
11 September  2022. 
 
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1  INTRODUCTION  
1.  GCC is an intergovernmental organization with membership of the following States: United Arab 
Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and State of Kuwait.   
2.  According to Article (20) of the GCC Economic Agreement which states that "Member States shall 
develop programs encouraging talented individuals and supporting innovation and invention; 
cooperate in the field of intellectual property and develop regula tions and procedures ensuring the 
protection of intellectual property rights; and coordinate their relevant policies towards other 
countries, regional blocs and international and regional organizations ", the GCC Secretariat General 
directs most of its tech nical cooperation activities to its member States.   
3.  This document presents a report on main technical cooperation activities undertaken by the 
Secretariat General of the GCC from 1 September 2021 to 1 September 2022 which are relevant to 
intellectual property  (IP) issues, following the invitation of the Chairman of the WTO Council for 
TRIPS to provide updated information on such activities.   
4.  Technical assistance activities undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the 
above -mentioned period h ave focused on various concrete IP aspects. These activities were 
conducted in the form of workshops, on -job training, secondment or through supporting the 
participation in conferences or in international IP exhibitions, and a number of them were organized  
in cooperation with some national  IP offices. The said activities are listed in the Annex below.  
5. The COVID -19 pandemic  affected in one way or another the technical cooperation activities 
undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the above -mentio ned period.   
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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 joint activities.  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact point for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
 
 
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- 3 - 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 experiences  
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  Highlight ing 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 GCC -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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- 4 - 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  Highlight ing 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  Highlight ing 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 the 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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- 5 - 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 provider(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 audience  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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- 6 - 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 copyrigh t 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 highlight ing 
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 statistics on the number of female inventors in GCC countries  
Website for further information  www.gccpo.org  
Contact poin t for further information  Patent Office at the GCC -SG 
  
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- 7 - 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 - Kuwait  
Outputs or impact  Promoting the concepts and the importance of the relationship between the economy and intellectual property  
Website for further informat ion 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 instit ution 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 Patent 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 Secretariat 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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- 8 - 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 Property Organization and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property  
Outputs or impact  Exchanging views on various related topics and d iscussing 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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- 9 - 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 G CC countries to participate in this international exhib ition is done by a specialized 
team of arbitrators in the Patent Office to choose the best among the inventions that 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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