IP/C/W/ 655/Add. 4 
9 octobre  2019 
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Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété  
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  Original:  anglais  
 
 
ACTIVITÉS DE COOPÉRATION TECHNIQUE:  RENSEIGNEMENTS  
COMMUNIQUÉS PAR LES MEMBRES  
AUSTRALIE  
Addendum  
La communication ci -après, datée du 19 septembre 2019 , est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation de l'Australie.  
 
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INTRODUCTION  
1.  L'Australie s'est engagée à communiquer aux autres Membres de l'OMC des renseignements sur 
les activités de coopération technique et financière qu'elle a entreprises dans le domaine des droits 
de propriété intellectuelle conformément à l'article  67 de l'Accord sur les ADPIC.  Le présent 
document contient un rapport complet sur les activités de coopération technique menées par 
l'Australie dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle avec les pays en développ ement et les pays 
les moins avancés.  Il fait fond sur les mises à jour annuelles communiquées en 2012 
(IP/C/W/582/Add.2), 2013 (IP/C/W/593/Add.7), 2014 (IP/C/W/601), 2015 (IP/C/W/610/Add.4), 
2016 (IP/C/W/617/Add.1) ,2017 (IP/C/W/632/Add.1)  et 2018 (IP/C/W/6 47/Add.2) . 
2.  L'Australie respecte l'engagement qu'elle a pris au titre de l'article 67 dans le domaine de la 
coopération technique en menant des programmes et des activités aux niveaux multilatéral, régional 
et bilatéral.  Nombre de ces activités sont axées s ur les pays en développement et les pays les moins 
avancés de la région indo -pacifique.  L'Australie travaille en étroite collaboration avec l'Organisation 
mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI), le Secrétariat de l'Association des nations de l'Asie  du 
Sud-Est (ASEAN) et d'autres partenaires pour aider les pays en développement et les pays les moins 
avancés à renforcer leurs systèmes de propriété intellectuelle et leurs capacités dans ce domaine.  
3.  Bon nombre des activités de coopération technique mise s en œuvre au titre de l'article 67 de 
l'Accord sur les ADPIC servent la stratégie de l'Australie qui s'attache à utiliser l'aide comme 
catalyseur de la croissance économique et de la réduction de la pauvreté, en particulier en mettant 
fortement l'accent s ur l'aide pour le commerce.  Cette approche est inscrite dans les Objectifs de 
développement durable de l'ONU et nos futurs investissements, y compris les activités menées dans 
le cadre du programme de fonds fiduciaires de l'Australie et de l'OMPI, seront à  leur tour influencés 
par ces objectifs.  
4.  Les principaux sites Web qui donnent des renseignements sur le régime australien de propriété 
intellectuelle et qui peuvent être considérés comme une source d'information sur la coopération 
technique sont le site We b d'IP Australia sur les brevets, les dessins et modèles industriels, les 
marques et les droits des obtenteurs ( www.ipaustralia.gov.au ); le site Web du Département des 
communications et des arts sur l'actuali té du droit d'auteur 
(www.communications.gov.au/what -we-do/copyright ); et le site Web du Ministère des affaires 
étrangères et du commerce extérieur, qui couvre l'actualité internationale  de la propriété 
intellectuelle ( www.dfat.gov.au/ip ). 
   
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Name of programme or project  Australia -WIPO Funds in Trust  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary country or countries   
Brief description  In February  2016, the Australian Government and WIPO agreed to a second iteration of the Australia -WIPO Funds in Trust 
(FiT2) with the commitment of an additional AUD  3 million of aid for trade funding. The Australian -funded FiT2 program 
concluded on 30  June 2019. The Australian Government has previously provided AUD  2 million to WIPO from 2012 to 
30 June 2016. This funding promotes econo mic growth in developing and least developed countries by helping these countries 
build their intellectual property regimes and capabilities in facilitating innovation, creativity, investment and technology 
transfer. There are four themes under Australia's  FiT2 program: development of the intellectual property system; technology 
transfer (knowledge transfer and commercialisation); addressing neglected tropical diseases; and copyright and related rights  
to assist the blind, visually impaired and other person s with print disabilities. Programs implemented under this funding 
arrangement are developed in consultation with WIPO and the recipient countries. Beneficiaries are involved in project 
planning to ensure the programs are well suited to their needs.  
The re view period of this report (October  2018 – September  2019) has been dedicated to implementing a workplan of 
activities under the second iteration of funding. National IP strategies have been completed or are progressing, and capacity  
building activities ha ve been undertaken for trademarks, copyrights and patents. An online training program on the Madrid 
System accession and implementation process for developing and least developed countries has been delivered. A national 
patent drafting workshop was held in  Indonesia, and on -the-job searching training has been provided to Indonesian patent 
examiners. The FiT also supported six research scientists from Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Indonesia and Papua New 
Guinea to undertake sabbaticals in Australian and overs eas research institutions in the area of neglected tropical diseases, 
malaria and tuberculosis as part of the WIPO Re:Search program. Australia's support through the FIT enabled thirty students 
with print impairments to receive training in the use of techn ology for accessing and reading materials in accessible formats 
and a further 245 books have been produced in accessible format in Viet Nam as part of WIPO's Accessible Books Consortium 
initiative.  
Australia will fund a third iteration of the FiT program f rom September  2019.  
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  Economic Cooperation Support Program under the ASEAN -Australia -New Zealand Free Trade Agreement 
(AANZFTA)  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary country or countries   
Brief description  The AANZFTA's Economic Cooperation Support Program (AECSP) consists of the Economic Cooperation Work Program and 
the AANZFTA Support Unit located in the ASEAN Secretariat. The AECSP was established in 2010 as a five year program 
with funding of AUD  20-25 million. The Program, which was subsequently extended further, aims to support the AS EAN 
Secretariat in servicing the AANZFTA Joint Committee and its subsidiary bodies to assist ASEAN Member States, particularly 
least developed countries, with AANZFTA's implementation. Intellectual property is a vital component of the AECSP, with 
the objec tive being to 'provide comprehensive support for the development of sound and balanced intellectual property 
systems in the AANZFTA region'. The following paragraphs outline some of the intellectual property outcomes achieved 
under the AECSP with further d etail provided in the annex to this report.  
IP Australia's Regional Patent Examination Training (RPET) Program successfully delivered intensive competency -based 
patent examination training to examiners of ASEAN Intellectual Property Offices that conduct su bstantive patent 
examinations, to enable them to meet international Patent Cooperation Treaty standards. This program trained a number 
of patent examiners, helping to improve patent examination outcomes within the region.  
In 2017, IP Australia designed a s econd phase of RPET to deliver sustainable results in embedding the RPET learnings and 
best practice into internal patent examination training (RPET Mentoring). Experienced IP Australia Mentors have been 
assigned to each participating office, and all count ries have finished developing competency -based training modules 
customised to their national legislation and practice. These modules are being piloted with the assistance of the IP Australi a 
Mentors.  
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  Funds in Trust - Arrangement of placements of scientists from developing countries through WIPO Re:Search  
Date and end date  1 January  2019 - 31 December  2019 
Beneficiary country or countries  Indonesia; Kenya; Madagascar; Papua New Guinea; Tanzania  
Brief description  Placed six scientists from developing and least developed countries with public and private sector institutions/companies 
with a view to ensuring technical cooperation in the area of research into neglected tropical diseases.  
Beneficiary insti tution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
 
 
Name of programme or project  Funds in Trust - Development of National IP (NIP) Strategies  
Date and end date  1 January  2019 - 31 December  2019 
Beneficiary country or countries  Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Lao PDR: The NIP strategy has been developed and translated into the Laotian language. Viet Nam: The NIP strategy has 
been finalised, validated and approved, paving the way for implementation.  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for furth er information   
Contact point for further information   
  
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Name of programme or project  Funds in Trust - Patent search and examination training  
Date and end date  1 April 2019 - 30 April 2019 
Beneficiary country or countries  Indonesia  
Brief description  On-the-job training in patent search techniques has been provided to Indonesian patent examiners.  
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  Funds in Trust - Development of an online training program on the Madrid System accession and 
implementation process  
Date and end date  1 December  2018 - 1 December  2019 
Beneficiary country or countries   
Brief description  Online training modules on the Madrid System were delivered to WIPO in December  2018 and piloted in July/August  2019. 
Anticipated release by the WIPO Academy to occur in late 2019.  
Beneficiary institution or audien ce  
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  Funds in Trust - Accessible Books Consortium  
Date and end date  1 December  2018 - 7 October  2019 
Beneficiary country or countries  Bangladesh; Indonesia; Mongolia; Viet Nam  
Brief description  Training in accessible book production has been held in Viet Nam and Mongolia. Indonesian students with print impairments 
have been trained in the use of technology for accessing and reading materials in accessible formats. Educational materials 
in accessible formats have been produced for students in Bangladesh. 245 books were developed in Viet Nam with additiona l 
books under development in Mongolia, Indonesia and Bangladesh in the coming months.  
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  Funds in Trust - National Patent Training Workshop  
Date and end date  1 October  2018 - 31 October  2018 
Beneficiary country or countries  Indonesia  
Brief description  1  Provided training in drafting patent applications in Indonesia.  
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  AECSP - Regional Patent Examination Training Mentoring (RPET Mentoring)  
Date and end date  1 June 2017 - 1 December  2019 
Beneficiary country or countries  Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam  
Brief description  The main aim of the program is to assist with internal capacity development so that offices can train their own patent 
examination cohort. All countries have finished developing competency -based training modules customised to their national 
legislation and practice. The modules will be pil oted with the assistance of an experienced IP Australia Mentor. The 
Philippines completed their pilot in July  2019, with the remaining countries due to commence before December  2019.  
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  International Fund for Cultural Diversity  
Date and end date   
Beneficiary country or countries   
Brief description  To support Australia's obligations in implementing the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the 
Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Australia made additional voluntary contributions (of one % of its total contribution to the 
UNESCO budg et) to the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) in 2018, 2016, 2013 and 2011. The IFCD 
promotes sustainable development and poverty reduction by funding projects in developing countries that foster the 
emergence of dynamic cultural secto rs. It supports activities such as the development and implementation of cultural policies, 
capacity -building for cultural entrepreneurs, the mapping of cultural industries, the creation of new cultural industry business 
models, and the development of stra tegies for cultural and creative industries including intellectual property rights. The 
Department of Communications and the Arts supports the program through UNESCO and member parties to the 2005 
Convention. The IFCD is a multi -donor fund established to p romote sustainable development and poverty reduction in 
developing countries through support to projects that aim to foster the emergence of a dynamic cultural sector. For example, 
funding is provided to promote grassroots micro -initiatives, capacity build ing and knowledge sharing in the arts and cultural 
sectors for activities which contribute to cultural and economic development in LDCs. Since 2010, the International Fund for 
Cultural Diversity has contributed USD  7.5 million in funding for 105 projects i n 54 developing countries to promote dynamic 
cultural sectors, revitalisation of the local economy and create positive social change. Australia's voluntary contributions to 
the IFCD include: 2018: AUD  105,333 2016: AUD  88,692 2013: AUD  80,000 2011: AUD  80,000 Total to date: AUD  354,025 
Further information is available at http://en.unesco.org/creativity/ifcd  and convention2005.ifcd@unesco.org  
Beneficiary institution or audience   
Technical cooperation provider(s)   
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information   
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