IP/C/W/633/Add.4  
3 de octubre  de 2017 
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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPE RACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFO RMACIÓN FACILITADA  
POR OTRAS ORGANIZACI ONES INTERGUBERNAMEN TALES  
ORGANIZACIÓN REGIONA L AFRICANA DE  
LA PROPIEDAD INTELEC TUAL (ARIPO)  
Addendum  
En la reunión celebrada el día 13 de junio de 2017, el Consejo de los ADPIC acordó invitar a las 
organizaciones intergubernamentales acreditadas como observadoras ante el Consejo a que 
actualizaran la información sobre  sus programas de cooperación técnica y financiera relacionados 
con la aplicación del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC . 
 
En el presente documento se reproduce la información recibida de la Organización Regional 
Africana de la Propiedad Industrial (ARIPO) en una comunicación de fecha 22 de septiembre 
de 2017. 
 
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1.  En este documento se presenta un informe sobre los principales programas y actividades de 
cooperación llevados a cabo por la ARIPO entre el 1º de enero y el 20 de septiembre de 2017 en 
relación con el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y otr os elementos relativos a la propiedad intelectual, en 
respuesta a la invitación formulada a la  ARIPO el 4 de julio de 2017 por el Presidente del Consejo 
de los ADPIC de la OMC para que proporcionara información actualizada sobre esas actividades . 
2.  De confor midad con su mandato, establecido en su convenio constitutivo (Acuerdo de Lusaka, 
de 9 de diciembre de 1976), la ARIPO organiza actividades y programas sola o junto con 
asociados, como la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) . Esos programas y 
actividades tienen por objeto, principalmente, ofrecer asistencia a los Estados miembros de 
la ARIPO y a África en su conjunto en cuestiones relacionadas con la propiedad intelectual . Para 
sensibilizar acerca de  varias de estas cuestiones , la ARIPO continuó organizando seminarios 
itinerantes en los Estados miembros, pero el logro más destacado  de este año fue la participación 
de los principales creadores de derechos de propiedad intelectual, a saber,  las universidades y las 
instituciones  de inve stigación . Se organizaron diversos seminarios en diferentes universidades, con 
objeto de promover el conocimiento de la propiedad intelectual en las universidades, las facultades 
y las instituciones de investigación, para que pudieran utilizar el sistema d e propiedad intelectual a 
escala nacional y regional de una manera que les reportara beneficios económicos a e llas, a los 
distintos titulares de derechos y al país en general.  
3.  La siguiente matriz contiene información detallada sobre las actividades de coop eración técnica 
y financiera llevadas a cabo por la ARIPO en relación con el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y otros 
elementos relativos a la propiedad intelectual ; se trata de iniciativas de sensibilización y 
formación, asistencia a las oficinas nacionales de pro piedad intelectual de los Estados miembros 
actuales y potenciales de la ARIPO y de publicaciones relacionadas con la propiedad intelectual . 
 
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ANEXO1  
Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
 
1. TRAINING INITIATIVES AND IP AWARENESS ACTIVITIES (including organization of workshops, symposiums and conferences ) 
Regional Seminar on the Patent 
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 13 –
15 February 2017  The Seminar was organised by WIPO in collaboration with ARIPO.  
The main objective of the Seminar was to trai n trainers of the PCT in ARIPO m ember States and 
observer States on the use of the PCT system due to the low number of users from African countries . 
Participants came from 16 Countries.  
 
The Seminar covered a number of topics including : the Introduction to the Patent System and 
Challenges Faci ng Developing Countries ; Overview of the ARIPO Regional system ; Filing an 
International Application ; International Search and International Preliminary Examination ; Filing and 
Processing Patent Applications under the Harare Protocol including statistics ; the use of the patent 
system and the PCT in promoting Research and Development and Stimulating transfer of Technology.  
 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) in The Gambia  Banjul, The Gambia,  
10–12 July 2017  The seminar was organized by WIPO in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of The Gambia and 
ARIPO.  
 
The objective of the seminar was to raise the awareness among the PCT users, (patent agents, 
academia, IP officials and inventors/innovators) on the benefits of using the PCT system for the  
protection of their inventions, and to provide information on the registration procedures and patent 
protection through the system . The seminar also aimed at providing information on ARIPO and the 
procedures of its regional system for protection of patent s and utility models, and information on 
industrial property in general.  
 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) in Mozambique  Maputo, Mozambique,  
27–28 March 2017  The Seminar was organized by WIPO in cooperation with the Industrial Property Insti tute (IPI) of 
Mozambique . ARIPO provided a resource person who presented the procedures of ARIPO regional 
system for protection of patents and utility models.  
 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) in Malawi  Blantyre, Malawi,  
17–18 July  The Semin ar was organized by WIPO in collaboration with the Department of the Registrar General in 
the Ministry of Justice . The Seminar was attended by patent agents, government officials and 
researchers.  
 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty (PCT) in Ethiopia  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,  
1–7 August, 2017  The Seminar was organized by WIPO in collaboration with the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office . It 
was attended by patent agents, government officials and researchers.  
 
Patent Drafting Course for Patent 
Agents  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 4–8 
September 2017  The training course was organized by WIPO in cooperation with ARIPO and the Japan Patent Office 
(JPO) for the benefit of Patent Agents from ARIPO member  States and o bserver States.  
 
                                                
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Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
 
Sub-regional workshop on P atent 
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 18–
22 September 2017  The workshop was organized by WIPO  in cooperation with ARIPO and with the assistance of the Japan 
Patent Office (JPO) . The Seminar focus was on National Phase Examination and U tilizing Work 
Products from Other National Phases. 14 participants from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, 
Nigeria and Uganda attended the workshop.  
 
Regional Workshop on Strategic Plan for 
Collective Management Organizations 
(CMOs)  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 20 –
23 June 2017  The Workshop was organised jointly by ARIPO and the International Confederation of Societies of 
Authors and Composers (CISAC) and aimed at equipping CEOs of CMOs on how to prepare strategic 
plan for a better management of the their offices.  
 
Symposium on Copyright and Related 
Rights  
 ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 5 –7 
July 2017  The Symposium was jointly organised by ARIPO and WIPO on the theme : Shaping the Copyright and 
Related Rights System in Africa . The symposium brought together copyright offices, collective 
management organisations from ARIPO Member  States and entrepreneurs.  
Participants discussed pertinent issues on copyright and related rights and ARIPO 's role on shaping 
the copyright and related rights system in Africa.  
The finalization of the Copyright Agenda for Africa is among the main outcomes of the Symposium.  
 
Capacity Building conducted by the 
ARIPO Academy : Offering sponsorship 
to students to undertake the Master of 
Intellectual Property (MIP programme)  Africa University, Mutare, 
Zimbabwe  The MIP programme is jointly organized by ARIPO, WIPO, the Japan Patent Office and Africa 
University in Mutare, Zimbabwe.  
The programme was initiated to develop a critical mass of Intellectual Property ex perts for the 
development of the Intellectual Property system in Africa.  
The 9th cohort graduated in June 2017 . Another intake (10th cohort) is expected to graduate early 
next year . So far, the programme has graduated 250 students from the 1st to the 9th cohort from 
ARIPO member  States and other countries in Africa.  
Roving Seminars in ARIPO Member  
States  Lilongwe & Blantyre, Malawi, 20 –
24 March 2017  
Zanzibar, United Republic of 
Tanzanía , 17–18 July 2017  
 
 
Dar Es S alaam, United Republic of 
Tanzanía , 20–21 July 2017  
 The Roving Seminars in member  States were initiated in 2014 and it is expected that all member  
States will be covered by the end of this year (2017) .2 
A number of topics were covered during the Seminars but the member  States were given room to 
choose the field of IP they wanted focus to be put on . During the Seminars, ARIPO experts also 
trained the staff of the national IP Offices on ARIPO procedures as well as other technical matters 
especially patent drafting.  
The Se minars also offered to ARIPO an opportunity to conduct awareness campaign in member  States 
targeting various stakeholders.  
Roving Seminars in Universities & 
Research Institutions in ARIPO Member 
States  Sierra Leone, Njal a University 
Campus, Sierra Leo ne, 
14–15 June 2017  The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in cooperation with the University of Sierra Leone . More than 
100 participants from different academic institutions attended the Seminar.  
Lusaka, 13 -14 July 2017  ARIPO organised the Seminar in partnershi p with the Patents and Companies Registration Agency 
(PACRA) of Zambia, with the cooperation of the University of Zambia. 75 participants from 18 
institutions attended the Seminar.  
University of Swaziland, 
Kwaluseni Campus, Swaziland, 
28–29 August  2017 The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in cooperation with the University of Swaziland (UNISWA)  
Over 120 participants attended the seminar ; they were from the Government, Industry and 
academia.  
                                                
2 Only two ARIPO member States are yet to be covered: the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of Zimbabwe    
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Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
 
Intellectual Property Awareness 
Workshop at the Africa University   Mutare, Zimbabwe, 4 April 2017  The objective of the workshop was to help the Africa University in their initiatives aiming particularly 
at adopting an Intellectual Property Policy of the University . The workshop targeted students from 
selected department s as well as lectures and other members of the staff.  
 
Intellectual Property Rights Workshop at 
the Kwekwe Polytechnic, Zimbabwe  Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, 6 April 2017  The IP awareness workshop was jointly conducted by ARIPO and the Zimbabwe Intellectual Property  
Office (ZIPO) . The objective of the seminar was to bring about awareness on the importance of IP 
protection and the roles of ARIPO and ZIPO in facilitating IP protection.  
 
2. ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICES IN ARIPO MEMBER STATES AND POTENTIAL MEMBER STATES  
 
Training of officials of the Ethiopian 
Patent Office (EIPO)  Addis Ababa, 30 January - 03 
February 2017  The training workshop targeted newly recruited officials of EIPO on Intellectual Property matters. 28 
staff members of the Office were trained by ARIPO experts.  
 
Ethiopia is not party to a number of International and/or regional IP Treaties . The workshop was an 
eye opener, and commitment was expressed to join international IP treaties.  
 
Seminar on "The Middle Path of the 
National Plan of Development of 
Intellectual Property of São Tomé and 
Príncipe " São Tomé and Príncipe,  
25–26 April 2017  The seminar was organized by the National IP Office of São Tomé and Príncipe (SENAPI) to assess the 
level of implementation of the Natio nal Plan for the development of IP 2013 - 2018.  
ARIPO was invited to take part to the Seminar and give presentations related to the contribution of 
ARIPO in the development of IP in São Tomé and Príncipe.  
National Seminar on the Protection of 
GIs in Mozam bique  Maputo, 8 –9 May 2017  The Seminar was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation 
with the Industrial Property Institute of Mozambique (IPI) . ARIPO was represented at the workshop 
and its representative shared the a ctivities of ARIPO on Geographical Indications.  
 
Meeting on the establishment of a 
Collective Management Organisation 
(CMO) in Lesotho  
 Maseru, Lesotho, 9 –10, 2017  The objective of the meeting was to explore ways of assisting Lesotho in its initiative to establish an 
operational Collective Management Organisation in the Kingdom of Lesotho for the benefit of all 
genres in the creative industries to ensure the balance between the users who are to be licensed and 
the right holders to get royalties while at th e same time the rights are protected.  
 
China -Africa High -Level Seminar on 
Intellectual Property System and 
Policies  Guangdong, China, 23 –29 July 
2017 The Seminar was jointly organised by SIPO and WIPO in collaboration with ARIPO . ARIPO coordinated 
the visit of Heads of IP Offices in ARIPO Member States . The visit aimed at promoting the exchange 
and cooperation on Intellectual Property between China and Africa . The seminar allowed participants 
to learn from China on IP system and policies.  
   
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Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
 
3. INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY RELATED PUBLICATIONS  
 
Publication of Guiding tools to assist 
Member States and other publications  ARIPO, Harare, 2017  In its overall aim to assist m ember States and the public at large in IP matters, ARIPO endeavors to 
publish guiding tools and avail other publications in IP field . In 2017, the following publications were 
registered3: 
- Guide to contracts, Music genre  
- Translated brochures on various ARIPO resources in Portuguese4 
- Comparative Study of Copyright Laws (Volume 2)  
- African Journal of Int ellectual Property (jointly published twice a year by ARIPO and the 
Africa University)   
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3 ARIPO and WIPO are collaborating on the publication of Guidelines that will assist Universities and Research and Development Institutions in Africa in formulating IP policy 
for effective use of the IP System. The publication is expected early next year.  
4 Currently, ARIPO counts among its Member States two Portuguese -speaking Countries (Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe). The initiative aims at reaching out a 
large part of the public in the awareness raising in these countries as well as other Portugues e-speaking audiences in other parts of the world.