IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.4  
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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  
ORGANIZACIÓN REGIONAL AFRICANA DE LA PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL (ARIPO)  
Addendum  
En la reunión celebrada los días 4 y 5 de junio de 2018, 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 téc nica 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 Intelectual  (ARIPO) en una comunicación de fecha 11  de octubre  de 2018.  
 
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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 Organización Regional Africana de la Propiedad Intelectual  
(ARIPO) entre el 1 º de noviembre de 2017 y el 30 de septiembre de  2018 en relación con el Acuerdo 
sobre los ADPIC y otros elementos relativos a la propiedad intelectual, en respuesta a la invitación 
formulada a la  ARIPO el 6 de julio de  2018 por el Presidente del Consejo de los ADPIC de la OMC 
para que proporcionara información actualizada sobre esas actividades.  
2.  En cumplimiento de  su mandato, establecido en el Acuerdo de Lusaka, de 9 de diciembre 
de 1976, por el cual se constituye la organización, la ARIPO desempeña  actividades destinadas 
principal mente a ofrecer asistencia a sus Estados miembros y a África en su conjunto en cuestiones 
relacionadas con la propiedad intelectual . En el período examinado, las actividades enmarcadas  en 
la cooperación relativa al Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC han sido, sobre t odo, de sensibilización y creación 
de capacidad y se han organizado de forma independiente o en colaboración con otras entidades.  
3.  Para sensibilizar sobre los elementos de la propiedad intelectual, la ARIPO  ha dado continuidad 
a su iniciativa , emprendida en 2017 , de involucrar a las universidades y los centros de investigación 
como principales creadores de derechos de propiedad intelectual . En torno al tema "Fomento de la 
creatividad y la innovación con miras al crecimiento y el desarrollo econ ómico en África", se han 
impartido  varios 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 puedan utilizar el sist ema de propiedad intelectual a escala nacional y regional de manera 
que les report e beneficios económicos a ellas, a los titulares de derechos y al país en general.  
4.  Por lo que respecta a la creación de capacidad, la ARIPO continúa ofreciendo becas para cur sar 
la maestría en Propiedad Intelectual que se imparte en la Universidad de África en Mutare 
(Zimbabwe), en colaboración con la OMPI y la Oficina de Patentes del Japón . Además, c abe destacar  
que la ARIPO  ha puesto en marcha , en colaboración con la Oficina  de la Propiedad Intelectual de 
Ghana, una nueva maestría ( M.Phil. ) sobre Propiedad Intelectual, inaugurada  el 28 de agosto 
de 2018 en la Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Kwame Nkrumah de Kumasi (Ghana).  IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.4  
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  5.  La siguiente matriz contiene información detallad a sobre las actividades de cooperación 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 propiedad intelectual de los Estados miembros actuales y 
potenciales de la ARIPO, un simposio sobre derechos de autor y 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, symposia and conferences ) 
Symposium  on Copyright and Related 
Rights  
 ARIPO Headquarters, Harare,  
12 – 13 June 2018.  The 2nd edition of 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 organizations from 18 ARIPO 
Member States, entrepreneurs and partner s. 
 
The purpose of the 2nd edition of the Symposium  was to discuss critical Copyright issues 
affecting Africa and explore ways to address copyright in the digital environment for the 
benefit of right holders, users and other stakeholders. The symposium als o sought to 
promote efficiencies of administration and management by the copyright offices and 
collective management organizations.  
Regional Training of Trainers 
Workshop on Teaching of IP in Police 
Colleges of the ARIPO Member States.  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare,  
2 – 3 July 2018.  The Workshop was organized by ARIPO, WIPO and the Japan Patent Office.  The aim of the 
Workshop was to train law enforcement officers in the ARIPO Members States with a view 
to assist them in the prosecution of IP infringement.  
Regional Seminar on the 
Implementation and Use of Patent -
Related Flexibilities  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare,  
1 – 3 August 2018.  The Seminar was organized by ARIPO in collaboration with WIPO. Its objectives were to 
enhance the knowledge of  available patent -related flexibilities and to develop skills in their 
optimal use and implementation for the benefit of ARIPO Member States.  
Subregional meeting on the 
development of a Subregional 
Technology and Innovation Support 
Centre (TISC) Network  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare,  
28 – 31 August 2018.  The meeting was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with WIPO, with a support from the 
Japan Patent Office through the Japan Funds -in-Trust (FIT) for IP development in Africa. 
The meeting aimed at establishi ng a regional TISC in order to share best practices in 
effectively using technology found in patent databases and science and technology journal 
databases.  
Patent Drafting Course for IP Officers 
and Patent Agents and Attorneys  ARIPO Headquarters, Harare,  
3 – 7 September 2018.  The training course was organized by WIPO in cooperation with ARIPO and the Japan Patent 
Office (JPO).  
 
In attendance were Research and Development Institutions, Universities, Intellectual 
Property Offices, Technology Transfer Office s, Intellectual Property Attorneys, Legal 
Advisors, as well as Science and Technology Offices from ARIPO Member States and 
Observer States, namely: Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malaw i, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanza nia, Uganda, Zambia and 
Zanzibar.  
Workshop on best practices on 
trademark examination  
 Uganda Registration Services Bureau 
(URSB), Kampala, Uganda,  
22 & 25 June 2018.  The workshop was organized by USPTO. ARIPO was invited to provide resource persons  to 
train URSB officials on the Best Practices on Trademark Examination . 
                                              
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Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
Roving Seminars in Universities and 
Research Centres in ARIPO member 
States  University of Rwanda, Kigali,  
2 – 3 November 2017.  The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the University of Rwanda and 
the Rwanda Development Board. More than 100 participants from different academic 
institutions, research centers and private sector attended the Seminar.  
National University of Science and 
Technology (NUST) (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ), 
26 – 27 March 2018.  The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Intellectual 
Property Office and the National University of Science and Technology (the TechnoPark 
Department) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.  
 
University of Liberia, Monrovia,  
7 – 8 April 2018.  
 The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the University of Liberia and 
the Liberia Intellectual Property Office.  
International University of Management, 
Windhoek, Namibia, 19 – 20 June  2018.  The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the International University of 
Management (IUM) in Windhoek.  
University of Botswana, Gaborone, 5 – 6 
July 2018.  
 The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the University of B otswana. A 
total of 81 participants from Universities in Botswana attended the Seminar.  
 
University Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo, 
Mozambique), 26 – 27 July 2018.  The Seminar was organised by ARIPO in collaboration with the University Eduardo 
Mondlane and the Intellectual Property Institute of Mozambique.  
Offering sponsorship to students to 
undertake the Master of Intellectual 
Property (MIP programme)  Africa Unive rsity, 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 experts for 
the development of the Intellectual Property system in Africa.  
 
The 10th cohort graduated in June 2018. Another intake (11th cohort) is expected to 
graduate early next year.  
 
So far, the programme has produced 296 IP experts from 26 African Countries from the 
1st to the  10th cohort from ARIPO Member States and other countries in Africa.  
Extension of the Master in Intellectual 
Property in Ghana  
 Kumasi University of Science and 
Technology (Ghana)Kumasi, Ghana.  ARIPO in collaboration with the Kumasi Nkwame Nkrumah University of Science & 
Technology in Ghana  and the Ghana Intellectual Property Office launched on 28 August 
2018 a new MPhil programme on IP. ARIPO is sponsoring ten students from its Member 
States.    
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Activity  Location and date  Brief description  
 
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELATED PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER T OOLS  
 
 
Regional Intellectual Property 
Database   
ARIPO Headquarters, Harare, 2018.   
The database, which was developed with the support of WIPO, is designed to efficiently 
serve multiple purposes, including on -line provision of published IP data, encouragement 
of regional trade and IP scientific research. The database was lunched on 10 September 
2018 and has currently more than 400,000 IP titles from ARIPO Office and 12 Member 
States, namely: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nami bia, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.  
 
Publication of Guiding tools to assist 
Member States; and other 
publications  ARIPO, Harare, 2018.  In its overall aim to assist Member States and the public at large in IP matters, ARIPO 
endeavors to publish guiding tools and avail other publications in IP field. In 2018, the 
following publications were registered:  
- Comparative Study of Copyright Laws of ARIPO Member States (Volume 2)  
- African Journal of Intellectual Property – AJIP – (jointly published twice a year by 
ARIPO and the Africa University)  
- A textbook on IP:  Intellectual Property Law, Practice and Management: Perspectives 
from Africa (published in collaboration with the Africa University)  
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