IP/C/W/631  
 
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEME NTATION OF ARTICLE 6 6.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEME NT 
JAPAN  
The following communication, dated 9 September  2017, from the delegation of Japan is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article  66.2 of 
the TRIPS  Agreement (IP/C/28).  
Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to 
this document.  
 
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1.  The Government of Japan has been condu cting development cooperation activities in many 
fields. One of the most important objectives of these cooperation activities is to promote and 
encourage the transfer of technology.  
2.  Japan understands that incentives for technology transfer should be interp reted to include 
a variety of measures such as financial support and business environment support , and that 
supporting the business environment by strengthening intellectual property protection is one of 
several effective measures to promote technology tra nsfer by private sectors. Based on this 
understanding, Japan has provided many incentive measures.  
3.  With regard to the incentives provided by Japan to enterprises and institutions in Japan, 
the Government of Japan would like to report on the following activ ities. The Government of Japan 
believes that the following activities contribute to raising the level of technological infrastructure in 
least developed countries (LDCs), which will bring about further technology transfer.  
1  ACTIVITIES UNDER TAKEN BY TECHNICA L COOPERATION ORGANI ZATONS  
1.1  JICA  
4.  Japan International Cooperation Agency  (JICA) provides technical cooperation through ODA , 
through which  knowledge and technologies are transferred. The budget for technical cooperation 
through JICA amounts to approximately JPY 191.7  billion for FY  2015. Some examples of technical 
cooperation for LDC Members are listed in Table 1  attached in the Annex . 
5.  Under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development 
(SATREPS)  programme, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)  and Japan  Agency for 
Medical Research and Development (AMED ), as the funding agenc ies for science and technology, 
collaborate  with JICA to promote  international joint research projects w ith developing countries, 
aimed at resolving global issues .1 JST/AMED  support Japanese research institutions/researchers 
for the project activities in Japan. JICA support s project implementation in developing countries, 
such as dispatching Japanese experts (researchers), provi ding equipment s and train ing of 
                                                
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  personnel, and other supports related to the project in developing countr ies in the framework of 
ODA technical cooperation . SATREPS projects implemented with LDC members are listed i n 
Table  2 attached in the Annex . 
6.  In 2013, JICA  launched a new public -private partnership programme , "Collaboration Program 
with the Private Sector for D isseminating Japanese Technology ", which aims to promote 
understanding of Japanese enterprises ' technology, knowledge and system and to explore 
the possibility  of using them for the development of developing  countries. Some examples of 
projects implemented under this program me are listed in Table 3 attached in the Annex.  
1.2  AOTS  
7.  The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnership s (AOTS) , 
which was renamed on July 1 2017 from The Overseas Human Resources and Industry 
Development Association ( HIDA), provides various programmes as regards technical cooperation 
for developing countries . 
1.2.1   Technical Training  
8.  Training is conducted for engineers and managers invited to Japan from developing countries 
as trainees.  Its programmes include practical trainings implemented by private companies, which 
allows train ees to acquire skills and techniques in specific fields . In 2016, AOTS provided te chnical 
training courses for engineers and managers  of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  (see Table 4  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.2   Management Training  
9.  Engineers along with middle and top managers etc.  from developing countries are invited to 
Japan to acquire business or factory management skills and techniques through understanding 
management concepts and observing actual  examples of their usage . In 2016, AOTS  provided 
management training courses for middle and top managers of Bangladesh, Cambo dia, Ethiopia, 
Myanmar, Nepal and Sudan  (see Table 5  attached in the Annex ).  
10.  AOTS  experts provide technical guidance and advice to local companies, and contribute to 
improvements in areas such as manufacturing technologies and business management skills . In 
2015, technical guidance on various issues was offered in Bhutan , Cambodia, Ethiopia and 
Myanmar  (see Table 6  attached in the Annex ). 
1.3  JETRO  
1.3.1   Sending Experts to the Private Sector - Dispatching  Experts to Improve 
the Business Environment of Developing Countries in order to Promote Trade and 
Investment  
11.  The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)  is engaged in dispatching experts to assist 
developing countries in the establishment of various rules and institutions nece ssary to create 
a business environment cond ucive to trade and investment. More specifically, in response to  
the requests of private sectors and other entities from developing countries, experts were 
dispatched in respective industry  fields such as automoti ve parts, mold and die, food processing, 
handicrafts , etc. 
1.3.2   Supporting Developing Countries to Expand Their Export s Industries  (OVOP)  
12.  JETRO  helps developing countr ies to expand their  export s to Japan and achieve 
self-susta inable economic growth, by promotin g products from emerging countries.  Some projects 
are implemented  as part of "One Village One Product (OVOP)" campaign , the initiative for 
supporting and promoting local economies in developing countries.  The core activities of 
the campaign are to exhibit and sell craftworks, accessories, processed foods and other such 
products  at "OVOP  Market ". These are sourced from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Central 
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  will be carried out to introduce the merits of these products to Japanese customers and to expand 
sales in the  Japanese market.  
1.3.3   Pilot Project for Business in Africa  
13.  The "Pilot Project  for Business in Africa " is a project aimed at providing support, including 
financi ng, to Japanese companies for the purpose of developing their business, planning to invest 
in African countries . JETRO provides support (by subsidizing partial expenses and providing local 
information) to the selected bu siness plans proposed by Japanese companies or organizations that 
are considering invest ing in Africa. After implement ing the project, business tips learned through 
the project are planned to be introduced to the public through JETRO 's websites and seminar s. 
2  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF CLIM ATE CHANGE  
2.1  ACE2.0  
14.  In November 2015, Japan announced  "ACE: Actions for Cool Earth  2.0", which aims to 
encourage developing  countries ' participation in a new framework for  greenhouse gas (GHG) 
emission reduction , and  to contribute to significant reduction of GHG emissions by leading 
the world in further reinforcing development of innovative  technologies.  This strategy consists of 
two pillars: the implementation of climate -related assistance to developing countries tot alling 
approximately 1.3 trillion yen from public and private sources in 2020; and innovation 
enhancement, a key to take actions against climate change while maintaining economic growth.  
2.2  JCM 
15.  Japan established and has been implementing the Joint Crediting M echanism (JCM) in order 
both to appropriately evaluate contributions from Japan to GHG emission reductions or removals in 
a quantitative manner achieved through the diffusion of low carbon technologies, products, 
systems, services, and infrastructure as we ll as implementation of mitigation actions in developing 
countries, and to use them to achieve Japan 's emission reduction target.  Currently, the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of 
the Environment (MOE) are  jointly proceeding with bilateral consultations with countries that are 
interested in the mechanism.   As of July 2017 , Japan signed this partnership with 17 countries 
including Bangladesh, Cambodia and Lao PDR.  Japan is promoting the formulation of the JCM 
projects through various supporting schemes, and further accelerating the transfer of low 
carbon  technologies.  
2.3  Other Initiatives relating to Climate Change  
16.  In addition to the aforementioned JCM, Japan promotes technology transfer rel ating to climate 
change through active participation in multilateral initiatives under the UN Framework Convention 
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), such as the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Climate 
Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). Furthermore, i n the COP22, Japan released "Japan 's 
Assistance Initiatives to address Climate Change Responding to Needs of the Developing 
Countries " in November 11 , 2016 , and introduced its activities and willingness to address climate 
change. One example of these initiatives is  the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) which is 
a multilateral, public -private partnership initiated by the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) , and  
Japan is serving as the  secretariat of the CTI . PFAN operates to bridge the gap betwe en 
investments and clean energy businesses. In the framework of this initiative , PFAN , besides  
organizing its forum and so on , provided mentors for private companies which are engaging in 
the development of clean energy businesses in LDCs such as Banglades h, Cambodia and Nepal.  
3  ACTIVITIES  IN THE PHARMACEUTICA L SECTOR  
17.  Since providing good quality medicines forms  the foundation of healthcare, it has become 
an important task to establish a system that can consistently ensure the availability of quality, safe 
and efficacious medicines  in developing countries.  
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  of individu al users but also leads to waste of public resources and/or to the risk of spawning 
drug-resistant strains of bacteria. As such, strengthening measures to combat the distribution of 
SSFFC pharmaceutical products  is also of great importance.  
19.  From these perspectives, the Government of Japan, through JICA and Japan International 
Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), conducts training programmes in order to develop and 
reinforce specialist personnel engaged in pharmaceutical regulatory servi ces. 
20.  In FY2016 , these training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector  had 17 participants from 
12 countries such as Sri Lanka  and Tanzania.(see  Table 7 attached in the Annex ) 
21.  Additionally, the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Pharmaceu tical 
Manufacturers Association (JPMA) contributes to improvement of pharmaceutical regulations 
through participation in international conferences , and endeavours to disseminate the outcomes to 
developing countries in the Asian region.  
4  ACTIVITIES IN THE FI ELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS  
22.  In FY 2016, the following 7 group training courses  for government officials were held  by 
the Japan Patent Office ( JPO), in cooperation with the Asia P acific Industrial Property Cent re 
(APIC) of the Japan Institute for Pro moting I nvention and Innovation (JIPII) : 29 participants from 
LDCs in total were welcomed  for training  (see Table 8  attached in the Annex ). 
23.  In FY2016, the JPO also held 4 group training course s for the private sector, and 
43 participant s from LDCs  were welcomed  for training  (see Table 9 attached in the Annex ). 
24.  In addition, t he sending  of experts is a part of WIPO Funds -in-Trust/Japan  programme  
implemented  upon the request of developing countries in the Asia Pacific region for the purpose of 
providing for eign IP offices with nece ssary instructions and advice. The experts contribute to 
enhancing the efficiency of foreign IP offices to grant industrial property rights, and streamlining IP 
administration through the rationalization of administrative procedure s. Since 2008, 
the Government of Japan has also made annual  contribution s to WIPO  (i.e. WIPO Funds -in-
Trust/Japan for Africa and LDCs) on a voluntary basis to promot e technology transfer in Africa , and 
in 2009, the JPO  began to send its experts to Africa utilizing the contributions, as well 
as supporting digitalization of the IP infrastructure and providing scholarship s to the African 
University in Zimbabwe and the University of Yaoundé II  in Cameroon. In FY2016, as man y as 
12 programmes were organized with the WIPO Funds -in-Trust/Japan (FIT Japan), which had more 
than 400 participants inclu ding those from LDCs (see Table 10 attached in the Annex ). 
25.  Moreover, JICA provides various IP training programmes by inviting govern ment officials from 
various c ountries to Japan. Under such programmes, participants are expected to acquire general 
and basic knowledge through lectures, discussion , site observation etc. and to share 
the knowledge among participants from various countries . Courses on Intellectual Property Rights  
have been held since 2000. The courses had many participants from LDCs including Myanmar, 
Cambodia, Gambia, Uganda, and Tanzania.  
 
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Table 1: JICA's technical cooperation for LDCs  
  Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2011-2018 
 Uganda  Rice Promotion Project for Hunger and 
Poverty Reduction in Uganda  1. Research and development capacity of rice -
related institutes is strengthened.  
2. Extension capacity of rice -related service 
providers is strengthened.  
3. Rice quality in the market is improved.  
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectV iew.nsf/VIEWVD
ocSearchX/5DB3BC4D9017556D4925791B0079E73C
?OpenDocument  
[Click “RD**.pdf ” at the bottom of page]  JICA 
2 2012-2017 Cambodia  Capacity Building for Urban Water Supply 
System in Cambodia (Phase 3)  1. Capacity of managing data for ten -year financial  
management plans is enhanced at  TPWs.  
2. Capacity of formulating ten -year financial 
management plans is improved at TPWs.3.  
3. Capacity of monitoring ten -year financial 
management plans is enhanced at TPWs.  
4. Capacity of monitoring, evaluating ten -year 
financial management plans and supporting 
TPWs for funding is strengthened at MIME.  
5. Capacity of analyzing human resources 
development and improvement measures at 
TPWs is enhanced.  
http://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/cambodia/013/i
ndex.html  JICA 
3 2017-2019 Myanmar  Intellectual Property Administration  1. Capacity of IP Office for IP examination is 
developed.  
2. Operational body of IP Office  is developed.  
Understanding of IPR by domestic companies and 
consumers is promoted.  JICA 
 
                                                
1 In English only.   
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4 2014-2018 Myanmar  Capacity Development of Legal, Judicial and 
Relevant Sectors in Myanmar  This project is to  improve institutional and human 
resource capacity of Myanmar legal, judicial and 
relevant authorities to develop and implement laws in 
response to the needs of the times.  JICA 
5 2011-2019 Afghanistan  The Promotion and Enhancement of the 
Afghan Capacity for Effective Development 
(PEACE)  This project is to  accept administrators at relevant 
government offices and university teachers as 
participants in Japanese universities and help them 
acquire necessary knowledge and skills in master’s 
courses for the purpose of contributing to 
infrastructure development and agriculture/rural 
development in Afghanistan.  JICA 
Table 2: JICA's SATREPS projects for LDCs  
 Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2014-2019 Bangladesh  Research Project on Disaster 
Prevention/Mitigation Measures against 
Floods and Storm Surges  Kyoto University  and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with Bangladesh 
University of Engineering and Technology  and 
collaborati ve Bangladeshi  institutions.  JICA, JST  
2 2014-2019 Lao PDR  The Project for Development of Innovative 
Research Technique in Genetic 
Epidemiology of Malaria and Other Parasitic 
Diseases in Lao PDR for Containment of 
Their Expanding Endemicity  National Center for Global Health and Medicine 
(NCGM)  and collaborative Japanese institutions 
undertake joint research with Lao Pasteur Institute 
and collaborative Lao institutions.  JICA, AMED  
3 2014-2019 Nepal  Project for Hydro -microbiological Approach 
for Water Security in Kathmandu Valley, 
Nepal  University of Yamanashi  and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with Tribhuvan 
University  and collaborati ve Nepali  institutions.  JICA, JST  
4 2015-2020 Myanmar  Project for Development of a 
Comprehensive Disaster Resilience System 
and Collaboration Platform  The University of Tokyo and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with Yangon 
Technological University  and collaborati ve Myanmar 
institutions.  JICA, JST  
5 2016-2021 Bangladesh  The Project  for Technical development to 
upgrade structural integrity of buildings in 
densely populated urban areas and its 
strategic implementation towards resilient 
cities in Bangladesh  The University of Tokyo  and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with Housing 
and Building Research Institute  and collaborati ve 
Bangladesh  institutions.  JICA, JST  
6 2016-2021 Cambodia  The Project on Establishment of 
Environmental Conservation Platform of 
Tonle Sap Lake  Tokyo Institute of Technology and collaborati ve 
Japanese institutions undertake  joint research with 
Institute of Technology of Cambodia and  collaborati ve 
Cambodia  institutions.  JICA, JST  
7 2016-2021 Cambodia ( Thailand  
Viet Nam) The Project  for Development and 
Dissemination of Sustainable Production Kyusyu University  and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with JICA, JST   
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System Based on Invasive Pest 
Management of Cassava in  Viet Nam, 
Cambodia, and Thailand  research  institutions  in Viet Nam and Cambodia and 
Thailand.  
8 2016-2021 Nepal  The Project  for Integrated Research on 
Great Earthquakes and Disaster Mitigation 
in Nepal Himalaya  The University of Tokyo  and collaborati ve Japanese 
institutions undertake  joint research with Department 
of Mines and Geology and collaborati ve Nepal  
institutions.  JICA, JST  
9 2016-2021 Zambia  The Project  for Visualization of impact of 
chronic/ latent  chemical hazard and Geo -
Ecological Remediation  in Zambia  Hokkaido University  undertakes  joint research with 
University of Zambia  and collaborati ve Zambian  
institutions.  JICA, JST  
10 2017-2022 Philippines  The Project for Comprehensive Assessment 
and Conservation of Blue Carbon 
Ecosystems and Their Services in the Coral 
Triangle  Tokyo Institute of Technology  undertakes  joint 
research with University of the Philippines  and 
collaborative institutions.  JICA, JST  
11 2017-2022 Thailand  The Project for Comprehensive Conversion 
of Biomass and Waste to Super Clean Fuels 
by New Solid Catalysts  The University of Toyama  undertakes  joint research 
with Chulalongkom University  and collaborati ve 
institutions.  JICA, JST  
12 2017-2022 Sudan  The Project for Developing Counter 
Measures Against Striga to Conquer Poverty 
and Improve Food Security  Kobe University undertakes  joint research with Sudan 
National Center for Research  and collaborati ve 
institutions.  JICA, JST  
13 2017-2022 Madagascar  The Project for Breakthrough in Nutrient 
Use Efficiency for Rice by Genetic 
Improvement and Fertility Sensing 
Techniques in Africa  Japan International Research Center for Agricultural 
Science undertakes  joint research with the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Livestock of Madagascar  and 
collaborati ve institutions.  JICA, JST  
14 2017-2022 Philippines  The Project for Development of Extreme 
Weather Monitoring and Information 
Sharing System in the Philippines  Hokkaido University undertakes  joint research with  
Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the 
Philippines  and collaborati ve institutions.  JICA, JST 
15 2017-2022 Brazil  Development of Innovative Diagnostic Tools 
to Detect Drug-resistant  Fungi and their 
Application to the Epidemiological 
Surveillance in Brazil  Chiba University undertakes  joint research with  
University of Campinas  and collaborati ve institutions.  JICA, AMED  
Table 3: JICA's Collaboration Programme  with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technology  
  Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2015-2017 Myanmar  Usage of Sanitary Napkins through Personal 
Hygiene Education  This project is to develop new early adolescent 
reproductive health education materials (i.e. booklet 
and other supporting materials) for nationwide use 
under the guidance and approval of the Ministry of 
Health.  JICA 
2 2016-2018 Zambia  Logistics Service by  Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle (UAV)  The program is to develop new business wit h 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  (UAV) as a new l ogistics  JICA  
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infrastructure of the healthcare field through the 
observation of the demonstration flight and the 
seminar for  Ministry of Health . 
3 2016-2018 Cambodia  Digital X -ray S ystem and Radiation 
Management  This program is to  improv e image diagnosis by 
digitizing medical radiation equipment and promote 
understanding of safety control technology of 
radiation  by training  for to-be Radiologists and 
Radiographer s. 
 JICA 
Table 4: AOTS ’s technical training programmes for LDCs   
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2016 Cambodia and 
Myanmar  Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
design and construction of electrical 
equipment  Private companies in Cambodia and Myanmar   AOTS  
2 2016 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, Myanmar  Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
software and information system 
development  Private  companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
Myanmar and Nepal  AOTS  
3 2016 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, Lao PDR 
and Myanmar  Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
telecommunication system  Private companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR and Myanmar  AOTS  
4 2016 Cambodia  Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
quality  control of clothing items  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS  
Table 5: AOTS 's management training programmes for LDCs   
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2016 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Nepal and Sudan  The Executive Program on Corporate 
Management  
Enhance ment of  participants’ capabilities of 
corporate management, with utilizing 
managerial functions, pursuing to upgrade 
corporate management of their companies 
as executives.  Private companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
Myanmar, Nepa l and Sudan  AOTS  
2 2016 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Nepal and Sudan  The Programme for Quality Management  
Enhancement of ability to promote quality 
management  Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
3 2016 Bangladesh and 
Nepal  The Programme  on Design Management  
To enable participants to strategically utilize 
design as a management resource by Bangladesh and Nepal  AOTS   
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improving their capabilities of design 
management  
4 2016 Bangladesh, Ethiopia  
and Sudan  Programme  for Quality Problem Solving  
Strengthen and improve problem -solving 
abilities  Private companies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia  and 
Sudan  AOTS  
5 2016 Bangladesh, Nepal 
and Sudan  The Program on Production Management 
(Monozukuri)  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
6 2016 Bangladesh, Nepal,  
and Sudan  The Program on Information and 
Communication Technology in Emerging 
Market Economies  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal,  and Sudan  AOTS  
7 2016 Bangladesh, Nepal 
and Sudan  The Training Course on Solving Human and 
Organizational Problems  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
Table 6: AOTS ’s technical guidance to LDCs   
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2016 Bhutan  Technical guidance on the improvement of 
constructing machine operation  Private  companies in Bhutan  AOTS 
2 2016 Ethiopia and 
Myanmar  Technical guidance on the improvement of 
sewing techniques  of leather product  and 
garment  Private companies in Ethiopia and Myanmar  AOTS 
3 2016 Cambodia  Technical  guidance on the improvement of 
manufacturing techniques of furniture and 
wood products  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS 
4 2016 Cambodia and 
Myanmar  Technical guidance on the information 
system development  Private companies in Cambodia and Myanmar  AOTS 
Table 7: Training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 
 
 July 2016  Japan  Training Programme  for Good Governance of 
Medicines for Pharmaceutical Regulatory 
Authorities to develop human resources in 
the planning and implementation of 
pharmaceutical administration in the 
respective countries referring to Japan's 
system and experiences and informati on 
from attending countries  17 participants from 12 countries ( Brazil , China, Fiji, 
Ghana, Indonesia , Iraq, Myanmar, Nigeria,   Papua 
New Guinea , South Africa, Sri Lanka  and Tanzania ) JICA and JICWELS   
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 Jul 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent 
Examinations (Basic Program)  
 13 participants from Cambodia , Lao PDR , 
Myanmar , Kazakhstan, GCC, ARIPO, OAPI and 
Morocco  JPO 
2 Aug 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on establishing an IP 
office in Myanmar  10 participants from Myanmar  JPO 
3 Sep 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent 
Examination Guidelines  16 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Viet  Nam, Cambodia , Lao PDR , and 
Myanmar  JPO 
4 Nov 201 6 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive 
Examination of Design  18 participants from China, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Viet Nam, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, India, and Lao 
PDR  JPO 
5 Jan 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark 
Examination Practices (Basic Program)  16 participants from Malaysia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, 
Lao PDR , Brazil, Sri Lanka , Pakistan, and Kenya  JPO 
6 Jan 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Anti -
Counterfeiting Measures for Practitioners  12 participants from China, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Viet Nam, India, Lao PDR , and Brazil  JPO 
7 Feb 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark 
Examinations of Trademarks under the Madrid  
system for Cambodia  5 participants from Cambodia  JPO 
Table 9: JPO’s training courses for private sectors  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 Jun 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trainers  26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, Chile, Mexico, 
Cambodia , Lao PDR , Myanmar  and Brazil  JPO 
2 Dec 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Managing IP  20 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet N am, Chile, Brunei, Mexico, 
Cambodia , Lao PDR , Myanmar , and Brazil   JPO 
3 Dec 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Trademarks  26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, Cambodia , India, and 
Lao PDR   JPO 
4 Feb 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers  20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, Cambodia , India, Lao 
PDR , Myanmar and Brazil  JPO 
  
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 Date  Location  Title Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 May. 2016  Tanzania  TISC Workshops on the Effective Use of 
Technical and Scientific Information and 
Evaluation of the National TISC Project,  Over 50 participants from Tanzania  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
2 May. 2016  Morocco  WIPO -JPO-OMPIC Sub -Regional Workshop 
on the Enforcement of IP Rights for Law 
Enforcement Officials  37 customs officials from Morocco, Egypt, Gabon, 
Ghana, Guinea , Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritania, 
Nigeria, Senegal , South Afric a, and Tunisia.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
3 Jul. 2016  Singapore  WIPO Sub -regional Workshop on the 
Improvement of Quality of Patent and 
Office Actions through Utilization of WIPO 
CASE System  50 Participants from Indonesia, Cambodia , 
Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, 
Viet Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar , Lao PDR , Mongolia, 
Papua New Guinea  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
4 Jul. 2016  Mozambique  WIPO Regional Training Workshop on the 
Industrial Property Administration System 
(IPAS) – Data Quality Management, 
Exchange and Online Services  33 participants from Botswana, Ethiopia , The 
Gambia , Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho , Madagascar , 
Malawi , Mauritius, Mozambique , Namibia, 
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda , 
Zambia , Zimbabwe, ARIPO and OAPI.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
5 Sep 2016 Tokyo  Regional Workshop on Use of PCT products  19 participants from Costa Rica, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Peru, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
6 Sep.2016  Zimbabwe  WIPO Sub -regional Workshop on 
Development and Effective Use of 
Intellectual Property Statistics for ARIPO 
Member States  More than 30 participants from Botswana, Gambia , 
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,  Namibia, 
Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of 
Tanzania, Zambia,  Zimbabwe.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
7 Dec.2016  Tokyo  Sub-regional Meetings of IPO officials 
responsible for operating Madrid system  17 participants from Bhutan , Cambodia , India, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, Myanmar , Pakistan, 
the Philippines, Singa pore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, 
Viet Nam WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
8 Dec.2016  South Africa  WIPO -South Africa Summer School on IP 
and Transfer of Technology  81 students from Algeria, Botswana, Brazil, 
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo , Ghana, 
India, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia , 
Niger,  Nigeria, Russian Federation, South Africa, 
Uganda , Zambia  and Zimbabwe.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ）  
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- 12 -  Date  Location  Title Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
9 Jan.2017  Tokyo  Regional Training Course for Staff Members 
of IT Division at the IP Offices of Emerging 
Countries  13 participants from Chile, Cambodia , India, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, Myanmar , Saudi 
Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
10 Jan.2017  Uganda  TISC Workshops on Establishing TISCs in 
Ugandan Universities  Over 80 participants from Uganda  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
11 Feb .2017  Senegal  TISC Workshops on Effective Use of 
Technical and Scientific Information and In -
depth Training of TISC personnel  Some participants from TISC network institutions in 
Senegal  WIPO  
（FIT Japan） 
12 Mar .2017  Switzerland  Mark and Design International 
Classifications Training for the Uganda 
Registration Services Bureau (URSB) 
Examiners,  6 trainees from URSB  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
 
 
 
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