IP/C/W/646/Add.3  
 
19 October 2018  
(18-6540) Page: 1/12 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEM ENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEME NT 
JAPAN  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 12 October 2018, 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).  
 
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1.  The Government of Japan has been conducting development cooperation activities in many fields. 
One of the most important objectives of these cooperation activities is to promote and encourage 
the tr ansfer of technology.  
2.  Japan understands that incentives for technology transfer should be interpreted 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 transfer by private sectors. Based on this understanding, Japan 
has provided many incentive measures.  
3.  With regard to the incentives provided by Japan to enterpris es and institutions in Japan, the 
Government of Japan would like to report on the following activities. The Government of Japan 
believes that the following activities contribute to raising the level of technological infrastructure in 
least developed countr ies (LDCs), which will bring about further technology transfer.  
1  ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKE N BY TECHNICAL COOPE RATION ORGANIZATIONS  
1.1  JICA  
4.  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provides technical cooperation through ODA, 
through which knowledge and technolo gies are transferred. The scale of operations for technical 
cooperation through JICA amounts to approximately JPY 192.3 billion for FY 2017. Some examples 
of technical cooperation for LDC Members are listed in Table 1 attached in the Annex.  
5.  Under the Scien ce 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 agencies for science and technology, collabor ate with JICA 
to promote international joint research projects with developing countries, aimed at resolving global 
issues.  JST/AMED support Japanese research institutions/researchers for the project activities in 
Japan.  JICA supports project implementat ion in developing countries, such as dispatching Japanese 
experts (researchers), providing equipments and training of personnel, and other supports related 
to the project in developing countries in the framework of ODA technical cooperation. SATREPS 
projec ts implemented with LDC members are listed in Table 2 attached in the Annex.  IP/C/W/646/Add.3  
 
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  6.  In 2013, JICA launched a new public -private partnership programme, "Collaboration Program 
with the Private Sector for Disseminating 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 programme are listed in Table 3 attached in the Annex. The programme 
title was revised into "SDGs Business Verification Survey with Private Sector " and it will be applied 
to the projects published from September,2018. Project are yet to be started under the new title.  
1.2  AOTS  
7.  The Association for Overseas T echnical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (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 
trainees to acquire skills and techniques  in specific fields. In 2017, AOTS provided technical training 
courses for engineers and managers of Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and 
Nepal (see Table 4 attached in the Annex).  
1.2.2   Management Training  
9.  Engineers along with middle and top m anagers 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 2017, AOTS provided 
management training c ourses for middle and top managers of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, 
Malawi, 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 
2017, technical guidance on various issues was offered in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Myanmar (see 
Table 6 attached in the Annex).  
1.3  JETRO  
1.3.1   Sending Experts to the Private Sector - Dispatching Expert s 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 necessary to create a 
business environment conducive 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 automotive parts and mold & die.  
1.3.2   Supporting Developing Countries to Expand Their Exports Industries (OVOP)  
12.  JETRO helps developing countries to expand their exports to Japan and achieve self -sustainable 
economic growth, by promoting products from e merging 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 
craftwo rks, accessories, processed foods and other such products at "OVOP Market ". These are 
sourced from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and the Pacific and are sold at 
Narita and Kansai International Airports. This promotion will be carrie d out to introduce the merits 
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  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 
financing, 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 business plans proposed by Japanese compan ies or organizations that 
are considering investing in Africa. After implementing the project, business tips learned through 
the project are planned to be introduced to the public through JETRO 's websites and seminars.  
2  ACTIVITIES IN THE FI ELD OF CLIMATE CH ANGE  
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 e missions 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 totalling  approximately 
1.3 trillion yen from publ ic 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 Mechanism (JCM) in order 
both to appropriately e valuate 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 well as implementation of mitigation actions in d eveloping countries, 
and to use them to achieve Japan 's emission reduction target. As of August 2018, Japan signed this 
partnership with 17 countries including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Ethiopia. 
Japan is promoting the formulation of the J CM 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 relating 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, in the COP23, Japan a nnounced "Japan 's 
Assistance Initiatives to Address Climate Change 2017 " in October 30, 2017, which aims to 
accelerate climate change measures and sustainable development in developing countries. One 
example of these initiatives is supporting impact assess ment on climate change and development of 
national adaptation plans through bilateral collaboration. For instance, Japan has promoted the 
establishment of the long -term risk evaluation methods on storm tides and waves caused by 
cyclones in three small isla nd developing states (SIDS) including the Republic of Vanuatu.  
3  ACTIVITIES IN THE PH ARMACEUTICAL 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 en sure the availability of quality, safe and 
efficacious medicines in developing countries.  
18.  Furthermore, the spread of Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products is a significant 
public health problem, as it not only threatens the health of individual 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 SF Medical 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 services.  IP/C/W/646/Add.3  
 
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  20.  In FY2017, these traini ng programmes in the pharmaceutical sector had 16 participants from 
11 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 Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers Associat ion (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 FY2017, the following 7 group training courses for government officials were held by the 
Japan Patent Office (JPO), in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Industrial Property Centre (APIC) of 
the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovat ion (JIPII): 38participants from LDCs in total 
were welcomed for training (see Table 8 attached in the Annex).  
23.  In FY2017, the JPO also held 4 group training courses for the private sector, and 14 participants 
from LDCs were welcomed for training (see Table  9 attached in the Annex).  
24.  In addition, the 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 foreign IP offices with necessary i nstructions 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 procedures. Since 2008, the Government 
of Japan has also made annual contributions to WIPO (i.e. WIPO Funds -in-Trust/Japan for Africa and 
LDCs) on a voluntary basis to promote technology transfer in Africa, and in 2009, the JPO began to 
send its experts to Africa utilizing the contributions, as w ell as supporting digitalization of the IP 
infrastructure and providing scholarships to the African University in Zimbabwe and the University 
of Yaoundé II in Cameroon. In FY2017, as many as 9 programmes were organized with the WIPO 
Funds -in-Trust/Japan (F IT Japan), which had more than 300 participants including those from LDCs 
(see Table 10 attached in the Annex).  
25.  Moreover, JICA provides various IP training programmes by inviting government officials from 
various countries 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. Th e 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 2011-2019 
 Uganda  Promotion of Rice Development Project  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.  
 JICA 
2 2012-201８ Cambodia  Capacity Building for Urban Water 
Supply System in Cambodia (Phase 3)  1. Capacity of managing data necessary for Business Plan is enhanced at TPWs 
(Targeted Provincial Waterworks).  
2. Capacity of formulating Business Plan is improved at TPWs.3.  
3. Capacity of monitoring Business Plan is enhanced at TPWs.  
4. Capacity of monitoring, evaluating Business Plan, formulation policies and 
supporting TPWs for fu nding is strengthened at Ministry of Industry and 
Handcraft.  
5. Capacity of analyzing human resources development and improvement 
measures at TPWs is enhanced.  
http://www.jica.go.j p/project/english/cambodia/013/index.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 
4 2014-2018/ 
2018-2021 Myanmar  Capacity Development of Legal, 
Judicial and Relevant Sectors in 
Myanmar  / Capacity Development of 
Legal, Judicial and Relevant Sectors in 
Myanmar (Phase 2)  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 
 
 
                                                
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- 6 - 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  This project is attempting to produce flood and storm surge hazard maps, to 
propose measures to reduce damage from riverbank erosion and levee collapse, 
to develop warning and evacuation system s, and to work on predicting and 
taking action against flood -driven dispersal of harmful substances. The aim is to 
construct resilient local communities.  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  This project involves working with young Laotian researchers on molecular 
genetic epidemiology for three significant parasitic diseases, o pisthorchiasis 
viverrini and schistosomiasis mekongi with the aim of developing simple, rapid 
and precise diagnostic methods using LAMP techniques.  JICA, AMED  
3 2014-2019 Nepal  Project for Hydro -microbiological 
Approach for Water Security in 
Kathmandu Val ley, Nepal  This project is creating water security maps of the area surrounding Kathmandu, 
which has limited energy and water resources, evaluating water by combining 
three factors, water quantity, quality, and microorganisms.   JICA, JST  
4 2015-2020 Myanmar  Project for Development of a 
Comprehensive Disaster Resilience 
System and Collaboration Platform  The project aims to identify disaster risks in advance to contribute to the 
formulation of regional development planning and disaster prevention 
counte rmeasures as well as to support the strengthening of the government 's 
disaster response capabilities.  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  To improve Dhaka 's earthquake resilience, the project aims to develop seismic 
evaluation and retrofit techniques suitable for buildings in Bangladesh, and jointly 
develop urban planning up grading scenarios for efficiently deploying them on a 
societal level.  JICA, JST  
6 2016-2021 Cambodia  The Project on Establishment of 
Environmental Conservation Platform 
of Tonle Sap Lake  This Project investigating Tonle Sap Lake and its surrounding area t o develop a 
hydraulic/water quality model for the lake and propose environmental 
conservation plans focusing on health and ecological risks.  JICA, JST  
7 2016-2021 Cambodia 
(Thailand  
Viet Nam ) The Project for Development and 
Dissemination of Sustainable 
Production System Based on Invasive 
Pest Management of Cassava in 
Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Thailand  This project  aims to develop pest management technologies for use in Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, and Thailand, including crop disease diagnosis kits and biological 
control for insect pests, as well as systems for ensuring the production and 
cultivation of healthy seedlings.  JICA, JST  
8 2016-2021 Nepal  The Project for Integrated Research on 
Great Earthquakes and Disaster 
Mitigation in Nepal Himalaya  Focusing on a future great earthquake expected in Nepal Himalayas, and the 
highly populated and vulnerable Kathmandu Valley, this project aims to provide 
scientifically advanced seismic hazard information and build fundamentals to 
mitigate earthquake disaster based on this information, by conducting researches 
on earthquake potential evaluation, ground motion prediction, seismic hazard 
assessment, earthquake observation system, and education and  policies.  JICA, JST   
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9 2016-2021 Zambia  The Project for Visualization of impact 
of chronic/latend chemical hazard and 
Geo-Ecological Remediation in Zambia  This project aims to elucidate the contamination mechanisms and risks posed to 
the ecosystem and hu mans. Then, by visualizing the economic losses involved, 
the project also aim s to link this to the development of contamination prevention 
measures and environmental remediation technologies.  JICA, JST  
10 2017-2022 Sudan  The Project for Developing Counter  
Measures Against Striga to Conquer 
Poverty and Improve Food Security  This project aims to elucidate striga 's germination mechanism to develop a 
management strategy for use in Sudan where people are suffering from the 
devastating damage caused by striga.  JICA, JST  
11 2017-2022 Madagascar  The Project for Breakthrough in 
Nutrient Use Efficiency for Rice by 
Genetic Improvement and Fertility 
Sensing Techniques in Africa  The project aims to develop rice production techniques to realize high yield even 
under low fertility conditions by combining fertilizer application techniques suited 
to the soil nutrient characteristics of the field and new breeding lines with high 
nutrie nt use efficiency.  JICA, JST  
12 2018-2023 Myanmar  The Project for ASEAN Network System 
for Rice Genomic Breeding  The goals of this study  are to: 1) strengthen the rice breeding system suitable for 
the natural and socio -economic environment of Myanmar; an d: 2) develop 
promising lines by introducing genes for useful traits (i.e. high yield, disease and 
insect resistance, environmental stress -tolerance, early maturity, etc.) into 
locally -adapted rice varieties.  JICA, JST  
 
 
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 with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as 
a new logistics infrastructure of the healthcare field through the observation of 
the demonstration flight and the seminar for  Ministry of Health.  JICA 
3 2016-2018 Cambodia  Digital X -ray System and Radiation 
Management   This program is to improve image diagnosis by digitizing medical radiation 
equipment and promote understanding of safety control technology of radiation 
by training for to-be Radiologists and Radiographers.  
 JICA  
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- 8 - Table 4: AOTS 's technical training programmes for LDCs  
 Date Location  Activity  
 Participants  Organizer  
1 2017 Cambodia 
Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  Training on knowledge and technical 
skills of design and construction of 
housing  Private companies in Cambodia  Lao PDR and Myanmar   AOTS  
2 2017 Bangladesh, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal  Training on knowledge and technical 
skills of software and information 
system development  Private  companies in  Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal  AOTS  
3 2017 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 2017 Cambodia  Training on knowledge and technical 
skills of quality control of automotive 
parts Private companies  in Cambodia  AOTS  
 
 
Table 5: AOTS 's management training programmes for LDCs  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
 
1 2017 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, 
Ethipia, 
Malawi, 
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, Ethiopia, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal 
and Sudan  AOTS  
2 2017 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 2017 Bangladesh 
and 
Myanmar  The Programme on Design  
Management  
To enable participants to strategically 
utilize design as a management 
resource by improving their capabilities 
of design management  Bangladesh and Myanmar  AOTS   
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4 2017 Bangladesh, 
Ethiopia  and 
Sudan  Programme for Quality Problem 
Solving  
Strengthen and improve problem -
solving abilities  Private companies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia  and Sudan  AOTS  
5 2017 Ethiopia  and 
Sudan  The Program on Production 
Management (Monozukuri)  Private companies in Ethiopia and Sudan  AOTS  
6 2017 Bangladesh, 
Nepal,   and 
Sudan  The Program on Information and 
Communication Technology in 
Emerging Market Economies  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal,  and Sudan  AOTS  
7 2017 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 2017 Cambodia  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of food manufacturing 
productivity  Private  companies in Cambodia  AOTS 
2 2017 Ethiopia and 
Myanmar  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of sewing techniques  of 
leather product  and garment  Private companies in Ethiopia and Myanmar  AOTS 
3 2017 Cambodia  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of car maintenance skills  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS 
4 2017  Myanmar  Technical guidance on the information 
system development  Private companies in Myanmar  AOTS 
 
  
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- 10 - Table 7: Training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 
 
 Jun 2017 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 
information from attending countries  16 participants from 11 countries ( Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Mongolia, Sri 
Lanka, Brazil, Afghanistan, Malawi, Zambia and Moldova ) JICA and 
JICWELS  
 
 
Table 8: JPO 's training courses for government officials  
 Date Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 Jun 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent 
Examinations (Basic Program)  8 participants from Cambodia , Myanmar , Lao PDR, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, 
Pakistan, GCC, ARIPO, OAPI, Morocco, Kenya, Nigeria  JPO 
2 Aug 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Establishing an IP Office in Myanmar  10 participants from Myanmar  JPO 
3 Sep 2017 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Establishing Patent Examination 
Guidelines for ASEAN  18 participants from Indonesia, Cambodia,  Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, 
Viet Nam, Malaysia,  Myanmar , Lao PDR  JPO 
4 Oct 2017 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on  Trademark 
Examinations under  the Madrid System 
for Cambodia  10 participants from Cambodia  JPO 
5 Nov 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on  
Substantive Examinations of Designs  20 participants from China, India, Indonesia Thailand, Viet Nam , Malaysia, Lao 
PDR, Brazil  JPO 
6 Jan 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Anti -
Counterfeiting Measures for 
Practitioners  21 participants from China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia , Thailand, Philippine s, 
Viet Nam , Malaysia, Lao PDR, Chile, Brazil  JPO 
7 Feb 2018  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark 
Examination Practices (Basic Program)  15 participants from Thailand, Myanmar Argentine, Chile, Brazil, Peru Sri Lanka, 
Bangladesh  JPO 
 
  
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- 11 - Table 9: JPO's training courses for private sectors  
 Date Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 Jun 2017 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP 
Trainers  25 participants from India, Indonesia, Cambodia , Thailand, Philippines, 
Viet Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar , Lao PDR , Brazil, Mexico   JPO 
2 Jul 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP 
Protection Lawyers  22 participants from China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia , Thailand, Viet Nam , 
Malaysia, Myanmar , Lao PDR , Brazil, Mexico   JPO 
3 Dec 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for 
Practitioners Specializing in 
Trademarks  27 participants from India, Indonesia, Cambodia , Thailand, Philippines, 
Malaysia, India, Lao PDR , Brazil  JPO 
4 Dec 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Managing 
IP 27 participants from India, Indonesia, Cambodia,  Singapore, Tha iland, 
Philippines, Brunei, Viet Nam  Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR,  Brazil, Mexico, 
Kenya  JPO 
 
 
Table 10: WIPO FIT/JP programmes  
 Date Location  Title Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 Jul. 2017  Botswana  WIPO Regional Training Workshop on 
the Industrial Property Administration 
System (IPAS) – for Trademark 
Examiners   33 participants from Angola, Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, 
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Swaziland, 
Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ARIPO and OAPI.  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
2 Jul. 2017  Tanzania  ARIPO Roving Seminar on Promotion 
of IP System for Fostering Innovation 
and Creativity  About 100 participants from Tanzania  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
3 Sep. 2017 Myanmar  Regional workshop  on Establishing a 
Search Mentoring Framework for 
ASEAN Member States  14 participants from Cambodia , Indonesia,  Lao PDR , Malaysia,  Myanmar , 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
4 Oct.2017 Tokyo  Sub-regional Meetings of IPO officials 
responsible for operating Madrid 
system  26 participants from Afghanistan,  Bhutan , Brunei, Cambodia , India, Indonesia, 
Lao PDR , Malaysia, Myanmar , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, 
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan）  
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5 Oct 2017 Tokyo  Regional Workshop for judges in 
master class on  Enforcement  of 
Intellectual Property Rights   12 participants from Myanmar , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, 
Singapore, Sri Lanka  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
6 Nov.2017  Tokyo  Regional Training Course for Staff 
Members of IT Division at the IP 
Offices of Emerging Countries  12 participants from Argentina, Brazil,  Cambodia , Chile, India, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar , Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
7 Nov.2017  South Africa  WIPO -South Africa Summer School on 
IP and Transfer of Technology  9 students from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger,  Zimbabwe.  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
8 Jan.2018  Nagoya  Workshop using IP Advantage 
Database cases  10 participants from Afghanistan , Brazil, Cambodia , China, Philippines, 
Thailand, USA, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
9 Feb. 2018  Chiba  WIPO High Level Forum on Utilizing 
the IP System for Economic, Social 
and Cultural Development in 
Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of 
the FIT/Japan  About 100 participants  from 54 countries including Afghanistan , Bangladesh , 
Cambodia , Lao PDR , Nepal , Mozambique , Rwanda , Senegal , Uganda  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
 
 
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