IP/C/W/610  
 
23 September 2015  
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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
JAPAN 
The following communication, dated 17 September 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan. 
 Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to this document. 
 
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 1  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
RIGHTS 
1.1  Voluntary Contributions for WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan 1.  Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of 
industrial property to the World Intellectual Pr operty Organization (WIPO). The "WIPO Funds-in-
Trust/Japan" (FIT/JP) in the field of industrial property was established with these voluntary funds. The FIT/JP is used to finance various projects for WIPO member States in the Economic and Social 
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), such as holding IP office conferences or symposia, 
welcoming trainees and IPR research students, sending Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and supporting for the automation and modernization of IP offices. The voluntary fund for the Japanese 
fiscal year (FY) 2015 amounts to 3.83 million Swiss francs. 
2.  In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing a new 
Japan Funds-in-Trust programme for Africa to the amount of 1.6 million Swiss francs annually. T h i s  f u n d  w i l l  s u p p o r t  a c t i v i t i e s  a i m e d  inter alia  at strengthening the legal and administrative 
frameworks for Intellectual Property (IP) protecti on, automating and modernizing IP infrastructure 
to ensure high quality service to users, and shar ing the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts 
in business oriented IP management and hum an resource development in Africa.   
1.2  Programmes by JPO 
1.2.1  Training Programme 3.  In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
welcoming trainees from these countries. Between April 1996 and March 2015, Japan welcomed 
4,661 trainees in both the public and private sect ors from 74 countries and regions, primarily in 
the Asia-Pacific region. In the future, with the goal  of the efficient implementation of laws in mind, 
Japan is scheduled to proceed with human resource development activities emphasizing the area 
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  1.2.1.1  Training programme s for government officials 
4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2014, 14 group training courses were held and 239 participants in total were welcomed training (see Annex Table 1).  
1.2.1.2  Training progra mmes for private sectors 
5.  The JPO has also been holding group training co urses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from the private sector.  In FY 2014, 6 group training courses were held, and 160 participants in 
total were welcomed training (see Annex Table 2). 
1.2.2  Long-term Fellowship 6.  Under the long-term fellowship project funded  by WIPO FIT/JP, two trainees, from Cambodia 
and Lao PDR were invited to Japan in FY 2014 to study IP issues for a period of six months. In 
FY 2013, the JPO welcomed two trainees on the long-term fellowship, from Indonesia, Philippines 
and India for about six months under an independent project. 
1.2.3  Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members 
7.  The JPO has suggested to the trainees that an alumni association be established to help 
disseminate information on IP systems in their home countries and to keep the members of the 
association informed of current IP developments . The JPO has conducted follow-up seminars in 
various Asian countries for those who had completed training programmes in Japan, in order to 
sustain the fruits of the training programmes and contribute to human resources development.  
8.  When the JPO receives a request from an alumni  association to assist them in conducting an IP 
seminar, the following types of assistance is provided: financial assistance to meet the cost of 
holding the seminar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the event.  
9 .   I n  F Y  2 0 1 4 ,  f o l l o w - u p  s e m i n a r s  w e r e  h e l d  i n  I n d i a ,  I n d o n e s i a ,  M y a n m a r ,  P h i l i p p i n e s  a n d  
Thailand. 
1.2.4  Expert Missions 
10.  Experts and seminar speakers specializing in various areas of IPR are sent by the JPO through 
WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mainly for periods of about 
two weeks. The experts mainly provide on-site instruction regarding examination practices, 
computerization and so forth. 
11.  The JPO has sent long-term experts under the JICA scheme in order to engage in JICA 
technical cooperation projects being implemented in the IP office of the respective recipient 
countries. 
12.  In FY 2014, 29 experts were sent under the WIPO scheme, and 8 experts were sent under the 
JICA scheme. 
1.2.5  Symposia 
13.  In FY 2014, 17 symposia were held with the support of funding from the WIPO FIT/JP (see 
Annex Table 3). 
1.2.6  Provision of the "Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)" on CDROM 
14.  There has been a problem of third parties obtaining patents in other countries for the 
inventions for which applications have already been filed in Japan. To help prevent this problem and improve the quality of examinations in developing countries, the JPO has been publishing the 
CD-ROM version Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ). PA J contains English translations of bibliographic 
data and patent abstracts as we ll as representative drawings pu blished in the Kokai Tokkyo Koho, IP/C/W/610 
 
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  which means publications of unexamined patent applications. Since April 1995, the JPO has been 
providing PAJ on CD-ROM free of charge to foreign organizations/institutions including major IP Offices and international organizations, and as of August 2015, 83 organizations/institutions receive them on a regular basis. 
1.2.7  Project to Publish (in English and Ja panese) the Industrial Property Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries 
15.  The JPO translated laws and regulations, which were related to the industrial property rights 
of major developed and developing countries, into English. From 1997 to 2003, the translations 
were published as CD-ROMs equipped with searchable indexes. 
16.  Since 2004, the JPO has provided the laws and regulations of various countries and regions 
through its website.  At present, translations of  the laws and regulations of about 95 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on the JPO website. 
1.2.8  Assistance in Search and Examinat ion - WIPO/State-of-the-Art Searches for 
Developing Countries 
17.  Since 1975, the WIPO has been conducting a "State-of-the-Art Searches Programme" by 
which IP offices of advanced countries have been  making search reports for developing countries 
in order to provide the latter with such information at no charge within the framework of the WIPO 
Patent Information Services. The JPO reached an agreement with the WIPO on 23 September 1984 
in terms of cooperating with it, and has been ca rrying out searches concerned from the standpoint 
of international contributions since then. 
1.3  JICA projects 
1.3.1  Technical Cooperation Projects  
18.  In the field of Intellectual Property, JICA  has implemented various technical cooperation 
projects, which consist of sending of JICA experts, training of local officials for 'capacity 
development', supply of equipment. For instance, since 2012, a project has been conducted to 
strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Viet Nam (see Annex Table 4). 
1.3.2  Group Training Course 
19.  JICA also has implemented group training courses of intellectual property. In cooperation with 
the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Center (KCLC; Non-Profit Research Organization), JICA implemented two-month training on the legal sy stem of IPR and the Enforcement of IPR for 
officials from enforcement-related government agencies from around the world (FY2000-2012). 
Furthermore, in FY2015, in cooperation with KCLC, JICA conducts one-month training on Improved 
Intellectual Property System for Promoting Direct Investment from Overseas for officials from Indonesia, Lebanon, Myanmar and Viet Nam. 
2  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPER ATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT 
2.1  JCO Programmes 20.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO), Agency for Cultural Affairs, has been planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems 
in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries. 
2.1.1  APACE Programme (since 1993) 
21.  The "APACE (Asia-Pacific Copyright System s Enhancement) Programme" was started in 1993 
with establishing the "WIPO Funds in Trust/Japan"(FIT/JP) in the field of copyright, targeting Asia-Pacific countries. In FY2014, the following programmes were implemented: IP/C/W/610 
 
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  2.1.1.1  Annual Regional Workshop (since 1993) 
22.  Annual regional workshop has been organized with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. In 
2014, Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Copyri ght and Related Rights for Heads of Copyright 
Offices was held in Tokyo where 24 participants from Asian and other countries discussed the 
necessity of developing national copyright strategies and policies (see Annex Table 5(A)). 
2.1.1.2  Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 1994) 23.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, to 
participants from Asian countries. In 2013, a training course on enforcement of copyright and 
related rights took place in Tokyo (see Annex Table 5(B)). 
2.1.1.3  Training on Collective Management (since 2000) 24.  This programme started in 2000. It is an on-the-job training for staff of collective 
management organizations or government officials in developing countries. In 2014, a study visit 
to collective management organization in Japan was arranged for 8 participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar (see Annex Table 5(C)). 
2.1.1.4  National Seminar on Copyrigh t and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000) 
25.  This programme started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of copyright 
and neighbouring rights, and the role it can play in cultural and economic development of 
developing countries. In 2014, this seminar was held  in Cambodia and Bangladesh, with more than 
150 participants in total both from government agencies and private sectors in these countries (see Annex Table 5(D)). 
2.1.2  Asia Copyright Conference   
2.1.2.1  Asia-Pacific Copyright and Ne ighbouring Rights Seminar (since 1997) 
26.  This programme started in 1997, to provide participating copyright experts of Asia-Pacific 
countries with opportunities to exchange information and viewpoints as well as to discuss possible 
regional common positions and/or actions in the future. The title was changed to "Asia Copyright 
Conference" in 2010. 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT VARIETY 
PROTECTION 
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV 27.  In the form of a Funds-in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programmes on plant variety protection systems. 
28.  National and international seminars have  been held since FY 1991 for the purpose of 
contributing to promotion and establishment of PVP systems. Asian Regional Technical Meetings have been held since Japanese FY 2000, in order to provide practical knowledge and techniques 
related to PVP, as well as to promote region al cooperation in examination. In 2013, a Joint 
Workshop on DUS Test and Molecular Techniques was held in China having 13 participants from Asian countries including Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand. 
3.2  JICA GROUP TRAINING COURSE 
29.  This JICA training course started in 2000 in  cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries and NCSS (National Center for Seed and Seedling) to contribute to the 
establishment of PVP systems. In 2015, a Group Training Course was held in Japan having 10 
participants from 9 countries (Malaysia, Cambod ia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, 
Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Indonesia) (see Annex Table 6(A)). IP/C/W/610 
 
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  3.3  Cooperation through the East As ia Plant Variety Protection Forum 
30.  To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP systems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum was set up in 2008 with participation of ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japan. 
31.  Various cooperative activities which Japan had proposed in this forum were implemented. In 
2014, Workshop for Cooperation in Harmonization of  Test Guidelines and DUS Test was held in 
Malaysia and Republic of Korea, and Seminar on Plant Variety Protection was held in Viet Nam (see 
Annex Table 6(B)-(D)). 
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES 32.  The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan has provided a scholarship programme, 
training courses, expert missions on the TRIPS Ag reement in the field of border measures for the 
enforcement of intellectual property rights.  The main purpose of these programmes is to assist in 
the smooth implementation of the TRIPS Agreement by customs officials in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In FY2014, the scholarship programme and training course were held in 
Japan, with 10 and 7 participants respectively (see Annex Table 7(A) and 7(B)). Furthermore, 
experts were sent to 6 countries in FY2014 to advise its customs officers on knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement (see Annex Table 7(C)). 
 
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Table 1: JPO's training progra mmes for government officials 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Jun 2014 Japan JICA Counterpart Training Course (Indonesia) 
"Utilization and Mana gement of IPR in 
Universities" 11 participants from In donesia JPO and JICA 
2 Jul 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on IP Administration 
for LDCs 
 23 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Ethiopia, 
Madagascar, Malawi, Se negal, Tanzania,  
Uganda, Zambia and Mali JPO 
3 Jul 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practice for ASEAN Countries  19 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore,  Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar JPO 
4 Sep 2014 Japan JICA Counterpart Training Course (Vietnam) 
"Master Trainer"  
 15 participants from Viet Nam JPO and JICA 
5 Sep 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Patent Practical and Tailored Training 
Program  6 participants from India and Brazil JPO 
6 Oct 2014 Japan Training Course on the Use of Information 
Technology in Industrial Property 
Administration Under the WIPO Funds-in-
Trust/JAPAN  23 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Papua New 
Guinea, Chili, Brunei, Mexico, Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Mongol, Myanmar, 
Pakistan, Brazil, ARIPO, OAPI, Egypt, Kenya and 
Botswana WIPO and JPO 
7 Nov 2014 Japan Training Course on the Examination of 
Industrial Property (Intermediate/Advanced Program) under the WIPO FIT/JP 25 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Chili,  Mexico,  
India, Pakistan, Brazil, Turkey and Egypt WIPO and JPO 
8 Nov 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark for 
Myanmar 4 participants from Myanmar JPO 
9 Dec 2014 Japan Training Course on the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights under the WIPO FIT/JP  24 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan and Nigeria WIPO and JPO 
10 Jan 2015 Japan Training Course on Industrial Property 
Examination (Basic Program) under the WIPO 25 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Viet Nam, Chili, Singapore, Brunei, Peru, WIPO and JPO 
                                               
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FIT/JP Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, 
Tajikistan, Afghanistan, ARIPO, Algeria, Kenya, 
Madagascar and Tanzania 
11 Feb 2015 Japan JPO/IPR OJT Course on Practices for Madrid 
Protocol Trademark Filings for ASEAN Countries 1 8 participants from Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR 
and Myanmar JPO 
12 Feb 2015 Japan Training Course on Intellectual Property 
Management and the Formulation and 
Implementation of Results-Based IP Office 
Plans under the WIPO FIT/JP 27 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Chili, Singapore, 
Brunei, Peru, Mexico, Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan, Brazil, 
Morocco, South Africa and  Nigeria WIPO and JPO 
13 Feb 2015 Japan JPO/IPR OJT Course on Practices for Madrid 
Protocol Trademark Filings for ASEAN Countries 2 12 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand and  Viet Nam JPO 
14 Feb 2015 Japan Training Course for Patent Examiners on 
Specified Technology (Pharmaceutical) under 
the WIPO FIT/JP 17 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, India, Pakistan, 
Turkey, ARIPO and Egypt WIPO and JPO 
 
 
Table 2: JPO's training prog rammes for private sectors 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Jun 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Tr ainers 26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Brazil JPO 
2 Jun 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Advanced IP 
Protection Practitioners 27 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, 
India, Lao PDR,  Myanmar and Brazil JPO 
3 Jul 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Mana gement 25 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam,  Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Myanmar  and Brazil JPO 
4 Aug 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Trademark Experts 26 participants from In donesia, Malaysia,  
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Brunei, 
Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Brazil JPO 
5 Sep 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Patent Expe rts 27 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia, India, Myanmar and Brazil JPO  
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6 Oct 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers 29 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Brunei, 
Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Brazil JPO 
 
 
Table 3: Symposia funded by WIPO FIT/JP 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 Apr 2014 Portugal Training of Trainers Program on Effective 
Intellectual Property Asset Management by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in 
Portuguese-Speaking African Countries  7 participants from Angola, Cape Verde, 
Mozambique and Sao Tome & Principe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
2 May 2014 Sao Tome and 
Principe TISC Seminar on the Effective Use of 
Technology Information and Training of 
Trainers 40 participants from Sao Tome and Principe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
3 June 2014 Senegal TISC Seminar on the effe ctive use of technical 
and scientific information, strengthening of training of trainers and official TISC Launch 40 participants from Senegal WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
4 Jun 2014 Togo High level Sub-regi onal Meeting for 
Parliamentarians of the Member States of the 
OAPI and Burundi, Djibouti and Madagascar  23 participants from Beni n, Burundi, Comoros, 
Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, 
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, 
Chad and Togo WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
5 Jun 2014 Zambia Meeting on Developing the TISC Project: 
Innovation Support Seminar, Training of Trainers Workshop and TISC Project Planning Meeting 25 participants from Zambia WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
6 Jul 2014 Singapore WIPO Workshop on Technical Requirements to 
Facilitate ASPEC Work Sharing and ASEAN IT 
Portal 33 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and 
Viet Nam  WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
7 Aug 2014 Singapore WIPO Regional Seminar on Intellectual Property 
(IP), Technology Transfer and Commercialization 25 participants from Bangladesh, Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Pakistan, 
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
8 Sep 2014 United Republic of 
Tanzania TISC Second Workshop on the Effective Use of 
Technical and Scientific Information 50 participants from United Republic of 
Tanzania, 30 participants from Zanzibar WIPO 
(FIT Japan ）  
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9 Sep 2014 Singapore WIPO Sub-Regi onal Workshop on The Hague 
System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs for ASEAN Member States 9 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
10 
 Oct 2014 Morocco Regional Policy Dialogue on the Importance of 
the Elaboration and Implementation of National 
Policies Relating to Intellectual Property and the 
Promotion of Research and Innovation for 
Competitiveness 37 participants from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, 
Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, 
Senegal, Tunisia and United Republic of 
Tanzania WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
11 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe Workshop on Access to Scientific and Technical 
Information for Technological Capacity Building with a Focus on Products of Export Interest for 
English Speaking Leased Developed Countries 11 participants from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, 
Uganda and Zambia WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
12 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe Workshop on Human Resource Development of 
Patent/Trademark Agen ts for ARIPO Member 
States and Observer States 34 participants from Bots wana, Gambia, Ghana, 
Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, 
Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of 
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
13 Oct 2014 Brunei 
Darussalam WIPO Sub-Regional Seminar on Effective 
Utilization of Trademark Classification Systems 16 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
14 Oct 2014 Malaysia WIPO CASE National Workshop to Facilitate 
Work Sharing 150 participants from Malaysia WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
15 Oct 2014 South Africa Regional Colloquium on Building Respect for IP 
for Members of the Judiciary of the Common Law Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 17 participants from Bots wana, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Switzerland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
16 Nov 2014 Sri Lanka WIPO Regional Seminar on Building Respect for 
IP for Members of the Judiciary 18 participants from Bang ladesh, Bhutan, India, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
17 Nov 2014 South Africa WIPO-South Africa Advanced Summer School 
on Intellectual proper ty and Transfer of 
Technology  10 participants from Botswana, Cameroon, 
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
18 Dec 2014 Malaysia ASEAN Regional Technology and Innovation 
Support “Patent Libraries” Project 24 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
19 Feb 2015 Singapore WIPO Work-Sharing Seminar WIPO Workshop 
on Utilization of the Centralized Access to search and Examination (CASE) 50 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. WIPO 
(FIT Japan ）  
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20 Mar 2015 Mongolia WIPO Workshop on Access to Technology for 
Innovation and on Establishing a Technology 
and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network 
in Mongolia 60 participants from Mongolia WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
21 Mar 2015 Uganda High Level Meeting for Members of Parliament 
of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO): Strategic use of the IP System for Economic, Cultural , Social and Technological Development 34 participants from Burundi, Ethiopia, Gambia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Sao Tome & Principe, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
22 Mar 2015 Burkina Faso WIPO Project on Establishing the TISCS: 
Seminar on the Use of Technical and Scientific 
Information 47 participants from Burkina Faso WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
23 May 2015 - Zimbabwe Partnership between WIPO/ARIPO and Africa 
University  8 participants from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, 
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
24 Oct 2015 - Cameroon Partnership between WIPO/OAPI and University 
of Yaounde II 9 participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, 
Madagascar, Mali, Senegal and Togo WIPO 
(FIT Japan ） 
 
 
Table 4: JICA's technical cooperation projects 
 Period Location Project Detail Organizer 
1 2011-2015 Indonesia Project for Strengthening 
Intellectual Property Rights Protection This project is designed to strength en IPR protection and utilization by 
enhancing the functions of IPR enforcement, improving examination capacity in the DGIPR which includes strengthening coordination mechanism among IPR enforcement mechanism, and encour aging utilization and 
dissemination of IPRs. In cooperation with JPO, JICA sends two long-term 
experts. JICA 
2 2012-2017 Viet Nam Project for Strengthening the 
Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights This project is designed to strengthen  the enforcement of IPR by enhancing 
the functions of IPR related authorities, such as NOIP, customs, police, etc. 
In cooperation with JPO, JICA sends two long-term experts. JICA 
3 2015-2020 Indonesia Project on Intellectual Property 
Rights Protection and Legal Consistency for Improving Business Environment This project is designed to streng then the system for improving legal 
consistency and IPR protection by enha ncing the quality of IP examination 
in the DGIP and predictability of IP cases processing in the Supreme Court, 
improving IPR Enforcement system at related agencies and establishing the procedure for improving consistency du ring drafting and vetting business JICA  
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laws and regulations including IP laws and regulations in the DGL. 
 
 
Table 5: APACE Programme in the field of copyright 
(A) Annual Regional Symposium 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Sep 2012 Viet Nam Asia Pacific Regional Symposium on 
the Development of National Copyright Strategies and Policies 26 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, 
Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Tonga WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Sep 2013 Thailand Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on 
the Development and 
Implementation of National 
Copyright Policies and Strategies 20 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, 
Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,  
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samo a, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Oct 2014 Japan Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on 
Copyright and Related Rights for 
Heads of Copyright Offices 24 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, 
Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PD R, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, 
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of  Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
 
(B) Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Nov 2012 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 12 participants from Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Nov 2013 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 12 participants from Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia and 
Myanmar WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Feb 2015 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 11 participants from  China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
  
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 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Nov 2012 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from India, Mongolia and Sri Lanka WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Nov 2013 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Feb 2015 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 8 participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
 
(D) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 July 2012 Solomon 
Islands WIPO SPC Seminar on Awareness of Copyright 
and Culture A total of 70 participants including Ministers, other high-level cultural 
officials, artist s and academicians from 15 countries WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Nov 2012 Thailand National Seminar on the Protection and 
Management of Copyrigh t and Related Rights A total of 70 participants from Thailand, representing the various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from the 
copyright sector WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Nov 2012 Indonesia National Se minar on the Protection and 
Management of Copyrigh t and Related Rights A total of 80 participants from Indonesia, representing some 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from the 
copyright industries WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 May 2013 Bhutan National Seminar on the Role of Copyright in 
Cultural and Econ omic Development Over 30 participants from various go vernment ministries and private 
sectors WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
5 Nov 2013 Brunei 
Darussalam National Seminar on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights Nearly 40 participants from various government ministries, creators 
and performers organizations, educational institutions and enforcement agencies WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
6 May 2014 Cambodia National Workshop on Copyright, Creativity and 
Development Over 100 participants from Cambodia, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from the 
copyright industries WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
7 March 2015 Bangladesh National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights Over 50 participants from Bangladesh, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from the 
copyright industries WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
  
  IP/C/W/610  
 
- 13 - Table 6: Cooperation in the fiel d of plant variety protection 
(A) JICA group training course 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Japan 
 JICA Group Training Course    6 participants from Indonesia 、Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam JICA 
2 2012 Japan Internationally Harmonized Plant Variety 
Protection System (PVP System) 9 participants from Indonesia 、Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, 
Thailand,  Viet Nam and Myanmar JICA 
3 2013 Japan Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High Quality Seeds 9 participants from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam JICA 
4 2014 Japan Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds 11 participants from Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, 
Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Moldova, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam JICA 
5 2015 Japan Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedlings to Facilitate Distribution of High Quality Seeds 10 participants from Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, 
Myanmar, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Indonesia JICA 
 
 
(B) Workshop for Cooperation in Harmoniz ation of Test Guidelines and DUS Test 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Malaysia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 41 participants from Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
2 2012 Thailand Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 26 participants from Malaysia, Viet Nam, and Thailand 
 the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2012 Indonesia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 19 participants from Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
4 2012 Singapore Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 14 participants from Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
5 2012 Malaysia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 19 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia 
 the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
6 2013 Viet Nam Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Re public of Korea and Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
  IP/C/W/610  
 
- 14 -  Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
7 2013 Viet Nam Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Re public of Korea and Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection F 
8 2014 Malaysia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 25 participants from Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Indonesia and 
Malaysia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
9 2014 Republic of 
Korea Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 23 participants from Japan, Cambod ia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, 
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
 
 
(C) Seminar on Plant Variety Protection 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Thailand Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 42 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Viet Nam and Thailand the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
2 2012 Cambodia Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 40 participants from Cambodia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2012 Myanmar Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 123 participants from Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
4 2013 Malaysia Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 34 participants from Malaysia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
5 2013 Indonesia Participation of Japanese Experts in In-
Country Training 21 participants from Indonesia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
6 2013 Lao PDR Participation of Japanese Experts in In-
Country Training 56 participants from Lao PDR the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
7 2013 Cambodia Participation of Japanese Experts in In-
Country Training 57 participants from Cambodia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
8 2013 Myanmar Participation of Japanese Experts in In-
Country Training 19 participants from Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
9 2013 Viet Nam Participation of Japanese Experts in In-
Country Training 21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Re public of Korea and Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
  IP/C/W/610  
 
- 15 - (D) Training Course in Japan 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Japan The Training Course on PVP Administration 
Management 3 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, and  Philippines 
 the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
2 2011 Japan Training Course for High level official 9 participants from Cambodia, Brun ei, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2011 Japan Short Term Technical Training Course  16 partic ipants from Brunei,  Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, and  Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
4 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official 5 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
5 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official  9 particip ants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar the East Asia Pl ant Variety 
Protection Forum 
6 2012 Japan Short Term Technical Training Course  5 participants from Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
7 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official  9 particip ants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar the East Asia Pl ant Variety 
Protection Forum 
8 2013 Japan Short term technica l training course 2 participants from Singapore and Malaysia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
 
 
Table 7: Cooperation in the field of border measures 
(A) Scholarship Programme 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border enforcement 8 participants from China, El Salvador, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, 
 
Thailand, Ghana and Maldives WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2013 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement 8 participants from Yemen, Thailand, Iran, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, 
Zambia, Liberia, Malaysia and Bhutan WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2014 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border enforcement 10 participants from  Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Malawi, 
Bhutan, Uganda, Albania, Liberia, Lesotho, Mauritania WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
  IP/C/W/610  
 
- 16 - (B) Training Course 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Japan Training course for Customs officers of the 
Asia-Pacific region to develop their ability of IPR border enforcement, which was hosted by Japan Customs. 22 participants from Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, Hong 
Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines  WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2012 
 Japan Capacity building Seminar for customs 
officers of the Asia-Pacific region to become 
instructor for IPR bord er enforcement, which 
was hosted by Japan Customs. 28 participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Fiji, 
Hong Kong, India, Korea, Lao PDR, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, 
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,  
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, 
Vanuatu, and Viet Nam. WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2013 Japan Training course for Cambodia Customs 
officers to develop their ability of IPR border enforcement. 12 participants from Cambodia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
4 2014 Japan WCO Workshop for Customs officers in the 
Asia-Pacific region to become WCO 
accredited expert to contribute to WCO 
Capacity Building ac tivities, which was 
hosted by Japan Customs. 7 participants from Australia, Bhut an, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Tonga WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
 
(C) Expert Mission 
 Period Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2012 Philippines National diagnostic study mission to study the country's 
problems in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Philippines WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2012 Kenya Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake pr oducts which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in the Southeast Africa region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2012 Jamaica National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border 
enforcement Customs officers in Jamaica WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
4 2012 Cambodia National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border 
enforcement Customs officers in Cambodia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
5 2012 Djibouti Regional seminar for public an d private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake pr oducts which is organized by Customs officers in the East Africa region WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
  IP/C/W/610  
 
- 17 -  Period Location Title Participants Organizer 
WCO and funded by Japan. 
6 2013 Thailand Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake pr oducts which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in Asia-Pacific region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
7 2013 Vanuatu National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement. Customs officers in Vanuatu WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
8 2013 Georgia National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Georgia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
9 2013 Kazakhstan National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement. Customs officers in Kazakhstan WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
10 2013 Panama Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake pr oducts which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in Ce ntral America, South 
America and the Caribbean WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
11 2013 China Regional seminar for public an d private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake pr oducts which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in Asia-Pacific region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
12 2014 Myanmar Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake products. Customs, other government officers and 
Judicial officers in Myanmar  JETRO 
13 2014 Albania National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Albania WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
14 2014 Indonesia National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Indonesia. Customs officers and other government officers WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
15 2014 Hong Kong Regional seminar for public an d private sectors to introduce 
Japan Customs enlightenment activities on IPR border 
enforcement. Customs officers, other government officers 
and private sectors in Asia-Pacific region APEC 
16 2014 Egypt National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Egypt WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
17 2014 Macedonia Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Alba nia, Croatia, Serbia, 
Bulgaria,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, 
Montenegro WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
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