IP/C/W/593/Add.4  
 
4 October 2013  
(13-5380)  Page: 1/3  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
NORWAY  
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 26 September 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Norway.  
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 1  THE NORWEGIAN INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICE 
1.1.  The Norwegian Industrial Property Office, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) Academy, has since the year 2000 on an annual basis conducted training courses of one week on intellectual property rights . The courses gather up to 20 participants from 
national industrial property offices in developing countries and countries in transition from all over 
the world. The courses are free of charge for the participants and are financed by the Norwegian 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Travel costs are covered by WIPO, which also handles applications from the participants. 
1.2.  The target group are officials who deal with intellectual property rights at a practical level. 
The aim of the courses is to achieve among the participants a better understanding of different intellectual property rights, with a focus on the practical work and administrative management of 
industrial property applications. While the topics of last year concerned trademarks, this year’s 
course dealt with patents. Employees of the Norw egian Industrial Property Office and the WIPO 
Academy gave the lectures in English. 
1.3.  The Norwegian Industrial Property Offi ce cooperates with WIPO and delivers Patent 
Information Services for Developing Countries. Mo re information can be found at this address: 
http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/ data/developing_countries.html . 
1.4.  Enquiries can be made to: 
Mr Jostein Sandvik 
Director Legal and International Affairs 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office 
P.O. Box 8160 Dep. Sandakerveien 64 
N-0033 OSLO 
 Telephone:  +47 22 38 74 09 Telefacsimile:  +47 22 38 73 01 
E-mail:  jsa@patentstyret.no  
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  2  THE NORCODE AND WIPO  TRAINING PROGRAMME 
2.1  Norcode and WIPO training programme: June 2013 2.1.  The programme is supported by the Norwegia n Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian 
Ministry of Culture. 
2.1.1.  Participants 
2.2.  WIPO and Norcode invited 20 selected participants from 17 countries on three continents to 
participate in the programme. The group consists of six governmental representatives and 
14 private sector representatives from various creative sectors: music, film, literature and visual 
art. 
2.1.2  Objectives of the Training Programme 2.3.  The main focus of the programme is on collective management of copyright and related 
rights. 
2.4.  The general objectives are to:  have an overall picture of all pillars of a copyright system: legislation, enforcement and 
management of rights; 
 have an understanding of the national and international legal framework and its impact on 
national infrastructure and local creative industries; 
 provide the participants with information and skills on how to benefit from the exploitation of 
protected works and performances in their respective countries; 
 focus on information on collective management of rights both in theory and practice based 
on experiences internationally, in Norway and in developing countries; 
 demonstrate the role of contracts between creators/performers and publishers/producers 
and how individual exercise and collective management of rights are interlinked; 
 discuss how fight against piracy and management of rights complement each other. 
2.5.  Information gained during the programme is intended to give the participants inspiration and 
insight in what would best work for them in their particular legal, economic and societal framework. 
2.1.3  Content of the Training Programme 
2.6.  The Course consists of five phases: 
i. Phase I took place prior to the training programme in Oslo. In this phase the 
participants had to prepare a 3-4 page report containing a review and analysis of the 
copyright and related rights situation in their own country. 
ii. Phase II is the programme in Oslo. This phase consisted of lectures on copyright and 
related rights, group discussions on selected topics, practical training in 
communication and negotiations and study visits relating to copyright and related 
rights. A presentation of the Country Projects was also included. 
iii. Phase III takes place in the participants' home country where they are implementing 
a study project selected in phase I and worked with during the Oslo part. The 
participants have individual tutors selected by WIPO and Norcode and they all have to present a mid-term report. IP/C/W/593/Add.4 
 
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  iv. Phase IV will consist of a one-week follow -up meeting of all the participants where 
the project and its development plan will be reviewed. This phase will take place in Botswana in November 2013. 
v. Phase V will consist of evaluation of the impact of the training course half a year 
after the session in Botswana. The participants will be asked to give feedback on how 
and where the participation in the training programme has enhanced their knowledge and how that has been demonstrated in their present positions.  
 
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