IP/C/W/632  
 
14 September 2017  
(17-4876) Page: 1/19 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
TECHNICAL  COOPERATION ACTIVITI ES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEM BERS  
JAPAN  
The following communication, dated 9 September  2017, 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 FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN T HE FIELD OF INDUSTRI AL 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 Property 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 proj ects 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 
support ing the automation and modernization of IP offices. The voluntary fund for the Japanese 
fiscal year (FY) 2017 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 p rogramme for Africa to the amount of 1.6 million  Swiss francs , annually . 
This fund will support activities aimed , inter alia , at strengthening the legal and administrative 
frameworks for Intellectual Property (IP) protection, automating and moderniz ing IP infrastructure 
to ensure high quality service to users, and sharing the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts 
in business oriented IP management and human resource development in Africa . 
1.2  Program mes by the Japan Patent Office ( 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 2017, Japan welcomed  
5,534 trainees in both public and private sectors from 80 countries  and region s, 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  Programmes for Government O fficials  
4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property ri ghts for 
government officials. In FY 2016, 17 group training courses were held , and 186 participants  in 
total were wel comed  for training  (see Table 1  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.1.2   Training Programmes for the Private S ector  
5.  The JPO has also been holding group training courses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from the private sector . In FY 2016, 5 group training courses  were held , and 113 participants  in 
total were welcomed  for training  (see Table 2  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.2   Long -term and Short -term Fellowship s 
6.  Under the long -term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, one trainee from the Philippines 
was invited to Japan in FY 2016 to study IP issues for a period of three  months.  In FY 2016, 
the JPO welcomed  four trainees  on the long-term fellowship from  Vietnam, Mexico, Indonesia and 
Malaysia for about four months under an independent project.  
7.  Under the short-term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, four trainees from 
the Philippines, India, Mongol ia and Sri Lanka were invited to Japan in FY  2016 to study IP issues 
for a period of about two weeks.  
1.2.3   Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni A ssociation Members  
8.  The JPO has suggest ed 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 conduct ed follow -up seminar s in 
various Asian countries for those who had completed training programme s in Japan,  in order to 
sustain the fruits of the training programmes and contribute to human resources development.  
9.  When the JPO receives a request from an alumni association to assist them in conducting an IP 
seminar, the following types of assistance are provided: financial assistance to meet the cost of 
holding the seminar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the  event.  
10.  In FY 2016, follow -up seminars were held in  Thailand , the Philippines, India and Myanmar . 
1.2.4   Expert Missions  
11.  Experts and seminar speaker s specializing in various areas of IPR are sent by the JPO through 
WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperat ion Agency (J ICA), mainly for periods of about 
two weeks. The experts mainly provide on -site instruction regarding examination practices, 
computerization and so forth.  
12.  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.  
13.  In FY 2016, 18 expert s were sent under the WIPO scheme , and 7 experts were sent under 
the JICA scheme.  
1.2.5   WIPO FIT/JP Symposia  
14.  In FY 2016, 25 symposia  were he ld with the support of funding from the WIPO FIT/JP  
(See Table 3  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.6   Provision of the "Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)" on CD -ROM  
15.  There ha ve been problem s of third parties obtaining patents in other countries for 
the inventions for which applications have already been filed in Japan. To help prevent IP/C/W/632  
 
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  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). PAJ contains E nglish translations 
of bibliographic data and patent abstracts as well as representative drawings published in 
the Kokai Tokkyo Koho , which means publications of unexamined patent applications. Since 
April 1995, the JPO has been provid ing PAJ on CD -ROM free of charge to foreign 
organizations /institutions  including major IP Offices and international organizations , and as of 
July 2017, 73 organizations/institutions receive them on a regular basis . 
1.2.7   Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the Industrial Pr operty Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries  
16.  The JPO translated laws and regulations , which were related to the industrial property rights 
of foreign  countries  into English  and Japanese  and provided these translations  through  the JPO’s  
websit e. At present, translations of the laws and regulations of about 100 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on its website . 
Japanese:  http://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou/s_sonota/fips/mokuji.htm  
English : http://www.jpo.go.jp/shiryou_e/s_sonota_e/fips_e/mokuji_e.htm   
1.3  JICA Projects  
1.3.1   Technical Cooperation Projects  
17.  In the field of Intellectual Property, JICA has implemented various technical cooperation 
projects, which consist of sending  JICA experts, training of local officials for ‘capacity 
development’, and supply of equipment . For instance, a project was conducted t o strengthen 
the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Viet Nam (see Table 4  attached in the Annex ). 
1.3.2   Group Training Course  
18.  JICA has also implemented group training courses of intellectual property. In cooperation with 
the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Cente r (KCLC; Non-Profit Research Organization) , JICA 
implemented two -month training on the legal system of IPR and the Enforcement of IPR for 
officials from enforcement -related government agencies from a round the world  (FY2000 -2012) . 
Furthermore, since 2015, in cooperation with KCLC,  JICA has conduct ed one-month training on 
Improved Intellectual Property System  for Promoting Direct Investment from Overseas.  
2  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN T HE FIELD  OF COPYRIGHT  
2.1  JCO Programmes  
19.  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 t o strengthening regional cooperation among Asia -Pacific 
countries.  
2.1.1   APACE Programme (since 1993)  
20.  The "APACE (Asia -Pacific Copyright Systems 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 FY2016, following programmes were implemented : 
2.1.1.1   Annual Regional Workshop  (since 1993)  
21.  Annual regional workshop  has been organized with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. 
In FY2016 , Sub-Regional Workshop on Copyright Awareness  and Capacity Building for ASEAN 
Countries  was held in Malaysia,  where 10 participants from ASEAN  countries discussed 
the necessity of developing national copyright strategies and policies (see Table 5(A)  attached in 
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  2.1.1.2   Train ing Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 199 4) 
22.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, to 
participants from Asian countries. In 2016, a training course on enforcement of copyright s and 
related rights took place in To kyo (see Table 5(B)  attached in the Annex ). 
2.1.1.3   Training on Collective Management (since 2000 ) 
23.  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 2016, a study visit 
to collective management organization in Japan was arranged for 8 participants from  Cambodia , 
Cook Islands,  Lao PDR, Maldives and Myanmar  (see Table 5(C)  attached in the Annex ). 
2.1.1.4   National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000 ) 
24.  This programme started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of 
copyright s and neighbouring rights , and the role it can play in cultural and economic development 
of developing countries.  In 2016-2017, this seminar was held in Lao PDR and Maldives , with more 
than 80 participants in total both from government agencies and private sectors  in these countries 
(see Table 5(D)  attached in the Annex ). 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN T HE FIELD OF PLANT VA RIETY 
PROTECTION  
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV  
25.  In the form of a Funds -in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programme s on plant variety protection (PVP) system s. 
26.  To facilitate establishment and implementation of PVP systems for countries in the Asian 
region, vario us activities were implemented. National and international s eminars have been held 
since FY 1991 for the purpose of raising awareness  of PVP systems. In order to provide practical 
knowledge and technique s related  to PVP, Training course on DUS Test was hel d in Viet Nam in 
2016. In addition, bearing in mind the importance of raising awareness of PVP system in national 
level, the high level study tour on PVP was conducted in  Japan  in July 2016 to demonstrate the use 
of UPOV system of PVP to add value for farm ers and growers.  
3.2  JICA GROUP TRAINING COURSE  
27.  This JICA training course started in 2000 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries and  NCSS (Center for Seed s and Seedling s, National Agriculture and Food 
Research Organization ) to contribute to the enhance ment of PVP systems  and quality control of 
seeds and seedlings . In 2017, a Group Training C ourse was held in Japan and Viet Nam having 8  
participants from 8 countries (Argentine, Bangladesh, Cambodia , Lao PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lan ka, 
Viet Nam  and Zambia ) (see Table 6(A)  attached in the Annex ). 
3.3  Cooperation through the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum  
28.  To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP systems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Variet y Protection Forum (EAPVPF)  was formed under the Japan ’s 
initiative  in 2008 with participation of ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japan.  
29.  Various cooperation activities proposed by EAPVPF members have been implemented. In 
2016, this forum took  place in Viet Nam with 38 participants from 11 countries. Seminars on Plant 
Variety Protection were held in Myanmar and Thailand and Training courses on DUS growing test 
were held in Myanmar, T hailand and Viet Nam (see Table 6(B) -(D) attached in the Annex ). 
The details of this activity can be referred to the following website: 
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  4  TECHNICAL AND FINANC IAL COOPERATION IN T HE FIELD OF BORDER M EASURES  
30.  The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan ha ve provided scholarship programme s, 
training course s, expert missions on the TRIPS Agreement in the field of border measures for 
the enforcement of  intellectual property rights. The main purpose of th ese programme s is to assist 
in the  smooth implementation of the TRIPS Agreement by customs officials in developing 
countries , mainly  in the Asia -Pacific region. In FY  2016, the scholarship programme  was held in 
Japan, with 10 participants (see Table 7(A)  attached in the Annex ). Furthermore , experts were 
sent to 6 countries  in FY  2016 to advise its customs officers on knowledge and technique  in 
the field of IPR border enforcement (see Table 7(C)  attached in the Annex ). 
 
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Table 1: JPO’s training programmes for government officials  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jun 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark Examinations 
of Trademarks under the Madrid system for Thailand  6 participants from Thailand  JPO 
2 Jul 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Pate nt Examinations 
(Basic Program)  13 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , 
Myanmar, Kazakhstan, GCC, ARIPO, OAPI and 
Morocco  JPO 
3 Jul 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark Examinations 
of Trademarks under the Madrid System for Indonesia  10 participants from Indonesia  JPO 
4 Aug 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for Indonesia  10 participants from Indonesia   JPO 
5 Aug 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course on establishing an IP office 
in Myanmar  10 participants from Myanmar  JPO 
6 Sep 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR  Operational Patent Examination Training 
Program  10 participants from India, Brazil, and Egypt  JPO 
7 Sep 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Guidelines  16 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and 
Myanmar  JPO 
8 Oct 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Management  12 participants from Malaysia, the Philippines, 
Thailand, Singapore, and India  JPO 
9 Oct 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive Examination 
of Trademark for Vietnam  10 participants from Vietnam  JPO 
10 Nov 201 6 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive Examination 
of Design  18 participants from China, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Vietnam, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, India, and Lao 
PDR JPO 
11 Nov 201 6 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substantive Examination 
of Trademark  8 participants from the Philippines, Mexico, 
Colombia, India, and Pakistan  JPO 
12 Nov 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination in 
Specific Technical Fields for Latin American Countries  15 participants from Chile, Peru, Mexico, 
Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil  JPO 
13 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 
                                                
1 In English only.   
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14 Jan 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Anti -Counterfeiting 
Measures for Practitioners  12 participants from China, Indonesia, Thailand, 
Vietnam, India, Lao PDR , and Brazil  JPO 
15 Jan 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for South Africa  9 participants from South Africa  JPO 
16 Feb 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark Examinations 
of Trademarks under the Madrid system for Cambodia  5 participants from Cambodia  JPO 
17 Feb 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for Thailand  10 participants from Thailand  JPO 
 
Table 2: JPO’s training programmes for private sectors  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jun 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trainers  26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Mexico, 
Cambodia, Lao PDR , Myanmar and Brazil  JPO 
2 Aug 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners Specializing 
in Patents  21 participants from China, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, India, 
and Brazil   JPO 
3 Dec 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Managing IP  20 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, 
Mexico, Cambodia, Lao PDR , Myanmar, and Brazil   JPO 
4 Dec 2016  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners Specializing 
in Trademarks  26 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia,  the 
Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, 
and Lao PDR   JPO 
5 Feb 2017  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection Lawyers  20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia,  
the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, 
India, Lao PDR , Myanmar and Brazil  JPO 
  
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 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 Apr 2016 Malaysia  Sub-regional Workshop on Patent Examination 
Quality Management System  27 Participants from India, Indonesia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
2 Apr 2016 Thailand  WIPO CASE National Workshop to Improve Quality 
of Patent  60 Participants from Thailand  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
3 Apr 2016 Philippines  In-depth WIPO CASE National Workshop to 
Improve Quality of Patent  60 Participants from Philippines  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
4 Apr 2016 Nigeria  Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Effective 
Use of Technical and Scientific Information and 
Evaluation of the National TISC Project  Over 50 participants from Nigeria  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
5 May 2016 Switzerland  Policy Dialogue on the Role of IP For Economic, 
Social and Cultural Development  11 participants from following Regional Economic 
Communities (RECs):  Common Market for 
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); 
Economic Community of Central African States 
(ECCAS);  Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS);  Southern African Development 
Community (S ADC); and Union économique et 
monétaire ouest africaine (UEMOA).  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
6 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 ） 
7 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 Africa, and Tunisia.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
8 Jun 2016 Botswana  Sub-Regional Intellectual Property Workshop for 
Young Innovators  More than 50 participants from Botswana and 
other  African countries  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
9 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, Philippines, Brunei, Viet 
Nam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Mongolia, 
Papua New Guinea  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
10 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 ）  
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11 Jul 2016  Philippines  Study Visit (Capacity Building for Effective 
Innovation  Support Services, in particular Access 
to and Use of Technology Databases ) 7 participants from Bangladesh,  Bhutan,  India,  
Nepal,  Mongolia,  Pakistan, Sri Lanka  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
12 Aug 2016 Indonesia  National Workshops for Trademark Examiners  55 participants from Indonesia  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
13 Sep 2016 Tokyo  Regional Workshop on USE of PCT products  19 participants from Costa Rica, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Peru, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
14 Sep 2016 Malaysia  Regional Workshop (Capacity Building for Effective 
Innovation Support Services, in particular Access 
to and Use of Technology Databases ) 36 participants from  Indonesia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
15 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 
Repub lic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
16 Nov 2016 India National Workshop on the PCT system  59 participants from India  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
17 Nov 2016 Thailand  WIPO CASE National Training for New Patent 
Examiners on Global Patent Examination and 
Searching  20 Participants from Thailand  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
18 Nov 2016  Tokyo  Study Visit Prior to Acceding to the Hague 
Agreement  6 participants from Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
19 Dec 2016 Tokyo  Workshop (Capacity Building for Effective 
Innovation Support Services, in particular Access 
to and Use of Technology Databases ) 14 part icipants from Brazil, India, Indonesia, 
Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
20 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, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
21 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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22 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 ） 
23 Jan 2017 Uganda  TISC Workshops on Establishing TISCs in Ugandan 
Universities  Over 80 participants from Uganda  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
24 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 ） 
25 Mar 2017  Switzerland  Mark and Design International Classifications 
Training for the Uganda Registration Services 
Bureau (URSB) Examiners,  6 trainees  from URSB  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
 
Table 4: JICA’s technical cooperation projects  
 Period  Location  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2012-2017 Viet Nam  Project for Strengthening the 
Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights  This project was 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 sen t two long -term experts.  JICA 
2 2015-2020 Indonesia  Project on Intellectual Property 
Rights Protection  and Legal 
Consistency  for Improving  
Business Environment  This project is designed to  strengthen  the system for improving legal 
consistency and IPR protection  by enhancing the q uality of IP examination  
in the DGIP and p redictability of IP cases processing in the Supreme Court , 
improving IPR Enforcement system at related agencies  and establishing the 
procedure for improving consistency during drafting and vetting business 
laws and regulations including IP laws and regulations  in the DGL. JICA 
  
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(A) Annual Regional Symposium  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 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, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Viet Nam   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 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 People's Democratic Republic , 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)  
3 Feb 2016  Australia  Sub-Regional Workshop on Copyright 
and Related Rights in the South 
Pacific for Decision Makers  15 participants from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, 
Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Sep 2016  Malaysia  Sub-Regional Workshop on Copyright 
Awareness and Capacity Building for 
ASEAN Countries  10 participants from  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
 
(B) Training Programme  in Tokyo, Japan  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Nov 2013  Japan  Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights  12 participant s from Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia  and 
Myanmar   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 Feb 2015  Japan   Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights  11 participant s from  China, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka , and Thailand   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 Oct 2015  Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  10 copyright officials (including enforcement agencies) from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Oct 2016  Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection 
of Copyright and Related Rights  8 copyright officials  (including enforcement agencies) from China, Pakistan, 
Philippines and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Nov 2013  Japan  Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations  6 participants from Indonesia , Malaysia and Thailand  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 Feb 2015  Japan   Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations  8 participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 Oct 2015  Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   6 participants from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Sri Lanka   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Oct 2016  Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   8 participants from Cambodia, Cook Islands, Lao PDR, Maldives and 
Myanmar  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
 
(D) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 May 2013  Bhutan  National Seminar on the Role of Copyright in 
Cultural and Economic Development  Over 30 participants from various government ministries and private 
sectors  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 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)  
3 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)  
4 Mar 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)  
5 Jul 2015  Myanmar   National Workshop on the Role of Copyright and  
Related Rights in Economic and Cultural 
Development,  Over 100 participants from Myanmar, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
6 Aug 2015  Viet Nam  National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights and Emerging Issues   Over 100 participants from Viet Nam, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
7 Jan 2016  Sri Lanka   National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights   Over 60 participants  from Sri Lanka, representing relevant 
government ministries, creators’ association, collective management 
organizations as well as other key stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 13 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
8 May 2016  Lao PDR  National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights  About 50 participants representing relevant government ministries 
and private sectors including university professors, broadcasting 
companies and collective management organizations.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
9 Feb 2017  Maldives  National Workshop on the Role of Copyright and 
Related Rights  Over 35 participants representing relevant government ministries 
and private sectors as well as other stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
 
Table 6: Cooperation in the field 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 , Lao 
PDR, 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 , Lao PDR , 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, Lao PDR , Vietnam, Sri 
Lanka, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Indonesia  JICA 
6 2016 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality Control 
System of Seeds to Facilitate Distribution of 
High Quality Seeds  11 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, K yrgyz , Lao 
PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Timor -Leste, Viet Nam, Zambia  JICA 
7 2017 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality Control 
System of Seeds to Facilitate Distribution of 
High Quality Seeds  8 participants from Argentine, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and Zambia . JICA  
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 14 -  (B) Workshop and Training course on 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, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
7 2013 Viet Nam  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Republic 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, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, 
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea 
and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
10 2015 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test  26 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, New Zealand and Thailand.  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
11 2015 Malaysia  Workshop on DUS Test  25 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
12 2015 Viet Nam  Workshop on DUS Test  24 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
13 2016 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  30 participants from Myanmar  Naktuinbouw (Netherlands) 
and the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 15 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
14 2016 Thailand  Training Course on DUS test  29 participants from Thailand  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
15 2016 Viet Nam  Training Course on DUS test  17 participants from Viet Nam, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  UPOV and 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, Lao PDR , 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 M alaysia  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, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
10 2015 Brunei 
Darussala
m Awareness raising seminar on plant variety 
protection  43 participants from Brunei Darussalam  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
11 2015 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant variety 
protection  22 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 16 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
12 2015 Cambodia  Awareness raising seminar on plant variety 
protection  44 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
13 2016 Myanmar  Awareness raising seminar on plant variety 
protection  140 participants from Myanmar  The East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
14 2016 Thailand  Awareness raising seminar on plant variety 
protection  167 participants from Thailand  The Eats Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
 
(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, Brunei, Lao PDR , Myanmar, and 
Thailand  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
3 2011 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   16 participants from Brunei,  Cambodia, Lao PDR , 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 Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
5 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   9 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
6 2012 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   5 participants from Lao PDR , Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
7 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   9 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
8 2013 Japan  Short term technical training course  2 participants from Singapore  and M alaysia  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
9 2015 Japan  Training Course on DUS growing test  2 participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 17 - Table 7: Cooperation in the field of border  measures  
(A) Scholarship Programme  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2014 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from  Albania , Bhutan , Lesotho , Liberia, Malawi , 
Mauritania , Pakistan,  Sri Lanka,  Uganda and Zimbabwe  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 
 2015 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Bangladesh , Belize , Brazil , Fiji, Lao PDR , 
Mauritius , Myanmar, Thailand, Yemen and Zambia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2016 Japan  Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Ecuador , Indonesia , Kenya,  
Lesotho, Nigeria, Papua  New Guinea , Tanzania  and Viet  Nam WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 
(B) Training Course  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2014 Japan  WCO Workshop for Customs officers in the 
Asia-Pacific region to  become  WCO 
accredited expert to contribute to WCO 
Capacity Building activities, which was 
hosted by Japan Customs  7 participants from Australia, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Tonga  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 
(C) Expert Mission  
 Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 
 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  
2 
 2014 Albania  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  Customs officers in Albania  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2014 Indonesia  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Indonesia  Customs officers and other government officers  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 18 -  Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
4 2014 Hong Kong  Regional  seminar for public and private sectors to introduce 
Japan Customs enlighten ment activities on IPR border 
enforcement  Customs officers, other government  officers 
and private sectors in Asia -Pacific region  APEC 
5 2014 Egypt  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement . Customs officers in Egypt  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
6 2014 Macedonia  Regional  seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  Customs officers in Albania, Croatia , Serbia, 
Bulgaria,  Bosnia  and Herzegovina, Macedonia, 
Montenegro  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
7 2015 Azerbaijan  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and techni que in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Azerbaijan  Customs officers in Azerbaijan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
8 2015 Malaysia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and techni que in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Malaysia  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
9 2015 Indonesia  IPR Workshop for Indonesia Customs  Customs  officers in Indonesia  Japan Customs  
10 2015 Bangladesh  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and techni que in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Bangladesh  Officers of NBA (National Board of Revenue) in 
Bangladesh  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
11 2015 Malaysia  Regional  seminar for Customs officer to explain the 
upcoming I PR border enforcement operation  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
12 2015 Singapore  Japan – Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st 
Century (JSPP)  “Promotion of Effective Intellectual Property 
Protection ” Customs officers in ASEAN countries  JSPP 
13 2015 India National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and techni que in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
India Customs officers in India WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
14 2015 Thailand  Regional seminar for Customs officers to introduce boarder 
operation results  on IPR border enforcement  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
15 2016 India Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
India Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
16 2016 Myanm ar National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Myanmar  Customs officers in Myanmar  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
  IP/C/W/632  
 
- 19 -  Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
17 2016 Singapore  Japan – Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st 
Century (JSPP)  “Promotion of Effective Intellectual Property 
Protection  Customs officers in ASEAN countries  JSPP 
18 2016 Thailand  Regional  seminar for Customs officer to explain the 
upcoming I PR border enforcement operation  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
19 2016 Namibia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Namibia  Customs officers , other government  officers in 
the East Africa region  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
20 2016 Sudan  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technique in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Sudan  Customs officers  in Sudan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 
 
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