IP/C/W/611/Rev.1  
 
5 October 2015  
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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2 
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
JAPAN 
Revision 
 
The following communication, dated 17 September 2015, from the delegation of Japan is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Deci sion on Implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/28). 
 
Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to this document. 
 
 
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 1.  The Government of Japan has been conducting development cooperation activities in many fields. One of the most important objectives of these cooperation activities is to promote and 
encourage the transfer of technology. 
2.  Japan understands that incentives for techno logy transfer should be interpreted to include 
a variety of measures such as financial support and business environment support, and that 
supporting the business environment by strengthenin g intellectual property protection is one of 
several effective measures to promote technology transfer by private sectors. Based on this understanding, Japan has provided many incentive measures.  
3.  With regard to the incentives provided by Japan to enterprises and institutions in Japan, 
the Government of Japan would like to report on the following activities. The Government of Japan 
believes that the following activities contribute to raising the level of technological infrastructure in least developed countries (LDCs), which will  bring about further technology transfer. 
1  ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY TE CHNICAL COOPERATION ORGANIZATONS 
1.1  JICA 4.  Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provides technical cooperation through ODA, 
through which knowledge and technologies are tran sferred. The budget for technical cooperation 
through JICA amounts to approximately JPY177.3 billion for FY2013. Some examples of technical cooperation for LDC Members are listed in Table 1 attached in the Annex. 
5.  Under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development 
(SATREPS) programme, the Japan Science and Techno logy Agency (JST), as the funding agency 
for science and technology, collaborates with JICA to promote international joint research projects with developing countries, aimed at resolving global issues.
1 JST supports Japanese research 
                                               
1 Global issues:  issues which are problematic fo r countries or regions and which require common 
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  institutions/researchers for the project activities in Japan. JICA supports project implementation in 
developing countries, such dispatching Japanese experts (researchers), providing equipment and training of personnel, and other supports relate d to the project in developing countries in the 
framework of ODA technical cooperation. SATREPS projects implemented with LDC members are 
listed in Table 2 attached in the Annex. 
6.  In 2013, JICA launched a new public-private partnership program, "Collaboration Program with 
the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technology", which aims to promote understanding 
of Japanese enterprises' technology, knowledge an d system and to explore the possibility of using 
them to the development in the developing count ries. Some examples of projects implemented 
under this programme are listed in Table 3 attached in the Annex. 
1.2  HIDA 
7.  The Overseas Human Resources and Indust ry Development Association (HIDA) provides 
various programmes as regards technical cooperation for developing countries. 
1.2.1  Technical Training 
8.  Training is conducted for engineers and managers invited to Japan from developing countries 
as trainees. Its programmes include practical trainings implemented by private-sector companies, which allows trainees to acquire skills and techniques in specific fields. In 2014, 3 programmes 
were organized in Uganda, Zambia, Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nepal, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, 
Cambodia and Myanmar (see Table 4 attached in the Annex). 
1.2.2  Management Training 9.  Engineers along with middle and top managers etc. from developing countries are invited to 
Japan to acquire business or factory management skills and techniques through understanding 
management concepts and observing real examples of their usage. In 2014, HIDA provided management training courses in Cambodia, Suda n, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Zambia and 
Ethiopia (see Table 5 attached in the Annex).  
10.  HIDA experts provide technical guidance and advice to local companies, and contribute to 
improvements in areas such as manufacturing technologies and business management skills. In 
2014, technical guidance on various issues was offered in Uganda, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Lao PDR 
and Bangladesh (see Table 6 attached in the Annex). 
1.3  JETRO 1.3.1  Sending Experts to the Private Sect or - Dispatching Experts to Improve the 
Business Environment of Developing Coun tries in order to Promote Trade and 
Investment 
11.  The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is engaged in dispatching experts to assist 
developing countries in the establishment of various rules and institutions necessary to create a 
business environment conducive to trade and investment. More specifically, at the requests of private sector bodies and other entities from de veloping countries, experts in such fields as 
development of handicraft industry in Lao PDR  were dispatched. 
1.3.2  Supporting Developing Countries to  Expand Their Exports Industries (OVOP) 
12.  JETRO helps developing countries to expand their exports to Japan and achieve self-
sustainable economic growth, by providing expe rts to identify and develop promising export 
products. Experts provide advice and guidance on enhancing product design, production 
techniques and marketing strategies etc. Some pr ojects under this activity are implemented as 
part of "One Village One Product (OVOP)" campaign, the initiative for supporting and promoting 
local economies in developing countries. The core activities of the campaign are to exhibit and sell 
craftworks, accessories, processed foods and other such products at "OVOP Market". These are sourced from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and the Pacific and are sold at IP/C/W/611/Rev.1  
 
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  Narita and Kansai International Airports. This promotion will be carried out to introduce the merits 
of these products to Japanese customers and to expand sales in the Japanese market. 
1.3.3  Pilot Project for Business in Africa 13.  The "Pilot Project for Business in Africa" is a project aimed at providing support, including 
financing, to Japanese companies for the purpose of  developing their business, planning to invest 
in African countries. JETRO provides support (by subsidizing partial expenses and providing local 
information) to the selected business plans proposed by Japanese companies or organizations that 
are considering investing in Africa. After implementing the project, business tips learned through 
the project are planned to be introduced to the public through JETRO's websites and seminars. 
1.4  NEDO  14.  Research cooperation differs from technical cooperation in that it takes the form of research 
and development adapted to technological development issues (technological needs) being 
addressed for developing countries. Assistance is provided indirectly through New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to research institutions in developing 
countries and other bodies working jointly with them. 
15.  Assistance is in the form of dispatching re search staff and technicians and undertaking joint 
research through the acceptance of research personnel from the countries concerned. For 
example, "the NEDO-IRENA joint training programme" was carried out in 2013. This programme 
was jointly conducted by the International Rene wable Energy Agency (I RENA) and NEDO, aiming 
to develop capacities for fast-growing renewable energy technologies in developing countries with a particular focus on project development and im plementation for solar photovoltaic energy. A 
group of 38 trainees from 27 different countries including Bangladesh, Niger, Senegal, Togo and 
Samoa participated in lectures and hands-on training provided by leading experts in the field of renewable energy. The programme is expected to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills 
and sharing of best practices to accelerate th e deployment and sustainable use of renewable 
energy.  
16.  In addition, joint research is undertaken through various activities including the production of 
materials and equipment necessary for research cooperation, the installation of such materials and 
equipment in recipient countries, and the integrated operation and conduct of research. In 2012, NEDO, with the support of Bio Fuel Co., Inc., promoted research cooperation with Myanmar for improved operability of rice husk gasification power generation.  
2  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE 
2.1  ACE 17.  In November 2013, Japan set up a proactive diplomatic strategy for countering global 
warming, which is called "ACE: Actions for Cool Earth". This strategy aims to achieve at least 50% 
reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,  and as part of this, to achieve the goal of 
developed countries' reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in aggregate by 80% or more by 
2050. This strategy comprises three actions, namely, innovation of low carbon technologies, 
application of existing technologies including such initiatives as the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) and partnership with various stakeholders. As for the assistance to developing countries, Japan promised assistance totalling about US$1 6billion over three years starting from the 
beginning of 2013, and achieved this target within a year and half. 
2.2  JCM 18.  Japan establishes and implements the JC M in order both to appropriately evaluate 
contributions from Japan to GHG emission reductions or removals in a quantitative manner 
achieved through the diffusion of low carbon technologies, products, systems, services, and infrastructure as well as implementation of mitigation actions in developing countries and to use 
them to achieve Japan's emission reduction target. Currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
(MOFA), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust ry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment 
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  mechanism.  As of August 2015, Japan signed this partnership with 14 countries including 
Bangladesh, Cambodia and Lao PDR. Japan is pr omoting the formulation of the JCM projects 
through various supporting schemes, and further accelerating the transfer of low carbon technologies. 
2.3  Other initiatives relating to climate change 
19.  In addition to the aforementioned JCM, Japan promotes the transfer of technology relating to 
climate change through active participation in multilateral initiatives under the UN Framework 
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), such as the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and 
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). For one thing, the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) in cooperation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer. Japan is 
serving as the secretariat of the CTI. CTI PFAN operates to bridge the gap between investments 
and clean energy businesses. As an example of this activity, through organizing its forum et al, PFAN provided mentors for private companies which are engaging in the development of clean 
energy businesses in LDCs such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. 
3  ACTIVITIES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR 20.  Since providing good quality medicines forms the foundation of healthcare, it has become an 
important task to establish a system that can consis tently ensure the availability of quality, safe 
and efficacious medicines in developing countries.  
21.  Furthermore, the spread of substandard/spurio us/falsely labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC) 
pharmaceutical products is a significant public health problem, as it not only threatens the health 
of individual users but also leads to waste of pu blic resources and/or to the risk of spawning 
drug-resistant strains of bacteria. As such, strengthening measures to combat the distribution of SSFFC pharmaceutical products is also of great importance. 
22.  From these perspectives, the Government of  Japan, through JICA and Japan International 
Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), conduc ts training programmes in order to develop and 
reinforce specialist personnel engaged in pharmaceutical regulatory services. 
23.  In FY2014, these training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector had 12 participants from 
7 countries such as Myanmar and Tanzania.(see Table 7 attached in the Annex) 
24.  Additionally, the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers Association (JPMA) contributes to improvement of pharmaceutical regulations 
through participation in international conferences, and endeavours to disseminate the outcomes to 
developing countries in the Asian region. 
4  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
25.  In FY2014, the following 8 group training courses for government officials were held by the 
Japan Patent Office (JPO), in cooperation with WIPO  and the Asia Pacific Industrial Property Centre 
(APIC) of the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII): 58 participants from 
LDCs in total were welcomed training (see Table 8 attached in the Annex). 
26.  In FY2014, the JPO also held 6 group training courses for the private sector, and 30 
participants from LDCs were welcomed training (see Table 9 attached in the Annex). 
27.  In addition, the sending of experts is a WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan programme implemented 
upon the request of developing countries in the Asia Pacific region for the purpose of providing 
foreign IP offices with necessary instructions an d advice. The experts contribute to enhancing the 
efficiency of foreign IP offices to grant indu strial property rights, and streamlining IP 
administration through the rationalization of  administrative procedures. Since 2008, the 
Government of Japan has also made annual contributions to WIPO (i.e. WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan for Africa and LDCs) on a voluntary basis to promote technology transfer in Africa, and 
in 2009, the JPO began to send its experts to Africa utilizing the contributions, as well as 
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  University in Zimbabwe and the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon. In FY2014, as many as 22 
programmes were organized with the WIPO Funds- in-Trust/Japan (FIT Japan), which had more 
than 500 participants including those from LDCs (see Table 10 attached in the Annex). 
28.  Moreover, JICA provides various IP training programmes by inviting government officials from 
various countries to Japan. Under such programmes,  participants are expected to acquire general 
and basic knowledge through lectures, discussion and site observation, etc. and to share the 
knowledge among participants from various countries. Courses on Intellectual Property Rights 
have been held since 2000. The courses had many  participants from LDCs including Myanmar, 
Cambodia, the Gambia, Uganda, and Tanzania. 
 
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Table 1: JICA's technica l cooperation for LDCs 
  Period Target Project Detail Organizer 
1 20011-2016 
 Uganda Rice Promotion Project for Hunger and 
Poverty Reduction in Uganda Research and development capacity of rice-
related institutes is strengthened. Extension capacity of rice-related service 
providers is strengthened. Rice quality in the market is improved. http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/VIE
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[Click "RD**.pdf" at the bottom of page] JICA 
2 2012-2017 Cambodia Capacity Building for Urban Water Supply 
System in Cambodia (Phase 3) 1. Capacity of managing data for ten-year 
financial management plans is enhanced at 
TPWs. 
2. Capacity of formulating ten-year financial 
management plans is improved at TPWs.3. 
3. Capacity of monitoring ten-year financial 
management plans is enhanced at TPWs.  
4. Capacity of monitoring, evaluating ten-year 
financial management plans and supporting 
TPWs for funding is strengthened at MIME.  
5. Capacity of analyzing human resources 
development and improvement measures at 
TPWs is enhanced. 
http://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/cambodia/
013/index.html  JICA 
3 2013-2016 Myanmar Japan Center for Human Resources 
Development 1. Effective management and implementation 
of business training is enhanced, which contributes to the development of core human resources in industrial and commercial enterprises in Myanmar. 
2. Sustainable management mechanism and 
functions of MJC is established. 
 JICA 
 
                                               
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 Period Target Project Detail Organizer 
1 2009-2014 Tuvalu Project for Eco-technological management 
of Tuvalu against Sea Level Rise http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2002
_tsuvalu.html   JICA, JST 
2 2010-2015 Burkina Faso Improving Sustainable Water and Sanitation 
Systems in Sahel Region in Africa: Case of 
Burkina Faso http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2112
_burkinafaso.html  JICA, JST 
3 2010-2015 Sudan Improvement of Food Security in Semi-Arid 
Regions of Sudan through Management of 
Root Parasitic Weeds http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2108
_sudan.html  JICA, JST 
4 2011-2016 Afghanistan Development of Wheat Breeding Materials 
for Sustainable Food Production http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2212
_afghanistan.html  JICA, JST 
5 2011-2016 Bangladesh Research and Development of Prevention 
and Diagnosis for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Especially Kala-Azar http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2217
_bangladesh.html  JICA, JST 
6 2011-2016 Mozambique Sustainable Production of Biodiesel from 
Jatropha in Mozambique http://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2201
_mozambique.html  JICA, JST 
7 2013-2018 Zambia Surveillance of viral zoonoses in A frica Hokkaido University and collaborative Japanese 
institutions undertake joint research with University of Zambia and collaborative Zambian institutions. JICA, JST 
8 2014-2019 Bangladesh Research Project on Disaster 
Prevention/Mitigation Measures against 
Floods and Storm Surges Kyoto University and co llaborative Japanese 
institutions undertake joint research with 
Bangladesh University of Engineering and 
Technology and collaborative Bangladeshi 
institutions. JICA, JST 
9 2014-2019 Lao PDR The Project for Development of Innovative 
Research Technique in Genetic Epidemiology of Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases in Lao PDR for Containment of Their Expanding Endemicity National Center for Global Health and Medicine 
(NCGM) and collaborative Japanese institutions undertake joint resear ch with Lao Pasteur 
Institute and collaborative Lao institutions. JICA, JST 
10 2014-2019 Nepal Project for Hydro-microbiological Approach 
for Water Security in Kathmandu Valley, 
Nepal University of Yamana shi and collaborative 
Japanese institutions undertake joint research 
with Tribhuvan Universi ty and collaborative 
Nepali institutions. JICA, JST 
11 2015-2020 Myanmar Project for Development of a 
Comprehensive Disaster Resilience System and Collaboration Platform The University of Tokyo and collaborative 
Japanese institutions undertake joint research with Yangon Technological University and collaborative Myanmar institutions. JICA, JST 
 
  
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  Period Target Project Detail Organizer 
1 2015-2017 Myanmar Usage of Sanitary Napkins through Personal 
Hygiene Education This project is to deve lop new early adolescent 
reproductive health education materials (i.e. booklet and other supporting materials) for nationwide use under the guidance and approval of the Ministry of Health. JICA 
2 2015-2016 Myanmar Sustainable and Comprehensive Cataract 
Treatment The Program is to provide the transfer of 
technologies and skills for cataract operation, 
seminars and trainings with the support from 
Japanese skilled ophtha lmologists, and supply 
medical devices for cataract surgery and new-
generation high-quality Intraocular lens 
manufactured by ROHTO. JICA 
 
 
Table 4: HIDA's technical tr aining programmes for LDCs 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2014 Uganda, Zambia, 
Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nepal, 
Bangladesh Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
automobile after-sales service Private companies in Uganda, Zambia, Sudan, 
Tanzania, Rwanda, Nepal and Bangladesh  HIDA 
2 2014 Lao PDR Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
quality control in electric circuit Private companies in Lao PDR HIDA 
3 2014 Cambodia, 
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Lao PDR Training on knowledge and technical skills of 
telecommunication system Private companies in Cambodia, Bangladesh, 
Myanmar and Lao PDR HIDA 
 
 
Table 5: HIDA's management training programmes for LDCs 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2014 Cambodia, Sudan,  
Bangladesh and 
Myanmar The Executive Program on Corporate 
Management 
Enhancement of participants' capabilities of corporate management, with utilizing managerial functions, pursuing to upgrade Private companies in Cambodia, Sudan, 
Bangladesh and Myanmar HIDA  
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corporate management of their companies 
as executives. 
2 2014 Sudan, Myanmar and 
Bangladesh The Programme for Quality Management 
Enhancement of ability to promote quality 
management Private companies in Sudan, Myanmar and 
Bangladesh HIDA 
3 2014 Sudan, Bangladesh, 
Myanmar and Nepal  Quality Control Training Course 
Enhancement of TQM promotion capabilities Private companies in Sudan, Bangladesh, 
Myanmar and Nepal HIDA 
4 2014 Bangladesh,  Nepal 
and Sudan Programme for Quality Problem Solving 
Strengthen and improve problem-solving 
abilities Private companies in Bangladesh , Nepal and 
Sudan  HIDA 
5 2014 Zambia, Sudan, 
Bangladesh and Nepal Programme on Corporate Management 
(1) To deepen participants' understanding of management skills and techniques adopted by Japanese companies in key functions such as marketing, financial management, 
production management, human resource management, etc., with case studies/examples of Japanese companies; (2) To further develop participants' capabilities in materializing a corporate philosophy and strategy to attain their management goals; and (3) To build up friendly and reliable relationships among themselves. Private companies in Zambia, Sudan, 
Bangladesh and Nepal HIDA 
6 2014 Ethiopia, Bangladesh 
and Sudan The Executive Leadership Program. 
(1)To deepen participants' understanding of 
the basics of leadership and review their 
own leadership style. Based on such 
acknowledgement, to deepen their 
understanding of the leadership skills 
necessary for an executive such as the way 
to develop/share corporate 
philosophy/vision, the way to enhance 
motivation, etc., and 
(2)To help participants widen their 
perspectives as leaders and to become able 
to formulate an action plan to be 
implemented, with respect to the problems 
and challenges faced wi thin the participant's 
own company or organization by exercising 
their leadership, after returning their own 
country. Private companies in Ethiopia, Bangladesh and 
Sudan HIDA  
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 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2014 Uganda Technical guidance on production control 
and quality management in the hygiene product  Private companies in Uganda 
HIDA 
2 2014 Ethiopia, Cambodia 
and Lao PDR Technical guidance on the improvement of 
sewing techniques of leather product and 
garment Private companies in Ethiopia, Cambodia and 
Lao PDR HIDA 
3 2014 Bangladesh Technical guidance on factory diagnosis of 
sewing plant Private companies in Bangladesh HIDA 
 
 
Table 7: Training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector 
 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 Nov 2014 Japan Training Programme for Good Governance of 
Medicines for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authorities to develop human resources in the planning and implementation of pharmaceutical administration in the respective countries referring to Japan's system and experiences and information 
from attending countries 12 participants from 7 countries ( Afghanistan , 
China, Iraq, Malaysia, Myanmar  and 
Tanzania ) JICA and JICWELS 
 
  
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 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
1 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 , Senegal , 
Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia  and Mali JPO 
2 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 
3 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, Chile, Brunei, Mexico, Bangladesh , 
Cambodia , India, Lao PDR , Mongol, 
Myanmar , Pakistan, Brazil, ARIPO, OAPI, 
Egypt, Kenya and Botswana WIPO and JPO 
4 Nov 2014 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademark for 
Myanmar 4 participants from Myanmar  JPO 
5 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 
6 Jan 2015 Japan Training Course on Industrial Property 
Examination (Basic Program) under the 
WIPO FIT/JP 25 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Viet Nam, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Peru, 
Cambodia , Myanmar , Pakistan, Sri Lanka, 
Tajikistan, Afghanistan , ARIPO, Algeria, 
Kenya, Madagascar  and Tanzania  WIPO and JPO 
7 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 
8 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, Chile, 
Singapore, Brunei, Peru, Mexico, Bangladesh , 
Cambodia , India, Lao PDR , Myanmar , 
Pakistan, Brazil, Morocco, South Africa and  
Nigeria WIPO and JPO 
 
  
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 Date Location Activity Participants (LDCs in bold) 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 
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 
  
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 Date 
 Location Title Participants (LDCs in bold) 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 and 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 Jun 2014 Senegal TISC Seminar on the effective 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-regional Meeting for 
Parliamentarians of the Member States of 
the OAPI and Burundi, Djibouti and 
Madagascar 23 participants from Benin , 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 , Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
Myanmar,  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 Tanzania , 30 participants 
from Zanzibar  WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
9 Sep 2014 Singapore WIPO Sub-Regional 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 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 11 participants from Ethiopia, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia  WIPO 
（FIT Japan ）  
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 Location Title Participants (LDCs in bold) Organizer 
of Export Interest for English Speaking 
Leased Developed Countries 
12 Oct 2014 Zimbabwe Workshop on Human Resource Development 
of Patent/Trademark Agents for ARIPO 
Member States and Observer States 34 participants from Botswana, Gambia , Ghana, 
Kenya, Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , 
Namibia, Rwanda , Swaziland, Uganda , 
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 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 Botswana, Lesotho , 
Malawi , Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, 
Switzerland, Tanzania , Zambia  and Zimbabwe WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
15 Nov 2014 Sri Lanka WIPO Regional Seminar on Building Respect 
for IP for Members of Judiciary 18 participants from Bangladesh , Bhutan , 
India, Myanmar , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
16 Nov 2014 South Africa WIPO-South Africa Advanced Summer 
School on Intellectual property and Transfer 
of Technology  10 participants from Botswana, Cameroon, 
Ethiopia , Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania , 
Uganda  and Zimbabwe WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
17 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 ） 
18 Feb 2015 Singapore WIPO Work-Sharing Seminar WIPO 
Workshop on Utilization of the Centralized 
Access to search and Examination 50 participants from Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia , Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
Myanmar , Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and 
Viet Nam WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
19 March 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 and Principe , Swaziland,  Uganda, 
Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
20 March 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 ） 
21 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 ） 
22 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 ） 
 
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