IP/C/W/601/Add.1  
 
14 October 2014  
(14-5839)  Page: 1/16  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
JAPAN 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 7 October 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan.  
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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 1.1.  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 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) 2014 amounts to 4.33 million Swiss francs. 
1.2.  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 1.1 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 
1.3.  In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
welcoming trainees from these countries. Between April 1996 and March 2014, Japan welcomed 
4,257 trainees in both the public and private sect ors from 71 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 
of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). IP/C/W/601/Add.1 
 
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  1.2.1.2  Training programme s for government officials 
1.4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2013, 13 group training courses were held and 192 participants in total were welcomed (see Annex Table 1).  
1.2.1.3  Training progra mmes for private sectors 
1.5.  The JPO has also been holding group traini ng courses on industrial property rights for 
trainees from the private sector.  In FY 2013,  4 group training courses were held, and 74 
participants in total were welcomed (see Annex Table 2). 
1.2.2  Long-term Fellowship 1.6.  Under the long-term fellowship project funded  by WIPO FIT/JP, two trainees, from Malaysia 
and Philippines, were invited to Japan in FY 2013 to study IP issues for a period of six months.  In 
FY 2013, the JPO welcomed two trainees on the long-term fellowship, one from Indonesia and one 
from Myanmar, for about six months under an independent project. 
1.2.3  Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members 
1.7.  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.  
1.8.  When the JPO receives a request from an alum ni 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.  
1.9.  In FY 2013, follow-up seminars were held in Viet Nam, Thailand and Malaysia. 1.2.4  Expert Missions 
1.10.  Experts and seminar speakers specializing in various areas of IPR are sent by the JPO 
through WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International C ooperation Agency (JICA) mainly for periods of 
about two weeks. The experts mainly provide on-site instruction regarding examination practices, 
computerization and so forth. 
1.11.  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. 
1.12.  In FY 2013, 8 experts were sent under the WIPO scheme, and 11 experts were sent under 
the JICA scheme. 
1.2.5  Symposia 
1.13.  In FY 2013, 12 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 
1.14.  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, 
which means publications of unexamined patent applications. Since April 1995, the JPO has been IP/C/W/601/Add.1 
 
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  providing PAJ on CD-ROM free of charge to foreign organizations/institutions including major IP 
Offices and international organizations, and as of August 2014, about 80 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 
1.15.  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. 
1.16.  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 90 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 
1.17.  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  
1.18.  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 1.19.  JICA also has implemented group training courses of intellectual property. In cooperation 
with the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Center (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 FY2010 and FY2011, JICA conducted in Japan five days training of IP 
Management, Administration, Registration and Enforcement for officials of Republic of South 
Africa. 
2  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPER ATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT 
2.1  JCO Programmes 
2.1.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO), agency fo r 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. 
2.1.2  APACE Programme (since 1993) 2.2.  The "APACE (Asia-Pacific Copyright Syst ems Enhancement) Programme" was started in 1993 
in cooperation with the WIPO, targeting Asia-Pacific countries. The APACE Programme consists of 
the following eight activities: IP/C/W/601/Add.1 
 
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  2.1.2.2  Annual Regional Workshop (since 1993) 
2.3.  Annual regional workshop has been organize d with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. 
In 2013, Asia Pacific Regional Symposium was held in Thailand where 20 participants from Asian and other countries discussed the necessity of develo ping national copyright strategies and policies 
(see Annex Table 5(A)). 
2.1.2.3  Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 1994) 2.4.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing trai ning 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)). 
2.1.2.4  Experts Missions (since 1999) 2.5.  This programme started in 1999, in order to assist countries in developing and strengthening 
infrastructure for the protection and management of copyright and neighbouring rights. In 2010, 
experts were sent to Kathmandu in Nepal to advi se on collective management of copyright and 
related rights. 
2.1.2.5  Training on Collective Management (since 2000) 
2.6.  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 2013, a study visit 
to collective management organization in Japan was arranged for 6 participants from Indonesia, 
Malaysia and Thailand (see Annex Table 5(C)). 
2.1.2.6  National Seminar on Copyrigh t and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000) 
2.7.  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 2013, this seminar was held in Bhutan and Brunei Darussalam, with more than 70 participants in total both from government agencies and private sectors in these 
countries (see Annex Table 5(D)). 
2.1.2.7  National Workshop for the Producti on of a Handbook on Copyright (since 2011) 
2.8.  This programme started in 2011, in order to facilitate better understanding in developing 
countries of the issues related to the effective use, protection and management of copyright and 
related rights. In 2012, 25 participants mainly consisting of language experts, journalists, publishes and writers benefited from this workshop in Viet Nam (see Annex Table 5(E)). 
2.1.2.8  Sub-Regional Roundtable (since 2003) 
2.9.  This programme started in 2003, in order to promote awareness of the importance of 
protection of copyright and related rights, and to discuss available opportunities for the use and 
management of copyright to support business acti vities in copyright-based industries. In 2010, 
this roundtable was held in Bandung, Indonesia, having 16 participants from Asian countries. 
2.1.2.9  Research Project 2.10.  So far, the studies on the economic cont ribution of copyright-based industries to the 
national economy have been conducted for Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Philippines. IP/C/W/601/Add.1 
 
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  2.1.2.10   
2.1.3  Asia Copyright Conference   2.1.3.1  Asia-Pacific Copyright and Ne ighbouring Rights Seminar (since 1997) 
2.11.  This programme started in 1997, to provid e 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 3.1.  In the form of a Funds-in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programmes on plant variety protection systems. 
3.2.  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 3.3.  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 2014, a Group Training Course was held in Japan having 11 
participants from 11 countries (Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Moldova, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam) (see Annex Table 6(A)). 
3.3  Cooperation through the East As ia Plant Variety Protection Forum 
3.4.  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. 
3.5.  Various cooperative activities which Japan had proposed in this forum were implemented. In 
2013, Workshop for Cooperation in Harmonization of  Test Guidelines and DUS Test was held in 
Viet Nam, Seminar on Plant Variety Protection was held in Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar and Viet Nam, and Training Course was held in Japan (see Annex Table 6(B)-
(D)). 
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES 
4.1.  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 IPRs. 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 FY2013, the scholarship programme and training course were held in Japan, with 8 and 12 participants respectively (see Annex Table 7(A) and 7(B)). Furthermore, experts were sent to 6 countries in FY2013 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 Jul 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practice for ASEAN Countries 16 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore,  Brunei and Myanmar JPO 
2 Aug 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on IP Administration for 
LDCs 
 12 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Ethiopia, Malawi, Senegal, 
Tanzania, Uganda and Mali JPO 
3 Oct 2013 Japan Training Course on the Use of Information 
Technology in Industrial Property Administration under WIPO FIT/JP 15 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Chile, Brunei, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Mongol, Sri Lanka, Br azil, Morocco and Tunisia WIPO and JPO 
4 Nov 2013 Japan JPO/IPR OJT Course on Practices for Madrid 
Protocol Trademark Filings for ASEAN Countries 10 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapor e,  Brunei, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR and Myanmar JPO 
5 Nov 2013 Japan JICA Training Program for IPR Protection 
(Indonesia Officials) 12 participants from In donesia JPO and JICA 
6 Nov 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Patent Practica l and Tailored Training 
Program 5 participants from India and Brazil JPO 
7 Nov 2013 Japan Training Course on the Examination Practice of 
Industrial Property (A dvanced Program) under 
WIPO FIT/JP 22 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam,  India, Pakistan Brazil and 
Turkey WIPO and JPO 
8 Dec 2013 Japan Training Course on the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights under WIPO FIT/JP 30 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar, Pakistan, Morocco and Algeria WIPO and JPO 
9 Dec 2013 Japan JPO/IPR OJT Course on Patent Examination 
Practice for Singapore 4 participants from Singapore JPO 
10 Jan 2014 Japan Training Course on the Examination Practice of 
Industrial Property (Basic Program) under WIPO 
FIT/JP 19 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Papua 
New Guinea, Singapore, Peru, Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Mongol, Myanmar, Pakistan, Morocco, Nigeria and Ghana WIPO and JPO 
11 Jan 2014 Japan Training Course on Industrial Property 
Management under WIPO FIT/JP 21 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Kenya WIPO and JPO 
12 Feb 2014 Japan Training Course for Patent Examiners in the Field 
of Biotechnology Under the WIPO FIT/JP 13 participants from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, 
Viet Nam, India, AR IPO, OAPI and Egypt WIPO and JPO 
13 Feb 2014 Japan Training Course for Patent Examiners 
in the Field of Optical Apparatus under WIPO FIT/JP 13 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, ARIPO and Egypt WIPO and JPO 
                                               
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 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Jun 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Traine rs 24 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongol, Myanmar and Brazil JPO 
2 Jul 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Advanced IP 
Protection Practitioners 15 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Brazil JPO 
3 Sep 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Patent Expe rts 16 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, India and Brazil JPO 
4 Oct 2013 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers 19 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, India and Brazil JPO 
 
 
Table 3: Symposia funded by WIPO FIT/JP 
 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 Jun 2013 Namibia PCT Regional Seminar for ARIPO Member States 
  30 participants from Angola, Botswana, The Gambia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia (12), Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Jul 2013 Zambia National TISC training seminars in searching 
patent and scientific and technical literature 
databases: Technology and Innovation Support 
Center (TISC) Meeting on  Developing the TISC 
Project and Searching Patent and Scientific and 
Technical Journal databases 
 35 participants from Zambia WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Jul - Aug 2013 Tanzania National TISC  training seminars in searching 
patent and scientific and technical literature databases: Establishment of TISCs in the United Republic of Tanzania 50 participants from Tanzania WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 Aug 2013 Cameroon Sub-Regional Training course on IP Management 
and Formulation and Impl ementation of Results-
Based IP Office 
Plans A total of 14 heads of OAPI National Liaison Offices (of a 
total of 17 OAPI member countries), Heads of IP Offices 
not part of 
OAPI, Madagascar and Sao Tomé and Principe and five 
OAPI officials WIPO 
(FIT Japan)  
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5 Oct 2013 Zimbabwe WIPO Regional Training Workshop on IPAS for 
the African Member States 21 participants from Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, 
Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and OAPI WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
6 Oct 2013 Namibia, Regional Workshop on Building Respect for IP for 
the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Officials for 
the Member States of Southern African 
Development Community (SADC) and African 
Regional Intellectual Property Organization 
(ARIPO) 48 participants from Angola, Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, 
Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, 
Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia an d Zimbabwe, and 25 local 
participants WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
7 Nov 2013 Philippines  WIPO Sub-re gional Workshop on ASEAN IT 
Roadmap 10 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao People’s Demo cratic Republic, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapor e, Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
8 Nov 2013 Japan WIPO Regional Seminar on Effective Utilization of 
the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 
International Work Sharing Initiatives  22 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Egypt, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 
Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, OAPI and ARIPO WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
9 Nov 2013 Uganda Sub-regional workshop and training Course on IP 
Management and the Formulation and 
I m p l e m e n t a t i o n  o f  R e s u l t - B a s e d  I P  O f f i c e  P l a n s  
(For ARIPO member states and English Speaking countries in Africa) Senior officials and Heads of  IP Offices from 17 ARIPO 
member states and three observer states WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
10 Dec 2013 Japan WIPO Regional Seminar on Effective Utilization of 
Patent Classification Systems  13 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, India, 
Indonesia, Lao People’s Demo cratic Republic, Malaysia, 
Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
11 Dec 2013 Philippines  WIPO Regional Seminar on Effective Utilization of 
Statistical Data in the field of Intellectual Property  22 participants from Bangla desh, Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, India, Indonesia,  Lao People’s Democratic 
Republic, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
12 Mar 2014 Indonesia WIPO National Workshop on Mediation in 
Intellectual Property Disputes 49 participants from Indonesia WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
  
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 Period Location Project Detail Organizer 
1 2011-2014 Indonesia Project for Strengthening Intellectual 
Property Rights Protection This project is designed  to strengthen 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 encouraging utilization and dissemination of IPRs. In cooperation with JPO, JICA sends two long-term experts. 
 
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 JICA 
2 2012-2014 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 
 
Table 5: APACE Programme in the field of copyright 
(A) Annual Regional Symposium  
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Oct 2011 Japan WIPO Regional Meeting on Copyright and Related 
Rights for Heads of Copyright Offices in Asian Countries 20 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Kore a, Sri Lanka, Thailand and 
Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 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) 
3 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)  
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(B) Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Feb 2012 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement of Copyright 
and Related Rights 7 participants from China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and 
Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 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) 
3 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) 
 
(C) Training on Collective Management 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Oct 2011 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Fiji and Malaysia WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Nov 2012 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from India, Mongolia and Sri Lanka WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Nov 2013 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
 
(D) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Nov 2011 Lao PDR WIPO National Seminar on Copyright and Related 
Rights A total of 50 participants from th e southern provinces of Lao PDR, 
representing the various government and private sectors as well as the stake holders from the copyright sector participated in the event WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Oct 2011 Samoa WIPO National Seminar on Capacity Building in 
the Field of Copyright and Related Rights A total of 40 participants from the various government and non-
government agenci es as well as stake holders WIPO 
(FIT Japan)  
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3 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, artists and academicians from 15 countries WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 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) 
5 Nov 2012 Indonesia National Seminar 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) 
6 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) 
7 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) 
 
(E) National Workshop for the Production of a Handbook on Copyright 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Nov 2011 Nepal National Workshop for the Production of a 
Handbook on Copyright A total of 60 participants, representing the various government and 
private sectors as well as the stak eholders from the copyright sector 
participated in the event WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Sep 2012 Viet Nam National Workshop on Copyright Awareness and 
Production of Copyright Literature 25 participants, mainly language experts, journalists, publishers and 
writers turned up for the workshop WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
  
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(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, Et hiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam 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, 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 Forum 
  
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- 13 - (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, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam the East 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, Laos, Myanmar, and 
Thailand the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2011 Japan Short Term Technical Training Course  16 participants 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, Mala ysia, 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  
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- 14 - Table 7: Cooperation in the field of border measures 
(A) Scholarship Programme 
 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Japan Master course program for officers of developing 
countries to study IPR border enforcement 8 participants from Pakistan , Yemen, Jordan, Liberia, 
Kenya, Maldives, Cameroon and Bhutan WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 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) 
3 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) 
 
 
(B) Training Course 
 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Japan Training course for Customs officers of the Asia-
Pacific region to develop th eir ability of IPR border 
enforcement 6 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines and Viet Nam 9 Participants from China Japan Customs 
2 2012 
 
 
 Japan 
 
 
 
 
 Capacity building Seminar for customs officers of 
the Asia-Pacific region to become instructor for IPR 
border enforcement which is organized by Japan 
Customs and WCO 
 28 participants from Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; 
China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; 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. 
 Japan Customs 
3 2012  Japan Training course for Customs officers of the Asia-
Pacific region to develop th eir ability of IPR border 
enforcement. 22 participants from Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; China; 
Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Maldives; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines Japan Customs 
4 2013 Japan Training course for Customs officers of the Asia-
Pacific region to develop th eir ability of IPR border 
enforcement. 12 participants from Cambodia Japan Customs  
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- 15 - (C) Expert Mission 
 
 Period Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2011 Viet Nam Follow-up mission to evaluate the 
implementation situation of action plan. Customs officers in Viet Nam 
 WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2011 Korea Regional seminar for publ ic and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products 
which is organized by WCO and funded by 
Japan. Customs officers in Asia-Pacific region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2011 Lao PDR National diagnostic study mission to study the 
country’s problems in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Lao PDR WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
4 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) 
5 2012 Kenya Regional seminar for public and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products which is organized by WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in the Southeast Africa region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
6 2012 Jamaica National seminar for de veloping countries to 
enhance knowledge and technique in the field 
of IPR border enforcement Customs officers in Jamaica WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
7 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) 
8 2012 Djibouti Regional seminar for publ ic and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products 
which is organized by WCO and funded by 
Japan. Customs officers in the East Africa region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
9 2013 Thailand Regional seminar for public and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products which is organized by WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in Asia-Pacific region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
10 2013 Vanuatu National seminar for de veloping countries to 
enhance knowledge and technic in the field of 
IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Vanuatu WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
11 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) 
12 2013 Kazakhstan National seminar for de veloping countries to 
enhance knowledge and technic in the field of 
IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Kazakhstan WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
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- 16 -  Period Location Title Participants Organizer 
13 2013 Panama Regional seminar for public and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products which is organized by WCO and funded by Japan. Customs officers in Central Am erica, South America and the 
Caribbean  WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
14 2013 China Regional seminar for publ ic and private sectors 
to develop ability distinguishing fake products 
which is organized by WCO and funded by 
Japan. Customs officers in Asia-Pacific region WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
 
 
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