IP/C/W/617  
21 October  2016 
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects  of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original:  English  
 
  TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
JAPAN  
The following communication, dated 14 October  2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan.  
 
Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as a ddenda to this 
document.  
 
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1  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
RIGHTS  
1.1  Voluntary Contributions for WIPO Funds -in-Trust/ Japan  
1.  Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of 
industrial property to the World Intellectual 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 proje cts 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 for the automation and modernization of IP offices . The 
voluntary fund for the Japanese fiscal year (FY) 2016 amounts to CHF 3.83 million . 
2.  In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing  a new 
Japan Funds -in-Trust program me for Africa to the amount of CHF 1.6 million  annually . This fund 
will support activities aimed inter alia  at strengthening the legal and administrative frameworks for 
Intellectual Property (IP) protection, automat ing 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 JPO  
1.2.1   Training Programme  
3.  In order to support developing countries to impl ement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
welcoming  trainees  from these countries . Between April 1996 and March  2016, Japan welcomed  
5,137  trainees in both the 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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  1.2.1.2   Training programmes for gover nment officials  
4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2015, 8 group training courses were held  and 265 participants in total 
were welcomed  (see Annex Table 1) . 
1.2.1.3   Training programmes f or private sector s 
5.  The JPO has also been holding group training courses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from the private sector . In FY 2015, 8 group training courses were held , and 208 participants in 
total were welcomed  (see Annex Table 2).  
1.2.2   Long-term and Short -term Fellowship  
6.  Under the long -term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, one trainee, from Vietnam was 
invited to Japan in FY 2015 to study IP issues for a period of five months.  In FY 2015, the JPO 
welcomed  two trainees  on the long-term fellowship, from  Malaysia  and Philippines  for about 
six months under an independent project.  
7.  Under the short -term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, four trainees, from Nepal, 
Thailand, Pakistan and Malaysia were invited to Japan in FY  2015 to s tudy IP issues for a period of 
two weeks.  
1.2.3   Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association 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 cou ntries and to keep the members of the 
association informed of current IP developments . The JPO ha s 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 train ing 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 is provided : financial assistance to meet the cost of 
holding the seminar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the event.  
10.  In FY 2015, follow -up seminars were held in  Vietnam , Lao PDR , Cambodia  and Malaysia . 
1.2.4   Expert Missions  
11.  Experts and seminar speaker s specializing in various areas of IPR s are sent by the JPO  
through WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperation 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 exper ts 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 2015, 15 expert s were sent under the WIPO scheme , and 3 experts were sent under the 
JICA sche me. 
1.2.5   Symposia  
14.  In FY 2015, 18 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 CD -ROM  
15.  There has been a problem of third parties obtaining patents in other countries  for the 
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  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 English 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 August  2016, 81 organizations/institutions 
receive them on a regular basis . 
1.2.7   Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the In dustrial Property Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries  
16.  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 translatio ns 
were published as CD -ROMs equipped with searchable indexes.  
17.  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 100 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on the JPO website . 
1.3  JICA projects  
1.3.1   Technical Cooperation Projects  
18.  In the field of Intellectual Property, JICA has implemented various technical cooperation 
projects, which consist of sending  JICA experts,  provid ing training to local officials for "capacity 
development ", supply of equipment . For instance, since 2012, a project has been conducted to 
strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Viet Nam (see Annex Table 4).  
1.3.2   Group Training Course  
19.  JICA also has implemented group training courses of intellectual property . In cooperation with 
the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Cente r (KCLC ; Non-Profit Research Organization) , JICA 
implemented two -month training on the legal system of IPR s and the Enforcem ent of IPR s for 
officials from enforcement -related government agencies from around the world  (FY 2000-2012) . 
Furthermore, since 2015, in cooperation with KCLC,  JICA have conduct ed one-month training on 
Improved Intellectual Property System  for Promoting Di rect Investment from Overseas.  
2  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT  
2.1  JCO Programmes  
20.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) , Agency for Cultural Affairs,  has been planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contributi ng 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)  
21.  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 FY 2015, the following programmes were implemented : 
2.1.2.2   Annual Regional Workshop  (since 1993)  
22.  The a nnual regional workshop  has been organized with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 
1993. In 2016, the Sub-Regional Workshop on Copyright and Related Rights in the South Pacific 
for Decision Makers was held in Australia  where 15 participants from the South Pacific  and other 
countries discus sed the necessity of developing national copyright strategie s and policies (see 
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  2.1.2.3   Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 199 4) 
23.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, to 
participants from Asia n countries . In 2015, a training course on enforcement of copyright and 
related rights took place in Tokyo (see Annex Table 5(B)).  
2.1.2.4   Training on Collective Management (since 2000 ) 
24.  This programme  started in 2000 . It is an on-the-job training for staff of coll ective 
management organizations or government officials in developing countries . In 2015, a study visit 
to collective management organization s in Japan was arranged for six participants from  
Bangladesh, Mongolia and Sri Lanka  (see Annex Table 5(C)).  
2.1.2.5   Nation al Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000 ) 
25.  This programme started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of copyright 
and neighbouring rights , and the role it can play in cultural and economic development of 
developing c ountries . In 2015-2016, such seminars were  held in Myanmar, Viet Nam and Sri Lanka , 
with more than 260 participants in total both from government agencies and private sectors  in 
these countries (see Annex Table 5(D)).  
2.1.3   Asia Copyright Conference  
2.1.3.1   Asia-Pacific  Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Seminar (since 199 7) 
26.  This programme started in 1997, to provide participating copyright experts of Asia -Pacific 
countries with opportunities to exchange information and viewpoints as well as to discuss possible 
regional c ommon positions and/or actions in the future . The title was changed to "Asia Copyright 
Conference" in 2010.  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT VARIETY 
PROTECTION  
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV  
27.  In the form of a Funds -in-Trust to the UPO V, the Government of Japan has supported 
programme s on plant variety protection system s. 
28.  National and international s eminars have been held since FY 1991 for the purpose of 
contributing to promotion and establishment of PVP systems . Asian Regional Technica l Meetings  
have been held since Japanese FY 2000, in order to provide practical knowledge and technique s 
related  to PVP, as well as  to promote regional cooperation in examination . In 2015, a Workshop on 
DUS Test was held in Viet Nam, and Seminar s on Plant Variety Protection w ere held in 
Brunei  Darussalam, Lao PDR and Cambodia.  
3.2  JICA GROUP TRAINING COURSE  
29.  This JICA training course started in 2000 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries and  NCSS (Center for Seed and Seedling , National Agriculture and Food 
Research Organization ) to contribute to the enhance ment of PVP systems  and quality control of 
seeds and seedlings . In 2016, a Group Training C ourse was held in Japan and Viet Nam  with 
11 participants from 10 countries (Banglades h, Bhutan, Cambodia, K yrgyz , Lao PDR, Myanmar, 
Sri Lanka , Timor -Leste, Viet Nam and  Zambia ) (see Annex Table 6(A)).  
3.3  Cooperation through the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum  
30.  To facilitate  the establishment and international harmonization of PVP syst ems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum was set up in 2008 with the participation of 
ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japan.  IP/C/W/617  
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  31.  Various cooperati on activities which Japan had proposed in this forum were implement ed. 
In 2015, this forum took  place in Republic of Korea with 41 participants from 12 countries . 
Workshop s for Cooperation in Harmonization of Test Guidelines and DUS Test  were held in 
Malaysia and Viet Nam , Seminar s on Plant Variety Protection  were held in  Brunei Darussalam, 
Lao PDR and Cambodia  and a Training course on DUS growing test was held in Japan (see Annex 
Table  6(B)-(D)). 
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES  
32.  The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan has prov ided a  scholarship programme, 
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 th e TRIPS Agreement by customs officials in developing countries in 
the Asia -Pacific region . In FY  2015, the scholarship programme  was held in Japan, with 
ten participants respectively (see Annex Table 7(A)) . Furthermore , experts were sent to 
seven  countries  in FY 2015 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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ANNEX1 
Table 1 : JPO's training programmes for government officials  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jul 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
in Specific Technical Fields for Latin American 
Countries  14 participants from Chile, Peru, Mexico, 
Colombia and Argentin a JPO 
2 Jul 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Substanti ve 
Examination of Design (Basic Program me) 
 15 participants from Philippines, Singapore, 
Mexico , Cambodia , India, Lao PDR, Myanmar , 
Brazil  and Uganda  JPO 
3 Aug 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademarks for 
Myanmar  
 9 participants from Myanmar  JPO 
4 Sep 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for ASEAN Countries  22 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore, 
Cambodia , Lao PDR and Myanmar  JPO 
5 Sep 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR  Training Course o n IP Administration 
for LDCs  26 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, 
Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, 
Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Mali, Niger 
and Angola  JPO 
6 Sep 2015 
 Japan  JPO/IPR  Operational Patent Examination 
Training Program  6 participants from Thailand and India  JPO 
7 Oct 2015  Japan  Training Course on the Use of Information 
Technology in Industrial Property 
Administration under the Japan Funds -in-Trust 18 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, Papua New 
Guinea, Chili,  Brunei, Peru, Mexico,   Argentine, 
Cambodia , India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, ARIPO , and 
South Africa  WIPO and  JPO 
8 Nov 2015 Japan  Training Course on the Industrial Property 
Examination - Intermediate/ Advan ced 
Program me (Patent I, Trademark & Industrial 
Design) under the Japan Funds -in-Trust 30 participant s from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam, Chili, Mexico, 
India, Brazil and Egypt  WIPO and  JPO 
9 Nov 2015  Japan  Training Course o n the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights under the Japan 
Funds -in-Trust 13 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam and UAE  WIPO and JPO  
                                                
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
10 Jan 2016 Japan  Training Course on Industrial Property 
Examination (Ba sic Program me) under the 
WIPO  FIT/JP  12 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet  Nam and Singapore   WIPO and JPO  
11 Jan 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Anti -Counterfeiting 
Measures for Practitioners  12 participants from Ind onesia, Thailand, 
Vietnam, Chili, Singapore , India and Myanmar  JPO 
12 Jan 2016 Japan  Training Course on the Industrial Property 
Examination - Basic Program me (Patent & 
Trademark) under the Japan Funds -in-Trust 24 participants from  Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Viet Nam, Chili, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar , 
Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Turkey, Afghanistan, GCC, 
ARIPO, OAPI, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya  WIPO and JPO  
13 Jan 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Trademarks for 
Indonesia  5 participants from  Indonesia  JPO 
14 Feb 2 016 Japan  JPO/IPR OJT Course on Practices for Madrid 
Protocol Trademark Filings for ASEAN 
Countries  1 6 participants from  Cambodia, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  JPO 
15 Feb 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for South Africa  10 participants from South Africa  JPO 
16 Feb 2016 Japan  Training Course on the Industrial Property 
Office Management under the Japan 
Funds -in-Trust 25 participants from  China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Chili, Peru, 
Mexico, Cambodia, In dia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, 
Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda  WIPO and JPO  
17 Feb 2016 Japan  JPO/IPR OJT Course on Practices for Madrid 
Protocol Trademark Filings for ASEAN 
Countrie s 2 10 participants from  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand , Viet Nam and Singapore  JPO 
18 Feb 201 6 Japan  Training Course on the Industrial Property 
Examination - Intermediate/ Advanced 
Program me (Patent II) under the Japan 
Funds -in-Trust 8 participants from  China, Malaysia,  Philippines, 
Thailand and  Viet Nam WIPO a nd JPO  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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Table 2 : JPO's training programmes for private sectors  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 Jun 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Practitioners  30 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Thailand, Viet  Nam, Singapore,  Brunei, 
Cambodia, India, Lao PDR , Myanmar, Morocco, 
Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya, 
Tanzania, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Cameroon  JPO 
2 Jun 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trainers  29 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia , 
Philippines,  Thailand, Viet  Nam, Mexico, 
Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Brazil  JPO 
3 Jun 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Managing IP  29 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia , 
Philippines,  Thailand, Viet Nam , Singapore , 
Brunei , Mexico, Cambodia , India, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Brazil, Morocco, South Africa  JPO 
4 Jul 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Trademarks  30 participants from  Indonesia, Malaysia , 
Philippines,  Thailand, Viet  Nam, Mexico, 
Columbia, Cambodia, India, Lao PDR an d 
Myanmar  JPO 
5 Jul 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on Promoting Public 
Awareness of IP  14 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, India and 
Myanmar  JPO 
6 Aug 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for Practitioners 
Special izing in Patents  27 participants from China,  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore, 
Mexico, India and Brazil  JPO 
7 Aug 2015  Japan  JPO/IPR Summer Training Course  20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Thailand, Viet Nam , Singapore, India and 
Uganda  JPO 
8 Oct 2015 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers  28 participants from China,  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore, 
Mexico,  Argentina, Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar  and Braz il JPO 
   
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Table 3 : Symposia funded by WIPO FIT/JP  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 Apr 2015 Indonesia  WIPO Centralized Access to Search and 
Examination (CASE) National Workshop  70 Participants from Indonesia  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
2 Apr 2015  Namibi a WIPO Regional Training Workshop on IPAS 
Business Process Governance  24 participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia,  
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, 
Seychelles, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, 
Tanzania (Zanzibar), Zambia, Zimbabwe, ARIPO, 
OAPI WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
3 May 2015 Philippines  WIPO Centralized Access to Search and 
Examination (CASE) National Workshop  60 participants from Philippines  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
4 Jun 2015  Rwanda  Seminar on the Effecti ve Use of Technical and 
Scientific Information and TISC Launch   970 participants from Rwanda  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
5 Jun 2015  Zimbabwe  Regional Workshop on the Use of Utility Model 
and Industrial Design for SMEs in ARIPO 
Member States  18 participants from Bot swana, Gambia, Ghana, 
Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, 
Zambia  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
6 Jun 2015  Japan  Head of Intellectual Property Office 
Conference (HIPOC) for Countries in 
South  Asia and Southeast Asia – Phase I  13 participants fro m Banglades h, Bhutan, Cambodia, 
India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
7 Sep 2015 Zimbabwe  WIPO Regional Training Workshop on IP Data 
Validation, Verification and Exchange  22 participants from  Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, 
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, 
Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, 
Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
8 Oct 2015  Zimbabwe  TISC Second Workshop on the Effective Use of 
Technical and  Scientific Information  33 participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, 
Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe, ARIPO, OAPI  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
9 Nov 2015  Senegal  African Ministerial Conference 2015 : 
Intellectual Property (IP) for an Emerging 
Africa  100 participants from South Africa, Algeria, Angola, 
Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cabo 
Verde, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, 
Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, 
Guinea -Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, 
Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Uganda, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Republic of 
Tanzania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, 
Sierra  Leone, Sudan, Tunisi a, Zambia, Zimbabwe  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ）   
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 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
10 
 Nov 2015  Japan  WIPO Regional Seminar on Dissemination and 
Effective Utilization of Patent Information  12 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
11 Nov 2015  Philippi nes WIPO Inter -Regional Workshop on Free and 
Open Source Tools for Patent Analysis  10 participants from South East Asian Countries and 
local participants from Philippines  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
12 Dec 2015 South Africa  WIPO -South Africa Advanced Summer School 
on Intellectual Property and Transfer of 
Technology (TOT)  10 participants from Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho , 
Malawi , Namibia and Zimbabwe  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
13 Jan 2016  Cambodia  National Workshop for the Effective Utilization 
of the Madrid System for Trademark  Agents 
and Specialists  58 participants who are national stakeholders on the 
Madrid System including trademark agencies and 
specialists  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
14 Mar 2016 Viet Nam  Expert Advisory Missions on information 
technology (IT) aspects relating to the H ague 
System for the international registration of 
industrial designs  27 officials from Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
15 Mar 2016 Viet Nam  National Workshop on Design Examination and 
the Hague System for the International 
Registration of Industrial Designs  34 officials from Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
16 Mar 2016 Singapore  WIPO -ASEAN Workshop on the Improvement 
of Patent Examination and Granting Practices 
through Exploitation of WIPO CASE  30 participants from Indonesia, Cambodia, 
Singapore, Thailand, Philippin es, Brunei, Viet Nam, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
17 Mar 2016 Tokyo  Study Program me on Innovation and 
Technology Transfer  6 participants from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, 
Nigeria and South Africa   
18 Mar 2016 South Africa  WIPO Patent Ex aminer Training Workshop on 
Patent Information, Prior Art Search 
Methodologies and Utilization of Examination 
Work Products  17 patent examiners in the Companies and 
Intellectual Property Commission  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
19 Mar 2016 Philippines   WIPO Regional W orkshop on IP Management 
around W IPO Re : Search and WIPO Green  Participants from Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, 
Philippines  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
20 Mar 2016 Botswana  Workshop on Patent Search Strategies and 
Techniques on Establishing Technology and 
Innovation Support Centres (TISCs)  80 participants from various local institutions  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ） 
21 Mar 2016 Uganda  High Level Meeting for Members of Parliament 
of ARIPO  Member States : Strategic Use of IP 
System for Economic, Cultural, Social, and 
Technological Development  28 participants from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, 
The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe  WIPO  
(FIT Japan ）   
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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 is designed to strengthen the enforcement of IPR by enhancing 
the functions of IPR related authorities, such as NOIP, customs, police, etc. I n 
cooperation with JPO, JICA sends 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 
consis tency 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 du ring drafting and vetting business 
laws and regulations including IP laws and regulations  in the DGL. JICA 
 
Table 5 : APACE Programme in the field of copyright  
(A) Annual Regional Sym posium  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1  Sep 2013  Thaila nd 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, Myanma r, 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, Cambod ia, 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)  
 
(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)    
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(C) Training on Collective Management  
 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 partic ipants 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)  
(D) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbo uring 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 Ja pan) 
3 May 2014 Cambodia  National Workshop  on Copyright , Creativity  and 
Development  Over 100 participants from Cambodia, representing various 
government and private sectors as w ell 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 a s 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)  
 
   
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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 , Laos, 
Malaysia , Myanmar , Sri Lanka  and Vietnam  JICA 
4 2014 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  11 participants from Burkina Faso , Cambodia , Ethiopia , Indonesia , Kenya , 
Laos, Malaysia , Moldova , Myanmar, Sri Lanka  and Vietnam  JICA 
5 2015 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedlings to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  10 participa nts from Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, 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 
 
(B) Workshop for Cooperation in Harmonization of Test Guidelines and DUS Test  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Malaysia  Coope ration 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 M alaysia, 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 Pro tection 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    
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
7 2013 Viet Nam  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philippines, Brunei, Lao PDR, 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  
 (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 M alaysia  the East A sia 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 Traini ng 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    
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
9 2013 Viet Nam  Participation of Japanese Experts in 
In-Country Training  21 participants from Japan, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, 
Philip pines, 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 
Protecti on Forum  
11 2015 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  22 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
12 2015 Cambodia  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  44 participants from Cambodia  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, an d Philippines  
 the Eas t Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
2 2011 Japan  Training Course for High L evel Official s 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, an d Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
4 2012 Japan  Training Course for High Level Official s 5 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos  the East Asia P lant Variety 
Protection Forum  
5 2012 Japan  Training Course for High Level Official s 9 participants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
6 2012 Japan  Short -Term Technical Training Course   5 participants fr om Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and 
Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
7 2012 Japan  Training Course for High Level Official s 9 participants from Cambodia, Laos, 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 C ourse on DUS growing test  2 participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protectio n Forum    
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Table 7 : Cooperation in the field of border measures  
(A) Scholarship Programme  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  8 participants fr om China , El Salvador, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia , Thailand, 
Ghana  and Maldives  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2013 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  9 participants from Yemen, Thailand , Iran, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Zambia, 
Liberia, Malaysia and Bhutan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2014 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants fro m Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Malawi , Bhutan, 
Uganda, Albania, Lib eria, Lesotho, Mauritania  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
4 2015 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement  10 participants from Yemen, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Brazil, Mauritius, 
Bangladesh, Zambia, Fiji and Belize  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
(B) Training  Course  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Japan  Training course for Customs officers of the 
Asia-Pacific region to develop their ability of 
IPR border enforcement , which was hosted 
by Japan Customs.  22 partic ipants from Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, 
Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines   WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2012 
 
 
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 Capacity building Seminar for customs 
office rs of the Asia -Pacific region to become 
instructor for IPR border enforcement , which 
was hosted  by Japan Customs . 
 28 participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Fiji, 
Hong Kong, India, Korea, Lao PDR, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, 
Mongolia, Mya nmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea , 
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Thailand, Timor -Leste, Tonga, 
Vanuatu, and Viet Nam  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2013  Japan  Training course for Cambodia Customs 
officers to develop their ability of IPR border 
enforcement . 12 participants from  Cambodia  
 Japan Customs  
4 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)    
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(C) Expert Mission  
 Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Philippines  
 National diagnostic study mission to study the country 's 
problems in  the field of IPR border enforcement.  Customs officers in Philippines  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2012 Kenya  Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake products which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan.  Customs offic ers in the Southeast  Africa region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2012 Jamaica  National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border 
enforcement . Customs officers in Jamaica  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
4 2012 Cambodia  National se minar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technique in the field of IPR border 
enforcement . Customs officers in Cambodia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
5 2012 Djibouti  Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake p roducts which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan.  Customs officers in the East Africa region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
6 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)  
7 2013 Vanuatu  National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement.  Customs officers in Vanuatu  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
8 2013 Georgia  National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement.  Customs officers in Georgia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
9 2013 Kazakhstan  National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and te chnic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement.  Customs officers in Kazakhstan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
10 2013 Panama  Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake products which is organized by 
WCO and funded by Japan.  Customs officers in  Central America, South America 
and the Caribbean  
 WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
11 2013 China  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)  
12 
 2014 Myanmar  Regional seminar for public and private sectors to develop 
ability distinguishing fake products . Customs, other government officers and Judicial 
officers in Myanmar  JETRO  
13 
 2014 Albania  National  seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement . Customs officers in Albania  WCO 
(CCF Japan)    
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 Period  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
14 2014 Indonesia  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR b order enforcement  in 
Indonesia.  Customs officers and other government officers  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
15 2014 Hong Kong  Regional seminar for public and private sectors to introduce 
Japan Customs enlighten ment activities on IPR border 
enforcement . Customs officer s, other government  officers and 
private sectors in Asia -Pacific region  APEC 
16 2014 Egypt  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement . Customs officers in Egypt  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
17 2014 Macedonia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement.  Customs officers in Albania, Croatia , Serbia, Bulgaria , 
Bosnia  and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
18 2015 Azerbaijan  National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Azerbaijan.  Customs officers in Azerbaijan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
19 2015 Malaysia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and techni c in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Malaysia . Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
20 2015 Indonesia  IPR Workshop for Indonesia Customs . Customs  officers in Indonesia  Japan Customs  
21 2015 Bangladesh  National seminar for Custom s officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement  in 
Bangladesh.  Officers of NBA (National Board of Revenue) in 
Bangladesh  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
22 2015 Malaysia  Regional seminar for Customs officer to explain the 
upcoming IPR bo rder enforcement operation . Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
23 2015 Singapore  Japan – Singapore Partnership Programme for the 
21st Century (JSPP)  "Promotion of Effective Intellectual 
Property Protection ". Customs officers in ASEAN countries  JSPP 
24 2015 India National seminar for Customs officer to enhance knowledge 
and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement  in India.  Customs officers in India WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
25 2015 Thailand  Regional seminar for Customs officers to introd uce boarder 
operation results  on IPR border enforcement.  Customs officers in Asia -Pacific region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 
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