IP/C/W/593  
 
23 September 2013  
(13-5033)  Page: 1/17  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
JAPAN 
The following communication, dated 18 September 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan. 
 Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to this document. 
 
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 1  TECHNICAL AND 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 Pr operty 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 the holding of IP office conferences or 
symposia, acceptance of trainees and IPR research students, sending of Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and support for the automation and moderniz ation of IP offices. The voluntary fund for the 
Japanese fiscal year (FY) 2013 amounts to 4.33 million Swiss francs. 
2.  In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing a new 
Japan Funds-in-Trust 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) protection, automate and modernize IP infrastructure to 
ensure high quality service to users, share the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts in business oriented IP management and human resource development in Africa.   
1.2  Programmes by JPO 
1.2.1  Training Programme 3.  In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
receiving trainees from these countries. Between April 1996 and March 2013, Japan received 
3,987 trainees in both the public and private sect ors from 67 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 
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  1.2.1.1  Training programme s for government officials 
4.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2012, 12 group training courses were held and 186 participants in total received training (see Annex Table 1).  
1.2.1.2  Training progra mmes for private sectors 
5.  The JPO has also been holding group training co urses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from the private sector.  In FY 2012, four group training courses were held, and 67 participants in 
total received training (see Annex Table 2). 
1.2.2  Long-term Fellowship 6.  Under the long-term fellowship project funded  by WIPO FIT/JP, two trainees, from Cambodia 
and Thailand were invited to Japan in FY 2012 to study IP issues for a period of six months.  In FY 
2012, the JPO accepted two trainees on the long -term fellowship, one from China and one from 
Brazil, for about six months under an independent project. 
1.2.3  Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members 
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.  
8.  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.  
9.  In FY 2012, follow-up seminars were held in China, Philippines, India and Indonesia. 1.2.4  Expert Missions 
10.  Experts and seminar speakers specializing in various areas of IPR are sent by the JPO through 
WIPO FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mainly for periods of about two weeks. The experts mainly provide on-site instruction regarding examination practices, 
computerization and so forth. 
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. 
12.  In FY 2012, 24 experts were sent under the WIPO scheme, and seven experts were sent 
under the JICA scheme. 
1.2.5  Symposia 
13.  In FY 2012, 16 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 
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 contains information about unexamined patent applications. Since April 1995, the JPO has IP/C/W/593 
 
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  been providing PAJ on CD-ROM free of charge to foreign organizations/institutions including major 
IP Offices and international organizations, and as of August 2013, 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 
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. 
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 80 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 
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  
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 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 
20.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO), agency for cultural affairs, has been planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems 
in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia-Pacific 
countries. 
2.1.1  APACE Programme (since 1993) 21.  The "APACE (Asia-Pacific Copyright System s Enhancement) Programme" was started in 1993 
in cooperation with the WIPO, targeting Asia-Pacific countries. The APACE Programme consists of 
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  2.1.1.1  Annual Regional Symposium (since 1993) 
22.  Annual regional symposia have been organize d with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. 
In 2012, Asia Pacific Regional Symposium was held in Viet Nam where 26 participants from Asian and other countries discussed copyright strategies and policies (see Annex Table 5(A)). 
2.1.1.2  Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 1994) 
23.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, to 
participants from Asian countries. In 2012, a training course on enforcement of copyright and 
related rights took place twice in Tokyo (see Annex Table 5(B)). 
2.1.1.3  Experts Missions (since 1999) 24.  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. 
2.1.1.4  Training on Collective Management (since 2000) 
25.  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 2012, a study visit to collective management organization in Japan was arranged for 6 participants from India, 
Mongolia and Sri Lanka (see Annex Table 5(C)). 
2.1.1.5  National Seminar on Copyrigh t and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000) 
26.  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 2012, this seminar was held in Thailand and Indonesia, with more than 
150 participants in total both from government agencies and industries in these countries (see Annex Table 5(D)). 
2.1.1.6  National Workshop for the Producti on of a Handbook on Copyright (since 2011) 
27.  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)). 
2.1.1.7  Sub-Regional Roundtable (since 2003) 28.  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 activities in copyright-based industries. In 2010, this roundtable was held in Bandung, Indonesia, having 16 participants from Asian countries. 
2.1.1.8  Research Project 
29.  So far, the studies on the economic contributi on of copyright-based industries to the national 
economy have been conducted for Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Philippines. 
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  2.1.2  Asia Copyright Conference   
2.1.2.1  Asia-Pacific Copyright and Ne ighbouring Rights Seminar (since 1997) 
30.  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 common positions and/or actions in the future. The title was changed to "Asia Copyright 
Conference" from 2010 and this conference has more than 100 participants every year. 
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT VARIETY 
PROTECTION 
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV 31.  In the form of a Funds-in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programmes on plant variety protection systems. 
32.  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 regional cooperation in examination. In 2011, a workshop on 
PVP Law was held in Geneva having 15 partic ipants from Asian countries including Brunei, 
Malaysia and Thailand. 
3.2  JICA GROUP TRAINING COURSE 
33.  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 2012, a Group Tr aining Course was held in Japan having nine 
participants from Asian countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippine, 
Thailand and Viet Nam (see Annex Table 6(A)). 
3.3  Cooperation through the East As ia Plant Variety Protection Forum 
34.  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. 
35.  Various cooperative activities which Japan had proposed in this forum were implemented. In 
2012, Workshop for Cooperation in Harmonization of  Test Guidelines and DUS Test was held in 
Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, Seminar on Plant Variety Protection was held in Myanmar and Cambodia, and Training Course was held in Japan (see Annex Table 6(B)-(D)). 
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES 
36.  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 intellectual property rights.  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 FY2012, the scholarship programme and training course were held in 
Japan, with  6 and 29 participants respectively (see Annex Table 7(A) and 7(B)). Furthermore, 
experts were sent to Cambodia in FY2012 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 June 2012 Japan JICA Training Course for Patent of Computer 
Software(Malaysia) 5 participants from  Malaysia JPO and JICA 
2 July 2012 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination 
Practices for ASEAN  
 19 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore,  
Brunei,  Cambodia, Lao PDR & Myanmar JPO and JICA 
3 Aug 2012 Japan Training Course for Patent Practical and 
Tailored Training Program for Brazil, India (PPTT) 5 trainees from Brazil & India  JPO 
4 Oct 2012 Japan Training Course on the Examination Practice of 
Industrial Property (Intermediate/Advanced 
Program) under WIPO FIT/JP 20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, India, Brazil & 
Turkey WIPO and JPO 
5 Nov 2012 Japan Training Course on the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights under WIPO FIT/JP 23 participants from China, Indonesia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Vi et Nam, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Morocco, Egypt & South Africa WIPO and JPO 
6 Nov 2012 Japan Patent Examination Practice for APEC 
Economies 10 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Thailand, Viet Nam & Mexico JPO and JICA 
7 Dec 2012 Japan Training Course on the Use of Information 
Technology in Industrial Property Administration under WIPO FIT/JP 16 participants from  Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam,Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Lao PDR, Mongol, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, ARIPO, OAPI & EAPO WIPO and JPO 
8 Jan 2013 Japan Training Course on the Examination Practices of 
Industrial Property (Basic Program) under 
WIPO FIT/JP 
 16 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Viet Nam, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Peru, 
Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongol, Pakistan, 
Sri Lanka , Tunisia, Nigeria &  Ethiopia WIPO and JPO 
9 Feb 2013 Japan Training Course on the IP Management and the 
Formulation and Implementation of Results-Based IP Office Plans under WIPO FIT/JP 20 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Tunisia WIPO and JPO 
10 Feb 2013 Japan Training Course for Patent Examiners in the 
Field of Computer Programs under WIPO FIT/JP 13 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippine, Viet Nam, Singapore, Turkey,  
Morocco & Kenya WIPO and JPO 
                                               
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11 Feb 2013 Japan Training Course for Patent Examiners in the 
Field of Lighting under WIPO FIT/JP 18 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippine, Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt  & OAPI WIPO and JPO 
12 Feb 2013 Japan JICA Training Program for IPR Enforcement 
(Vietnam Officials) 15 participants from  Viet Nam JPO and JICA 
 
 
Table 2: JPO’s training prog rammes for private sectors 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 July 2012 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Trai ners 19 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Thailand, Viet Nam, Mexico, Cambodia, Myanmar & Brazil JPO 
2 July 2012 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Advanced IP 
Practitioners 14 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia,  
Thailand, Viet Nam & Brazil JPO 
3 Aug 2012 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for Patent Expe rts 19 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, India & Brazil JPO 
4 Sep 2012 Japan JPO/IPR Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers 15 participants from In donesia, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, India & Brazil JPO 
  
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 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 April 2012 South Africa WIPO-Medical Research Council (MRC) Satellite 
Session with ANDI on sharing Innovation in the Fight against Tropical Diseases, Global Health Research Forum 2012 About 10 participants from Cameroon, Egypt, 
Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and South Africa WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
2 May 2012 Thailand WIPO regional workshop on Effective Use of the 
PCT System: The Experience of Asian Countries 34 participants from 8 Asian countries (China, 
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, 
Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
3 May 2012 Sri Lanka WIPO regional forum on Intellectual Property 
and Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) 32 participants from 13 countries (Afghanistan, 
Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,  Thailand and Viet Nam)and SAARC Secretariat  WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
4 July 2012 Zimbabwe WIPO regional workshop for patent examiners 
for English Speaking countries on utilization of 
examination results of other IPOs 30 participants from Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, 
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra-Leone, Swaziland, 
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and ARIPO. WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
5 Sep 2012 Malaysia WIPO regional seminar on the Legislative, 
Economic and Policy Aspects of the Utility Models Protection System 39 participants from 13 Asian countries 
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
6 Sep 2012 Japan WIPO ASEAN Sub-regional Workshop on 
Establishment of an Information Technology 
(IT) Infrastructure for the Effective Utilization of 
Patent Examination Results of Other Intellectual 
Property Offices (IPOs) 10 participants from 10 Asian countries (Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s 
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Viet Nam) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
7 Oct 2012 Senegal WIPO Sub-regional Workshop on the Social and 
Economic consequences of counterfeiting and 
other IP rights infringem ents for the Economic 
Community of the West African States (ECOWAS)  50 participants (custom o fficials, police, market 
inspectors, public pr osecution) from the 
members states of ECOWAS, namely, Benin, 
Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone and Togo WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
8 Nov 2012 Thailand WIPO National Workshop for Patent Examiners 
on the Utilization of External Patent 
Examination Results 25 participants from Thailand WIPO 
（FIT Japan ）  
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9 Nov 2012 Viet Nam WIPO National Workshop for Patent Examiners 
on the Utilization of External Patent Examination Results 55 participants from Viet Nam WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
10 Dec 2012 Philippines WIPO ASEAN Sub-regional Seminar on 
Accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague 
Agreement 42 participants from 10 Asian countries (Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s 
Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Singapore, Th ailand and Viet Nam) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
11 Dec 2012 Israel WIPO Seminar on Leveraging Innovation and 
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for local development for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Countries 15 participants from Angola, Burkina Faso, 
Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria,  Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, 
Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
12 Jan 2013 Cameroon WIPO Regional Workshop for Patent Examiners 
for French Speaking Countries on Utilization of 
Examination Results of Other IPOs 17 participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, 
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, 
Mali, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tomé, 
Senegal and Togo WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
13 Feb 2013 Maldives WIPO Regional Workshop on Building Respect 
for Intellectual Property 35 participants from 5 Asian countries 
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Sri 
Lanka) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
14 March 2013 Japan WIPO Workshop on Effective Utilization of 
Search Results and Communications Derived 
from the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 
System in the National Stage 21 participants from 12 countries (Burundi, 
Egypt, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic 
Republic, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, 
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and 
Viet Nam ) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
15 March 2013 Tanzania WIPO African Conference on the Strategic 
Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) Policies to Foster Innovation, Value Creation and Competitiveness Over 200 participants from 28 African countries. 
(Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,  Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa,  Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
16 March 2013 Rwanda W I P O  S e c o n d  W o r k s h o p  o n  D e v e l o p i n g  t h e  
TISC Project and Searching Patents and 
Scientific & Technical Journals About 50 participants from Rwanda WIPO 
（FIT Japan ） 
  
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 Period Location Project Detail Organizer 
1 2005-2010 Indonesia Project for Intellectual Property 
Administration This project was designed to moderniz e DGIPR’s IP administration, improve 
its legislation and enforcement, and expand the cooperative network in South-East Asia. JICA 
2 2011-2014 Indonesia Project for Strengthening 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Protection This project is designed to strength en 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 encour aging utilization and 
dissemination of IPRs. In cooperation with JPO, JICA sends two long-term 
experts. 
http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/ProjectView.nsf/VIEWVDocSearchX/6DE16C1A8
FF77F69492577040020AFD7?OpenDocument   
[click “R/D(***)2012/0419” at the bottom of the page] JICA 
3 2007-2010 Malaysia Project for Human Resources 
Development in the Intellectual Property Rights Administration This project was designed to improv e MyIPO’s IPR administration and to 
activate research and de velopment activities.  JICA 
4 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 
  
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(A) Annual Regional Symposium 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 June 2010 Sri Lanka WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional 
Symposium on the Internet and Respect for Copyright and Related Rights 18 participants from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Mongolia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Sep 2010 Mongolia WIPO Regional Symposium on 
Collective Management of Copyright 
and Related Rights 24 participants from Cambodia, China, Fiji , India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet 
Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 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 Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 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) 
 
 
(B) Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Oct 2010 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 12 trainees from China, India, Cambod ia, Philippines and Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Feb 2012 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 7 trainees from China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Nov 2012 Japan Special Course on the Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights 12 trainees from Bangladesh, China, Malays ia, Nepal, Pakistan and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
  
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(C) Training on Collective Management 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Oct 2010 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 8 participants from Nepal and Viet Nam WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Oct 2011 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Fiji and Malaysia WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Nov 2012 Japan Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations 6 participants from India, Mongolia and Sri Lanka WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
 
 
(D) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 Feb 2010 Bhutan National Seminar on Protection and Enforcement 
of Copyright and Related Rights approximately 70 local participan ts comprising, among others, 
government agencies, IP stake ho lders, private, culture-related 
organizations, publishers, broa dcasting organizations, music 
industry, and the film industry attended the seminar WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
2 Aug 2010 Nepal Expert Advisory Mission and National Seminar on 
Collective Management of Copyright and Related 
Rights a total of 80 participants from the collective management 
organizations, government agencies, lyricists, singers, music 
composers, music recording companies, actors and actresses, 
journalists and practicing lawyers participated in the seminar WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
3 Dec 2010 Vietnam National Seminar on Collective Management of 
Copyright and Related Rights a total of 60 participants from the local collective management 
organizations, government agen cies and the music industry 
participated in the seminar WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
4 Nov 2011 Lao PDR WIPO National Seminar on Copyright and Related 
Rights a total of 50 participants from the 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) 
5 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 agencies as  well as stake holders participated in the 
event WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
6 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)  
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7 Nov 2012 Thailand National Se minar 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 participated in the event WIPO 
(FIT Japan) 
8 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 participated in the event 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, represen ting 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) 
 
 
Table 6: Cooperation in the fiel d of plant variety protection 
(A) JICA group training course 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Japan JICA Group Training Course 6 participants from 5 countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Viet Nam, 
China, and Malaysia ) JICA 
2 2011 Japan 
 JICA Group Training Course    6 participants from 4 Asian countries (Indonesia 、Malaysia, Thailand, 
and Viet Nam ) JICA 
3 2012 Japan JICA Group Training Course 9 participants from 7 Asian countries (Indonesia 、Philippines, 
Malaysia, Cambodia,  Thailand,  Viet Nam and Myanmar ) JICA  
  IP/C/W/593  
 
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(B) Workshop for Cooperation in Harmoniz ation of Test Guidelines and DUS Test 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Malaysia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 10 participants from Korea and Malays ia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
2 2010 Malaysia Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test 25 participants from Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam, 
Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
3 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 
4 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 
5 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 
6 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 
 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 
 
(C) Seminar on Plant Variety Protection 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Singapore Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 75 participants from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, 
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei, Singapore, Republic of Korea, China and Japan the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
2 2010 Thailand Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 22 participants from Cambodia, India,  Indonesia, Republic of Korea, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, USA,  Viet Nam, Thailand, and China the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2010 Indonesia Awareness seminar on plant variety 130 pa rticipants from Indonesia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
  IP/C/W/593  
 
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protection 138 participants from Indonesia 
4 2010 China Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 239 participants from USA, Japan, the Netherlands, Republic of 
Korea, Viet Nam, and Thailand the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
5 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 
6 2012 Cambodia Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 40 participants from Cambodia the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
7 2012 Myanmar Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection 123 participants from Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
 
 
(D) Training Course in Japan 
 
 Date Location Activity Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Japan Supplementary Technical Training Course 2 partic ipants from Indonesia and Thailand Supplementary Technical 
Training Course 
2 2010 Japan Basic Training Course 2 participants from Lao PDR and Thailand the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
3 2010 Japan Short Term Technical Training Course 7 partic ipants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, 
Thailand and Viet Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
4 2011 Japan The Training Course on PVP Administration 
Management 3 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, and  Philippines 
 the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
5 2011 Japan Training Course for High level official 9 participan ts from Cambodia, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand the East  Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
6 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 
7 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official 5 participan ts from Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos the East Asia Plant Vari ety 
Protection Forum  
  IP/C/W/593  
 
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8 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official  9 participants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
9 2012 Japan Short Term Technical Training Course  5 partic ipants from Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet 
Nam the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
10 2012 Japan Training Course for High level official  9 participants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar the East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum 
 
Table 7: Cooperation in the field of border measures (A) Scholarship Programme  
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement 7 participants from India, Thailand, Bangladesh, China, Mongolia, 
and Fiji WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2011 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border 
enforcement 7 participants from Pakistan and Bhutan, India, Thailand, 
Bangladesh, the Philippines, Viet Nam WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2012 Japan Master course program for officers of 
developing countries to study IPR border enforcement 6 participants from China, and Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and 
Mongolia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
 
 
(B) Training Course 
 
 Date Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Japan Training course for Customs officers of the 
Asia-Pacific region to develop their ability of IPR border enforcement 29 participants from China 
30 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam Japan Customs 
2 2011 Japan Training course for Customs officers of the 
Asia-Pacific region to develop their ability of 
IPR border enforcement 6 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the 
Philippines and Viet Nam 
9 Participants from China Japan Customs  
  IP/C/W/593  
 
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officers of the Asia-Pacific region to become instructor for IPR bord er enforcement which 
is organized by Japan Customs and WCO 29 participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Fiji, 
Hong Kong, India, Korea, Lao PDR, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Samoa, Thailand, 
Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. Japan Customs 
(C) Expert Mission 
 
 Period Location Title Participants Organizer 
1 2010 Mongolia National seminar for developing countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in Mongolia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
2 2010 Cambodia National seminar for develo ping countries to enhance 
knowledge and technic in the field of IPR border 
enforcement. Customs Officers in Cambodia WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
3 2010 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) 
4 2011 Viet Nam Follow-up mission to evaluate the implementation situation 
of action plan. Customs officers in Viet Nam 
 WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
5 2011 Korea 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) 
6 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) 
7 2011 The 
Philippines  National diagnostic study mission to study the country’s 
problems in the field of IPR border enforcement. Customs officers in the Philippines WCO 
(CCF Japan) 
8 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) 
 
 
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