IP/C/W/632/Add.7  
 
22 February 2018  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/Spanish  
 
TECHNICAL CO -OPERATION ACTIVITIES : 
INFORMATION FROM MEM BERS  
EUROPEAN  UNION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 16 October 2017 , was received from the delegation of 
the European Union.1 It reports on technical cooperation activities by the European Union, as well 
as certain of its member States ( Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,  France, Germany, 
Netherlands,  Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,  and the  United  Kingdom).  
 
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This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of 
the TRIPS  Agreement, as provided in document IP/C/W/582/Add.7  of 2 November 2012.  
It concerns the technical cooperation activities carried out between July 2016 and August 2017 by 
the European Union and individual member States in favour of developing and least  developed 
country Members, with the objective to facilitate the implementati on of the TRIPS Agreement.  
  
                                                
1 This document was circulated as an advance copy room document (RD/IP/1 8) at the TRIPS Council 
meeting of 19 October 2017.  IP/C/W/632/Add.7  
 
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  CONTENTS  
1   EUROPEAN UNION  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 3 
2   COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE ................................ ................................ ........  11 
3   EU MEMBER STATES  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 15 
3.1   CROATIA  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 15 
3.2   CZECH RE PUBLIC  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......15 
3.3   DENMARK  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 16 
3.4   ESTONIA  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 17 
3.5   FRANCE  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 18 
3.6   GERMANY  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 19 
3.7   NETHERLA NDS ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 25 
3.8   SLOVAKIA  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 30 
3.9   SWEDEN  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 32 
3.10   UNITED KINGDOM  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....33 
3.11   SPAIN  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 36 
 
  
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1  EUROPEAN UNION  
Beneficiary country(ies)  Title and date of the 
event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Cambodia  Trade Development Support 
Program (TDSP)  
(various IP projects under this 
larger Programme)  World Bank and Ministry of 
Commerce of Cambodia  This consists of a Multi -Donor Trust Fund administered by the World 
Bank, with the EU as the main contributor ( €11.65 million). The TDSP has 
included a number of initiatives specifically on IP: 1)  IP Automation 
(trademarks search and semi -online r egistration, development of an IP 
website, IT equipment); 2) development of strategy for  establishing an IP 
consultation desk for SMEs; 3) IP Teaching and Training  (developing IP 
curricula and training materials, translation of IP agreements and training 
materials; training and TOTs on IP).  
IP related projects account for approx. €420 000  
Beneficiaries:  Cambodian IP authorities (particularly the Ministry of 
Commerce – Department of IP); other Cambodian government agencies 
(including the Royal Academy of Jud icial Professions); Cambodian SMEs  
Cambodia  Trade Development Support 
Program (TDSP)  World Bank and Ministry of 
Commerce of Cambodia  This consists of a Multi -Donor Trust Fund administered by the World 
Bank, with the EU as the main contributor ( €11.65 million). The TDSP has 
included initiatives specifically on research and technological 
development, such as the Establishment of MoC Trade Training  and 
Research Institute for US$ 502000.  
Beneficiaries:   Cambodian IP authorities (particularly the Mini stry of 
Commerce – Department of IP); other Cambodian government agencies 
(including the Royal Academy of Judicial Professions); Cambodian SMEs  
Cambodia  EU-Cambodia Education Sector 
Reform Partnership (ESRP) 
2014-16 Budget support  The EU contributes €43 100 000 for budget support in the  education 
sector,  namely to help Cambodia to achieve the objectives of the 
Education Strategic Plans. Expected results include:  
 Increased and improved access for Cambodians to government 
services in the education sector  
 Improvement in key indicators of service delivery, along with a clear 
reduction of geographical, social and gender disparities  
 Improvement in overall public financial management  
Cambodia  Cambodia Programme for 
Sustainable and Inclusive 
Growth in the Fishe ries Sector: 
Aquaculture component 
(CaPFish Aquaculture)  AFD CaPFish Aquaculture is a €35 000 000 programme approved in 2016, with 
a €30 000 000 EU contribution, which  will be implemented by AFD, and 
includes:  
 Technical cooperation, equipment and financia l support to national 
research institutions and universities to improve the domestic 
research capacity in the field of fish (breeding, 
nutrition,  pathology, etc.) and conduct research and 
experimentation activities relevant for the performance and 
diversif ication of aquaculture  
 Technical cooperation, equipment and financial support to national 
                                                
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
research institutions and universities, to conduct research activities 
on live feed (daphnia, plankton, rotifer, brine shrimp), feed 
formulation, feeding practices e tc. 
 Technical cooperation to improve tertiary education in aquaculture  
 Technical cooperation and equipment to aquaculture research 
centres (NARDI, BATI, MARDeC), the National Schools of 
Agriculture and other relevant institutions, to develop short -term 
technical and vocational training courses  
CARIFORUM Countries  10th EDF Institutional support to 
CARIFORUM/EU cooperation 
and EPA implementation (July 
2012-December 2016)  CARIFORUM Directorate  12-13 September 2016: Through the project, support was provided to 
hold the first meeting of the EU CARIFORUM Technical Working Group on 
the Future Protection of Geographical Indications, 12 -13 September 2016 
in Jamaica. Funding was provided for CARICOM and CARIFORUM 
representatives to attend.  
26 September 2016: The pr oject provided support for the CARIFORUM -
EU Workshop on Intellectual Property Tool, Networks and Cooperation 
Opportunities.  This workshop involved EUIPO as well. Support was 
provided in the form of logistics for CARIFORUM Staff to attend.  
CARIFORUM Countr ies 10th EDF support to CARIFORUM 
in the implementation 
undertaken under the EPA: 
Sanitary and Phyto -Sanitary 
measures   
(2013 -March 2017)  IICA (Inter -American Institute 
for Cooperation in Agriculture)  The SPS programme supported:  
(a) The drafting and revi sion of Plant Health, Animal Health and Food 
Safety Model Bills that were subsequently validated by CARIFORUM 
countries.   
(b) Development of Plant Health and Food Safety and Quality Regulations 
(Bahamas).  
(c) Regulations to support the Plant Protection Act  (Barbados) The SPS 
programme supported the development of two sets of implementing plant 
health regulations that will be used in the establishment of a legislative 
framework that ensures alignment with international standards 
(WTO/SPS) and reflects Barbad os' trade agreements under CARICOM, 
EU-CARIFORUM EPA and bilateral agreements. Activities included 
discussions with national and international phytosanitary experts to 
gather baseline information, a review of the national AHFS legislative 
framework and an analysis of the current national plant health legislative 
framework.  
(d) Review of draft International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures 
(ISPMs) which are critical for the trade of plants and plant products. 
Representatives from 12 countries participated  in the International Plant 
Protection Convention, IPPC workshop, which was held September 13 -15, 
2016 in Barbados.  
CARIFORUM Countries  11TH EDF – Support for 
CARIFORUM role in Regional 
Integration and EPA 
implementation  CARIFORUM Directorate  Support was  given for the convening of a meeting of CARIFORUM Officials 
on the Protection of Geographical Indications in the context of Article 
145E of the Economic Partnership Agreement (15 -16 June 2017 in 
Barbados)  
Indonesia  EU-Indonesia Trade Cooperation 
Facility  (TCF)  
(June 2013 - Nov. 2016)  DG IPR of the Indonesian 
Ministry of Law and Human 
Rights  Support has been provided in the areas of Geographical Indications (GI ), 
IPR enforcement and patents.  
In GI area, DG IPR received training on international best practices in GI 
protection and management; One pilot, Gayo Arabica Coffee was 
successfully registered for semi -figurative Community trademark at  
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
the  OHIM, and submitted an application for registra tion of GI in the EU in 
2016. The GI status was obtained in May 2017; Siau nutmeg was 
registered as GI by DG IPR in Indonesia. Following the completion of GI 
impact case studies, Sumbawa honey is explored as the main pilot in 
2016. The project also support ed the draft GI protection strategy, which 
was publicly presented in August 2016.  
On IPR enforcement, TCF has supported inter -agency co -ordination and 
joint capacity building between DGIPR and the Indonesian Customs. A 
study on international patenting tre nds, supported by the project, 
provided useful insights into the type of products and companies using 
patents.  
Timor -Leste  Title and date of the event: TBD  
Project: Partnership for 
Sustainable Agro -Forestry 
(PSAF)  GIZ plus other agencies   Capacity of benef iciaries along selected agroforestry value chains is  
strengthened.  
(The real activity of this project will start end of September, 2017 ) 
 Market access for specific agroforestry value chains (agriculture, 
horticulture, and wood production and processing) is  improved.  
(The real activity of this project will start end of September, 2017 ) 
Viet Nam Enhancing the protection of 
Geographical Indications of Viet 
Nam in the EU  
November - December 2016  TA company/Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of 
Viet Nam An expert o rganised three Policy Networking Sessions to evaluate the 
progress on the implementation of a Quality Control  
Plan for three Vietnamese Geographical Indicators, namely the L ạng Sơn 
star aniseed GI, the Bình Thu ận dragon fruit GI and the  Buôn Ma Thu ột 
coffee 
GI. 
Audience : Farmers association members, local authorities, National Office 
of Intellectual  
Property staff.  
Viet Nam  January 2017  TA company/Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of Viet 
Nam A Roadmap was drafted that summarised Intellectual Property Rights -
related obligations for Vietnam in the context of the WTO TRIPS 
Agreement and Free Trade Agreements between Viet Nam  and other 
countries  
Albania  TAIEX Expert Mission on 
Collective Management 
Organisations (60213)  
Tirana, Albania  
28 – 30 Sept 2016  University of Copenhagen, DK  
Ministry of Culture, PL  Provide the beneficiary with information on the principles and functioning 
of collective management organisations (CMOs) in the field of  intellectual 
property protection. The TAIEX assistance will focus on international 
treaties and EU Directives on copyright with special attention to those 
rights for which collective management is needed. More specifically, the 
expert mission was dedicate d to the challenges of collective management 
and to copyrights in the digital world.  
Audience : The representatives of the Albanian Copyright Office and  
Collective management societies in Albania  
Albania  TAIEX Study Visit on 
Establishment of the Fruit Tree  
Mother Blocks  
Paris, Bergerac, Nimes, Avignon  
04 - 07 July 2016  Ministry of Agriculture of 
France  Overview on fruit certification scheme, registration, Plant Breeders' Rights 
and DUS Tests under the Directive EU 2008/90 and especially fruit tree 
mother blocks for certified varieties  
Audience : Experts from the National Seed and Seedling Institute, Albania   
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Albania  TAIEX Multi -Country Workshop 
on Protection and Management 
of Copyright and Related Rights 
in the Digital Age (61667)  
Tirana, Albania  
5 – 7 Dec  2016 Ministry of economy and State 
Committee for 
Standardization, Metrology 
and Patent  
Contractor: TRANSTEC  Provide the beneficiaries with information on the principles and 
functioning of copyright and related rights in the field of intellectual 
property  protection. The TAIEX assistance will focus on international 
treaties and EU Directives on copyright with special attention to those 
rights for which collective management is needed. More specifically, the 
workshop will be dedicated to the challenges of c opyrights in the digital 
world between the countries involved. The knowledge transferred during 
this event will enable the participants to set functional and efficient 
enforcement infrastructure.  
Audience : Representatives of IP office from Western Balkans  
Azerbaijan  Strengthening institutional 
capacity of the department of 
trade policy and WTO issues of 
the Ministry of Economy and 
Industry for WTO accession 
negotiations and support to the 
State Committee for 
Standardization, Metrology and 
Patent to draft Fiche on 
Twinning for Accreditation 
Service  
FWC 2015 -361-278  
01.07.2015 – 28.02.2017  Beneficiary Institution: State 
Copyright Agency  
Twinning partners:  
European Public Law Center – 
lead member, Italian 
Accreditation Body 
(ACCREDIA)  
The Danish Patent and  
Trademark Office and Italian 
Regulatory Authority for 
Communication (AGCOM) - 
junior members  
Intellectual Property Rights 
Centre of the Copyright 
Agency of the Republic of 
Azerbaijan  The project has aimed to provide a) support to the WTO department of 
the Ministry of  
economy and industry on WTO negotiations, b) support on domestic 
trade policy as  
well as c) support on drafting the Twinning Fiche on Accreditation for 
the State  
Committee on Standardisation.  
In terms of achievements the following can be re ported:  
 The WTO accession process of Azerbaijan has moved forward 
towards its  completion;  
 Competent authorities of Azerbaijan have been enabled to start 
implementation  of WTO consistent trade remedies (anti -dumping, 
countervailing and safeguards);  
 Awarene ss on WTO issues has been raised and the information 
disseminated.  
The experts drew the following conclusions on the project:  
 WTO accession ranks low(er) on a priority list for the Government of 
Azerbaijan. Therefore, the issue of WTO Accession is not in Geneva, 
but rather in Baku;  
 The process of preparation for WTO negotiations is rather 
bureaucratic and not efficient. In spite of the efforts made by the 
Head of the WTO Department, the Department itself is still 
understaffed and lacks sufficient expertise ; 
 The economic and other circumstances in Azerbaijan may warrant a 
change of attitude, which, also based on the experience of other 
countries with a similar background, sometimes may occur fairly 
quickly and somewhat unexpectedly.  
Experience of other recen tly acceded WTO members has demonstrated 
that the provision of technical assistance in the course of the WTO 
accession process has greatly contributed to its successful completion. 
Therefore, the incessant availability of technical assistance would be of 
critical importance for Azerbaijan 's accession process.   
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Azerbaijan  Twinning on Strengthening the 
Institutional Capacity of the 
Copyright Agency to Manage 
and Protect Intellectual Property 
Rights in Digital Networks 
("SICCA ") 
Twinning Number: 
AZ/13/ENPI/TR/ 1/16 (AZ/44)  
01.10.2016 – 01.20.2018  The District Court of Munich, 
DE The overall objective is to enhance the legal and institutional framework 
for the protection and management of works protected by copyright and 
related rights in digital networks. More specifically the Twinning 
partnership has the purpose to assist the National Copyright Agency in 
the development of the  Centre for Intellectual Property, among others, by 
supporting the establishment of the "national digital aggregator ", the first 
digital repository for objects of national heritage.  
As per instructions from HQ, the start of the project has been postponed 
to at least after 1st October.  
Egypt  TAIEX Study Visit on Intellectual 
Property Rights: best practices 
for enforcement (ref. 61566)  
18-21 July 2016  Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office, DK  
Hungarian Copyright Council, 
HU To make the participants familiar with the legal requirements related to 
counteracting the violation of intellectual property rights, namely 
counterfeiting and piracy.  
Audience:  Ministry of Justice, Specialized 19th Chamber of the Court of 
Cassation  
Georgia  TAIEX Workshop on the 
Internet Service Providers 
Liability for Copyright 
Infringements (61235)  
Tbilisi, Georgia  
26 July 2016  EU MS experts from France  Raise awareness and strengthen the capacity of the government 
authorities, civil society and other relevant stakeholders on the European 
system of the Internet Service Providers liabilities.  
Audience:  National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, 
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Ministry of 
Culture and Monument Protection, Customs Department of the Revenue 
Service of Georgia, Prosecutors Office of Georgia, Investigation service of 
the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Georg ian National Communications 
Commission, Economic Council of Prime Minister, lawyers, private sector . 
Kosovo  TAIEX Expert Mission on Criteria 
for Small Farmers for Sowing 
Protected Varieties  
Pristina, Kosovo  
27 – 29 June 2017  Federal Plant Variety Office 
(Bundessortenamt), Germany  To provide support in the preparation of the administrative guidelines 
concerning the criteria for small farmers for further sowing of protected 
varieties on their farms and in the preparation of the procedures for 
compensations, needed for the implementation of the Kosovar Law 02/L -
98 on Protection of Plant Varieties, which is based on EU rules.  
Audience : Officials from Department of Agriculture policy and markets; 
Institute of Agriculture in Kosovo; Phytosanitary inspectors  
Koso vo TAIEX Study Visit on EU Seed 
Legislation and Certification 
Procedures  
Hannover, Germany  
12 - 14 July 2016  EU MS experts from DK and 
UK To support the Ministry of Agriculture in the following areas:  
 Transposition of EU Directives into national law.  
 Application of national regulations in seed certification (field 
inspection, seed testing).  
 Organisation of seed certification agency, ISTA seed laboratory, 
direct payment schemes.  
Audience:  Officials from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural 
Develo pment, Kosovo  
Kosovo  TAIEX Expert Mission on 
Drafting the National Strategy 
Against  
Piracy 2017 -2021 (ref. 63940)  
13-17 February 2017  UK Intellectual Property Office  To follow -up on the draft of the National Strategy against Piracy 2017 -
2020 by providing  advice to key intellectual property rights – related 
institutions.  
Audience:  Officials of the Market Inspectorate, Department for fighting 
economic crimes and corruption  of the Kosovo Police,  Task Force Against 
Piracy   
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Kosovo  TAIEX  
Study Visit on Piracy, Copyright 
and Intellectual Property (ref. 
62647)  
22-24 August 2016  Beneficiary: State Agency on 
Intellectual Property of the 
Republic of Moldova  
Contractor : Archidata  To explain how the national strategy and action plans against piracy are 
prepared, how t he coordination of the government actions against piracy 
is organ ised and how it is implemented.  
Other key topics include:  
 share of best practice to fight physical piracy and online piracy  
 policy making and right decisions on fighting piracy;  
 measures aga inst piracy, particularly the challenges against digital 
piracy;  
 enforcement institutions and actions against piracy;  
 awareness raising activities and educating end users – consumers;  
 ways to motivate the right holders on taking court actions especially 
on copyright cases;  
 training programs for office staff and enforcement institutions, etc.  
Moldova, Republic of  TA project "Support to 
Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights " (EUR 2.1 
Million) started in November 
2016 with a total project 
duration of 24 months  State Agency on Intellectual 
Property of the Republic of 
Moldova et al.   On-going: The overall objective of this project is to improve the 
application of the law and reg ulations on Intellectual Property Rights in 
Moldova. The specific objective of the project is to improve the 
communication and effectiveness of the IPR enforcement among the 
involved stakeholders, to develop an IT system for IPR protection and to 
enhance t he capacity and competences of staff  
Moldova, Republic of  TEMPUS project "Technological 
Transfer Network – TecTNet " (1 
December 2013 - 30 November 
2016) implemented by 11 
partners: 4 from EU (University 
of Sannio, Italy, Technical 
University of Iasi, Roman ia, 
Instituto Superior Técnico of 
Lisbon, Portugal, and Technical 
University of Košice, Slovakia)  
and 7 from Moldova  Moldova 
State University, Technical 
University of Moldova, State 
Agrarian University of Moldova, 
"Alecu Russo " Balti State 
University , Mol dovan Agency 
for Innovation and Technology 
Transfer, "Moldovan Technology 
Transfer Network " The State Agency on 
Intellectual Property of the 
Republic of Moldova is an 
associated partner of the 
VIP4SME project consortium  Finalised:  The main objective of the  project is to enhance the 
institutional capacities of the 4 Universities of Moldova participating in the 
project as to innovation management and Technology Transfer .  
The project is called to provide the beneficiary universities with effective 
and efficie nt instruments for exploiting their educational and research 
capacities by building up the necessary competencies and infrastructure 
that include (i) deployment of a master program in the fields of 
innovation and technology transfer – master program starte d on 
September 2015 and finalised on 12 of February 2016; (ii) establishment 
of university -business collaboration, and (iii)   development of Technology 
Transfer Offices within the said universities – OTT established and 
equipped.  
Moldova, Republic of  June 6, 20, 23, 2017  
Information Workshops on IP 
for SMEs, organized in Taraclia, 
Nisporeni and Stefan Voda, 
within the EU Project VIP4SME ,  Hungarian Copyright Council, 
HU On-going : The VIP4SME  project is implemented in 32 countries by a 
consortium of 53 par tners and provides activities to be organised in the 
period 2016 – 2019. The project aims to sustainably enhance Intellectual 
Property (IP) support services to SMEs in order to allow them to 
understand the value of their intellectual capital and to help th em to 
better turn this capital into commercial values and competitiveness, 
specifically: -to identify SME needs; -to create and upgrade existing 
services accordingly - to increase the skills of NIPOs and business 
intermediaries in the IP service delivery and  to create awareness and 
provide services to SMEs.   
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Montenegro  TAIEX Expert Mission on the 
Transposition of EU Legislation 
on Certain Permitted Uses of 
Orphan Works (63564)  
Podgorica, Montenegro  
31 Jan – 1 Feb 2017  Italian Custom and Monopoly 
Agency, IT  Share EU best practice in the implementation of EU legislation on the use 
of orphan works and to assist the beneficiary in preparing draft bylaw in 
the field.  
Audience : Officials of Ministry of Economy and Intellectual Property 
Office, and r epresentatives of right holders  
Palestine  TAIEX Study Visit on Intellectual 
Property Rights Protection and 
fight against Counterfeit Goods 
(ref. 64377)  
24-27 July 2017  Italian Custom and Monopoly 
Agency, IT  To allow Palestinian officials to have a close insight of the daily work and 
practice of different customs offices in Italy and to be exposed to 
different scenarios to learn about how to protect intellectual property 
rights and fight against counterfeiting.  
Audience:  Officials of the General Administratio n of Border and Crossing 
(GABC)  
Palestine  TAIEX Expert Mission on Fight 
against Counterfeiting  
23-25 May 2017  Italian Custom and Monopoly 
Agency, IT  To enhance the capacity of the beneficiary tackling the phenomenon of 
counterfeiting, while managing international borders, including Rafah 
Border Crossing Point.  
Audience:  Officials of the General Administratio n of Border and Crossing 
(GABC)  
Palestine  TAIEX  
Expert mission on the key 
concepts for protecting and 
enforcing intellectual property 
rights (ref. 63925)  EU MS  experts from Hungary 
and France  To deliver a training on the current mechanisms in place to prevent and 
tackle intellectual property rights infringements by providing participants 
with an overview of the legal framework, practical cases and the role of 
institutions.  
Audience:  Officials of the General Administration of Border and Crossing 
(GABC)  
Serbia  TAIEX Workshop on Testing 
Fruit Varieties  
 
Nis, Serbia  
6 – 7 September 2016  EU MS experts from Austria 
and Italy; UPOV  To improve the practical knowledge on testing methods of fruit varieties, 
with special focus on prunus, in particular on the DUS (Distinctness, 
Uniformity, Stability) testing technique; to exchange best practices in the 
field of testing new fruit varieties  between experts from EU Member 
States and officers from the Serbian Plant Protection Directorate.  
 
Audience : Officials from the Serbian Plant Protection Directorate  
Serbia  TAIEX Workshop on Plant 
Breeders' Rights  
 
Belgrade, Serbia  
18 – 19 October 2016  EU MS experts from Czech 
Republic  To provide information on Plant Breeders Rights (PBR); to support 
stakeholders in the seed sector on the possibilities and added value for 
production that Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) system provides, according 
to the Council  Regulation (EC) No 2100/94; to inform on PBR impact 
based on example from EU Member States and UPOV (International 
Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants).  
 
Audience : Officials from Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental 
Protection, professional associations of growers, seed association of 
Serbia  
Serbia  TAIEX Workshop on Trials with 
New Varieties of Oil Plants  
 
Sombor and Novi Sad, Serbia  
25 – 27 April 2017  National Plant Variety Office  
Central Institute for 
Supervising and Testing i n 
Agriculture,  
Czech Republic  To provide practical knowledge on testing methods of oil plants, 
establishing VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) and DUS (Distinctness, 
Uniformity, Stability) testing with special attention on winter oil seed rape 
and false f lax; to provide expertise in establishing trials for DUS and VCU 
in line with the EU requirements.  
  
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Audience:  Officials of Plant Protection Directorate, Ministry of agriculture 
and environmental protection,  Extension  agricultural services, Institute of 
Field and Vegetable Crops  
Serbia  TAIEX Study Visit on 
Registration of New Potato 
Varieties for National List  
Czech Republic  
20 – 22 June 2017  French Group for the Study 
and Control of Varieties and 
Seeds, GEVES and the French 
Ministry of Agriculture  To gain practical knowledge on the implementation of the EU legislation 
concerning registration of potato varieties, in particular on how to how to 
establish new trials, testing methods of new potato varieties (such as 
DUS testing - Distinctness, Uniformity, Stabi lity) and how to manage 
samples of varieties after registration  
Audience : Experts from Serbian Plant Protection Directorate  
Turkey  TAIEX Study Visit on  
Plant Breeders' Rights  
Angers and Paris, France  
26 – 29 September 2016  EU MS expert from France  To present the French Plant Breeders' Rights system, from assessment of 
applications to implementation, taking into account both European and 
international contexts; to increase the administrative capacity in terms of 
managing applications, assessment of o bjections, appeals and other 
aspects of a Plant Breeders' Rights system; a technical visit to a DUS 
(distinctness, uniformity and stability) trial site and to the Community 
Plant Variety Office (CPVO)  
 
Audience : Officials from Ministry of Food, Agricultur e and Livestock, 
Turkey  
Turkey  TAIEX Expert Mission on 
Revision of Turkish Plant 
Breeders Rights' Legislation  
 
Ankara, Turkey  
17 – 20 October 2016  EU MS experts from Italy and 
Romania  To contribute to the harmonization of the Turkish legislation on Plant 
Breeders' rights with the EU standards  
 
Audience : Officials from Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, 
Turkey  
Turkey  TAIEX Workshop on Marketing 
of Local Varieties  
 
Ankara, Turkey  
4 – 5 July 2017   To provide support in preparing a draft law, in compliance with the EU 
acquis, relating to the marketing of local varieties including derogations 
as regards the acceptance of such varieties for inclusion in the national 
catalogues of varieties of agricultural plant species as well as for the 
production and marketing of seed of those varieties.  
 
Audience : Seed Department of Ministry of Agriculture; Variety 
Registration and Seed Certification Center; General Directorate of 
Agricultural Research and Politics; Turkish Seed Union; NGO for Local 
Varieties, Lan draces; Seed Conservation and Biodiversity  
 
   
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Beneficiary country(ies)  Title and date of the 
event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
ARIPO  Study Tour of ARIPO 
delegation  
3-4 November 2016, Angers 
and Paris  CPVO, ARIPO, GEVES, GNIS  Aim and objectives : An ARIPO delegation made a study tour to CPVO, 
GNIS and GEVES on 3 -4 November 2016.  
Description : Discussions on legal and technical matters.   
Participation : Experts from ARIPO, CPVO,  
Funds:  No costs involved for CPV O  
Objectives : Share EU experiences in application procedures and 
enforcement  
Difficulties : N/A  
China  Feasibility study of China 's 
potential accession to UPOV 
'91 
 
Angers and Brussels  
4-7 July 2016  
 
 Organiser : IPKEY and CPVO  
Associated Partners: IPKEY  Aim and objectives: The IP Key  ('Intellectual property: a key to 
sustainable competitiveness ') is the European Commission 's instrument to 
implement and fund the EU –China cooperation in IP under the 
cooperation of th e European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) 
and the EPO. One of the IP Key projects deals with the feasibility study of 
China 's potential accession to UPOV '91. China adopted the UPOV 1978 
revision. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the State  Forestry 
Administration (SFA) of China are interested in participating in a project 
under IP Key to help assess China 's potential accession to UPOV '91. The 
CPVO has contributed to this study by hosting an experience -sharing 
roundtable on 4 -5 July 2016 in  Angers. Attendees included, among 
others, officials from China 's MoA and SFA, as well as CPVO officials. 
Another roundtable took place in Brussels on 6 -7 July with breeders and 
farmers ' association representatives, UPOV, DG Trade, Member States.  
Descript ion: Round table discussions  
Participation : Officials from China 's MoA and SFA, UPOV, DG Trade, 
Member States, breeders and farmers ' association, CPVO  
Funds:  IP KEY  
Objectives : To provide information on how EU has implemented UPOV -91 
for the purpose of a ssisting China in its reflections to join UPOV -91 
Difficulties : The breeding and farming industry in China is different from 
the situation in, for instance, the EU  
China  Seminars on benefits of PVP  
7-11 November 2016  
Yangling and Beijing  Organiser : IPKEY  and CPVO  
Associated Partners: IPKEY  Aim and objectives:  
Seminars  
Seminars to explain to users and players in the Chinese PVP system 
benefits of plant variety protection and to discuss potential developments 
in further developing the system. The key challenges for China to take the 
step to join UPOV 1991 are  that the present system is not open to the 
whole plant kingdom. In addition, there is no system in place as regards 
colleting remuneration for the use of use of farm saved seeds and the 
concept of  essentially derived varieties has not been implemented. These 
aspects were discussed in two seminars organised in Yangling and Beijing 
by the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Forestry Administration 
respectively. The Chinese colleagues showed much in terest in the CPVO 
QAS system as well as cooperation on DUS testing in the future.   
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Bilateral talks on technical cooperation  
A more structural technical cooperation between CPVO and DCST and SFA 
for the years to come was discussed. The Chinese authorities a re 
interested in receiving training in DUS testing from DUS experts in EU 
member states and the setting up of a quality audit system in China. The 
CPVO would like to share its experiences in providing an efficient and 
transparent application procedure with  the aim to facilitate EU breeders to 
apply for protection in China. Matters relating to enforcement and 
approaching the UPOV 91 Act are also important and we aim to include 
that in the co -operation. A meeting will take place in China in November 
2017 with  the aim to conclude the discussions and to sign an 
administrative arrangement.   
Description : Seminars  
Participation : Officials from China 's MoA and SFA,  CPVO, Naktuinbouw  
Funds:  Overseas travel paid by CPVO, travel and accommodation in China 
paid by China  
Objectives : To provide information on how EU has implemented UPOV -91 
to Chinese stakeholders  
Difficulties : The breeding and farming industry in China is different from 
the situa tion in the EU. Differences in DUS testing  
China  10-14 April 2017  
Seminar on PVP  Organiser : Development Centre 
of Science and Technology 
(DCST) and the State Forestry 
Administration (SFA)  
Associated Partners: Ministry of 
Agriculture of China  Aim and objec tives:  A seminar to celebrate 20 years of the  Chinese PVP 
system.  
The presentations from the Chinese authorities focussed on the 
achievements in terms of PVR over the last years, highlighting the strong 
growth in numbers of applications. The Chinese infor med that all fees paid 
by breeders in the application procedure will be abandoned which may in 
further increase the number of applications and, as far as we know, make 
China the first UPOV member to provide PVP for free.  
Description : Seminars and discussio ns on technical matters  
Participation : Officials from China 's MoA and SFA,  CPVO, Naktuinbouw, as 
well as WIPO, UPOV, Canadian, US and New Zeeland PVR Offices.  
Funds:  Overseas travel paid by CPVO, travel and accommodation in China 
paid by China  
Objectives : A possibility for the Chinese to explain how its PVP system 
had developed and compare it with the situation in other countries.  
Difficulties : N/A  
China  Visit DUS Trials  
Discussions on the use of 
biomolecular techniques in 
DUS testing  Organiser:  Develop ment Centre 
of Science and Technology 
(DCST) and the State Forestry 
Administration (SFA)  
Associated   Partners: Ministry of 
Agriculture of China   Aim and objectives: The CPVO had bilateral meetings and visits to 
Chinese DUS test facilities.  
 
A continuation  of the bilateral talks started in November  2016.   
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China  Presentation and discussions 
on "IPKEY feasibility study on 
China accession to UPOV 1991 
Act" were presented.  Organiser : IPKEY and Ministry 
of Agriculture of China  Aim and objectives : The feasibility study was based on a fact finding 
mission to the EU mentioned above. The meeting was chaired by former 
CPVO President Mr Bart Kiewiet who had been appointed as EU Expert in 
the project. The Chinese informed that UPOV -1991 provides  many 
advantages and that steps will be taken to propose changes to the 
legislation which will align the Chinese legislation closer to the UPOV 1991 
Act. However, further studies would be needed in the area of farm saved 
seeds and essentially derived varie ties before changes in that respect will 
be proposed. There will be a new IPKEY project involving PVP in China and 
it is foreseen  that the CPVO will again be involved in this work.  
 
This meeting was funded by IP KEY  
China  Chinese delegation visit CPVO 
and GEVES, 28 -29 June 2017  Organiser : CPVO and GEVES  Aim and objectives: Presentation of EU PVP mattres focusing on DUS test, 
visit to examination Office (GEVES) and Hydrangea Open Day  
Description : Discussions on technical matters  
Participation : 4 Experts fro m China  
Funds:  Everything paid by China  
Objectives : Share EU experiences in DUS tests  
Difficulties : N/A  
India  Workshop on EDV, Regulatory 
Aspects, UPOV, DUS and VCU 
testing  
 
29-30 November 2016, New 
Dehli Organiser : Indian Protection of 
Plant Variety Rights and 
Farmers ' rights Authority  Aim and objectives: The aim for the CPVO was to get acquainted to the 
Indian system and its potential interest to EU Breeders.  
 
Description : Discussions on legal and technical matters. The Dutch and 
the German Examinati on Offices (Naktuinbouw and Bundessortenamt) will 
explore further technical cooperation with India.  
Participation : Experts from India, Germany, the Netherlands and CPVO  
Funds:  CPVO paid its travel and accommodation expenses.  
Objectives : Share EU experienc es in DUS tests  
Difficulties : The Indian market is huge and is potentially very interesting 
for EU breeders. However, IP protection is weak.  
Mexico  Workshop on potential 
Membership of UPOV 91 for 
Mexico  
The Netherlands  
24 August 2017  Organiser : The Neth erlands  Aim and objectives: Presentation on EU experiences of implementation of 
UPOV Convention 1991  
 
Description : Presentation on EU experiences of implementation of UPOV 
Convention 1991  
Participation : Experts from Mexico, Netherlands and CPVO  
Funds:  CPVO paid its travel and accommodation expenses.  
Thailand  Presentations to Thai 
Delegation  
16 August 2017, Angers  Organiser : CPVO  Aim and objectives: The aim was to present the EU PVP system. Thailand 
has a PVP system but is not yet member of UPOV. The Thai delegation 
also visited Naktuinbouw as part of their mission to the EU  
Description : Discussions on legal and technical matters.   
Participation : Expe rts from Thailand, CPVO,  
Funds:  Thailand paid all of its costs  
Objectives : Share EU experiences in application procedures and 
enforcement   
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event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Difficulties : PVP protection in Thailand is complex from a political point of 
view 
Uruguay  Workshop on the benefits of 
the 1991 act of the UPOV 
Convention for policies related 
to agriculture and food 
security " Montevideo, 
Uruguay , from December 12 
to 16, 2016.  Organiser : UPOV  Aim and objectives: share EU experiences in implementing UPOV 91  
 
Funds:  CPVO paid travel and acco mmodation for one staff member  
Viet Nam  Seminar on the Enforcement 
of Plant Breeders ' Rights 
under the UPOV Convention  
30 August 2013  Organiser:  Viet Nam Ministry, 
UPOV, USPTO, MAFF Japan  Aim and objectives: The aim of the seminar was to share experiences on 
enforcement of PVR in various jurisdictions  
 
Funds: CPVO paid travel and accommodation for one staff member  
 
   
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3.1  CROATIA  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description  
Republic of Kosovo  Study visit on Trade Mark Examination 
and the Stabilization and Association 
Agreement  
(Zagreb, September 5 to 9, 2016)  Croatian IP office  
(visit financed by TAIEX)  The delegation of the Industrial Property Agency of the Rep ublic 
of Kosovo was presented with the accession process of the 
Republic of Croatia under the Stabilization and Association 
Agreement and regarding accession process to the European 
Union, as well as with experiences with EU membership related 
to the field  of industrial property. The system of protection and 
enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Republic of 
Croatia was introduced. The delegation was further consulted on 
the ways and methods of operation by individual organizational 
units of the  SIPO, mostly the Trademarks Department. SIPO's 
raising awareness activities as well as the experiences regarding 
institutional establishment of second instance procedure in the 
procedures for granting industrial property rights were also 
presented.  
Audien ce: staff and officials of Industrial Property Agency of 
Kosovo  
Republic of Serbia  Workshop on Data Exchange with EPO  
(Zagreb, September 12 and 13, 2016)  Croatian IP office  
(visit financed by EPO)  Croatian experience in the implementation of the project  with 
European Patent Office "Data Acquisition based on Quality at 
Source" (QaS project) was presented. Delegation of Serbian IPO 
was consulted on different problems occurred and how they were 
solved during specific phases of the implementation of the 
project, as well as on the procedure and tools developed and 
used to convert patent documents into XML format.  
Audience: staff of the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic 
of Serbia.  
 
3.2  CZECH REPUBLIC  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the even t Implementing agency  Description  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Study visit of the Institute for 
Intellectual Property of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina (3  participants)  
(Prague, 20 to 22 September 2016)  The Industrial Property Office 
of the Czech Republic (IPO 
CZ) Delegation of the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina learned about the industrial property system in the 
Czech Republic. Participants received practical and other relevant 
information on the  system and enforcement of IPRs.  
China  Visit of Chinese students  
 (Prague, July 21, 2017)  The Summer School for 
Foreign Students organized by 
the Cha rles University in 
cooperation with  
the Industrial Property Office 
of the Czech Republic (IPO 
CZ) The total amount of 66 participants learned a bout the Czech 
industrial property protection system including enforcement of 
IPRs.  
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3.3  DENMARK  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia  December 2015 – June 2017  
EU – Twinning  Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office  The overall project objective was to increase the effectiveness of 
the country's preparation for EU accession and to ensure greater 
efficiency and impact of EU programmes in the country.  
Capacity building activit ies targeting officials from the various 
authorities in question were conducted and efforts put into 
develop and implement awareness raising, training and capacity 
building activities – as well as legal approximation and 
alignment.  
The project consisted of  two over -all components:  
Component 1: Provision of efficient and quality support to the 
authorities in the Beneficiary Country having competences in the 
field of Intellectual Property Rights, to strengthen the 
institutional and administrative capacity of the State Office of 
Industrial Property (SOIP), to provide efficient and quality 
support to the authorities in the Beneficiary Country having 
competences in the field of IPR.  
Component 2: The project strengthened the operational capacity 
of the Customs Adm inistration (CA) to fight against infringements 
of IPR, according to their legal competences.  
Budget: €1,400.000  
Turkey  Technical Assistance for Border 
Enforcement of IPR for Modernization of 
Turkish Customs Administration VIII  
March 2016 – October 2017  
EU - IPA Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office  
(junior partner)  The purpose of the Project was to strengthen the  administrative 
capacity of Turkish Customs Administration (TCA), raise 
awareness and increase the level of capacity among key 
stakeholders in orde r to enhance border enforcement of IPR 
within the implementation of the Union Customs Code.  
The project activities are split into two components:  
Component 1: Training activities  
Component 2: Awareness activities  
Budget: €1,300.000  
Turkey  Strengthening the Turkish Copyright 
System with a Focus on Fostering 
Creative and Copyright Based Industries  
October 2016 – March 2018  
EU - Twinning  Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office  
(junior partner)  The overall objective of this project is to establish more effective 
copyright system in order to promote creative and copyright 
based industries.  
The specific objective of the project is to strengthen the 
administrative capacities of all related institutions and providing 
additional support for judiciary in the copyright f ield as well as 
raising awareness of stakeholders regarding copyright, the 
importance and the benefits of an effective IP system for 
fostering the creative economy and also promoting strong 
coordination between the public institutions and the private 
sector. 
Budget: €1,750.000   
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Iran Preparation project for Strategy Sector 
Cooperation on Protection and 
Enforcement of IPR in Iran  
August 2017 – May 2018  
Danish Government Funds  Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office  The overall objective of the preparation project is – in 
cooperation with the Iranian Intellectual Centre – to design a 
Sector Support Project (SSC). The Sector Support Project will 
have a budget of 800.000 € and is expected to start in 2nd 
quarter 2018.  
It is anticipated, that the project will focus on issues related to:  
Institution Building  
Legal Alignment  
Capacity Building  
Outreach activities/awareness raising  
Budget: €135.000  
 
 
3.4  ESTONIA  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Kyrgyzstan  Enhancing the technology transfer of 
Kyrgyzpatent  
(01.12.2016 – 30.04.2017)  Estonian Intellectual Property 
and Technology Transfer 
Centre  
(EIPTTC)  Enhancing cooperation and exchange of experience in the  field of 
intellectual property and technology transfer between Republic of 
Kyrgyzstan and Republic of Estonia . The project includes a study 
visit of representatives of State Service of Intellectual Property 
and Innovation under the Government of the Kyrgyz  Republic 
(Kyrgyzpatent) to Estonia and two study seminars in Kyrgyzstan.  
Moldova, Republic of  Estonia's lawyers experience of legal 
services, including the electronic legal 
services accessibility for citizens  
(01.09.2016 -31.05.2017)  Estonian Lawyers Uni on The purpose of this project is to raise Moldova's capability of 
creating system of legal services and giving free legal advice, 
including electronic legal advice system for people who are not 
financially ensured. The project includes one study -trip for 
lawyers and legal experts to Moldova. Before and after that there 
will be web seminar series, where expert help creating legal 
advice services system is offered - introducing useful practices 
and sharing information (knowhow), including how to attract 
young lawyers giving free legal advice and also how to achieve 
good and effective working relationship with local municipalities 
and state institutions.  
 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the  event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
APSA (Asia and Pacific Seed 
Association)  2017  Organiser : ASPA  
Associated partners : GNIS  Aims and objectives : Participation to APSA annual congress  
Description:  participation in the APSA working group on PBR, on 
trade and other regulations.  
Participation:  seed industry representatives, as well as 
competent authorities.  
Objectives: exchange of view on PBR and preparation of 
statements.  
Kazakhstan  30-31 May 2017  Gnis, UPOV  Aim and objectives : Organization of a seminar on PVP and the 
UPOV system  
 
Description:  crossed presentation about the seed systems in 
Kazakhstan and in France + presentation of the UPOV system 
implementation through the experience of France.  
Participation:  seed industry stakeholders from Kazakhstan + 
representatives from Gnis, UPOV  
Funds:  French ministry of Agric ulture + Upov.  
Objectives:  to bring technical assistance on the steps and 
regulations to work on in order to join the 1991 U POV Act. 
Kosovo (EU-Kosovo 
Stabilisation and Association 
Agreement (SAA) on 1 April 
2016)  Taiex  expert mission on criteria for small 
farmers  
27-29 June 2017  
3 days  Organiser:  
TAIEX and Kosovo  
 
Associated partners :  
GNIS 
French ministry of agriculture  Aims and objectives : Development of an administrative 
instruction for criteria for small farmers in  relation to article 16 of 
the Law on plant variety protection.  
Description : Discussions and share of experience on criteria for 
small farmers. Support for the drafting of an administrative 
paper.  
Participation : Experts from France and Kosovo.  
Funds:  EU.  
Objectives : Share EU and French experiences in application 
procedures and enforcement.  
Iran  June 2017   Aims and objectives: Meeting with an Iranian delegation (Vice -
minister for vegetal production) coming to France for a study 
tour. 
Description: Discussion for the organization of a seminar of PVP 
to take place on November 2017  
OAPI – Ivory Coast  26-28 September 2016  
3 days  Organiser : UPOV, OAPI  
 
Associated partners : UPOV, 
OAPI, NAKt, GEVES,  GNIS Aims and objectives : Plant variety protection (domestic seminar) 
in the framework of the regional protection system of OAPI  
 
Description : Presentation of the regional system of PBR (OAPI), 
of the EU regional system, and implementation - Discussions and 
share of experience.  
Participation : Experts from  OAPI, UPOV, France and NL as well as 
participants from CNRA and others from Ivory Coast.  
Funds:  FR, NL, UPOV.  
Objectives : to train the partic ipants from Ivory coast on PBR.  
  
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Turkey  Taiex expert mission  
17 -20 October 2016  
4 days  Organiser : TAIEX and Turkey  
 
Associated Partners : GNIS  Aims and objectives : Revision of the Turkish PBR regulation  
Description : Discussions and share of experience.  
Participation : Experts from France and Turkey.  
Funds:  EU.  
Objectives : Analysis of the Turkish PBR regulation vis a vis the 
EU Regulation.  
 
3.6  GERMANY  
Beneficiary country(ies)  Title and date of the event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
All countries  Guide to Policy Coherence for Access to 
Medicines and Local Pharmaceutical 
Production,  2017 German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD,  GIZ The Guide is designed as a quick -reference tool for developing 
country policy makers on the various policies related to health, 
industrial development, trade, investment, innovation and 
intelle ctual property (IP) and how they may be used to 
contribute to local production and access to medicines.  
All countries  Global Academy for Innovation and 
Access  
(www.gafia.info ) 
 
Ongoing  German Federal Ministry of 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development,  
UNCTAD, GIZ, UNIDO, South 
Centre  Platform for UNCTAD e -learning courses on IPRs and forum for 
exchange among alumni of Germ an-funded capacity 
development.  
15 countries (China, 
Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, 
Mongolia, Montene gro, 
Myanmar, Philippines, 
Samoa, Serbia, Tajikistan, 
Timor -Leste and Ukraine)  The Japan Fair Trade Commission 
(JFTC)/ Japan International Cooperation 
Agency (JICA):  22nd training course for 
developing countries on competition law 
and policy,  
1-19 August 2 016, Tokyo, Japan  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD,  JFTC/ 
JICA UNCTAD delivered training on the interface between competition 
and IP policies, on 17 August 2016.  
All Members  of the United 
Nations  Supporting Access to Medicines and 
Industrial Development in Africa: 
Investing in Domestic Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturing,  
21 July 2016, Nairobi, Kenya  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD, UNAIDS -
African Union Commission  The event resulted in the Nairobi Statement on Investment in 
Access to Medicines  of 21 July 2016, which emphasizes the 
signatories' commitment to facilitate investment to promote the 
local production of pharmaceuticals in Africa. Signatories are 
UNCTAD, U NAIDS, the African Union Commission, the Ministry 
of Health of Kenya and the Department of Trade and Industry of 
South Africa.  
Armenia  Visit of the Federal Patent Court  
 
Munich,  
1 June 2017  Federal Patent Court  A delegation of Armenian administrative judges spent half a day 
at the court. Lecture on the court 's functions and visit of an oral 
hearing.  
Audience: judges   
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Armenia  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
1 June 2017  DPMA, GIZ  Study visit of a group of administrative law judges from the 
Republic of Armenia,  
11 persons  
Brazil  Meeting  
 
Geneva,  
4 October 2016  DPMA, INPI Brazil  Heads meeting with President of INPI and his delegation,  
5 persons  
Talks between the heads on further cooperation between the 
two offices  
China  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
8 July 2016  DPMA, GIZ  Study visit of a delegation of the Shanghai Administration for 
Industry and Commerce,  
8 persons  
China  Visit 
 
Munich,  
16 September 2016  DMPA, SIPO  Visit of representatives of the IP Office of Jiangsu; discussions 
on the topic "How to strengthen the IP system ", 
6 persons  
China  Meeting  
 
Geneva,  
3 October 2016  DMPA, SIPO  Heads meeting with Commissioner of SIPO and his delegation,  
6 persons  
Talks between the heads on strategy, patent examiner 
exchange, unitary patent  
China  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
19 October 2016 DPMA, GIZ  Study visit of participants in the Sino -German lawyers 
exchange,  
17 persons  
China  Visit 
 
Munich,  
20 October 2016  DPMA, Shanghai Intellectual 
Property Administration  Visit of representatives of the Shanghai Municipality and the 
Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration  
Talks between the heads on IP protection and service, IP 
strategy and IP management,  
4 persons  
China  Visit 
 
Munich,  
25 October 2016  DPMA, Grünecker Patentanwälte  Visit of the Director of department of legislative affairs and fair 
trade and department of WTO affairs and the Dean of the 
Beijing Wuzi University, Law School,  
the topic was trade mark protection  
2 persons  
China  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
28 November 2016  DPMA, Patent Protection 
Association of China (PPAC)  Study visit of a delegation from the Patent Protection 
Association of China (PPAC),  
8 persons  
China  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
5 December 2016  DPMA, China Education & 
Training Center (CETC)/SIPO  Study visit of  a delegation from the State Intellectual Property 
Office of the People 's Republic of China, the topic was copyright 
law in Germany,  
25 persons   
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China  Visit 
 
Munich,  
21 December 2016  DPMA, SIPO  Visit of a delegation of the Shanghai Administration for Industry 
and Commerce,  
3 persons  
China  Visit 
 
Munich,  
10 April 2017  DPMA, SIPO  Visit of the Deputy Commissioner of the State Intellectual 
Property Office of the People 's Republic of China and his 
delegation,  
4 persons  
Talks between the heads  
Cuba  National Workshop on the Flexibilities of 
the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)  
23,24 and 26 May 2017, La Havana, 
Cuba German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD, 
Intellectual Property Office of 
Cuba The purpose of this event was to analyse and discuss the 
implementation of TRIPS flexibilities and of innovation 
opportunities in the Cuban Patent System.  
EAC Secretariat and 
Partner States  1st International High Level Multi -
Stakeholders Conference on Promoting 
Pharmaceutical Sector Investments in 
the East African Community Region,  
2-4 November 2016, Nairobi, Kenya  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development,  EAC Secreta riat, 
GIZ, UNCTAD  UNCTAD presented the recommendations of an advisory report 
prepared for the EAC and provided feedback on the incentive 
package proposed by the Federation of East African 
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association. The final resolution 
of t he Conference adopted several of UNCTAD's 
recommendations.  
EAC Secretariat and 
Partner States  January 2017: UNCTAD comments on 
and substantive inputs to the EAC Draft 
Regional Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 
Plan of Action (RPMPOA)  
2017-2027 German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development,  GIZ, UNCTAD, EAC 
Secretariat  UNCTAD provided comments related to (1) IP flexibilities and 
(2) policy coherence in local production policies.  
Ecuador  Uso de la Propiedad Intelectual para el 
Comer cio y Desarrollo  
14-16 March 2017, Quito, Ecuador  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD  A multi-stakeholder workshop on Intellectual Property for Trade, 
Development and T ransfer of Technology.  
Ecuador  Response  
 
25 January 2017  
15 March 2017  DPMA, Ecuadorian Embassy to 
Germany  2 inquiries about patent applications concerning genetic 
resources  
Egypt  Visit of the Federal Patent Court  
 
Munich,  
1 June 2017  Federal Patent Court  A delegation of judges and a representative of the Ministry of 
Justice from Egypt spent half a day at the court. Lecture on the 
court's functions.  
Audience: judges  
Ethiopia  Intellectual Property Policy for local 
pharmaceutical manufacturing in FDR,  
2016, Ethiopia  German Federal Minis try for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD, WHO  The advisory report outlines the flexibilities under the TRIPS 
Agreement for LDCs and options to utilise IP rights in a manner 
that supports local production of pharmaceuticals, encourages 
innovatio n and ensures access to medicine.   
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Indonesia  Indonesian National Capacity Building 
Workshop on Intellectual Property 
Provisions in Preferential Trade and 
Investment Agreements  
18-19 May 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD and 
Directorate Ge neral of Intellectual 
Property  (1) Workshop on Free Trade Agreements  
(2) Training on the examina tion of pharmaceutical patents.  
Indonesia  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
14 November 2016  DPMA, Consulate General of the 
Republic of Indonesia  Study visit of a delegation from the Consulate General of the 
Republic of Indonesia,  
7 persons  
Kazakhstan  Study visit  
 
Munich,  
04-05 May 2017  DPMA, IRZ  Study visit of the Director, "National Institute for Intellectual 
Property " (NIIP) and his delegation  
Training course about all four types of IP rights: patents, utility 
models, trademarks and designs  
Kenya and East African 
Community (EAC) Partner 
States  TRIPS Flexibilities and Anti -Counterfeit 
Legislation in Kenya and the East African 
Community: Implications for Generic 
Producers,  
2016 German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNIDO  The publication analyses existing legislation and identifies key 
policy recom mendations to implement anti -counterfeiting 
legislation, taking into account TRIPS flexibilities and public 
health policies in Kenya and the  region.  
Mexico  Seminars on Intellectual Property and 
the Public Interest in Mexico  
23-25 November 2016 in Mexico City, 
Mexico  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD  UNCTAD conducted a series of seminars on IP and local 
pharmaceutical production. These involved the Mexican Federal 
Court of Administrative Justice, legal Advisers of the  Mexican 
Generic Producers Association (ANAFAM), generic company 
owners, and the Mexican Office of Industrial Property (IMPI)  
Mexico  Seminars on Intellectual Property and 
Public Health,  
26-27 January 2017, Mexico City, 
Mexico  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD, Mexican 
Supreme Court, Mexican Drug 
Regulatory Authority (COFEPRIS)  Seminars for (1) judges of the Mexican Supreme Court and (2) 
COFEPRIS  
OAPI countries  Regional Workshop on Technol ogy 
Transfer and Public Health  
10-12 April 2017, Dakar, Senegal  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD, UNDP, 
UNAIDS, YOLSE Santé Publique 
Internationale  The focus of the workshop was the promotion of technology 
transfer for access to medicines through  the use of TRIPS 
flexibilities  
Peru  Economic study on the impact and 
benefits of Peru becoming a Party of the 
Protocol Relating to the Madrid 
Agreement Concerning the International 
Registration of Marks  
(ongoing)  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD , 
INDECOPI  The use of trademarks may be an important tool for trade 
facilitation. This study analyses the possible implications in Peru 
of the country's accession to the Madrid Protocol. It compares 
previous studies, elaborates a database relying on WIPO and 
INDECOPI sources, provides an econometric model to analyse 
factors that have an impact on trademark applications in Peru, 
and provides a number of policy recommendations on how Peru 
may b est benefit from the Madrid Protocol.   
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Philippines  Philippines National Workshop on 
Intellectual Property Provisions in 
Preferential Trade and Investment 
Agreements  
21-22 March 2017, Manila, Philippines  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and  
Development, UNCTAD, IPOPHL  (1) Workshop on Free Trade Agreements and the TPP.  
(2) Training on the examination of pharmaceutical patents.  
South Africa  Consultative Framework for Intellectual 
Property in South Africa, Workshop,  
28-30 September 2016, Pretoria South 
Africa  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD , The 
Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI) of the Republic of 
South Africa, UNDP  The workshop facilitated consultation among government 
agencies, civil society  and private sector, on the dti Consultative 
Framework for Intellectual Property. 70 participants.  
South Africa  Intellectual Property Rights and Public 
Health, National Training of Judges in 
South Africa  
24-25 January 2017, Pretoria, South 
Africa  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, UNCTAD , South 
African Judicial Education 
Institute  Judges Training with the collaboration of the South African 
Judicial Education Institute. The activity was related to 
pharmaceutical patent law an d the interface between intellectual  
property and competition law.  
Thailand  The International Trade and Health 
Conference 2016,  
 8-10 August, Bangkok, Thailand  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development, GIZ, UNCTAD , 
National Commission on 
International Trade and Health 
Studies (NCITHS)  The conference examined the potential implications for Thailand 
of joining the Trans -Pacific Partnership Agreement. UNCTAD 
contributed by making presentations on (1) cross -cutting po licy 
coherence issues, inter alia investor -state dispute settlement 
and (2) IP flexibilities and their use in the public health system.  
Thailand  National Workshop on Preferential Trade 
and Investment Agreements and Access 
to Medicines: The Knowledge Gap  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development,  GIZ, UNCTAD, Thai 
International Health Policy 
Program (IHPP) of the Ministry of 
Health, UNDP.  The purpose of the event was to build domestic capacities in 
assessing the impact of IP provis ions in free trade agreements 
for domestic public health policies.  
Viet Nam   Capacity building workshop on IP 
provisions in preferential trade and 
investment agreements and patent 
examination guidelines for 
pharmaceutical products,  
1-3 November 2016, Hanoi, Viet Nam  German Federal Ministry for 
Economic Cooperation and 
Development,  GIZ, UNCTAD, 
UNDP and the Vietnamese 
National Office of Intellectual 
Property (NOIP).  Participants discussed the implications of free trade agreements 
on the examination of pharmaceutical patents and  the 
Vietnamese examination guidelines for pharmaceutical patents.   
Russian Federation  "All-Russia -Field Day " 
 
13-15.07.2016  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives : Seed and PVP legislation – better 
alignment with DE/EU systems  
- Seed workshop, seminar, bilateral discussions  
- Funding through 'Agricultural Policy Dialogue ' of the 
BMEL (German Ministry of Agriculture)  
Difficulties: different vies in the seed industry and the political 
parties - slow parliamentary process   
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Koso vo TAIEX Program  
 
12-14.07.2016  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives:  Implementation of PVP  
General exchange of information  
Visit of federal authorities regarding to seed control etc.  
 
- Number of experts? – 3 - 5 
- Better understanding of the (EU) German variety and 
seed system using the example of the BSA and the 
authorities of the federal states  
Mongolia  BMEL Cooperation Programme  
01.-05.08.  2016 BSA, DE  
 Aims and objectives:  Workshop „Lecal aspects " of the German 
Seed and PVP Act  
 
- Number of experts? – ca. 15  
- Funding: BMEL Cooperation Project ‚Sustainable 
Agriculture ' 
- Discussion about Seed Act and implementation into 
practice, question of financing, participation of 
breeders in variety testing, role of the Federal States  
- Difficulties: lack of experienced staff,  lack of adequate 
legislation and financial resources  
India  Indo-German Cooperation Programme 
Agriculture Programme  
29.11 -01.12. 2016  Organiser : BSA, DE  
BSA, Ministry  
Associated   Partners : 
Naktuinbouw NL  Aims and objectives:  Implementation of Seed and PVP 
legislation  
- Number of experts? – 15-30 
- Funding: Cooperation Project on Sustainable 
Agriculture of the BMEL  
- Difficulties: outdated seed legislation, lack of 
sufficiently trained manpower, ineffective 
implementation of legisla tion governing the seed 
sector, e.g. lack of inspection and control of seed 
during marketing, lack of monitoring and evaluation of 
seed labs, difficulties in enforcing PBR etc.)  
India  Indo-German Cooperation Programme  
13.12.2016  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives:  Exchange with an Indian delegation on 
general aspects of variety testing and seed certification to work 
of the BSA  
- Number of experts? – 5 
India  Indo-German Cooperation Programme  
08.-09.05.2017  BSA, DE  
Naktuinbouw, NL  Aims and objectives:  Excha nge of views on practical aspects of 
seed production and variety testing with a focus on vegetables 
with an Indian delegation  
Improve cooperation by better understanding of the systems  
Status of a 'Convention Country ' 
- 3 technical experts from India  
- discussions on technical exchange of knowledge  
India  Indo-German Cooperation Programme  
30.05. -02.06.2017  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives:  Development of a Baseline Study,  
Workshop with representatives of the Indian seed sector  
- Number of experts? 3 -5  
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India  Indo-German Cooperation  
05.-09.06.2017  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives:  Seed Sector Development: Workshop for 
DUS testing of Apples  in Chandigarh  
- Number of experts? Ca. 20  
- Discussion about practical implementation of DUS 
testing and establishment of variety descriptions for 
Apples  
India  Indo-German Cooperation  
16.-22.07.2017  BSA, DE  Aims and objectives:  Meeting of the project steering committee  
- Number of experts? 5 -25 
- Definition of future steps in the course of the project 
(exchange of technical experts etc ) 
- Workshop in Hyderabad  
 
3.7  NETHERLANDS  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
India  Mission on the development of Plant 
Breeders ' Rights  
22-27 August 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : Ministry of 
Economic Affairs  Aims and objectives : To see if the Indian PBR system can be 
brought under the UPOV system. To facilitate the  trade of EU 
breeders in India  
- Meetings on different levels of the Indian government and 
breeders.  
- Funding PVP deve lopment program  
- Result in joint document, practical arrangements and foreseen 
follow -up 
- Difficulties encountered: The Indian law cannot be changed 
and the UPOV convention cannot be changed  
China  Feasibility study of China 's potential 
accession to UPOV  '91 
Brussels  
7 July 2016  Organiser : IPKEY Naktuinbouw 
and CPVO  Aims and objectives:  One of the IP Key projects deals with the 
feasibility study of China 's potential accession to UPOV '91. The 
Naktuinbouw  participated in the roundtable that took place in 
Brussels on 6 -7 July with breeders and farmers ' association 
representatives, UPOV, DG Trade, Member States.  
Description: Round table discussions   
Participation : Officials from China 's MoA  and SFA, UPOV, DG 
Trade, Member States, breeders and farmers ' association, CPVO  
Funds : PVP Development program  
Objectives : To provide information on how EU has implemented 
UPOV -91 for the purpose of assisting China in its reflections to 
join UPOV -91 
Difficulties : The breeding and farming industry in China is 
different from the EU  
Ukraine  Visit of the director of the PBR system  
Roelofarendsveen  
27-29 April 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : Board for Aims and objectives:  Ukraine is an important producer of for 
agriculture and horticulture and likes to grow closer to the EU. 
The new director of the PBR institute was received to show the  
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plant varieties, breeders  Dutch PBR infrastructure  
 
Mr. Serhii MELNYK – Director of the Ukrainian Inst itute for Plant 
Variety Examination.  
Mr. Maksym FEDIAI  Ms. Natalia SYPLYVA – deputy head of the 
application, examination of denomination and novelty.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the needs of the  EU legislation  
- Difficulties encountered: language barrier  and political 
situation in UKR  
Tanzania  Participation of Tanzanian expert to the 
PVP course in Wageningen & Internship 
at Naktuinbouw  
- 11 June -8 July 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : Wageningen 
University  Aims and objectives:  Tanzania is new member of UPOV and 
building on the infrastructure for that. Training of staff is an 
important element  
- The present Registrar in the TZ system participated in the 
annual PVP course and followed a two week int ernship in the 
Dutch DUS station  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the organization needed for the 
running of a PVP system  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
China  Capacity building on DUS at the Nanjing 
DUS station  
5-7 June  2016 Organiser : Naktuinbouw  Aims and objectives:  China has a fast developing PBR system 
and asks for NL support in capacity building  
The staff of the Nanjing DUS station followed the two day 
intensive training on DUS principles, the selection of comparing  
varieties, databasing etc.  
- Funding PVP development program and partly by the Chinese 
authorities  
- Result better understanding of the UPOV principles and 
practical implementation  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
Viet Nam  EAPVP forum 
Hanoi  Seminar on the Enforcement of Plant 
Breeders ' Rights under the UPOV 
Convention  
30 August 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : Viet Nam 
Ministry, UPOV, USPTO, MAFF 
Japan  Aims and objectives:  The aim of the seminar was to share 
experiences on enforcement of PVR in various jurisdictions  
A good occasion to take stock of the development in the EAPVP 
area 
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the problems in that part of the 
world  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
Ivory Coast OAPI  meeting  Capacity building for the OAPI region  
25-28 September 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : GNIS, 
GEVES, UPOV  Aims and objectives:  OAPI, that recently joined UPOV as 
regional organization of 17 French speaking countries in Africa, 
is working at the development of DUS awareness and facilities  
At the moment there is not much DUS development in the 
countries of OAPI. With the UPOV membership the  development 
started.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result capacity building  
- Difficult ies encountered: none   
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Tanzania  DUS training aimed at potato  
12-16 December 2016  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  Aims and objectives:  Potato is an important crop and there is 
great demand in Tanzania for foreign varieties. The 
infrastructure on variety release and variety protection has still 
to be developed.  
PVP Course  Annual 2 weeks PVP course in 
Wageningen  
15-26 June 2016  Organiser : CDI (WUR), 
Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : UPOV, 
CPVO, Breeders organis ation 
Plantum, NAK and breeders  Aims and objectives:  Annually Naktuinbouw organises together 
with CDI (Wageningen University) a course on the various 
aspects of UPOV based PBR systems  
- 26 trained Tanzanian officials  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result capacity building  
- Difficulties encountered: no ne 
China  Seminars on benefits of PVP  
7-11 November 2016  
Yangling and Beijing  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  Aims and objectives:   
Seminars  
Seminars to explain to users and players in the Chinese PVP 
system benefits of plant variety protection and to discuss 
potential developments in further developing the system. The 
key challenges for China to take the step to join UPOV 1991 are  
that the pre sent system is not open to the whole plant kingdom. 
In addition, there is no system in place as regards colleting 
remuneration for the use of use of farm saved seeds and the 
concept of essentially derived varieties has not been 
implemented. These aspects w ere discussed in two seminars 
organised in Yangling and Beijing by the Ministry of Agriculture 
and the State Forestry Administration respectively. The Chinese 
colleagues showed much interest in the CPVO QAS system as 
well as cooperation on DUS testing in t he future.  
Training of the staff of the Beijing DUS station  
Description : Seminars  
Participation : Officials from China 's MoA and SFA,  CPVO, 
Naktuinbouw  
Funding PVP development program  
Objectives : To provide information on how EU has implemented 
UPOV -91 to Chinese stakeholders  
Difficulties : The breeding and farming industry in China is 
different  from the situation in the EU.  
Myanmar  3 year RVO  development program in 
Myanmar  Organiser : Naktuinbouw,  
 
Associated partners : UPOV, 
CPVO, KSKS (Korea)  Aims and objectives:  In 2016 a visit to the UPOV office with 
Myanmar officials was organised to discuss the PVP law. Two 
experts were invited to participate to the 2016 PVP course and 
in January 2017 a 2 week PVP course was organised in 
Myanmar for prox 30 Myanmar DUS testers and authorities.  
- Progress has been made in the attempt to introduce UPOV PBR 
in Myanmar  
- Funding RVO Ministry of Economic Affairs  
Objectives : to assist Myanmar in the development of its 
agriculture specifically on PBR  
Difficulties : The breed ing and farming industry in Myanma r is in 
a low developed state.   
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Bosnia & Herzegovina  RVO Development program Bosnia and 
Herzogivina  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : Plantu m, 
Ministry of Economic Affairs  Aims and objectives:  On request of the BiH authorities 
assistance was supplied in the development of their PBR system 
in preparation of EU membership  
The BiH PBR law has been accepted by UPOV and awaits deposit 
for membership. A seminar on awareness was organised and a 
delegation from BiH visit ed the Netherlands  
- Funding RVO Ministry of Economic Affairs  
Objectives : to assist BiH in the development of its agriculture 
specifically on PBR  
- Difficulties : Due to political problems there is no functioning 
variety release committee in Bih,  this hampers the introduction 
of new varieties.  
Uganda  Workshop on the introduction of potato 
planting material in Uganda/DPR Congo, 
Rwanda, Burundi  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : 
Representatives from various 
authorities in the region  Aims and objectives:  In the workshop an inventory was made 
with all stakeholders on the steps needed to come to a good 
propagation, distribution and cultivation system  
- 15 participants from 5 countries  
- Funding: NUFFIC system  
- Result roadmap for the near future  
- Difficulties encountered : instable political situation  
Thailand  Presentations to Thai Delegation  
18 August 2017, Roelofarendsveen  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : CPVO  Aims and objectives:  The aim was to present the EU PVP 
system. Thailand has a PVP system but is not yet member of 
UPOV. The Thai delegation also visited CPVO as part of their 
mission to the EU  
Description : Discussions on technical and administrative 
matters.  
Participation : Experts from Thailand.  
Funds:  Thailand paid a ll of its costs  
Objectives : Share EU experiences in application procedures and 
enforcement  
Difficulties : PVP protection in Thailand is complex from 
a political point of view  
Cuba, Indonesia, India  Invitation of 5 DUS experts to the 2017 
annual PVP course  Organiser : CDI/Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : UPOV, 
CPVO, Plantum, breeders  Aims and objectives:  5 experts were invited to participate in the 
annual PVP course in Wageningen  
 
The 5 participants participated in the annual PVP course  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the organization needed for the 
running of a PVP system  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
PVP course revision  Updating of the course content  Organiser : CDI/Naktuinbouw  Aims and objectives:  The annual PVP course that is organized in 
Wageningen was updated to incorporate the latest 
developments and training knowledge  
 
The course was updated and fit for future  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better course curriculum  
- Difficulties en countered: none   
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Viet Nam  Participation in training on the DUS test 
of watermelon  
24-28 April 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : UPOV, MAFF 
Japan  Aims and objectives:  Watermelon is an important crop in south 
east asia . In the frame of the East Asian PVP Forum a training 
was organized in Viet Nam  
 
Participants from Viet Nam , Japan, Korea and Lao were trained 
in the UPOV method to test watermelon varieties.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the UPOV based DUS test.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
Ghana  A Ghanaian staff member of the PVP 
office followed a two week internship at 
Naktuinbouw  
21 August to 1st September  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  Aims and objectives:  A Ghanaian staff member of th e PVP office 
followed a two week internship at Naktuinbouw aimed at the 
administrative procedures in a PVP office  
Participant worked with the Dutch colleagues and received 
training on the job.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding  of the working of a PVP office.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
Tanzania  Development of a roadbook on the 
further implementation of PBR in 
Tanzania  
9-12 August 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : UPOV  Aims and objectives:  In a three day seminar with stakeholders a 
Roadmap was developed to improve the use and understanding 
of the PBR system in Tanzania  
 
28 Participants discussed possibilities for improvement of the 
present situation.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result: detailed roa dmap for further development.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
OAPI Senegal  Participation to an awareness meeting of 
OAPI in Dakar, Senegal  
25-28 September 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
 
Associated partners : CPVO, 
UPOV, GNIS, OAPI  Aims and objectives:  Participation in the meeting to explain the 
PBR practice in the EU  
Participants from 11 OAPI countries were informed on the 
implementation of UPOV PBR in the EU.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the working of a  Regional PVP 
system.  
 - Difficulties encountered: none  
Thailand  EAPVP Forum meeting in Thailand  
27 February 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw, MAFF 
Japan, UPOV, GNIS  Aims and objectives:  Seminar on impact and implementation on 
PVP by UPOV 1991: the benefits of the UPOV System for 
farmers and growers  
160 participants were informed on the UPOV 91 PBR 
systemorked with the Dutch colleagues and received training on 
the job.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the working of a PVP office.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
EAPVP Myanmar  Seminar on the Enforcement of Plant 
Breeders ' Rights under the UPOV 
Convention  
12 September 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : Myanmar 
UPOV, USPTO, MAFF Japan  Aims and objectives:  The aim of the seminar was to share 
experiences on enforcement of PVR in various jurisdictions  
A good occasion to take stock of the development in the EAPVP 
area  
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- Funding PVP development program  
- Result better understanding of the problems in that part of the 
world  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
China  Training on DUS testing  
12-16 June  
11-16 September  Organiser : Naktuinbouw  
Associated partners : MoA  Aims and objectives:  Dutch experts trained the staff of the 
Chinese MoA DUS centers in the DUS testing of tomato, 
datab ases, photography and potatoes.  
 
Total about 200 participants listened to the presentations.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result: capacity building in the fast growing Chinese PVP 
system.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
India  Mission to the Netherlands and Germany 
on possible cooperation on  Plant 
Breeders ' Rights  
8-12 May 2017  Organiser : Naktuinbouw 
Bundessortenamt  
Associated partners : Ministry of 
Economic Affairs, UPOV, CPVO, 
Plantum  Aims and objectives:  Delegation visited Netherlands and 
Germany, discussions with authorities, UPOV, CPVO, Breeders 
organisations visits to breeding companies  
- Fruitful discussions with conclusions for further development.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result in joint document, practical arrangements and f oreseen 
follow -up 
- Difficulties encountered: The Indian law cannot be changed 
and the UPOV convention cannot be changed  
Mexico  5-10 June 2017  
21-25 August 2017  Organiser : Ministry of Economic 
affairs, Naktuinbouw,  
Associated partners : Plantum, 
UPOV, CPVO, Breeders  Aims and objectives:  Visit to Mexico for discussions on the 
possible joining of Mexico to the UPOV 91 convention followed 
by a visit of a Mexican delegation to the Netherlands to get 
better acquainted with a country with a UPOV 91 membership  
Good progress in the process to UPOV 91 membership. Also 
needed for a Mexican EU trade agreement.  
- Funding PVP development program  
- Result; suffieint knowledge on UPOV 91.  
- Difficulties encountered: none  
 
3.8  SLOVAKIA  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description  
Afghanistan  Research on effect of Aquaholder for 
agriculture of Afghanistan in specific 
climate conditions aimed at decreasing 
need for irrigation.  
Project duration:   
Nov 2016 – Nov 2017  PeWaS, L.t.d  The i mplementing company has invented unique product 
Aquaholder for agriculture with strengthened ability to hold 
water in the soil to decrease a need for irrigation and rainfall. 
Product has been already tested in central Europe climate 
conditions. In Slovakia  it was successfully introduced on the 
market. There is a great potential of such product especially in 
arid areas of Afghanistan, where are typically low levels of 
rainfall and restricted possibilities of the irrigation systems.  
Audience: Local farmers,  entrepreneurs, academic sector   
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Georgia  Strengthening of the water protection 
through the controlling system of the 
effluent quality and monitoring of the 
water bodies at risk in Georgia  
Project duration:   
Nov 2014 – June 2016  Water Research Institute  The project has ambition to fill the missing procedures of water 
protection in Georgia and to harmonize the national and 
European legislation.  
Audience : Department Staff of Environment Pollution 
Monitoring, National Environmental Agency  of Georgia  
Georgia  Harmonization of analytical methods 
used in the National Environmental 
Agency of Georgia with the requirements 
of the Water Framework Directive 
2013/39/EU  
Project duration:  
Jan 2017 – May 2018  Slovak University of Technology 
in Bratislava (STU)  The project  is aimed at harmonizing the analytical methods 
used for determination of the priority substances listed in the 
Water Framework Directive (2013/39/EU) in surface waters as 
well as in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 
(2008/56/EC).  
Audience : Staff of National Environmental Agency in Georgia  
Georgia  Monitoring and evaluation of the impact 
of drought on water protection and its 
rational use in Georgia  
 
Project duration:  
Jan 2017 – June 2018  Slovak Hydrometeorological 
institute  The project is aimed at mo nitoring and assessment of drought 
episodes in sense of defining meteorological, hydrological and 
agricultural droughts.  
 
Audience: Staff of National Environmental Agency in Georgia  
Kenya  Secondary school second part and 
operation of health centre on Rusinga 
Island  
Project duration:   
Nov 2015 – Oct 2017  Humanist centre Naro vinu Providing quality education and health and preventive care for 
residents of  isolated Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria in rural 
western Kenya.  
Audience: Local NGO, po pulation of the Rusinga island  
Kenya  Sote ICT: From Practice Companies in 
Secondary Schools to Startups  
 
Project duration:   
Nov 2015 – Oct 2017  Pontis foundation  The aim of this project is to reduce unemployment of young 
people through increasing access to quality education at high 
schools and development of practical entrepreneurial skills of 
the youth in Taita Taveta and Narok Counties. The intervention 
integrate s digital technologies, project -based education, 
development of ICT clubs and Practice Enterprise Network 
concept in Kenyan education.  
Audience: Teachers, students, NGOs  
Kenya  Support of processes leading to 
production increase of macadam nuts in 
qualit y and quantity for local and 
international markets  
 
Project duration:   
Nov 2016 – Sept 2018  Integra foundation  The aim of the project is to support processes that will lead to a 
significant increase in the production (in volume and quality) of 
macadamia nuts for the local and world markets. A tool for 
achieving results will be financial investment in quality 
macada mia integrifolia seedlings and know - how of effective 
cultivation practice. The project has an investment character 
with a clearly foreseeable result, which is the fulfilment of the 
Kenyan potential for a significant increase in the volume of 
macadamia nu t production and thus the increase in the local 
economy. The project will establish three nurseries of quality 
macadamia seedlings and will give access to healthy and 
quality seedlings to 10,000 growers. Part of the project is an 
ambition to train farmers in correct cultivation skills, techniques 
and practices, in accordance with Fair Trade and BIO criteria.   
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Audience: Local farmers, entrepreneurs  
Kenya  Empowering women through practical 
skills.  
Project duration:   
Nov 2016 – Sept 2018  Savio  This project wa nts to contribute to decrease of level of female 
unemployment in poor region of Marsabit. The aimplementing 
organisation will accomplish this goal by opening new courses 
of practical skills - tailoring course and hairdressing and beauty 
course. Desired imp act is decrease of female unemployment in 
the region and empowerment of women. The intervention will 
be realized in already existing Don Bosco Technical Institute in 
Marsabit.  
 
Audience: Local NGO, students, teachers  
Moldova, Republic of  Strengthening of the effective 
implementation of the Basel Convention 
with regard to fulfilment of the obligation 
of the Republic of Moldova  
Project duration:   
Jan 2017 – June 2018  Slovak Environment Agency  
  Contribution to systematic changes in waste management 
through in troduction of inventory and processing of data 
about hazardous and other wastes, awareness rising and 
capacity building in the area and fulfilment of the Basel 
Convention reporting obligations.  
  
Audience : Public service staff members o f water management 
departments  
Moldova, Republic of  Improvement of safety of drinking water 
supply  and needs for sanitations of the 
waste water by the programme of the 
pollution reduction for the dangerous 
substances  
 
Project duration:   
Oct 2015 – June 2017 Water Research Institute  
 An overall improvement of the safety system for drinking water 
and estimation of the risks in the supply system in Moldova.  
An overall improvement of the knowledge of quantitative of 
pollution reduction from the waste waters with content of the 
dangerous substances and its implementation in the pilot river 
basin in Moldova  
Audience : Public service staff members of water management 
departments  
Ukraine  Transparent, financially healthy and 
competitive municipalities in Ukraine  
 
Project duration:  
Oct 2015 – March 2017  Institute for Economic and Social 
Reforms  The project is aimed at defining a package of anti -corruption 
recommendations to increase the transparency in the 
municipalities based on the experience with battling the 
corruption in Slovakia, then creating a web portal about the 
financial management of the towns and cities.  
Audience: Staff of International Centre for Policy Studies  
 
3.9  SWEDEN  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description  
LDCs (Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Philippines, 
Rwanda, Sri L anka, 
Tanzania, Uganda, Intellectual Property Rights for Least 
Developed Countries  
Stockholm, April 9 -28, 2017, with 
regional meeting planned in Myanmar, 
October 22 -27 2017.  Swedish Patent and Registration 
Office in cooperation with WIPO 
financed by the Swedish 
International Development 
Cooperation Agency (Sida)  International Training Course to enhance the participants ' 
understanding of intellectual property rights w ith an emphasis 
on their contribution to economic growth, trade, and 
development, thus increasing the participating countries ' ability 
to handle, address, and deal with those issues at the national,  
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Transfer for Least Developed Countries,  
Stockholm, May 21 - June 9 2017, with 
regional meeting planned in Malaysia, 
December 10 -15 2017.  
Copyright for the Least Developed 
Countries  
Stockholm, August 27 – September 15 
2017. Regional meeting to be held in 
Malawi 2018, date not confirmed.  
Intellectual Property and Genetic 
Resources - in support of innovation  
Stockholm, November 11 – December 1 
2017, regional meetin g in Indonesia , 
June 2 4-29 2018  sub-regional, and regional levels as well as in the inter national 
context with a view to build consensus and promote 
international cooperation.  
Audience: 25 participants from least developed countries. 
Policy makers and their advisers as well as persons at a senior 
decision making level from the government secto r and also 
representatives of academia or the private sector who are or 
who will be involved in issues concerning intellectual property 
rights.  
The participants are involved in short, mid and long term 
projects of change, closely tutored by PRV and WIPO, t o 
provide sustainable change in the area of Intellectual property.  
 
3.10  UNITED KINGDOM  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
ASEAN region  Philippines anti -counterfeiting and Piracy 
Summit  
 
October 2016   UK IPO UK Experts shared information and best practice about efficient 
and effective IP enforcement including how to better coordinate 
and share information between IP agencies for better results.  
Brazil  Responding to the challenge of evolving 
biopharmaceutical innovation  
 
July 2017  INTERPAT (not for profit pharma 
membership organisation), INPI 
(Brazilian IP Office) and UK 
Intellectual Property Office (UK 
IPO) IPO sent a Deputy Director to deliver a presentation and 
participate in this conferen ce on examination of 
biotechnological and biopharma products. While in Brazil, the 
Deputy Director spoke separately to INPI examiners and senior 
management on examination of pharma patents and best 
practice in office management.  
China  Bilateral meeting  
 
9 Nov 2016  UK IPO  China Trade Mark Association bilateral meeting. Agenda 
included discussion on UK and China's legal regulations and 
practices for tacklin g bad faith trade mark filings.  
China  Examiner exchange (inward)  
1 December 2016  UK IPO  An examiner fr om SIPO visited UK IPO to learn mor e about how 
we examine patents.  
China  Head of Office visit  
 
5-9 December 2016  SIPO Sean Dennehey,  visited Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu as 
part of the IPO Head of Office visit to China. Over the five day 
visit, accompanied by Directors Sean met with counterparts in 
China 's IP agencies and participated in a number of public 
events.    
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China  Examiner exchange (outward)  
 
22-26 May 2017  SIPO Two senior patent examiners visited Beijing for our annual 
patent examiner exchange with SIPO. They held intensive 
discussions with their SIPO counterparts, comparing the 
different examination approaches to the same applications filed 
at both SIPO and UK IPO. Both examiners also held several 
workshops with SIPO policy officials and examiners.  
China  Event  
16 Dec 2017  UK IPO  
SAIC Trade mark summit. Event with SAIC Minister Liu on 
trademarks  and economic growth.  
India  Ministerial delegation to India  
7-11 November 2016  UK IPO  Participation by UK IPO official in meetings and events 
regarding the enforcement of IPRs.  
India  Workshop and information sharing  
 
8-9 Nov 2016  UK IPO  IPO sent Head of Trade Mark Tribunal for trade  mark and 
designs workshop and information sharing sessions based 
around India Tech Summit.  UK and Indian IPOs held joint talks 
at which ideas could be shared for achieving effective and 
efficient IP protection systems, particularly around the 
registration  of trademarks and designs.  
India  Training for Delhi police on IP 
enforcement  
9 November 2016  UK IPO  Participation by Head of Intelligence Hub in meetings and 
events regarding the enforcement of IPRs to the Delhi Police . 
India  UK India Tech Summit Delhi  
November 2016  UK IPO  Facilitation and participation in the IP session covering 
enforcement, commercialisation (for inward investment) and 
management of IP  (including panel discussions).  
India  Seminar in Mumbai on anti -piracy 
measures for students  
 
Novem ber 2016  UK IPO  Facilitation and participation in a training and education 
seminar to Mumbai students on illegal streamlining and 
downloading of films and music. Police and enforcement 
officials in attendance.  
India  Information sharing  
5 Jan 2017  UK IPO  Request for information by Indian office for trade mark and 
design case law with respect to immorality/obscenity/contrary 
to public order objections (Email exchange).  
Indonesia  IP and Innovation Workshop  
 
March 2017  UK IPO  UK experts running a day long I P and innovation workshop. 
Goal is to assess the value of rights before registering and to 
consider business strategy including path to market before 
registering rights with a view to reducing clogging of the rights 
granting system and improving the value and quality of 
registered rights.  
Korea, Republic of  Information sharing  
10 Jan 2017  UK IPO  Request for information on TM, designs and patents input 
(Email exchange).   
Kosovo  EU TAIEX project funded IPR 
Enforcement Study visit to UK  
22-26 August 2016  UK IPO Delegation of Kosovo law enforcement representatives visited 
UK on a study visit to better understand how to enforce IPRs, 
meeting with UK law enforcement and UK IPO officials.   
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Kosovo  EU TAIEX project Strengthening the 
enforcement of IPRs  
7-10 December 2016  UK IPO  UK IPO official visited Kosovo to share best practice in 
developing IPR enforcement strategies.  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia  Participation in Denmark -led EU Twinning 
project to strengthen the enforcement of 
IPRs  
 5-9 Sept ember 2016  
 31 October – 4 November 2016  
 6-10 January 2017  
 29 May – 2 June 2017  Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office  UK IPO official  (as a Member State Expert) participated in 
training of police with regard to enforcing IPRs  
Philippines  6th Philippine anti -counterfeiting and 
piracy summit  
24 October 2016  UK IPO  IPO official presented on UK approach to dealing with 
counterfeiting and piracy and participated in panel discussion  
Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Indonesia  Regional IP meeting with Philipp ines, Viet 
Nam and Indonesia  
24-25 October, 2016  UK IPO  UK-led workshop on IP enforcement with IPO, UK Police and 
private sector brand protection and legal firm.  
Singapore  Visit 
(inward)  
22-24 March 2017  UK IPO  A delegation from the Singapore office came to the UKIPO to 
learn more about how we examine patents and trademarks and 
litigation.  
South Africa  Patent examiner training  
August 2016  UK IPO  Delivery of two weeks ' Patent Examiner Training to the 
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission 's first cohort 
of 20 patent examiners - supporting development of a 
substantive search  and examination patent system.  
Thailand  IP and Innovation Workshop  
March 2017  UK IPO UK experts running a day long IP and innovation workshop. 
Goal is to assess the value of rights before registering and to 
consider business strategy including path to market before 
registering rights with a view to reducing clogging of the rights 
granting sy stem and improving the value and quality of 
registered rights.  
Turkey  Capacity building and training visit by 
Turkish Customs  
20-24 February 2017  UK IPO  
UK HMRC  Delegation of Turkish Customs officers visited UK on a visit to 
better understand customs enforcement of IPRs, which included 
training from HMRC.  
Turkey  EU TAIEX project – Strengthening 
Customs and other law enforcement 
capability  
June 2017  One of 6 separately funded TAIEX 
projects in Turkey on IP  IPO Official presented at 3rd Regional IP conference for Customs 
and Police focussing on structures enabling exchange of 
information intelligence between public sector agencies and 
interaction with the priva te sector.  
Viet Nam  IP Valuation roundtable  
 
August 2016  UK IPO IPO chief economist sharing information and best practice on 
the opportunities and advantages offered by accurate IP 
valuation specifically in relation to state owned industries which 
could be privatised in Viet Nam . 
Viet Nam  Workshop on effective coordination 
between IP enforcement agencies  
August 2016   UK IPO UK Experts sharing information on the advantages and 
techniques better coordination between domestic IP 
enforcement agencies.  
Viet Nam Examiner visit (inward)  
12-23 Sept 2016  UK IPO  Trade mark examiner training. Funded via FCO Prosperity Fund. 
10 attendees + 2 translators.   
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Viet Nam  Visit to Vietnamese law enforcement 
agencies  
18-20 October, 2016  UK IPO  IPO along with UK police an d NCA met with various Vietnamese 
law enforcement agencies to promote the development of an IP 
Crime Group.  
 
3.11  SPAIN  
Beneficiary country (ies)  Title and date of the event/project  Implementing agency  Description  
Países Iberoamericanos  Curso online Especialista en Patentes. 
Edición 2 (del 6 de f ebrero al 8 de 
octubre de 2017)  CEDDET/OEP /AECID  Curso basado en la metodología de "aula virtual " con soporte 
en Internet para profundizar en los conocimientos teóricos y 
realizar actividades prácticas en mat eria de defensa y 
valoración de las patentes. Transferencia de tecnología. 
Protección de las patentes. Protección de las nuevas 
tecnologías y modalidades afines a las patentes. La utilización 
de patentes como fuente de información tecnológica  
Países Iberoamericanos  Curso online Especialistas en Marcas y 
Diseños industriales. Edición 2. (del 6 de 
febrero al 8 de octubre de 2017)  CEDDET/OEPM/AECID  Curso basado en la metodología de "aula virtual " con soporte 
en Internet para profundizar en los conocimien tos teóricos y 
realizar actividades prácticas en materia de derecho de marcas 
y diseños, procedimientos para su concesión y su estudio en el 
derecho comparado. Cada itinerario consta de dos módulos, de 
una semana de duración cada uno.  
Países Iberoamerican os V Seminario Regional sobre  marcas y 
diseños industriales como factores de 
innovación y activos empresariales: el 
producto artesanal y la propiedad 
industrial. 20 – 23 marzo 2017. La 
Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala)  OEPM/OMPI/AECID  Curso en materia de marc as y diseños industriales dirigido a 
funcionarios de Organismos Nacionales Competentes en 
materia de Propiedad Industrial de los Países de América 
Latina. En esta edición se profundizó en la figura del diseño 
industrial.  
Países Ibe roamericanos  II Taller Regional de Formación de 
Formadores en Propiedad Industrial: 
redacción de solicitudes de patentes  
8 a 12 de mayo de 2017. Montevideo 
(Uruguay) y 15 de mayo  - 14 de  julio 
2017 seguimiento on line  OEPM/OMPI/AECID  Curso  sobre la redacción de solicitudes de pa tente como 
herramienta  para conseguir protección para una invención.  
Durante el taller se trataron los siguientes aspectos:  
la patente como herramienta estratégica de la empresa, 
estructura y contenido de una solicitud de patente:  La solicitud 
nacional y l a solicitud a través del Tratado de Cooperación en 
materia de Patentes (PCT), los requisitos de patentabilidad, la 
redacción de la memoria de la solicitud de patente y se 
estudiaron sentencias en América Latina  
Países  
Iberoamericanos  Curso de Formación Regional sobre 
Marcas y Aspectos Comunes de la 
Propiedad Industrial. 20 – 24 febrero 
2017 OEPM (Madrid)  OEPM/OMPI  Curso de formación en materia de marcas en el que participa 
un examinador de marcas de cada Oficina de Propiedad 
Industrial  de Iberoamérica. El curso tiene un carácter 
eminentemente práctico.  Este curso se organiza en 
colaboración con la Academia de la OMP. Desde su creación en 
1982 han participado unos 460 funcionarios iberoamericanos. 
Este curso constituye una importante for mación de  cuadros de 
mando de las Oficinas Nacionales.   
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Países de Iberoamérica.  
 
 
 
PAÍSES:  
México  
 
Chile  
Perú  
 
El Salvador  
 
Costa Rica  
 
 
Cuba  
 
Honduras  Programa CIBIT  
(Capacitación  Iberoamericana en materia 
de búsquedas de información 
tecnológica).  
 
de julio a noviembre de 2016  
 
de septiembre a noviembre de 2016  
de 15 de julio a noviembre 2016  
 
de mayo a octubre de 2017  
 
de mayo a noviembre de 2016 y  
de mayo a octubre de 2017  
 
de junio a noviembre de 2016  y  
de mayo a octubre 2017  
de julio 2016 a julio 2 017 
de mayo a octubre de 2017  OEPM  Programa de Capacitación Iberoamericana en materia de 
búsquedas e información tecnológica que tiene por objeto la 
potenciación del uso del español en los procesos de búsqueda 
internacional en el examen de solicitudes de patentes  y mejora 
de la formación de los examinadores.  
 
 
 
Se creó en 2002 y permite la estancia de funcionarios 
iberoamericanos en la sede OEPM. Durante este tiempo reciben 
formación tutorizada sobre cómo realizar búsquedas y cómo 
utilizar las mejores base s de datos de literatura patente y no 
patente  
 
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