WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/539/Add.7 
24 February 2010 
 
 (10-1072) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES1 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 13 November 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities. 
 
_______________ 
 
  This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in docume nt IP/C/W/517/Add.7 of 26 January 2009. 
  It concerns the technical cooperation ac tivities carried out between August 2008 and 
August 2009 by the European Communities and indi vidual member States in favour of developing 
and least-developed country Members, with the ob jective to facilitate the implementation of the 
TRIPS Agreement. 
                                                     
 
1 On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon amendi ng the Treaty on Europe an Union and the Treaty 
establishing the European Community (done at Lisb on, 13 December 2007) en tered into force.  On 
29 November 2009, the WTO received a Verbal Note (WT/L/779) from the Council of the Eu ropean Union and 
the Commission of the European Communities stating that, by virtue of the Treaty of Lisbon, as of 
1 December 2009, the European Union replaces and  succeeds the European Community. IP/C/W/539/Add.7 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
A. EUROPEAN CO MMUNITIES .......................................................................................................3
 
B. MEMBER STATES ............................................................................................................... .........13  
AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................................ .....................13  
BULGARIA....................................................................................................................... ...................15  
CZECH REPUBLIC................................................................................................................. ...........16  
FINLAND ........................................................................................................................ .....................17  
FRANCE......................................................................................................................... ......................18  
GERMANY ........................................................................................................................ ..................26  
HUNGARY........................................................................................................................ ...................31  
ITALY ......................................................................................................................... .........................33  
PORTUGAL....................................................................................................................... ..................34  
SPAIN ......................................................................................................................... .........................36  
SWEDEN ......................................................................................................................... .....................38  
UNITED KINGDOM................................................................................................................. ..........39  
C. EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) .......................................................................................42  
  
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EU-China Project on the Protection of  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR2)  
 
 The EU-China Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR2) is a co-operation project between the European C ommission and the Government of 
People's Republic of China.  With EUR 10.85 million from the EU and EUR 5.425 million from China, IPR2 was launched on 26 Novem ber 2007.  Building on the success of 
IPR1 from 1999-2001, which promoted international standards of IPR protection in Chinese legislation, IPR2 targets the reliabil ity, efficiency and accessibility of the IP 
protection system, towards establishing a sustainable environment for effective IPR enforcement in China.  This is done by supp orting a comprehensive framework of 
technical assistance and co-operation with the Chinese authoritie s and institutions promoting the environment of IP protection in China, over 4 years. 
 
 In practice, IPR2 organises seminars, symposia, workshops, studies, training programmes, study tours and information managemen t activities across the following 
core components: 
1. Legal Framework 
Improve the Chinese legal framework of IPR laws and regulations on  all aspects of Criminal law, Patent law, Trademark law, Copy right law, Geographical 
Indications, Civil and Administrative procedures. 
2. Capacity Building 
Build the technical capacity of human resources in all institutions involved in IPR in China. 
3. Access to Information 
Provide better access to informa tion for users and officials. 
4. Enforcement 
Develop legal procedures to promote and support China's efforts to build up efficient internal, inter-agency, inter-regional an d inter-jurisdictional systems and civil, 
criminal and administrative proc edures for IPR enforcement. 
5. Support to Right Holders 
Reinforce support to right holders in China and Europe to make best use of the Chinese IP systems. 
6. Trademarks & Designs 
This additional horizontal compone nt leverages the core competence and channels the expertise of the Eu ropean Office of Harmoni zation of the Internal Market 
(OHIM). 
 
 The following activities have been implemented between September 2008 and September 2009:  
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency Description 
China Study Tour on revision of 
the Copyright Law
14-25 May 2009, Austria, 
Switzerland and Spain IPR2 IPR2 supported a delegation of officials from the Legislative Affairs 
Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People's 
Congress (NPC) on a study tour to Austria,  Switzerland and Spain, to meet with 
European academics, officials and practitioners , as part of China's revision of the 
Copyright Law, discuss the expected impact of the new law and provide 
recommendations to the drafting team.  
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 Organizing agency Description 
EU-China Workshop on 
Internet-related Legislation on Copyrights 
20-21 November 2008, 
Beijing IPR2 IPR2 supported a workshop, together with the National Copyright 
Administration of China (NCAC) from 20-21 November in Beijing, to exchange views on future legislation on copyrights on the internet.  The Copyright Law is 
a key element of the Chinese IP system and plays a prominent role in the newly 
published guidelines of the National IP Strategy of China.  Presentations by European and Chinese experts included file sharing regulations and the liability 
of internet service and content providers (ISP/ICPs). 
Study Tour on the revision 
of the Chinese Patent Law 23 October – 1 November 
2008, Spain and Germany IPR2 As part of its support to China's revision of the Patent Law, IPR2 supported a 
delegation of officials from the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) on a study tour to 
Berlin, Düsseldorf, Munich and Madrid from 23 October to 1 November 2008. 
Workshop on the revision of 
the Chinese Patent Law 24-25 September 2008, 
Harbin  IPR2 The Chinese Patent Law is currently undergoing its third revision.  The revision 
aims to improve and strengthen patent protection in China in line with the goal of constructing an "innovative country" as outlined in the National IPR Strategy, 
as well as bring it fully in line with WTO requirements.  IPR2 supported a 
workshop together with the Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC) in its last stages of the crucial legislative drafting work.  The workshop involved European 
experts who assisted the review of the draft Patent Law, discussing its expected 
impact, addressing questions and making suggestions to the drafting team.  
Seminar and workshop on 
the Legal Protection of 
Well-known Trademarks 7-8 September 2008, 
Shanghai IPR2 The EU-China IPR2 Project supported  the Supreme People’s Court together 
with the East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL) in hosting 
a seminar and workshop in Shanghai on the respective legal systems for 
determining well-known trademarks in China and Europe. More than 100 
participants, including judges, academ ics and members of industry came 
together for constructive discussions on the legal framework, scope of protection and mechanisms for protection; in particular China’s dual system and the 
determination of well-known trademarks. China 
 
EU-China Training 
Programme on IP Management 
18-27 May 2009, Xi'an, 
Jiangyin, Beijing IPR2 IPR2 supported the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in 
implementing a second series of training sessions on IP management, to promote exchanges on best practices of IP management and to enhance the capacity of 
Chinese and European authorities in managing IP.  
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 Organizing agency Description 
EU-China Training on 
patent enforcement 23-27 March 2009, 
Shanghai, Fuzhou IPR2 IPR2 supported training for 120 local enforcement officials, in co-operation with 
the State Intellectual Property Office (S IPO) and the Shanghai Intellectual 
Property Administration in Shanghai and the Fujian Intellectual Property Office 
in Fuzhou. Practicing patent lawyers and judges talked about the legal 
framework for enforcement of invention/utility model patents and design patents in relation to real-world patent infringem ent cases and a comparative analysis of 
the respective systems in China and Europe.  
Symposium on 
"Opportunity and Challenge of Intellectual Property in 
New Economy Era" 
17 December 2008, Beijing IPR2 A Symposium on the "Opportunity and Challenge of Intellectual Property in the 
New Economy Era" took place at Peki ng University on 17 December 2008, 
partly supported by IPR2. At the same time, the Symposium launched Peking 
University’s Institute for International Intellectual Property.  The occasion was 
referred to by several of the eminent international and Chinese academics and 
practitioners present as an "historic event" which will be seen as significant to 
the progress of the Chinese economy and which has a key role in contributing to 
the vision of an IP system led by law.  
Study Tour on the Interface between IPR and Standards 
4-11 December 2008, UK, 
Belgium, Germany IPR2 IPR2 supported a study tour by senior officials from the Ministry of Industry and 
Information Technology (MIIT) to London, Brussels and Munich to engage the 
relevant authorities, standardisation bodies, industry and academia in a 
comprehensive dialogue on the technical i ssues that exist between IP rights and 
standards, as part of working together  towards fostering equilibrium between 
standards and IPRs . 
Training Programme on IP 
Management 
14-20 November 2008, 
Dongguan and Changzhou IPR2 IPR2 supported the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in 
implementing a series of training sessions on IP management, to promote 
exchanges on best practices of IP management and to enhance the capacity of 
Chinese and European authorities in managing IP. China 
 
Training Programme on IP 
Management (ICT) 
10-14 November 2008, 
Shanghai  and Changzhou IPR2 IPR2 supported the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in 
implementing a series of training sessions on IP management, to promote 
exchanges on best practices of IP management, in particular with respect to ICT-
related issues and to enhance the capacity of Chinese and European authorities in managing IP.   
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 Organizing agency Description 
New legal platform for 
intellectual property in China 
9 July 2009, Beijing IPR2 Senior Officials from the Minist ry of Commerce, the Delegation of the 
European Commission to China together with senior academics from Peking University inaugurated the China IP Law Search, a new platform of laws and 
regulations related to the protection and enforcement of intellectual property in 
China. More than 80 representatives of government, industry, law firms, academics, students and the press gathered  at Peking University to learn how 
China IP law Search could contribute to their daily work. 
www.ipr2.org/ipsearch
.  
Support to EU-China IP Dialogue 2009 
16-17 April 2009, Brussels IPR2 The 5th EU-China IPR Dialogue took place in Brussels over two days and co-
chaired by Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director, DG Trade in the Eu ropean Commission 
and Ms. Li Ling, Director-General,  Department of Treaty and Law of the 
Ministry of Commerce of P.R. China.  The Dialogue continues the EU and 
China’s relationship on IP-related issues giving both sides the opportunity to 
exchange their views on developments with Europe and China’s respective IPR 
policy, update on progress made and consider the way forward on key action areas such as trademark law, musi c content censorship, and licensing 
agreements and standards in the ICT sector. 
EU-China high-level forum 
on co-operation for 
strengthening IPR 
protection and enforcement: results presented to 
European industry 
6 March 2009, Brussels IPR2 High-level officials from China and the EU met in Brussels to update 
stakeholders in Europe on EU-China co-operation towards strengthening 
intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement. The forum was 
opened by Martin Tlapa, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Commerce of the Czech Republic, Peter Balas, Deputy Director-General of the European 
Commission's DG Trade, and Assistant Mini ster Chong Quan from the Ministry 
of Commerce of China (MOFCOM). The Assistant Minister, together with 
leading officials from China’s patent, copyright and customs enforcement 
authorities provided an overview of China’s National IP Strategy. A review of 
the EU-China IPR2 Project's first year of implementation and new activities foreseen in the coming year was given, as part of hearing how EU-China policy 
is achieving results in practice. China 
 
EU-China training course 
on criminal IPR enforcement and application 
of criminal IP law 
25-29 July 2009, Wuhan IPR2 IPR2, together with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), organised training 
for local criminal enforcem ent and public security of ficials on experiences and 
best practices of criminal IPR enfor cement. The training aimed to provide 
comprehensive information and best prac tices on criminal IP enforcement and 
the transfer of cases, provide a platform  for experience sharing between Chinese 
and European IP prosecutors and increase understanding of the most relevant 
issues for adjudication and handling of crim inal IP cases in the officials’ daily 
work.   
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EU-China workshop on the 
regulation of on-line business 
11-12 June 2009, Quanzhou IPR2 IPR2 supported the State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) in 
organising a workshop for local officials on the monitoring of internet business behaviour, including enforcement of IP rights to reinforce capacity in 
adjudicating and handling in ternet-related cases. 
EU-China training seminar 
on the protection of IPR and transfer of cases 
13-17 April 2009, 
Changzhou IPR2 IPR2, together with the Supreme Peopl e’s Procuratorate (SPP) held a training 
session for local prosecutors on criminal IPR enforcement and transparency and 
consistency in transferring criminal  cases by administrative enforcement 
agencies. It aimed to promote the understanding, implementation and use of 
national and international best practices in evaluating the ‘infringing mass’ and treating cases accordingly. 
Seminar on the Judicial 
Protection of Copyrights on 
the Internet 27-29 April 2009, Shanghai IPR2 IPR2 co-operated with the Suprem e People’s Court (SPC) to implement a 
seminar on the judicial protection of copyrights on the internet, by way of 
informing the Chinese ju diciary of European procedures for protecting 
copyrights on-line, enhancing understanding of European and international 
practices of IPR protection, and increa sing the capacity for adjudicating and 
handling such cases. 
EU-China workshop on the Protection of Business 
Secrets 
25-26 June 2009, Shanghai IPR2 In co-operation with the State Admi nistration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC), 
IPR2 organised a workshop on the protection of business secrets for local 
Administration of Industry and Commerce en forcement officers, to highlight the 
key issues and the practical implications of the existing legal systems in China 
and Europe as well as to share best practice on how to tackle infringing 
behaviours.   
EU-China training on copyright protection on the 
Internet 
15-19 June 2009, Harbin and Yinchuan IPR2 IPR2 and the National Copyright Admi nistration of China (NCAC) furthered co-
operation with two training sessions on on-line copyright protection and 
enforcement on the internet , providing a platform fo r Chinese and European 
copyright enforcement bodies to share in telligence and best practices in their 
fight against on-line piracy. China   
EU-China workshop on 
unfair competition and 
passing-off 11-12 March 2009, 
Hangzhou IPR2 Some 100 officials from the Administration for Industry and Commerce from 
the Yangtze River Delta Region participated in a two-day workshop in 
Hangzhou to better understand the issue of unfair competition and passing-off practices and how to better combat them. With the support of IPR2 in 
collaboration with the State Administration of Industry of Commerce (SAIC) 
together with the local Zhejiang Admini stration for Industry and Commerce, the 
workshop realised an inte ractive exchange of questions and opinions on actual 
cases in China and Europe.  
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 Organizing agency Description 
Protecting IP at Trade Fairs, 
Information and Mediation Support 
3-8 March 2009, CeBIT 
Hanover, Germany IPR2 In co-operation with the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM), IPR2 
supported an information and mediation support facility on-site for the duration of the CeBIT 2009 trade fair to assist in disputes over patents, trademark and 
industrial design infringements between exhibiting Chinese and European 
companies. The on-site service was inaugurated jointly by Mr Chong Quan, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Commerce, as part of a high-level visit by 
leading Chinese IP enforcement offici als, together with the European 
Commission’s Ms Ewa Synowiec, Director, DG Trade. 
EU-China Training Programme on Copyright 
Protection on the Internet 
24-27 November 2008, Beijing and Guangzhou IPR2 IPR2 supported a series of training sessions in Beijing and Guangzhou, in co-
operation with the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), on 
copyright protection and practical enforc ement in the on-line environment. Both 
sessions were led by Chinese and Euro pean experts, suppo rting interactive 
presentations and case studies and helpin g to increase awareness of anti-piracy 
policies and best practices.  
 
Study Tour to Europe on IP Protection at Trade Fairs 
15-23 November 2008, 
Germany, France, Italy IPR2 IPR2 supported a study tour to France, Germany and Italy to assess first hand 
the methods and practices of IP protectio n and enforcement employed at several 
of the largest European trade fairs. Th e delegation included officials from the 
Ministry of Commerce, both central an d provincial departments, the Supreme 
People’s Court, the State Intellectual Property Office. In each of the three 
countries, the delegation met with Judges, Procurators, Police and Custom authorities, and also with trade fair or ganisers and industry associations. The 
legal and criminal procedure in force we re presented and analysed, also pointing 
out procedural differences between the European coun tries and China. China 
  
New IP Protection 
Roadmap – How to register 
and Protect a Community 
Trademark 12 August 2009, Beijing IPR2 A new issue in the IPR2 series 'Roadmaps for Intellectual Property Protection' is 
now available – How to Register an d Protect a Community Trademark in 
Europe. A Community Trademark (CTM) is a supranational, unitary, exclusive 
intellectual property right valid and enfo rceable in the EU’s 27 Member States, 
and therefore a market of almost 500 million consumers. CTMs are governed by 
the Community Trademark Regulation an d administered exclusively by the 
Office for the Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM). While the CTM system does not replace the national tr ademark systems and OHIM does not 
replace the single industrial property offices of the EU-Member States, the 
existence of a supranational system gives trademark owners the possibility to choose, based on their business needs, an  additional protection route once they 
have decided to enter a specific market.   
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EU-China Training on IP 
management 27 May 2009, Chengdu IPR2 IPR2 supported a one-day training for local officials and industry in the 
Chengdu High-Tech Incubation Park, together with the EU Project Incubation Centre. Local IP authorities and some 80 participants representing local industry 
and law firms attended the training to learn more about how an IP strategy can 
help a company to do business where it wants and achieve and maintain the 
competitive advantage it seeks. 
International seminar on IP 
protection of software 
18-19 June, Beijing and Dalian IPR2 IPR2 supported the implementation of two seminars aimed at enhancing mutual 
understanding of intellectual property protection in the software and service 
outsourcing industry. Co-organised by the China Association of Trade in Services (CATIS), under the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), both events 
aimed to build understanding on the challenges and means of improving 
international competitiveness of enterprises & overall development of this industry. 
New IP Protection 
Roadmap – How to register 
and Protect a Community Design 
25 June 2009, Beijing IPR2 A new issue in the IPR2 series 'Roadmaps for Intellectual Property Protection' is 
available – How to Register and Protect a Community Design in Europe. A 
Community design is a right for the external appearance of a product or part of it, resulting from the features of the prod uct itself and/or its ornamentation valid 
for all 27 Member States of the European Union and directly enforceable in all 
of these countries. This issue covers th e term and scope of protection in Europe, 
the requirements for protection, the registration process and the key means 
(civil, administrative and criminal means) of enforcing a Community design.   The Roadmap series aims to provide information on the IP systems in China and 
Europe and to give guidance to both  European and Chinese companies in 
protecting their IP. All issues are av ailable to download free-of-charge at 
www.ipr2.org/roadmap
. China   
New IP Protection 
Roadmap – Copyright 
Protection in China 23 April 2009, Beijing IPR2 A new issue in the IPR2 series 'Roadmaps for Intellectual Property Protection' is 
available – Copyright Protection in China. As in Europe, copyright arises in 
China as soon as an original work is created. The Copyright Law protects copyrights by way of administrative actions, civil actions and criminal actions. 
Various administrative authorities are empowered to take enforcement actions 
either independently or through joint efforts. This issue looks at what types of works are protected, establishing your copyright, the benefits of voluntary 
recordal, what constitutes infringement and pursuing judicial and administrative 
enforcement.  The Roadmaps aim to provide information on the IP systems in China and 
Europe and to give guidance to both  European and Chinese companies in 
protecting their IP.  
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EC – WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROJEC T FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH 
 
 This programme is an EC initiative implem ented by WIPO.  The project budget is €1,220, 000 of which €1,100,000 is the EC contrib ution.  The 
implementation of the project started in July 2008 and is expected to end in July 2011.     The purpose of the IPR project is to strengthen national capacity to develop, modernize, administer and use the intellectual p roperty system to meet 
national developmental objectives taking into account the relevant international standards including those in the area of IP un der the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).    
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 Page 11EC TradeCom FACILITY 
 
 The TradeCom Facility, also referred to as the TradeCom Facility, is an ACP Group Progr amme financed by the European Developme nt Fund.  It is 
divided in three main, complementary, components, each with its  specific beneficiaries and results :  (1) Formulation of trade p olicies;  (2) Trade negotiations 
and (3) Implementation of trade polici es and international trade agreements. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Uganda  Technical assistance to the 
Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry 
in the Area of IPR 
 Kampala, December 2008 - 
July 2009 IIAS The specific objective of the project  is to bring Uganda’s IP regulatory 
framework in line with the TRIPS Agreement as well as other applicable 
multilateral and regional/bilateral IP Agreements.  The main activities carried 
out included: 
• Review existing literature of policy and legislative work on IP carried 
out in Uganda and/or countries with similar characteristics. 
• Review of existing laws and regulations on IP in Uganda. 
• Conduct consultations with all stakeholders in Uganda (two national 
workshops organised for small groups of stakeholders including 
parliamentarians). 
• Draft/revise/review legislation and regulation, as appropriate, in the 
area of IP. 
• Present results during a national seminar for all stakeholders in Uganda. 
For more information, please consult the final report:  http://www.tradecom-
acpeu.org/Portals/49/ IIAS_Final_Report.pdf   
 
Pacific Islands Forum 
Secretariat Pacific Regional Action Plan 
for Traditional Knowledge 
(TK) Development Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, 
Papua New Guinea, Palau, 
Vanuatu, 2008-2010  The objectives of  the project are: 
• Protect the rights of traditional re source owners in their traditional 
knowledge and expressions of culture  
• Model Law on TK and Expressions of Culture 
• Protect the rights of traditional resource owners in their TK and 
biological/genetic resources through the implementation of the Model 
Law on Traditional Biological Resources, Innovations and Practices 
and assist countries in its implementation, administration and 
enforcement on ce endorsed. 
• Assist countries develop, implemen t, administer and enforce Access 
and Benefit Sharing Arrangements fo r the utilization of TK resources. 
• Assist countries develop databases for TK. 
• Assist countries develop cultural industries. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Zambia Technical Assistance to the 
Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry in 
Intellectual Property 
Zambia, Dec. 2008- June 2009  The objectives of  the project are: 
• To bring Zambia's IP legislation an d regulation in conformity with the 
WTO's TRIPS Agreement and applicable  regional and international IP 
Treaties and Agreements; 
• To propose the legal framework and draft legislation for the protection 
of relatively new forms of intellectual property that are not covered by 
the current legislation including traditional knowledge, traditional 
cultural expressions (folklore) and genetic resources; and 
• To build institutional capacity for IP implementing agencies and 
enhance Zambia's ability to harness IP for socio-economic 
development. 
 
Mauritius Technical assistance to the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
International Trade and Cooperation to update IP 
legislation and build the 
capacity of officials for the 
enforcement of IPRs in 
Mauritius  The overall objectives of the project are: 
• Update IP legislation in conformity with international obligations; 
• Improve capacity of officials involved  in the enforcement of IPRs in 
Mauritius; 
The specific objectives of the project are to: 
• Identify constraints and impediments hampering the implementation of 
IPRs and identify measures to address them; 
• Propose amendments to existing legislation to ensure compliance with 
international obligations, and propose new legislation for geographical 
indications, traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions 
(folklore) and animal and plant and genetic resources; 
• Build institutional capacity for and strengthen coordination of officials 
involved in the enforcement of IPRs in Mauritius; 
• Disseminate the benefits, rights and obligations of IP through print 
media to the general public, in particular the private sector and persons 
involved in the production of cultural goods and services. 
  
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B. MEMBER STATES 
AUSTRIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Jordan, Viet Nam, Trinidad & 
Tobago  
 ICSEI 2008 
Second half of 2008 Austrian Patent Office, in co-
operation with WIPO 
(Development Cooperation) International cooperation on Search and Examination of Inventions (ICSEI). 
State-of-the-art search and examination reports concerning patent applications - 
free of charge. 
China Meeting with a Chinese 
delegation 
 
Vienna, 4 July 2008 Austrian Patent Office Information and discussion concerning topics of Intellectual Property Rights; 
protection of copyright. 
 
Audience: IP-experts from Shanghai Inte llectual Property Rights Service Centre, 
China 
Chinese Taipei Meeting with a Delegation 
from Chinese Taipei 
 Vienna, 4 September  2008 Austrian Patent Office Information and discussion concerning topics of Intellectual Property Rights on 
the basis of a detailed questionnaire. 
 Audience: patent examiners from the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office 
(TIPO). 
China 
 
 Meeting with a Chinese 
delegation 
 
Vienna, 13 November  2008 Austrian Patent Office Information and discussion concerning topics of Intellectual Property Rights; 
law enforcement in case of unlawful inte rference, measures in case of product 
counterfeiting. 
 Audience: IP-experts from the Beijing In tellectual Property Office, the Xanawu 
Intellectual Property Office and the Peoples Court of Fangshan und Changping 
District. 
GCC (Countries of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council): 
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Training course for patent 
experts 
 Vienna, 17-28 November, 
2008 Austrian Patent Office Training course concerning the principles of patent law, international 
developments in this area, search strate gies and databases relating to patents. 
 Audience:  patent examiners of the Pate nt Office of the Cooperation Council for 
the Arab States of the Gulf. 
China Meeting with a Chinese 
delegation  
Vienna, 28 November 2008 Austrian Patent Office Information and discussion concerning topics of Intellectual Property Rights; 
patent law systems; patent law in connection with economic policy Audience: IP- Experts from Liao Ning In tellectual Property Office, Government 
Development and Research Centre of Liao Ning Province, Liao Ning Policy 
Institute, Department of Finance of Liao Ning Province, Bureau of Science and Technology of Tie Ling, Liao Ning, Dalian Intellectual Property Office, China
  
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 Organizing agency Description 
Ukraine Meeting with an Ukrainian 
delegation Vienna, 12 December 2008 Austrian Patent Office Information and discussion concerning questions of trademark and industrial 
design protection; survey on relevant national court decisions, inter alia in conjunction with major sporting events. 
 
Audience:  IP-experts from the State Department of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the State Enterprise 
"Ukrainian Industrial Property Institute". 
 
Chile, Jordan, Viet Nam  ICSEI 2009 
First half of 2009 Austrian Patent Office, in co-
operation with WIPO 
(Development Cooperation) 
 International cooperation on Search and Examination of Inventions (ICSEI). 
State-of-the-art search and examination reports concerning patent applications - 
free of charge. 
 
GCC (Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council): 
Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Training course for patent 
experts 
Vienna, 15-26 June 2009 Austrian Patent Office Training course concerning the principles of patent law, international 
developments in this area, search strate gies and databases relating to patents. 
 
Audience:  patent examiners of the Pate nt Office of the Cooperation Council for 
the Arab States of the Gulf. 
 
China, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, 
India, Indonesia, Kenya, Saudi 
Arabia, Syria, Ukraine Training course on patent 
documentation and 
information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, international IP treaties 
Vienna, 16-26 June 2009 Austrian Patent Office in 
cooperation with WIPO 
("WIPO-Austria-Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating to patents; 
trademark and design law, international developments in these areas. 
 
Audience: patent examiners and legal officers from National Industrial Property Offices. 
 
 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Jordan (7 searches) 
Kenya (1 search) 
Syria (2 searches) 
Cuba (1 search) Uganda (1 search) 
ARIPO (2 searches) 
 Free search  
Exchange of documents  
July 2008 – August 2009 Bulgarian Patent Office 
  Development cooperation with WIPO: perfo rming free state of the art searches 
and examination reports. 
 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Kenya 
Kyrgyz Republic 
Nigeria, 
Republic of Moldova Trinidad and Tobago 
 
 Interregional Seminar on 
Industrial Property 
-Practice training course on 
Industrial Property  
Prague, 13-27 June 2009 WIPO Worldwide Academy 
 and 
Industrial Property Office of 
the Czech Republic 
  Inter-regional training programme fo r IP officials organized by WIPO 
Worldwide Academy and Indu strial Property Office of the Czech Republic.  The 
participating members of Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Nigeria, Republic of 
Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago received an  intensive practical course in the 
Czech Industrial Property Office, during two weeks, in Prague.  The course 
covered training in all areas of industrial property protection including 
enforcement of IP rights.    
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Argentina, Cuba, Chile, Jordan, 
Syria, Uruguay State-of-the-art search 
reports 
June 2008 – August 2009 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland and 
World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland provided state-of-the-art 
search reports free of charge for Arge ntina, Cuba, Chile, Jordan, Syria and 
Uruguay within the framework of development cooperation with WIPO. 
Eurasian Patent Office 
(Member countries : Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan and Russia) 
 Study visit 
Helsinki, 10-11 November  2008  National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland 
 Three experts from the Eurasian Patent Office visited the National Board of 
Patents and Registration of Finland.  The presentations covered especially the 
Finnish experience on the office automation.  
  
China Study visit 
Helsinki, January 2009  Several Finnish organisations, 
including the National Board 
of Patents and Registration of 
Finland  
 A 4-day seminar on marketing of technology and inventions was organised by 
several Finnish organisations.  Experts of the National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland gave lectures on IPR-issues in Finland  
Audience:  The 13-member training group from the Shandong Science & Technology Cadre School. 
 
Ghana Training on IP issues 
Accra, 9-11 June 2009 
 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland In the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the Registrar-General's 
department of Ghana and the National Board of Patents and Registration of 
Finland, three experts from the Finnish office visited Ghana and gave lectures on 
patent, trademark and design  classification systems. 
Audience:  Office staff 
  
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I.  National Industrial Property Institute (INPI) 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Algeria, Benin, Burundi, 
Cameroon, Central African Rep., Haiti, Lebanon, 
Madagascar, Mali, Tunisia, 
Viet Nam Organization of a seminar on 
industrial property in cooperation with WIPO 
22 June-3 July 2008 INPI/WIPO* Intensive training on patent, trad emark and industrial design law at the INPI. 
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Botswana, 
Burkina Faso, DR Congo, 
Cuba, Egypt, Fiji, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Namibia, Nigeria, 
Rep. of Moldova, Thailand, 
Uganda, Viet Nam Organization of a seminar on 
industrial property in 
cooperation with WIPO 
22 June-3 July 2009 INPI/WIPO Intensive training on patent, trademark, and industrial design law by the CEIPI* 
in Strasbourg. 
University-level training 17 September 2008-
2 February 2009 INPI University-level training (patent co urse) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 
2 members of the Brazilian Office. 
Pre-diagnosis study visit 
6 July 2009 INPI Pre-diagnosis practical training for 2 senior personnel from the Brazilian Office. Brazil 
 
16 April 2009 INPI Fifth Franco-Braz ilian meeting on intellectual property. 
Brazil, Cameroon, 
Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mexico University-level training 
1 February-30 June 2009 INPI University-level traini ng (trademark course) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 
2 members of the Brazilian Office, 2 members of the Mexican Office, 1 OAPI official and 2 members of liaison structures in Gabon and Côte d'Ivoire. 
Study visit 5 December 2008 INPI Visit by 25 Chinese administration officials for an overview of the INPI. 
Study visit 
7 December 2008 INPI Study visit by 7 members of the SIPO (Chinese Patent Office) on the role and 
functioning of a regional delegation. China 
 
University-level training 
17 September 2008-
2 February 2009 INPI University-level training (patent co urse) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 
2 SIPO members.  
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Meetings 
24 November 2008 
4 March 2009 
29 June 2009 EPO* IPR2 Project meeting on China,  with representatives from Chinese 
administrations (notably SIPO).  Held in Brussels. 
Databases 28 April 2009 INPI Visit by SIPO officials for a presentation of French databases. 
Protection of IPRs*
11 January 2009 Economic Mission of 
Beijing Visit to China by a delegation from LVMH, on the protection of IPRs. China 
 
Seminar on IPRs 
9 May 2009 WIPO/INPI Participation in the subregional semi nar on the application of IPRs in Shanghai. 
Korea Study visit 
10 November 2008 INPI Visit by 2 members of the KIPO (Kor ean Office) for traini ng on semiconductor 
topographies. 
Egypt Study visit 
22 October 2008 INPI Study visit by a delegation from the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior on 
anti-counterfeiting measures in France. 
France, Bulgaria, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Spain, 
Tunisia Conference 
Signing of a joint declaration 
in Cannes 
26 October 2008 INPI (CNAC*) Opening conference of the sixt y-first Tax Free World exhibition ("Challenge 
the Future") on the fight against counterfeiting. 
Signing of the Cannes Declaration Against Counterfeiting. 
Liechtenstein, Monaco, 
Norway, Turkey Symposium in cooperation 
with EPO 
17 September 2008 INPI/EPO*/ENM* Fourteenth symposium for Europ ean patent litigation judges in Member States 
parties to the Convention on the European Patent. 
National day of local produce
9 January 2009 INPI/OMPIC*/Moroccan 
Ministry of Agriculture Participation in the national day of local produce. Morocco 
 
Pre-diagnosis 
30 March 2009 INPI Pre-diagnosis practical training for senior personnel from the OMPIC. 
Seminar (Fifteenth 
anniversary of IMPI) 15 December 2008 INPI/IMPI International seminar to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Mexican Office 
(IMPI), entitled "An update on what is new in the area of industrial property". Mexico 
 
University-level training 
17 September 2008-
2 February 2009 INPI University-level training (patent co urse) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 
2 members of the Mexican Office. 
Study visit 
23 June-3 July 2008 INPI Presentation of the functioning and role of INPI reception services to the head 
of reception at the OAPI. OAPI  
Study visit 
29 June 2009 INPI Study visit by 3 OAPI lawyers for training on distinctive signs.  
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Study visit:  Protection of 
IPRs 
29 April 2009 INPI/CEFIC*/Rospatent* Visit by a delegation from Rospatent on IPRs and di scussions in the CEFIC. Russia 
 
Seminar on IPR enforcement 
8-9 June 2009 WIPO/INPI Subregional seminar on the enfor cement of IPRs, held in Saint Petersburg. 
Senegal Subregional seminar 
Dakar, 4 November 2008 INPI/WIPO Subregional seminar on IP, its importance in the competitiveness of SMEs and 
the exploitation of results from research  for French-speaking African countries. 
Singapore Cooperation agreement 
25 September 2008 INPI/IPOS* Signing of a technical cooperation agreement with the Office of Singapore. 
Accompanying mission 
9 June 2008 INPI Training for INNORPI* members in supporting and carrying out pre-diagnoses 
in Tunisian companies. 
Accompanying mission 14 December 2008 INPI Training for INNORPI members in supporting and carrying out pre-diagnoses 
in Tunisian companies. 
Seminar on GIs 
23 March 2009 WIPO/INPI Subregional WIPO/INPI seminar on geographical indications. Tunisia 
 
Pre-diagnosis 
30 March 2009 INPI Pre-diagnosis practical training for senior personnel from the INNORPI. 
Turkey Study visit on 
anti-counterfeiting 
25 June 2008 INPI (CNAC) Presentation of the role of  the CNAC to Turkish police officers. 
Seminar on IPRs 
22 and 24 June 2009 ADETEF*/INPI Participation in the subregional se minar on IPR protection, held in Hanoi and 
Ho Chi Minh City. 
Study visit on GIs 26 September 2008 INPI Visit by a Vietnamese delegation to study geographical indications, with a 
focus on "Nuoc Nam". 
Study visit 6 July 2009 INPI/ADETEF Visit by members of the Vietname se Office for a presentation of industrial 
property in France (IPRs, innovation). Viet Nam  
Study visit 
18 May 2009 INPI/NOIP* Study visit to the INPI by 6 officials.  Topic:  innovation and the 
implementation of IPRs. 
 
List of Acronyms  
 
ADETEF: Agency for International Technical Cooperation of the Ministries of the Economy and the Budget (France) CEFIC: Franco-Russian Economic, Financial, Industrial and Trade Council 
CEIPI:  Centre for International Industrial Property Studies 
CNAC: National Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (France) CTMO: Chinese Trademark Office 
EC: European Commission  
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ENM: National School for the Judiciary (France, Bordeaux) 
EPO: European Patent Office FPEU: French Presidency of the European Union 
IMPI: Mexican Industrial Property Institute 
INNORPI: National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property INPI: National Industrial Pr operty Institute (France) 
IPOS: Intellectual Proper ty Office of Singapore 
IPRs: Intellectual Property Rights KIPO: Korean Industrial Property Office 
MEIE: Ministry of the Economy, In dustry and Employment (France) 
NOIP: National Office of Industrial Property (Viet Nam) OAPI: African Intellectua l Property Organization 
OEPM: Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office 
OHIM: European Office of Harmonization of the Internal Market (Spain, Alicante) 
OMPIC: Moroccan Industrial an d Commercial Property Office 
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty 
Rospatent: Russian Federal Service for Inte llectual Property, Patents and Trademarks 
SIPO: State Intellectual Property Office of th e People's Republic of China, Patent Office 
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization 
  
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Technical cooperation activities in the area  of geographical indications (GIS) in 2009 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Multi-country 2007-2008 then extended to 
2009-2010:  "Support for the 
strengthening of food quality 
policies", FAO project, including: 
- June 2009:  Asia regional 
seminar in cooperation with EU (PRCC*) and AFD*
- September 2009:  Latin 
America regional follow-up workshop in Costa Rica MAAP/FAO* 
 
Cooperation with:  
CIRAD*/INAO*/AGRIDEA* (Switzerland)/SINER-GI*/ 
WIPO*/Ministries and national 
institutions  
FAO/Costa Rica 
  
 
FAO/EU*/Thailand Repeated 2-year programme with one expert and funding of €100 + 190k 
provided by France. 
 
Building on and sharing experiences in the introduction of official quality labels.  Numerous case studies. 
 
Guide on good practice methods in finalization stage at the end of 2009.  
Internet site http://www.foodquality-origin.org/
 
 Technical cooperation projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon, 
Latin America regional project (Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina;  
Peru and Bolivia to be confirmed). 
Multi-country May 2009:  International 
training on GIs and rural 
development in Switzerland 
(Geneva) Organization:  UMR 
Innovation (SupAgro* - 
CIRAD - INRA)/AGRIDEA 
(Switzerland). Financing:  AFD and MAAP 
(France), WIPO, IPI* 
(Switzerland) Two-week theoretical (lect ures, group work) and practical (field trips to 
appellation-of-origin areas) training course in English for national staff 
responsible for GIs, from the Ministry  of Agriculture, or in charge of 
GI projects, attended by 11 trainees from 9 countries:  Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Serbia, Tunisia and Ukraine. 
Training course repeated annually sin ce 2007 (training a total of 45 trainees 
from 32 countries). 
Moldova March 2009:  Seminar on 
geographical indications in 
Chisinau French Embassy/ 
MAAP/INAO/EU Information and training seminar on geographical indications. 
 
List of Acronyms 
 
AFD: French Development Agency AGRIDEA: Association for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas (Switzerland) 
CIRAD: Centre for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development (France) 
EU: European Union FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
INAO: National Institute of Origin and Quality (France) 
INPI: National Industrial Pr operty Institute (France)  
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IP: Intellectual property 
IPI: Intellectual Property In stitute (several countries) 
MAAP: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (France) 
OriGIn: Organisation for an International Geographical Indications Network 
PRCC: Trade capacity-building programme (France) SINER-GI: Strengthening international research on geographical indications (European- and Swiss-funded project) 
SupAgro: International Centre for High er Education in Agricultural Sciences 
UMR: Joint Research Unit (French universities) WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization  
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General Directorate Of Customs And Indirect Duties (DGDDI) 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Burkina Faso Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END* Rouen, 1 week, June 2009 Self-funded/SCAC* Visit by 2 trainees 
China  Seminar on counterfeiting
12-22 June 2009 ADETEF* Mission by 2 experts 
Côte  d'Ivoire  Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END Rouen, 1 week, June 2009 Self-funded/SCAC Visit by 1 trainee 
Egypt  Anti-counterfeiting training
1 week, November 2008 SCTIP* Mission by 2 experts (1 customs expert and 1 police expert) 
Hong  Kong , China  Delegation visit on counterfeiting
19-23 January 2009 Self-funded Visit by 2 persons 
Kenya  WCO-organized seminar on 
counterfeiting 20-24 April 2009 WCO* Mission by 1 expert 
Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END Rouen, 1 week, July 2008 Self-funded/SCAC Visit by 1 trainee Lebanon  
Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END Rouen, 1 week, June 2009 Self-funded/SCAC Visit by 2 trainees 
Morocco  WCO-organized seminar on 
counterfeiting 
1-5 June 2009 WCO Mission by 1 expert 
Palestine  Authority  Counterfeiting training
1 week, June 2009 ADETEF Mission by 2 experts 
DR Congo  Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END Rouen, 1 week, July 2008 Self-funded/SCAC Visit by 3 trainees 
Senegal  Ongoing training course on 
counterfeiting 
END Rouen, 1 week, June 2009 Self-funded/SCAC Visit by 2 trainees  
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Turkey  Delegation visit (Orly) on 
counterfeiting 1 day, July 2008 Self-funded Visit by 3 persons 
Seminar on counterfeiting 
22 March- 3 April 2009 ADETEF Mission by 1 expert 
Seminar on counterfeiting 
21-26 June 2009 ADETEF Mission by 1 expert Viet Nam  
Delegation visit on counterfeiting 
6-10 June 2009 ADETEF Visit by 7 persons 
 
List of Acronyms  
 
ADETEF: French Agency for Internationa l Technical Cooperation of the Minist ries of the Economy and the Budget 
END: National Customs School 
SCAC: Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (French Embassy) 
SCTIP: International Police Technical Cooperation Service WCO: World Customs Organization 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Implementing agency Description 
Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Thailand, 
Vietnam E-Learning Course 
Flexibilities of the TRIPS 
Agreement for Participants 
from South East Asia. Introductory workshop
 
24 - 26 June 2009, Hanoi 
Online course  
July - November 2009 
Follow-up workshop  
December 2009 InWEnt The capacity building course "Flexi bilities of the TRIPS Agreement" is geared 
towards subject matter experts and decision makers from ministries, 
governmental institutions, NGOs and local pharmaceutical industry.  The 
programme equips participants with the necessary tools and knowledge to successfully utilise (and advocate) the fl exibilities presented by the WTO TRIPS 
Agreement towards pharmaceutical production and other means to promote 
access to medicines in their countries or regions.  Th is course builds on other 
related activities by UNCTAD and InWEnt .  The course is subsequently 
implemented for participants from four regions: East Africa, South East Asia, 
West Africa, and Southern Africa. 
Study visit Munich, 9 – 18 September 
2008 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Training within the scope of the cooperation project. 
Focus: international registration of trade marks. 
Participants:  6 INPI trade mark examiners. 
Study visit 
Munich, 9 – 13 March 2009 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Study visit of 3 INPI patent examiners to the DPMA within the scope of the 
cooperation project. Topic:  activity in technological information. 
Study visit Munich, 30 March– 3 April 2009 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Study visit of 2 INPI patent examiners to the DPMA within the scope of the 
cooperation project. Topic:  activity on quality management. 
Workshop in the field of 
patents  
Munich, 20 – 30 April 2009 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Within the scope of the cooperation project, 6 INPI patent examiners working in 
the areas of pharmacology, chemistry and biotechnology receive d training at the 
DPMA. 
Workshop in the field of patents. 
Munich, 4 – 15 May 2009 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Within the scope of the cooperation project, 6 INPI patent examiners working in 
the areas of telecommunications, nanotechnology and computer-implemented 
inventions, mechanical technology, meta llurgy and agriculture received training 
at the DPMA.   Brazil 
 
Visit at the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s position and function 
within the German and European legal system 
Munich, 17 September 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of 6 Trade Mark  examiners of the National Institute of Industrial 
Property in Brazil (INPI) spent half a day at the court during a Seminar 
organised by the German Patent and Trademark Office. 
  
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 Implementing agency Description 
Brazil  
 Visit at the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the court’s position and function 
within the German and 
European legal system Munich, 14 May 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of 6 examiners of the National Institute of Industrial Property in 
Brazil (INPI) spent half a day at the court during a Seminar organised by the German Patent and Trademark Office.  
 
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda E-Learning Course 
Flexibilities of the TRIPS 
Agreement for Participants from the East African 
Region 
Introductory workshop
:  
12 - 14 November 2008, Dar 
es Salaam 
Online course :  
24 November 2008 - 30 
April 2009 
Follow-up workshop  
May 2009 InWEnt The capacity building course "Flexi bilities of the TRIPS Agreement" is geared 
towards subject matter experts and decision makers from ministries, 
governmental institutions, NGOs and local pharmaceutical industry.  The 
programme equips participants with the necessary tools and knowledge to 
successfully utilise (and advocate) the fl exibilities presented by the WTO TRIPS 
Agreement towards pharmaceutical production and other means to promote access to medicines in their countries or regions.  Th is course builds on other 
related activities by UNCTAD and InWEnt .  The course is subsequently 
implemented for participants from four regions: East Africa, South East Asia, West Africa, and Southern Africa. 
German-Chinese symposium Munich, 29 September 2008 DPMA 
SIPO In various lectures and workshops, questions on industrial property protection 
were discussed; questions focused particularly on the topics: patent systems/ economy and the classical PCT/ new forms of cooperation.  
Participants: senior management of SIPO and DPMA, representatives from 
industry and science. 
Study visit Munich, 30 October 2008 DPMA 
IPR2 project Within the scope of the EU-China IPR2 project, an extensive questionnaire on 
patent law was discussed at the DPMA with a 5-member delegation of the 
Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC ) of the Standing Committee of the 
National People’s Congress of the P.R. China. 
Study visit Munich, 17 November 2008 DPMA Delegation of the Beijing Intell ectual Property Office (6 persons). 
Lectures about tasks and organisation of the DPMA and the patent examination 
procedure. China 
 
Study visit 
Munich, 21 November 2008 DPMA Delegation of the State Intell ectual Property Office (25 persons). 
Lectures about tasks and organisation of the DPMA and the steps of the patent application procedure.   
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 Implementing agency Description 
Study visit 
Munich, 1 December 2008 DPMA Delegation of the Chongqing Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce 
(6 persons). Lectures about tasks and organisation of the DPMA and the patent examination 
procedure.   
Study visit 
Munich, 3 December 2008 DPMA Delegation of the Ministry of Commerce Office (10 persons). 
Lectures about tasks and organisation of the DPMA and the patent examination procedure. 
Workshop in the field of 
patents 
Beijing, 8 - 16 December 2008 DPMA 
SIPO Within the scope of the Partnership Ag reement, 2 patent examiners of the 
DPMA ran a workshop at SIPO on training and quality management. 
Study visit Munich, 19 March 2009 DPMA Delegation of the Kunming Science and Technology Bureau (4 persons). 
Lectures about tasks and organisation of the DPMA and protection measure for 
intellectual property. 
Study visit Munich, 15 May 2009 DPMA Delegation of the patent examination committee of the State Intellectual 
Property Office (SIPO) of the P. R. China (6 persons). 
Lectures about tasks and organisation of  the DPMA, the patent grant procedure 
as well as legal remedies and oppo sition proceedings before the DPMA. 
Exchange of examiners 
Munich, 24 - 30 May 2009 DPMA  
SIPO 4 SIPO patent examiners working in the fi eld of chemical technology visited the 
DPMA. 
Study visit 
Munich, 1 July 2009 DPMA 6-member delegation headed by Mr. An Jian,  member of the Standing 
Committee of the National People's Congress of the P.R. China, deputy director of the Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC). 
Lecture about tasks and organisation of the DPMA; discussion on issues of trade 
mark law, particularly, the collision of  the trade mark registration and earlier 
rights and the entitlement to give notice of opposition to trade mark 
registrations. 
Study visit 
Munich, 28 August 2009 DPMA Chinese patent attorney from Beijing. Discussion on the patent examination 
procedure of the DPMA. 
Visit to the Federal Patent Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 24 November 2008 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation spent half a day at the court: IP Training Programme for the State 
Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) organised 
by the Munich Intellectual Property Law Centre. 
 China   
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 30 October 2008 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of the Chines e Legislative Affairs Commission spent half a day at 
the court during a study tour organised by the European Patent Office (EU-
China IPR2 Project). 
  
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Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the court’s functions 
Munich, 16 December 2008 
 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of Guangdong Provincial Intellectual Property Bureau spent half a 
day at the court during a seminar organised by the Carl Duisberg Centre.  
Visit to the Federal Patent Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 11 - 15 May 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany IP-Seminar for a Delegation of the Patent Re-examination Board of the State 
Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of  the People’s Republic of China. 
 
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 2 July 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of the Chines e Legislative Affairs Commission spent half a day at 
the court during a study tour organised by the GTZ. China    
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 27 July 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of professors and students of Fudan University Shanghai spent half a 
day at the court during a study tour organised by the University of Konstanz. 
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions Munich, 28 August 2008 Federal Patent Court Germany Two Examiners of the Patent  Office spent half a day at  the court as observers. 
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions Munich, 11 September 2008 Federal Patent Court Germany Director General of the  Patent Office, Ms Wang, and her delegation spent half a 
day at the court as observers. Chinese Taipei  
Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions Munich, 12 November 2008 Federal Patent Court Germany One Examiner of the Pate nt Office spent half a day at the court as observer. 
EAC, Kenya, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Strengthening of the EAC 
secretariat through support 
in WTO-TRIPS implementation/ 
harmonisation and through 
promotion of the pharmaceutical sector  
2009-2012 GTZ Goal of the project is to improve the development and coordination of measures 
for the use of TRIPS flexibilities and the promotion of the pharmaceutical 
production through the EAC secretariat under participation of the private sector. This will be implemented on suprana tional as well as national level.   
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 Implementing agency Description 
Egypt, Albania, Brazil, China,  
Democratic Republic Congo, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Colombia, Croatia, 
Cuba, North Korea, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, 
Montenegro, Peru, Philippines, 
Serbia, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Belarus, 
South Africa Free search  
Exchange of literature DPMA Development cooperation with WIPO: Ca rrying out of free searches on the state 
of the art for developing countries. International exchange of literature. 
Ethiopia, Belize, Jordan, Serbia,  Syria, Ukraine WIPO-EPO-DPMA 
Interregional seminar on industrial property 
Munich, 22 - 26 June 2009 DPMA, WIPO, EPO Within the scope of a programme organised by the WIPO Worldwide Academy, 
6 patent examiners from the countries listed in the left-hand column were thoroughly briefed on the patent examination procedure in Germany by DPMA 
experts and received information on the structure, organisation and information 
services of the DPMA. In an on-the-job training programme, they processed patent applications together with DPMA experts.  
On-site-training  
Chennai, Kolkata, New 
Delhi; 20 – 31 October 2008 DPMA 
EPO 
CGPDTM Within the scope of the cooperation proj ect, 3 DPMA patent examiners working 
in the fields of electronics, computer-i mplemented inventions and chemistry ran 
intensive training programmes (in cooper ation with 3 EPO patent examiners), 
comprising lectures and case studies, for Indian patent examiners at 3 locations 
of IP India on the topics: novelty, inventive step, clarity, unity, first office actions, etc. 
Participants : 60 patent examiners of IP India. India 
 
Informative talk 
Munich, 15 June 2009 DPMA 
DAAD Informative talk with four Indian univer sity presidents and the DPMA-President, 
Ms. Rudloff-Schäffer, (arranged by th e German Academic Exchange Service 
(DAAD)). 
Jordan Conference on 
-Counterfeiting and product 
piracy – a threat to health and economy/remedies in 
Germany and Jordan 
Amman, 18./19. May 2009 IRZ 
(German Foundation for 
International Legal Cooperation) Three German Experts presented German experiences in combating 
counterfeiting and product piracy and had an  exchange of views about practical 
aspects with experts from Jordan. Audience: judges, prosecutors, police officers and other officials of different 
competent authorities (around 50 people). 
Thailand Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court’s functions 
Munich, 26 March 2009 Federal Patent Court Germany Delegation of Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation, Ministry of Finance, 
spent half a day at the court as observers. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Implementing agency Description 
Viet Nam Study visit 
Budapest, 7 August 2008 Hungarian Patent Office The HPO r eceived seven experts from the Mini stry of Science and Technology 
of Viet Nam.  The aim of the study visit was to get an insight into the 
management of R&D, the situation of IP protection and technology transfer in 
Hungary. 
Study visit 
Budapest, 10 December 2008 Hungarian Patent Office 
with the assistance of Europax 
Tour Upon request of the Chinese party the HPO received six Chinese IP experts of 
Guangadong Province.  The experts of  the HPO presented the Hungarian 
legislation on patents and the administration of patent applications.  The two 
parties set up contact for future exch anges of information and cooperation. China 
 
Study visit 
Budapest, 7 July 2009 Hungarian Patent Office 
with the assistance of Europax 
Tour Upon request of the Chinese party, th e HPO received a six-member delegation 
of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the 
National People’s Congress.  The Hungarian experts shared their views on the 
following: management of conflicts between the registration of trademarks and pre-existing rights, legitimacy of an obj ection to a trademark registration, nullity 
and expiry of registered trademarks.  
Seminar on Enforcement of 
IPR Skopje, 12 September 2008  Macedonian State Office of 
Industrial Property (SOIP) 
with the assistance of TAIEX 
of the European Commission  Three experts of the Hungarian Patent Office were invited by the organisers to 
make presentations on the system for coordination of the institutions involved in 
enforcement of the IPRs.  Presentations were made on the competencies of the 
institutions in IPR protection in the internal market, on the experience of the transposition of the Enforcement Direc tive and its implementation, and on the 
cooperation between governmental institutions and non-governmental 
organisations in the combat against counterfeiting and piracy.  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
 
 
 
Expert meeting on copyright 
issues  Skopje, 29 September- 03 October 2008 Macedonian State Office of 
Industrial Property (SOIP) 
with the assistance of TAIEX of the European Commission 
 A copyright expert of the Hungarian Patent Office was requested by the 
organisers to take part in drafting the new Macedonian copyright law. 
  
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 Implementing agency Description 
Moldova 
  
 
  
 Workshop on the 
geographical indicators protection system in the Republic of Moldova  Chisinau, 25-26 March 2009 State Agency on Intellectual 
Property (AGEPI) and the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Food Industry of the Republic 
of Moldova with the assistance of TAIEX of the 
European Commission 
. Upon request of the TAIEX unit of the European Commission, an expert of the 
HPO gave a presentation on GI protection.  
Jordan  
 
  
 Study visit 
Budapest, 27-30 April 2009     Hungarian Patent Office 
(HPO) with the assistance of 
TAIEX of the European 
Commission  
 Upon request of the TAIEX unit of the European Commission, the HPO 
received three trademark experts from the Industrial Property Directorate of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Jordan.  The aim of the study visit was to 
present for the Jordanian experts the EU ’s best practices, which can serve as 
benchmark for the enhancement of  the industrial property system of Jordan.  
 
Republic of Serbia 
  
 Workshop on intellectual 
property rights Beograd, 3-5 June 2009  Serbian Chamber of 
Commerce with the assistance of TAIEX of the European 
Commission 
 Upon request of the TAIEX unit of the European Commission an expert of the 
HPO made a presentation on the international registration of designs.  
 
 
Republic of Croatia  
 
  
 Strengthening the 
enforcement of intellectual property rights Zagreb, 5-9 July 2009  State Intellectual Property  
Office of the Republic of 
Croatia (SIPO) in the 
framework of Twinning Project HR06/BOT/01 
 In the framework of Twinning Project HR06/BOT/01, the Danish Patent and 
Trademark Office requested the HPO to take  part in an expert meeting in the 
Croatian IP office.  The experts of the HPO exchanged experience on the 
ACSEPTO software used efficiently in the HPO for years.  
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Implementing agency Description 
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, 
Palestinian Territories, Syria, 
Tunisia and Turkey 
 Internazionalizzazione e 
comunicazione del sistema 
produttivo nell’area del 
Mediterraneo 
Perugia, October 2007 - June  
2008 III EDITION  
Perugia, February-October 2009 IV EDITION
 
 
 SIMEST  
(Italian development finance 
institution promoting the 
activities of businesses abroad) Perugian University for 
foreigners Master course aimed to enable graduates to support the internationalization 
process in their countries. 
 
Audience:  19 students from Beneficiary countries  
Audience:  22  students from Beneficiary countries 
 
Tunisia Training on venture capital 
December 2008  SIMEST 
(Ministry of foreign affairs of 
Italy) Technical assistance activities aimed at developing the skills needed to set up a 
venture capital fund benefiting Tunisian companies and transfer of best practices 
regarding project evaluation.  Audience:  Tunisian enterprises  
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Beneficiary 
country (ies) Title and date of the 
event  
 Implementing agency  
 Description 
Co-operation meeting  
Maputo, 19 and 20 
January 2009  Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Presentation of the Portuguese Minister of Justice’s proposal for the creation of a 
Lusophone Trademark system for CPLP countries.  
Audience:  Representatives of Industrial Prop erty Offices of MZ (IPI) and PT (INPI). 
 Mozambique 
 
Co-operation meeting  
Maputo, 20 and 25 
February 2009 
 Portuguese Ministry of Justice and the 
Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT)   Further bilateral approach on the creation of the Lusophone Trademark System aiming at 
promoting the multilateral technical meeting (CPLP countries), to be held in Lisbon. 
Audience:  Representatives of MZ and PT Governments and representatives of the 
relative Industrial Property Offices. 
Brazil Ibero-American 
Summit Preparatory Meeting 
Rio de Janeiro, 2- 4 
March 2009 Portugal, Spain and Sixteen Industrial 
Property Central Services of Latin American countries.  Preparation of the XI Ibero-American Summit to be held, in Portugal, in November 
2010, under the theme "Innovation and knowledge". Audience:  Representatives of  the Industrial Property Central Services of AR, BR, CO, 
CR, CU, CL, EC, HN, SV, ES, GT, MX, NY, PY, PE, PT, DO,UY.  
Cape Verde Co-operation meeting 
Praia, 11- 15 March 
2009 Portuguese Government and the 
Industrial Property Office (INPI PT)  Presentation of the Portuguese Minister of Justice’s proposal for the creation of a 
Lusophone Trademark System  for CPLP countries.  
Audience:  Representatives of CV and PT  Governments and representatives of the 
respective Industrial Property Offices. 
Angola  Co-operation meeting  
Luanda, 17- 18 March 
2009 
 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Presentation of the Portuguese Minister of Justice’s proposal for the creation of a 
Lusophone Trademark System  for CPLP countries.  
Audience:  Representatives of Industrial Proper ty Central Services of AO and PT (INPI). 
Portuguese 
Speaking Countries 
Community 
(CPLP) - Angola, Brazil, Cap Verde, 
Guinea-Bissau, 
Mozambique; 
Portugal; São 
Tomé & Principe and East Timor  
Technical Joint co-
operation meeting 
 Lisbon, 16 and 17 
April 2009 The Industrial Property Central 
Services of the Portuguese Speaking 
Countries (except East Timor)  Meeting for further co-operation between Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), 
aiming at implementing a joint project consis ting in the creation of a common trademark 
system, to be called "Marca Lusófona" (Lusophone Trademark). 
Audience:  Representatives of Industrial Property Offices/Central Services of the 
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).  
  
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country (ies) Title and date of the 
event  
 Implementing agency  
 Description 
Mozambique 
 Co-operation meeting  
Maputo, 30 April to 5 May 2009 
 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Technical meeting on IT matters and presentation on the importance of using IP for 
development on the occasion of the Comme moration of the X anniversary of the 
Industrial Property Office of Mozambique (IPI). 
Audience: Representatives of I ndustrial Property Central Services of AO and PT (INPI). 
Brazil Technical co-operation 
meeting  Lisbon, 19 June 2009 
 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Observation of the INPI PT IT System and its main characteristics as an important tool to 
support the Customs and Police Authorities in the anti- counterfeiting activities in Brazil. Audience:  BR Government Representatives and INPI-PT. 
Uruguay Technical co-operation 
meeting  Lisbon, 24 June 2009 
 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Presentation of administrative modernisation pr ojects in the scope of Industrial Property 
matters, under the Government Programme for the administrative and legal simplification – SIMPLEX. 
Audience:  Representatives of UY and PT Governments and Representatives of 
Industrial Property Offices. 
Angola Brazil 
 Inter-regional training 
programme  
 
 Lisbon: 15 - 24 June 
2009 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) 
& 
World International Property Organization (WIPO) Inter-regional training programme for IP o fficials from the Portug uese Speaking African 
Countries (PALOP) in cooperation with the WIPO Academy, held in Geneva in June 
2008. 
Afterwards the participant members of Angola  and Brazil, received an intensive practice 
course in Portugal, organized by INPI PT whic h included training in the areas of patents, 
trademarks and information/documentation, during two weeks, in Lisbon. 
Audience:  Representatives of the Industrial Property Offices of AO and BR. 
Brazil Technical cooperation 
in the scope of  IT  
Rio de Janeiro, 27- 31 July 2009 Industrial Property Office  
(INPI PT) Support to the implementation in the IP Offi ce of Brasil of the trademark search system 
developed by INPI PT aiming at the creation of a common database of the Portuguese 
speaking countries (CPLP) trademarks.  This  common database will be an important tool 
for the future Lusophone Trademark System. 
Audience:  Representatives of the BR and PT Industrial Property Offices. 
  
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Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Countries of Latin America 
Cuba 
Mexico Dominican Republic 
Uruguay CIBIT programme
(Latin American training 
programme on technological information searches). 
May 2009-May 2010 
June 2009-November 2009
June 2009-November 2009
June 2009-May 2010 OEPM The purpose of this programme is to further the use of Spanish in 
international search processes and improve the training of examiners in 
international searches for PCT international applications.  It involves the incorporation of Latin American patent examiners for a period of between 
six months and two years in the OEPM Patent Department in order to carry 
out patent searches on databases in Spanish. 
National Institute of Industrial Property of Portugal Technical Cooperation in 
Patents, Trademarks and Iberian Patents.
Lisbon, 9-10 October INPI/OEPM Technical/IT assistance with rega rd to patents, trademarks and Iberian 
patents. 
Online course on trademark management and evaluation.22 September-
16 November 2008 CEDDET/OEPM Course on trademarks based on the "virtual classroom" methodology with 
internet support and ai med at Latin America. 
Seventh Regional IP 
Seminar for Judges and 
Prosecutors. 
Cartegena de Indias, 
24-28 November 2008 WIPO/OEPM/EPO Course for Latin American judges  and prosecutors in th e industrial property 
area. 
Training seminar on patent 
search and examinationMadrid, 
15-19 December 2008 WIPO/EPO/OEPM Course on patents with a patent exam ination representative for each 
Latin American country. Latin American countries  
Regional meeting on the 
challenge of industrial 
property for Latin American 
chambers of commerce.
Held in Lima WIPO/OEPM Meeting between representatives of different chambers of commerce to 
discuss and share experiences on the best use of industrial property.  
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Project on documentation 
mechanisms and access to 
judicial and administrative 
decisions on IP in Latin America. WIPO/OEPM The project aims to provide national offices with a database of judicial 
decisions that have established doctrine. 
Regional seminar on use of 
the PCT.
Held in Montevideo WIPO/OEPM Seminar to encourage the use of the PCT procedure in patent applications. 
Drafting and publication of 
a practical guide on 
establishing and managing 
technology transfer units for Latin American universities. 
Lima, 25-27 February 2009 WIPO/OEPM Project to familiarize universities with industrial property. 
Regional meeting of heads 
of IP offices of 
Latin America. 2-4 March 2009 WIPO/EPO/OEPM Meeting to bring the views of Sp ain and Latin American countries closer as 
regards the importance of IP in innovation and development policies. 
Subregional meeting of trademark experts from the 
countries of Central America and the 
Dominican Republic. 
16-18 March 2009 WIPO/OEPM Meeting to harmonize the processing of trademark applications. Latin American countries 
 
Fifth LATIPAT refresher 
course. 
Argentina, 8-14 June WIPO/OEPM/EPO Creation of a database with Spanish and Latin American patent 
documentation. 
China Study visit by a Chinese 
delegation. 
Madrid, 22 May 2009 Subdirectorate-General for 
Intellectual Property
(Ministry of Culture of Spain)
National Intellectual Property 
Office of China (NCAC) Debate on general aspects of intellectual property law, and in particular 
aspects concerning new Internet technologies and new business models, and 
on issues relating to the fight against piracy. 
Brazil Study visit by a Brazilian 
delegation. 
Madrid, 28 May 2009 Subdirectorate-General for 
Intellectual Property  
(Ministry of Culture of Spain)Intellectual Property Office in 
Brazil Debate on issues relating to the organization, structure and resources of the 
Subdirectorate-General for Intellectual Property in Spain for managing 
public policies in this sphere.  Dialogue on draft legislation in process.  
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International Training Programmes (ITP) 
  The Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida)  offers, as part of its bilate ral development assistance, adva nced International 
Training Programmes (ITPs) of strategic importance to the social  end economic development of cooperating countries.  These prog rammes aim at enhancing 
managerial and technical skills and cover s ubjects of strategic importance to economic development.  The ITPs contribute to cap acity development in co-
operating countries by offering key persons training programmes within sectors that are given priority to in Swedish developmen t co-operation and are in 
demand in the co-operating countries. In a ddition, the ITPs constitute a meeting place for various countries where the individu al countries can benefit from the 
exchange of experiences and skills of other particip ating countries in different phases of development".  
  The importance of intellectual property rights has increased cons iderably in recent years.  Recognizing this fact, Sida has ta ken the initiative to 
organize four international training courses in the area of intellectual property right s.  The programmes are implemented in th ree or four phases.  The first is a 
preparatory phase, the second contains of a three-week training in Sweden, the third phase takes place in the participants’ hom e country where they should 
implement the project selected.  The fourth phase consists of 3- 5 days follow-up meeting of all participants.  The total costs for the four courses are 
US$5.5 million.  
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency  
 Description 
Developing countries Copyright and Related 
Rights in the Global Economy 
Implementing period:  
Phase I: August 2008 Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in cooperation with WIPO 
 International training course to provide information about the main national and 
international elements of the law on copyright and related rights as well as a presentation of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World 
Trade Organization and their functions. 
Least-Developed countries Intellectual Property for 
Least-Developed Countries 
Implementing period:  
Phase I:  Nov  2008 Phase II:  May 2009 Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in 
cooperation with WIPO 
 International training course to provide information and knowledge about the 
main national and international elements of the law on intellectual property 
rights and information on the World Intellectual Property Organization and the 
World Trade Organization. 
Genetic Resources and 
Intellectual Property Rights 
– Pathways for development Implementing period:  
Phase II: October 2008 Swedish Biodiversity Centre, 
Stockholm Environment 
Institute, Svalöf Weibull AB International Training Course to assist participants to understand the 
background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPR and 
exchange of genetic resources. Developing countries 
 
Industrial Property Rights in 
the Global Economy Implementing period: 
Sept. 2008 – April 2009 Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in cooperation with WIPO The objective of the course is to enhance the participants' understanding of 
industrial property rights with empha sis on their contribution for economic 
growth, trade and development.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Baltic States IP Conference for Prosecutors 
and Enforcers.   
April 2009 Joint with USPTO As part of an on-going commitment to developing countries and those 
looking to accede to the EU, the IPO jointly hosted this conference in 
raising awareness to the Baltic States (including Finland, Russia and 
Latvia). The conference detailed resources, solutions and strategies to help 
combat the production, distribution and sale of counterfeit product 
especially in the digital environment. 
Slovakia IP Conference for Prosecutors 
and Enforcers.  
11-13 November 2008 Joint with USPTO As above. 
Balkan States IP Conference for Prosecutors 
and Enforcers.   8-11 June 2009 Joint with USPTO As part of an on-going commitment to developing countries and those 
looking to accede to the EU, the IPO jointly hosted this conference in raising awareness to the Balkan States (including Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). 
 The conference detailed resources, solutions and strategies to help 
combat the production, distribution and sale of counterfeit product. 
 
African countries Seed Fund  UK IPO with Light Years UK IPO working with Light Years to provide funding for seeding in 
African countries.  Donation of £10,000. 
 
All developing countries Workstream on "Next Steps 
on IPRs and Climate 
Technologies" – Part of  
"Trade, Finance and Climate Change: Building a Positive 
Agenda for Developing 
Countries" project. May  2008 - April 2010 
 Chatham House To explore market and technology-specific IPR conditions that may 
exacerbate barriers against the di ffusion of key technologies.  
£105,690. 
African countries  Development of a New 
African Trade and Intellectual Property Capture Programme. 
Oct 2008-Dec2009 Natural Resources Institute 
and Light Years IP To provide stimulus to stakeholders (small-holders and exporters) in 
developing countries to overcome negative perceptions of intellectual property.  £164,000  
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 Organizing agency Description 
African Countries  Inta ngible Value in African 
Exports. Oct 08-Sept 09 Light Years IP Research on eight industri es in Africa which have emerged through 
prior investigation as products with IP potential. The studies will assess 
the feasibility of investing in IP-based business strategies to increase 
export income and improve the security of that income. £136,000 
 
All developing countries Strategic Agreement  
Aug ‘07 to Jul 10 International Centre for 
Trade and Sustainable 
Development (ICTSD) £1.35m on IP over 3 years: 
I. Generating pro-development outcomes in international IP 
deliberations and negotiations. 
II. Promoting IP policy implementation in a way that balances public and private rights. 
III. Promoting policy coherence in trade related domestic policies. 
IV. Maximising incentives for innovation, creativity and technology transfer. 
 
UK-China Internet Forum, 
Bejing 22-23 July 2009  Organised by UK Dept for 
Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) & Chinese State 
Council Information Office 
 Aims: 
- share knowledge of current issues & discuss solutions to problems - spread best practice 
- promote light touch regulation 
- achieve closer co-operation on global IPR policy  
 China 
 
IPR2 Project.  
April 2009 UK IPO & The European 
TM Office (OHIM)  UK IPO provided a TM expert to travel to China and discuss the UK 
changes to TM legislation under Section 5 of the UK 1994 Act and subsequent move away from objections under Relative Grounds. China 
is reviewing its law in this area and wanted feedback on our 
experiences.  
Brazil IT training –  
Project planning and 
management of EPTOS 
March 2009 UK IPO The UK IPO sent an IT expert to the INPI in Rio de Janerio to assist 
them with their EPTOS project. 
 
The objective was to assist INPI in planning their implementation of Phoenix and e-filing on the EPTOS platform.  A number of  
presentations and demonstrations were given, outlining the UK IPO’s 
implementation of e-filing and Phoenix.  The expert also discussed INPI’s draft project plans and suggested necessary changes.  
Documentation of UK experiences was provided to assist INPI in their 
proposed changes.   
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 Organizing agency Description 
India January 2009 UKIPO The UK sent three senior IPO staff to India to continue discussions on 
agreeing a Joint Plan of Action on Bilateral Cooperation.  Whilst in India they delivered presentations in four Indian cities to a 
range of Indian IPO staff, lawyers, academics, researchers and 
industrialists.  
The talks covered: 
UK law and practice on: patents, trademarks & designs; Operation of UK Intellectual Property Office;  UK experience on Outreach to 
Universities and Businesses; UK expe rience of Enforcement of IP." 
 
Kenya Conference on Biodiversity. 
20 - 21 March 2009 US Government / Kenyan 
Ministry of Forestry and 
Wildlife  The UK IPO sent a senior officer to Kenya in March 2009 to attend this 
conference and speak to attendees.  
The UK IPO was a co-sponsor, along with the US Department of 
Commerce.    
The conference had a strong Biodiversity Theme, but discussion also 
touched upon many closely-related issues, such as economic growth, 
dealing with climate change, diffusion of technology, domestic 
innovation, development of green technologies, IPR protection, and use of IPR for economic development. 
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  C. EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) 
 
A. INTRODUCTION 
 The EPO delivered technical assistance to developing countries in view of assuring the proper 
functioning of the national patent systems in the beneficiary countries. 
 
 Co-operation activities were designed and agr eed following the requests of the beneficiary 
patent offices. They were in line with th e TRIPS requirements, taking into account the 
recommendations of WIPO's Development Agenda.  
 The EPO continued to support patent offices in  developing countries to become self sustained 
institutions, through feasibility studies and study vis its of governmental officials to other patent 
offices. Furthermore, the EPO supported the initiatives in creating regional patent structures that will improve the patent system and help the nationa l patent offices to cope with the search and 
examination challenges. 
 
 In this line, EPOQUE.Net was further expa nded as a way to provide a professional patent 
search tool to patent offices around the world.    Gathering and dissemination of patent info rmation including legal status data through 
universal accessible means like the in ternet was also intensively pursued as the best service a national 
patent office can provide to inventors and society. 
  Capacity building activities were organised  through the European Patent Academy, 
complemented by study visits to Europe as well as specific workshops and seminars in developing 
countries.  These covered training for patent examin ers as well as training for managers of IP offices 
in PCT procedures, patent information and other ser vices related to the exploitation of IP.  Activities 
in this field included assistance to establish qualifyi ng examination systems for patent attorneys in 
developing countries and specific training for this collective, for example, in claims drafting.   Activities were planned in view of assuri ng sustainability and continuation after the 
finalisation of the EPO's support. For example, automation projects were based on technology 
transfers so that the recipient country can run and maintain the automation tools delivered without the 
support of the EPO. Similarly, for the capacity buildin g activities where a "train the trainers" approach 
was favoured.   Co-ordination among providers of technical assistance was further pursued in order to 
optimise the resources devoted to it. When possible, the activities were carried out jointly or in co-
ordination with WIPO, EPO member States' Patent Offices and other European and international IP 
institutions.   B. EU
 NEIGHBOURHOOD  COUNTRIES 
 The co-operation activities of the EPO with these countries take place in the frame of the 
European Neighbouring Policy of the European Union.  The overall objective is to support the 
countries to implement the recommendations of th e national action plans drafted by the European 
Commission, regarding, in particular, the legal ha rmonisation of the patent law and the development 
of capacities in the national IP institutions.  A particul ar effort is made, whenever possible, to involve 
the national offices of the EPO's member states in these activities, in order to facilitate the direct 
exchange of best practices between the bene ficiary and the Western European institutions. 
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  C. EU-FUNDED  PROJECTS   
 Besides the bilateral co-operation programmes,  the EPO implemented also IP co-operation 
programmes funded by the European Commission.  (a) EU-China IPR 2 project  
 The IPR2 Project is a technical assistance co-operation project financed and implemented in 
partnership between the European Commission (EC) and the Ministry of Commerce of the Peoples 
Republic of China (MOFCOM).    Launched on 26 November 2007 by the then EU Trade Commissioner Mr. Peter Mandelson, 
the overall objective of the project is to support China’s smooth integration into the world trade 
system and to contribute to its transition into a market economy.  The main purpose is improving the effectiveness of IPR enforcement in  China, with technical assistance to Chinese legislative, judicial, 
administrative and enforcement agencies and institu tions.  The objective comes as the consequence of 
the objectives set for the IPR 1 project that aimed at improving the legal framework for IPR protection 
in China in support to China's accession to th e World Trade Organisation (WTO).  The accession to 
WTO has boosted China's weight on the internationa l markets, and has improved the conditions for 
foreign companies to operate in China. China's greater involvement in international trade has 
increased demands by European companies to respect the rule of law and increase the overall level of 
IP protection within China.  
 The above-mentioned requirements have driven  the implementation of the IPR2 project in 
two main directions. The first intervention area aims at adapting the Intellectual Property (IP) 
environment to the steady changes imposed by new technologies, new international trade 
requirements and the adoption of new rights in the Chinese context. The objective of the "smooth integration into the world trade system and to contribute to its transition into a market economy" goes 
through the support to the legislative process, wher eby the European perspective is brought into the 
process. The second intervention area, which is also  the main purpose of the project, focuses on the 
implementation of the IP laws. Therefore, "improving the effectiveness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement in China" goes through technical assistance and capacity building towards the "Chinese legislative, judicial, administrativ e and enforcement agencies and institutions." 
 
 The implementation of IPR2 is permitted by the steady flow of expertise from Europe to 
China.    From 01 August 2008, until 31 July 2009, 30 activ ities have been realised.  The activities are 
specified and detailed in the table below.  
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Beneficiary Countries Title and date of the event Implementing 
agency Description 
EPO expert mission on appeal 
procedure and practice 
Beijing, 22-26 Sept 2008 EPO Training of SIPO staff and patent attorn eys in China, on EPO practice and procedures 
for appeal and exchange of  experience in appeals. 
Informative seminars on the 
European patent system  
Chong Quing, 16 Sept 2008 
Guangzhou, 17 Sept 2008 EPO The aim of these seminars was to inform the Chinese industry and IP professionals on 
the European patent system. 
Expert mission on DNA 
Sequence Data 
Beijing, 13-15 October 2008 EPO This mission was aiming at the harmonisation of DNA sequence management and the 
improvement of the databases. 
Search and examination of patent 
applications 
The Hague, 03-07 Nov 2008 EPO Training of SIPO examiners in  prior-art searches in EPOQUE. 
Joint organised international 
seminar on automatic machine translation 
Beijing, 04 November 2008 EPO, SIPO Exchange of information and experiences from other countries and organisations, in 
developing automated translation tools according to the latest technologies and methodologies. 
Expert Mission on EPOQUE update and support/EPOQUE migration 
The Hague, 05-07 Nov 2008 EPO Mission of three SIPO experts to ensure that the resulting EPOQUE migration plan was 
accomplished. Additionally discussions were held between both Offices on licensing 
SIPO for the use of software versions of the EPOQUE new search engine. 
Automation/EPOQUE Co-ordination Meeting The Hague, 12-14 Nov 2008  EPO, SIPO The aim of the meeting was the coordination of EPOQUE issues and the establishment 
of a forum for the exchange of information at IS project management level. In addition the future of IT development related to automation issues was discussed. China Bilateral 
Programme 
Study visit on training skills, 
methodology and organisation of 
training courses  Munich, 24-28 Nov 2008 EPO In-depth exchange of experience in training of new examiners including skills, 
strategies, methodology and organisation of training for new examiners.  
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agency Description 
Study visit of SIPO DGs of 
Examination Departments on 
administration 
The Hague, 24-28 Nov 2008 EPO The study visit consisted in an in-depth exchange of experience in managing and 
operating examination departments between DGs of both Offices with the aim of 
harmonising patent administration procedures. 
International seminar on 
traditional medicine 
Chengdu, 16-17 December 2008 EPO This follow-up event aimed at exploring the feasibility of a common project with 
ASEAN IP Offices for the establishment of a regional database on Traditional Medicine 
and Traditional Knowledge, for the use of patent examiners in IP Offices of the 
countries participating in the project.  
Search and examination practice 
in the field of biotechnology 
Munich, 09-13 March 2009 EPO Seminar to familiarise trainees with the particularities of patenting in the field of 
biotechnology and the patent ing practice at the EPO. 
Search and examination of patent 
applications with focus on mechanics, physics and 
electricity 
Berlin, 27-30 April 2009 EPO  Seminar to familiarise trainees with th e particularities of patenting in the field of 
mechanics, physics and electricity and the patenting practice at the EPO. 
Expert Mission for task force on  common classification 
Beijing, 01-05 June 2009 EPO The main objectives of the mission in co-operation with SIPO's Documentation and 
Examination Departments were to seek the application of a common classification 
scheme in both Offices in particular with the aim of facilitating the implementation of 
the proposed Common Hybrid Classification Scheme as well as enhancing the classification and pre-classificati on processes at the two offices. 
Joint seminar for New Examiners 
Beijing, 29 June-3 July 2009 EPO, SIPO The seminar provided basic training in search and examination for SIPO's new 
examiners. China Bilateral Programme 
Informative seminars on the 
European Patent System
Beijing, 27 July 2009
Chanquing, 30 July 2009Urumqi, 3 August 2009 EPO The seminars provided the Chinese industry, IP professionals and public with updated 
information on the European patent system. The seminars aimed at  promoting 
patenting in Europe. 
  
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agency Description 
Joint EPO-DPMA training at  
IP India  
Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata, 
20-30 October 2008  EPO, DPMA EPO joined forces with the Germ an Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in 
organising an ambitious training programme at three different sites in India (Chennai, 
New Delhi and Kolkata). Three EPO examin ers and three DPMA examiners conducted 
a customised five-day training course on: electricity, mechanics and computer 
implemented inventions (two experts from the DPMA joined by one EPO examiner 
from the Joint Cluster "Electricity and Semiconductor Technology"), biotechnology 
(one EPO expert from the Joint Cluster "Biotechnology") and pharmacy and chemistry (one EPO expert from the Joint Cluster "Pure and Applied Organic Chemistry" teamed 
with one expert from the DPMA). The th ree DPMA examiners stayed on for an 
additional week for practical on-the-job-training in the areas mentioned above.   
Designed by the European Patent Academy, the training programme consisted of a mix 
of general topics, such as an  overview of the European and German Patent Systems, 
novelty and inventive step assessment, search strategy, clarity, sufficiency of disclosure, 
lack of unity, and was accompanied by exerci ses focusing on the respective technical 
area. 
EPO expert mission on quality management & control 
New Delhi, December 2008 EPO EPO undertook an expert mission on Quality Management & Control to  
IP India to assist the office in establishing a quality management system that meets the 
requirements of a PCT Chapter 21. 
 
EPO access to TKDL database 
January 2009 EPO, CSIR The Government of India, through its  Council of Scientific and Industrial Research 
(CSIR), and the EPO signed an agreemen t over access to a Tr aditional Knowledge 
Digital Library (TKDL). The agreemen t gives EPO examiners online access to 
information related to Indian traditional knowledge in all phases of the European patent 
grant procedure.  India 
 
 
 
EPOQUE.Net test access  
IP India, New Delhi, March 2009 EPO The EPO granted test access to EPOQUE.Net  (five workstations) to IP India in New 
Delhi. The system was installed in March 2009 and the training was provided in April.   
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Signature of the extension 
contract relating the granting of 
access to the EPOQUE Net 
Service of the EPO to the Brazilian INPI  
Munich, 26 Jun 2009,  
Rio de Janeiro, 3 Aug 2009 EPO 
 The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedade Industrial (INPI) was the first country to 
sign a contract relating to the granting of this service in June 2005, by which it acquired 
full access to EPOQUE for 145 examiner s. In view of the success of the 
implementation of EPOQUE in Brazil, INPI decided to increase the access up to 360 
licences. The new extension contract allows IN PI to continue with  the EPOQUE service 
until 3 August 2012.  
Implementation in INPI of integrated biotechnological 
services  EPO INPI Brazil started on 1 February 2009 a te st phase related to the automatic search of 
sequences within an access secure environmen t EBI/EPO. The test phase will finalise in 
December 2009. Exchange of information / open so urce and technical implementation.
 
Seminar "How to train EPOQUE 
Net Search (train the trainers)" The Hague, 22-23 Sept 2008 EPO Participation of 2 INPI officers in th e EPO Academy Seminar  "How to train EPOQUE 
Net Search (train the trainers)". 
XI Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization Meeting 
Rio de Janeiro, 20-22 Oct 2008 REDETEC/ 
INPI Brazil /WIPO/EPO 
 Training of the EPO on "Computer implemented inventions and Software patentability 
in Europe"  
Seminar on Computer implemented inventions - Examination Practices 
Rio de Janeiro, 20-24 Oct 2008 EPO / INPI Brazil 
 Four day computer related training addressing following subjects: open source patents, 
clarity and sufficient disclosure. Overview of the patent granting procedure at the INPI concerning computer related inventions. Comparing INPI directives with EPO practice. 
 
Seminar on PCT International 
Search and Preliminary 
Examination Practices  
Rio de Janeiro 3-7 Nov 2008 WIPO /EPO/ INPI 
Brazil 
 Around 40 examiners were trained during this seminar carried out by EPO and WIPO 
experts.  
The seminar concentrated on general information about the PCT procedure, novelty, 
inventive step, search strategy, patentability requirements, examples and Non-unity. 
International Seminar on Traditional Medicine  
Chengdu (China), 16-17 Dec 
2008 SIPO/EPO 
 Participation of 2 INPI representatives in  the International Seminar on Traditional 
Medicine Databases. 
 Brazil 
 
Seminar "Oppositions and 
Appeals Procedures at the EPO" 
Munich, 22-25 Jun 2009 EPO Participation of 2 officers of the Brazilian In stituto Nacional da Propiedade Industrial in 
the EPO Academy Seminar "Oppositions an d Appeals procedures at the EPO".  
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Russian Conference "problematic 
issues in IP" (ROSPATENT), 8-
9 October 2008, Moscow ROSPATENT Participation of EPO legal expert w ith regard to recent changes in Russia's IP 
legislation. 
Training EPTOS Lite, The Hague 
ROSPATENT, 20-22 October 
2008 EPO Technical training IT on specific aspects moving Esp@cenet to EPTOS site platform. 
Study Visit in Vienna (Russian 
Delegation) 
9-12 December 2008 
Patent Information on Innovation EPO 14 Representatives from various sites in Russia were exchanging ideas, sharing 
experience and supporting each other in group activities in Vienna as well as relating to 
their specific work responsibilities in Russia. The participants were given information 
and material on: The esp@cenet assistant in  Russian, information on licensing etc... 
Examiner Training  on Excluded 
Subject matter, Rospatent 
3-4 June 2009 EPO/ 
ROSPATENT EPO Director, Joint Cluster Computers, to lecture some 50 Russian examiners on 
assessing: non patentability,  to 1.non patentable subject matter.2 insufficient disclosure 
3. lack of industrial applicability 4. pure scientific hypothesis.  Russia 
 
 
Seminar Chapter IV of Russian 
Civil Code,  16 July 2009 EPO/ 
ROSPATENT/ 
Bundespatent-
gericht Seminar presenting main changes in Russian IP legislation following the introduction of 
Chapter IV of the Civil Code. 
Seminar "How to train EPOQUE 
Net Search (train the trainers)" 
The Hague, 22-23 Sept 2008 EPO Participation of 3 officers of the Mexi can Patent Office (IMPI) in the EPO Academy 
Seminar  "How to train EPOQUE Net Search (train the trainers)".  
Patent Information Conference  
Stockholm, 27-30 Oct 2008 EPO Participation of two IMPI managers in th e Patent Information Conference to learn about 
the latest patent innovations in Europe.  
International Seminar on cutting-edges issues of Industrial 
Property, XV Anniversary IMPI  
Mexico City, 17 Dec 2008 IMPI / EPO The EPO participated in this International Seminar with a conference on Infrastructure 
of the IP Global System. 
 Mexico 
II International Conference on 
Intellectual Property  
Monterrey, 25-27 Mar 2009 IMPI / EPO  
 Two EPO experts participated in this Confer ence organised by the Mexican Institute of 
Intellectual Property (IMPI) in co-operation with the Mexican Supreme Court of 
Justice, the Colegio de Magistrados de Circ uito y Jueces de Distr ito and the Instituto 
Nacional de Derecho de Auto r (INDAUTOR). The ob jective of this conference is to 
promote on an international level the exchange of experiences and knowledge on IP 
issues.  
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Workshop on EPOQUE.Net 
For the Asia-Pacific Region 
18 to 19 August 2008 EPO 
IP Australia A seminar organised by EPO and IP Australia to demonstrate the use of EPOQUE.Net, 
the powerful search tool used by EPO examin ers and provided to third countries.  The 
seminar also comprised IP Australia’s experiences and analysis of testing and financing 
EPOQUE.Net. 
South East Asian Drafting (SEAD) Training Course 2008 
(Part 2) 
22 to 26 September 2008 EPO, FICPI The course is aimed at teaching the art of  patent drafting and at in creasing the quality of 
patent applications originating from the ASEAN region. The course consists of a series 
of tutorials and workshops presented over five days, drafting exercises, and a review 
and marking process. SEAD has been organised for the 10th time, greatly benefiting aspiring patent attorneys from the Asia-Pacific. 
Heads of Intellectual Property 
Offices Conference (HIPOC) 
2008 23 to 25 November 2008 EPO, MyIPO HIPOC 2008 addressed international developments and assessed challenges faced by IP 
Offices across the globe. The main topics concerned regional patent co-operation and 
capacity building. ASEAN offices decided to  consider a regional technical capacity 
building project designed to enhance the search & examination capacities of national 
offices. 
South East Asian Drafting 
(SEAD) Training Course 2009 (Part 1) 
18 to 22 May 2009 EPO, FICPI First part of the 11th SEAD course (s ee description above). This year will be the final 
course in ASEAN, after which SE AD will move to Hong Kong.   ASEAN Countries  
 
REGIONAL  
 
ASEAN Regional Patent 
Cooperation (RPC) Project 26 May 2009 EPO 
AWGIPC EPO was requested to provide terms of refe rence (ToR) for the first activity of the 
regional patent co-operation project launched at HIPOC 2008 (see activity description above).  
ASEAN Countries  NATIONAL
 
 
Malaysia  Interpreting PCT Search Reports 
& Written Opinions 27 to 31 July 2009 EPO 
MyIPO EPO provided a five-day training at the Malaysian IP office on how to interpret PCT 
search reports and written opinions. This training was necessary to improve the ability of MyIPO examiners to effectively utilize foreign work in the national examination 
procedure.    
Seminar on the Strategic Management of Intellectual 
Property Rights (IPRs) by SMES 20-21 November 2008 EPO 
IP Philippines EPO expert delivered lectures at a roving seminar in Cebu and Davao. The objective of 
the roving seminars, organised by IP Philippines, was to increase awareness among 
SMEs of the benefits that they can derive from effectively using and managing their IPs 
and to guide them how to do it. Philippines 
 
RAMP Implementation 
Evaluation Missions  
 
29 January to 31 March 2009 EPO 
IP Philippines The objective of the latest RAMP Implementation Evaluation Mission was to assist the 
IPO Philippines in advancing the modernization of the office as it completes the third 
year of its transition to its new Self-Sus taining Agency (SSA) business model, by 
identifying issues and assessing likely imp act of these on successful completion of 
transition to full self-sustainability as originally contemplated. 
  
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Patent Drafting Workshop and 
Patent Agents Qualifying 
Examination (PAQE)  
 14-18 July and 30 July 2008 EPO 
IP Philippines The objective of the activity is to set up a patent attorney profession in the Philippines. 
Assistance in the conduct of the appropriate seminar-workshop relevant to the patent 
attorney examination. 
Assistance in the conduct of the qua lifying examination (supervision). 
Marking of the examination papers. 
"East meets West" forum 
 
23 to 24 April 2009 EPO 
IP Philippines The annual "East meets West" forum provides an ideal platform for patent information 
users from around the world to discuss their most pressing Asian patent information 
needs. A senior official from the Documentati on and Transfer Bureau of the Director of 
IP Philippines gave a presentation on the Philippines’ patent system and patent information policy. Philippines 
Interregional Seminar on 
Industrial Property, Switzerland 
and Germany 10 to 26 June 2009 EPO, WIPO 
IP Philippines Following the WIPO Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Industrial Property, 
participants attended a one-week training at the EPO to become familiar with the 
European patent procedure. In the third week, training continued at the DPMA where participants learned about the German pate nt law and procedure. The participants 
participated in practical hands-on sessions with tutors from the DPMA. 
Expert Assistance to the Singapore Patent Agents 
Qualifying Examination 2009  
Moderate question and answers, 
July – August 2008 
Conduct of the QE in October 
2008.  Marking and moderation from November 2008 to 
February 2009. EPO, IPOS To support the patent agents profession in Singapore. IPOS requested EPO to support 
Singapore’s Patent Agents Qualifying Examination by dispatching two experts to the 
Examination Committee.   
ASEAN Countries  
NATIONAL  
 Singapore  
Trading Ideas Symposium 2009 
 3- to 31 July 2009 EPO, IPOS EPO participated at the second Trading Ideas symposium, which was organised in 
conjunction with the APEC IP Expert's Group Meeting in Singapore on30-31 July 2009. EPO Vice President, Mr van der Eijk, gave a presentation with the title "On the 
way to more effective patent exam ination proceedings in Europe".   
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EPOQUE.Net Training 
 
8-12 September 2008 EPO, DIP EPO provided introductory to a group of up to ten patent examiners from the Thai IP 
office. The learning goal was to familiarise DIP staff with the basic functionalities and 
search features of EPOQUE.Net.       Thailand 
 
Advanced EPOQUE.Net 
Training in the Hague 
8-12 June 2009 EPO, DIP Two DIP staff attended an advanced EPOQUE.Net training in The Hague. The seminar 
gave a systematic overview of EPOQUE.Net query language, basic commands and 
reviewed relevant search concepts.  By performing advanced searches, the trainees 
improved their skills to identify useful search strategies in different technical fields and 
how these techniques can be applied at their daily work. 
V Training week on LATIPAT   
Buenos Aires, 9-12 Jun 2009 WIPO/EPO/ 
SPTO  
 LATIPAT is a co-operation project (leaded by the EPO, WIPO and SPTO) aimed at 
supporting the 19 Industrial Property Offi ces of Latin America in the electronic 
publication of patent documentation and is meant to create a public single entry point for the publication and consultation of patent documentation from Latin America using 
the esp@cenet technology.  
In order to achieve this objective, training sessions are organised regularly for the LATIPAT co-ordinators, in order to improve the quality of the data and facilitate the 
data exchange.  
Migration of LATIPAT to 
EPTOS environment  WIPO/EPO/ SPTO Migration of ESPA CENET to the EPTOS environment in order to improve the service 
and to adapt data to EPO standards. 
LATIPAT Co-ordination meeting  
Madrid, 10 Nov 2008 WIPO/EPO/ SPTO 
 Co-ordination and planning meeting on the LATIPAT Project. 
 
VII Seminar on Intellectual 
Property for Latin American 
Judges and Public Prosecutors  
 Cartagena de Indias,  
24-28 Nov 2008 WIPO/EPO/ 
SPTO 
/ AECID This training aims at providing Latin Am erican countries with a regular tool for 
capacity building for the judges and public prosecutors responsible for deciding cases of 
IP litigation in their respective countries. The 19 judges and public prosecutors (one of 
each Latin American country) tr ained in the framework of th is activity are expected to 
be in the position to later train their own colleagues in Latin America following the 
concept of "train the trainers". 
Regional Seminar on Patent 
Application Drafting   
Santo Domingo, 17-21 Nov 2008 WIPO/EPO/ 
ONAPI An EPO expert leaded the re gional workshop on the field of  mechanics and carried out 
different search and patent applicati on drafting workshops with the following 
presentations: requirements of patentability , prior art search to check patentability 
potential, guidelines for drafting a patent application, kinds of claims. Latin America  
Interregional Seminar on Patent 
and Examination for Latin 
American Examiners  
Geneva 11-12 December 2008, Madrid 15-19 December 2008 WIPO/EPO/ 
SPTO  
 This seminar aims at providing Latin Amer ican Industrial Prop erty Offices with a 
regular tool for capacity building and upgradi ng for their technical staff responsible for 
patent search and examination tasks. The obj ective of the course is to provide updated 
information in the fields of patent search and examination procedures, techniques and tools. 19 examiners (one of each Latin Ameri can country) participated in this seminar.   
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Latin America Meeting of Latin American 
Heads of Industrial Property 
Rio de Janeiro, 2-4 Mar 2009 WIPO/EPO/ SPTO  
 The objective of this meeting was to agre e on a proposal of statement on Industrial 
Property to be adopted by the Heads of  State and Government at the XIX Ibero 
American Submit in Portugal and discuss regional strategies designed to promote 
technical IP Projects in Latin America and better coordinate co-operation betw. donors. 
Training on Soprano June 2008, EAPO EPO IT-Technical training on office management IT tool SOPRANO and its adaptation for 
local use. 
EAPO Delegation, Mission to Finland,  
10-11 November 2008 EPO/Finland 
/EAPO The aim of the visit was to study the experience of usage Common Software and 
soprano systems both by IT specialists and ex aminers and technical staff of the Finnish 
office. EAPO and CIS Countries 
Seminar Academy, EPOQUE 
NET Search  
(Introduction Level 1)  16-20 March 2009 EPO EAPO official participated in a Academ y Seminar in The Hague and was trained to 
search and retrieve patent informa tion using EPOQUE Net search system. 
OAPI: Workshop On Patent 
Information (Libreville, Gabon) 
and (Dakar, Senegal) 
22-29 October 2008 EPO/OAPI 30 participants in each country a ttended the workshop on patent information, 
Esp@cenet EPO, Esp@cenet INPI, Esp@ cenet Assistant, Patentscope etc.. 
OAPI: International Conference 
on IP and Development  
Dakar, Senegal,  
4- 6 November 2008 OAPI The EPO attended the Conference on IP  and development. Th e objective of this 
conference was to share information among all OAPI countries on the role of IP in 
economic development. 
OAPI: CEIPI courses in Strasbourg,  
academic year 2008-2009 EPO/CEIPI The EPO funded a staff from OAPI to at tend the patent attorney training courses in 
CEIPI, Strasbourg from 17 September 2008 to 30 January 2009. Sub-Saharan Africa 
EPO-ARIPO IP roundtable for 
SMEs  Lusaka (Zambia),  
10-11 November 2008 and  Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)  
13-14 November 2008 EPO/ARIPO 2 day seminar to raise patent awaren ess in specific target groups: research and 
developments institutes, patent attorneys, SM E's.  Objective to introduce IP and patent 
to African SME's who might never have been exposed to IP before. 
Albania European Patent Academy 
Seminar OS08-2008 "Administration of European 
patent applications at national 
offices"  Ljubljana, 29-30 September 2008 EPO 3 participants from the Albanian Patent and Trade Mark Office participated to the 
seminar for national patent offices providing practical and legal knowledge of the filing procedure of European patent applications to the staff of the national office involved in 
the administrative procedures and formalities applying to the filing of European patent 
applications at a national office.   
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European Patent Academy 
Seminar OW04-2009 "IP and 
innovation management in 
practice - Strategic use of IP"   - 2 participants from Albania 
Munich, 18-20 May 2009 EPO 2 staff member of the Albanian Patent and Trade Mark Office participated to the 
European Academy seminar Albania 
Participation of 2 Albanian 
experts to the Electronic Publication Days 
Vienna, 25 - 26 May 2009 EPO 2 staff member of the Albanian Patent and Trade Mark Office participated in the 
Electronic Publication Days in Vienna in order to get acquainted on the latest developments in this field and look into possible implementations in Albania. 
IPA 2007  National Programme for Serbia  
(EU funded) Support to the Education and 
Information Centre of the IP office of Serbia  
February 2009 - January 2012 EPO Institutional creation of the Education and In formation Centre of the IP office of Serbia: 
appointment of staff, definition of co mmunication strategy for the Centre and 
modernisation of premises. In this framewor k, the EPOQUE.Net system was installed. 
The Serbian users received a training on  EPOQUE.net usage (beginners level). 
Albania: Expert supporting to 
prepare the National IP Enforcement Strategy 
May-July 2009 EPO Expert support was provided to IP Institutions in Albania to prepare and propose to the 
government the National IPR Enforcement Strategy.  
 
Montenegro: Expert mission to 
Podgorica  Podgorica, 18-20 May 2009 EPO An EPO mandated expert prepared an analysis of the necessary activities to be foreseen 
in the mid-term capacity building plan for MIPO 
Serbia: Expert legal review of the Collective management rights 
March- April 2009 EPO An EPO mandated expert reviewed the draft chapter on collective management of rights 
in the Copyright Act of Serbia, and provided comments as well as policy options.  IPA 2007  Regional Programme 
for Western Balkans 
and Turkey 
(EU funded) 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia: Translation of classifications and laws into 
Macedonian language 
May 2009-July 2009 EPO Translation of Lisbon Agreem ent, the Vienna Classification 
 
Montenegro  
 Assistance to Montenegro on the 
Patent Law 
November 2007- July 2009 EPO Technical legal advice on the Patent La w to the Montenegrin Government in the 
framework of the association and exte nsion agreement signed with the EPO.  
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San Marino 
 
 Seminar on Administration of 
European patent applications at 
national offices  
San Marino, 4-5 June 2009 EPO Seminar for the patent office of San Marino providing practical and legal knowledge of 
the filing procedure of European patent applications to the staff of the national office 
involved in the administrative procedures and formalities applying to the filing of 
European patent applications at a national office. 
European Patent Academy Seminar OW04-2009 "IP and 
innovation management in 
practice - Strategic use of IP"   - 2 participants from Albania 
Munich,18-20 May 2009 EPO 2 staff members of the IPO particip ated to the European Academy seminar 
Participation of 2 Serbian experts 
to the Electronic Publication Days 
Vienna, 25-26 May 2009 EPO 2 staff member of the IPO participated in the Electronic Publicati on Days in Vienna in 
order to get acquainted on the latest developments in this field and look into possible implementations in Serbia. Serbia  
European Patent Academy 
Seminar N20-2008 "Search and examination of European patent 
applications" 
The Hague, 03-07 Nov 2008 EPO One expert from the Serbian Intellectual Pr operty Office took part in a European Patent 
Academy seminar on search and examination of European patent applications.  
Translation and publication into Macedonian of the EPO guide 
"How to get European Patent"  
September 2008 - January 2009 EPO  
European Patent Academy 
Seminar OS08-2008 
"Administration of European patent applications at national 
offices"  
Ljubljana, 29-30 September 2008 EPO 1 participant from the State Office of Industrial Property pa rticipated to the seminar for 
national patent offices providing practical and legal knowledge of the filing procedure 
of European patent applications to the staff of the national office involved in the administrative procedures and formalities applying to the filing of European patent 
applications at a national office. 
 
Seminar on the European Patent System 
Skopje, 15-16 September 2008 EPO Seminar on the European patent procedure (life of a European patent) with a focus on 
legal aspects (EPC 2000). The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
 
(activities indicated 
only up to 31 December 
2008,  afterwards became EPO Member 
State) 
Seminar: Administration of 
European Patent applications at National Offices  
Skopje, 14-15 October 2008 EPO Seminar for the State Offi ce of Industrial Property, providing practical and legal 
knowledge of the filing procedure of European  patent applications to the staff of the 
national office involved in the administrative procedures and formalities applying to the 
filing of European patent applications at a national office.  
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The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 
 Workshop on Patent Claims 
drafting  
Skopje, 10-11 November 2008 EPO 2 European patent attorneys held a seminar on patent claims drafting in Skopje aiming 
at providing the necessary background to start improving the quality of the claims. 
Ukraine: EPOQUE Net Service full production Kiyv, September 2008 EPO After a one-year trial period of the EPO QUE.Net service, Ukraine decided to go into 
full usage of the EPOQUE.Net service. 
Morocco: EPOQUE Net Service 
Test installation 
Casablanca, 19 September 2008 EPO The EPOQUE.Net system was installed at Moroccan office of industrial and 
commercial property for a one-year trial peri od; the Moroccan users received a training 
on EPOQUE.net usage (beginners level). 
Joint EC-EPO workshop on industrial property rights in the 
European Neighbourhood 
 Munich, 28-29 October 2008 EC-EPO Meeting organised by the EC and the EPO: delegations from the 16 European 
neighbouring countries gathered in Munich to discuss priorities in technical assistance 
needs. The meeting aimed at ensuring among the institutions in charge of industrial 
property in this region a common understanding of the importance of the harmonisation of IPRs with European standards and to establish the EC-EPO partnership as one key 
factor of the harmonisation process of IPRs in the European neighbourhood. 
Moldova and Ukraine: Meeting 
with European representatives in Brussels 
Brussels, 20 February 2009 EPO Delegations from the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine met with European business 
representatives in Brussels to inform them on the latest development of their national patent systems (procedure and enforcemen t) and to get acquainted on remaining 
challenges for European inve stors in their countries. 
Assessment mission to the 
Intellectual Property Agency of 
the Republic of Armenia 
Yerevan, 2-3 April 2009 EPO Joint mission of the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania and of the EPO to 
study the opportunity for co-operation.  
Ukraine: study visit to Croatia on European harmonisation in the 
field of IP 
Zagreb, 7 April 2009 EPO A high level delegation from Ukraine paid a visit to the State Intellectual Property 
Office (SIPO) of the Republic of Croatia to  learn about the patent office's experience 
during the European integration process. 
Workshop on patent data 
publication 
Damascus, 27-29 April 2009 EPO Training was provided to experts from Jordan, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory 
and Syria on data formatting in view of the publication of the national patent data.  EU Neighbourhood Countries  
Participation of 2 Belarusian 
experts to the Electronic Publication Days 
Vienna, 25 - 26 May 2009 EPO 2 staff member of the Belarusian IP offi ce participated in th e Electronic Publication 
Days in Vienna.  
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Regular support to the 
development of an integrated 
patent database in Belarus 
Since 26 May 2009 EPO The IP office of Belarus launched a proj ect aiming at creating an in-house search 
systems based on MIMOSA. Regular technical advise is provided by EPO publication 
department based in Vienna. 
European Patent Academy 
Seminar OS10-2009 
EPOQUE.Net (standard level 2) 
- 2 participants from Egypt 2 participants from Morocco  
The Hague, 8-12 June 2009 EPO Participation of EPOQUE.Net advanced us ers from Egypt and Morocco to the standard 
European Academy EPOQUE.N et training level 2. 
European patent policy and 
practice: Focus on computer implemented inventions 
Jerusalem, 10 June 2009 EPO This seminar took place in Israel and ai med at providing detaile d information on the 
European patent system in the technical field of computers. 
Ukraine: study visit to Germany 
on existing IP training in Europe  Munich, 10 June 2009 EPO Expert from the Ukrainian State Institute of Intellectual Property (IP training centre) 
met with EPO experts to learn about the exis ting training offer in Western Europe as 
well as the European Qualifying Examination for European patent attorneys. 
Expert mission to the Armenian 
IP agency 
Yerevan, 15-16 June 2009 EPO The expert advised the Agency on e-filing system and compatibility with the existing 
infrastructure. 
European Patent Academy Seminar nr. °PI04-2009  Patent 
Information (Advanced)  1 participant from Tunisia 
Vienna, 15-18 June 2009 EPO One expert from the Tunisian National In stitute for Standardization and Industrial 
Property took part in a European Patent Academy seminar on patent information for 
advanced users:  4-day intense build up on basic patent information knowledge including a day with the emphasis on search ing in chemical/pharmaceutical fields under 
the guidance of a patent examiner. 
EPO-DPMA seminar  
3 participants from Jordan Munich, 15-29 June 2009  EPO-TAIEX This seminar aims at providing an in depth understanding of:  
• the European patent granting procedure and related search and examination practice  
• the patent granting procedure at a national patent office  
• the workflow at both a regional and a national patent granting office  EU Neighbourhood 
Countries 
 
On-the-job training in 
substantive examination in the fields chemistry and 
biotechnology at the Danish 
Patent and Trademark Office  
2 participants from Moldova 
Copenhagen, 22-26 June 2009 EPO-DKPTO 2 examiners from the St ate Agency on intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova 
received a one week on-the-job training at the Danish Patent a nd Trademark Office in 
substantive examination: search strategies, communication with applicants etc. Training 
provided by experts from the Dani sh Patent and Trademark Office.  
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Workshop on Patent Claims 
drafting  
Tunis, 30 June - 1 July 2009 EPO A European patent attorney held a seminar on patent claims drafting for Tunisian 
examiners and patent attorneys. This se minar aimed at providing the necessary 
background to start improving the quality of the claims. 
Workshop on Patent information 
and national, international and regional patent systems  
Damascus 16-19 July 2009 EPO This workshop was co-organised with the Directorate for Industri al Property on the 
occasion of the Al Basseir Fair organised in  Syria and aimed at raising awareness on 
existing opportunities and tools available to potential inventors.  
Expert mission to Jordan and Syria: Review of internal procedures for patent granting 
Amman and Damascus, 19-21 
July 2009 EPO The expert studied the patent procedures in Jordan and Syria in order to identify 
development opportunities in the framework of harmonisation with IP international standards.  
Legal protection of Well-known Trademarks Seminar 
Harbin, Beijing 07 - 08 Sept 
2008 EPO The conference offered an overview of th e existing mechanisms and practicing in China 
and the EU on protection of well-known trademarks. 
Revision of Patent Law Study Tour 
Madrid, Berlin, Düsseldorf, 
Munich,  23 Oct 2008 - 01 Nov 2008 EPO The study tour enabled closer co-opera tion and ties established between Chinese and 
European IP-related authorities, and was able to provide comprehensive responses and 
better understandings of the European IP systems to LAC in its final stage of revising 
the Chinese Patent Law. 
IPR Management Training Shanghai, Guangzhou, 
Dongguan, Changzhou,  
10 - 20 Nov 2008 EPO These training programmes were implemente d to promote exchanges on best practices 
of IP management, including sharing European best practices in managing IP. It also aimed at enhancing the capacity of Chinese and European authorities in managing IP. 
For the vast number of Chinese enterprise s, it is a challenge to access comprehensive 
information on IP management. 
Protection of IP during trade fairs 
Visit to Europe 
Paris, Hanover, Berlin, Milano,  15 - 23 Nov 2008 EPO The activity was implemented to enhance and develop the knowledge of Chinese 
enforcement authorities in improving the effec tiveness of enforcement of IPRs at trade 
fairs in China and abroad. The protection of IP at trade fairs continues to be an 
important area of intervention for MOFCOM, and has been well supported by IPR2 to date. China  
EU-China IPR 2 Project 
 
Internet related legislation 
Workshop 
Beijing, 20 - 21 Nov 2008 EPO This workshop constituted a unique platform for European and Chinese experts to 
exchange in-depth views and s eek clarification ideas on the challenges posed to creative 
industries and right holders.  
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Copyright Enforcement on 
Internet 
Training 
Beijing, Guangzhou 24 - 27 Nov 2008 EPO As the number of internet connections in crease, more users are gaining direct access to 
copyrighted works, pirated in a large proportion. The series of trainings  sessions aimed 
at sharing experiences and best practices between European and Chinese enforcement 
agents involved in the protection of copyrights in on-line environment. Training sessions were led by Chinese and Euro pean experts, supporting interactive 
presentations and case studies and helping to  increase awareness of  anti-piracy policies 
and best practices. 
Interface between IP and Standards 
Study Tour 
Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom,  
04 - 11 Dec 2008 EPO Introduction of senior officials from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 
(MIIT) to the different perspectives of industry, standards authorities and policy 
makers, building knowledge on the importance of standardization and its relationship 
when protecting IP. Increased awareness of practical (and successful) experience and 
latest trends of standardization in Europe’s ICT sector. 
 
Protection of IP during trade 
fairs Seminar 
Hanover, Brussels 
25 Feb - 06 March 2009 EPO In the course of the trade fair days, the China IPR Desk at CeBIT addressed a total of 
48 cases. Early feedback suggests that the information and mediation service was well 
received by the target groups/stakeholders,  in particular the enforcement authorities 
(prosecutors and police), right holders and potential infringers: The mediation service 
became the first stop for exhibitors when IP i ssues were raise during the fair days. The 
service was effective in helping to raise awareness among Chinese companies on what 
constitutes IP infringements and what avenue s are available to them; as well as easing 
the difficulties presented by language barriers. 
Comparative Study on 
Trademark Registration 
Alicante, 02 - 06 March 2009 EPO, OHIM Comprehensive exchange of informati on and experience that allowed the Chinese and 
European officials to “look and feel” how  the other office conducts its trademark 
operations, including the functioning of efficient IT systems.  
Introduction of the Chinese IP 
system in Europe 
Seminar Belgium, 05 - 06 March 2009 EPO The event brought European industry in contact with MOFCOM vice minister and high 
level representatives from SIPO, NCAC and GACC to present China’s national IP 
strategy. The event represented the first tim e leading Chinese IP officials addressed 
European industry directly. 
Comparative Study on Design 
Patent 
Beijing, 09 - 13 March 2009 EPO, OHIM Successful first step in the preparation of a compara tive study that will serve as a 
benchmarking tool. 
 China  
EU-China IPR 2 Project 
China  
EU-China Workshop in Unfair 
Competition and passing off 
Hangzhou, 11 - 12 March 2009 EPO The workshop supported an interactive exchange of questions and opinions on actual 
cases in China and Europe. The first day ad dressed the legal framework and remedying 
passing-off trademarks and other commercial designations. The second day looked at 
the legal framework and remedying false and misleading behaviours.  
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EU-China Training Workshop on 
Patent Enforcement 
Shanghai, Fuzhou,  
23 - 27 March 2009 EPO These workshops supported training for 12 0 local enforcement offi cials, with Chinese 
and European experts (practicing patent lawyers and judges) providing an overview of 
the status of protection, best practices and trends of development regarding patent 
enforcement in China and Euro pe, including civil and crim inal enforcement, customs 
protection and protection at trade fairs. 
Feasibility Study of GI 
Negotiations 
China, April 2009 EPO The purpose of the Feasibility Study is to provide an overview of the legal framework 
and practical experience of protection of geographical indications in the European 
Union and China.  
Support to the Revision of IP Laws 
Study 
Beijing, April 2009 EPO A study on China’s notarisation and legalisation requirements forms part of IPR2’s 
support to civil and administrative measures and procedures against infringements. It 
intended to highlight the key issues related to the mandatory notarisation/legalisation 
requirements in China IP en forcement and prepare a concise background study on the 
same.  
Support to Procuratorates on 
Criminal Enforcement of IPR 
Training  Changzhou, 13 - 17 April 2009 EPO The training focused on cr iminal IPR enforcement as well transparency and consistency 
in transferring criminal cases by administ rative enforcement agen cies; and to promote 
the understanding, implementation and use of national and international best practices in evaluating the ‘infringing mass’ a nd treat cases accordingly by applying the 
appropriate sanctions. 
Support to the Revision of the 
Trade Mark Law Chongqing, Beijing,  
18 - 19 April 2009 EPO With this symposium, the IPR2 in co-operation with SAIC supported the “International 
Forum on the implementation of China's National IP Strategy”, in the context of its ongoing revision of the Trademark Law. 
Quality of GI products Workshop 
Beijing, 20 - 24 April 2009 EPO The topics discussed during the workshop spanned from the requirements and 
procedures for foreign GI applications in China to the assessment on GI systems in the 
EU and China, in particular with regard to the fact of existence of three parallel systems 
of GIs protection in China administered by the Ministry of Commerce (Chinese Trademark Office), the AQSIQ and the Minist ry of Agriculture. The experts spent a 
considerable amount of time also discussing the potential benefits brought by an EU-
China GI Agreement for each economy. Th e main result of the workshop was the 
finalisation of the comprehensive feasibility study as joint publication between 
European and Chinese experts , to be submitted to the political negotiators of the 
mutual recognition of GIs between China and the EU. China  
EU-China IPR 2 Project 
China  
Judicial Protection of IPRs 
Symposium 
Shanghai, 28 - 29 April 2009 EPO The event aimed at informing the Chines e judiciary of procedures for protecting 
copyrights on-line in Europe and China, enhancing understanding of local, European 
and international practices of IPR prot ection, and increasing the capacity for 
adjudicating and handling such cases.    
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Support to the Revision of 
Copyright Law 
Study Tour 
Vienna, Zurich, Berne, Geneva, Barcelona, Madrid,  
14 - 25 May 2009  EPO The results of the study tour have been: Improved understanding of the existing legal 
framework, mechanisms and best practices in the EU regarding copyright protection. 
Interactive exchange between European experts and Chinese drafting team on relevant 
issues related the revision of the Chinese copyright law. Provided basis for further discussion and clarification of copyright protection in both regions. 
IP Management Training Xian, Jiangyin, Beijing,  
18 - 27 May 2009 EPO Raised awareness on European and Chin ese IP systems and how to use them for 
managing and enforcing IPRs. Chinese decision makers and leaders better informed on the use, function and legality of IPRs. Involved about 300 participants over three 
sessions. 
Monitoring Internet Business 
Seminar Quanzhou, 11 - 12 June 2009 EPO IPR2 supported the State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) in 
organising a workshop on the monitoring of internet business behaviour, focusing in particular on IP rights, in order to reinforce ability in adjudicating and handling 
internet-related cases.  
Copyright Management and 
Enforcement Seminar Haerbin, Yinchuan,  
15 - 19 June 2009 EPO The seminars aimed at raising awareness of  future trends and countermeasures to these 
challenges, and to assist the relevant enforcing authorities in improving practical enforcement at the local level, in particul ar by reinforcing the capacity of copyright 
administrations to handle cases.   
Information on EU IP Systems 
and Legislation  Seminar 
Beijing, Dalian,  
18 - 19 June 2009 EPO The events in Dalian and Beijing aimed to build understanding on the challenges and 
means of improving the international competitiveness of enterprises and the overall development of the software and service outsourcing industry. During the seminars, the 
European experts focused on  software copyright protection, outlining the laws and 
regulations in force in the EU. Moreover, they presented in practice how European and 
Chinese enterprises can co-ope rate in software development, avoiding the risk of 
infringing third party rights in Europe.  China  
EU-China IPR 2 Project 
 
Business secret issues 
Workshop 
Shanghai, 25 - 26 June 2009 EPO The workshop offered a comprehensive overview on the protection of business secrets 
in Europe and supported an interactive exchange of questions and opinions between the 
experts and the officials on actual cases in China and Europe, covering the definition of 
trade secrets, methods of protection of know-how as well as legal remedies and helped to improve understanding of existing regulations, mechanisms and practices in the EU. 
The workshop also enhanced th e capacity of understanding the most relevant issues for 
adjudicating and handling unfair competition cases.    
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Comparative Study on 
Trademark Registration 
Study 
Beijing, 06 July 2009 
Comparative Study on Design Registration 
Study 
Beijing, 07 July 2009 EPO, OHIM Under the framework of IPR2, OHIM, and SAIC met in Beijing to discuss the findings 
of a comparative study on trademark regist ration as well as a comparative study on 
design registration.   
The results were: enhanced dialogue between the EU and China on trademark 
registration. Discussion of comparative study reports. Outline of future cooperation 
activities under IPR2 has been developed.
 
Information Management 
Launch of IP Digest 
 
Beijing, 09 July 2009 EPO Development and launch of a user-friendly tool; some 5000 visits in first two months. 
Providing for the first time a comprehensive, bilingual and free-of-charge collection of legal references relevant to IP in China. Close co-operation from the start of the initiative with CIECC/MOFCOM, bridging th e Chinese authorities and data providers 
towards assuring its long-term continuity. Promotion and permanent link on www.ipr.gov.cn.  China 
 
EU-China IPR 2 Project 
 
Intelligence and Operational 
Tasking Training 
Wuhan, 28 - 29 July 2009 EPO Provide comprehensive information and best practices on criminal IP enforcement and 
transfer of cases. Provide platform fo r experience sharing between Chinese and 
European IP prosecutors. To enhance the capacity of understanding of the most relevant issues for the adjudication and handling of criminal IP cases. 
 
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