WORLD TRADE  
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IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
10 October 2011  
 
(11-4936) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
JAPAN 
 
Addendum 
   The following communication, dated 29 September 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Japan. 
 
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I. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS 
A. V
OLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR WIPO  FUNDS -IN-TRUST /JAPAN  
1. Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field 
of industrial property to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).  The "WIPO Funds-in-
Trust/Japan" (FIT/JP) in the field of industrial property was established with these voluntary funds.  
The FIT/JP is used annually to finance various proj ects for WIPO member States in the Economic and 
Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),  such as the holding of IP office conferences or 
symposia, acceptance of trainees and IPR research st udents, dispatch of Japan Patent Office (JPO) 
officials and support for the automation and moderniza tion of IP offices.  The voluntary fund for the 
Japanese fiscal year (FY) 2011 amounts to Sw F 1.83 million. 
2. In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the G overnment of Japan has been providing a new 
Japan Funds-in-Trust programme for Africa in the am ount of Sw F1.1 million.  This fund will support 
activities aimed inter alia  at strengthening the legal and admi nistrative framework s for Intellectual 
Property (IP) protection, modernize IP infrastructure to ensure high quality ser vice to users, share the 
experience of Japanese SMEs and experts in busin ess oriented IP management and human resource 
development in Africa.   
B. PROGRAMMES BY JPO 
1. Training Programme 
3. In order to support developing countries obligated  to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan 
has been receiving trainees from these countries.   Between April 1996 and March 2011, Japan 
received 3,500 trainees in both the public and private sector from 58 countries and one economy 
primarily in the Asia-Pacific region.  In the futu re, with the goal of the efficient implementation of IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
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  laws in mind, Japan is scheduled to proceed w ith human resource development activities emphasizing 
the area of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). 
(a) Training programmes for government officials 
4. The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2010, 11 group training  courses were held and 129 participants in total 
received training.  
Training Course on the Enforcement 
of IPR under WIPO FIT/JPsenior officials engaged in the 
enforcement of IPR in 
enforcement-related 
government a gencies17 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Mongolia, the 
Philippines, Thailand & VietnamWIPO and 
JPO 
Training Course on the Use of 
Information Technology in IP 
Administration under WIPO FIT/JPsenior officials responsible for 
information technology 
matters15 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Kyrgyz, Laos, 
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, 
Pakistan, the Philippines, Samoa, 
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga & 
Viet NamWIPO and JPO 
Training Course on the Examination 
Practices of Industrial Property (Intermediate/Advanced Programme) 
under FIT/JPpatent examiners, industrial 
design examiners, and 
trademark examiners18 trainees from China, India, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, 
Papua New Guinea, the 
Philippines Thailand & Viet 
NamWIPO and 
JPO 
Training Course on the Examination 
Practices of Industrial Property 
(Basic Programme) under WIPO 
FIT/JPpatent examiners and 
trademark examiners13 trainees from Brazil, 
Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Peru, the  Philippines, 
Sri Lanka, Thailand & Viet NamWIPO and 
JPO 
Training Course on the Industrial 
Property Administration and 
Management of IP Offices under 
WIPO FIT/JPsenior officials in charge of 
industrial property 
administration9 trainees from China, India, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & 
Viet NamWIPO and 
JPO 
Training Courses for patent 
examiners on specified technologies 
(information and communication 
technology) under WIPO FIT/JPpatent examiners in the field of 
Information and communication technology13 participants from China, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand & Viet NamWIPO and 
JPO 
Training Courses for patent 
examiners on specified technologies 
(automobiles) under WIPO FIT/JPpatent examiners in the field of 
automobiles12 participants from China, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, 
the Philippines & Viet NamWIPO and 
JPO 
The JPO/IPR Training Course on the 
Patent Examination Practices for 
ASEAN member countriespatent examiner in IP offices 
of ASEAN member countries16 trainees from Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, the Philippines, 
Thailand & Viet NamJPO
The JPO/IPR Training Course on the 
Patent Practical and Tailored 
Training Programme for Indiapatent examiner in IP offices 
of India3 trainees from India JPO
*Japan International Cooperation Agency
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  (b) Training programmes for the private sector 
5. The JPO has also been holding the following group training courses on industrial property 
rights for trainees from the private sector.  In FY  2010, the following five group training courses were 
held, and 69 participants in  total received training: 
Trainin g Courses Tar get Partici pants Or ganizer
The JPO/IPR 
Training Course for 
IP Trainersemployees at universities or research 
institutions involved in education on the IP system and those engaged in the 
dissemination of IPR at IP assistance 
or
ganizations18 trainees from Cambodia, 
Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, 
Mexico, Pakistan, the 
Phili
ppines, Thailand & JPO
The JPO/IPR 
Training Course for Lawyerspatent attorneys and/or IP lawyers, corporate 
employees engaged as liaisons for legal affairs dealing with licence agreements and the infringement of rights, among other thin
gs, and judges and/or prosecutors10 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, & Viet NamJPO
The JPO/IPR 
Training Course for Advanced IP PractitionersIP practitioners in private businesses, patent 
attorneys, IP lawyers, and employees at patent/law offices, and persons undertaking business guidance at IP promotional or
ganizations14 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand & Viet NamJPO
The JPO/IPR 
Training Course for Chinese IP PractitionersIP practitioners in private businesses, patent 
attorneys, IP lawyers, and employees at patent/law offices, and persons undertaking business guidance at IP promotional 
or
ganizations in China10 trainees from China JPO
The JPO/IPR 
Training Course for Patent Expertspatent practitioners in private businesses, 
patent attorneys and IP lawyers, and persons engaged in patent work within organizations such as those disseminating and encouraging 
patent use and knowled ge17 trainees from China, 
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Thailand & 
Viet NamJPO
 
2. Long-term Fellowship 
6. Under the long-term fellowship project funded by WIPO FIT/JP, three trainees, from China, 
India, and Viet Nam, were invited to Japan in FY 2010 to study IP issues for a period of six months.  In FY 2010, the JPO accepted two trainees on the l ong-term fellowship, one from Brazil and one from 
Malaysia, for about six months under an independent project. 
3. Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members 
7. The JPO have suggested to the trainees that an alumni association be established to help 
disseminate information on IP systems in thei r home countries and to keep the members of the 
association informed of current IP developments .  The JPO have conducted a follow-up seminar in 
various Asian countries for those who have complete d a training programme in order to sustain the 
fruits of the training programmes and contri bute to human resources development.  
8. When the JPO receives a request from an alumni  association to assist them in conducting an 
IP seminar, the following types of assistance is prov ided:  financial assistance to meet the cost of 
holding the seminar, and the dispatchin g of Japanese speakers to the event.  
9. In FY 2010, Alumni Association Seminars were held in India, the Philippines, and Malaysia. IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
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  4. Expert Missions 
10. Experts and seminar speakers specializing in va rious areas of IPR are di spatched by the JPO 
through WIPO FIT/JP and the JICA mainly for peri ods of about two weeks.  The dispatched experts 
mainly provide on-site in struction regarding examination practi ces, computerization and so forth. 
11. The JPO has dispatched long-term experts under th e JICA scheme in order to engage in JICA 
technical cooperation projects being implemented in the IP office of the respective recipient countries. 
12. In FY 2010, 16 experts were dispatched unde r the WIPO scheme, and 5 experts were 
dispatched under the JICA scheme. 
5. Symposia 
13. Major symposia, etc., in FY 2010 funded by the WIPO FIT/JP are shown below: 
Title Venue/Date Theme Participants 
WIPO 
Regional 
Workshop Morocco 
April 2010  Technology Transfer  Based on 
the Strategic Use of IP 27 participants from 24 African countries 
(Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, 
Congo,DR, Cenral African Republic, 
Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, 
South Africa Togo, Tunisia, , Zambia, 
Zimbabwe) and 2 intergovernmental 
organizations; and local participants (OAPI, ARIPO) 
WIPO Sub-Regional 
Forum Thailand  
October 2010 Promotion of Innovation 
through Effective Cooperation 
on Patent Examination 16 participants from 10 ASEANcountries 
and 30 local participants 
WIPO Study Programme Japan 
November 2010 Global Intellectual Property 
Protection Systems with particular Reference to the  
Patent Cooperation Treaty 
System and the Madrid System for the International Registration 
of Marks 18 participants from 9 Asian and Pacific 
countries (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri 
Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam) 
WIPO Sub-
Regional Forum Fiji 
December 2010 Effective Use of the IP System 
for Economic Growth and Business Competitiveness 13 participants from 7 PIFS countries 
(Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu) 
WIPO Regional 
Workshop  Philippines 
December 2010 Digitization and Dissemination 
of IP Information and 
Utilization of E ffective Search 
Tools 18 participants from 12 countries 
(Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, 
Pakistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, the 
Philippines) and 15 local participants 
WIPO Study Programme Japan 
February 2010 Human Resource Development 
in the Field of Industrial 
Property 13 participants from 13  countries (Algeria, 
Chile, Ethiopia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, 
Nigeria, Papa New Guinea, Peru, Russian Federation, Thailand, Viet Nam, 
Zimbabwe) 
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  6. Provision of the "Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)" on CD-ROM 
14. There has been a problem of third parties obtaining patents in other countries for the 
inventions for which applications have already been filed in Japan.  To help prevent this problem and 
improve the quality of examinations in devel oping countries, the JPO has been publishing the 
CD-ROM version Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ).  PAJ contains English transl ations of bibliographic 
data and patent abstracts as well as representativ e drawings published in the Kokai Tokkyo Koho, 
which contains information about unexamined patent applications.  Since April 1995, the JPO has 
been providing  PAJ on CD-ROM free of charge to  foreign organizations/in stitutions including major 
IP Offices and international organizations, and as of  August 2011, about 90 organizations/institutions 
receive them on a regular basis. 
7. Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the Industrial Property Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries 
15. The JPO translated laws and regulations, which were related to the i ndustrial property rights 
of major developed and developing countries, into E nglish.  From 1997 to 2003, the translations were 
published as CD-ROMs equipped with searchable indexes. 
16. Since 2004, the JPO has provided the laws and re gulations of various countries and regions 
through its website.  At present, translations of the laws and re gulations of about 80 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can  be browsed on the JPO website. 
8. Assistance in Search and Examination - WI PO/State-of-the-Art Searches for Developing 
Countries 
17. Since 1975, the WIPO has been conducting a "State-of-the-Art Searches Programme" by 
which IP offices of advanced countries has been ma king search reports for developing countries in 
order to provide the latter with such information at no charge within the framework of the WIPO 
Patent Information Services.  The JPO reached an  agreement with the WIPO on 23 September, 1984 
in terms of cooperating with it, and has been ca rrying out searches concerned from the standpoint of 
international contributions since then. 
C. JICA  PROJECTS  
1. Project for Human Resources Development in the Intellectual Property Rights 
Administration in Malaysia  
18. From June 2007 to May 2010, the Project for Human Resources Development in the 
Intellectual Property Rights Administration of Inte llectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) 
was carried out by the JICA.  The overall goal of the project was to improve IPR administration and 
to activate research and development activities in Malaysia. 
2. Modernization of Industrial Property Administration Project in the Philippines 
19. From May 1999 to May 2003, the "Moderniza tion of Industrial Property Administration 
Project" at the Intellectual Property Office of the Ph ilippines (IPOP) to establish patent administration 
systems was carried out by the JICA.  The JICA di spatched long-term experts in cooperation with 
JPO for technology transfer and human resource development.  The follow-up cooperation for the 
project was carried out from November 2004 to March 2007. IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
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  3. Project for Utilization of Intellectual Property Information in Viet Nam 
20. From April 2000 to June 2004, the "Moderniza tion of Industrial Property Administration 
Project in Viet Nam" at the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) was carried out by the JICA.  This project was aimed at de veloping human resources through the automation of 
administrative work in NOIP.  From January 2005 to March 2009, the JICA has also carried out the 
second phase of the project and dispatched a long-term  expert in cooperation with JPO in order to 
support this project.  As a result, the IPDL system  was launched in February and the e-filing system 
was started in June 2007.  In March 2009, a seminar was held in Viet Nam to promote the utilization 
of each system which was a result of the project. 
4. Support for Utilization of Information Technology in Malaysia 
21. In Malaysia, the JICA implemented a development study
 in cooperation with JPO to support 
the establishment of an industrial design administration system of MyIPO from July 2002 to February 2005. 
5. Intellectual Property Rights Administration through Utilization of Information and 
Communication Technology in Indonesia 
22. In Indonesia, the JICA implemented the de velopment study, which was carried out from 
June 2005 to March 2007 at the Directorate Gene ral of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIPR), in 
cooperation with the JPO to support the establishment of an Intellectual Property Digital Library (IPDL) system.  
6. Project for Intellectual Property Administration in Indonesia 
23. From February 2005 to June 2010, the JICA offered instruction and advice to the DGIPR in 
terms of the "Project for Intellectual Property Admi nistration" for the purpose of modernizing its IP 
administration, improving its legislation and enfo rcement, and expanding th e cooperative network in 
South-East Asia.  
7. Project for Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Indonesia 
24. Following the "Project for Intellectual Property Administration" implemented from 2005 to 
2010, the "Project for Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights Protection" was launched by  JICA 
in April 2011.  This project is designed to strengt hen IPR protection and utilization by enhancing the 
functions of IPR enforcement, improving examin ation capacity in the DGIPR, and encouraging 
utilization and dissemination of IPRs. In cooperation w ith JPO, JICA sent 2 long-term experts in order 
to support this project.  The duration of the project will be 4 years. 
25. In addition to the above projects, three-week training on the legal system of IPR and the 
Enforcement of IPR was implemented by the JI CA in cooperation with the WIPO and Kyoto 
Comparative Law Center (Non-Profit Research Organiza tion) for officials engaged in the enforcement 
of IPR in enforcement-related government agencies from around the world.  Furthermore, in FY2010 
and FY2011, JICA conducts in  Japan 5 days training of IP Mana gement, Administration, Registration 
and Enforcement for officials of Republic of South Africa. 
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  II. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT 
A. JCO  PROGRAMMES  
26. The Japan Copyright Office (JCO), agency for cu ltural affairs, has been planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contribu ting to the development of copyright systems in 
developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries. 
1. APACE Programme (since 1993) 
27. The "APACE (Asia-Pacific Co pyright Systems Enhancement) Programme" was started in 
1993 in cooperation with the WIPO, targeting Asia-Pacific countries.  The APACE Programme consists of the following six activities: 
(a) Annual Regional Symposium (since 1993) 
Year Venue Participants 
2005 Jakarta, Indonesia 70 participants from 16 countries  
2006 Vientiane, Lao PDR 60 participants from 19 countries 
2007 Kathmandu, Nepal 50 participants from 16 countries 
2009 Hanoi, Viet Nam 50 participants from 12 countries 
2010 Colombo, Sri Lanka 40 participants from 12 countries 
2011 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia  40 participants from 15 countries  
 
(b) Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 1994) 
Year Participants 
2005 9 trainees from Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and  
Viet Nam  
2006 9 trainees from India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2007  6 trainees from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2008  10 trainees from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2009 11 trainees from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2010 12 trainees from Chin a, India, Cambodia, the Philippines and  Thailand  
 
(c) Experts Missions (since 1999) 
28. This programme started in 1999, in order to assist the countries in developing and 
strengthening infrastructure for the protection and management of copyright and neighbouring rights. 
Year Venue 
2005 Sri Lanka 
2007 Pakistan 
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  (d) Training on Collective Management (since 2000) 
29. This programme was started in 2000.  It is an on-the-job training for staff of collective 
management organizations or government  officials in developing countries. 
Year Country 
2005 India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka  
2006 Indonesia and Mongolia 
2007 China and the Philippines 
2008 Cambodia and Sri Lanka 
2009 Thailand 
2010 Nepal and Viet Nam 
 
(e) National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (since 2000) 
30. This programme was started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of 
copyright and neighbouring rights, and the role it can play in cultural and economic development of 
developing countries. 
Year Venue 
2005 Mongolia and Myanmar  
2006 Myanmar 
2007 Cambodia and Pakistan 
2008 Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Viet Nam. 
2009 Lao PDR 
2010 Thailand, Nepal and Viet Nam 
 
(f) Sub-Regional Roundtable (since 2003) 
31. This programme was started in 2003, in order to promote awareness of the importance of 
protection of copyright and related rights, and to discuss available opportunities for the use and 
management of copyright to support business activiti es for the use and management of copyright to 
support business activities in copyright-based industries. 
Year Venue Participants 
2005 Viet Nam 5 participants from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines  
2006 Sri Lanka 6 participants from Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan  
2007 Bhutan 8 participants from Afghanist an, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, 
Myanmar, Pakistan, Samoa and Sri Lanka 
2008 Malaysia 15 participants from Banglades h, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the 
Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2009 Fiji 16 participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Lao PDR, 
Marshall Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Palau, 
Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solom on Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. 
2010 Indonesia 16 participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the 
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  2. Asian Copyright Seminar   
Asia-Pacific Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Seminar (since 1997) 
32. This programme was started in 1997, to pr ovide participating copyright experts of 
Asia-Pacific countries with opportunities to ex change information and viewpoints as well as to 
discuss possible regional common positions and/or ac tions in the future.  The title was changed to 
"Asia Copyright Conference" from 2010. 
Year Venue Participants 
2005 Tokyo, Japan 100 participants from 10 countries (ASEAN + 3 members) 
2006 Tokyo, Japan 100 participants from 9 countries (ASEAN + 3 members) 
2007 Tokyo, Japan 80 participants from 11 countries (ASEAN + 3 members)+Mongolia 
2008 Tokyo, Japan 90 participants from 13 countries 
2009  Tokyo, Japan 80 participants from 9 countries 
2010 Tokyo, Japan 110 participants from 5 countries 
2011 Tokyo, Japan 100 participants from 5 countries  
 
B. JICA  GROUP TRAINING COURSE (SINCE 1998) 
33. This JICA training course started in 1998, in cooperation with the JCO, to contribute to the 
copyright systems development. 
Year Participants 
2005 7 trainees from China, Colombia, Indonesia, Malawi, Panama, Peru and Thailand 
2006 6 trainees from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar and Panama  
2007 6 trainees from Chile, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
and Thailand 
2008  8 trainees from China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2009  7 trainees from China, Indonesia,  the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2010 5 trainees from China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam 
 
III. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT 
VARIETY PROTECTION 
A. COOPERATION THROUGH THE UPOV 
34. Through the UPOV Trust Fund of Japan, the Government of Japan has supported a 
programme which provides Asian countries with semi nars and workshops on plant variety protection 
systems. 
35. National Seminars have been held since FY  1991 for the purpose of contributing to the 
promotion and establishment of the plant variety pr otection systems.  The Asian Regional Technical 
Meeting scheme has been held sin ce Japanese FY 2000, in order to provide some practical knowledge 
and techniques relating to the plant variety protec tion, as well as to promote regional cooperation in 
examination. IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
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  36. Details of the National Seminars, the UPOV Seminars and the Asian Regional Workshops 
which have been held are as follows: 
1. National Seminars 
Year Venue 
2005 Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia 
2006 Kyrgyz Republic 
2007 Indonesia 
 
2. UPOV Seminars 
Year Venue Participants 
2010 Switzerland 18 participants from Cambodi a, Indonesia, China , Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2011 Switzerland 13 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the 
Philippines and Thailand 
 
3. Asian Regional Workshops 
Year Venue Participants 
2005 Singapore 20 participants fr om Bangladesh, Cambodia, China,  India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pa kistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri 
Lanka and Thailand 
2005 Iran 40 participants form Afghanistan , Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan 
2006 Tajikistan 16 participants from Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkey 
and Uzbekistan 
2006 Malaysia 37 participants from Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia , Myanmar, Nepal, the 
Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2007 Kyrgyz 
Republic 16 participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian 
Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan 
2007 Thailand 35 participants from Banglades h, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka 
and Viet Nam  
2008 Turkey 40 Participants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Iran, 
Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan 
2009 Moldova 50 Particip ants from Armenia, Belarus, Esto nia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz 
Republic, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan 
2011 Japan 9 participants from Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and 
Thailand 
2011 Philippines 12 participants from Cambodi a, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
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  B. JICA  GROUP  TRAINING  COURSE 
37. This JICA training course was started in 2000 in  cooperation with NCSS (National Center for 
Seed and Seedling) to contribute to the establishment of plant variety protection systems. 
Year Participants 
2005 7 trainees from Argentine, China, Kenya, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe 
2006 8 trainees from Brazil, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Senegal and Thailand 
2007 11 trainees from Cambodia,  China, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Sri Lanka 
2008 10 trainees from Cambodia, China, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar,  Sri Lanka, Syria and Viet Nam
2009 10 trainees from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanma r, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, 
Syria and Viet Nam 
2010 6 trainees from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Viet Nam 
2011 6 trainees from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam 
 
C. COOPERATION THROUGH THE EAST ASIA PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION FORUM  
38. To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP systems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum was set up in 2008 with participation of 
ASEAN countries, China, Republic of Korea and Japan. 
39. Various cooperative activities which Japan had pr oposed in this forum were implemented.  
1. Workshop for Cooperation in Harmonization of Test Guidelines and DUS Test 
Year Venue Participants 
2008 Indonesia 50 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Republic 
of Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2009 Thailand 70 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam 
2010 Malaysia 67 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
 
2. Seminar on Plant Variety Protection 
Year Venue Participants 
2008 Viet Nam 43 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Republic 
of Korea and Viet Nam 
2010 Singapore 95 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao 
PDR, Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and  Brunei 
2011 Philippines 12 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, the Philippines and Thailand 
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  3. Training Course in Japan 
Year Course Participants 
2008 Basic Training Course 2 participants from the Philippines and Thailand 
Short-Term Technical 
Training  Course 9 participants from China, In donesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam 
Long-term Technical Training Course 2 participants from China and Thailand 
2009 Basic Training Course 
 2 participants from Indonesia and Thailand 
Short-Term Technical 
Training  Course 7 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
Supplementary Technical  
Training Course 2 participants from Indonesia and Thailand 
The Training Course on 
PVP Administration 
Management 2 participants from Indonesia and Thailand 
2010 Basic Training Course 2 participants from Lao PDR and Thailand 
 Short-Term Technical 
Training  Course 7 participants from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, 
Thailand and Viet Nam 
 The Training Course on 
PVP Administration 
Management 3 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines 
 Training Course for High 
Level Officials 9 participants from Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar and Thailand 
 
4. Dispatch of Experts for In-Country Training  
Year Venue 
2008 Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore 
2009 Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam 
2010 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and China 
 
 IV. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER 
MEASURES 
40. The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan has provided a training course, expert 
mission on the TRIPS Agreement in the field of bor der measures for the enforcement of intellectual 
property rights.  The main purpose of these programme s is to assist in the smooth implementation of 
the TRIPS Agreement by customs officials in develo ping countries in the Asia -Pacific region.  Details 
of these programmes since FY 2005 are as follows: 
1. Training Course 
Year Venue Participants 
2005 Japan 16 participants from Cambodia, Chin a, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam  
2006 Japan 16 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
2007 Japan 14 participants from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the 
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam 
12 participants from China  IP/C/W/560/Add.1 
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  Year Venue Participants 
2008 Japan 8 participants from China 
6 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam 
2009 Japan 8 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam 
10 participants from China 
16 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the 
Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam
2010 
 
 Japan 29 participants from China 
30 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam 
 
2. Expert Mission  
Year Venue 
2006 China 
2007 the Philippines 
2008 
 Thailand 
Viet Nam 
2009 
 Japan 
Cambodia 
2010 
 Viet Nam 
Cambodia 
China 
2011 Viet Nam 
 
 
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