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ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/539/Add.4 
21 October 2009 
 
 (09-5199) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
NORWAY 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 16 October 2009, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Norway.  
 
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 1. The Norwegian Industrial Property Office ha s since 2000, in cooperation with other 
organizations, held annual training courses for de veloping countries on intellectual property rights. 
The courses gather around 20 participants from na tional industrial property offices in developing 
countries.  The courses are free of charge and ar e financed by the Norwegian Industrial Property 
Office. Travel costs are covered by WIPO, which al so handles applications from the participants.  The 
target group is officials who deal with intellectual property rights at a practical level.  The aim of the 
courses is to achieve a better understanding of differe nt intellectual property rights, in particular the 
practical work and administrative management of i ndustrial property applications.  For 2009 the topic 
was the patent system, with a focus on practical issu es of patent search and examination.  The lectures 
were given in English by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office. 
2. The Norwegian Copyright Development Associ ation (Norcode) was established in 2007 by 
five collective management organizations with the main objective to carry out international 
development work in the copyright field.  Th e Advanced Training Programme on Management of 
Copyright and Related Rights is developed in  close cooperation between WIPO, Norcode and 
international experts on copyright.  In 2009 the Wo rld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and 
the Norwegian Copyright Development Association (Norcode) invited associations, organizations and 
government agencies to nominate candidates for a four week Advanced Training Programme on 
management of copyright and related rights in  the global economy.  The Programme received 
financial and other support from the Norwegian Minist ry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Ministry 
of Culture and Church Affairs and the Norwegia n Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). 
3. The first three weeks were organized in Oslo, Norway in June 2009 and included 
24 participants from 18 developing countries.  Th e participants expressed support for the general 
structure and implementation of the Programme.  The evaluation was that it comprised an appropriate 
mix of legal/technical elements and practical traini ng.  The balance between copyrights/related rights 
and their place in the society was appreciated.  Th e many possibilities for interactive discussions, case 
studies and presentations as well as discussions of the various elements of the Programme were particularly appreciated. IP/C/W/539/Add.4 
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4. The follow-up session will be held the first week  of December 2009 in Accra, hosted by the 
Copyright Office of the Government of Ghana. 
For further information and details, please contact: 
 
Norwegian Industrial Property Office 
P.O.Box 8160 Dep. N – 0033 Oslo Norway Tel:  +47 22 38 73 33 
Fax:  +47 22 38 76 55 
Email:  jsa@patentstyret.no  Website:  www.patenstyret.no
 
 
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