WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/C/W/559/Add.3 
24 October 2011 
 (11-5301) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original:   English 
 
  
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM 
OTHER INTERGOVERNMEN TAL ORGANIZATIONS 
 
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)  
 
Addendum 
 
 
At its meeting of 7 June 2011, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental 
organization observers to the Council to update th e information on their technical and financial 
cooperation programmes relating to the impl ementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 The present document reproduces the information which has been received from the World 
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by me ans of a communication dated 12 October 2011. 
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 1. The present note has been prepared by the Inte rnational Bureau of the World Intellectual 
Property Organization (WIPO), pursuant to the invitation of the Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Council for TRIPS of 28 July 2011, to provide updated information on its 
technical, legal and financial cooperation programme s relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS 
Agreement for the meeting of the Council fo r TRIPS scheduled for 24 to 25 October 2011. 
2. TRIPS-related legal assistance and technical cooperation activities and programmes managed 
by WIPO fall within the framework of the provi sions of the Agreement between WIPO and WTO 
which entered into force on 1 January 1996.  Sin ce then, WIPO's International Bureau has responded 
to requests received from developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) by providing 
extensive legal and technical assistance focused on the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  It is 
recalled that the WIPO-WTO Agreement was later complemented by two joint initiatives launched by 
the Directors General of the two Organizations in July 1998 and in June 2001, respectively.  These 
initiatives further reinforced the co mmitment of the two organizations to provide necessary advice and 
assistance to developing countries and LDCs relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
As a result of the discussions between the Directors General, the WIPO and WTO Secretariats have 
strengthened their consultation and periodically discussed  issues and matters of mutual interest with a 
view to enhancing the existing in stitutional cooperation.  The meeti ngs between the two Secretariats 
have resulted in increased levels of joint activities at  the regional and national levels, with particular 
attention given to LDCs. 
3. In the period October 2010 to September 2011, WIPO has continued to provide demand-
based legal-technical assistance to developing coun tries and LDCs in support of their efforts in 
implementing obligations deriving from the TRIP S Agreement.  The assistance extended in this 
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  development, institution and capacity- building, modernization of the intellectual property (IP) 
systems as well as enforcement-related activities. 
4. WIPO, therefore, continued to assist countries in developing and implementing strategies and 
policies aimed at creating, protecting, managing a nd exploiting IP for economic, social and cultural 
development.  WIPO also strengthened its assistance to help countries in integrating IP into overall 
national development and public policy in areas such as health, trade, educa tion, research, technology 
transfer and competition policies, including advising countries on the flexibilities available under international IP treaties, and in particular the TRIPS Agreement. 
5. The present note covers activities relevant to  the above context dur ing the period under 
review and the list found hereunder is mean t to be indicative and not exhaustive. 
 [Appendix follows] 
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RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMEN T DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 2010 TO SEPTEMBER 2011 
 
Region/country SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 
Type of Activity 1- Legislative advice 
2- Awareness Building and Human Resource Development 
3- Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 4- Modernization of the IP System or Infrastructure for innovation  
5- Building respect for IP 
6- Intellectual Property Development Plans  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 1- Legislative advice 
The legislative advice provided was focused on revision of laws with the aim of modernizing the IP legal framework in the proce ss of the elaboration 
of Intellectual Property Development Plans: 
 Mauritius - Visit to Geneva of a four - man delegation for working sessions on the draft IP law, 17 to 21 January 2011 
 Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria:  Participation in the Informal Consu ltations on the Exceptions and Limitations for the Visually Impair ed Persons 
(before IWG on TK), 18 February 2011 
 Liberia:  Legal Technical Assistance fo r Legislative Review - 2 to 6 May 2011 
Legislative assistance on patents, utility models, trade secrets and integrated circuits:   
 COMESA, Mauritius and Nigeria: The assistance consisted either in the elaboration of comments to dr aft laws prepared by the aut horities 
and submitted to WIPO, or the elaboration of draft laws prepared by WIPO and submitted for the consideration of the authorities . The 
advice comprised not just the revision of the laws in order to assess its compatibility with the multilateral legal framework, particularly the 
TRIPS Agreement, but also the compatibility of a given national law with the country's own policies and the way available flexi bilities are 
incorporated for those purposes.  Bilateral and regional ag reements are also considered  when advice is provided. 
Legislative assistance activities providing information and advice on the implementation of the WI PO administered treaties and on the legal options 
and flexibilities available in the international le gal framework, including the TRIPS Agreement: 
 Mauritius :Study visit to WIPO of government officials to hold discussions on the draft copyright law ( January 2011) 
 Liberia:  Written legal advice on non voluntary licen ses for translation and reproduction (January 2011) 
 
  
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 Mozambique:  Comments on the Law No. 4/2001 approving Copyright and repealing the Code of Copyright approved by Decree-Law No. 
46,980 of 27 April 1966 (June 2011) 
Legislative advice provided focused on revision of legal and policy framework related to IP rights protecting TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP 
aspects of GRs: 
 Comments on Rwanda draft legislation on TK, July 2011 
 Comments on South African draft Bill on TK and TCEs, September 2011  
Requests for Legislative Advice: 
 Botswana:  Queries on (i)  exceptions to rights in GIs, (ii) re instatement of lapsed marks and (iii) extension of time in trade mark procedure  
 Rwanda: Comments on document prepared by WIPO's Traditional Knowledge Division on draft Law on TK & Folklore of Rwanda  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 2- Awareness Building and Human Resource Development 
Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing th e knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public 
and private sector on the role and importance of IP in sustaining economic development:  
 Third Edition of the Masters degree in Intellectual Property (MIP), Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe, May-Dec. 2010 
 Partial Financing of the WIPO-OAPI-University of Yaoundé II Master Programme (beginning Oct 2010) 
 WIPO-ARIPO Regional Workshop on Patent Drafting, Windhoek, Namibia, 4 to 8 October 2010 + 2-month Distance Learning Course - 24  
African countries 
 Kenya, Namibia : Participation in the International Conference on  the Utilization of the TK Digital Library as a Model for Prot ection of TK 
22-24 March 2011, New Delhi, India 
 Round Table on Topical IP Policy Issues for Heads of industrial pr operty offices o ARIPO, Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 to 26 November 2 010 
 WIPO Regional Conference on Technology and Innovation Support, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, 2 to 4 November 2010 
 Sponsoring of four African participants in the International Copyright Forum and International Copyright Expo Music:  Sounding out the 
Future, 18 & 19 November, 2010  
 Study Programme on Human Resource Development in the field of Industrial Property, Tokyo, Japan, February 2 - 4 February 2011:  Five 
participants :  Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe 
 Use of the IP system to enhance the competitiveness of the food and agricultural industries in the OAPI region, Ouagadougou, Bu rkina 
Faso, from 21 to 24 February 2011 
 WIPO Regional Seminar on IP and Competition Policy, Pretoria, South Africa, April 2011  
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 Study visit on IP policy, legal and technological issues rega rding Traditional Cultural Expressi ons (TCEs) documentation, 13 & 14 April 
2011. Three 3 participants from Tanzania, Geneva, Switzerland 
 Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, Lima, Peru, 22 to 24 June 2011.  One participant from ARIPO, OAPI,  and Sao To me 
& Principe 
 WIPO-ARIPO Regional Workshop on Patent Drafting, Victoria, Falls, Zimbabwe, October 17 to 21, 2011 + 2-month Distance learning 
Course 
Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing the knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public 
and private sector on the role and importance of IP to sustain the economic d evelopment of the countries: 
National or regional seminars/meetings organized by WIPO or WTO for Ghana, South Africa and Kenya: 
 WIPO/ARIPO Awareness Programme on the Role of Patents and the Pate nt Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in Promoting Technology Transfer 
in Developing Countries,  Accra, Ghana, 30 Nove mber – 2 December, 2010 
 WIPO Outreach Activities on the Role of Patents, the Patent Co operation Treaty in Promoting Inn ovation and Technology Transfer,  South 
Africa, 21-25 February 2011 
 USPTO-PIPRA-KIPI IP Management  and Technology Commercialization Seminar for Univ ersities, Government Research Centers, and 
Small/Medium Businesses (SMEs), Nairobi, Kenya, 23-26 May 2011 
 Regional Seminar for African Countries on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations and Audiovisual Performances, Abuja, Nig eria, 
October 18 to 20, 2010 
 National Seminar on Reprographic Reproductions Rights, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 6 to 8, 2011 
 CISAC Study Days, Kampala, Uganda, August 3 to 5, 2011 (Cameroon, Angola, Zimbabwe)  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 3- Institution and Capacity Bu ilding – Technical Assistance 
Technical Assistance activities aimed at enhancing the capacity of IP Offices to use the IP system in line with the development  goals of their 
respective countries: 
 Inter-Regional Seminar On IP for Heads of National IP Offices from OAPI Countries, Beijing / Shenzhen, China,  10 to 16  Novemb er 2010 
 Senegal : WIPO Workshop on Patent Search Techniques, 8 & 9 February 2011,DAKAR/SENEGAL 
 Zambia : Policy Forum on Partnership between WIPO/JPO and the Afri can Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on leveraging IP for  
Economic Development, 8 to 10 March 2011 
 Study Visit : Encouraging the Use of Inn ovative Technology, Branding and Collective Marks for Value Addition in the Handicrafts  and 
Design Businesses of Women Entrepreneurs of Selected Countries, Tunis, Tunisia, 23 to 27 May 2011  
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 Nigeria : Multidisciplinary Mission to Nigeria/ FIT JA PAN) - 1 to 4 March 2011 and 29 to 31 March 2011 
 Cameroon: Improving Competitiveness of clusters based micro, SMEs through the use of IP and Competitive Intelligence. 8 to 18 M arch 
2011 
 Project AFRICA'S FASHION DESIGN :  Mission to Ethiopia/Nigeria/Ghana: Study on the Contribution of IP in Enhancing the Protecti on 
and the Commercialization of Africa's Fashion Design Assets (FDA), 4 June to 31 August 2011 
 Botswana:  Needs assessment mission + Multi-stakeh olders & Consultative Meetings, September 2011 
 WIPO African Sub-Regional Meeting on Copyright and Related Rights, Lusaka Zambia, 9 to 11 May 2011 
 WIPO-OAPI Sub Regional Meeting for Heads of Copyright Offices, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 8 to 10 June 2011 
 OAPI Sub Regional Meeting on Validation of a Study on CR Systems in OAPI Countries, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 6 to 8 June 2011   
 Study visit on protection and management of copyright by 3 Chad Officials in Bamako, Mali, 16 to 20 May 2011 
 Study visit on the roles and functions of the copyright office by 2 Botswana Officials to Kenya Copyright Board, Nairobi, Kenya , 12 to 16 
September 2011 
Institution and Capacity Building enhancing capac ity in Member States and regi onal bodies to strengthen  the development of  IP- related protection 
of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs:  
 Visit of the Minister of Mines, Industry, Agro Food Industries and SME from Senegal WIPO Headquarters, 20 and 21 January 2011  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 4- Modernization of the IP System or Infrastructure 
The objectives are to develop an d strengthen national and regional  IP Offices through provision of  equipment and upgrading of i nfrastructure and 
ICT (information and communication technology) processes to enable them to participate in the IP global infrastructure so as to  benefit from the 
accessible technology information:  
 Morocco: Implementation of TISC Project - WIPO Workshop on IP and Patent Search Strategies, 24 to 27 January 2011 
 Nigeria: Multidisciplinary Mission to Nigeria - 1 to 4 March 2011 and 29 to 31 March 2011 
 Study Programme on Innovation and Transfer of Technology (relocated and postponed - initially Tunis, 31 January  to 4 February 2011) 
Casablanca, Morocco, 11 to 15 April 2011 
 WIPO Regional Seminar for Heads of IP Offices ARIPO Member Stat es on realizing the Development Potential of ICT-Based Business 
Services, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 18 to 20 May 2011 
 Provision of ICT Equipment for offices automation to: Burundi, Gabon, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia Tanzania, OAPI, Senegal   
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 WIPO-ARIPO Seminar on Innovation Support through access to Technological Knowledge and the Establishment of Technology and 
Innovation Support Centers (TISCs), Harare, Zimbabwe 28 to 30 June 2011 
 Cape Verde : Expert Mission for the Modernization of the IP office, 26 to 28 May 2011 
 Establishment of Technical & Innovation Sup port Centers (TISCs) / Assessment missions we re undertaken in the following countrie s 
between Jan-Oct 2011 : Central African Rep., Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Togo and Zambia 
 Rep. Dem. of Congo (DRC) : Service Level Ag reement (SLA) signed in the framework of the establishment of Technical & Innovation  
Support Centers (TISCs), September 2011 
 Mozambique and Senegal : Workshop on Installation of Technical & Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) - Training completed, 
March 2011  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 5- Building Respect for IP 
Enforcement activities aimed at supporting the creation of a legal en vironment that promotes respect for IP rights as well as s trengthened African 
countries in the interest of social and economic development: 
 Participation of Angola and South Africa in the 6th Global Co ngress on Combating Counterfeitin g and Piracy, Paris, France, 
2 and 3 February 2011 
 Ghana : National Collo quium for the Judiciary on Building resp ect for the IPR, 10 and 11 December 2010 
 Zambia : National Colloquium for the Judiciary on Building Respect for the Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, 21 and 22 January  2011 
 Sub-regional Workshop for countries of the East African Community (EAC) on the Social and Economic Consequences of Counterfeiti ng 
and Infringements of other Intellectual Property Rights, Bujumbura, Burundi:  23 to 25 May 2011  
Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities:  
 WIPO Regional Workshop for Countries of the East African Community (EAC) on the Social and Economic Consequences of 
Counterfeiting and Infringements of Other IP Rights, Bujumbura, Burundi; 23–25 May 2011; 
 International Intellectual Property Conference, Stelle nbosch University, South Africa, 1-2 September 2011  
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 6- Elaboration of Intellectua l Property Development Plans 
Launching the process for the elaboration of Intellectual Property Plan (IPDP) including, inter alia provision of  legislative assistance, 
establishment of TISCs, automation of Patent and Trademark registries, automation and enhancement of IP Offices as well as CMOs , human 
resource development and traini ng. Branding and use of business identifiers fo r the commercializatio n of local products: 
 Lesotho : Formulation of an IPDP - National IP Policy Forum on th e Strategic Use of IP for Economic Growth and National Develop ment , 
Needs Assessment Mission + Validation Meeting , Maseru, Lesotho  (18 to 29 October 2010) 
 Swaziland : Formulation of an IPDP - Na tional IP Policy Forum on the Strategic Use of IP for Economic Growth and National 
Development, Mbabane, Swaziland, 1 to 3 November 2010 
 Ghana : Formulation of an IPDP - National IP Policy Forum (13 & 14 December 2010) + Meetings with Stakeholders and local author ities, 
Accra, Ghana, 15 & 16 December 2010 
 Zambia : Consultation  Meeting on the Implementation of the Zambian National Intellectual Property Policy, Lusaka, Zambia, 
19 to 21 January 2011 
 Ethiopia: Project Proposal to Develop a Sectoral IP Development Strategy for small scale clove producers in Zanzibar, Tanzania :  Study 
Visit for 5 officials from Zanzibar, 10 to 14 January 2011 
 Mali : Development Agenda Project DA_10_05:  Development of a National IP Strategy, 26 to 28 January 2011 
 Tanzania : Development Agenda Project DA_10_05:  Development of a National IP Strategy, 7 to 11 February 2011 
 Sierra Leone: Formulation of an IPDP - Needs Assessment Mission IPDP + National Policy Forum on the use of IP for Technological  
Capacity Building, Economic Growth and Development, 4 to 12 April 2011 
  Burundi: Formulation of IPDP - Expert mission + Sub-Regional Forum on the Strategic Use of IP in the Member States of the East  African 
Community (EAC): What strategy for Burundi? May 17 to 25 + 26 and May 27 2011 
 Congo:  Mission validation report of the experts and training of members of the Development Committee of the national strategy of IP, 
from 7 to 9 June 2011 + Technical support for the development of the strategy 
 Mali: Workshop for consultation and work on the strategic use of intellectual property to enhance the competitiveness of the ma ngo, gum 
arabic and shea Mali, from 9 to 17 May 201Mali:  
 Togo : Expert mission: Developing a National Intellectual Property (PNDPI) (from 20 to 28 June 2011) + Synthesis Workshop and 
validation for the validation of the recommendations (June 29) + National Forum on IP and the development. economic, social, cu ltural and 
technological development (J une 30 and July 1) 2011 
 
  
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 Seychelles:  National Seminar on the Strategic Use of IP for Econ omic Development and Review Meeting on the IPDP Implementation , 
21 & 22 September 2011 
 Tanzania/Zanzibar:  Developing a Sectoral IP Strategy for small scale clove producers in Zanzibar, 31October to 1 November , 20 11 - 2  
lecturers 
 Mauritius:  IPDP implementation:  IP Audit on Innovation to  the Mauritius Research Council, 27 June to 1 July 2011  
 The elaboration of IP policies/strategies and plans are on going in:  Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Con go, 
Lesotho, Mali, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Togo. 
 Elaboration of IP Development Plans (IPDP) have been completed and execution of the plans is ongoing in:  Liberia, Mauritius, a nd 
Seychelles.   
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Region/country ARAB REGION 
Type of Activity 1- Legislative advice 
2- Awareness Building and Human Resource Development 
3- Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 
4- Building respect for IP 
5- Flexibilities 
6- Intellectual Property Development Plans  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 1- Legislative advice 
Legislative assistance activities provide information and advice on the implementation of the WIPO administered treaties and on  the legal options and 
flexibilities available in the international legal framework, including the TRIPS Agreement: 
 State of Kuwait :  Comments on the draft Law concerning Copyright and Neighboring rights (May 2011)  
 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:   Comments on the Copyright Law and its Implementing Regulations (May 2011)  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 2- Awareness  Building and Human Resource Development 
Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing th e knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public and 
private sector on the role and importance of IP to sustain the economic development of the countries: 
 National Symposium on Copyright and Collective Management, Muscat, Oman, 24 to 26 October 2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 3- Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Technical Assistance  activities aimed at enhancing the capacity  of IP Offices to use the IP system in line with the developme nt goals: 
 Study visit on the protection and management of copyright of Omani officials to Malaysia, 28 and 29 March 2011 
 Study visit by Djibouti and Mauritania Officials at the Algerian Copyright Office (ONDA), Algeria, 15 to 19 November 2010 
Institution and Capacity Building enhancing ca pacity in Member States and regional bodies to strength en IP-related protection o f TK and TCEs, and to 
manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 Study Visit of Tunisian Diplomats, WIPO Headquarters, 7 June 2011 
 Study visit for five Lebanese diplomats, WIPO Headquarters, 11 April 2011   
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 4- Building respect for IP 
Enforcement activities aimed at supporting the creation of a legal en vironment that promotes respect for IP rights as well as s trengthened Arab countries 
for the effective enforcement of IP rights in the interest of social and economic development: 
 Specialized Workshop for the Judiciary, Amman, Jordan  4 to 7 July 2011  
Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities: 
 Study Visit of High-level Officials from the Palestinian Authority, 21 September 2011 
 WIPO National Workshop on The Enforcement of IP Rights, Khartoum, Sudan, 26 to27 July 2011 
 Study Visit of Tunisian Diplomats, Geneva, 6 to8 June 2011 
 Study Visit of Lebanese diplomats, Geneva, 11 to14 April 2011 
 National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights an d Enforcement, Algiers, Algeria, 21 April 2011 
 WIPO-USPTO Sub-regional Workshop on Effective Practices in the Border Enforcement of  Intellectual Property Rights, in cooperati on with the 
Office for Industrial Property and Commerce of  Morocco (OMPIC) and with the assistance of  the United States Department of State , Casablanca, 
Morocco, 5 to 7 October 2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 5- Elaboration of Intellectua l Property Development Plans 
Implementation of components of IP Strategies/IP Development plans underway, inter alia providing legislative assistance, estab lishment of TISCs, 
automation of Patent and Trademark registries, automation and enhancement of IP Offices as well as CMOs, human resource develop ment and training. 
Branding and use of business identifiers for the commercialization of local products: 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Internet, Amman, Jordan, 14 and 15 December 2010   
 Needs Assessment Mission on Collective Management, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 27 and 28 January 2011  
Region/country Arab/ Morocco 
Type of Activity Awareness raising of the importance of IP 
Building Respect for IP 
Legislative advice   
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 
 Awareness raising of the importance of IP: 
 National Seminar on Copyright and related Rights: practices, measures and procedures of protection (Morocco, 23-24 April, 2009) . The objective 
of this activity was to promote respect for intellectual property rights and contribute to the IP public awareness and to highl ight the importance of 
copyrights and related rights as an outstanding tool for economic, cultural and social development. 
 Colloquium on the importance of Intellectual Property as a tool for economic, cultural and social  development (Fez, Morocco, 1 and 2 June 2010). 
This activity highlighted the importance of an efficient use and an active management of IPRs with a special emphasis on the ro le of universities in 
the creation of IP value through research and development strategies and the valorization of the research results. 
 Workshop on the promotion of Dispute Resolution Between Domain Names and Trademarks Based on the Principles of the Adopted Unif orm 
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which has proven to  be an efficient and predictable alternative to court litigati on for rights 
holders. June 24 and 25, 2010. 
 National  Workshop of on Patent Drafting Procedures for Universities (March 2011) 
 National Workshop on Transfer of Technology and Successful Technology Licensing (June 2011) with the objective of increasing the negotiations 
skills of Transfer of Technology Contracts. 
 National Seminar on IP as an essential tool for development an d promotion of innovation and creativity: (Rabat, Morocco, 30 Jun e 2011). 
Building Respect for IP: 
 Sub-regional Workshop on effective border enforcement practices, Casablanca, Morocco 5-7 October 2010. The overall objective of  the workshop 
is to further develop effective border enforcement practices in  the region, and to identify practical opportunities to enhance cooperation between 
customs administrations and the private sector. 
Legislative advice: 
 Comments on draft amendments to law on marks and designs during WIPO Mission to Moroccan IP Offi ce, (OMPIC), Casablanca, Morocc o 
(9 to10 May 2011) 
Region/country Arab/ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
  WIPO advisory mission to Saudi Arabia, on the implementation of test data (29-30 May 2010.) The mission served as an excellent occasion to 
explain and clarify to Saudi Officials the best practices for the implementation of test data. 
 Advisory Expert Mission on Geographical Indications to Saudi Arabia, 28-29 July 2010.  It clarified to the concerned Saudi Offi cials the best 
technical modalities for an efficient protection of geographical indications both at the national and international levels and discussed the need for  
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drafting a proposed law as this country is member of Paris Convention but has no geographical indications law yet. 
 WIPO advisory expert mission to Saudi Arabia (January 10-12, 2010).  The primary aim was to explain to the Copyright Office, Mi nistry of 
Culture and Information, the priority commitments that should be  fulfilled both prior and after ac cession of this country to th e WIPO Copyright 
Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances  and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). 
 WIPO's expert mission to present the advantages and the required needs for the implementation of Madrid Protocol in the perspec tive of Saudi 
Arabia's accession (2011). 
 Mission on legislative advice:  Short-term missions for consultati ons with Member States' authorities and stakeholders to discu ss draft laws or 
comments prepared by WIPO and the administ rative and legal implications of the differ ent options available.  The economic aspec ts were broadly 
covered, while drawing the attention on policy analysis on cert ain subjects and the availability of WIPO's assistance on that s pecific area (18-20 
April 2011). 
 Advice on use of IP law to protect holy and Geographical names in KSA 
Region/country Arab/ Sudan 
Type of Activity Legislative Advice 
Building Respect for IP 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Copyright and collective man agement legislative advice: 
 WIPO advisory mission to the Federal Council For Literary and Artistic Works, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Sudan 29 t o 31 March 
2010. The mission consolidated WIPO's efforts to lay the basic stones for collective management associations and  helped in the  preparation of 
basic tools for rights collectio n and distribution according to WIPO's rules and regulations.  
Legislative advice on patents:  
 WIPO Expert mission to the Patent Department at the Office of the Registrar General of Intellectual Property of Sudan, 5 to 7 J uly 2010. The 
mission discussed, identified and analyzed the problems that the Sudan IP Office is f acing in the prosecution of national, regi onal and international 
patent applications, problems attributed to deficiencies in the patent law of Sudan (Act of 1971) 
Building respect for IP:  
 National workshop on IPRs enforcement in order to consolidate the country's efforts against IPRs infringement (27 to29 June 201 1) 
Study visits:  
 Study visit of three Sudanese Officials to the Moroccan Office of  Industrial and Commercial Property (June 27 to 29, 2011)  
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Region/country Arab/ Syrian Arab Republic  
Type of Activity Awareness Building and Huma n Resource Development/Legislative/Flexibilities 
Description of 
Activity/Activities WIPO National Workshop on Industrial Property, the TRIPS Agreem ent and Flexibilities, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, 5 to 7 Ap ril 2011. 
The overall objective of the meeting was to discuss legal optio ns and flexibilities in the different areas of industrial proper ty law with a view to improving 
the participants' awareness of such options and enhance their ability to define and implement national development and economic  policies. 
Region/country Arab/ Iraq 
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Comments on draft Intellectual Property Law (Industrial designs, marks, GI's and trade names) 
Region/country Arab/ Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia 
Type of Activity National or regi onal seminars/meetings organized by WIPO or WTO 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Legislative Assistance: 
 In those seminars/meetings, the international legal framework was analyzed.  Particular attention was given to commitments that  were derived 
from multilateral treaties such as from the TRIPS Agr eement and available flexibilities within those treaties. 
 Syria:  WIPO National Workshop on I ndustrial Property, the TRIPS Agreement and Flexibilities (3 to 7 April 2011) 
Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance: 
 WIPO/AEPPI/APPIMAF Regional Symposium on Promoting Innovations Through Intellectual Property Rights For Achieving Economic Grow th 
in the Arab Region, Cairo, Egypt, 13 to14 December 2009. 
 Regional Workshop on Technology Transfer Based on the Strategi c Use of Intellectual Property (IP ), Casablanca, Morocco, 27 to30  April 2010. 
 Preparatory Mission on the Regional Pilot Pr oject for the Establishment of Technology Tr ansfer Offices in th e Arab Region (Tuni sia, Algeria, 
Morocco, Jordan, Egypt), Tunis, Tu nisia, 21 to 22 July 2010. 
 Seminar on Intellectual Property and its Impact on Economic Development, Algiers, Algeria, 17 to 19 October 2010.  
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 Donor Conference on the Regional Pilot Project for the Establishmen t of Technology Transfer Offi ces in the Arab Region (Algeria , Egypt, Jordan, 
Morocco, Tunisia), Tunis, Tuni sia, 13 to14 December 2010. 
 Fact-Finding Mission for the Pilot Project: Establishment of Techno logy Transfer Offices (TTOs) for the Arab Region, Algiers, A lgeria, 15 to17 
March 2011. 
 Innovation and Technology Transfer Workshop for Universitie s and R&D Institutions, Amman, Jordan, 10 to 12 May 2011 
 Workshop on Innovation Promotion, Technology Transfer and Successful Technology Licensing (STL),  Casablanca, Morocco, 27 June t o 1 July 
2011. 
 Workshop on the Use of the PCT System and the Commercialization of Research Results, Algiers, Algeria, 11 to14 September 2011. 
Region/country Arab/ Bahrain-UAE-Jordan 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Awareness  Building and Human Resource Development 
 WIPO Workshop on Integrating Intellectual Property into Developmen t Plans: The WIPO Development Ag enda Perspective, 16 and 17 F ebruary 
2011. Bahrain 
 WIPO National Seminar on Trademarks:  from Filing to Granting, 30 May to 2 June 2011. UAE (Awareness  Building and Human Resour ce 
Development) 
 National Workshop on IP and T echnology Management for Univ ersity and R&D Institutions, 7 to 10 December 2010, Jordan  
 WIPO National Workshop on Patent Drafting for Jordanian Pharmaceutical Sector –7 to 11 November 2010, Jordan 
Region/country Arab/ Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC) 
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities WIPO legislative expert mission to the Gulf Cooperation Council to assess the current patent sy stem and assist the office modif y its patent law (April 2011 ) 
  
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Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Bangladesh  
Type of Activity Roundtable on Enforcement  
Protection of copyright and collectiv e management 
Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Roundtable on Enforcement:  
 Roundtable on the possible adoption of a structured enforcement approach was held in Dhaka on 18 April 2011.  It brought togeth er representatives 
from Industries includin g pharmaceutical industries, Textile indu stry and copyright based industries. 
Protection of copyright and collective management:  
 A Workshop on copyright and collective management was held in Dhaka on 19 and 20 June 2011. The objectives of the workshop incl uded 
increasing awareness of the country's obligations for the protection of copyright, and the important role of collective managem ent right in fostering 
the music industry. 
Legislative advice:  
 Comments on draft Designs Ordinance 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Bhutan - WTO observer 
Type of Activity Training of Examiners 
Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Training of Examiners: 
 A hands-on training course for three examin ers (patent and trademark) fr om the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) of Bhutan w as organized at the 
National Intellectual property Office of Sri Lanka from 9 to 13 May 2011.  This was an instance of fruitful South-South coopera tion in the field of 
IP capacity building.  
Legislative advice: 
 Query on possible protection for philosophical developmental system "Gross National Happiness"  
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Legislative assistance activities provide information and advice on  the implementation of the WI PO administered treaties and on  the legal options and 
flexibilities available in the international legal framework, including the TRIPS Agreement:  
 Comments on the Copyright Act, 2001) and on the Copyright Amendment Act, 2006 (February 2011) 
 Advisory mission to Thimphu to discuss the Acts (1 and 2 March 2011) 
 Draft Copyright Amendment Act, 2011 with explanatory notes (June 2011) 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Cambodia  
Type of Activity National Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Prop erty Rights (IPRs) Cambodia - 12 and 13 September 2011  
Description of 
Activity/Activities The objectives of the Workshop were to:  (i) consider the impact of counterfeiting and piracy, including addressing the demand side and the justification of 
criminal sanctions; (ii) consider the legislative framework, incl uding procedures and remedies, within which to enforce IP righ ts, as well as the disposal of 
such goods; (iii) build capacity to improve border enforcement a nd market surveillance; and (iv) enhance strategic public coope ration, including private 
sector support. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ China 
Type of Activity Seminar on Technology Transfer an d Licensing Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities A National Seminar was organized on the Role of Intellectual Property in the Knowledge-based Economy–Technology Transfer and Li censing on 
11 to12 November 2010. The objectives of the Seminar were to enhance knowledge of pr inciples and practices of technology transf er and licensing.  
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Cook Islands  
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Legislative advice: 
 Advice to revise current IP  laws on (i) Industrial Designs, (ii)  Merchandise Marks, (iii) Trademarks 
Legislative assistance on patents, utility models, trade secrets and integrated circuits: 
 The assistance consists either in the elaboration of comments to draft laws prepared by the authorities and submitted to WIPO, or the elaboration of 
draft laws prepared by WIPO and submitted for the consideration of the authorities.  The advice comprised not just the revision  of the laws in order 
to assess its compatibility with the multilateral legal framework,  particularly the TRIPS Agreement, but also the compatibility  of a given national  
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law with the country's own policies and the way available flexibilities are incorporated for those purposes.  Bilateral and reg ional agreements are 
also considered when advice is provided. 
Legislative assistance activities provide information and advice on  the implementation of the WI PO administered treaties and on  the legal options and 
flexibilities available in the international legal framework, including the TRIPS Agreement:  
 Study visit to WIPO of government officials to hold discussions on the copyright Bill (October 2010) 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Indonesia 
Type of Activity Workshop on Enforcement  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 A National Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Indonesia on 15 and 16 September 2011.  The objec tives of the Workshop 
were to:  (i) consider the impact of counterfeiting and piracy, including addressing the demand side and the justification of c riminal sanctions; (ii) consider 
the legislative framework, including  procedures and remedies, within which to enfo rce IP rights, as well as the disposal of suc h goods; (iii) build capacity to 
improve border enforcement and market surveillance; and (iv) enha nce strategic public cooperation, including private sector sup port. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Lao People's Democratic Republic 
Type of Activity Seminar on Enforcement 
Description of 
Activity/Activities A National Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) was jointly organized by WIPO and the Department of Intellectual Property, 
Standardization and Metrology (DISM) of Lao PDR on 9 and 10 December 2010, in Vientiane.  The objectives of the Seminar were to : (i) enhance 
knowledge of the enforcement officials and policy makers on the formulation of effective policies and strategies for enforcemen t of IPRs; and (ii) exchange 
views on optimal enforcement policies, pro cedures, tools and approaches, including the roles of the public and private sectors.    The participants were from 
the customs, police, judiciary, market surveillance, bureau of standards, IP ad ministration and the relevant stakeholders from the private sector. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Malaysia  
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Queries on scope and effect of Article 4 of the Paris Convention  
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Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Mongolia 
Type of Activity Study visit on use of IP global protection systems  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 A Study Visit by a Mongolian delegation was arranged to the WIPO Headquarters in Geneva, from 10 to 12 March 2010.  The objecti ve of the visit was to 
discuss matters related to the efficient use of international IP protection systems so as to assist national inventions as well  as to assist inventors as well as 
national enterprises to protect their rights in international markets. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Maldives   
Type of Activity IP Study  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 A Study was commissioned on the Role of IP in achieving national economic goals. Among the specific objectives of the study wer e the identification of IP 
measures required to protect the economic and trade interest of the Maldives.  These measures included the establishment of an Intellectual Property Office in 
the country.  
Region/country Asia and the Pacific /Nepal  
Type of Activity National IP Project  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Work was undertaken to prepare a comprehensive IP project for the country.  The principal objective of the project is to modern ize the national legislative 
and administrative framework in or der to prepare for the implemen tation of the TRIPS Agreement. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Papua New Guinea 
Type of Activity IP Strategy 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Expert advice was provided to the IP authorities to assist them in their initiative to formulate an IP strategy.  On July 2011,  Papua New Guinea cleared the 
National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPS). The strategy woul d facilitate management of IPRs in accordance with national de velopmental goals.  
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Region/country Asia and the Paci fic/ Pakistan 
Type of Activity GI Training Course 
Trade-Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) Programme 
Legislative advice  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 GI Training Course: 
 A representative of a leading agricultural producers association was sponsored for a training course on geographical indication s, which was held in 
Switzerland, from 6 to 17 June 2011.  This was part of an exercise to enhance the knowledge of key stakeholders in the country on issues related to 
the use, and protection, of GIs. 
Trade-Related Technical Assi stance (TRTA) Programme: 
 From July 2011, WIPO has initiated work on a comprehensive IP programme, which is one component of an overall European Union (E U) funded 
TRTA Programme.  The Programme includes a wide range of activitie s in four broad areas, i.e., strengthening of IP institutions;  strengthened 
legislative and policy framework for IP; incr eased capacity for enforcement of IPRs; an d enhanced IP capacity of businesses and  research 
institutions. 
Legislative advice:   
 Comments on draft GI Act 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Sri Lanka 
Type of Activity Patent Drafting Workshop 
Description of 
Activity/Activities An intensive workshop was held in Colombo, in December 2010, on improving skills of patent attorn eys and researchers on draftin g of patent claims.  The 
objective was to strengthen the capacity of these groups to effectively use the patent system to protect inventions. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Thailand  
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Query on interpretation of Article 4 of  Paris Convention (right of priority)  
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Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ Host Country - Japan  
Type of Activity Training Courses for government o fficials/examiners of IP Offices 
Description of 
Activity/Activities  Training Course on the Examination of Industrial Property (Intermediate/Advanced Programme) Japan -  October 18 to 29 October, 2010 
 Training Course on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Japan -  6 to 17 December 2010 
 Training Course on the Use of Information Technology in Industrial Property Administration, Japan - 8 to 19 November 2010 
 Training Course on the Examination Practice of Industrial Property (Basic Programme), Japan - 12 to 25 January 2011 
 Training Course on the Industrial Property Administration and Management of IP Offices, Japan - 24 to 28 January 2011 
 Training Course for Patent Examiners on Specified Technology (Information and Communication Technology), Japan -  16 to 23 Febr uary 2011 
 Training Course for Patent Examiners on Specified Technology (Automobiles) Japan -  24 February to 3 March, 2011 
 Study Programme on Human Resource Development in the Field of Industrial Property, Japan - 2 to 4 February 2011 
Region/country Asia  and the Pacific/Host Country - Republic of Korea 
Type of Activity Forum on IP and Environment  
Seminar on National IP Strategies  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Forum on IP and Environment:  
 An Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Intellectual Property and Green Growth (October 4-5, 2010) followed by an Asia-Pacific Region al Seminar on 
National Intellectual Property Strategies and Development (October 6-7, 2010) were held at the Intellectual Property Training I nstitute (IIPTI), 
Daejeon, Republic of Korea. 
Seminar on National IP Strategies: 
 These events addressed multiple issues at the interface of IP and environment.  There was a special  focus on IP measures that p olicy makers may 
consider when formulating national IP strategies, especially in relation to achieving environmental goals.  
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Region/country Asia and the Pacific/Host Country - Philippines 
Type of Activity Workshop on IP Infrastructure 
Description of 
Activity/Activities WIPO Regional Workshop on Digitization and Dissemination of  IP Information and Utilization of Effective Search Tools  
The Philippines -  7 to 9 December 2010 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/Host Country - Sri Lanka 
Type of Activity Training Programme on IP and SMEs 
Description of 
Activity/Activities A Regional Training of Trainers Programme for Small and Medium-s ized Enterprises (SMEs) Support Institutions was organized in S ri Lanka from 7 to 10 
March 2011.  The objectives of this Programme were to train trai ners on services to be provided by SME support institutions, su ch as chambers of commerce, 
science parks, business incubators and universities, to SMEs on the effective use of the intellectual property system for busin ess competitiveness. 
Region/Country Asia and the Pacific/Host  country - Thailand  
Type of Activity Regional Seminar on the  use of patent-related flexibilities 
Description of 
Activity/Activities A Regional Seminar on the Effective Implementation and Use of Patent-Related Flexibilities was jointly organized by WIPO and th e Department of 
Intellectual Property of Thailand (DIP), from 29 to 31 March 2011, in Bangkok.  The aims of the Seminar were to:  (i) enhance t he knowledge on the 
available patent-related flexibilities within the international le gal framework; (ii) develop sk ills in formulating appropriate  patent policies and laws that make 
optimal use of those flexibilities while taking into account natio nal interests and priorities; and (iii) exchange views in res pect of overcoming constraints in 
making effective use of available patent-related flexibilities.   The Regional Seminar was attended by 23 participants from 16 countries in Asia and the Pacific 
region. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific/ China, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam 
Type of Activity National or regi onal seminars/meetings organized by WIPO or WTO 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Legislative Assistance: 
 In those seminars/meetings, the international legal framework was analyzed.  Particular attention was given to commitments that  were derived from 
multilateral treaties such as from the TRIPS Agreem ent and available flexibilities within those treaties.  
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 Samoa.  WTO National Seminar on the TRIPS Agreement, 13 and 14 October 2010, organized by the WTO taking into account the futur e 
participation of Samoa in the TRIPS Agreement 
 Thailand.  WIPO Seminar on the Effective Implementation and Use of Several Patent-related Flexibilities (March 29 to 31 2011)  
Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance: 
 WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Public-Private Partnership in the Field of IP for Developing Countries, Daejeon, Republic  of Korea, 
6 to 8 October 2009 
 Regional Training Programme on Technology Transfer and STL in the Energy Sector  - Common Challenges, Common Solutions, Daejeon , 
Republic of Korea, 19 to 23 October 2009 
 Regional Seminar on Technology Transfer by Universities and Public Research Institutions  Through the Strategic Use of the Paten t System, 
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9 to 11 December 2009 
 Law and Development Conference on Sustainable Technology Transfer Conference, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 19 to21 October 2010 
 Video Conference Training on Successful Tech nology Licensing and IP Valuation for the Faculty of Law, National University of Si ngapore, 
Singapore, 1 and 8 March 2011 
 International Technology Transfer Beijing Conference 2011 (AUTM-ASIA 2011), Beijing China, 14 to 15 April 2011 
 Workshop on Innovation Promotion, Technology Transfer and Successful Technology Licensing (STL), Beijing, China, 22 to 25 May 2 011 
 WIPO-MOST Roving Seminar on Innovation and Intellectual Property Management, Beijing/Yentai, China, 6 to 13 July 2011 
Type of Activity 
 Legislative advice 
Institution and Capacity Building 
Modernization of the IP system or Infrastructure 
Building Respect for IP 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Legislative advice provided focused on revision of legal and policy framework related to IP rights protecting TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of 
GRs: 
 Comments on the Kiribati draft TK Policy in the framework of the TK Action Plan, 2010 
 Study-visit of a delegation from Cook Islands (who requested WIP O  assistance in assessing national legislation in the areas of  trademarks, patents 
and copyright), WIPO Headquarters, 25 and 26 October 2010  
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Institution and Capacity Building enhancing ca pacity in Member States and regional bodies of IP Offi ces to strengthen the devel opment of  IP-related 
protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 National Seminar on the Use of Industrial Property for the Protection of Iranian Handmade Carpets, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, April 26 and 
27 April 2011 
 Visit of the NIFT Delegation from India, WIPO Headquarters, 3  August 2011 
Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing the knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public and 
private sector on the role and importance of IP to sustain the economic development of the countries: 
 National Project for Enhancing Copyright Awareness in Laos PD R (launched March, 2010 and completed in October 2010) 
 Support and development of a National Project for Enhancing Awaren ess of Copyright and Related Rights in the Maldives (March 20 11 to October 
2011) 
 National Seminar on Collective Management of Copyright and Rela ted Rights was organized in Hanoi , Vietnam, 7 and 8 December 201 0 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights was orga nized in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 20 and 21 December 2010 
 Special Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights for the Royal University of Law and Economic Science, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 22 December 
2010 
 National Workshop for Awareness Building on Copyright and Related Rights, Vientiane, Laos PDR, 27 and 28 January 2011 
 National seminars on Copyright and Related Rights, Democra tic People's Republic of Ko rea, 4 to 8 April 2011  
 Regional Seminar on Copyright and Internet Intermediaries, Bangkok, Thailand, 25 and 26 May 2011  
 National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Bangladesh, 19 and 20 June 2011 
Modernization of the IP system or Infrastructure for Innovation and IP-related protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 International Conference on the Utilization of the Traditional Kn owledge Digital Library as a Model for Protection for Traditio nal Knowledge, New 
Delhi, India, 22 to 24 March 2011 
 National Workshop on IP and the Documentation and Establishment of Databases of TK, Folklore and Intangible Cultural Heritage, Invitation from 
University of Padjadjaran Bandung, 24 to 26 November 2010 
Technical Assistance  activities aimed at enhancing the capacity  of IP Offices to use the IP system in line with the developme nt goals: 
 National Seminar on Capacity Building on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, 3 and 4  May 2011  
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 Study Visit for Officials from Nepal and Vietnam to the Collective Management Organizations in Tokyo, Japan, 25 to 29 October 2 010  
 Study Visit for Officials (Cam bodia and Lebanon) to the Korea Copyright Comm ission, Seoul, Korea 2 to 5 November 2010 
 National Seminar on Capacity Building on Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, 3 and 4  May 2011 
Building Respect for IP: 
Enforcement activities aimed at supporting the creation of a legal environment that promotes respect for IP rights as well as s trengthened Asia Pacific 
countries for the effective enforcemen t of IP rights in the interest of  social and economic development 
 Sub-Regional Special Course on Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights, Tokyo, Japan, 18 to 29 October 2010 
Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities:  
 WIPO National Workshop on the Enforcement of IP Rights, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 12 to13 September 2011 
 WIPO National Workshop on the Enforcement of IPRs, Jakarta, Indonesia, 15 to16 September 2011 
 Briefing for Delegation of Bangladesh, 27 September 2011 
 JPO-WIPO Regional Training  Course on Enforcemen t of IPRs, Tokyo, Japan, 11 to18 December 2010 
Region/Country Asia and the Pacific Region/ South Pacific  
Type of Activity Legislative advice 
Description of 
Activity Comments on draft MOU for regional trademark Examination system  
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Region/country Asia and the Pacific Region/Host Country - FIJI 
Type of Activity  Workshop on IP Economic Growth and Business Competitiveness  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 A Sub-regional Workshop on Effective Use of IP System for Economic Growth and Business Competitiveness was organized in Fiji fr om 1 to 3 December 
2010.  The objectives were to:  (i) raise awareness about the im portance of IP for economic growth and business competitiveness ;  (ii) enhance the skills and 
knowledge of the participants in formulating appropriate polic y frameworks and establishing supporting networks to facilitate t he effective use of the IP 
system by the business community; and (iii) exchange information and share experiences of successful use of the IP system by bu sinesses and of effective 
government policies facilitating such use. 
Region/country Asia and the Pacific Region/Host Country - Thailand 
Type of Activity Forum on Patent Examination  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 An ASEAN Sub-regional Forum on Promotion of Innovation through Effective Cooperation on Patent Examination was organized in Tha iland on 4 and 5 
October 2011.  The objectives of the Forum were to (i) provide participants with an opportunity to exchange views on the linkag es between effective patent 
examination systems and national innovation systems; (ii) examine ways to reduce workloads in IP  Offices and streamline patent obtainment procedures; and 
(iii) deepen the understanding of participants of the utility of  international cooperation in patent examination and patent acq uisition procedures, especially to 
accelerate examination processes and increase quality of patents. 
 
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Region/Country Asia Pacific/Africa/Lat in America/Arab Region 
Type of Activity Training Course on Patent Law/Examination  
Description of 
Activity A Training Course on Patent Law and Examina tion was held at the International Intell ectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI),  Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 
from 5 to 14 April 2011.  Sixteen patent examiners participated in the course.  These examiners were from Brazil (2), Egypt (2) , Indonesia (2), Malaysia (1), 
Philippines (2), Thailand (1), Vietnam (2), ARIPO (2) and EAPO (2).  
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Region/country LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
Type of Activity 1- National Innovation and IP Strategies 
2- Legislative advice 
3- Awareness  Building and Human Resource Development 4- Building Respect for IP 
5- Institution and Capacity Building 
6- Modernization of IP Offices 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 1- National Innovation and IP Strategies 
Assistance in the formulation of national/institutional  IP and inn ovation strategies in  Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Honduras, Costa 
Rica, El Salvador, Dominica Republic, Panama, Barbados.  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 2- Legislative advice 
 Colombia: Queries on Article 8 of Ma drid Protocol (Fees) 4 November 2010 
 Honduras: Advice to amend legislation on marks (non-traditional ma rks) and adjust to bilateral Treaty obligations (15 to16 Nove mber 2010) 
 Nicaragua: (i) Advice to amend/upgrade legislation on marks, (ii) Advice to improve use of Lisbon Agreement (18 to19 November 2 010) 
 Costa Rica: (i) Advice to implement TLT in na tional law, (ii) Advice to us e Lisbon Agreement to register local appellations on the international 
register (22 to 24 November 2010) 
 Chile: Assistance to revise the IP Law and draft trademark Directives -f urther clarification required . (9 to 10 December 2010) 
 Paraguay: (i) Query on scope of rights in marks under Paris Convention Art.6bis (well-known marks), (ii) Proposals to revise th e Law on Industrial 
Designs 
 Panama: (i) Comments on draft GI Regulations, (ii) Proposals to revise the Law on Industrial Designs 
 Ecuador: (i) Review of draft amendment to Intellectual Property La w, (ii) Proposals for amendments to IP Law (marks, GIs, desig ns, unfair 
competition) 
 Uruguay: Proposals to revise the Law on Industrial Designs and Marks 
 Grenada: Comments on Trade Marks Bill  
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 BES Islands (NL): (i) Queries about appropriate legislation on In dustrial designs for BES Islands, to comply with TRIPS Agreeme nt, (ii) Queries on 
protection of unregistered designs under TRIPS Agreement 
Legislative assistance on patents, utility models, trade secrets and integrated circuits:  
 Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica: The assistance co nsists either in the elaboration of commen ts to draft laws prepared by the authori ties and submitted to 
WIPO, or the elaboration of draf t laws prepared by WIPO and submitted for the co nsideration of the authorities.  The advice com prised not just the 
revision of the laws in order to assess its compatibility with  the multilateral legal framework, particularly the TRIPS Agreeme nt, but also the 
compatibility of a given national law with the country's own policies and the way available flexibilities are incorporated for those purposes.  
Bilateral and regional agreements are al so considered when advice is provided. 
 Colombia, (14 and 15 September 2011): Mission on legislative assi stance. Short-term missions for consultations with Member Stat es' authorities and 
stakeholders to discuss draft laws or comments prepared by WIPO and the administrative and legal implications of the different options available.  
The economic aspects were broadly covered, while drawing the a ttention on policy analysis on certain subjects and the availabil ity of WIPO's 
assistance on that specific area. 
Legislative assistance activities provide information and advice on the implementation of the WIPO administered treaties and on  the legal options and 
flexibilities available in the international legal framework, including the TRIPS Agreement: 
 Review of Brazil's Copyright Bill, October to December 2010 
 Antigua and Barbuda:   Comments on the Copyright Act, 2003 (April 2011) 
 Barbados : Comments on the Copyright Act, 1998 (September 2011) 
National or regional seminars/meetings organized by WIPO or WTO for  Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago. 
In those seminars/meetings, the international legal framework was analyzed.  Particular attention was given to commitments that  were derived from 
multilateral treaties such as from the TRIPS Agreem ent and available flexibilities within those treaties. 
 Panama:  WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on th e legal impact of FTAs on Industrial Property laws, 15 and 16 December 2010 
 WIPO/OEPM/EPO:  Regional Seminar for Judges and Pros ecutors, Cartagena, Colombia , 29 and 30 November 2010 
 Costa Rica:  WTO Regional Workshop fo r Latin American Countries  on IP and Public Policies (8 to 10 March 2011) 
 Ecuador:  WTO National Workshop on IP and Public Policies (11 to 13 May 2011) 
Legislative advice provided focused on revision of legal and policy framework related to IP rights protecting TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of 
GRs: 
 Workshop on Strengthening the Implementati on of Access to Genetic Resources and Benef it-sharing regimes in Latin America and th e Caribbean, 
Panama,  29 August to 2 September 2011 
  
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 Follow-up Meeting on the Working Group for the Establishment of a Regional Framework for the Protection of TK, TCEs and GRs for  the 
Caribbean Countries, Bridgetown, Barbados, 13 and 14 October 2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 3- Awareness Building and Human Resource Development  
Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing the knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public and 
private sector on the role and importance of IP to sustain the economic development of the countries:  
 Regional Course on Collective Management, Bogota, Colombia, 13 to 15 October 2010 
 Regional Seminar on Collective Management and the Role of Public Authorities Bogota, Colombia, 11 to 12 October 2010 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 13 and 14 October 2010 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Collective Management , Saint George's, Grenada, 25 and 26 November 2010 
 WIPO/IFRRO Sub-regional Training on Collective Management for Latin  American Countries, Panama City, Panama, 21 to 24 February 2011 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Basset erre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 24 and 25 March 2011   
 IX Workshop on Publishing and Copyright: the Internati onal Book Fair, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 27 April 2011 
 Post-graduate Course on Copyright and Related Rights – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 27 and 28 July 2011 
 Sixth National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Panama City, Panama 25 to 27 August 2011 
Awareness Building and Human Resources Devel opment activities aimed at supporting IP-rel ated protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects 
of GRs: 
 Forum for Indigenous Issues Mexico-EUA, Gu adalajara, Mexico, 16 to 18 May 2011  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 4- Building Respect for IP 
Enforcement activities aimed at supporting the creation of a legal en vironment that promotes respect for IP rights as well as s trengthened Latin American 
and Caribbean countries for the effective enforcement of IP ri ghts in the interest of social and economic development:  
 WIPO regional Forum on Enforcement of IP for the judiciary, Guatemala, July 2011 
 WIPO Workshop on Enforcement of IP rights for the judiciary and law enforcement officials, Antigua and Barbuda, July 2011 
 WIPO national Workshop on Enforcement, El Salvador,  September 2011 
 WIPO/EPO/OEPM regional Seminar on PI for Judges and Prosecutors from Latin America countries, Uruguay, October 2011  
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 Study Visit for Members of the Mexican Judiciary to WIPO 13 and 14 July 2011  
Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities: 
 WIPO National Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for Prosecutors and Police Officials, San Salvador, El Salvador, 5 to 7 Sept ember 2011 
 Central America-WIPO Regional Forum on Enforcement of IPR for the Judiciary, in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Justice o f Guatemala, 
Guatemala City, 25-26 August 2011 
 Study Visit of Mexican Judges, Geneva, 13 to 14 July 2011 
 WIPO-USPTO Sub-Regional Workshop on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, in cooperation with the IP Office of Paraguay and the 
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, 15 to 16 June 2011  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 5- Institution and Capacity Building  
Technical Assistance  activities aimed at enhancing the capacity  of IP Offices to use the IP system in line with the developme nt goals: 
 WIPO regional Forum on IP as a tool for business competitivene ss: opportunities and challenges for SMEs, Argentina, November 20 10 
 WIPO national workshop on the use of IP as a tool for development and competitiveness in the agribusiness and traditional handi craft sector, 
Honduras, November 2010 
 WIPO National workshops in Peru and Ecuador on "Appellation of origin, a Tool for Commercial Competitiveness", March 2011 
 WIPO Workshop on the use of IP information to  foster innovation, Mexico and Peru, March 2011 
 WIPO Regional Seminar on the use of geographical indications and other distinctive signs, policies and strategies to support bu siness development. 
Guatemala, March 2011 
 National workshop on Innovation, Promotion, Technology Transfer and Successful Technology Licensing, Trinidad and Tobago, April  2011 
 Sub-regional Seminar on IP and Sports, Jamaica, April 2011 
 WIPO Second regional meeting between Heads of Industrial Propert y Offices and Heads of Institutio n s of Science and Technology on efficient 
models of cooperation, Mexico, May 2011 
 WIPO national Workshop on IP and Competition, Uruguay, May 2011 
 Regional training of the trainers programme on effective IP assets management by micro, small and medium enterprises, Brazil, S eptember 2011 
 Innovation, Intellectual Asset Management and STL Generating Wea lth for Caribbean Businesses Through Science and Technology and  Innovation, 
Barbados, 16  to 20 November 2009  
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 International Seminar on Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Know ledge Transfer Managers, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20 to24 Sept ember 2010 
 WIPO Workshop on Innovation Promotion, Technology Transfer and Successful Technology Licensing, Mexico City, Mexico, 19 to 22 O ctober 
2010 
 National Workshop on Innovation Pr omotion, Technology Transfer and Successful Te chnology Licensing (STL), Port of Spain, Trinid ad and 
Tobago, 4 to 7 April 2011 
 Sub-Regional WIPO Sub-regional Meeting on Copyright and Related Rights for Caribbean Countries, Bridgetown, Barbados, 28 to 29 March 2011 
 Fourth Regional Consultation on Collective Management of Reprographic Reproduction Rights for Caribbean Countries, Bridgetown, Barbados, 30 
and 31 March 2011 
 Regional Seminar on Collective Management and the Role ff Public Authorities Bogota, Colombia, 11 to 12 October 2010 
 National Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights: Licensing in the Digital Environment, Bogota, Colombia, 4 to 6 May 2011 
Institution and Capacity Building en hancing capacity in Me mber States and regiona l bodies of IP Offices to strength en the devel opment of  IP-related 
protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 Study Visit by Government Officials and Diplomats from countries in Latin America (organized by  ITC-ILO), WIPO Headquarters, 19  November 
2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 6- Modernization of IP Offices 
 Sixth regional meeting WIPO/OEPM/ EPO of IT specialists and management of patent information of industrial property offices in Latin America, 
Santo Domingo, November 2010 
 Regional Working Meeting on collaborative models for implementati on of IP projects and IP service provision, Brazil, March 2011  
Modernization of the IP system or Infrastructure for Innovation and IP-related protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 APEC Seminar "Successful Experi ences Implementing Tools for Traditional Knowledge Protection", Lima, Peru, 1 and 2 September 20 11  
 Latin-American Forum On Audiovisual Performances, International Congress on Creative Markets and Cultural Diversity, Rio de Jan eiro, 
29 November  to 3 December 2010   
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Type of Activity In 2010-2011, efforts in the Central European and Baltic States, Central Asian, Eastern European and Caucasian  countries, as well as in some Mediterranean 
countries, were focused on promoting the use of the IP system  by stimulating innovation and creativity for their economic devel opment with particular focus 
on the need to promote the use of IPRs for economic, social and cultural development in an effective and strategic manner.  
The activities were conducted in the following fields: 
1- Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 
2- Modernization of the IP System or Infrastructure for innovation  
3- Building Respect for IP 4- National IP Strategies 
5. Tools for the countries in transition 
6. Human Resource Development  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 1- Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 
 National seminar on the Madrid system , Prague, Czech Republic, October 2010 
 CIS Interstate Council on Industrial Property, Moscow, Russian Federation, October 2010 
 23d session of the EAPO Administrative Council back to back with brainstorming session on promotion of strategic approach to co mprehensive 
management of IPRs in EAPO member-states, Moscow, Russian Federation, October 2010 
 National seminar on copyright and related rights, Belarus, October 2010 
 Sub-regional Roving seminar on collective management of copyright  and related rights (Kaliningrad and Nijniy Novgorod), Russian  Federation, 
October 2010 
 International conference on the significance of IP in the modern world, Serbia, November 2010 
 National seminar on the Madrid system and on copyright and related rights, Cyprus, November 2010 
 National seminar on the Madrid system, Hungary, November 2010 
 International forum Expopriority 2010, Russian Federation, November 2010 
 International symposium on intellectual property and traditiona l knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, Russian Federa tion, 
November 2010  
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 International seminar on ge ographical indications (G Is), Turkey, December 2010 
 National workshop on copy right in the digital age, Albania, December 2010 
 National workshop on the management of copyright in the book publishing industry, Bulgaria, February 2011 
 National seminar on the PCT system, Romania, February 2011 
 Regional seminar on protection of copyright and related rights and on collective management, Kyrgyzstan, March 2011 
 Seminar on Singapore Treaty and Madrid Agreement, Ukraine, March 2011 
 Annual conference on IP for women in science and business, Poland, March 2011 
 National seminar on collective management of copyright and related rights, Kazakhstan, March 2011 
 International conference on IP, Lithuania, April 2011 
 Regional WIPO seminar on patent law, Kyrgyzstan, April 2011 
 Madrid promotion seminar, Russian Federation, April 2011 
 IV All-Russian forum "Intellectual Property – XXI Century", Moscow, April 2011 
 Sub-regional conference on technology transfer, Israel, May 2011 
 Conference on global and European initiatives for sharing work be tween IP authorities back to back National seminar on enforcem ent of IPRs, 
Hungary, May 2011 
 National seminar on the Hague system, Serbia, May 2011 
 PCT roving seminars, Ukraine, May 2011 
 PCT roving seminars, Croatia, May 2011 
 National seminar on the Madrid and Hague systems, Montenegro, June 2011 
 Madrid promotion seminar, Russian Federation, June 2011 
 Seminar on development agenda, Kyrgyzstan, June 2011 
 Seminar on innovation and transfer of technologies, Serbia, June 2011 
 Training of Trainers Programme for SMEs, Turkey, September 2011 
  
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National or regional seminars/meetings organized by WIPO or WTO in Azerbaijan, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine. 
Institution and Capacity Building – Technical Assistance 
 WIPO National Seminar on Innovation Promotion, Technology Transfer and STL, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2-5 November 2009 
 WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on Technology Transfer and Successful Technology Li censing (STL), Sibiu, Romania, 10-12 May 2010 
 WIPO Regional Seminar on Franchising and Licensing Agreements, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 14-16 June 2010 
 Interregional Consultations on Management of Academic Intellectual Property (IP) and Early Stage Innovation in Countries in Tra nsition, 
Budapest, Hungary, 27 October 2010 
 PIPRA IP Management and Technology Commercialization Seminar for Universities, Government Research Centers and SMEs, Kiev, Ukra ine, 28-
30 March 2011 
 Inter-Regional Seminar on Technology Transfer Issues, Baku, Azerbaijan, 9-10 June 2011 
 WIPO National Seminar on Innovation Promotion and Technology Transfer, Belgrade, Serbia, 21-22 June 2011 
Awareness Building and Human Resources Devel opment activities aimed at supporting IP-rel ated protection of TK  and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects 
of GRs: 
 Heritage and Modernity – Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Fo lklore in Poland and Worldwid e, Warsaw, Poland, 15 April 201 1 
 WTO Regional workshop in Vienna for Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna, 26 to 28 January 2011  
Institution and Capacity Building enhancing capacity in Member States  and regional bodies of IP Offices to strengthen the devel opment of  IP-related 
protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials from developing countries and for countries with eco nomies in 
transition , WIPO Headquarters, 16-27  May 2011 
 Visit of Kyrgyz delegation, Director, State Intellectual Property Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz patent), WIPO Headquar ters, 6 May 2011 
 International Symposium on IP and TK, TCEs an GRs, St Pete rsburg, Russian Federation, 31 October  to 3 November 2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 2- Modernization of the IP System or Infrastructure for innovation 
 Inter-regional symposium on access to pate nt information, Mo scow, November 2010 
 Technology support and transfer fact finding mission to Georgia, March 2011 
 Technology support mission, Armenia, April 2011  
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 3- Building Respect for IP 
 National seminar on enforcement of IPRs, Slovakia, October 2010 
 Inter-regional seminar on enforcement of IPRs, Prague, November 2010 
 Sub-regional training for judges on enforcement, Lithuania, November 2010 
 Fact-finding mission on enforcement of copyright in the digital online environment and a one day workshop on matters of copyrig ht enforcement, 
Georgia, April 2011 
 Seminar on enforcement for ju dges, Tajikistan, April, 2011 
 National seminar on enforcement of IP, Romania, June 2011 
Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities:  
 National Symposium on IP in Innovative Economy, Krakow, Poland, 7 to 9 September 2011 
 WIPO Inter-Regional Symposium on the Enforcement of IP Rights, in  cooperation with the Serbian IP  Office, Belgrade, Serbia, 6 t o7 September 
2011 
 WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights for Customs Auth orities, Police Officials, Prosec utors and 
Judiciary, Sibiu, Romania, 8 to10 June 2011 
 Study Visit of Ukrainian Judges, 15 June 2011 
 International Conference on Global and European Initiatives for Sharing Work Between Intellectual Property Authorities, Budapes t, Hungary, 
17 to18 May 2011 
 WIPO National Workshop on IPR Enforcement fo r Judges, in cooperation with the National  Center for Patents and Information (NCPI ), Dushanbe, 
Tajikistan, 6 to 7 April 2011 
 WIPO Inter-regional Symposium on Enforcement of IPRs, in cooperation with  the Industrial Property Of fice of the Czech Republic and with 
funding from the USPTO, Prague, Czech Republic, 2 to 3 November 2010 
 WIPO National Training on Intellectual Property for Judges, Prosec utors and Lawyers, in cooperation with the Albanian Copyright  Office (ACO) 
and the General Directorate of Patent and Trademarks (ALPTO), Tirana, Albania, 27 to 28 October 2010 
 WIPO National Seminar on the Enforcement of IPRS, in cooperation with the IPO of the Slovak Republic, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia , 12 to 
13 October 2010 
 International Conference on the Commercializa tion and Enforcement of IP, organized by UNECE in cooperation with the All-Russian  Association 
of Small and medium-Sized Enterprises, the Federal Service for IP, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) and the USPTO, Moscow, Ru ssian  
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Federation, 6 to 8 October 2011 
 WIPO Sub-Regional Workshop on Practical As pects of IPRs Enforcement in the Baltic S ea Region, in cooperation with the State Pat ent Bureau of 
the Republic of Lithuania and the Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania, 3 to 4 November 2010 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 4- National IP Strategies 
 WIPO mission to support the elaboration of a national IP strategy, Moldova, October 2010 
 Expert mission to Belarus on the development of the national IP strategy, December 2010 
 Expert Mission on the development of national IP Strategy, Montenegro, December 2010 
 Fact-finding mission on a national IP strategy, Montenegro, January 2011 
 Regional seminar on a national IP strategy, linked to the Inte rgovernmental Council for the Pr otection of Intellectual Property  (ICPIP), Belarus, 
September 2011 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 5. Tools for the countries in transition 
 Inter-regional seminar on specific issues of copyright in countries in transition, Lj ubljana, Slovenia, October 2010, related t o the Tool on Copyright 
 Inter-regional seminar on management of academic IP and early st age innovation in countries in transition, related to Tool on T echnology Transfer, 
Hungary, October 2010 
 Inter-regional seminar on enforcement of IPRs, Prague, Czech Republic, November 2010, related to the Tool on Enforcement 
 Inter-regional workshop on the Economic Tool for countries in transition, February 2011, related to the Economic Tool 
 Inter-regional workshop on nation branding in countries in tran sition, related to the Tool on Nation Branding, Turkey, May 2011  
 Regional seminar on Technology Transfer, related to Tool on Technology Transfer, Azerbaijan, June 2011 
 Inter-regional conference on teach ing intellectual property (IP) in countries in transition, relate d to the Tool on IP Teaching , Kazakhstan, August 
2011 
 Inter-regional symposium on enforcement of IPRs in countries in transition, related to the Tool on Enforcement, Serbia, Septemb er 2011 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 6. Human Resource Development 
 Study visit for young professionals from ONO Academic College (Ethiopians and Arabs), Israel, to WIPO, Geneva, October 2010  
 National training on IPRs for judges, prosecutors and lawyers, Tirana, Albania, October 2010   
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 Study visit of IPOM (Macedonia) to WIPO, November 2010  
 Study visit for 2 officials from Albania to Copyright Office in Slovenia, November 2010  
 Study visit to WIPO for 3 law enforcement officials from Armenia to Geneva, November 2010  
 Training for 3 officials from IP of Montenegro to use the ROMARIN data base, November 2010  
 Study visit for two officials from NCIP  (Belarus) to Serbia, February 2011  
 Training on international aspects of IPRs, Israel, March 2011  
 Study visit of Romanian Inventors, Geneva, April 2011  
 Study visit of judges from Azerbaijan to WIPO, Geneva, April 2011  
 Study visit to WIPO, students from the political science department, university of Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 2011  
 WIPO-EAPO cooperation: training session, Moscow, Russian Federation, April 2011  
 Joint faculty seminar (Faculty of  Law, Hebrew University, Israel School of Law; University of Connecticut, USA; Georg-August-Un iversity of 
Gottingen, Faculty of Law; VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Law and other universities), Geneva, May 2011  
 Ukrainian judges visit to WIPO, Geneva, June 2011  
 Study visit of Rospatent on TISC, Geneva, July 2011  
 Study visit for young professionals from ONO Academic College (Ethiopians and Arabs) to WIPO, Geneva, July 2011  
 WIPO summer school in Saint-Peters burg, Russian Federation, July 2011  
 WIPO-Ukraine summer school on IP, July 2011  
 Intensive summer course on intellectual property and business entrepreneurship, Israel, August 2011  
 Study visit  for two representatives of the Israeli Patent O ffice to Rospatent on the operating as ISA/IPEA, September 2011  
 Annual training for IP attorneys, Poland, September 2011  
 Comments on Law on Industrial Designs of 2004-Tajikistan  
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Region/country LDCs Africa/ Malawi and Uganda  
Type of Activity WIPO Skills Development Programme on the Use of Patent Information for Technological Ca pacity Building, Malawi and Uganda,  7 a nd 8 
October and 11 and 12 October 2010  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 WIPO in cooperation with the Registrar General's Department, Ministry of Justice of Malawi and the Uganda Registration Services  Bureau (URSB), 
and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) organized Sk ills Development Programme on the use of Patent Information for Technological 
Capacity Building. 
The objectives of thes e programmes were to : 
(i) build capacity in Least Developed Countries for eff ective and enhanced utilization of patent information; 
(ii) promote adoption of institutional/organizational strate gies on the use of the patent information system; and 
(iii) promote focused and result oriented pr ivate–public sector partnership for the increased utilization of patent information  by various actors of the 
economy for the creation of em ployment and wealth generation 
Participants from concerned institutions in the public and priv ate sector, i.e. Research and Development institutions, governme nt officials dealing with 
science and technology, academia, business associations took part. 
Region/country LDCs Africa/ Madagascar 
Type of Activity Establishment of Technology and Innovation Supp ort Center Antananarivo, 26 and 27 October 2010 
Evaluation of needs and consultation with government officials on the modalities for the establishment of TISC in order to faci litate access to technical 
and scientific information for promotion of innovation and creativity in the country. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 In response to the request of the Government of Madagascar se eking assistance from the WIPO for the establishment of a Technolo gy and Innovation 
Support Center in Madagascar, WIPO organized a needs assessment mission on 26 October 2011, to discuss with the competent natio nal authorities 
the modalities of setting up this Centre, which would be an indisp ensable tool especially for re searchers, universities and sma ll and medium-sized 
firms for enhancing their innovation and technological capacity. This mission also included a seminar to explain to relevant na tional stakeholders the 
role of technical and scientific information available in the IP domain in building technological capacity and economic competi tiveness.  
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Region/country LDCs (Portuguese Speaking) Africa/ Mozambique 
Type of Activity Regional Forum on Intellectual Property for Policy Makers of the Portuguese Speaking Least Developed Countries, Maputo, Mozambi que, 
22 and 23 November 2010 
Regional Forum for policy makers, parliamentarians, government officials and representatives of relevant private sector entitie s for capacity building 
in the area of policy articulation and strategy formulation on IP  related matters including in the context of TRIPS Agreement. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 The purpose of the Forum was to provide policy makers especially parliamentarians and senior public health officials an opportu nity to exchange 
views and share experiences  with regard to policy formulation , implementation strategy and a platform to articulate the polic y and technical aspects 
of intellectual property with national , regional and international experts. 
Region/country Inter-regional Training Programme for fourteen (16) beneficiary countries  namel y  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Ethio pia, Lao 
PDR, Malawi, Ma ldives, Mozambique,  Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra  Leon, Sudan, Tanzan ia, Uganda, Zambia 
Joint WIPO-Sida Training and Advisory Programme on Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy for the Least Developed 
Countries, Stockholm, Sweden, 14 November to 3 December 2010.  
Type of Activity 
 Inter-regional programme for training  for capacity building g on various IP disciplines (copyright, trademarks, patent etc.) i ncluding in the context of 
the TRIPS Agreement 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Joint WIPO-Sida Training and Advisory Programme on Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy for the Least Developed C ountries, 
Stockholm, Sweden, 14 Novemb er to 3 December 2010.  
This programme was organized in cooperation with the Swedish Inte rnational Development Agency (Sida), Swedish Patent Registrati on Office 
(SPRO) for capacity building and IP human resources development. Twenty six (25) senior officials from ministries of justice, t rade and industry as 
well as science and technology and universities benefited from the above mentioned training programme where IP issues were disc ussed both from 
technical and their application poin ts of views. It is expected that as a result of these programmes participants were able to enrich their technical 
knowledge base on various IP disciplines including in the context of the TRIPS Agreement.  
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Region/country LDC/Asia/ Nepal 
Type of Activity 
 National Policy Forum on the Use of Intellectual Property for Technological Capacity Building, Economic Growth and Development,  
24 and 25 January 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal  
The forum sought to facilitate building national IP capacity, strengthening national IP institutions for the use of technologic al development and 
economic competitiveness. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 The Forum was organized by WIPO in cooperation with the Department of Industry and Ministry of Industry, Government of Nepal in  response to the 
request made by the Government of Nepal.  Senior government of ficials as well as representatives from business, chambers of com merce and industry, 
academic and research institutions, tec hnology institutes, non-govern mental organizati ons took part in the Forum. 
The purpose of the Forum was to provide senior policy makers, government officials, representatives from industry and business,  academic and 
research institutions, IP profe ssionals, an occasion to exchange views and shar e experiences with regional, national  and WIPO officials to facilitate 
developing clearer understanding about the various aspects of IP and its contribution to development.  The Forum sought to faci litate sharing of 
experiences in the area of policy articula tion and strategy formulation for the use of intellectual property for technological capacity building, economic 
growth and development.  
Region/country LDC/INTER-REGIONA L- ALL LDCS 
Type of Activity 
 WIPO Forum for Ambassadors and Senior Officials on Intellectual Property for Least Developed Countries; Building a Knowledge Ba se for 
Innovation and Creativity to Promote Development, Geneva, 14 and 15 February 2011 ( organized in preparation for the Fourth United Nations 
Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, Turkey, 9 to 13 May 2011) 
The Forum sought to facilitate discussion and articulation of pr iority areas of cooperation incl uding policies and strategies f or building IP institution 
and system of the LDCs in the context of the Fourth United Na tions conference for the Least Deve loped Countries (UN LDC IV). It  was organized to 
provide LDCs with a platform to discuss and finalize identifi cation of the WIPO deliverables to be submitted for the considerat ion of Ministers during 
the Fourth United Nations  Conference on LDCs.  
Description of 
Activity/Activities As part of WIPO's cooperation with the LD Cs in the context of their preparation for the Fourth United Nations Conference, a Pre -conference inter-
regional Forum in preparation for the Fourth United Nations Conference was held in Geneva on 14 and 15 February 2011. 
The Pre-conference Forum which was organized in WIPO Headquarters addressed the conclusions of the various Regional Forums on W IPO 
deliverables under an overarching theme of "Building a Knowledge Base for Innovation and Creativity to Promote Development".  T he Forum was 
attended by ministers that presided over the regional forums, ambassadors, permanent representatives and heads of intellectual property offices,  
intergovernmental organizations, and the private sector.  
The main objective of the Forum was to provide an opportunity to summarize the conclusions of the regional forums held in Kampa la, Cotonou, 
Dhaka and Maputo, and facilitate discussions and finalization of  the identification of the WIPO deliverables which among others  included TRIPS  
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related issues for the consideration of Ministers duri ng the Fourth United Nations Conference on LDCs.   
The Forum was chaired by the Global Coordinator for LDCs (Nepal).   Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, addressed the F orum and 
outlined in detail the initiatives taken by WIPO for the benefit of  LDCs to use innovation and creativity for development.  He also mentioned the 
various activities undertaken by WIPO in preparation fo r the Fourth United Nations Conference on LDCs. 
Ministers who chaired the Regional Forums reported the conclusions of their respective Forums with emphasis on the various key decisions on WIPO 
deliverables.  Participants took note of  the various regional forums reports.  
The Forum heard key noted addresses by Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, the Secretary General of UNCTAD on the use of invention and c reativity to 
build a knowledge base for the development of the Least Develope d Countries and by Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director General of WTO, on  the use of 
innovation and creativity for the promotion of trade of the Least Developed Countries. 
The Forum also heard a video message, on the various preparatory pr ocesses and expected results of the Istanbul Conference, as well as level of 
participation at the Conference, from Mr. Ch eick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General,  Special Adviser on Africa and High Repre sentative, United 
Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocke d Developing Countries and Small Island D eveloping States 
(UN-OHRLLS) and Secretary General of the Fo urth United Nations Conference on LDCs.   
The keynote addresses and the message noted with appreciation the various WIPO tools for accessing technical and scientific inf ormation for 
technological capacity-building.  They commended the new approach  initiated by the Director Gene ral of WIPO, which brought toge ther development 
partners, especially international organizations, to promote a bala nced IP system that would help LDCs achieve their developmen t goals. 
It was acknowledged that the approach of the Director General of WIPO offered a new alternative for development, using innovati on and creativity as 
a tool for tackling problems related to technological capacity building and the overall development problems of LDCs. 
Following the Keynote addressess, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Deputy Director General of WIPO, Development Sector, together with othe r WIPO 
officials and programme managers made presentations to the Foru m on selected topics on innovation and creativity.  The presenta tions at the Forum 
focused on the topics of WIPO deliverables for LDCs IV based on the concept paper titled " WIPO Deliberables for the Least Developed Countries " 
prepared by the WIPO Secretariat taking into account the discussions and recommendations of the various regional forums organiz ed by WIPO in 
preparation for UN LDC IV.   
Taking into account of the enormous structural problems th ey face in institution-building in the field of innovation and creati vity, identified in the 
various regional forums, the participants of the Ambassadors Foru m underscored the need for a sp ecially focused programme with the vision and 
resources to bring about a change in the state of their individual national innovation and creativity systems. The Forum after detailed deliberations on 
the priority needs of the LDCs in the area of IP identified major areas of deliverables as part of WIPO's contribution to the U N LDC IV process. It 
decided to recommended that the WIPO deliverables mentioned below should be presented at the Fourth United Nations Conference o n LDCs for 
consideration and approval by Ministers: (i) Intellectual prope rty and innovation policies and strategies;(ii.) Enhanced human technical skills; 
(iii.) Improved access to knowledge and strengthened knowledge infrastru cture; (iv.) Establishment of technology and innovation suppor t centers 
(TISCs); (v.) Strategic use of branding; (vi.) National capacity building based on needs assessment; (vii.) Enhanced support fo r documentation 
digitization, protection and commercialization of IP assets in cluding Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions a nd Genetic Resources.  
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Type of Activity Institution and Capacity Building enhancing ca pacity in Member States and regional bodi es of IP Offices to strengthen the devel opment of  
IP-related protection of TK  and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Forum  for Ambassadors and Senior Officials on Intellectual Proper ty for Least Developed Countries: Building a Knowledge Base f or Innovation and 
Creativity to Promote Development, WI PO Headquarters, 15 February 2011  
Region/country LDC Africa /Madagascar  
Type of Activity 
 National Workshop on Intellectual Property and Scientific Research, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 30 August to 1 September 2011  
Capacity building and technical skills development to facilitate building national IP capacity, strengthening national IP insti tutions for the use of 
technological development and economic competitiveness.  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 This national workshop was organized jointly with the Malagasy Office of Industrial Property (OMAPI) and Malagasy Office of Cop yright (the 
OMDA), aims to raise awareness among Malagasy researchers and potential users of the results of research on the issues, about t he role of intellectual 
property in research in Madagascar. 
The Workshop sought to address IP policy related areas to devel op and strengthen the promotion, protection, management and expl oitation of 
innovation and creativity in order to  facilitate their economic, social, cultural and technological development
 
The workshop included topics Overview of Intellectual Property; - Intellectual property and research. Intellectual property and  partnership; Intellectual 
property and exploitation of research results, and Intellectual property and the issue of funding  
Region/country LDC Africa/ Malawi  
Type of Activity 
 National IP Policy Forum on Building a Knowledge Base for Innovation and Creativity, Lilongwe, Malawi - 21 and 22 June 2011  
The forum sought to facilitate building national IP capacity, strengthening national IP institutions for the use of technologic al development and 
economic competitiveness.  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Taking into account the various roles and importance of various stakeholders at the natinal level WIPO organized this Fourm  ta rgeting IP capacity 
building for a range of stakeholders - parliamentarians, senior government officials, senior representatives from industry, Res earch and Development 
(R&D) institutes, the academia and the busine ss and private sector.  The Fo rum provided a platform fo r the participants to exch ange views and share 
experiences with international and national speakers for a be tter understanding and the importance of building a comprehensive IP framework for 
promoting development in LDCs through innnovation and creativity.   
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Region/country LDCs Africa/ Sierra Leon 
Type of Activity 
 National Policy Forum on the use of Intell ectual Property for Technological Capacity Building, Economic Growth and Development,  
Freetown, Sierra Leon e, 7 and 8 April 2011  
The forum sought to facilitate building national IP capacity, strengthening national IP institutions for the use of technologic al development and 
economic competitiveness.  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 At the request of the Government of the Republic of Sierra Le one, WIPO, within the framework of its technical assistance progra mme organized this 
National Policy Forum on the use of Intellectual Property (IP) for Technological Capacity Building, Economic Growth and Develop ment from 7 April 
and 8, 2011; and a needs assessmen t mission for the formulation of an Intellectual Property Plan for Sierra Leone from 4 to 12 April 2011. 
The purpose was to provide participants with a platform to exch ange views and share experiences with international and national  speakers for a better 
understanding of the various aspects of IP and its contribution for Technological Capacity Building, Economic Growth and Develo pment. 
The discussions on the way forward for promoting the use of IP System in Sierra Leone was very good and participants made a num ber of 
observations and action points for follow-up: 
The Forum recommended among others elaboration of National IP Development Plan and Strategy for Sierra Leone that may help guid e the 
generation, protection and exploitation of IP rights and ensure in tegration of IP in the national development policy, strategy and plan.  In this respect, 
appreciation was expressed to WIPO for unde rtaking the needs assessment mission which took place concurrently with the IP Forum  (4 to 12 April 
2011) to assist with the formulation of an Intell ectual Property Plan and Strategy for Sierra Leone.  
Region/country LDCs Africa/ Togo 
Type of Activity 
 Establishment of Technology and Innovation Support Center , LOME, TOGO, 4 and 5 May 2011  
Evaluation of needs and consultation with government officials on the modalities for the establishment of TISC in order to faci litate access to technical 
and scientific information for promotion of innovation and creativity in the country. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 In response to the request of the Government of Togo seeking assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ) for the 
establishment of a Technology and Innovation Support Center in Togo, WIPO organized a needs assessment mission on 4 and 5 May 2 011, to discuss 
with the competent national authorities the modalities of setting up this Centre, which would be an  indispensable tool especial ly for researchers, 
universities and small and medium-sized firms for enhancing their innovation and technological capacity. This mission also incl uded a seminar to 
explain to relevant national stakeholders the role of technical and scientific information available in the IP domain in buildi ng technological capacity 
and economic competitiveness.   
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Region/country LDCs Africa/ Niger 
Type of Activity 
 Evaluation of needs and consultation with government officials on the modalities for the establishment of TISC in order to faci litate access to technical 
and scientific information for promotion of innovation and creativity in the country. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 In response to the request of the Government of Niger seeking assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIP O) for the 
establishment of a Technology and Innovation Support Center in Niamey, Niger, WIPO organized a needs assessment mission on 23 a nd 24 February 
2011, to discuss with the competent national authorities the modalities of setting up this Centre, which would be an indispensa ble tool especially for 
researchers, universities and small and medium-sized firms for enhancing their innovation and technological capacity. This miss ion also included a 
seminar to explain to relevant national stak eholders the role of technical and scientific information available in the IP domai n in building technological 
capacity and economic competitiveness. 
Region/country LDCs Africa/ Zambia 
Type of Activity 
 Establishment of Technology and Innovation Support Center , Lusaka, Zambia , 27 and 28 January 2011  
Evaluation of needs and consultation with government officials on the modalities for the establishment of TISC in order to faci litate access to technical 
and scientific information for promotion of innovation and creativity in the country. 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 In response to the request of the Government of Zambia seekin g assistance from the World Intell ectual Property Organization (WI PO) for the 
establishment of a Technology and Innovation Support Center in Lusaka, Zambia, WIPO organized a needs assessment mission. on 27  and 28 January 
2011, to discuss with the competent national authorities the modalities of setting up this Centre, which would be an indispensa ble tool especially for 
researchers, universities and small and medium-sized firms for enhancing their innovation and technological capacity. This miss ion also included a 
seminar to explain to relevant national stak eholders the role of technical and scientific information available in the IP domai n in building technological 
capacity and economic competitiveness. 
The WIPO officials held consultation with official from the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry and other relevant senior government officials, 
in particular on the practical steps in implementing the project.  The activity also included a multi - stakeholders meeting of  senior officials from 
Research and Development (R&D) Institutions, Universities, Chambers  of Commerce, Private sector and other relevant IP stakehold ers, which should 
come out with a clear programme of action and time frame for the project implementation and clearly defined roles and responsib ilities of Zambian 
authority and WIPO for th e project implementation.  
Region/country LDCs Africa/ Uganda 
Type of Activity 
 IP and Branding Strategies: Exploratory mission to Kampala, Uganda, March 22 to 25, 2011 
Evaluation of needs and capacity building cooperation programmes for local stakeholders group for developing appropriate strate gies namely branding 
strategies to promote local business development.  
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 The activity was undertaken in the context of WIPO Development Agenda Project DA_4_10_01, which aims to support local communiti es of 
producers and farmers in developing and least developed countries to design and implement IP and branding strategies to promote  local business 
development.  The project's ultimate goal is to use such stra tegies as empowering tools for the communities' overall social dev elopment and poverty 
alleviation. 
Uganda was the third country (after Thailand and Panama) to launch the project. The activity built on cooperation programmes or ganized by WIPO 
previously which were premised on the recognition of the potential for development in the agricultural sector in Africa. One of  the key 
recommendations from the previous programmes had called for the development and implementation of a pilot project to brand the cotton product of 
the North Nile Zone  to boost productivity in the cotton sector by strategically using IP to enhance its competitiveness ". 
The present activity in Uganda confirmed the suitability of Project  to facilitate the implementation of this IP based business development strategy and 
allowed to identify two additional agricultural products which could benefit from IP and branding strategies to be developed as  a result of the project. 
It is envisage that implementation of this kind of project will facilitate building capacity in LDCs in the context of using IP  rights for the purpose of 
economic, social and cultural benefits.  
Region/country LDCs/Global 
Type of Activity 
 WIPO High-Level Forum on Building a Comprehensive Framework for Promoting Development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 
through Innovation and Creativity', Istanbul, Turkey, May 10, 2011 
(Organized on the occasion of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, 9-13 May 2011, Istanbul, T urkey)  
The Activity sought to facilitate policy discussions and articulati on of priority areas of cooper ation including policies and s trategies for building IP 
institution and system of the LDCs. The main objective was to finalize and approve WIPO deliverables (priority areas of coopera tion in the area of IP) 
for building a comprehensive framework of co operation in the context of  the Fourth United Nations conference for the Least Deve loped Countries 
(UN LDC IV).  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 In the context of WIPO's cooperation programmes for the LDCs, the Fourth United Nations Conference on the LDCs provided an oppo rtunity to the 
LDCs to evolve a new implementation strategy for cooperation to use innovation and creativity for development. The preparatory process undertaken 
by WIPO to assist LDCs in this regards,  facilitated in the identification of critical  needs and priority areas and in the artic ulation of appropriate 
recommendations that seeks to promote the use of innovation and creativity to enhance the produc tive capacity of the LDCs and t heir competitiveness 
in a rapidly evolving knowledge economy through building a national knowledge base. 
It was against this backdrop, on the occas ion of the Fourth United Nations Conference  on the LDCs; WIPO organized a ministerial  forum titled 'High-
Level Forum on Building a Comprehensive Framework for Promoting De velopment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) through Innovat ion and 
Creativity', in Istanbul, Turkey on 10 May 2011.  The Forum was attended by ministers, parliamentarians, ambassadors and perman ent representatives, 
university professors and others. 
The Ministerial conference was opened by WIPO Director General Dr. Francis Gurry, with opening remarks by representatives of Ne pal and the host 
country, in the presence of Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Secretary-General of the F ourth United Nations Conference on the LDCs..  Th e Director General  
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outlined in detail the way in which WIPO had been assisting LDCs in the area of IP and on the use innovation and creativity in building the productive 
capacity of institutions in both the public and the private sector s.  The Director General indi cated WIPO's firm commitment WIP O to assist LDCs 
among others, in formulating their national IP policies and strategies, establishing technology centers, digitizing traditional  cultural expressions, 
promoting their trade in selected products and services, and modernizing their offices. 
The Forum heard two keynote addresses and two panel discussions focusing on development policy and cooperation between the publ ic and private 
sector for using innovation and creativity as a tool for developm ent in LDCs.  The Forum also h eard Ministerial statements wher e Ministers 
highlighted the importance of innovation and creativity for econo mic growth, social and cultural development and the challenges  facing LDCs in 
realization of these aspirations of LDCs. The Forum adopted a Minister ial Declaration by acclamati on which approved the seven a reas of WIPO 
deliverables recommended by the LDCs Ambassadors Forum (descr ibed above) which will be implemented to in all LDCs. 
In closing the Forum, WIPO reaffirmed it co mmitment to work with the LDCs for the implementation of the WIPO deliverables in al l LDCs in the 
years ahead.   
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Region/country International 
Type of activity Institution and Capacity Build ing – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities  Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, October 2010 
 WIPO-Sweden Advanced Training Course on Industrial Property in the Global Economy, Stockholm, Sweden,28 March to 15 April 2011 
 WIPO-USPTO Workshop on Enforcement of IPRs for Judges, Washington DC, United States, 2 to 6 May 2011 
 WIPO-CIPO Executive Workshop on Management Techniques in the Delivery of IP Services, Gatineau, Canada, 31 May to 3 June 2011 
 Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Industrial Property, Geneva and other locations, 8 to 24 June 2011 
 WIPO-NIPO Training Course on Patents, 26 to 30 September 2011 
 IP Seminar to Participants of the trade Policy Co urse organized by the WTO, Geneva, 7 March 2011 
 WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on Intellectual Property, Geneva, 16 to 27 May 2011 
 WIPO-WTO Colloquium for T eachers of Intellectual Prop erty, Geneva, Switzerland; 20 June to 1 July 2011 
 10th edition of the Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property, 19 fellowships, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, 1 June 2011 t o 
28 February  2012 (ongoing).  
Type of Activity 
 Awareness Building and Human Resources Develop ment activities aimed at supporting IP-rel ated protection of TK and TCEs, and to 
manage the IP aspects of GRs 
Institution and Capacity Building enhancing capacity in Member Stat es and regional bodies of IP Offices to strengthen the devel opment of  
IP-related protection of TK  and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Awareness Building and Human Reso urces Development activities aimed at supporting IP -related protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP 
aspects of GRs: 
 WIPO Academy WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP WIPO Headquarters, 22 June 2011 
 WIPO Academy training programme:  International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy together with the American University, WIPO 
Headquarters, 8 July 2011 
 WIPO Summer School - Conference on IP and Biodiversity: Intern ational Landscape and Current Issues, WIPO Headquarters, 13 July 2011  
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 WIPO Summer School - Panel Discussion: TK, GR, and TCE , WIPO Headquarters, 13 July 2011 
 Seton Hall School of Law - Course on IP, Diplomacy and Global Pu blic Health, Graduate Institute of International and Developmen t, 
Geneva, 16 to 18 February 2011  
Institution and Capacity Building enhancing ca pacity in Member States and regional bodi es of IP Offices to strengthen the devel opment of  IP-related 
protection of TK and TCEs, and to manage the IP aspects of GRs: 
 WIPO Academy Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Industrial Property, WIPO Headquarters, 8 to 10 June 2011 
 WIPO Academy Interregional Seminar on Copyright Group discussions on TK and TCEs, and IGC, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 25 to 28 July 
2011 
Type of Activity Institution and Capacity Bu ilding – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 2nd edition of the Masters degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) Law,  3 scholarships, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), B risbane, 
Australia.  28 February 2011 to 31 October 2011 (ongoing) 
Region/country AFRICA  
Type of Activity Institution and Capacity Building –Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
  1st edition of the Masters degree in Intellectual Property offered jo intly by WIPO, OAPI and University of Yaounde II, Yaoundé, 3 October 
2011 to 31 May 2011 
 4th edition of the Masters degree in Intellectual Property, Afri ca University, Mutare, Zimbabwe, 1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011  
Type of Activity IP Awareness and Human Resource Development 
Description of 
Activity/Activities  Study visit of 12 graduate students from the University of West Indies, 20 May 2011 
 Study visit of 15 graduate students from New York University, 23 June 2011  
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Region/country INTERNATIONAL  
Type of Activity Distance Learning: Institution and Capacity Building  
Description of 
Activity/Activities  Six week- General Course on Intellectual Pr operty (DL-101) in English, French, Spanis h, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Arabic fr om 
1 October - 15 November 2011 and from 16 June to 30 July 2011 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on Copyright and Related Rights (DL-201) September-November 2010 
 Six week- Specialized Course on IP and E-commerce (DL-202) September - October 2010 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on IP and Bi otechnology (DL-204) September - December 2010 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on Managing In tellectual Property in the Book Publishing Industry (DL-401) December 2010 – Februar y 
2011 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (DL-302) from April to June 2010 
 Six week- Specialized Course on Arbitration and Mediation Procedures under the WIPO Rules (DL-317) from April to June 2010 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on Patent Informa tion Search (DL-318) from April to June 2010 
 Ten week- Specialized Course on Basics of Patent Drafting (DL- 320) April to June 2010 
 Special Sessions for Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC):  
 General Course on Intellectual Property (DL-101) for TISC Ethiopia and Kyrgyzstan 
 Specialized Course on Patents (DL-301) for TISC Philippines 
 Specialized Course on Patent In formation Search (DL-318) for TISC Egypt, Philippines and Viet Nam 
 Specialized Course on Intellectual Property  Management (DL-450) for TISC Philippines  
Region/country Algeria  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Algeria in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Estab lishment of Start-Up IP Academi es.  In the process 
of preparatory consultations.  
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WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Algeria, identified as  a focal point in the prospectiv e national IP Academy was fully financed by WIPO.  
Region/country Costa Rica  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Costa Rica in  the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Acad emies.  In the 
process of feasibility assessment.  Fact finding mission undertaken by a WIPO official and external consultant, to San José on March 1 and 2, 2011.  
Needs assessment report submitted to  national authorities for approval. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Costa Rica, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy was ful ly financed by WIPO.  
WIPO is the permanent secretaria t of the Global Network of Intellectual Property  Academies (GNIPA) to which Costa Rica became a  member.  
WIPO sponsored a participant from Costa Rica to attend the Fifth Sy mposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 201 1. 
Region/country Colombia  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Colombia in  the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academ ies.  Preparatory 
and feasibility phases have been completed by delivery of ques tionnaire, needs assessment report  and identification of priority  actions and 
undertaking of fact finding mission.  In the process of the development phase with delivery of detailed implementation plan. 
WIPO fully financed a nominee from Colombia to undertake the Ma ster of Laws Programme in Intellectual Property offered jointly by the University 
of Turin and WIPO.  Upon graduation, the candidate is expected to be engaged as a trainer or coordinator by the prospective nat ional IP Academy of 
their respective country. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Colombia, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy was fully  financed by WIPO.  
WIPO is the permanent secretariat of the Global Network of Intellectual Property Acad emies (GNIPA) to which Colombia became a m ember.  WIPO 
sponsored a participant from Colombia to attend the Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 2011.  
Region/country Dominican Republic  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
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Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIP O to Dominican Republic in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up  IP Academies.  
In the process of the development phase with delivery of detaile d implementation plan and programme development.  Cooperation a greement has 
been signed between WIPO and Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (ONAPI) on 30 November 2010, in the framework of this project.  The 
national IP Academy in Dominican Republic, Academia Nacional de la Propiedad Intelectual (ANPI), was launched on 29 August 2011. 
WIPO in cooperation with ONAPI organized the Training of Trainers (ToTs) programme on the Effective Management of IP Assets by SMEs, held in 
Santo Domingo, from 8 to 12 August 2011 to train professionals identified by ONAPI to be engaged as trainers by ANPI.   
Development of Distance Learning course in process by WIPO in cooperation with ONAPI. WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from the Dominican Republic, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Aca demy was fully 
financed by WIPO.  
WIPO sponsored a participant from the Dominican Republic to attend the Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from August 26 to 
28 August 2011.  
Region/country Ecuador 
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Ec uador in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Projec t for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academi es.  In the 
process of preparatory consultations.  
Region/country Egypt  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Egypt in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academies .  Preparatory 
phase is complete.  In the process of feasibility assessment.  
WIPO fully financed two nominees from Egypt to undertake the Master of Laws Programme in Intellectual Property offered jointly by the University 
of Turin and WIPO.  Upon graduation, the candidate is expected to be engaged as a trainer or coordinator by the prospective nat ional IP Academy of 
their respective country.  
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Egypt, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy, was fully f inanced by WIPO.  
WIPO sponsored a participant from Egypt to attend the Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 2011.   
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Region/country Ethiopia  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance 
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Ethiopia in  the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academ ies.  Preparatory 
phase is complete.  In the process of feasibility assessment.  F act finding mission undertaken by a WIPO official and external consultant, to Addis 
Ababa from April 6 to 8, 2011 and report.  Needs assessm ent report submitted to national authorities for approval. 
WIPO fully financed a nominee from Ethiopia to undertake the Master of Laws Programme in Intellectual Property offered jointly by the University 
of Turin and WIPO.  Upon graduation, the candidate is expected to be engaged as a trainer or coordinator by the prospective nat ional IP Academy of 
their respective country. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Ethiopia, identified as  a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy, was full y financed by WIPO.  
Region/country GCC  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to GCC in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academies.  In the process of 
preparatory consultations. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from the GCC, identified as  a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy, was fully  financed by WIPO.  
Region/country Kenya  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Kenya in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project  for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academies .  Preparatory 
phase is complete.  In the process of feasibility assessment.  Fact finding mission undertaken by  a WIPO official and external consultant, to Nairobi 
on 19 and 20 September 2011.  
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Kenya, identified as a focal point in the prospective na tional IP Academy, was fully f inanced by WIPO. 
WIPO sponsored a participant from Kenya to attend the Fifth Sympos ium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 2011.   
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Region/country Mozambique  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Mo zambique in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Proj ect for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Acad emies.  In the 
process of preparatory consultations.  
Region/country Nigeria 
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Nigeria in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Estab lishment of Start-Up IP Academi es.  In the process 
of preparatory consultations.  
Region/country Peru  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Peru in th e framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academies.   In the process of 
the development phase with delivery of detailed implementation plan  and programme development.  Cooperation agreement has been signed between 
WIPO and National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) on May 10, 2011, in the framework 
of this project.  The national IP Academy in Peru was launched on the same day, 10 May 2011. 
WIPO in cooperation with the INDECOPI organi zed the Fundamental Course in IP, held in Lima, from 10 May to 15 June 2011 to trai n professionals 
identified by ONAPI to be engaged as trainers by the national IP academy of Peru. 
WIPO fully financed a nominee from Peru to undertake the Master of Laws Programme in Intellectual Property offered jointly by t he University of 
Turin and WIPO.  Upon graduation, the candidate is expected to be engaged as a trainer or coordinator by the prospective nation al IP Academy of 
their respective country. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Peru, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy, was fully fi nanced by WIPO. 
WIPO is the permanent secretariat of the Global Network of Intellectual Property Acad emies (GNIPA) to which Peru became a membe r.  WIPO 
sponsored a participant from Peru to attend the Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 2011.   
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Region/country Sri Lanka  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Sri Lanka in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project fo r the Establishment of Start-Up IP Acade mies.  In the 
process of feasibility assessment phase.  
Region/country Syrian Arab Republic  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Sy rian Arab Republic in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start- Up IP Academies.  
In the process of feasibility assessment phase.  
Region/country Trinidad and Tobago  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to Trinidad and Tobago in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-U p IP Academies.  
Preparatory and feasibility phases have been completed by deliver y of questionnaire, needs assessment report and identification  of priority actions and 
undertaking of fact finding mission.  In the process of the development phase with delivery of detailed implementation plan and  programme 
development.  
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Trinidad and Tobago, identified as a focal point in th e prospective national IP Academ y, was fully financed 
by WIPO. 
WIPO sponsored a participant from Trinidad and Tobago to attend th e Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 A ugust 2011.  
Region/country Tunisia  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities Technical assistance by WIPO to T unisia in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academi es.  Cooperation 
agreement has been sign ed between WIPO and Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriété intellectuelle (INNORPI) in th e framework of 
this project.    
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In the process of feasibility assessment.   Fact finding mission undertaken by a WIPO official and external consultant, to Tuni sia on 23 and 24 
November 2010.  Needs assessment report approved by national authorities.  
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Tunisia, identified as  a focal point in the prospectiv e national IP Academy, was fully  financed by WIPO.  
Region/country Turkey  
Type of Activity Start up IP Academy: Institution and Ca pacity Building – Technical Assistance  
Description of 
Activity/Activities 
 Technical assistance by WIPO to Tu rkey in the framework of the WIPO Pilot Project for the Establishment of Start-Up IP Academie s.  Preparatory 
and feasibility phases have been completed by delivery of ques tionnaire, needs assessment report  and identification of priority  actions and 
undertaking of fact finding mission.  In the process of the development phase with delivery of detailed implementation plan and  programme 
development. 
WIPO in cooperation with the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) orga nized the Training of Trainers (ToTs) programme on the Effectiv e Management of 
IP Assets by SMEs, held in Istanbul, from 13 to 15 September 20 11 to train professionals identified by ONAPI to be engaged as t rainers by the 
national IP academy of Turkey. 
WIPO fully financed a nominee from Turkey to  undertake the Master of Laws Programme in Intellectual Property offered jointly by  the University of 
Turin and WIPO.  Upon graduation, the candidate is expected to be engaged as a trainer or coordinator by the prospective nation al IP Academy of 
their respective country. 
WIPO organized the International Workshop on the Administration of Intellectual Property Academies, held at WIPO headquarters i n Geneva from 
26 to 29 April 2011.  A participant from Turkey, identified as a focal point in the prospective national IP Academy, was fully financed by WIPO. 
WIPO is the permanent secretaria t of the Global Network of Intellectual Property Academies (GNIPA) to which Turkey became a mem ber.  WIPO 
sponsored a participant from Turkey to attend the Fifth Symposium of GNIPA, in Washington DC, from 26 to 28 August 2011.  
  
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 COPYRIGHT DEVELOPMENT 
Region/country ALL REGIONS 
Type of Activity Awareness  Building and Human Resource Development 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Awareness activities (Seminars, workshops) aimed  at enhancing the knowledge of various stakeholders such as IP Offices, R&D in stitutions, public 
and private sector on the role and importance of IP to sustain the economic d evelopment of the countries:  
 WIPO/SIDA Advanced Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights in the Global Economy, September 27 to Oct.15, 2010 
 Follow-up to WIPO-Sweden Copyrigh t Course in the Global Economy, Singapore, March 7 to 11, 2011 
 WIPO-Norcode International Training Course on Exercise and Management of Copyright and Related Rights, Oslo, May 23 to June 2, 2011 
 WIPO/SIDA Course on Copyright and Related Rights in the Global Economy, Stockholm, September 5 to 23, 2011 
 BUILDING RESPECT FOR IP 
Region/country ALL REGIONS 
Description of 
Activity/Activities Training, policy consultations and awareness-raising activities: 
 WIPO-WTO Advance Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials, Geneva, 16-27 May 2011 
 WIPO-USPTO Workshop on Enforcement of Intellectual property Rights, Washington, U.S., 2–6 May 2011 
 Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Geneva, 13–15 October 2010 
 Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Geneva, 13–15 October 2010; 
 WIPO-USPTO Workshop on Enforcement of Intellectual property Rights, Washington, U.S., 2–6 May 2011; 
 WIPO-WTO Advance Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials, Geneva, 16-27 May 2011 
International cooperation and coordination with international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations: 
 International Publishers Association (IPA) Anti-Piracy Breakfast, Frankfurt, 8 October 2010 
 2010 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference, organized by INTERPOL, Hong Kong, China, 19–21 October 2010 
 World Health Organization (WHO ) Expert Committee on Specificatio ns for Pharmaceutical Prepara tions, Geneva, 20 October 2010  
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Growing Menace", Lagos, Nigeria, 27 October  2010 
 Third Meeting of the WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group, Brussels, Belgium, 3–4 November 2010 
 Legal IQ's Brand Protection and Anti-C ounterfeiting Conference, Amsterdam, Th e Netherlands, 18–19 November 2010 
 Global Congress Steering Group Meeting, Geneva, 3 December  2010 
 Roundtable on Counterfeit medicines organi zed by the Royal Institute of Internatio nal Affairs, London, United Kingdom, 16 Decem ber 2010 
 4th United Nations Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption:  Intergovernmental Workin g Group 
on Asset Recovery meeting, Vienna, Austria, 16–17 December 2010 
 11th IPR Business Partnership Meeting, Geneva, 11 January 2011 
 Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, ho sted by WIPO and co-organized with INTERPOL, World Customs 
Organization (WCO), International Chamber of Commerce's Busi ness Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the 
International Trademark Association (INTA), Paris, France, 2–3  February 2011 
 INTA-GRUR Seminar: "Are Trademark Rights under Pressure?", Brussels, Belgium, 1 March, 2011 
 Study visit by the Université Paris-Sud II - Institut du Droit de l'Espace et des Télécommunications , WIPO, 3 March 2011 
 30th Session of the WCO Enforcement Committee, Brussels, 21–25 March 2011 
 11th International Trademark Conference, Alicante, Spain, 7–8 April 2011 
 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Sub-regional  Conference on the Enforcemen t and Commercialization of IP 
Rights, Belgrade, Serbia, 12–13 April 2011 
 4th WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, 18–19 April 2011 
 Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) and U.N. Environmental Prog ramme (UNEP) Summit with the Priv ate sector on Trade in Ozone  
Depleting Substances, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, 15-17 June 2011 
 Visit of Delegation of French Industrialists (FIM), Geneva, 5 July 2011 
 UNECE IP Round Table on "Raising Awareness of the Role of IPRs in Innovation", Geneva, 7 July 2011 
 Fifth Meeting of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery, convened by the Conference of the States Par ties to 
the UN Convention against Corruption, Vienna, Austria, 25–26 August 2011 
 2011 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference organized by INTERPOL, Madrid, Spain, 19-22 September 2011.  
 
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