WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
12 January 2010 
 (10-0093) 
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) 
 
Revision  
  
By means of a communication, dated 26 October 2009, the following revised note is being 
circulated at the request of the World Intellectua l Property Organization.  It was circulated as an 
advance copy for the Council's meeting on 27 October 2009. 
  
  
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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 October 2, 2009, 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 October 27-28, 2009. 
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 January 1, 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 2008-September 2009, WIPO  has continued to provide demand-based 
legal-technical assistance to developing countri es and LDCs in support of their efforts in 
implementing obligations deriving from the TRIP S Agreement.  The assistance extended in this 
respect covered, among others, the areas of legisl ative advice, awareness building and human resource 
development, institution and capacity building, mode rnization of the intellectual property systems as 
well as enforcement-related activities. IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  4. WIPO, therefore, continued to assist countries in developing and implementing strategies and 
policies aimed at creating, protecting, managi ng and exploiting intellectual property (IP) for 
economic, social and cultural development.  WIPO also strengthened its assistance to help countries 
in integrating IP into overall na tional development and public policy in areas such as health, trade, 
education, research, technology transfer and compet ition policies, including advising countries on the 
flexibilities available under international IP treati es, 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. 
I. LEGISLATIVE ADVICE 
6. Legislative and legal advice is provided by WIPO upon specific request by countries 
concerned and on a confidential basis.  WIPO’s le gislative advice to developing countries and LDCs 
for the revision of their IP laws continued, in par ticular with the aim of modernizing the intellectual 
property legal framework to implement public polic ies and development, ta king advantage of legal 
options and flexibilities permissible under the TRIPS Agreement and WIPO-admin istered treaties.   
7. Although the deadline for the implementation of  general TRIPS obligations by LDCs has 
been postponed until January 1, 2013, WIPO’s legal advice conti nued to be requested by those 
countries anticipating such implementation in the contex t of their envisaged graduation to the status of 
developing countries and the adoption of national IP st rategies to implement IP obligations.  To this 
end, WIPO’s advice on draft laws on industrial property rights and their enforcement for LDCs took 
into account not only implementation obligati ons under the TRIPS Agreement and the Paris 
Convention for the Protection of In dustrial Property, but also the flexibilities those countries could use 
to make IP protection more development-friendly an d less costly while preserving its value as a tool 
for ensuring legal security as regards IP assets. 
8. Further, legislative assistance included discu ssions on the possible modalities for the adoption 
of the Decision of the General Council of the WT O of August 30, 2003, on the implementation of 
paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRI PS Agreement and Public Health, subsequently 
embodied in the TRIPS Agreement as a new Article 31 bis.  
9. During the period October 2008-September 2009 lega l advice, comments and draft laws were 
provided in response to requests from the authoriti es of Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, CARI COM, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Honduras, Indon esia, Maldives, Nicaragua, OAPI, Peru, South 
Africa, Thailand, Turkmenistan and Uruguay.   
10. In the same period, advisory missions and outr each missions were undertaken in Afghanistan, 
Botswana, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Maldiv es, Panama, Peru, Spain (GIs), Uruguay and 
Trinidad & Tobago (regional CARICOM project), to discuss with government authorities new or 
revised legislation and consult on specific topics of IP  law, in particular the protection of works under 
copyright and related rights, trade secrets and test  data, trademarks and geographical indications. 
11. Concerning legislative advice provided specifically on copyright and related rights, countries 
continued to receive assistance in updating laws for compliance with current international standards.  
The assistance was rendered by WIPO in the form  of comments to amend and modernize existing 
laws or as draft new legislation.  That activity  responded to requests from Afghanistan, Bosnia & 
Herzegovina, El Salvador, Grenada, Indonesia, Maldives and Uruguay.    IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  II. PATENT DIVISION RELATED ACTIVITIES 
12. During the period from September 30, 2008 to Oc tober 1, 2009, advice and comments in the 
field of patents were provided to the Sult anate of Oman and Antigua and Barbuda. 
13. The following 13 capacity-building courses and wo rkshops on technology transfer or related 
areas were given by WIPO between September 2008 and September 2009:  WIPO/IAEA Innovation 
Promotion, Technology Transfer and Successful  Technology Licensing (STL) Regional Training 
Programme, Vienna, Austria, October 20-24, 2008;  Atelier de Haut Niveau pour une Concession 
Réussie de License de Technologie, Dakar, Sénéga l, November 10-14, 2008;  Workshop on Patent 
Drafting Training (Biotechnology and Mechanics)  and Two-Month Distance  Practice, Santo 
Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 17-21, 2008;  Training Course on Intellectual Property in 
Commercialization and Funding of Drug Developm ent, November 25-28, 2008;  WIPO Regional 
Patent Drafting Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiop ia, December 3-12, 2008;  National Workshop on 
Technology Transfer and STL for Research and De velopment Networks, Colo mbia, Bogota, April 27-
30, 2009;  Workshop on Industrial Property in Mozambique in the Last Decade, Maputo, Mozambique, May 4, 2009;  WIPO Regional Workshop on IP Management and STL for R&D 
Institutions, Cairo, Egypt, May 14, 2009;  Inno vation Promotion, Technology Transfer and STL, 
Regional Training Programme, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 25-29, 2009;  Workshop on Patent Drafting 
Training (Chemistry and Biotechnology) and Two-Month Distance Practice, Montevideo, Uruguay, June 9-12, 2009;  Regional Forum for University IP  Coordinators, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, July 14-
16, 2009;  Patent Drafting Workshop, Amman, Jo rdan, August 3-6, 2009;  Workshop on Patent 
Drafting Training (Biotechnology and Mechanics)  and Two-Month Distance  Practice, Cali, 
Colombia, September 7-11, 2009. 
14. During the period of October 2008 to Septem ber 2009, legal advices, comments and draft 
laws were provided in response to requests from au thorities of Granada, Bangladesh, Peru, Salvador 
and Colombia. 
15. Korea
 
WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on IP  Rights and Competition Policy, Deajeon – 
October 7 to 9, 2008. 
16. Panama  
 WIPO Forum on Industrial Property and Public  Policy, Panama - October 20 and 21, 2008. 
 The meeting was co-organized with the Gove rnment of Panama, who invited representatives 
from each public institution competent or involved on IP matters, which in cludes research centers, 
public universities and chambers of entrepreneurs.  Two external speakers participated, who shared 
views on recent developments at national and regional levels as well as two WIPO Officials.  The 
ultimate goal is to proportionate a very informal opportunity for government officials to share their 
experiences in facing and solving practical problems that may arise from the difficult task of drafting and crafting public policies frameworks on IP matters.  
17. Mexico
 
 WIPO staff participation in Official consu ltations with the Mexican Congress (Comisión de 
Competitividad de la Cámara de Diputados), to take place in Mexico City - November 5, 2008. 
 At the request of the President of th e Committee on Competitiveness of the Mexican 
Congress, Mr. Mariano González Zarur, a WIPO offici al participated in the session of the Congress IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  that took place on November 5, 2008, on the discussion about the Mexican legal framework on 
pharmaceutical matters and IP.  18. Ecuador
 
 WIPO Seminar on the Use of Flexibilities of the Industrial Property System to Implement 
Public Policies in the Health Sector, Quito, November 11 and 12, 2008. 
  The goal of the seminar was to proportionate a very informal opportunity for government officials and industry to share their experiences in th e use of the IP system.  It looked at, on one side, 
attempts for the extension of the frontiers of IP ri ghts and the limits of the patentable subject matter; 
on the other side, the seminar would assess the needs of users and their struggle for restricting rights 
as possible and convenient; finally, policy making cons iderations were devoted to strike a balance.  
The role of the International Bureau was to pr ovide a forum for discussions and experience-sharing 
among participants.  The seminar counted with the contribution of three international speakers and 
two WIPO Officials.  More than one hundred pa rticipants coming from public and private sector 
assisted to the seminar. 
19. Zambia
 
 Seminar on Certain IP Issues, Lusaka – November 27 to 28, 2008. 20. Brazil
 
Invitation to attend and speak in a Seminar on "Industrial Property – Its Legal, Economic and 
Social Implications", organized by the Office of IN PI’s General Attorney, Rio de Janeiro – November 
17 and 18, 2008. 
21. Workshop organized by the Intellectual Propert y Technical Group of Pró-Genéricos, Rio de 
Janeiro – November 19, 2008. 
22. Mozambique  
 National Seminar on IP and Public Health, Maputo – December 2 to 3, 2008. 
23. Egypt  
 WIPO/LAS Regional Symposium for the Heads of Institutes of Diplomatic Studies in the 
Arab Region, Cairo – December 16 to 18, 2008. 
24. Singapore  
 WIPO staff participation in the WTO-Si ngapore Workshop on the TRIPS Agreement and 
Public Health for Asia Pacific – February 2 to 6, 2009. 
25. Republic of Poland  
 International Conference on Intellectual Propert y in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Warsaw – 
April 24, 2009.  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  26. Indonesia  
 Training for Diplomats on Intellectual Property, participation of WIPO officials as speakers, 
Jakarta – April 16 and 17, 2009. 
27. Oman  
 WIPO Seminar for Certain Arab Countries on Facilitating Access to Innovative 
Pharmaceuticals through the Creative Implementation of International Industrial Property Obligations, 
Muscat – May 11 to 13, 2009. 
28. Saudi Arabia  
 Advisory Mission to the GCC, Riyadh - May 26 and 27, 2009. 29. India
 
 WHO Executive Course for Policy Makers "Towar ds an Intellectual Property Regime that 
Protects Public Health, Bungalore – July 6 to 10, 2009 
30. France  
 Roundtable discussion on competition, patent s and innovation of the Competition Committee 
of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation a nd Development (OECD), Paris – June 11, 2009. 
31. Brazil  
 WIPO official participation in Seminar on Intellectual Property as a Tool for Economic 
Regulation, Rio de Janeiro – June 16 to 17, 2009. 
III. ENFORCEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES 
32. In the period under review, the enforcement-re lated activities of WIPO, guided by Strategic 
Goal VI of the WIPO Programme and Budget 2009  "International Cooperation on Building Respect 
for IP", and taking due account of the objectives and the substantive provisions of part III of the 
TRIPS Agreement, aimed at facilitating informed polic y discussions at the international level, and at 
strengthening capacity in Member States for the effec tive enforcement of IP rights in the interest of 
social and economic development a nd consumer protection.  As such , legal, strategic and technical 
assistance was provided, upon request, to Member St ates in formulating enforcement provisions in 
line with international obligations; in developing st rategic approaches aiming to effectively integrate 
intellectual property issues into national policies and programmes; in training officials attached to the 
relevant enforcement agencies to strengthen the na tional enforcement infrastructure and institutions; 
in securing right holder cooperation in the enforc ement process; and in raising public awareness on 
the negative socio-economic impact of counterfe iting and piracy while underscoring the growing 
number of health and safety concerns asso ciated with the trade in fake goods.   
33. In that context, WIPO organized, or participat ed in, the following regional, sub-regional and 
national meetings and seminars dedi cated to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, in close 
cooperation with Member States, other intergovern mental organizations and the private sector:  
Officer Training on IP Rights Enforcement in the Eu ropean region, organized by the US Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO), Budapest, October 14-16,  2008; Sub-regional Seminar, co-organized 
with the Peruvian Copyright Office (INDECOPI ) and the USPTO, on Border Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights, Lima, October 29-31, 2008; Regional Conference on IP Enforcement in IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  the Digital Age, Cairo, November 9-11, 2008; Se minar on IP for Journalists (with a focus on IP 
enforcement), Geneva, November 10-13, 2008; Study  visit by Students of the Geneva Master in 
International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), Geneva , November 18, 2008; Sub-regional Symposium co-
organized with the USPTO on the Enforcement of IP Rights, Sofia, November 27-28, 2008; Training 
programme, in co-operation with the Sudanese Cent er for Intellectual Property Studies, on IP for 
Small and medium-Sized Enterprises, Geneva, Nove mber 2008; Regional Training, co-organized with 
the Japan Patent Office (JPO), on the Enforcement of the IP Rights, Tokyo, December 8-19, 2008; 
WIPO Malaysian National Semina r on Counterfeit Medicines and Public Health, Kuala Lumpur, 
December 22-23, 2008; Commonwealth Consultative meeting on Co-operation on the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights, Belize City, March 24-26, 2009; WIPO National Workshop for the 
Judiciary, Police and Customs on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, in co-operation 
with the State Agency on IP of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI), Kishinev, April 7-8, 2009; 
Consultation meeting on EC-WIPO Project to determine the assistance required on enforcement by Bangladeshi authorities, Dhaka, May 4-7, 2009; WI PO Conference on Enforcement of Copyright, in 
co-operation with the Nigerian Copyright Commi ssion (NCC), Abuja, May 5-6, 2009; Regional IP 
Enforcement Programme for Southern Africa, orga nized by the US Department of Commerce with 
the assistance of the USPTO and in co-operation w ith the South African Department of Trade and 
Industry, Cape Town, May 13-15, 2009; Seminar fo r Students from the Washington College of Law, 
Geneva, June 5, 2009; Study visit of Master of Trainers on Intellectual Property Enforcement from 
Vietnam, Geneva, June 29, 2009; WIPO-WTO Colloqui um for Teachers of IP, Geneva, July 2, 2009; 
WIPO-APEC-ASEAN-USPTO Workshop on Effective Practices in the Border Enforcement of IP 
Rights, Honolulu, July 20-23, 2009; Consultation meeting concerning the development of the WIPO 
tool on "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Right s in Countries in Transition", Vienna, July 28, 
2009; National Workshop on the Enforcement of Inte llectual Property Rights, organized by the US 
Department of Commerce under the initiative "Str engthening Intellectual Property Protection in 
Africa" (SIPPA), in co-operation with WIPO, th e World Bank and the Ministry of Justice of 
Mozambique, Maputo, September 9-11, 2009; WIPO  Inter-Regional Symposium on Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights, Skopje, October 5-6, 2009;  WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on 
Intellectual Property for Government Officials, Geneva, October 5-9, 2009.  
34. Next to these meetings and seminars, WIPO al so met, in the period under review, national 
policy makers to discuss IP enforcement related ma tters, as follows: WIPO Study Visit by High Level 
Officials from Yemen, Geneva, November 5, 2008; WIPO Study Visit by High level Policy Makers 
from Afghanistan, Geneva, November 20, 2008; St udy Visit from the State Administration of the 
Radio, Film and Television of China (SARFT), Gene va, April 28, 2009;  Study Visit by High level 
Policy Makers from Nepal, Geneva, June 3-5, 2009. 
35. In addition, in the framework of the mandate  of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement, 
WIPO continued its close co-operation with intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and the privat e sector to fight counterfeiting and piracy, as 
follows:  Several meetings of the Global Congr ess on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Steering 
Group for the preparation of the fifth Global Congr ess, to be held in Cancun, Mexico, from December 
1-3, 2009; 16th meeting of the Interpol Inte llectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG), Rome, 
October 29, 2008; meeting with the International Publishers Association (IPA), Geneva, March 26, 
2009; G8 Intellectual Property Experts Group (IPEG) meeting, Rome, April 27–28, 2009; meetings of 
the OECD Advisory Group on Counterfeiting and Pir acy on May 5, 2009 and October 2, 2009, Paris; 
meetings of the IPR Business Partnership Group on  October 13, 2008, in Lo ndon, on June 17, 2009, 
in Paris, and on October 9, 2009, in Brussels. 
IV. COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES 
36. Work relating to collective management has b een carried out in close cooperation with the 
WIPO Regional Bureaus and in coordination w ith partner NGOs, such as the International  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  Confederation of Societies of Authors and Com posers (CISAC), the International Federation of 
Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO), the So cieties’ Council for the Administration of 
Performers’ Rights (SCAPR) and the Association of European Performers’ Organizations (AEPO-ARTIS). The agreements concluded with those or ganizations in the past years have facilitated 
exchange of information, organization of trai ning programmes, creation and strengthening of 
collective management organizations worldwide,  as well as a rational approach of cooperation 
avoiding duplication of activities and adding respec tive support to each other in order to obtain more 
positive results.  
37. The consolidation and reinforcement of coll ective management systems for copyright and 
related rights in developing countries were undert aken along the lines descr ibed in the Programme 
and Budget 2006-2007, and 2008-2009.  Apart from rein forcing existing societies, the need to attract 
other countries to create collective management organizations and to join the Caribbean Copyright 
Link (CCL) has been one of the objectives in the region.   In order to complete the analysis that led to 
the establishment of the CCL a few years ago, WI PO has initiated a "Study on the Feasibility of 
Establishing Collective Management Organizations  Administering Rights in Multiple Types of 
Subject Matter ("Multi-Disciplinary collective manage ment organizations") in Developing Countries".  
Such study responded to questions that decision-makers  rose in particular for small territories where a 
multi-disciplinary organization would be more viable than several collective management organizations for each category of works. In additi on, the Argentinean society SAVA (visual arts) was 
created in 2007 and has received in 2008 the govern mental authorization to officially start its 
activities. The visual arts society in Guat emala was also created during the period. 
38. During the period under consideration, the Progr amme responded to as ma ny Member States 
requests as possible, within the resources available. Examples of activities were:  
 - National Forum on Visual Arts and Collec tive Management (Mexico City, Mexico, April 
2008) organized by WIPO in cooperation with the SOMAP and the CIAGP for 
associations, artists, users and public officials dealing with the subject 
 - National Seminar on Collective Management of  Visual Arts, (Guatemala City, Guatemala, 
April 2008) organized by WIPO in cooperation with the IP Registry Intellectual Property Registry of Guatemala and the CIAGP for artists, users and public officials dealing with the subject. 
 - WIPO-Malaysia National Seminar on Collective Management of Copyright and Related 
Rights for Performers, (Kuala Lumpur, Mala ysia, August 2008) organized by WIPO in 
cooperation with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and the 
assistance of the Performers and Artistes Rights (M) SDN.BHD (PRISM). 
 - Copyright International Seminar, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2008) organized by the 
Brazilian societies SOCINPRO, ABRAMUS,  AMAR, SBACEM, SICAM, ABRAC in 
cooperation with the Escritorio Central de Arrecadacao e Distribucao (ECAD), ABDA, 
ABER, ABEM, WIPO, CISAC and FILAIE for artists, societies, users and public officials. 
Subject:  To deal with new challeng es in collective management in Brazil 
 - IV International Congress of the ABDA - Th e future of copyright:  The importance of 
Social and Cultural aspects of Intellectual Creations", (Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 2008) 
 - Collective Management Training in SUDEI (Montevideo, October 15, 2008) followed by 
Seminar-discussion on the Law Project "Perfo rmers status" (Montevideo, October 16, 
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  Organized by SUDEI, with the cooperation of WIPO, AADI (Argentina) and SOCINPRO 
(Brazil) 
 - Latin American Visual Arts Collective Management Society Training Courses in the 
VEGAP (Spain), November 30 to December 5,  2008. Financing of the participation of 
staff from the Argentinean collective management society (SAVA). 
 - Training Course on Collective Management Performer’s Intellectual Property Rights for 
New or Emerging Latin American Societi es (Santiago, Chile, November, 2008) for 
participants from  Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Co lombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexi co, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
Republica Dominicana, Uruguay and Venezuela  
V. COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT 
39. During the period under consideration, WIPO has undertaken several activities, designed to 
address issues that arise from the exercise of copyri ght in relation to emerging technologies.  WIPO 
has provided a balanced forum for discussion, and has been engaged in many awareness raising 
activities focused on many topics related to the envir onment of the Internet, such as the liability of 
Internet intermediaries.  A significant example of implementation of this strategy is the WIPO Asia-
Pacific Regional Symposium on Copyright and Rela ted Rights in the Digital Network Environment: 
User Generated Content (Jakarta, Indonesia), that, li ke other activities in the field, was a valuable 
opportunity to facilitate discussion on different appro aches to Internet intermediary issues that are 
proliferating worldwide, and secondarily, to examine whether there is a need for attention to these 
issues by policy makers at international level.  
40. WIPO promoted a number of activities to in form and survey, from a multi-stakeholder 
perspective, existing technologies for identifying di gital content, as well as the ways that digital 
identifiers can facilitate access to content, including content in the public domain or whose authorship 
is unidentifiable.  For example WIPO organized  a Workshop on Digital Identifiers and IPRs:  
Enabling Access to Content within the Internet Gove rnance Forum in Hyderabad (India).  The result 
achieved from activities in this area was not only a greater understanding of the role played by new 
technologies on access to creative content, but also an increased practical capacity to find solutions to 
the issues arising from the use and misuse of the Internet. 
41. WIPO has launched a series of regional seminars on software and IP, with participation of 
Governments and the software i ndustry and community in different regions of the world.  The 
objective of the Seminars is to provide crucial in formation to demonstrate how software can be a 
powerful tool for economic development in such areas as the business models and licensing; software 
development and standards; and the role of public au thorities in the field of software, including in the 
field of public procurement and the development of industry incubators. With a practical approach the 
Seminars had showcased business experiences that illustrate each of the issues under discussion. 
During the period , two Seminars have taken pl ace: WIPO Latin America and Caribbean Regional 
Seminar on Intellectual Property and Software in the XXI Century: Trends, Issues, Prospects, held in 
San Jose (Costa Rica); WIPO Sub-regional Roundtable on Emerging Issues of Copyright in the Software Industry held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).   
42. Since September 2006 WIPO has organized a num ber of national and regional seminars in 
Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America.  In preparing these events the WIPO Secretariat has followed a flexible and balan ced approach.  Depending on the circumstances and 
resources available WIPO has partnered with G overnments, trade unions and guilds, collective 
management organizations a nd organizations representing producers, performers and other 
stakeholders.  In all cases the Seminars had a practical  focus in areas that have a significant impact on  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  the status and welfare of performers, such as the development of guilds and collective management, 
contractual relations and collective bargaining.  Tr ansfer of rights and remuneration systems, as well 
as legislative reform, featured among the issues that  received greater attention during the Seminars.  
The role of collective management organizations , guilds and producers was extensively debated as 
performers do not exercise their rights in an isolated manner but in the context of a creative industry 
where other stakeholders play a relevant role.  Wh ile the seminars aimed at facilitating the design of 
public policies and private initiatives having a favora ble impact on the status of actors they also 
opened a dialogue among stakeholders  and Governments, in regard the international protection of 
audiovisual performances.   
43. The following activities took place in the period concerned:  
 - IV International Forum on the Protection of  Audiovisual Performers in Latin America, 
Santiago de Chili, October 25 and 26, 2007, orga nized by Corporación de Actores de Chile 
(CHILEACTORES);  Sociedad Chilena del Der echo de Autor (SCD) Fundación Aisge and 
Artistas Intérpretes, Sociedad de Gestión (A ISGE, Actors, Spain), in cooperation with the 
Government of Chili and WIPO.  
 - Training Course on Collective Management  Performers’ Rights, Madrid (Spain), 
November 29 to December 5, 2007, organi zed in cooperation with the AIE (Music 
Performers, Spain) and with the assistance of FILAIE.  
 - WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on Emerging Issues of Copyright and Related 
Rights in the Audiovisual Industry, Kathmandu (N epal), January 29 to 31, 2008, organized 
in cooperation with the Nepal Copyright Regist rar’s Office, Ministry of Culture, Tourism 
and Civil Aviation Government of Nepal, and with the assistance of the Japan Copyright 
Office (JCO).  
  - WIPO Sub-Regional Symposium on the Rights of  Performers in the Digital Environment, 
Romania, June 10 to 12, 2008, organized in  cooperation with Romanian Copyright Office 
(ORDA), and with the assistance of the Roma nian Center for Performing Artists Rights 
Management (CREDIDAM).  
  - WIPO National Symposium on Emerging Issu es of Copyright and Related Rights in the 
Film and Audiovisual Sector, Shanghai (China ), June 16 and 17, 2008, organized by the 
State Administration of Radio, Film and Te levision (SARFT) of China, in cooperation 
with WIPO and the Protection of Film Copyright Society of China. 
  - WIPO Malaysia National Seminar on Collec tive Management of Copyright and Related 
Rights for Performers, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), August 25 and 26, 2008, jointly organized by WIPO and the Intellectual Propert y Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), with 
the assistance of the Performers and Artistes Rights (M) Sdn. Bhd. (PRISM).   
 
VI. COPYRIGHT LAW RELATED ACTIVITIES 
 - WIPO Asia Pacific Regional Seminar on the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the 
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 4 to 6, 2007: 
 - WIPO National Seminar On Collective Mana gement of Copyright and Related Rights for 
Performers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 25 to 26, 2008. 
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   - WIPO Regional Seminar on the Promotion of the WCT and WPPT in Cairo in October 
2008- Our Sector with the cooperation of the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 
Bureau for Arab Countries, and the League of Arab States. 
VII. TRADEMARK RELATED ACTIVITIES 
44. According to Article 3 of the WIPO-WTO Agreement, the WIPO Secretariat administers the 
procedures for the implementation of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention for the purposes of the 
TRIPS Agreement.  Thus, during the period under review, the WIPO Secretariat has transmitted a 
total number of 21 communications (i.e. nine requested by States and 12 by international 
intergovernmental organizations), cont aining a total number of 167 signs.   
45. The Paris Union Assembly at its 40
th Session, which took place in Geneva from 
September 22, 2008 to October 1, 2008 , decided to modernize the Article 6 ter procedure through the 
introduction of electronic means of communication.  Under the new publication procedure, individual 
communications of signs for which protection under Article 6 ter is requested by States and 
international intergovernmental or ganizations is replaced by a periodical electronic publication in the 
"6ter Express" database.  This publication is made on a semi-annual basis, on the last working day of 
the months of March and September according to the WIPO calendar, starting on March 31, 2009.  
According to the decision of the Paris Union A ssembly, the above-mentioned 167 signs have been 
published in the "6ter Express" database and are available for downloading from the WIPO FTP server. 
VIII.  LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANI ZED IN THE AFRICAN REGION 
46. In the African region, activities were organized in compliance with the strategic objective of 
making intellectual property a tool for national deve lopment.  This was translated into specific 
programmes that included, inter-alia , legislative technical assistance, the formulation of IP 
development plans, policies and strategies to ensure  the integration of IP in development planning, 
general sensitization and/or specialized training works hops particularly in the area of patent drafting, 
technology transfer, licensing, IP enforcement, c opyright collective management business procedures, 
IP office automation, and the forging of partners hips with Sub-regional economic groupings in the 
context of multilateral trade and economic policy formulation at the regional level.  Activities 
undertaken during the period referred to herein are as follows: 
47. Legislative advice was provided to Botswana , Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda and the United 
Republic of Tanzania (Zanzibar). In addition, WI PO attended a special session of Parliament to 
sensitize the lawmakers on industria l property and copyright legislation in Rwanda and undertook a 
joint ARIPO/WIPO advisory mission to Gambia. 
48. WIPO continued to assist in the elaboration of IP development plans, policies and strategies 
in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo,  Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, 
Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.  Activities include consultations with vari ous stakeholders, needs 
assessments and, in some cases, training work shops which involved legal practitioners, senior 
government officials, public and private sector representatives, the academia and R&D institutions, 
officials from IP and CR collective administration. 
49. A special programme of assistance was fo rmulated for African Portuguese-Speaking 
Countries members of the Community of Portugue se-speaking Countries (CPLP) in the area of 
copyright law formulation, establishment and/or enhancement of copyright collective management 
organizations. A working document had been prev iously formulated and presented to the CPLP 
Secretariat and the Ministries in charge of the matte r in the respective countries.   A work plan for the 
implementation of the working document will be elaborated in 2009.  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  50. To enable IP stakeholders, business and the cr eative communities, R&D institutions to benefit 
from the wealth of knowledge accessible through th e IP information system, the following IP/CR 
Offices in their capacity as IP service delivery centres have received data processing software and equipment to improve IP information processing a nd the administration of copyright and related 
rights: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde,  Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, 
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Seychelles, South A frica, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia 
and Zimbabwe. Improvement and deployment of the AFRICOS and IPAS Software continue to 
feature predominantly in IT support activities, to improve service delivery capacity of IP Offices and 
CR collective management organisations (CMO) in Africa. 
51. An Inter-Regional Forum on Development and Service-Oriented Intellectual Property (IP) 
Administration was held at WIPO in Geneva, July 1-2, 2008.  The meeting aimed at addressing the 
development of service-oriented intellectual property (IP) administration for cultural and social development. 
52. A National Workshop on the Protection and Enforcement of IP Rights was organized in 
Kigali, on April 2008.  A Workshop on Challenges of Copyright Enforcement for East-African 
Countries Public Sector and Book Industry was held  in Tanzania, in April 2008.  A Sub-regional 
Seminar on the social and economic impact of infringement of Intellectual Property Rights in 
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 26  to 28, 2008.  WIPO participated in the Sub-
regional Workshop on enforcement for African Fren ch-speaking countries was held in Cameroon, in 
December 2007.  A Training Programme was organize d for officials from Kenya on law enforcement.  
The aim of these activities was to sensitize the enfor cement agents, the right holders and the public on 
issues of protection of IP, counterfeiting and piracy. 
53. WIPO continued to provide assistance in the elaboration of regional instruments for the 
protection of traditional knowledge and traditio nal cultural expressions and the implementing 
regulations.  It also facilitated the preparation for Member States’ active participation in the Sessions 
of the Intergovernmental Committee on Traditiona l Knowledge, Folklore and Genetic Resources 
(IGC).  A WIPO-African Union (AU) Workshop on  Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and 
Folklore was organized in Chavannes-de-Bogis on June 19 and 20, 2008 to agree on a common African position with regard to critical issues to be discussed at the 13th session of the IGC.  The 
Workshop was followed by a Colloquium held in Du rban, South Africa where African experts were 
able to fine tune their position. 
54. A series of Regional and National Workshops on IP and Technology Management were 
organized for Universities and R&D Institutions with a view to increasing the use of the IP system in 
those institutions (International Colloquium on Inte llectual Property in the Knowledge Economy:  A 
Challenge for Africa and its Diaspora, Yaoundé , Cameroon, from October 7 to 9, 2008. 
55. A 2
nd Forum on Cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries in the field of industrial 
property was organized in Maputo, Mozambique on April 28 and 29, 2008 jointly with the National 
Institute of Industrial Property of Portugal (INP I) and the Government of Mozambique. The meeting 
was a follow up to the IP Conference for Ministers and a Preparatory Meeting of Heads of Industrial Property Offices which was organized jointly with  the Portuguese Ministry of the Economy and 
Innovation in Lisbon in 2006. 
56. At the invitation of the WTO, the Africa Bure au participated in a National Seminar on 
Intellectual Property and Competition Policy held in  Luanda, Angola on February 14 and 15, 2008 
and spoke on the protection of inno vation through the patent system in  addition to giving an update on 
the work of the IGC. IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  57. Similarly, a number of general awareness rais ing meetings, seminars and training workshops 
were organized on intellectual property, comprising, inter alia , the international registration of 
industrial designs (Cameroun), geographical indicati ons (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire and 
Guinea), patent drafting (Côte d’Ivoire),  IP en forcement (Cameroun, Democr atic Republic of Congo, 
Rwanda) as well as advisory missions, specialized trai ning or awareness raising on copyright and/or 
collective management of copyright and related ri ghts (Benin, Botswana, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, 
Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, United Republic of  Tanzania, Seychelles and Zambia) and to assess 
the needs of the member states in order to provide  them with a capacity building programme in line 
with their national priorities and needs (Angola, Comoros, Gabon, Guinea, Mali).  A regional training on copyright and reprography was organized jointl y with the African Regional Intellectual Property 
Organization (ARIPO).  
58. Support for the modernization of IP infrastru cture was provided to Angola, Cape Verde, 
Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles,  United Republic of Tanzania and Zanzibar. 
59. A WIPO mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) to 
discuss possible cooperation between WIPO and the EAC in the area of IP policy, legal and 
administrative framework harmonization for the EAC Member States. 
IX. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION 
60. During the period covered, the programmes and activities of WIPO were aimed at assisting 
developing and least developed countries in th e Asia and the Pacific region in building and 
strengthening national IP capacity, infrastructur e and knowledge base supportive of their respective 
development priorities and policies.   
61. A number of activities were conducted aimed at enhancing the capacity and the knowledge of 
policy makers and government officials in the region , particularly in the area of intellectual property 
in relation to new and emerging issues, including relevant public policy issues.  Examples of such activities include the Asia-Pacific Regional Semina r on Intellectual Property Rights and Competition 
Policy held in Daejeon, Republic of Korea on Oct ober 7 to 9, 2008;  a WIPO National Seminar on 
Counterfeit Medicines and Public Health, in Kual a Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 22 and 23, 2008; 
a WIPO National Seminar on  Emerging Issues in Copyright and Related Rights, in Kuala Lumpur, 
January 12 to 15, 2009;  a WI PO South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Forum 
for Diplomats on Current IP Issues, in Colombo,  Sri Lanka, on March 15 a nd 16, 2009;  a WIPO Sub-
Regional Seminar on Policy Options in  the Application of Copyright Law, in Singapore, April 15 to 
17, 2009;  a High-Level Forum on Intellectual Propert y Rights, in Beijing China, on April 24, 2009;  
and a WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on Co pyright Related Aspects of Information and 
Communication Technologies (ICT), in Hanoi, Viet Nam, July 29 to 31, 2009. 
62. The use of IP for development was also a ke y theme in many activities such as a National 
Seminar on the Use of Intellectual Property for Economic Growth and Competitiveness, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 2 and 3, 2008; and an Inter-Regional Forum on the Role of Intellectual 
Property in the Innovative Economy, in Ne w Delhi, on November 26 and 27, 2008. 
63. Various training programmes were organized to address the specific needs and to develop 
special skill sets of different target groups in the region, both at the national and regional levels.  
Some examples of such are the Training Course on En forcement of IPR, in Tokyo, Japan, December 8 
to 19, 2009;  an Advanced Training Course on C opyright and Related Rights in the Global Economy, 
in Denpasar, Indonesia, February 9 to 13, 2009, and a WIPO Training Programme for Diplomats on 
Intellectual Property, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 16 and 17, 2009.  A study Visit for three High-
level Policy Makers from the Ministries of Foreig n Affairs, Commerce and Industries Culture and  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  Information and Justice of Afghanistan, was also organized in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 18 
to 20, 2009.  
64. A WIPO Workshop on the Enforcement of Inte llectual Property Rights for Law Enforcement 
Agencies, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Nepal, on October 14 and 15, 2009, tackled the protection 
and enforcement of IPRs under existing internati onal treaties, including the Agreement on TRIPS and 
IPR enforcement policies, procedures, tools and approaches, including the roles of the public and 
private sectors. 
65. A Fact Finding Mission on Strengthening the Enforcement Mechanisms, was fielded in 
Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 4 to 7, 2009, to assist the Government of Bangladesh in its efforts to 
strengthen its enforcement capabilities. 
X. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN THE LATIN AMERICAN AND 
CARIBBEAN REGION 
66. During the period under review the Latin Amer ica and Caribbean Bureau organized a wide 
range of technical assistance and capacity building activities.  A number of these activities were more 
directly aimed at providing assistance to the countr ies of the region in their implementation of the 
obligations under the TRIPS Agre ement. Among these activities the following are mentioned by areas 
below.   
67. Enforcement:   
 - a Sub-Regional Training Seminar on Border Enforcement of Intellectual property Rights 
was held in Peru in October 2008, and orga nized within the framework of a Standing 
Agreement between WIPO and the USPTO fo llowing the enactment of a new custom 
legislation by Peru;  
 - the seventh Regional Seminar (WIPO-OEPM-OEP) on Intellectual Property for Latin 
American judges and prosecutors, was held in  Colombia in November 2008 and aimed at 
providing the participants with a practical training on IP matters for litigations cases, as 
well as updated information in the field of pa tents, trademarks, copyright and enforcement 
cases. 
 - the delivery by a WIPO expert of th e second module of the course entitled "Industrial 
Property" held in Costa Rica in October and December 2008 and organized within the 
framework of a National Capacity Building Programme on Enforcement of IP rights for 
judges; the third module of the course was delivered during in January 2009. 
68.  Integration of IP into overall national deve lopment and public policies in areas such as 
health, trade, education, research technology transfer and competition policies: 
 - A WIPO International Seminar on the Strate gic Use of Intellectual Property for Economic 
and Social Development was held in Uruguay in October 2008 and co-organized by the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. The purpose of the seminar, like those organized in the past two years, was to facilitate dial ogue at the inter-regional level to debate policy 
issues of common concern and develop cross regional synergies.   
 - A Forum on Industrial Property and Public Policies was held in Panama in October 2008. 
The goal of this meeting was to provide an informal opportunity for government officials 
to share their experiences in facing and solving practical issues when drafting and crafting 
public policy frameworks on intellectual property. IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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   - A WIPO-organized National Seminar on the Use of Flexibilities of the Industrial Property 
System to implement Public Policies in the He alth Sector, held in Ecuador in November 
2008, and followed by a Round Table on Public Policies on Industrial Property.   
 - WIPO’s participation in a workshop organized by the Institute of IP of Ecuador, the 
Organization of American States and the University of Americas in Ecuador in December 
2008. The workshop aimed at providing a forum for the exchange of experience on the 
administration and the implementation of IP provisions included in trade agreements. 
 - WIPO participation in a Seminar organized by the Government of Colombia in May 2009 
within the framework of a pilot project aimed at promoting competitiveness and during 
which a WIPO official gave the following presentations:  "The Patent System as a Public 
Policy" and "The Use of Flexibilities included in the Patent Multilateral Legal Framework 
for the Benefit of National Public Policies".  
 - WIPO’s participation in the IV Meeting on the Integration of Industrial Property in 
Economic and Social Policies within South American Countries, held in Uruguay in 
September 2009. This initiative aimed at discussing the background and the future 
objectives of the project for the developm ent of the South American System for 
operational cooperation and ex change of industrial prope rty information through the 
establishment of the appropriate technical infrastructure. 
 - An expert meeting was held in Peru, in  February 2009, to validate the Guide entitled 
"Creating Managing and Expanding a Technolog y Transfer Office (TTO)".  The experts 
participating in the meeting were selected from among top officials of existing TTOs in 
Latin American and Spanish Universities. 
 - A Brazil –Asia meeting on IP Institutional Policies for Universities was held in Brazil in 
July 2009.  This initiative aimed at promo ting an inter-regional debate on the design and 
implementation of IP institutional policies within universities in Brazil and in selected Asian countries.  A final document would be produced to contribute to discussions on 
challenges faced by the technology transfer o ffices (TTOs) in their processes of defining 
and undertaking measures to protect  and commercialize intangibles. 
 - A National Workshop on Technology Tran sfer and Successful Technology Licensing for 
Research and Development Networks in Colomb ia, held in Colombia, in April 2009. This 
Workshop was a follow-up to the WIPO Proj ect "Research Networks and Intellectual 
Property:  A Model for Supporting Developi ng Country Researches in Creating, Owning 
and Exploiting Health Research Results" implemented during the period 2005-2008, 
resulting in the first Colombian R&D network in the health sector. 
69. Appellations of origin 
 - A WIPO Sub-regional Seminar on the De velopment of agreed Guidelines for the 
Registration, Administration and Protection of  New Appellations of Origin was organized 
in Costa Rica in July 2009. In addition, sever al expert missions were undertaken to Costa 
Rica in the course of 2009 in the framework of  a sub-regional project for Central America 
and the Dominican Republic for the implementation of a process of registration, administration and protection of appellations of origin.  
70. With regard to the Caribbean Region, it is wo rth mentioning that, among the several technical 
assistance and capacity building activities carried out in  that region, a further meeting of the Group of 
Experts to Review the Study on the Establishment of  a Caribbean Regional Patent System was held in  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.  There was a follow-up meeting on the Caribbean Regional patent 
system in Geneva in September 2009.   The aim of these meetings was to discuss the comments 
submitted by the concerned governments and develop a proposal on the subject to be presented in the 
WIPO Ministerial-Level Meeting of Caribbean  Countries to be held in November 2009. 
XI. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE LDC’S DIVISION 
71. From the second half of 2008, WIPO’s activities in  the focused on capacity building in areas 
such as human resources development with speci al emphasis on skills development, technical 
training, establishing and strengthe ning IP support institutions, aw areness on IP among policy makers 
and preparing customized IP materials.  All these activities contributed to the implementation of the 
TRIPS Agreement through building the necessary institutional mechanisms.  
72. National and interregional training progra mmes were organized for senior government 
officials, policy makers, business and industry repr esentatives, IP professionals, academia, to enrich 
skills and technical knowledge base on various IP disciplines as well as enabling a better appreciation 
of the challenges of and opportunities in using IP  for development and business.  More than 300 
officials from around 45 least developed countries pa rticipated in this kind of holistic institution 
building.  
73. In line with its continued effort to maintain follow-up between training and application of IP 
for development, a new approach was introduced that required participants to two inter-regional 
training events for LDCs to prepare and implemen t country specific IP projects using the knowledge 
gained from the training and customizing these to the n eeds and priorities of a selected IP area of their 
individual country.  A total of 21  individual country pr oject proposals in the areas of collective 
management, search for technological information, national awareness raising, modernization of 
legislations have been prepared and im plemented in LDCs in Africa and Asia. 
74. In the context of developing capacity of the bus iness sector and related institutions in LDCs to 
better utilize IP tools for business purposes, activities were undertaken to prepare customized, country-specific information material s that will enable relevant stake holders to more effectively use 
IP tools to achieve their organizational goals.  In this context, local experts were engaged in the 
preparation of national chapters on the legislative,  regulatory and institutional mechanisms in support 
of technology licensing.  In this respect, two tec hnology licensing manuals the first in Uganda in 2008 
and the second in Ethiopia in 2009 were completed at  the national level.  When the publications will 
be finalized, it is expected that the customized national chapters will enhance national capacities in 
the practical application of IP. 
75. In the area of strengthening national infrastructur e and support institutions for user friendly IP 
related services, two IP Advisory Services and Info rmation Centers, one in Cambodia and another in 
Ethiopia, were launched in 2008  after preparatory assistance from WIPO such as provision of 
computers, IP reference materials, skills development training programmes specially in the access to and use of various patent information, and use of and assistance in the preparation of business plans 
and work programmes.  
76. In the area of IP awareness, awareness rais ing activities in Ethiopia and Sudan received 
patronage from the highest political leaderships.  In  Ethiopia, on the occasion of IP Day a high level 
public event was organized where more than 150 gu ests saw the handing over of special award on 
innovation by the president of Ethiopia.  In Suda n, more than 100 participants took part in the 
presence of Ministers (Ministers of Industry and Cu lture) in the national celebration of World IP day 
which was organized to raise IP aw areness in the respective countries. IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  77. Ministers, senior government o fficials from least-developed c ountries (LDCs) and heads of IP 
regional organizations as well as Ambassadors a nd Permanent Representatives had a meeting in 
Geneva on July 23 and 24, 2009, to deliberate on  the request theme of  "The Strategic Use of Intellectual Property for Prosperity and Developmen t" and inaugurate the Access to Research for 
Development and Innovation Service.  The High Le vel Forum is being organized by the World 
Intellectual Property Organization with the purpose of  providing ministers, senior policy makers and 
Ambassadors and permanent representatives of leas t developed countries in Geneva and heads of 
regional IP organizations an occasion to exchange  views and individual country success stories with 
international and national experts. 
78. Presentations were made on important IP topics such as:   Integrating Intellectual Property 
into National Development Policy and Strategies of th e LDCs;  the Role of IP in Reducing Poverty, 
Fostering Development and Wealth Creation; the St rategic Importance of Transfer of Technology and 
Technological Capacity Building for the Developmen t of LDCs;  the Sharing of Experience with 
some LDCs on success stories of using IP for national wealth creation in areas such as  Trademarks, Service Marks, Geographical Indications and In dustrial Designs.  The importance of Patent 
Documents for the Extraction of Technological Information for Technological Development:  the 
Malaysian Experience;  The contribution and role  of copyright and related rights for national 
development, overview of intern ational development in the area  of traditional knowledge, genetic 
resources and expression of folklore in LDCs and the role of regional IP organizations in the 
development of IP institutions in LDCs.  All the above timely and forward looking topics are 
instrumental for institution building for the implem entation of the TRIPS Agreement in the LDCs.  
79. The High-level Forum provided an insight for about 11 Ministers, a number of senior 
officials, using and managing IP tools for wealth  creation prosperity and development and provided 
an opportunity to explore practical solution to qu estions about how IP functions as a policy tool for 
wealth creation, and the implementation of the TR IPS Agreement in the least developed countries. 
80. The World Intellectual Property Organization (W IPO) in cooperation with the Tanzania 
Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BR ELA) and the Korean Government organized a 
Forum on IP in building the IP capacity of the C ountry for the promotion of Trade.  The Forum was 
held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from September 7 to 11, 2009. 
81. Presentations and discussions were made by international and national speakers from 
Malaysia, national speakers from the Republic of Ko rea, Ethiopia and a number of national experts 
from Tanzania.   
82. The main purpose of the Forum is to provide awareness raising how to build and use IP as a 
tool for the promotion of trade and how to get t echnical information from patent documents for the 
promotion of national technological capacity.  During the Forum, an opportunity was used to assess the work and the functioning of the Tanzania Inte llectual Property Advisory Services and Information 
Center.  A number of important technical issues were discussed taking into account the experience of 
Malaysia, the republic of Korea, Ethiopia and Tanzan ia which are extremely important for IP capacity 
building of Tanzania for the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  There were around 65 senior 
officials including university Vice Chancellors and professors. 
XII. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN THE DIVISION FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA (DCEA) 
83. In 2009, DCEA continued to focus on relevant tech nical assistance to countries with different 
levels of economic and social deve lopment and, hence, also different levels of IP infrastructure 
development.  In meeting this challenge we s upported these countries in building national capacities,  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  relevant knowledge base and an in frastructure to enhance their development priorities and national 
plans, as well as support for development of IPR strategies was initiated. 
84. WIPO National Seminar on Methodologies, Best  Practices and Lessons Learned for the 
Development of a National Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy, Belgrade, November 11 and 12, 2008 
 The Seminar aimed at the elaboration of a Na tional IP Strategy of the Republic of Serbia. 
85. Inter-Regional Workshop on Reviewing the Stud y on "Management of Academic Intellectual 
Property and Early Stage Innovation in Countries in Transition", Budapest, December 16, 2008 
 The objective of the meeting was to critically review of, and provide comments on, for the 
finalization of the Study on "Management of Academic IP and Early Stage Innovation in Countries in Transition".  
86. Inter-Regional Workshop on Reviewing the Studies on "Special Features of the Copyright 
Systems of Countries in Transition", Zagreb, Croatia, May 7, 2009 
 The Workshop discussed two Studies prepared by  Mr. Mihály Ficsor, Chairman, Central and 
Eastern European Copyright Alliance (CEECA), Buda pest, and Mr. Ivan Bliznets, Rector, Russian 
State Intellectual Property Office (RGIIS), Moscow,  namely on "Typical Features of Copyright in 
Countries in Transition" and "Adaptation of the Co pyright Laws of Countries in Transition to New 
Technologies - Accession to, and Implementation of, the WIPO "Internet Treaties".  The event was 
co-organized by WIPO and the State Intellectual Prop erty Office of Croatia (SIPO).   In addition to 
the officials from WIPO and SIPO, the Workshop was attended by representatives of 15 countries (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia , Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, 
Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sl ovakia, Turkey and Ukraine), as well as by an 
observer from the International Confederation of Authors’ and Composers’ Societies (CISAC). 
87. WIPO National Seminar on the Patent Cooperati on Treaty (PCT), Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 
May 12 and 13, 2009. 
 The event promoted the use of the PCT in Sl ovakia and supported the exchange of practical 
experiences of WIPO experts with Slovak patent ex aminers, patent attorneys and national applicants, 
as well as created a forum for sharing viewpoints.  The Seminar was attended by staff members of the 
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic, patent attorneys, university lecturers and 
representatives of business community and private enterprises.  
88. WIPO International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) Protection in Europe, 
Prague, May 21 and 22, 2009. 
 In line with the National Innovation Strategy of the Czech Republic, approved by the Czech 
Government on March 24, 2004, and within the frame work of the Czech presidency in the Council of 
the European Union in the first half of 2009, the Conference reflected the demand for high quality 
patents and other intellectual property (IP) prod ucts and ensured discussion on European IP 
environment and its diversity with the aim to  increase awareness and enhance understanding of 
current issues that arose in relation to patents and IPRs. 
89. WIPO Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indica tions (GIs), Sofia, June 10 to 12, 2009. 
 The event was jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and 
the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria.  Th e main objective of the Symposium was to gather 
Member States representatives and interested circles in an informal setting in order to discuss various IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  questions concerning the protection of GIs, in partic ular, international registration systems for GIs, the 
economic dimensions of GIs, GIs and traditional kn owledge, legal and administrative issues relating 
to the implementation of specific GI protection systems.  
90. WIPO-PPO-KIPO Eastern European Regional Forum on Using IP PANORAMA for Building 
Capacity of SMEs for Strategic IP Management back-to-back with the International Conference on 
Intellectual Property for Women in Science a nd Business for Economic Development, Warsaw, 
April 2 and 3, 2009  
 The objectives of both meetings were to prom ote knowledge and importance of the use of IP 
for promoting entrepreneurship for SMEs, as we ll as to develop a platform for exchange of 
knowledge and experience among women on IP -related issues in science and business. 
91. Inter-Regional Symposium on Teaching Intellectua l Property in Universities in Countries in 
Transition, Cracow, Poland, June 18 and 19, 2009. 
 The objective of the Symposium was to excha nge experience in developing modern teaching 
curricula and teaching materials among countries in transition. 
92. International Seminar on Intellectual Prope rty (IP) and Traditional Knowledge (TK), 
Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, May 12 to 14, 2009 
 This meeting targeted government representatives,  TK experts, and patent attorneys.  The 
objectives of the Seminar and its programme ou tlined responded to essential capacity building 
requirements in the field of protection of TK in the countries of the region. Moreover, the Seminar 
intended to promote awareness of the IP-re lated issues of TK and ongoing international 
developments. 
93. WIPO National Seminar on the Protection and Management of Copyright and Related Rights 
in the Digital Age, Tirana, June 9 and 10, 2009 
 The seminar targeted government entities/ser vices dealing with copyright, including the 
Copyright Office of Albania.   
94. National Seminar on Trademarks and Appellations  of Origin, Minsk, June 2 and 3, 2009 
 The Seminar targeted trademarks owners, bus iness community, patent attorneys, government 
representatives and staff of the National Center for Intellectual Property of the Republic of Belarus.  It was anticipated that the impact of the proposed ev ent would be an increased number of trademarks 
filings, promotion of the protecti on of appellations of origin, and a more active role of industrial 
property in supporting the economic development in the country. 
95. National Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Tr eaty (PCT), Mostar, April 1 and 2, 2009, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
 The event aimed at promoting the use of th e PCT in Bosnia and Herzegovina and supported 
the exchange of practical experiences of WIPO expe rts with patent examiners, patent attorneys and 
applicants, as well as creating a forum for sharing views and opinions.  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  96. Expert mission for consultations with the Stat e Office of Industrial Property (SOIP) of The 
former Yugoslav Republic of Mace donia on the elaboration of a national intellectual property (IP) 
strategy, Skopje, May 22, 2009 
 The objective of the mission was to assist SOIP to draft a national IP strategy, to be submitted 
for approval to the Government of The form er Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in 2009.  
97. WIPO Regional Forum for University Intellect ual Property (IP) Coordinators, Cholpon-Ata, 
Kyrgyzstan, July 14 to 16, 2009 
 The meeting was organized for IP University C oordinators in CIS countries to assist in their 
IP and technology management capacity building.  The Forum was the first training activity on the 
subject matter in the region.  After that basic training, more specific training sessions would be 
planned for 2010 and onwards. Moreover, the Forum he lped to obtain feedback from the participants 
in order to assess the current needs of univers ities in the region and technology management. 
98. WIPO National Workshop for Judiciary, Police and Customs on the Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights, Kishinev, April 7 and 8, 2009 
 Having become a Member of the WTO in 2001, the Government of Moldova had prepared 
five new intellectual property (IP) laws, which we re adopted in 2008.  The legislative amendment 
process, embracing also related European Directives  and Regulations, would continue during 2009.  
To supplement the adoption of these laws, and due to the prevalence of counterfeit and pirated goods 
on the local market, the State Agency on Intellect ual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) 
requested assistance by WIPO to sensitize the la w enforcement agencies to these phenomena.  The 
Workshop was attended by representatives of AGEPI, Mi nistry of Interior, law enforcement agencies 
and legal fraternity.  Beyond the WIPO staff members, foreign invited speakers included Mr. 
Christophe Zimmermann (Coordinator Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy, WCO);  Mr. Ronald 
Brohm (IPR Business Partnership and SNB React,  The Netherlands);  and Mr. Gabriel Turcu 
(Lawyer, SNB React, Bucharest, Romania). 
99. WIPO-ROSPATENT National Roving Seminars on the Protection and Use of Trademarks, 
Saratov and Ryazan, Russian Federation, March 31 to April 3, 2009 
100. In 2008, WIPO in cooperation with the Federal Se rvice for Intellectual Property, Patents and 
Trademarks of the Russian Federation (ROSPATEN T), Moscow, organized promotion seminars in 
the regions of the Russian Federation with the view  to increase the use of the Madrid System by 
various users’ groups.  
101. WIPO Sub-regional Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), 
St.Petersburg, Russian Federation, June 8 and 9, 2009. 
 The event targeted the cust oms, police, as well as business community, local authorities and 
patent attorneys. The Seminar was a good opportuni ty to prepare law enfo rcement agencies in CIS 
region to deal with the increasing influx of counte rfeit and pirated goods, as well as to raise awareness 
of health and safety risks for consumers. 
102. WIPO Inter-Regional Seminar on Management of  Academic Intellectual Property (IP) and 
Early Stage Innovation in Countries in Tr ansition, Kyiv, June 9 and 10, 2009 
 The objectives of the Seminar were capacity and knowledge building in IP and technology 
management focused on critical issues such as IP  ownership, benefit sharing, commercialization 
procedures, conflict of interest and incentives. A dditionally, the Seminar aimed at promoting and IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  disseminating the WIPO tool on "Management of Academic Intellectual Property and Early Stage 
Innovation in Countries in Transition". 
As requested by countries in transition, DCEA c ontinued to develop a series of tools for those 
countries.  
103. The most important tool entitled "Developing of National Intellectual Property (IP) Strategies 
in countries in transition" has been prepared and is now under discussion in the framework of 
different inter-regional, sub -regional and national events. 
104. DCEA has finalized the tool entitled: "Management of Academic Intellectual Property and 
Early Stage Innovation in Countries in transition".  The tool aims at providing an elaborate management protocol to professionals in countries in  transition, and, at the same time, disseminating 
the most successful management models. 
105. A tool on "Special Features of the Copyright Systems of Countries in Transition" has been 
finalized as well, with the aim of carrying out resear ch on the adaptation of the copyright laws to new 
technologies and of preparing a practical WIPO tool  for practitioners and policy makers involved in 
the development and modernization of copyright laws and legislation in countries in transition.  The 
following documents were prepared:  "Typical Features of Copyright in Countries in Transition: 
Review of the Transition Process – Guidance for its completion where it may still be needed" and 
"Adaptation of the Copyright Laws of Countries in Transition to New Technologies; Accession to, 
and Implementation of, the WIPO "Internet Treaties". 
106. A final version of a WIPO tool on "Reco mmendations on Strengthening the Role of 
Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Commonwealth of Independent States" is 
being prepared.  The objective of the tool is to co llect and analyze national practices and legislation 
related to the development of innova tive activities.  It is expected th at the results would serve as an 
important tool in CIS countries to take measures to improve the existing situation regarding the 
innovative enterprises. 
107. DCEA has also started the development of th e following two tools: "Nation Branding and the 
Role of Intellectual Property, in Particular, Trad emarks and Geographical Indications, in Creating, 
Developing and Strengthening a Na tion Brand in Countries in Transition" and "Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Countries in Transition". 
XIII.  LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE WIPO ACADEMY 
108. In the area of Training and Human Resources Development, the WIPO Worldwide Academy 
(WWA) continued to organize specialized progra mmes for government officials, judges, customs 
officers, diplomats, university professors, students and young professionals, a nd heads of IP Offices 
during the period under review.   
109. In order to equip law enforcement officials w ith appropriate knowledge in the protection of 
intellectual property rights at nati onal and international le vels and their effective enforcement, an 
Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Propert y Rights and Capacity Building was organized in 
cooperation with USPTO in Washington , D.C., from July 27 -31, 2009.  
110. National Symposia on IP education, training and research to provide information on the 
concept of and international standards including  on the TRIPS agreement for the protection of 
intellectual property were organized in Luanda, Angola (December 2 to 5, 2008) and in Kampala, 
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  111. In addition the following regional and interre gional symposia were organized: the WIPO-
ESCAP High-level Regional Round Table on Intell ectual Property and Trade in Ulaan Baatar, 
Mongolia (October 22 to 24, 2008);  a WIPO Regi onal Colloquium on IP education, training and 
research was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka (N ovember 24 to 26, 2008); the two Interregional 
Intermediate Seminars organized in cooperation w ith partner institutions on Copyright and Related 
Rights (October 8-24, 2008), and on Industrial Prop erty (June 10-26, 2009); the Advanced Training 
Course on Industrial Property in the Global Economy (April 6-24, 2009) and the WIPO-Sida 
Advanced Training Course on Copyright in th e Global Economy(August 10-28, 2009);  and the 
WIPO-Norcode Advanced Course on Management of  Copyright and Related Rights in the Global 
Economy organized jointly with the Norwegian Co pyright Development Association (Norcode) in 
Oslo, Norway (June 2-20), . 
112. Furthermore, the TRIPS Agreement and related issues were discussed in the context of the 
WIPO Summer Schools on Intellectual Property di rected to students and young professionals 
organized in Geneva (July 6-17, 2009) and join tly with other partner institutions in Bangkok, 
Thailand (May 18-29, 2009); Dubrovnik, Croatia (June 1-12, 2009); Daejeon, Republic of Korea 
(June 22 to July 3, 2009); Odessa, Ukraine (July 20 -31, 2009); Mexico City, Mexico (Agust 3-14, 
2009); and Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (August 17-28, 2009). 
113. The WIPO Academy has been receiving particip ants in the Trade Policy Course organized by 
the WTO and briefing them on the international treaties administered by WIPO in the field of intellectual property. 
114. Taking into account the role of professors in teaching intellectual property, a joint WIPO-
WTO Colloquium on intellectual property (IP) for 22 teachers of IP from universities all over the 
world was held at the WIPO headquarters from J une 22 --26, 2009, and at the WTO from June 29- 
July 3, 2009, to exchange info rmation and expose participants to  recent developments and policy 
issues under debate in the two organizations and to  update them on the activities and instruments of 
WIPO and the WTO (TRIPS Agreement, Paris and Be rn Convention etc).  In addition a joint WIPO-
WTO Advanced Course on IP was held on October 5 and 6, 2009 at the WIPO Headquarters and from 
October 7-9, 2009 at the WTO (issues pertaining  to the TRIPS Agreement, Paris and Berne 
Convention were presented and discussed). 
115. Following the annual study visits to WIPO hea dquarters by students who participate in the 
Master of Laws in IP jointly o ffered with the University of Turin, from October 1-8, 2009 students 
received lectures on IPRs and Public Health and IPRs and Economic Development citing the TRIPS 
agreement.  In addition from August 11 to November  27, 2009, during the teaching of the Masters in 
Intellectual Property offered jointl y by WIPO, ARIPO and Africa University students receive lectures 
on the TRIPS Agreements, Paris and Berne Conventions . 
XIV.  LIST OF JOINT WIPO-WTO COOPERATION ACTIVITIES 
116. The WTO held three regular Trade Policy Courses held in Geneva during the reporting period 
(46
th WTO Trade Policy Course from September 15 to December 5, 2008 for French-speaking 
countries;  47th WTO Trade Policy Course from January 12 to April 3, 2009 for English-speaking 
countries;  48th TPC for French-speaking countries from April 20 to July 10, 2009) that included a 
visit to WIPO, learning about that Organization, its conventions and activities.  
117. An important component of the activities carried  out in Geneva during the reporting period 
was the holding of the sixth joint WIPO-WTO Coll oquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property from 
Developing Countries from June 22 to July 3, 2009.  The main objectives of the Colloquium were to 
update university teachers of intellectual propert y in developing countries on the activities and 
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  between the teachers and the two Secretariats on these matters.  Emphasis was put on recent 
developments and on policy issues under debate in  the two Organizations.  The Colloquium also 
provided an opportunity for an exchange of view s on teaching methodologies and on the outsourcing 
of technical cooperation.  One week of the Coll oquium took place at the WIPO Worldwide Academy 
and the other at the WTO.  The joint WIPO-WTO Colloquium on intellectual property was organized 
for 21 teachers of intellectual property from universities, 20 were from developing countries and 
countries with economies in transition, and one was from a developed country.  The professors were 
from the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, 
China, Chile, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, 
Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Ukraine.  In addition to speakers from the two 
Secretariats and from the WHO and the UPOV, several Geneva-based delegates as well as 
representatives from industry and NGOs shared views on certain topical issues under discussion or negotiation.  Participating uni versity teachers also made presentations on selected topics. 
118. In addition, WIPO and the WTO organized thei r first joint WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on 
intellectual property.  The advanced course was he ld in Geneva at WIPO headquarters on October 5 
and 6, 2009 and at WTO headquarters from October 7 to 9, 2009.  Twenty-four government officials 
from developing countries, leas t-developed countries; countries with economies in transition; 
developed countries and from the European Union participated in the first joint WIPO-WTO 
Advanced Course on IP.  Participants were from the following countries:  Albania, Argentina, 
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Colombia, Co sta Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, 
Germany, Jordan, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambi que, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Sri 
Lanka and the European Union.  The objectives of the course were to update the government officials 
on the activities and instruments of the WIPO and the WTO and to provide a forum for exchange of 
information and ideas between them and the two secretariats on recent developments and policy 
issues under debate in the two organizations.  Th e programme of the course addressed a range of 
topics, including: an overview of international po licy and law in intellectual property; the negotiating 
background of the TRIPS Agreement and an  overview on subsequent developments; 
intellectual property and economic development; th e WIPO development agenda; overviews of the 
current international landscape in copyrights, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications 
and patents; WTO Dispute Settlement and TRIPS;  IP Global issues; TRIPS and public health; 
innovation and intellectual property; intellectual property and  genetic  resources, traditional 
knowledge and folklore; the rela tionship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on 
Biological Diversity; and enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
XV. DEVELOPMENT AGENDA RELATED ACTIVITIES 
119. In line with the expanded strategic goals of  WIPO, the Development Agenda is a core 
platform for facilitating the use of IP for devel opment.  At the Third session of the Committee on 
Development and Intellectual Property, held from Apr il 27 to May 1, 2009, the Committee agreed to a 
project methodology for the implementation of the 45 adopted Recommendations of the Development 
Agenda for WIPO.  Nine projects have already been  launched and more have been approved and their 
implementation is due to commence in early 2010.  
120. The projects aim to harness IP and development issues of the adopted Recommendations into 
tangible products that can be monitored and evalua ted as to their usefulness, impact and benefit to 
recipient countries. Some of the areas covered in the projects are : IP and Competition Policy; 
Strengthening the Capacity of national IP govern mental and Stakeholder Institutions to manage, 
Monitor and Promote Creative Industries, and to Enhance the Performance and Network for 
Copyright Collective management Organization; De veloping Tools for Access to Patent Information; 
Intellectual Property and Technology Transf er. Common Challenges – Building Solutions; 
Improvement of National, Sub-Regional and Re gional IP Institutional and User Capacity; IP, 
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the Digital Divide and Access to Knowledge;  IP/C/W/541/Add.1/Rev.1 
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  Specialized Databases, Access and Support; Intellectual Property and the Public Domain;  and Impact 
Assessment of WIPO Development Agenda Activities. 
 
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