WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/476/Add.5 
13 December 2006 
 
 (06-5959) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:  English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 16 October 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the European Communities.  It wa s circulated as an advance copy for the Council's 
October 2006 meeting.  
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 This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document IP/C/W/455/Add.6 of 14 December 2005. 
 It concerns the technical cooperation activities carried out between Summer 2005 and 
Summer 2006 – by the European Communities, i ndividual member States and the Office for 
Harmonization in the Internal Market in favour of  developing and least developed country Members, 
with the objective of facilitating the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. IP/C/W/476/Add.5 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
A. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ...............................................................................................3 
B. MEMBER STATES:  AUSTRIA ....................................................................................................................... .........22 
 CZECH REPUBLIC...............................................................................................................2 3 
 DENMARK ....................................................................................................................... ......24 
 FINLAND ....................................................................................................................... .........25 
 FRANCE........................................................................................................................ ..........26 
 GERMANY ....................................................................................................................... ......36 
 LITHUANIA ..................................................................................................................... ......39 
 POLAND........................................................................................................................ ..........40 
 PORTUGAL...................................................................................................................... ......41 
 SPAIN ......................................................................................................................... .............44 
 SWEDEN ........................................................................................................................ .........48 
 UNITED KINGDOM..............................................................................................................49  
C. OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET .............................50  
 
    
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Page 3A. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
EC–CHINA TRADE PROJECT 
 
 This programme is an EC initiative to support China's integrati on into the WTO, implemented by the Emerging Markets, in cooper ation with various 
Chinese agencies:  MOFCOM, Ministry of Finance, General Administ ration of Customs (GAC), State Council, Ministry of Justice (MO J), National 
Development and  Research Counc il (NDRC), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), China Administration Civil Aviation (CAAC), State Food  and Drug 
Administration (SFDA), General Administration of Quality Supervis ion, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), State Intellectual Pro perty Office (SIPO), 
Trademark Office (TMO), National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), Supreme Peoples' Court (SPP), universities, etc. 
 
 The programme consists of six components:   1 = Customs and Import/Export Regulatory System  2 = Agriculture and Agro–food 
 3 = Technical Barriers to Trade/Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
 4 = Trade in Services  5 = Legislative and Legal Asp ects of Domestic Implementation 
 6 = Transparency, Cooperation and Policy Development  
 Through the series of these six linked components covering the main sectors of international trade and associated horizontal i ssues, the Project assists 
the Chinese Government in implementing its ob ligations in the WTO, strengthens China' s general trade–related capacity and facil itates trade relations with the 
EU at all possible levels.  Under Component 5 the project also implements activities addressi ng IPR, aiming to bridge the gap between the IPR I project, 
closed in 2004 and the newly planned IPR II project to start in 2007.   The following activities have been implemented with regard to IPR:   
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Organizing agency Description 
China China–EU–Japan–IP Seminar 
(19 October 2004) EUCTP This EU–China–Japan IP seminar aimed at joining forces with regard to IP 
enforcement in the context of Design Protection and unfair commercial practices 
China Internship 
(July 2005) EUCTP Support to an intern from SIPO to  stay with "DG Markt" in Brussels 
China EU–China IP Comparative Study 
(15 June – 15 December 2005) EUCTP The report documented the European and Chinese prac tice in judicial procedures 
in handling IPR–related cases (Trademark, Patent, Design and Copyright) and compared EU practice (UK, France, Ge rmany, Czech Republic) with Chinese 
practices.  Please refer to web site www.euchinawto.org  
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China Pharmaceuticals IPR 
(22 October – 5 November 2005) EUCTP The Pharmaceuticals IPR study tour focused on data exclusivity, patent term 
restoration and drug anti–counterfeiting, as well as the conditions required in 
China for a research–based pharmaceutical industry.  The delegation visited the 
UK, France, Belgium and Germany. 
China EU–China IP WG Briefing Pack 
(7 November – 15 December 2005) EUCTP The first EU–China IP Working Gr oup meeting took place on 18 October 2005 in 
Beijing.  The meeting brought together Chinese officials from a range of 
ministries linked to IPR, EU IPR experts and representatives from the European pharmaceutical industry.  To support the Group meeting and facilitate the 
dialogue, the EUCTP translated the m eeting documents and compiled a Briefing 
Pack.  The documentation is accessible on the web site of the EUCTP encrypted 
with password. 
China Standards and IPR 
(April – July 2006) EUCTP This activity is a fact–finding exerci se that examines the relationship between 
IPRs and standards and sheds light on po licy scenarios in this area.  The study 
was launched on 1 April 2006.  The final draft report will be submitted on 31 July 2006 and will be disseminated to the beneficiaries once reviewed and 
translated. 
China Trademark and Copyright Seminar 
(7 June 2006) EUCTP A seminar was held in Beijing addressing the problems of Trademark and 
Copyrights violations in Beijing Retail Markets. 
China IP Judges Training, 
(August – September 2006) EUCTP The EUCTP is supporting the Nationa l Judges College in designing training 
activities designed to build capacity and enhance the skills of  approximately 270 
judges in civil IP courts, including but not limited to civil procedures in infringement cases, interim injunctions, trademark and copyright infringements on 
the Internet, trade secrets and software  infringements.  EUCTP is currently 
identifying European judges and specialized senior attorneys to deliver their training, which is due to take place in the last week of September. 
China Support to the EU–China IPR 
Dialogue 
(1 November 2005 – 15 August 2008) EUCTP The EUCTP will continue to support  the activities undertaken under the IPR 
Working Group and specifically will follow up on the recommendations raised by 
the EU–China IPR Comparative Study. 
  
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Page 5EC – ASEAN IPR COOPERATION PROGRAMME (ECAP II) 
 
 This programme, called ECAP II, is an EC  initiative implemented by EPO and OHIM.  It  consists of Regiona l Component National C omponents.  All 
the ASEAN countries except Myanmar are elig ible under this programme.  The first Regional and National activities took place in  2001.  The programme also 
includes Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), Cambodia and Viet Nam.  
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
ASEAN 
(regional component) ECAP II web site (continuous) online, 
updated once a month EPO www.ecap–project.org  
Presentation of ECAP II programme, fu ture, ongoing and past activities, IP 
links, IP information. Audience
: 
Interested circles in the field of IP in Europe and ASEAN, general public. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) ASEANPAT 
(continuous) EPO Patent databases from the main patent offices of the world are available to the 
ASEAN IP Office for patent information purposes as well as for search within 
the granting procedure.  Following a mission of two EPO experts in July 2003, 
the data from the main countries of the region were collected in electronic 
format and an update delivery procedure was jointly established with the IPOs.  As a result of this mission, an ASEANPAT database containing the patent 
documents of VN, PH, ID, TH, MY and some of BR and SG are being 
produced, duplicated and distributed under the form of CD–ROM as of 
July 2004.  The data processing route being now established for each country, 
and an update of the database is exp ected to take place every six months. 
Audience
: 
Direct beneficiaries of the above activitie s are the participating patent offices, 
the public (enterprises interested in know–how contained in patent documents, universities, interested public ) in Europe and in ASEAN. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) ASEANTM 
(continuous) OHIM The activity aims to undertake an analysis of the databases that currently exist 
and assess the feasibility as well as the co sts that would be required to create a 
common database containing trademark information which could be accessed via the Internet and/or produced and distributed on CD–ROM.  A European IT 
expert undertook an analysis in Decembe r 2003 of the databases that currently 
exist and assessed the feasibility as well as the costs that would be required to create such a common database.  At the 4th regional Committee meeting it was 
proposed to IPOs that while three possible recommendations were outlined the 
most favourable proposal would be a decentralized system, i.e. SURFIP.  It was agreed that some additional time is needed to study the proposal submitted by 
OHIM. 
Audience
: 
Direct beneficiaries of the above activitie s are the participating patent offices, 
the public (enterprises interested in know–how contained in patent documents, 
universities, interested public ) in Europe and in ASEAN.  
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ASEAN 
(regional component) Regional handbook on enforcement 
for customs (ongoing) EPO To publish handbook on enforcement for customs so that this will provide 
relevant and essential information on enforcement–related issues in Europe and 
ASEAN. Audience
: 
ASEAN prosecutors/ASEAN and European  customs authorities, EC, IPOs, EPO 
one European and one ASEAN expert. 
ASEAN (regional component) ASEANPAT database 
(ongoing) EPO To produce ESCAPE–ASEANPAT (regional database containing bibliographic 
data as well as abstracts in English from ASEAN countries.) 
Audience
: 
All ASEAN stakeholders/EPO, ASEAN IPOs. 
ASEAN (regional component) ASEANTM database 
(ongoing) EPO To improve compilation and dissemination of trademark information. 
Audience
: 
All ASEAN stakeholders/EPO, ASEAN IPOs. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) Web site on ECAP II activities and 
news (ongoing) EPO Presentation of ECAP II activities and latest developments with links to relevant 
IP sites. Audience
: 
All ASEAN stakeholders/EPO, ASEAN IPOs. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) Preparation of ASEAN DVD Video 
on IPR Protection, 
(October 2005) Thailand EPO A Thai company has been selected to produce a DVD video on IPR protection in 
ASEAN.  The film will be available in several ASEAN languages both on a 
DVD format as well as on the ECAP II web site and inform on intellectual 
property rights. 
ASEAN (regional component) Training on Intellectual Property 
Rights in Asia, 
(1 November 2005) Bangkok  EPO Within the framework of the United Nations Regional Fellowship Programme in 
International Law for Asian countries, organized in Bangkok from 25 October 
to 5 November 2005, ECAP II provided a one–day training session on IPR to 
participants from 18 Asian countries. 
ASEAN (regional component) EU–ASEAN Symposium on IP 
Enforcement by Sp ecialized Courts, 
Challenges and Recent Developments 
in IPR,  (Bangkok, 1–2 December 2005)  EPO Regional conference co–organized by the Central Intellectual Property and 
International Trade Court
 and ECAP II and gathering senior IP practitioners, 
lawyers and other professionals from ASEAN, Europe, Japan and the 
United States.  The present trends and r ecent developments in IPR enforcement 
were among the main topics highlighted by this forum. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) Preparation of ECAP II Work Plan 
for 2006 EPO The comprehensive work plan was finalized with about 90 activities lined up for 
2006.  The work plan detailed regional and national activities with ASEAN 
countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam and Regional. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) 25th Meeting of the ASEAN 
Working Group on Intellectual 
Property Cooperation (AWIGPC),  (Ho Chi Minh City, 1 March 2006) EPO
 Consultation session with the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property 
Cooperation (AWGIPC)  
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ASEAN 
(regional component) ASEAN DVD Video on IPR 
Protection, 
(March 2006) EPO The ASEAN DVD Video on IPR protection is now available at the IP national 
office in ASEAN countries.  This DVD Video in English and five different 
ASEAN languages (Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese ) aims at raising awareness on Intellectua l Property Rights and presents a 
comprehensive, yet easy to understand, overv iew of Intellectual Property Rights.   
ASEAN 
(regional component) Publication of ECAP II Newsletter 
2/2005 and ECAP II Flyer, (April 2006) EPO
 Issue 2/2005 of the ECAP II Newsletter detailing regional and national events 
implemented during the second half of 2005 is now available, so is the updated version of the ECAP II Flyer which gives an overview of the ECAP II 
programme and presents ECAP II personnel and EPO, OHIM and ASEAN 
partners. 
ASEAN (regional component) Publication of ESPACE ASEANPAT 
CD–Rom,  
(May 2006) EPO
 The new ESPACE ASEANPAT CD–Rom Vol. 2006/001 is now available and 
contains over 195,000 bibliographic patent, design and utility model records 
from ASEAN. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) EU–ASEAN Seminar and Exhibition 
on the Protection and Promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs) 
"Lands of Tradition and 
Opportunities",  (Bangkok, 28–29 June 2006) EPO Seminar and exhibition of current and potential GI.  The first Thai products to 
receive Geographical Indica tion protection were honoured at a ceremony to be 
held on 29 June 2006.  The ceremony marked also the launch of a twinning 
initiative between current and potential producers of GI products in the 
European Union (EU) and ASEAN. 
Philippines  Workshop on Patent Drafting, (Manila,  10–14 October 2005) EPO ECAPII jointly with the IPO of the Philippines organized this two–day training 
in the field of engineering and electricity .  This is a part of ECAPII framework 
to set up a patent agent profession in South East Asia.   
Around 30 Filipino partic ipants received advice and assistance in a patent 
drafting workshop in the preparation for the forthcoming Patent Agent Qualifying Examination (PAQE).   
Philippines  Symposium on Brand Name 
Development and Management, 
(Manila, 25–26 October 2005) EPO As part of the annual IPR week in the Philippines, ECAP II and the Intellectual 
Property Office of the Philippines jointly organized a Symposium on Brands and 
Brand Management in Manila on 25–26 October 2005.  During this week, the IPO Philippines announced its new name "Intellectual Property Philippines" and 
a new logo. 
Some 130 participants, mainly representing SMEs, attending this seminar were introduced to brand creation, development and management.  They were also 
initiated to the brand value creation in order to promote their own design and 
logos in the Filipino and international market.   
Philippines  Evaluation of IPR Awareness Programmes, 
(Manila, 14–18 November 2005) EPO Mr Peter Prowse and Mr David Phillips,  two European experts, assisted the 
Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau of the Intellectual 
Property Office of the Philippines in improving its outreach activities.  
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Philippines  Visit to the Thai  Central Intellectual 
Property and International Trade 
Court, (Bangkok,  28–30 November 2005) EPO A joint delegation of six officials from Cambodia and the Philippines visited the 
Court and the Supreme Court to learn from the Thai experience in setting up a 
specialized IP judiciary.  The delegation also attended the proceedings of an IP–
related court case and visited the IP research centre sponsored by ECAP II in the 
premises of the Court 
Philippines  Registration, administrative 
procedures, marketing and control of geographical indications 
(Bangkok, September 2004) EPO This was a European expert's missi on to examine the actual protection and 
effective implementation of GIs. Audience
: 
Administrators of IPR, three European experts, one ASEAN expert, IPO, IP and 
IT court, ministry of agriculture, department of industrial promotion, department of industrial promotion, department of intellectual property and international 
trade litigation – office of the attorney general and customs. 
Thailand Preparation of a Thai database on 
patents (Bangkok, ongoing) EPO This ongoing activity is to prepare national ESPACE CD–ROM discs containing 
bibliographic data as well as scanned images of the full text of Thai patent documents. 
Audience
: 
All stakeholders, EPO experts, DIP. 
Thailand Application of Targeted Risk 
Management for Customs, (Bangkok, 
21–25 November 2005) EPO Some 60 Customs officials from Thailand attended the workshop on the 
"Application of Targeted Risk Management for Customs", jointly organized by 
the Royal Thai Customs and ECAP II.  During the workshop, experts from the 
Directorate General Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) of the 
European Commission, Customs from Ma lta, Portugal and the Netherlands 
Customs as well as from Thailand excha nged their experience and expertise on 
targeting and selection techniques used in the European Union and in Thailand.  
Representatives from over ten European companies also participated actively to 
this workshop by providing their information and experiences on the targeting of counterfeited materials 
Thailand Seminar on Geographical Indications 
(GIs),  
(Khon Kaen, 21 April 2006)  EPO One–day seminar organized by the Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture in Khon 
Kaen, a province in the north–east region of Thailand.  A particular emphasis 
was put on the potential of Thai silk  as a GI protected product, current 
regulations on GI protection of Thailand  and the process of GI applications. 
Thailand Translation of the second Thai 
Gazette on GIs, 
(April 2006) EPO This Gazette serves as a means to publish new GI applications before their final 
registration following a ninety–day opposition period. 
Thailand Workshops on Patent Information, 
Bangkok, 2 May 2006 (ASEAN 
Institute of Technology) EPO Two workshops jointly organized by ECAP II Programme and the ASEAN 
Institute of Technology (AIT).  These wo rkshops were held in cooperation with 
the French Embassy in Thailand.  The first workshop was specifically designed 
for researchers and academia while the se cond workshop was dedicated to high 
tech entrepreneurs participating to the AIT TECHNOPRENEUR Development 
programme.  Some 60 participants attended these two events.  
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Thailand Workshop on Patent Information 
through Espacenet, (Bangkok,  
3–4 May 2006) EPO In connection with the 14th anniversary of the Thai Department of Intellectual 
Property (DIP), ECAP II and the DIP co–organized an intensive workshop on 
patent information search for 14 representatives from the DIP, the National Science and Technology Development Agen cy of the Ministry of Science and 
Technology and Thai universities.  The workshop was conducted by 
Dr Roland Feinäugle from the Vienna su b–office of the European Patent Office 
(EPO). 
Singapore Training on Patent Application 
Process, 
(6–10 December 2004 ) EPO Two EPO experts, Mr Bernard Chau meron and Dr Tanneke Laffargue–Haak 
jointly conducted a five–day training to staff of the Intellectual Property Office 
of Singapore (IPOS).  This ECAP II–sponsored training dealt with specific issues ranging from review of patentability criteria and case law, International 
Patent Classification (IPC), assessment of non unity of invention, introduction to 
the process of search and examination, allowability of amendments and corrections in patent specifications. 
Singapore ECAP II Annual National Committee 
Meetings:  Viet Nam, Cambodia and 
Lao PDR, (16 August 2005) EPO The national IP offices of Viet Nam,  Cambodia and Lao PDR held the annual 
high–level meeting to discuss past, current and future ECAP II activities with 
the ECAP II Programme Management Unit, EPO, OHIM and the European Commission.   
Singapore ECAP II Annual National Committee 
Meetings:  Philippines, Thailand, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, 
(Singapore, 19 August 2005) EPO The national IP offices of Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia held 
the annual high–level meeting to discuss past, current and future ECAP II 
activities with the ECAP II Programme Management Unit, EPO, OHIM and the 
European Commission.   
Indonesia Promotion of the IP Consultant 
Profession, 
(Jakarta, 26 November 2005) EPO The course was organized by the International Federation of Intellectual 
Property Attorneys (FICPI) and co–funded by the European Patent Office (EPO).  This first of a series of three training segments focused on patent 
drafting under supervision of experienced Patent Attorneys. 
Audience
: 
Five professionals  
Indonesia Patent Drafting Workshops, (Bandung 
and Surabaya 21–25 November, 
28 November –December 2005) EPO ECAP II and the Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights 
(DGIPR) co–organized two workshops during five days  in each location.  These 
seminars followed similar workshops organized last year in Bandung and Surabaya. 
Audience
: 
Some 100 IP attorneys benefited from full training programmes.  
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Indonesia Expert Mission and Seminar on the 
Protection of Geographical 
Indications (GIs) (Jakarta, 5 –8 December 2005) EPO
 Speakers from Indonesia, Portugal , France and Thailand shared their 
experiences on administration, management and marketing of GI products.  In 
parallel with the public seminar was organized an exhibition showcasing GI and potential GI products from Indonesia, Asia and Europe.   
Audience
: 
Over 250 participants, government officials, producers, traders, academics, lawyers and consultants turned up at this forum to hear. 
Indonesia Patent Drafting Workshops, (Jakarta, 
13–17 February 2006 and 
Yogyakarta, 20–24 February 2006) EPO See above 
Indonesia Handbook of Indonesian IPR Laws in 
Indonesian Language 
(March 2006) EPO ECAP II sponsored the publishing of 1,000 handbooks containing Indonesian 
IPR laws currently in force (in Indonesian language).  This forms part of the 
DGIPR's (Indonesia's IP office) efforts to disseminate IPR information to 
enhance awareness in Indonesia.  The Handbook is now available at the DGIPR 
office. 
Indonesia SEAD Drafting Course, (Singapore, 
3–7 April 2006)  EPO See above 
Indonesia Seminar on Criminal versus Civil 
Remedies, 
(Jakarta, 22–23 May 2006)  EPO Two–day seminar on "Criminal versus Civil Remedies" jointly organized by 
ECAP II, the Directorate General of In tellectual Property Rights (DGIPR) and 
the European Business Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. 
Audience : 
Over 70 judges, prosecutors, police officers and civil servant investigators from 
across Indonesia. 
Malaysia Study Visit to the Hague on EPTOS, 
(21–23 September 2005) EPO Five officials from the Malaysian Patent Office studied the EPTOS automation 
system at the EPO office in the Hague.  ECAP II is assisting Malaysia in upgrading the Common Software administration system for patents and 
trademarks to the new web–based Soprano system of the EPTOS software suite. 
Malaysia  Study Visit to the Thai Central 
Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC), (Bangkok,  
26–27 September 2005) EPO A delegation of seven Malaysian officials headed by Mr Surrendren Sathavisam, 
Principal Assistant Director of the Policy and Planning Division of MyIPO, undertook a two–day visit to the Thai IP Court in order to study the possibility 
of setting up an IP specialized Court on bench in Malaysia. 
Malaysia  Participation at FICPI/SEAD Patent 
Drafting Course, (Singapore, 3–7 October 2005)  EPO Mr Redzuan Ali, senior patent examiner from the Malaysian Intellectual 
Property Office (MyIPO) and Mr Mohammad Fauzy Bin Tambi from the Standards and Industrial Research Institute (SIRIM) participated in the final part 
of this patent drafting course within  the framework of the ECAP II National 
Programme for Malaysia.  
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Malaysia  Training of Industrial Design 
Examiners and Completion of the 
Industrial Designs Manual at MyIPO, (Kuala Lumpur,  
21–24 November 2005) EPO Mr Jose Izquierdo, an OHIM expert, conducted a training course and 
consultation for a group of eight officials from the Industrial Design Section of 
the MyIPO with the aim of improving the skills of industrial design examiners and to complete the Industrial Designs Manual. 
Malaysia  EPTOS Installation at MyIPO (Kuala Lumpur, 5–16 December 2005)   EPO EPO conducted a follow–up mission on th e installation of the "Electronic Patent 
and Trademark Office Systems" (EPTOS) to  the MyIPO.  This software package 
includes automated patent and trademark administration, electronic file–wrapper 
and online filing components. 
Malaysia  Study Visit on Commercialization of 
IP Rights, United Kingdom and Sweden,  
(20–24 February 2006)  EPO A delegation of four Malaysian officials visited the UK Patent Office and the 
Swedish Patent Office to receive information about the economic importance of IP assets and IP information for businesses.  The knowledge gained from this 
mission will be relevant to the enhancement of IPR awareness among SMEs in 
Malaysia. 
Malaysia  Establishment of Biotech Guidelines and Training of Examiners, 
(Kuala Lumpur, 27 February – 
10 March 2006) EPO Dr Jürg Bilang, a biotechnology expert from the European Patent Office (EPO), 
assisted officials from the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia 
(MyIPO) in drafting guidelines in search and examination in the field of 
biotechnology.  Dr Bilang conducted also a training session for the MyIPO examiners regarding the examination on biotechnology patent. 
Malaysia  Seminar on "IPR:  Powering SMEs", (Kuala Lumpur, 13–14 March 2006) EPO With an aim of boosting an intellectual property protection among SMEs in 
Malaysia, ECAP II, the Intellectual Prop erty Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) 
and the EU–Malaysia Chamber of Comme rce and Industry (EUMCCI) jointly 
organized a seminar on "IPR:  Powering SMEs" in Kuala Lumpur on 
13-14 March 2006. 
Viet Nam Establishment of an IP Information 
Centre at the Supreme People's Court 
(June 2006) EPO As part of ECAP II's assistance in promoting IP information, ECAP II supplied a 
range of IP literature to the IP Informa tion Centre of the Supreme People's Court 
of Viet Nam. 
Viet Nam Protection of Plant Varieties in 
Viet Nam (April 2006) EPO
 Ms Bustin from the French Office for Plant Varieties Protection (CPOV) 
provided comments on the Vietnamese draft Regulation on Plant Varieties protection.  The new Vietnamese IP Law will come into force on 1 July 2006.  
Viet Nam Translation of GIs Specifications 
(April 2006) EPO ECAP II translated the GI  registrations/specifications of the four Vietnamese 
GIs officially recognized as Appellation of Origin in Viet Nam in English.  
These documents are available in th e ECAP II web site (http://www.ecap–
project.org/asean_ip_legislation_international_treaties/vietnam.html). 
Viet Nam Drafting of Collecting Societies Legal 
Framework and Assistance on 
Copyright Draft Regulation (April 2006) EPO
 Dr Von Lewinski from the Max Planck Institute in Germany assisted the 
Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) in  drafting a Collecting Societies legal 
framework and provided consultancy advice on the draft Copyright Regulation.  
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Viet Nam Translation of Guidelines for Courts 
(March 2006) EPO Dr Von Lewinski from the Max Planck Institute in Germany assisted the 
Copyright Office of Viet Nam (COV) in  drafting a Collecting Societies legal 
framework and provided consultancy advice on the draft Copyright Regulation. 
Viet Nam Workshop on the Application of 
Targeted Risk Management for 
Customs and Economic Police EPO European Customs officials from the Di rectorate General Taxation and Customs 
Union (DG TAXUD) and from European Me mber States conducted a five–day 
seminar/workshop for Customs and Economic Police.  The workshop aimed at 
disseminating information on the so–called "target less but target better" technique to Vietnamese officials from Customs and Economic Police.  Industry 
will also participate in the workshop to present problems and information related 
to the counterfeiting of their products. 
Viet Nam  Seminar on "IPR:  Powering SMEs" (Hanoi, 16–17 March 2006) EPO
 Some 250 participants from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in 
Viet Nam attended a two–day seminar where European and ASEAN speakers 
gave an overview on Intellectual Proper ty Rights (IPRs) and their benefits to 
SMEs.  In parallel, a sideline exhibition showcasing IP–related products and services was organized.  In addition to IP–related institutions and governmental 
agencies, Remy Martin and Baker & McKe nzie participated at the exhibition. 
Viet Nam  Preparation for Accession to the 
Madrid Protocol and to The Hague Agreement 
(Madrid/Geneva,  
3–17 February 2006) EPO
 A delegation of 11 Vietnamese officials from the National Office of Intellectual 
Property (NOIP) and other governmental  authorities undertook a study visit to 
the WIPO and the Spanish Patent and Trad emark Office.  They were informed 
about the legal and administrative issues related to Madrid Protocol (trade 
marks) and The Hague Agreement (industrial designs). 
Viet Nam  Training in search examination and IP 
information for NOIP and DOST staff 
(Alicante, 28 November – 2 December 2005) EPO
 A 25–person delegation from Viet Nam's National Office of Intellectual 
Property (NOIP) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) paid a 
study visit to OHIM in Alicante, Spain.  The delegation attended training sessions on patents, trade marks, industrial designs, copyright and geographical 
indications.   
Viet Nam  GI Seminar Exhibition and Expert 
Missions (Hanoi, 14–17 November 2005) EPO
 Some 250 participants including local  producers, lawyers, academics and 
officials attended this two–day event, co–organized by the EC–ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Co–operation Programme (ECAP II) and the 
National Office of Intellectual Propert y Rights of Viet Nam (NOIP).   
Viet Nam  Translation of the draft Vietnamese IP 
law into English (October 2005) EPO
 To facilitate consultation with European experts, ECAP II provided an English 
translation of this draft law. 
Viet Nam  Supply of IP literature to the NOIP 
(October 2005)  EPO As a part of a project to modernize the NOIP library in Hanoi and the CESTI library in Ho Chi Minh City, ECAP II equipped both these public library 
facilities with computers, an Inte rnet connection and IP literature.  
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Cambodia Mission to assess automation needs 
for IPR administration 
(Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Vientiane, 16 May –  
27 May 2005) 
 EPO & OHIM The European experts visited Hanoi on 16–18 May and Ho Chi Minh on 19–
20 May to evaluate hardware and software needs of the NOIP of Viet Nam and 
related ministries.  The EPO expert and an OHIM expert then visited Phnom Penh on 24–25 May to assess the automation needs for IP administration in 
Cambodia.  The team finally proceeded to Vientiane to evaluate the automation 
needs for Lao PDR on 26–27 May. Audience
: 
IPR officials from Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia. 
Cambodia Training Courses for Cambodian and 
Lao Officials (Phnom Penh and Vientiane, 
May 2005 – May 2006) EPO Government officials of Cambodia and Lao PDR involved in IPR works will 
benefit from 100 hours of English language training to equip them with technical and practical vocabulary on IP. 
Audience
: 
Government officials of Cambodia and Lao PDR involved in IPR. 
Cambodia Development of IP Profession in 
Cambodia, 
(Phnom Penh, 7 June –1 July 2005) EPO A German and European Patent Attorney provided expertise to support the 
drafting of guidelines for an IP Profession framework in Cambodia. 
Cambodia Audit and Guidelines on Copyright 
Protection, (Phnom Penh, 29–31 August 2005) EPO A group of officials in charge of in tellectual property from these two countries 
paid a joint visit to Europe to learn about the functions and operations in relation to the administration of trade marks and designs. 
Cambodia Study Visit to the Thai Central 
Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (CIPITC), (Bangkok, 28–
30 November 2005) EPO A European expert assessed the situation in Cambodia with a view to drafting 
guidelines on copyright protection. 
Cambodia Regulations on Copyright and 
Collecting Societies, (Phnom Penh,  
February 2006) EPO Dr Lewinsky, an European expert from the Max Plank Institute, Germany 
assisted Cambodian officials in drafting a legal framework and recommendation to accommodate the setting up of Collectin g Societies and their management.   
 
Cambodia Audit on Enforcement, 
(Phnom Penh, 30 May – 2 June 2006) EPO Dr Peter Ganea from the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and 
Mr Fabrice Mattei from Rouse & Co Interna tional Ltd. carried out the mission to 
Phnom Penh to assess current enforc ement structures and to provide 
recommendations with regards to international standards.  They also assisted the 
Cambodian Government in drafting guidelines on enforcement. 
  
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Page 14 EC/YEMEN COOPERAT ION ACTIVITIES 
  Cooperation between the EC and Yemen takes place within the progr amme in favour of developing co untries of Asia and Latin Amer ica (ALA).  
Relations between the EC and Yemen are base d on a cooperation agreement which became ef fective in 1998, within the framework of  which the EC 
implements various economic and development cooperation projects. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Yemen Support to Yemen's WTO 
Accession 
(December 2003 – June 2007) GTZ The programme covers many areas of activities, among which capacity building 
and technical assistance in th e field of IPR as follows: 
 
• Training of CCO–WTO staff and government officials on WTO 
agreements including TRIPS; 
• Expert assistance in the drafting of legislation including laws relating to 
trade related intellectual property rights; 
• Support aimed at the institutional strengthening of the Yemeni 
Intellectual Property Agencies (training). 
 
  
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Page 15EC/TACIS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR RUSSIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Russian Federation Russia national action 
programme 2000 – Assistance to Rospatent in the 
harmonization of intellectual 
property legislation and in training of personnel 
(September 2003 –June 2005) German Foundation for 
International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) The project aims at assistance to Rospatent in the harmonization of 
intellectual property legislation and in training of personnel. 
Russian Federation Innovations and strategy in the 
use of intellectual property (May 2005 –December 2006) German Federal Ministry of 
Education and Research The project "Innovations and strategy in  the use of intellectual property" is 
entitled to prepare proposals for the further development and optimization of Russian innovation policy, based on the strategies and instruments 
currently used by German and European innovation policies. 
  
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Page 16 EC/TACIS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR GEORGIA  
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Georgia Tacis – Georgian – 
European Policy and Legal Advice Centre  
(2003–2005) GTZ in partnership with 
Government and Parliament The project aims at harmonizing th e Georgian legislation with EU 
directives/regulations.  In particular it undertook several workshops while working with the Government and the Parliament of Georgia to harmonize 
the Georgian intellectual and industrial property legislation with the one of 
the European Union. 
Georgia Tacis Georgia national 
Action Programme 2006 – 
Support to the PCA 
implementation/alignment with EU acquis : 
GEPLAC (phase VI) – 
Quality Control system – Food safety and veterinary 
reforms Subject to tender This project will have two main components:  address further support to the 
PCA implementation and assist in the approximation/alignment with the EU 
acquis  (ENP perspective),  enforcement of legislation (particularly to 
support the development of a sound investment, business and trade climate as well key legislation in the field of food safety), to assist the Government 
on matters related to rights and obligations deriving from Georgian 
accession to the WTO as well as to pursu e Tacis work in areas that are key 
for sustainable economic and social recovery. 
  
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Page 17EC/TACIS SMALL PROJECTS PR OGRAMME (SPP) FOR MOLDOVA  
  The 2001 Technical Assistance Programme for Moldova is, to the ex tent possible, an integrated programme consisting of projects  aimed at delivering 
the objectives of the three selected areas of cooperation.  These are:  institutional,  legal and administrative reform;  privat e sector and economic development;  
and the social consequences of transition.  In particular, it addresses the harmonization of Moldova's system of standardizatio n, technical regulations and 
conformity assessment with PCA and WTO requirements.  
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Moldova  
 Moldova Small Projects 
Programme (SPP) 2001:  
"Strengthening the 
legislative framework and 
enhancing the enforcement of Industrial Property 
protection Legislation"  
(June 2004 –  November 2005) IDC (Investment, 
Development, Consultancy) The project set three specific objectives: 
 
(1) harmonizing the legislative and the regulatory framework in the field of 
industrial property protection with that of the European Union; 
(2) enhancing the technical and hu man resource capacity to enforce 
industrial property rights; 
(3) meeting with standards and requirements set by the WTO, the PCA and 
other international treaties and conventions. 
  
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Page 18 EC/TACIS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR UKRAINE 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Ukraine Ukraine National Action 
Programme 2000:  "Application of a Foreign 
Trade Regime – Establishing 
a Framework for the Protection of Intellectual 
Property Rights (IPR)"  
(December 2003 –  June 2005) European Patent Office The purpose of the project is to achieve an  adequate and timely upgrading 
and harmonization of the Ukrainian intellectual and property rights as well as a strengthening of implementing authorities.  In particular, the project 
aims at reducing counterfeiting and piracy and at harmonizing with EU 
Directives and Regulations. 
Ukraine Ukraine National Action 
Programme 2001/Bistro 
programme:  "Support to the commercialisation of 
Ukrainian space 
technologies" GOPA This project has provided support to the National Space Agency of Ukraine 
in the setting up of a technology tran sfer centre and the protection of 
Ukrainian space–related manufacturer s' and researchers' IPR in the 
international arena. 
Ukraine Ukraine National Action 
Programme 2003:  
Ukrainian–European Policy 
and Legal Advice Centre 
(UEPLAC) Phase IV ECO3 The general goal of the project is to support the full–scale implementation 
of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Ukraine and EU 
(PCA).  Specifically, the project is aimed at assisting Ukraine in 
approximating and implementing its legislation in line with the 
requirements of the PCA, Art. 51;  assisting Ukraine in approximating and 
implementing its legislation in line with the requirements resulting from the EU Action Plan on Justice and Home Affairs;  facilitating the accession of 
Ukraine to WTO and helping Ukraine to deal with regulatory work in line 
with EU legislation.  This may include work on strengthening the laws and regulations on protecting intellectual property rights. 
  
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Page 19EC ACP PROGRAMME 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Cape Verde Cape Verde Accession to the 
WTO  (April – May 2005) Programme Management Unit 
of "Programme to Support the Integration of ACP States into 
the Multilateral Trading 
System" (MTS PMU) The Expert spent 15 days in Cape Verde to provide information and 
consider approaches on:    
– TRIPS 
– Industrial property and copy rights.  
The first five days of the mission involved working closely with the 
beneficiary to finalize the curriculum and materials for one Workshop.  The Workshop was implemented over days six to eight and was spent working 
directly with the Beneficiary on prob lem areas identified in the Inception 
Report and as arising during the mission and the Workshop itself.   
Funding went also to other accession–related activities of which the IPR 
was one component.  
Côte d'Ivoire  Technical Assistance for 
strengthening its capacity  to implement and negotiate 
WTO agreements 
(July 2006) MTS PMU Training Activities on TRIPS (intellectual property rights, access to 
medicines and geographical origin, follow–up of TRIPS negotiations).  A Training of Trainers workshop as we ll was carried out by a specialist in 
TRIPS and a senior local expert on TRIPS. 
Papua New Guinea  Pro–Development 
Intellectual Property Regime 
(forthcoming)   (a) Strengthening PINBIO Programmes 
(b) Economic research:  assessment of the role that Biodiversity (BD) 
and Traditional Knowledge (TK) plays or could play to contribute towards economic development (for instance through the sustainable 
exploitation of BD and TK for agricultural, chemical and 
pharmaceutical industries); 
(c) Assessment of the prevailing IPR regime:   
(d) Policy formulation and operationalization:  recommendations on a 
revised intellectual property policy consistent with relevant international commitments, but also with PNG's production structure 
and biodiversity economic potential, as well as with its cultural values 
and development needs: 
(e) IPR and public health:  recommendations on how to improve 
procurement procedures for essential medicines and to strengthen IPR 
policy and legislation from the public health point of view.    
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Page 20 Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
ACP Stock Taking on 10th 
anniversary of TRIPS 
(Conference in Brussels,  23–24 June 2004)  MTS PMU Funding participation of a number of ACP Delegates to the conference. 
ACP  Support to Geneva–based 
ACP Negotiators (Focal 
Points 1),  (April–May 2003)  MTS PMU Involved funding, inter alia , of a study on "IPR, Traditional Knowledge and 
Health Issues" 
  
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Page 21EC – MEDA – SUPPORT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT PROGRAMMES (SAAP) 
 
Beneficiary Country (ies) Title and date of th e event Organizing Agency (ies) Description 
Tunisia Twinning Project MEDA – 
Strengthening the capacities of the 
Tunisian phytosanitary services (January 2006 – December 2007) Ministry of Agriculture, France – 
Ministry of Agriculture, Tunisia – Updating the phytosanitary legal framework for the 
adaptation to the new requirements of the world 
trade  
– Application of the provisions foreseen in the 
national legislation, the UPOV convention 
(International Union for the Protection of New 
Varieties of Plants), the rules of OECD and the 
ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) and the international standards. 
  
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Page 22 B. MEMBER STATES 
AUSTRIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Viet Nam, Madagascar ICSEI 20 05 Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO (Development Cooperation) State–of–the–art search and examination reports concerning patent 
applications – free of charge. 
Belarus, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Jamaica, 
Kazakhstan, Malawi, Romania, 
Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, 
Thailand, Ukraine Training course on patent 
documentation and 
information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, 
international treaties (Vienna, 6–17 June 2005) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO 
("WIPO– Austria–Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating to patents, 
trademark and design law, internationa l developments in all these areas, 
proceedings. 
Audience
:  patent examiners and legal officers of National Industrial 
Property Offices. 
GCC (Countries of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council):  
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuweit, Oman,  
United Arab Emirates Training course for patent 
experts 
(Vienna, 17–22 July 2005) Austrian Patent Office Training course concerning the principles of patent law, international 
developments in this area, search strategies and databases relating to 
patents. Audience
:  patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf. 
Bahrain Study visit to the Austrian 
Patent Office (Vienna,  
19–20 September 2005) Austrian Patent Office Demo search databases rela ting to patents, trademarks;  demo Software to 
perform searches. Audience
:  IP– and IT–experts from Bahrain. 
China Meeting concerning topics 
of patent law.   (Vienna, 13 October 2005) Austrian Patent Office Meeting with a Chinese delegation on questions of patent protection in 
Austria, protection of software and patent services. Audience
:  officials from the Chinese Patent Office. 
Viet Nam, Madagascar ICSEI 20 06 Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO 
(Development Cooperation) State–of–the–art search and examination reports concerning patent 
applications – free of charge. 
China, Ethiopia, India, 
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, 
Malaysia, Mongolia,  
Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam Training course on patent 
documentation and 
information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, 
international IP  treaties. 
(Vienna, 12–23 June 2006) Austrian Patent Office in 
cooperation with WIPO 
("WIPO–Austria–Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating to patents;  
trademark and design law;  international developments in these areas. 
Audience :  patent examiners and legal officers from National Industrial 
Property Offices. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Egypt, India Interregional Intermediate 
Seminar on Industrial Property 
 
– Practice training course on Industrial Property 
 
(Geneva, 5–9 June 2006 and Prague, 12–23 June 2006) 
 WIPO Worldwide Academy  
 and 
 
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic 
 Inter–regional training programme in Geneva for IP officials organized by 
WIPO Worldwide Academy, held in June  2006.  Afterwards, the participant 
members of Egypt and India received an  intensive practi ce course in the 
Czech Republic, organized by the Czech  Industrial Property Office, which 
included training in all areas of industrial property protection, during two weeks, in Prague. 
  
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Page 24 DENMARK 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Russian Federation Promoting Intellectual 
Property Protection and Related Public Awareness in 
St Petersburg – Joint 
Cooperation Project between Finland, Denmark and the 
city of St. Petersburg in 
Russia. (October 2005– ) Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office (DKPTO)  
Project Leader:  Baltic 
Institute of Finland In Russia, DKPTO participated in a project to promote intellectual property 
protection and related awareness–raising in St Petersburg.  DKPTO provided expert assistance in analysing the IPR sect or in the region.  The project is led 
by the Baltic Institute of Finland and is financed by the Danish National 
Agency for Enterprise and Construction, the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry and the City of St Petersburg. 
 
Experts were provided by DKPTO, the Finnish National Board of Patents and Registration, the Finnish Customs, patent attorneys, patent bureaus and 
others. 
 Stakeholders from Russia are among others:  City of St Petersburg, 
Rospatent, universities, patent agents , Baltic Research Centre, Federal Anti–
monopoly Service and others. 
Turkey Training mission 
 
(November 2005 and  
April 2006) Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office (DKPTO) 
 The World Bank funded a mission of two patent examiners from DKPTO to 
the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) who trained selected patent examiners from 
TPI. 
Bulgaria Development of national 
cooperation and information 
exchange network for the protection of intellectual and 
industrial property rights 
(2004–2005) Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office (DKPTO) 
 Project leader:  Queen Mary 
Intellectual Property Research 
Institute of London University Designing and implementing an IP information exchange network for five 
selected Bulgarian ministries.  Proj ect management and provision of a 
number of short–term experts.  
The European Commission funded a twinning project to improve the system 
of intellectual property protection in Bulgaria together with Queen Mary 
Intellectual Property Research Institute of London University;  the Danish 
Patent Office implemented the proj ect for the European Commission in 
Bulgaria.  The project comprised the ex amination of the Bulgarian legislation 
in the field of intellectual property, training of employees of institutions 
which deal with intellectual property and the creation of an information 
network to strengthen the area of intellectual property rights in general. 
India TIDP – Intellectual Property 
Rights 
(2–7 July 2006) Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office (DKPTO) Technical assistance to the Indian Mi nistry of Commerce and Industry's 
Department of Commerce and the Department of Industrial Policy and 
Promotion (including the Patent Office).  Two IT experts carried out a needs 
assessment on further IT development of the Patent Office in New Delhi. 
China 2005–2006 Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office (DKPTO) Hong Kong Productivity Council – IP audit memorandum of understanding. 
 
  
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Page 25FINLAND 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Egypt, Fiji, Georgia, Iran, 
Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar,  
Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, 
Zimbabwe Practical training 
Course on Copyright and Related Rights (Helsinki, 17–28 October 2005) 
 Ministry of Education and 
Culture in cooperation with Kopiosto (Joint Copyright 
Organization) The practical training course was orga nized and financed by the Ministry of 
Education together with the Finnish Copyright Society and Finnish Copyright Organizations. 
 
The participants were provided with an introduction to the Finnish and Nordic solutions concerning copyright and neighbouring rights legislation, 
collective administration and management of rights, and questions relating to 
enforcement of rights.  
One of the objectives was to prov ide an overall vi ew of the recent 
developments in the field of copyright legislation in the European Union. 
Belarus Study visit 
(Helsinki, 7–9 December 2005) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland Two experts from the National Centre of Intellectual Property of Belarus 
visited the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland in 
December 2005 with a special intere st in the promotion of a better 
understanding of the role of IP among the public, development and marketing of client service, and the organization of invention seminars and contests. 
Viet Nam, Sri Lanka State–of–the–Art Search 
Reports  
(2005) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland provided state–of–
the–art search reports free of charge for Viet Nam and Sri Lanka within the 
framework of development cooperation with WIPO. 
Chile  Study visit by a three–member 
delegation from the Chilean 
Ministry of Economy (Helsinki, 17–19 January 2006) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland A three–member delegation from the Chilean Ministry of Economy visited 
the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland in January 2006.  
The objective of the visit was to give a comprehensive view of the functioning of the NBPR with a sp ecial focus on the IP matters. 
Trinidad and Tobago, Jordan State–of–the–Art Search 
Reports 
(2006) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland provided state–of–
the–art search reports free of charge for Trinidad and Tobago and Jordan 
within the framework of development cooperation with WIPO. 
  
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Page 26 FRANCE 
 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD, FISHERIES AND RURAL AFFAIRS (MAAPAR) 
 
 The MAAPAR organizes technical cooperation activities in the fields of geographical indications and plant varieties.  Assistanc e activities mostly 
form part of agricultural and agri–food technical cooperation un der agreements signed between the Ministry and the authorities of other countries.  The 
Directorates–General in charge of customs and the suppression of  fraud, the bodies reporting to the Ministry of Agriculture and  professional and joint–trade 
groups are also involved. 
 
 In accordance with their respective areas of competence, these government department s and bodies take part in technical cooper ation activities 
conducted by international organizations, in particular the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Pa tent Office (EPO), and in 
those organized by other French Government departments, in c onnection more specifically with geographical indications.  They ar e also involved in the EC's 
PHARE, TACIS and TAIEX programmes and activities. 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
French-speaking Africa 
(16 countries of the OAPI area) 2005:  preparation of the action 
plan for the development of geographical indications (GI) in 
the OAPI area:  missions of 
experts 
 
September – October 2005:  training course in France 
 
December 2005:  attendance at the OAPI ministerial meeting 
 
2006 – 2009:  implementation of the action plan INAO/CIRAD/WIPO/MA
E/MAP/AFD Follow up to the awareness-raising activities in 2003 – 2004 and the 
ministerial summit in December 2004, preparation of a long-term action 
programme:  identification of f our countries and pilot products 
(Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea), expert missions in the 
field (demarcation, specifications,  awareness-raising of producers and 
institutions). 
 Training of experts of the four pilot countries in France (institutions, field 
visits). 
 Validation of the political context, of the action plan 2006 – 2009 and the 
pilot projects:  assistance in the preparation of documents. 
 Definition and introduction of geographical indications in the four pilot 
countries.  Establishment of professional structures. 
 Introduction of institutional measures (promotion, management and 
monitoring of the geographical indications) in the countries. 
ASEAN/ASEM 30 June 2006:  fifth meeting of 
the ASEM GI working group in Bangkok France/Thailand This meeting assessed the prog ress achieved by the ASEAN countries since 
the first meeting of this group:  advance to effective implementation with a view to the reciprocal registration of GIs and improvement of their 
monitoring and protection.  
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Brazil August 2005:  MAP mission to 
the new "Coordination unit for 
the promotion of geographical indications of agricultural 
products" in MAPA (Ministry 
of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply of Brazil) 
 
March 2006:  INAO participation in a training 
seminar in Brasilia 
 28 May – 2 June 2006:  training 
in France of the "coordinator for 
the development of GIs for agricultural products" in MAPA 
(Brazilian Ministry of 
Education) MAP/INAO 
 Awareness–raising on GIs has led to institutional cooperation with the 
"Coordination unit for the geographical indications of agricultural products" 
in MAPA.  
 
  
 
General preparation of the design and French and European system of GIs.  
 
 Concrete presentation in situ of the French GI system, leading to a formal 
request for bilateral cooperation:  2006 – 2007 programme to be established. 
 
Brazil 23 May 2006:  working meeting 
on the margin of the Conference 
on decentralized cooperation in Marseille MAP/INAO/MAE/MAP/ 
Federation of Regional 
Natural Parks Request for support from MAP for long term cooperation on protected areas 
with Brazil:  use of GIs as a tool for the promotion of agricultural resources 
 Programme of measures to be devised in the 20 or so protected areas listed 
in Brazil (request of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment) 
Brazil November 2005 and first half of 
2006:  several support missions for the implementation of GIs MAP/FERT Support for the implementation of three GIs on raw milk cheeses in Minas 
Gerais (description, demarcation):  continuation of the work by FERT 
Brazil March 2006:  visit of 
institutional representatives to 
the SIA Paris MAP/INAO/EMATER  Visit on the occasion of the Salon International de l'Agriculture  2006 (SIA) 
of the directors of EMATER (Agricultural Development Offices) of 19 
states in Brazil:  awareness–raising on GIs. 
Cambodia 2005–2006:  implementation of 
the Cambodian Law by GRET INAO/GRET GRET is responsible for implementation and for studying with CEDAC the 
feasibility of introducing six GIs (Kampot pepper, silk, Battambang rice, 
Praoc nuoc mam, palm sugar products, cardamom). 
China Cooperation programme on 
geographical indications 2005 BNIC/MAP 2005:  Visit to MAP by the DG of the science and technical department of 
AQISQ;  publication of  the GI decree of 12 July, which replaces the 
experimental regulation.  
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CAN  (Colombia + Peru) December 2005:  Colombia:  
mission to devise a cooperation 
programme  
March 2006:  visit by 
professional delegations (coffee merchants) on the margin of the 
SIA Paris 
 May 2006/Peru:  request for 
support from MAP formulated 
by the National Director of Industry of the Ministry of 
Production of Peru. Economic Mission in 
Bogotá/MAP/INAO/ONFI Mission to devise a cooperation programme for the development of GIs with 
institutions and professionals (coffee merchants) at the regional level (Huila 
region within a FFEM programme managed by ONFI)  
Awareness raising 
  
 
 Request for support for the introduction of appellations of origin for the 
different production areas of Pisco. 
Costa Rica 1st half of 2006:  support 
missions on coffee typicity. ICAFE/CIRAD assistance 
INAO Characterization of coffee into potentia l candidate areas (Dota and Orosi) 
for a geographical indication. 
Indonesia December 2005:  statement on 
geographical indications during the ECAP seminar 
 
March 2006:  visit of a Balinese 
delegation to France as part of 
the Bali Arabica coffee pilot project. CIRAD/INAO/MAP Statement by an INAO expert on GIs during a ECAP seminar in 
December 2005 (European programme).  
 
Support for the characterization of an Arabica coffee potentially eligible for 
a geographical indication and local organization of producers:  further 
analysis and awareness raising of producers. 
Morocco–Tunisia–Jordan–
Lebanon–Iran (IGMED 
project) December 2005 Lebanon:  
expert mission (CIRAD/INAO) 
on a geographical indication for olive cultivation. 
 
December 2005 Jordan:  expert mission on a geographical 
indication for olive cultivation. CIRAD/MAP/MAE/World
 Bank/INAO/Cooperation 
Suisse (Lebanon)  
Mediterranean/North Africa 2005–2007:  project to promote 
mountain products (under way)  MAP/FAO/CIHEA/IAM 
Bari/IAM Montpellier Design by CIHEAM of an Internet re source centre for those working in the 
different sectors on the promotion of Mediterranean mountain products and the use of signs indicating quality. 
Dominican Republic  1st half of 2006:  support 
mission on coffee typicity AFD/CIRAD/Assistance 
INAO/MAP Characterization of the co ffees of the Dominican Re public with a view to a 
reclassification of the production areas and promotion of the export of 
special, certified origin coffees.  
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Russian Federation 5–8 December 2005:  visit by a 
Russian delegation of 
Rosspatent to France  
1st half of 2006:  expert 
missions in Russia MAP/INAO/BNIC/ 
cooperation between INPI 
and the customs authorities Module on geographical indications with invited experts. 
 
 Presentation of GIs, in partic ular Normandy and Charente. 
Missions for product identification and support for GI implementation. 
Thailand Mid–2005:  expert mission   
 June 2006:  registration in 
Thailand of seven GIs and two 
foreign GIs, including champagne. MAP In 2005 Thailand recognized its first geographical indications at the national 
level.  It has drawn close to European positions and entered into an arrangement with the European Union with a view to reciprocal recognition. 
Viet Nam 1st half of 2005:  cooperation 
programme on GIs:  legal 
support   
2nd half of 2005:  legal support 
and visit of a delegation under the ECAP programme 
 
February 2006:  expert mission 
to relaunch and redefine 
cooperation  MAP/INAO INAO expert assi stance on the new draft text  of a Vietnamese law. 
 
  
MAP and INAO received a delegatio n (12 persons) under the ECAP 
programme (meeting in Paris and provinces with producers (cheese, meat, lavender). 
 
 
Mission to relaunch and redefine an action programme:  exchanges of 
documents, skills monitoring, legal assistance for registration of the Nuoc Mam geographical indication  of Phu Coc with the European Union. 
List of Acronyms 
AFD:  Agence Française de Développement /French Development Agency 
AFNOR:  Association Française de Normalisation /French Standards Association 
AQSIQ:  Agence de l'Inspection et la Supervision de la Qualité et la Quarantaine chinoise /State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and 
Quarantine (China) 
BNIC:  Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac /Cognac Interprofessional Bureau 
CAN:  Communauté Andine des Nations /Andean Community of Nations 
CEDAC:  Centre d'Etudes sur le dévelop pement Agricole au Cambodge /Research Centre for Agricultural Development in Cambodia 
CIHEAM :  Centre International des Hautes Etudes Afrique Méditerranée /International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (ICAMAS) 
CIRAD:  Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement /International Cooperation Centre of Agricultural Research for 
Development  
CIVC:  Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne /Interprofessional Committee for Champagne Wines  
DGTPE:  Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Politique Economique du Ministère de l'économie des finances et de l'industrie français /General Directorate of the Treasury 
and Economic Policy of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry 
EMATER :  Offices pour le développement agricole du Brésil /Agricultural Development Office of Brazil  
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ENGREF:  Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et Forêts (France) /National College for Agricultural Engine ering of the Forestry  Service (France) 
FAO:  Organisation mondiale pour l'agriculture et l'alimentation /Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
FFEM:  Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial /French World Environment Fund 
FERT:  Fondation pour l'Epanouissement et le Renouveau de la Terre /Foundation for Land Development and Renewal 
GRET:  Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques /Group for Technological Research and Exchange 
IAM:  Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen /Mediterranean Agronomic Institute  
ICAFE:  Institut du Café du Costa Rica /Costa Rican Coffee Institute 
INAO:  Institut National des Appellations d'Origine français /French National Institute of Appellations of Origin 
INDAP:  Institut National de Dével oppement Agricole chilien /Chilean National Institute of Agricultural Development 
INPI:  Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle français /French National Institute of Industrial Property 
INV:  Institut national de la viticulture argentin /Argentine National Institute of Viticulture 
MAE:  Ministère des Affaires Etrangères français /French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
MAP:  Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche français /French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 
OAPI:  Office Africain pour la Propriété Intellectuelle /African Intellectual Property Organization  
ONFI:  Office National des Forêts (français), département International /French National Forestry Office, International Department 
PECC:  Programme de renforcement des capacités commerciales /Commercial Capacity Building Programme 
ROSSPATENT:  Office russe pour la propriété intellectuelle /Russian Intellectual Property Office 
SAIC :  Service des Affaires Internationales et de Coopération chinois /Chinese Department for International Affairs and Cooperation 
SAKPATENTI:  Office de la propriété intellectuelle géorgien /Georgian Intellectual Property Office 
 
  
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NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE (INPI) 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Algeria, Cameroon, Morocco, 
Madagascar, Congo, Tunisia 6 June 2005 – Intellectual 
property – Fight against counterfeiting INPI – WIPO
1 Practical training course at INPI, patent and trademark law, copyright, fight 
against counterfeiting. 
Algeria, Cameroon, Morocco, 
Burkina Faso, Lebanon, Mali, 
Morocco, Central African 
Republic, Republic of Moldova, 
Senegal, Serbia, Chad, Congo, Tunisia  9 June 2006 – Intellectual  
property – Fight against 
counterfeiting  INPI – WIPO Practical training course at INPI, patent and trademark law, copyright, fight 
against counterfeiting in Paris. 
Bangladesh, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, India, 
Lebanon, Nepal, Niger, Uganda, Philippines, Russian Federation, 
Tadjikistan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe 9 June 2006 – Intellectual 
property   INPI – WIPO Intensive training course at CEIPI
2 in Strasbourg, patent and trademark law, 
copyright, fight against counterfeiting in Paris. 
China 21 June 2005 – Intellectual 
property – trademarks  SAIC (Chinese trademark 
office) Visit by a Chinese delegation accompanie d by the Vice Minister responsible 
for SAIC3 on trademark law in France. 
China 16 January 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI Chinese patent agents (All–China Pate nt Association) for a presentation of  
INPI activities and relations with CNCPI.4 
China, Mexico, OAPI 1 February 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI University course, trademarks an d industrial designs 2006 at CEIPI. 
China 6 June 2006 – Industrial 
property – trademarks  INPI General presentation by INPI and explanatory lecture on three–dimensional 
trademarks. 
South Korea 16 June 2006 – Industrial 
property  CCIP (Chamber of Commerce 
and Industry of Paris) Participation in the France–South Korea Economic Forum in Paris. 
Jordan 16 January 2006 – 
Geographical indications INPI Participation in seminar on geographical indications in Jordan, organized by 
the Jordanian office. 
Lao PDR 4 July 2005 – Industrial 
property INPI Presentation to the Prime Minister 's Office of the Lao PDR and the Lao 
Ministry of Justice by the INPI departments of patents, trademarks and 
designs. 
FYR of Macedonia  24 Ju ne 2005 – Industrial 
property, trademarks INPI/WIPO Presentation at the seminar on trademarks organized by WIPO.  
                                                      
1 World Intellectual Property Organization  
2 Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle /Centre for International Industrial Property Studies 
3 Office chinois des marques /Chinese trademark office 
4 Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle /National Institute of Patent Agents  
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Morocco 18 March 2006 – Industrial 
property – fight against 
counterfeiting INPI/OMPIC (Moroccan trade 
and industrial property office) Participation in the seminar in Casablanca on combating counterfeiting, and 
security for Moroccan consumers. 
Morocco 29 June 2006 – Industrial 
property – fight against 
counterfeiting – trademark 
opposition INPI/Justice Presentation to Moroccan judges:  the French system of opposition and the 
means of combating counterfeiting. 
Senegal 13 June 2005 – Industrial 
property INPI/EPO/OAPI Presentati on by INPI in the Dakar seminar on the industrial property system 
that contributes to sustainable development in Africa. 
Syria 12 June 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI Meeting on draft laws on industrial property in Syria. 
Thailand 19 June 2006 – Fight against 
counterfeiting, intellectual property rights INPI/Thai Office Training course for 200 Thai police officers on industrial property, copyright 
and counterfeiting 
Thailand 21 June 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI/Thai Office  Participation in the seminar "Industrial Property in China". 
Thailand 28 June 2006 – 
Geographical indications INPI/Thai Office  Participation in the AS EAN seminar on geographical indications.  
Thailand 28 June 2006 – Intellectual 
property INPI Visit of Thai Supreme Court judges for a presentation by the Department of 
Trademarks and Opposition. 
Ukraine 30 January 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI General presentation by INPI  to a Ukrainian delegation . 
Ukraine 20 July 2006 – Fight against 
counterfeiting  INPI Visit by a Ukrainian delegation fo r a presentation by CNAC (National Anti–
Counterfeiting Committee). 
Venezuela  23 June 2006 – Intellectual 
Property INPI Presentation by INPI mi ssions to a delegation from  the Venezuelan office. 
Viet Nam 27 June 2005 – 
Geographical indications INPI/EPO/INAO5 Visit by a Vietnamese delegation in the framework of the ECAP programme 
for a presentation of the system of geographical indications in France. 
                                                      
5 Institut National des Appellations d'Origine /National Institute of Appellations of Origin  
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GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CUSTOMS AND INDIRECT DUTIES (DGDDI) 
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Lebanon, Syria WIPO subregional workshop 
on the implementation of intellectual property rights 
(16–20 October 2005) ADETEF (except customs) Mission of one expert 
Morocco  EUROMED seminar on 
combating counterfeiting 
(4–5 December 2005) ADETEF Mission of one expert 
Morocco Conterfeiting:  visit of a 
targeting unit to Roissy (10 April 2006) Autonomous Visit of three experts 
Mauritius  Seminar on counterfeiting 
(21–25 September 2005) Mauritian customs authorities Mission of one expert 
Panama Fight against counterfeiting 
(12–18 November 2005) ADETEF Visit of six experts 
Panama, Venezuela Fight against counterfeiting 
(24 May to 2 June 2006) ADETEF Mission of one expert 
Russian Federation  Counterfeiting  
(11–17 Decem ber 2005) ADETEF Visit of four experts 
Turkey Counterfeiting  
(15–16 June 2006) ADETEF Mission of one expert 
Viet Nam Regional conference on 
combating counterfeiting 
(12–17 November 2005) SCTIP6 Mission of one expert 
Viet Nam Fight against counterfeiting 
(12–19 November 2005) ADETEF Mission of two experts 
 
                                                      
6 Service de coopération techni que internationale de Police /Police International Technical Corporation Service.   
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Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Argentina Seminar on the ways of 
curbing infringements of 
intellectual property rights 
(25 August 2005) Buenos Aires Economic 
Mission, Chamber of 
Commerce in Argentina Seminar organized by the Economic Mission in the context of the anti–
counterfeiting action plan. 
Brazil 2nd International anti–
counterfeiting seminar  
(27–29 September 2005) Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Participation by the ch airman of the French National Anti–Counterfeiting 
Committee and a French deputy who is the author of a report on 
counterfeiting in the world. 
Morocco Seminar on new measures to 
combat counterfeiting, 
Casablanca 
(5 December 2005) INPI  Economic Mission in 
Rabat, OMPIC7 Lawyers, judges, Moroccan and French  companies, customs officials and 
police agents attended this seminar. 
Mauritius Seminar on ways of curbing 
infringements of intellectual 
property rights 
(22 September 2005)  French embassy in Port Louis Seminar organized by the Economic Mission within the framework of the 
anti–counterfeiting action plan. 
Thailand ASEM seminar on 
geographical indications 
(28–29 June 2006) EPO, ECAP European 
programme, Economic 
Mission  Exchange of experiences on geographical indications 
Thailand ASEM seminar on the 
protection of geographical 
indications  
(30 June 2006) Economic mission of Bangkok Seminar organized by the Economic Mission within the framework of 
ASEMTFAP.8 
Turkey Round table on 
counterfeiting, 
(16 June 2006) Economic Mission in Istanbul, 
DEIK (Franco–Turkish 
Business Council), MEDEF9 
international Seminar organized with Turkish customs, police, health and legal experts 
and their French counterparts with companies and the participation of the 
French and Turkish ministers of foreign trade. 
                                                      
7 Office Marocain de la propriét é industrielle et commerciale /Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office. 
8 Trade Action Facilitation Plan.  France is co–facilitator with Th ailand for intellectual property matters within the framework  of the Trade Action Facilitation Plan. 
9 Mouvement des Entreprises de France .  
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Venezuela Franco–Andean seminar 
(Venezuela, Colombia 
Ecuador) on counterfeiting, Caracas (25 May 2006) Economic Mission and 
SENIAT (Venezuelan Federal 
Office for customs and taxation) This seminar was attended by about 100 persons, principally SENIAT 
officials, lawyers and some represen tatives of French companies.  The 
debates focussed on the operations and projects carried out in Europe, France and Venezuela to combat counterfeiting. 
Viet Nam Regional seminar on the 
challenges in combating 
counterfeiting (Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Thailand, 
Cambodia), Hanoi  
(14–16 November 2005)  Economic Mission in Hanoi, 
Vietnamese Anti–
counterfeiting Committee This seminar was attended by about 100 participants, half of them 
consisting of customs officials, poli ce agents and judges of the four 
countries, their French co unterparts and companies. 
 
  
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
Albania, Croatia, Mexico, Nigeria, 
People's Republic of China, Philippines, Serbia and 
Montenegro, Macedonia, 
Zimbabwe WIPO–InWEnt–Workshop 
on Innovation Support Services and their 
Management 
(30 May 2005) DPMA (German Patent and 
Trade Mark Office) Twelve experts from the beneficiary countries attended a workshop at the 
DPMA for gaining insight into the tasks, organization and information facilities of the Office.  This workshop was organized by WIPO and 
InWEnt. 
Viet Nam Visit of a delegation from 
Viet Nam 
(30 May 2005) DPMA In preparation of the accession of  Viet Nam to the WTO, InWEnt had 
organized a seminar on "The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in 
the Age of Globalisation".  Within the scope of the seminar, 20 
participants attended a presentation on the tasks and organizational structure of the DPMA. 
Thailand  Visit of a delegation of the 
Thai Department of 
Intellectual Property (DIP) (9 June 2005) DPMA The six–member delegation, headed by the Director General of the Thai 
Office, attended a presentation on the tasks and organization of the 
DPMA and the DEPATIS patent information system. 
Tajikistan Delegation of representatives 
of the ministries involved in 
an EU Tacis project 
(14 June 2005) DPMA The seven members of the delegation attended a presentation on the role 
of intellectual property within the economic system and the working 
practice of the DPMA. 
Republic of Korea Visit of the Commissioner 
of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) 
(28 June 2005) DPMA The Commissioner of KIPO visited the DPMA, as head of a five–
member delegation, in order to discuss the options for cooperation of the two offices at management level.  Possible fields for cooperation were 
identified in a joint memorandum of understanding, signed by the KIPO 
Commissioner and the DPMA President. 
China Visit of a delegation of the 
National Copyright 
Administration 
(20 September 2005) DPMA A six–member delegation headed by the Vice–Minister of the National 
Copyright Administration, Mr Yan Xiaohong, attended a lecture on the 
supervision of copyright collecting societies in Germany and the 
Arbitration Board under the Copyright Administration Law. 
Mexico Visit of a delegation of the 
Mexican Institute of 
Industrial Property 
(29 September 2005) DPMA The four–member delegation, headed by Director Reus Anda was 
interested in the publication and information services of the DPMA, the 
regional patent information services of the DPMA, and how support was 
provided to SMEs in IP matters .  The delegation received ample 
information on these topics.  
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China Visit of a delegation of the 
Ministry of Commerce of 
China (MOFCOM) (24 October 2005) DPMA The 25–member delegation stayed in Germany to attend a seminar 
organized by InWEnt GmbH on "The Protection of Intellectual Property 
Rights in the Age of Globalisation:  Legal Requirements and Economic Importance".  The visitors recei ved ample information on the 
organizational structure of the German Office and discussed various 
topics of IP protection with DPMA experts. 
China Visit of a delegation from 
several public agencies of 
the province of Zhejiang 
(26 October 2005) DPMA A presentation was organized for the six–member delegation on the 
organizational structure of the DPMA, the patent examination procedure 
and patent administration. 
Thailand Delegation of judges of the 
IP court 
(9 November 2005) DPMA Ten judges of the Supreme Co urt and the Intellectual Property and 
International Trade Court of Thailand  visited the DPMA within the scope 
of an EC ASEAN project.  They gained information on the organizational 
structure of the DPMA and the pa tent examination procedure in 
Germany. 
Turkey Study visit of examiners of 
the Turkish Patent Institute  
(12–15 Decem ber 2005) DPMA The delegation, which comprised six patent examiners, was thoroughly 
briefed on the patent examination procedure, staff management, budget 
scheme, online information services and the DEPATIS document archive.  One day was reserved for an overview on German trade mark law and the 
trade mark examination procedure. 
Chile, Viet Nam, Costa Rica, 
Syria Development cooperation 
with WIPO:  carrying out 
free searches on the state of 
the art for developing countries DPMA Within the framework of develo pment cooperation w ith WIPO, 70 free 
searches on the state of the art we re carried out for the mentioned 
countries in 2005. 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Cuba, 
Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, 
Uzbekistan International Exchange of 
Literature DPMA In the period under review, patent specifications and other publications 
were exchanged with the beneficiar y countries outside the European 
Patent Organization. 
Saudi Arabia Long–term expert of the 
DPMA at the Saudi Office DPMA A long–term expert of the DPMA has been working at the Saudi patent 
office (KACST) since January 2003.  
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Saudi Arabia Training measures 
(1) (Munich,  
12–23 July 2004) (2)  (Munich,  
20 June – 1 July 2005) 
(3) (Munich,  18–29 July 2005) DPMA (1) Seven KACST patent examiner s received training in the field of 
chemistry/biotechnology at the DPMA. 
(2) Training measure for seven  KACS T patent examiners at the DPMA;  
main field:  chemistry/biotechnology. 
(3) Training measure for seven KA CST patent examiners covering a 
variety of examination fields. 
Latin America Half–day visit by a group of 
judges and public 
prosecutors (13 October 2005) BPatG (Federal Patent 
Court) The event constituted part of the "Fourth Regional Seminar on 
Intellectual Property for Latin Ameri ca Judges and Public Prosecutors", 
which was put on jointly by the European Patent Office, WIPO and the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office. 
China Half–day visit by a Chinese 
delegation from various 
organizational units of the Ministry of Commerce of 
China 
(24 October 2005) BPatG  The visit was organized by InWEnt GmbH, a company which runs a 
training programme on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic 
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce.  This programme aims at promoting China's 
integration into the world trading system and the proper implementation 
of the WTO Agreements. 
China  Half–day visit by a Chinese 
delegation of patent lawyers 
(All–China Patent Agents 
Association) 
(10 January 2006) BPatG  The group made visits to a number of patent offices and patent courts in 
Europe. 
China Half–day visit by a Chinese 
delegation composed of representatives from the 
government administration 
of China BPatG  The group was composed of public officials from various ministries and 
research institutions. 
Republic of Korea Half–day visit of a judge 
who had been sent from the 
South Korean Supreme 
Court to pursue academic research at the law faculty 
of the University of Basel. 
(16 June 2006) BPatG  The judge's research field relates to patent law, in particular the 
cooperation between judges from a legal background with those from a 
technical background as establishe d in the German judicial system. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
Morocco  Visit of Moroccan 
delegation to the State Patent Bureau 
(28–29 November 2005) The State Patent Bureau of the 
Republic of Lithuania The Moroccan delegation visited the State Patent Bureau and Lithuanian 
Technical Library;  and was provided with information on European patent system as well as on the patent system of the Republic of Lithuania. 
Georgia Visit of Georgian delegation 
in State Patent Bureau (March 2006) The State Patent Bureau of the 
Republic of Lithuania The representatives of the Embassy of  Georgia visited the State Patent 
Bureau.  They took interest in the practice of protection of Georgian products with geographical indications and the possibilities of dispute 
settlements.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Bulgaria Study visit and training on the 
acquis  and best practice in the 
field of intellectual property rights and their protection (Institutional framework. Monitoring of the licensed producers of the optical discs and stampers for the production of optical discs. Interaction and cooperation among the state authorities involved in the fight against the production and distribution of pirated optical media).  (Warsaw, 10–12 April, 2006) Polish Ministry of Culture and 
National Heritage Four Bulgarian experts spent three days  in Warsaw in order to familiarize 
them with the Polish system of the legal framework for protection of intellectual property rights and the administrative regulation and control 
over the production, including reproduction, distribution, import and 
export of optical discs, matrices an d other media carrying works protected 
by copyright and related rights.  The Bulgarian experts were also trained 
by representatives of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the 
Polish Police Headquarters (Central Forensic Laborat ory of the Police), as 
well as the private sector (collective management societies).  They have 
also visited the producers of optical disks. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Angola 
Cap Vert São Tomé and Principe Long Distance Course training 
programme in intellectual property 
 
– Inter–Regional Seminar on intellectual property (Theory 
course), Geneva,  
(12–14 October 2005)  
– Practical course, Lisbon, 
(17–28 October 2005) Gabinete do Direito de Autor 
Ministério da Cultura  
GDA/MC 
 
WIPO (World Intellectual Property) The intellectual property training cour se first begins with a long-distance 
course managed by WIPO, where the par ticipants have a first contact with 
the international treaties and standards of IP protection.  The training takes 
place over the Internet (on line) or through other digital supports.  
Inscriptions are made directly via WIPO by the interested countries. 
 
Following this takes place the Inter–Regional training programme in 
WIPO's headquarters in Geneva.  
Finally, especially in the case of participants originating from the 
Portuguese African language countries, or from Brazil, a practical training course is organized in Lisbon, Portugal.  This training is organized by the 
Gabinete do Direito de Autor, Ministério da Cultura , in cooperation with 
public and private entities operating in the intellectual property market.  The study introduces the participants to the frequently asked questions and 
solutions on the implementation and exercise of the management of 
intellectual property rights.   
Cameroon Inauguration of the OAPI IP 
Training Centre 
(12–17 September 2005) WIPO (World Intellectual 
Property) 
EPO (European Patent Office) 
ARIPO (African Regional 
Intellectual Property 
Organization) 
INPI (Institut National de la 
Propriété Industrielle de 
France) 
CEIPI (Centre d'Etudes 
Internationales de la Propriété 
Industrielle) 
IEEPI (Institut Européen 
Entreprise et Propriété 
Intellectuelle)  
INPI Portugal INPI Portugal participat ed in the inauguration of the OAPI IP Training 
Centre. 
 The OAPI IP Training Centre has the role: 
 
– to organize cycles of studies in intellectual property; 
– to ensure continuing education and the recycling of the actors and the 
users of the intellectual property; 
– to organize courses and seminars of training covering the various aspects 
of the intellectual property including the related disciplines; 
– to organize meetings on the topical questions of the intellectual property 
rights; 
– to initiate and promote studies on the intellectual property legal points.  
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Mozambique National Workshop for Patent 
and Trademark Agents 
(24–28 October 2005) WIPO (World Intellectual 
Property Organization) 
 In cooperation with 
 
The Government of Mozambique and INPI 
Portugal National Workshop for Patent and Trademark Agents held in October 2005 
in the field of Trademarks, Patents, Geographical Indications and Designs, 
organized in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Government of Mozambique and INPI PT. 
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) Working meeting with 
representatives of the World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) 
(9 November 2005) WIPO 
 In cooperation with 
 
INPI PT Organization (WIPO) in the scope of the Preparation of the Ministerial 
Conference on Industrial Property for Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). 
Brazil Working meeting with 
representatives of the Brazilian 
Patent and Trademark Office 
in the scope of the Preparation 
of the Ministerial Conference 
on Industrial Property for 
Portuguese Speaking Countries 
(CPLP) 
(16 January 2006) INPI PT Working meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro, with representatives of the 
Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office in  the scope of the Preparation of 
the Ministerial Conference on Industrial Property for Portuguese Speaking 
Countries (CPLP). 
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) Ministerial Conference on 
Industrial Property for 
Portuguese Speaking Countries 
(CPLP) (28 April 2006) WIPO 
 
and 
 INPI PT The Ministerial Conference on Industrial Property for Portuguese Speaking 
Countries (CPLP) – Angola, Brazil, Cap Verde, Guinea Bissau, 
Mozambique, Portugal, S. Tomé and Principe and East Timor – was held 
in Lisbon, on 28 April 2006.  Th e conference was organized with the 
purpose of developing and articulating, inter alia , strategies for using 
industrial property to promote cooperation in the framework of the 
knowledge and information society and its main determination (programme of action) was the reinfor cement of the use of the Portuguese 
language through: 
– the creation of a virtual space; – the elaboration of coherent and comprehensive national industrial 
property strategic plans; 
– the reinforcement of common action in order to provide legislative assistance to all the Lusophone Countries, particularly to the African 
Lusophone countries, enabling them to evaluate their needs and implement  
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the correspondent legislation of industrial property; 
– the development of Human Resources, cooperating towards the 
establishment of a training core group of industrial property professionals in different sectors of the economy in the Lusophone countries; 
– common actions towards the implementation of effective Information 
Technologies Systems in the industrial property offices of the Portuguese Speaking Countries to enable them  to effectively act as national 
information hubs spreading knowledge and use of industrial property in 
different sectors of economy.  
In this Ministerial Conference the CP LP Countries also  recognized the 
important support that the international organizations can provide, particularly WIPO, in the developmen t of a Cooperation Action Plan and 
the need to monitor the reinforcement of the use of the Portuguese 
language as a technological and economic support language within the knowledge and information society.  Furthermore it was also decided to 
hold biannually high level meetings between the entities responsible for 
the management of Industrial Pr operty in these countries.  
Brazil 
Cap Verde 
Mozambique Interregional Intermediate 
Seminar on Industrial Property 
 – Practice training course on 
Intellectual Property 
(Geneva, 7–9 June 2006)  
and 
 (Lisbon, 12–23 June 2006) WIPO and  
 
INPI PT Inter–regional training programme in  Geneva for IP Officials from the 
Portuguese Speaking African Countries  (PALOP) in cooperation with the 
WIPO Academy, held in June 2006.  Afterwards the participant members 
of the African countries and Brazil received an inte nsive practice course in 
Portugal, organized by INPI PT which included training in the areas of 
patents, trademarks and information/documentation, during two weeks, in Lisbon. 
Mozambique National Workshop on 
Industrial Property for SMEs 
(Maputo, 21–22 August 2006) WIPO and 
 
INPI PT National Workshop on Industrial Property for SMEs and other 
representatives of the economic, industrial and academic milieux of 
Mozambique.  This seminar was held in Maputo and it was organized in cooperation with WIPO, the Government of Mozambique and INPI PT. 
  
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Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event  Organizing agency  Description 
Panama, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, 
Argentina and the Dominican Republic 
 Theoretical and practical training 
course on copyright and related rights. 
(Madrid, 2–18 November 2005) Ministry of Culture. Theoretical and practical classes given by officials of the Sub–Directorate 
General for Intellectual Property on all matters pertaining to copyright and related rights and on experience in the management of such rights in 
Spain. 
 Target groups : Latin American professionals with experience in copyright 
and related rights. 
All Latin American countries 
 IV Forum on copyright and 
related rights (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 31 July – 
4
 August 2006) Ministry of Culture 
Spanish International Cooperation Agency  
General Council of the 
Judiciary  Theoretical and practical course give n by officials of the Sub–Directorate 
General for Intellectual Property and Spanish judges on matters pertaining to copyright and related rights.  The objective was also to establish a 
forum for the exchange of national experiences between the different 
government departments in the area of copyright.  
Target groups :  Latin American judges. 
Latin America Fourth regional seminar on 
intellectual property (Madrid,  3–7 October 2005; Munich,  
10–14 October 2005) Spanish Patent and 
Trademarks Office (OEPM) in conjunction with the 
Ministry of Culture. Participation in the fourth seminar aimed at providing specialized training 
in industrial property and copyright and creating a contact point between the different organizations and bodies working in these areas. 
 
Target groups :  Latin American judges and prosecutors.  
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Latin American countries 
 
  
 
 El Salvador 
 
Mexico  
Mexico 
Peru Guatemala  CIBIT programme  
(Latin American training 
programme on technological information  searches). 
Cooperation with Latin America 
in the field of patent searches. July 2005–December 2005, 
OEPM 
February 2006–July 2006, OEPM 
June 2006–November 2006 
June 2006–November 2006 June 2006–December 2006 OEPM The purpose of this programme is to further the use of Spanish in 
international search processes and im prove the training of examiners in 
international searches for PCT international applications.  It involves the presence of Latin American patent ex aminers for a period of between six 
months and two years in the OEPM Patent Department in order to carry 
out patent searches on databases in Spanish. 
Latin American countries Andean meeting on harmonized 
rules on border measures for 
intellectual property  22–23 August, Lima OMPI/SGCA(General 
Secretariat of the Andean 
Community of Nations)/OEPM/Peru Study of Andean rules on border measures with regard to intellectual 
property with a view to improving such rules. 
Latin American countries  Training course within the 
LATIPAT project. 
29 August–2 September, 
Netherlands WIPO/OEPM/EPO Training course intended to  promote the exchange of technological 
information on patents in electronic form. 
Central America Subregional meeting of patent 
experts from Central American 
countries and the Dominican 
Republic, 8–9 September, Guatemala WIPOI/EPO/OEPM/SIECA 
(Central American 
Integration Secretariat)/IP 
Registry of Guatemala Mission of an OEPM expert to attend the Subregional meeting of patent 
experts from Central American countries and the Dominican Republic. 
Mexico Technical assistance, 
26–29 September OEPM/IMPI Technical assistance on trademarks.  
Dominican Republic 
 Technical assistance, 
3–7 October OEPM/IP Office of the 
Dominican Republic Advice on the PCT and on bringing legislation into line with the PCT in 
the Dominican Republic  
Latin American countries Online course on patent 
management and evaluation 
3 October–27 November OEPM/CEDDET (Distance 
learning centre for economic 
and technological 
development) Course on patents based on the "virtual classroom" methodology with 
Internet support and aimed at Latin America.  
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Latin American countries Regional seminar on intellectual 
property. 
3–7 October, Madrid. 10–14 October, Munich. OEPM/WIPO/EPO Study of Spanish and European legislation on the law of patents, 
trademarks, industrial design, utility models and copyright. 
Mexico Technical assistance 
10–11 October OEPM/IMPI Visit to OEPM with a view to  acquiring a thorough knowledge of the 
application of the Madrid Protocol within the area of trademarks. 
Latin American countries Hand s–on phase of the course 
on patent management and evaluation OEPM Practical phase on patent s based on the online course. 
Latin American countries ELDIPAT 
1–3 November, El Salvador EPO/WIPO/OEPM 
IP Office El Salvador Meeting held with a view to promoting the use of the technological 
information of patent documents. 
Mexico Technical assistance 
8–10 November OEPM/IMPI Technical assistance on biotechnology patents. 
Latin American countries Regional seminar–workshop on 
intellectual property in 
university policies. 
10–11 November,  Guatemala City WIPO/Government of 
Guatemala/OEPM/Central 
American University 
Council Practical seminar with a view to promoting and emphasizing the 
importance of the study of industrial property in universities. 
Latin American countries Seminar on technological 
information, 15–18 November, 
Cartagena de Indias OEPM/AECI (Spanish 
international cooperation 
agency) Reunion promoted with the view to creating a forum so that patent experts 
may exchange experiences on technolo gical information with a view to 
improving industrial property systems. 
Latin American countries Regional meeting on 
documentation and access to 
legal and administrative decisions on IP in 
Latin America. 
22–23 November, Panama WIPO/OEPM/Government 
of Panama Meeting held with a view to setting out guidelines for the development of 
a project to compile and di sseminate legal decisions. 
Latin American countries Subregional workshop on the 
Nice and Vienna classifications 
of trademarks. 
23–25 November, Montevideo WIPO/OEPM/DNPI 
(National Industrial Property 
Directorate) of the Eastern 
Republic of Uruguay Technical assistance on trademarks. 
Peru Technical assistance on patents 
22–26 May, Lima OEPM/INDECOPI (IP 
Office of Peru) Technical assistance on patents, pharmaceutical chemical sector. 
Latin American countries II Meeting on technological 
cooperation and information 
15 May–9 June OEPM/AECI Meeting designed to promote the exchange of technological information 
on patents.  
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Latin American countries Online course on patent 
management and evaluation OEPM/CEDDET Course on patents based on the "virtual classroom" methodology aimed at 
the Latin America. 
Latin American countries Inter–regional practical seminar 
on trademarks and common aspects of IP  OEPM/WIPO Training course on industrial  property (especially trademarks) for 
Latin American officials. 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. 2005–2006 
Bilateral cooperation programme 
with intellectual property offices in Latin American countries OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on industrial property. 
Depending on the particular country concerned, the documentation 
consists of patent documents in different formats, industrial property bulletins, CD ROM databases and annual indexes of inventions and 
trademarks. 
China, Syria, Turkey 2005–2006 
Bilateral cooperation programme 
with intellectual property offices in a number of countries OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property. 
 
   
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Sida's International Training Programmes  
 
 The International Training Programmes, ITP, contributes to capacity development and changi ng processes in cooperating countrie s by offering key 
persons training programmes within sectors that  are given priority to in Swedish development cooperation and are in demand in t he cooperating countries.  In 
addition, ITP constitutes a meeting place for various countries wh ere the individual countries can benefit from the exchange of  experiences and skills of other 
participating countries in different phases of development. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Organizing agency  Description 
Developing countries Copyright and Related 
Rights in the Global 
Economy 
(Stockholm,15 August – 1 September 2005 and 
Manila,  
13–18 February 2006) (regional follow–up) Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in 
cooperation with WTPO International training course to provide information about the main national 
and international elements of the law on copyright and related rights as well 
as a presentation of the World Intell ectual Property Organization and the 
World Trade Organization and their functions. 
Developing countries Copyright and Related 
Rights in the Global 
Economy (Stockholm,14 August – 
1 September 2006) Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in 
cooperation with WTPO International training course to provide information about the main national 
and international elements of the law on copyright and related rights as well 
as a presentation of the World Intell ectual Property Organization and the 
World Trade Organization and their functions. 
Least developed countries Intellectual Property for 
Least–developed Countries (Stockholm, 21 November – 
9 December 2005 and 
Dhaka, 12–16 June 2006) (regional follow–up) Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in cooperation with WTPO International training course to provide information and knowledge about 
the main national and international elements of the law on intellectual property rights and information on the World Intellectual Property 
Organization and the World Trade Organization. 
Developing countries "Genetic Resources and 
Intellectual Property Rights 
– Pathways for 
development" 
(Svalöf, 3–24 May 2006) Swedish Biodiversity Centre, 
Stockholm Environment 
Institute, Svalöf Weibull AB International Training Course to assi st participants to understand the 
background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPR 
and exchange of genetic resources. 
Developing countries Industrial Property Rights in 
the Global Economy 
(Stockholm, 20 March –  
7 April 2006)  Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office in 
cooperation with WIPO The objective of the course is to enhance the participants' understanding of 
industrial property rights with emphasis on their contribution for economic 
growth, trade and development.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Bulgaria Peer review 
(July 2005) EU Commission Candidacy Assessment and Advice 
Romania Peer review 
(August 2005) EU Commission Candidacy Assessment and Advice 
Kazakhstan Technical assistance and 
Capacity Building  
(August 2005) UN ECE Advisory event 
Argentina Visit from the INPI Argentina 
delegation to the UKPO 
(4–6 October 2005) UKPO An overview of the UKPO patent process 
Trinidad and Tobago Visit from the IPO Trinidad 
and Tobago to the UKPO (October 2005) WIPO Discussions concerned automation, finance IP policy. 
Brazil Visit from IP Brazil 
(5–8 December 2005) UKPO Patent information as a tool for promoting Industrial and Economic 
Policy. 
Romania Visit to OSIM Romania by the 
CEO of UKPO (January 2006) OSIM Discussion of further opportunities for cooperation 
Bulgaria Peer review 
(January 2006) EU Commission Candidacy re–assessment and advice 
Romania Peer review 
(January 2006) EU Commission Candidacy re–assessment and advice 
China Visit from SIPO China to 
Scotland 
(28 February 2006) UKPO Discussion between the CEO, UKPO and Commissioner of SIPO of the 
issues of the MOU of bilateral cooperation 
Malaysia Visit of Minister of Domestic 
Trade and Consumer Affairs of Malaysia to UKPO 
(10 March 2006) UKPO Discussion of Malaysia's efforts against counterfeiting and piracy. 
 
 
 
   
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COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION10 
2005 – 2006 (31 August 2006) 
 
Beneficiary/Date Duration Acti vity Venue Organiser Objective 
All Candidate Countries      
3 March 2005 2 Liaison Meeting11 Alicante OHIM Share experience and 
knowledge on trade mark 
procedures. 
16 June 2005 1 Liaison Meeting12 Alicante OHIM Share experience and 
knowledge on IT. 
6–7 October 2005 2 Liaison Meeting12 Alicante OHIM Share experience and 
knowledge on Design. 
2 March 2006 1 Liaison Meeting12 Alicante OHIM Discus s technical cooperation 
between OHIM and national offices of EU member States.  
Share experience and 
knowledge on IT. 
15 June 2006 1 Liaison Meeting12 Alicante OHIM Share experience and 
knowledge on trade mark 
procedures. 
Turkey      
2 June 2005 2 Seminar "A visual key to success:  Design" Istambul  Turkish Patent Office Raise awareness on RCD. 
12 July 2005 2 Study visit on CTM Alicante OHIM Provide advice to the Turkish 
Office on the basis of OHIM 
experience. 
United Arab Emirates      
21 March 2005 1 Training Seminar for UAE government employee Dubai Arab Society for IP 
(ASIP) Training of examiners. 
22 March 2005 1 Public Seminar on IP issues Dubai Arab Society for IP 
(ASIP) Raise awareness on CTM and 
RCD. 
                                                      
10 DAC list of Aid Recipients (OECD). 
11 Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey. 
12 Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Turkey.  
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Several Countries      
21–23 September 2005 3 Training Seminar on Administrative Issues on 
Trade Mark Procedures13 Alicante WIPO–OHIM Trai ning of trade mark 
examiners. 
 
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13 Armenia, Belize, Bhutan, China, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tajikistan, Trinid ad and Tobago, Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe.