WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
24 October 2008 
 
 (08-5171) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM 
OTHER INTERGOVERNMEN TAL ORGANIZATIONS 
 
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) 
 
Addendum  
   At its meeting of 17 June 2008, the Council fo r TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental 
organization observers to the Council to update th e information on their technical and financial 
cooperation programmes relating to the im plementation of the TRIPS Agreement. 
 The present document reproduces the information which has been received from the World 
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by me ans of a communication dated 16 October 2008. 
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1. The present note has been prepared by the Inte rnational Bureau of the World Intellectual 
Property Organization (WIPO), pursuant to the invitation of the Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Council for TRIPS of 11 July , 2008, to provide updated information on its 
technical, legal and financial cooperation programme s relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS 
Agreement for the meeting of the Council fo r TRIPS scheduled for 28-29 October, 2008. 
2. TRIPS-related legal assistance and technical cooperation activities and programmes managed 
by WIPO fall within the framework of the provi sions of the Agreement between WIPO and WTO 
which entered into force on 1 January, 1996.  Since then, WIPO's International Bureau has responded 
to requests received from developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs) by providing 
extensive legal and technical assistance focused on the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  It is 
recalled that the WIPO-WTO Agreement was later complemented by two joint initiatives launched by 
the Directors General of the two Organizations in July 1998 and in June 2001, respectively.  These 
initiatives further reinforced the co mmitment of the two organizations to provide necessary advice and 
assistance to developing countries and LDCs relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
As a result of the discussions between the Directors General, the WIPO and WTO Secretariats have 
strengthened their consultation and periodically discussed  issues and matters of mutual interest with a 
view to enhancing the existing in stitutional cooperation.  The meeti ngs between the two Secretariats 
have resulted in increased levels of joint activities at  the regional and national levels, with particular 
attention given to LDCs. 
3. In the period October 2007-September 2008, WIPO  has continued to provide demand-based 
legal-technical assistance to developing countri es and LDCs in support of their efforts in 
implementing obligations deriving from the TRIP S Agreement.  The assistance extended in this 
respect covered, among others, the areas of legisl ative advice, awareness building and human resource IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  development, institution and capacity building, mode rnization of the intellectual property systems as 
well as enforcement-related activities. 
4. WIPO, therefore, continued to assist countries in developing and implementing strategies and 
policies aimed at creating, protecting, managi ng and exploiting intellectual property (IP) for 
economic, social and cultural development.  WIPO also strengthened its assistance to help countries 
in integrating IP into overall na tional development and public policy in areas such as health, trade, 
education, research, technology transfer and compet ition policies, including advising countries on the 
flexibilities available under international IP treati es, and in particular the TRIPS Agreement. 
5. The present note covers activities relevant to  the above context dur ing the period under 
review and the list found hereunder is meant to be indicative and not exhaustive.   
I. LEGISLATIVE ADVICE 
6. Legislative and legal advice is provided by WIPO upon specific request by countries 
concerned and on a confidential basis.  WIPO's le gislative advice to developing countries and LDCs 
for the revision of their IP laws continued, in pa rticular with the aim of modernizing and upgrading 
the intellectual property legal framework to pr omote public policies and development, taking 
advantage of legal options and flexibilities pe rmissible under the TRI PS Agreement and WIPO-
administered treaties.   
7. Although the deadline for the implementation of  general TRIPS obligations by LDCs has 
been postponed until 1 January, 20 13, WIPO's legal advice continued to be requested by those 
countries anticipating such implementation in the cont ext of the adoption of national IP strategies as 
well as by those that have already started implementi ng such obligations.  To this end, WIPO's advice 
on draft laws on industrial property rights and th eir enforcement for LDCs took into account not only 
implementation obligations under the TRIPS Agreem ent and the Paris Convention for the Protection 
of Industrial Property, but also the flexibilities those countries could use to make IP protection more development-friendly and less costly  while preserving its value as a tool for ensuring legal security as 
regards IP assets. 
8. Further, legislative assistance included discu ssions on the possible modalities for the adoption 
of the Decision of the General Council of the WTO of 30 August, 2003, on the implementation of 
paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRI PS Agreement and Public Health, subsequently 
embodied in the TRIPS Agreement as a new Article 31 bis.  
9. During the period October 2007-September 2008, le gal advice, comments and draft laws were 
provided in response to requests from the aut horities of Andorra, Angola, Botswana, Bhutan, 
Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Ecua dor, El Salvador, Honduras, Lebanon, Maldives, 
Marshall Islands, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Pacific Fo rum Islands, Pakistan, Pa nama, Paraguay, Peru, 
Rwanda, Seychelles, St. Lucia, Thailand, Uruguay and Zanzibar.  
10. In the same period, advisory missions were  undertaken in Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda and 
Uruguay to discuss with government authorities new or  revised legislation and consult on specific 
topics of IP law, in particular the protection of works under copyright and related rights, trade secrets 
and test data, trademarks and geographical indications. 
11. Concerning legislative advice provided specifically on copyright and related rights, countries 
continued to receive assistance in updating laws for compliance with current international standards.  
The assistance was rendered by WIPO in the form  of comments to amend and modernize existing 
laws or as draft new legislation.  That activity responded to requests from Angola, Bhutan, Maldives, 
Marshall Islands, Nepal, Pana ma, Paraguay, Rwanda, Seyche lles, Thailand and Uruguay.  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  II. ENFORCEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES 
12. The activities of WIPO, taking due account of both the objectives, as well as Part III of the 
TRIPS Agreement, aim at the implementation of e fficient national and/or regional IP enforcement 
systems, combined with enhanced knowledge and ex perience of law enforcement officials in handling 
enforcement matters.  As such, legal and technical  assistance is provided upon request to Member 
States in formulating enforcement provisions in line w ith international obligations, in training officials 
attached to all related enforcement agencies, in  securing right holder cooperation to bolster the 
enforcement process and to raise public awaren ess on the negative socio-economic impact of 
counterfeiting and piracy while underscoring the gr owing number of health and safety concerns 
associated with the trade in fake goods.   
13. In the period under review, the fourth sessi on of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement 
(ACE) took place on 1-2 November, 2007 in Geneva at  WIPO headquarters.  The meeting addressed 
the issue of coordination and cooperation at the inte rnational, regional and national levels in the field 
of enforcement, with the focus on streamlining th e criminal enforcement of intellectual property 
rights. 
14. In addition, a series of regional, sub-regi onal and national meetings dedicated to the 
protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights had been organized by WIPO:  WIPO-Asia 
Pacific Symposium on the Protection and Enforcem ent of IPRs in Combating Counterfeiting and 
Piracy, Kuala Lumpur, 24-25 January, 2008;  Seminar on Enforcement in the International Perspective one-afternoon during the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), in Milan on 11 February, 2008;  Participation in the Global Secu re Summit (brand protection and enforcement) on 22 
February, 2008 in Vienna;  Training Course on the Enforcement of IPRs in Tokyo, 25-29 February, 
2008;  First International Forum on Intellect ual Property, Cancun, 26-29 February, 2008;  
International High-level Symposium on Judicial Prot ection of Intellectual Property Rights in Beijing, 
15-16 April, 2008;  Colloquium on "Professional Prac tice of Lawyers in and before International 
Organizations" and the "Eight Specialty Course on IPRs" in Mexico, 17-19 April, 2008;  Morocco 
Copyright Enforcement Conference co-organized  with the USPTO, Rabat, 10-11 June, 2008;  
Seminar on Law, Policy and Enforcement of IP co -organized with USPTO, 24-26 June, 2008, Abuja, 
Nigeria;  WIPO Back to back National Worksh ops on the Protection of IPRs for Enforcement 
Officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and in  Grenada, 26 June – 1 July, 2008;  Series of 
Seminars on Copyright and Related Rights for Judg es, Magistrates, Prosecutors and the Judicial 
Police in Guayaquil, Cuenca, Quito, Ecuador, 8-11 July, 2008;  Consultation Workshop on the 
Enforcement of IP rights within the Southe rn African Development Community (SADC) co-
organized with the USPTO in Pretoria, 10-11 July, 2008;  WIPO Asia and the Pacific regional Workshop on Effective Enforcement of IPRs:  Strengthening Border Measures in Bangkok, 8-10 
September, 2008;  and National Seminar on Enfor cement of IPRs for Judges and Police Officers on 9-
10 September, 2008 in Santiago de Chile. 
15. In the framework of the mandate of the A dvisory Committee on Enforcement, WIPO also 
cooperated with inter-government al organizations (IGOs) and no n-governmental organizations 
(NGOs) to combating counterfeiting and piracy thr ough joint organization of meetings or through the 
provision of WIPO speaker(s) in the following activities: 
16. The Fourth Global Congress on Combating Count erfeiting and Piracy hosted by the World 
Customs Organization (WCO) in cooperation with the Interpol and WIPO, and with the support of the 
International Trademark Association (INTA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the 
International Security Management Association (ISMA), which took place on  3-5 February, 2008 in 
Dubai;  2008 International Anti- Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) Spring Conference, Berlin, 
14-16 May, 2008;  European Commission High-level Conference on Counterfeiting, in Brussels, 13 May, 2008;  OECD Counterfeiting Advisory  Group in Paris on 27 May, 2008;  Second IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  International IP Crime Conference;  INTERPO L IP Crime Action Group meeting in Halifax, 
24-27 June, 2008;  UNECE Meeting of Team Specialis ts on IP (TOS-IP), in Geneva, 2-4 July, 2008;  
UNCTAD/ICTSD Conference on the Global IP Enforc ement Debate in Geneva, on 17 July, 2008;  
and the WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of In tellectual Property, Geneva, from 30 June – 10 
July, 2008.  
17. With a view to enhancing the public-private part nership to render enforcement more effective, 
WIPO participated in several meetings organized  by the IPR Business Partnership in Prague on 
15 January, 2008, in Amsterdam on 27 March, 2008 and in Geneva on 2 July, 2008.  As a follow-up 
to the G8 Intellectual Property Rights Expert Gr oup meetings held in Tokyo, on 19 February and 
10-11 April, 2008 and to the G8 Summit and Decl aration, WIPO was requested to broaden its 
technical assistance to embrace a number of selected developing countries. 
III. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION 
18. WIPO National Seminar on Enforcement of Intell ectual Property Rights for Police Officials; 
Roundtable on Strengthening the Cooperation am ong Law Enforcement Agencies;  and WIPO 
National Seminar on Enforcement of Intellectual Pr operty Rights for Customs Officials, held in 
Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15-19 October, 2007 provid ed information to enhance awareness of the 
economic and legal aspects of the enforcement of in tellectual property;  conducted practical training 
sessions for enforcement officials;  discussed c ooperation among law enforcement agencies and the 
private sector;  and exchanged views on measures to  strengthen enforcement of IPRs in Sri-Lanka. 
19. Special Training Course on the Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights, held in Tokyo, 
Japan, from 22 October – 2 November, 2007;  th e training supported developing countries in 
enhancing their operation of systems for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
20. WIPO National Seminar on Legal Options and Fl exibilities under the TRIPS Agreement, held 
in Islamabad, Pakistan, 27-28 November, 2007, ai med at improving the capacity of the country in 
modernizing IP legislation, taking into account releva nt international standards and trends.  It also 
provided an opportunity to increase awareness among the participants of the relevance of IP to the 
pharmaceutical industry and the use of the TRIPS fl exibilities and their implementation in the context 
of public health and share views concerning the u se and implementation of the TRIPS flexibilities in 
the pharmaceutical field and in life sciences. 
21. WIPO Asia and the Pacific Sub-Regional Wo rkshop on Effective Enforcement of IPRs: 
Establishing Sustained Cooperation between IP O ffices, Customs and other Enforcement Agencies, 
was held in Beijing, China, 13-14 December, 2007, with the objectives of discussing the nature, scope 
and implications of IP crimes involved in trans-shipment in Asia and the Pacific Region.   
22. A Colloquium on the Role of the IP Courts in Enforcement of IPRs was held in Geneva from 
17-19 December, 2007, to provide an opportunity to  a visiting delegation consisting of Judges of 
Thailand to discuss emerging issues relating to the enforcement of IPRs at the national level. 
23. The organization of a Training Course on the En forcement of Intellectual Property Rights, 
Tokyo, Japan, 18-29 February, 2008, updated the pa rticipants with current trends and modern 
practices in the field of enforcement of intellect ual property, with a particular emphasis on border 
enforcement;  imparted practical knowledge and insights on specific border enforcement measures; 
offered an opportunity to share experiences and views among participants to facilitate the 
establishment of effective and integrated mechan isms at the national level for protection and  
enforcement of intellectual propert y rights (IPRs), especially in regard to border enforcement.  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  24. WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on the Protection and Enforcement of IPRs in 
Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-25 January, 2008, 
disseminated information on the nature and forms of  piracy and counterfeiting and the protection and 
enforcement of IPRs under existing internationa l treaties, including the Agreement on TRIPS; 
reviewed the current situation in the countries of  the region on enforcement of IPRs;  and exchanged 
views on optimal IPR enforcement policies, procedur es, tools and approaches, including the roles of 
the public and private sectors. 
25. Training for Diplomats on Intellectual Property, was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 
14-18 April, 2008, was dedicated to junior, mid-career diplomats from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kenya, Kyrghystan, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka 
and Uzbekistan and senior diplomats from Br unei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Somalia, Philippines, Thailand,  Viet Nam as well as local participants, to 
augment their understanding of intellectual property a nd its relevance to trade, competition and public 
health. 
26. WIPO Asia and the Pacific Regional Work shop on Effective Enforcement of IPRs: 
Strengthening Border Measures, held in Th ailand, Bangkok, 8-10 September, 2008, aimed at 
supporting the national efforts in the effective enfo rcement of IPRs, in particular, by increasing the 
awareness of cross border infringements and illegal operations, and addressi ng the measures required 
to strengthen border enforcement. 
27. A Sub-Regional Workshop on Arbitration and Mediation in Intellectual Property Disputes for 
ASEAN countries was held in Singapore, 19-21 Augus t, 2008.  The Workshop aimed at enhancing 
the skills and competence of the participants in ar bitration and mediation of IP disputes and sharing 
recent developments and case experiences in the areas of arbitration and mediation at the international 
level. 
IV. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANI ZED IN THE AFRICAN REGION 
28. In the African region, activities were organized in compliance with the strategic objective of 
making intellectual property a tool for national deve lopment.  This was translated into specific 
programmes that included, inter alia , legislative technical assistance, the formulation of IP 
development plans, policies and strategies to ensure  the integration of IP in development planning, 
general sensitization and/or specialized training works hops particularly in the area of patent drafting, 
technology transfer, licensing, IP enforcement, c opyright collective management business procedures, 
IP office automation, and the forging of partners hips with Sub-regional economic groupings in the 
context of multilateral trade and economic policy formulation at the regional level.  Activities 
undertaken during the period referred to herein are as follows: 
29. Legislative advice was provided to Botswana , Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania 
(Zanzibar).  In addition, WIPO attended a special se ssion of Parliament to sensitize the lawmakers on 
industrial property and copyright legislation in Rwanda 
30. WIPO continued to assist in the elaboration of IP development plans, policies and strategies 
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ga mbia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania 
and Zambia.  Activities include consultations with various stakeholders, needs assessments and, in 
some cases, training workshops which involved legal practitioners, senior government officials, 
public and private sector representatives, the academ ia and R&D institutions, officials from IP and 
CR collective administration. IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  31. A special programme of assistance was fo rmulated for African Portuguese-Speaking 
Countries members of the Community of Portugue se-speaking Countries (CPLP) in the area of 
copyright law formulation, establishment and/or enhancement of copyright collective management 
organizations.  A working document had been prev iously formulated and presented to the CPLP 
Secretariat and the Ministries in charge of the matte r in the respective countries.   A work plan for the 
implementation of the working document will be elaborated in 2009. 
32. To enable IP stakeholders, business and the cr eative communities, R&D institutions to benefit 
from the wealth of knowledge accessible through th e IP information system, the following IP/CR 
Offices in their capacity as IP service delivery centres have received data processing software and equipment to improve IP information processing a nd the administration of copyright and related 
rights:  Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Guinea- Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Tanzania, Seychelles and Zimbabwe.  Im provement and deployment of the AFRICOS and 
IPAS Software continue to feature predominantly in IT support activities, to improve service delivery 
capacity of IP Offices and CR collective management organisations in Africa. 
33. An Inter-Regional Forum on Development a nd Service-Oriented Intellectual Property 
Administration was held at WIPO in Geneva, 1-2 July, 2008.  The meeting aimed at addressing the 
development of service-oriented intellectual pr operty administration for cultural and social 
development. 
34. WIPO continued to provide assistance in the elaboration of regional instruments for the 
protection of traditional knowledge and traditio nal cultural expressions and the implementing 
regulations.  It also facilitated the preparation for Member States' active participation in the Sessions 
of the Intergovernmental Committee on Traditiona l Knowledge, Folklore and Genetic Resources 
(IGC).  A WIPO-African Union Workshop on Ge netic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and 
Folklore was organized in Chavannes-de-Bogi s, Switzerland on 19-20 June, 2008 to agree on a 
common African position with regard to critical issues to be discussed at the 13th session of the IGC.  
The Workshop was followed by a Colloquium held in Durban, South Africa where African experts 
were able to fine tune their position. 
35. A series of Regional Workshops on IP and T echnology Management were organized for 
Universities and R&D Institutions with a view to  increasing the use of the IP system in those 
institutions. 
36. A 2nd Forum on Cooperation with Portuguese-speaki ng countries in the field of industrial 
property was organized in Maputo, Mozambique on 28-29 April, 2008 jointly with the National 
Institute of Industrial Property of Portugal (INP I) and the Government of Mozambique.  The meeting 
was a follow up to the IP Conference for Ministers and a Preparatory Meeting of Heads of Industrial Property Offices which was organized jointly with  the Portuguese Ministry of the Economy and 
Innovation in Lisbon in 2006. 
37. At the invitation of the WTO, the Africa Bure au participated in a National Seminar on 
Intellectual Property and Competition Policy held  in Luanda, Angola on 14-15 February, 2008 and 
spoke on the protection of innovation through the patent system in addition to giving an update on the 
work of the IGC. 
38. Similarly, a number of general awareness rais ing meetings, seminars and training workshops 
were organized on intellectual property, comprising, inter alia , the international registration of 
industrial designs (Cameroon), geographical indicati ons (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and 
Guinea), patent drafting (Côte d'Ivoire),  IP en forcement (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, 
Rwanda) as well as advisory missions, specialized trai ning or awareness raising on copyright and/or 
collective management of copyright and related ri ghts (Botswana, Cameroon,  Guinea, Tanzania and  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  Seychelles).  A regional training on copyright and reprography was organized jointly with the African 
Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO).  
39. A WIPO mission was undertaken to the Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) to 
discuss possible cooperation between WIPO and the EAC in the area of IP policy, legal and administrative framework harmonization for the EAC member States. 
V. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN 
REGION 
40. Among the large number of technical assistance and capacity building activities organized by 
the Latin America and Caribbean bureau in the pe riod under review, the following activities in the 
area of enforcement are in particular underlined:  
(a) Regional WIPO/OEPM/EPO Sixth Seminar on IP for Judges and Prosecutors of Latin 
America (Madrid, 12-16 November and Munich, 19-23 November, 2007) 
(b) Sub-regional Training Seminar on Border  Enforcement of Intellectual Property 
Rights (Peru, 29-31 October, 2008) 
(c) National Seminars on the Enforcement of  Intellectual Property for Judges, 
Prosecutors, Customs and Police Officials (Honduras, 15-18 October, 2007) 
(d) National Seminars on the Enforcement of I ndustrial Property Rights for Members of 
the Judiciary and for Police Officers (Chile, 9-10 September, 2008) 
(e) National Workshops for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights for 
Enforcement Officials (Grenada and Sain t Vincent and the Grenadines, 27 June – 
1 July, 2008) 
(f) National Roving Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights for Magistrates, Judges 
and Prosecutors (Ecuador, 8-11 July, 2008) 
41. A training programme on Intellectual Property Rights was developed especially for judges in 
Costa Rica, as part of a broader capacity buildin g strategy.  The course includes three separate 
modules:  (a) on copyright and Related rights;  (b) on Industrial Property;  and (c) on Enforcement.  
42. WIPO participated in the ASIPI-AIPPI-IPO Conference:  "Intellectual Property in the 
Americas:  Free-Trade Agreements, Current Issues a nd the Future of Intellectual Property" held in 
Mexico City, 5-8 April, 2008. 
43. In Grenada, WIPO supported a project for the dr afting  of Legislation (Laws and Regulation) 
Compliant with the Government's Obligations und er the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property (TRIPS Agreement) and Revi ew the Draft Law on the Establishment of an 
Executive Agency for Companies and Intellectual Property. 
44. In Jamaica, WIPO participated in the organi zation of a Round-Table and Public Seminar on 
"Valuing IP as an Economic Asset a nd Leveraging IP as Collateral" whic h focused in particular on the 
situation and the needs of the copyright-based i ndustries.  Although open to the public, the Seminar 
targeted in particular the banking sector, credit lending institutions and investment agencies.  A 
round-table discussion followed the Seminar and w as aimed more specifica lly to the needs and 
considerations of financia l and investment groups. IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  VI. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND 
ASIA 
45. An International Seminar on the Strategic Us e of Intellectual Property for Economic and 
Social Development was organized in Ljub ljana, Slovenia, from 12-16 November, 2007, for 
representatives of 30 countries in Central and East ern Europe and Central Asia, to analyse the 
interface of intellectual property with developm ent in a changing global economic environment. 
46. An Interregional Symposium on the Use of In tellectual Property Rights Involving Modern 
Management Methods was organized in Tashkent , Uzbekistan, from 22-24 January, 2008, for 22 
countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Centra l Asia.  The meeting focused on strategic issues 
related to intellectual property and the role of an intellectual property office in management of 
intellectual property. 
47. An International Symposium on Intellectual Pr operty and Traditional Knowledge was held in 
Bishkek and Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, from 16-18 June, 2008, for the CIS countries, making emphasis on development of legal provisions and infrast ructure in the field of protection of traditional 
knowledge and its links with other intellectual property objects. 
48. WIPO and the Turkish Patent Institute co-o rganized in cooperation with the Islamic 
Development Bank and the Islamic Center for the Development of Trade, an Interregional (OIC 
countries) Workshop on Geographical Indications (GIs), which took place in Ankara, Turkey, 
3-4 April, 2008.  The meeting focused on interna tional agreements concerning the protection of GIs 
and resulted in exchanging practical experiences in the implementation and the functioning of GIs systems in participating countries. 
49. A WIPO Regional Seminar on the Strategic Use of Trademarks for Economic Business and 
Social Development was organized in Sofia, Bu lgaria, 15-16 September, 2008.  The aim of this 
Seminar was to promote the use of trademarks and to  share views on trade and export to EU countries. 
50. The following national activities were also undertaken during the period under review:  
National Workshop on the Madrid System, in coopera tion with the Turkish Patent Institute, Ankara, 
17-18 April, 2008;  National Symposium on Maki ng the Difference by Design and the Economic 
Aspect of Design, in cooperation with the Turkis h Patent Institute and the Italian Patent and 
Trademark Office, Ankara, 27-28 May, 2008;  Nati onal Seminar on Recent Legal Developments in 
the Madrid System, in cooperation with the Industr ial Property Office of the Slovak Republic, Banská 
Bystrica, Slovakia, 20-21 May, 2008. 
51. A study visit for officials from the Republic of Moldova to the Industrial Property Office of 
the Czech Republic was organized in Prague, December  2008.  The objective of the visit was to gain 
experience, practical knowledge and to get acquain ted with the structure, management, functioning 
and overall organization of a mode rn intellectual property office. 
52. WIPO has provided speakers for the Internati onal Symposium on the Contribution of Patent 
System to Innovation Process, Anka ra, Turkey, 13-14 February, 2008. 
53. A conference on the protection of IP as a Condition for Women's Success in Science and 
Business was organized in Warsaw, March 2008, in c ooperation with the Patent Office of Poland and 
the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe .  The goal was to develop national capacities, 
as well as to develop a platform for exchange of experiences for women in business and science.  As a 
follow-up, it was proposed that a similar conferen ce next year be organized on a regional level.   IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  54. A study visit was organized for officials from Al bania to the Copyright Office of Romania in 
Bucharest, March 2008, in order to share the experi ence in developing a legal framework in the field 
of copyright and related rights;  exchange view s on the roles and responsibilities of a Copyright 
Office, to exchange information on recent interna tional, regional and national developments in the 
field of protection and enforcement of intellectua l property rights;  and to exchange practical 
knowledge and experiences in ha ndling intellectual property cases. 
55. A WIPO-IFRRO Sub-regional Seminar on Copy right and Related Rights and Collective 
Management of Rights was organized in Buchares t, Romania, May 2008, in cooperation with the 
International Federation of Reproduction Rights Or ganizations (IFRRO), the Romanian Office for 
Copyright (ORDA) and the Copyright Collective Management Society (COPYRO).  The goal of the 
seminar was to provide a constructive framework for dialogue and exchange of relevant information.  
56. An Inter-regional Seminar on Methodologies, B est Practices and Lessons Learnt for the 
Development of National IP Stra tegies was organized in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 2008, in 
cooperation with the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania (OSIM).  The objective 
of this event was to exchange knowledge, views a nd best practices in developing and implementing a 
national IP strategy in countries in transition.  
57. A WIPO Sub-regional Symposium on the Rights of Performers in the Information Society 
was organized in Tulcea, Romania, June 2008,  in cooperation with ORDA.  The Seminar was 
intended for government representatives, relevant stakeholders from copyright and related rights 
sectors, representatives from private sector, including publishing and broadcasting sectors and participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia, Cyprus, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, The 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey .  The goal was to strengthen capacity of 
participant countries for the protection of local creation.  
58. A Regional Workshop on IP Management and Successful Technology Licensing (STL) for 
Universities was organized in Szeged, Hungary, June  2008, in cooperation with the Hungarian Patent 
Office (HPO).  The objectives of the workshop we re capacity and knowledge building for parties 
engaged in technology transfer and commercializa tion of research results in universities and R&D 
institutions.  These included scientists, technology managers, policy makers, government officials, 
including 12 University IP coordinators from unive rsities and R&D institutions participating in the 
WIPO University Initiative programme. 
59. Within the framework of ongoing cooperation ac tivities between the WIPO and the Technical 
Assistance Information Exchange Office (TAIEX), Enlargement Directorate-General, Commission of 
the European Union, WIPO continued to provide speakers for TAIEX events such as:  Seminar on 
Intellectual Property Rights, Podgorica, Monteneg ro, 4-5 October, 2007;  Seminar on Patents, 
Cracow, Poland,  10 December, 2007;  Seminar on the Hague Agreement, Cr acow, Poland, 14 March, 
2008. 
60. As requested by countries with transition ec onomies, DCEA has begun developing a series of 
tools for countries in transition. 
61. In October 2007, DCEA begun the preparation of  a tool entitled, "Management of Academic 
Intellectual Property and Early Stage Innovation in Countries in transition".  The tool aims at 
providing an elaborate management protocol to professionals in transition countries, and, at the same time, disseminating the most successful management mode ls.  It is expected that the tool will become 
available at the end of 2008. IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  62. A tool on "Special Features of the Copyri ght Systems of Countries in Transition" was 
launched in February 2008, with the aim of carryin g out research on adaptation of the copyright laws 
to new technologies and to prepare a practical WIPO  tool for practitioners a nd policy makers involved 
in the development and modernization of copyrigh t laws and legislation in transition countries. 
63. A research and preparation of a study c oncerning a WIPO tool on "Recommendations on 
Strengthening the Role of Innovative Small and Me dium sized Enterprises in the Commonwealth of 
Independent States" was started in June, 2008.  The objective of the tool is to collect and analyze national practices and legislation related to the deve lopment of innovative activities.  It is expected 
that the results would serve as an important tool in CIS countries to take measures to improve the existing situation regarding the innovative enterprises. 
64. DCEA has provided speakers for such events as:  The European Committee Meeting of the 
International Confederation of Societies of Aut hors and Composers, Budapest, Hungary, 22-23 April, 
2008;  National Conference on Bio-Business Innova tion, 26-27 April, 2008, Gdynia, Poland. 
VII. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE LDC'S DIVISION 
65. WIPO organized a High-Level Forum on Intell ectual Property for Least Developed Countries: 
Building Capacity and a Knowledge Base for Wealth  Creation, Social and Cultural Development in 
Geneva, Switzerland on 12 December, 2007.  The pur pose of the Forum was to provide Ministers, 
senior policy makers and Permanent Representatives of least developed countries an occasion to 
exchange views and experiences with internati onal and national expert s on building knowledge 
capacity on IP for poverty alleviation and wealth creation.  Various themes of the forum were 
introduced by leading international experts.  The forum considered and agreed to an "agenda for 
action for least developed countries in the World Intellectual Property Organization".  This was 
proposed by the Ambassador of Bangladesh as the representative of the Chairperson of the 
Coordination Council of the LDCs for increased assi stance to LDCs by WIPO to promote IP-induced 
development in the LDCs. 
66. The High-Level Forum was attended by seven Mi nisters from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guinea, 
Lesotho, Senegal, Sudan and Uganda.  The one-day  forum was also attended by capital based senior 
government officials as well as Ambassadors and dipl omats of least developed countries in Geneva 
from Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, B hutan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Comoros, 
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, 
Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao To me and Principe, Sierra  Leone, Solomon Islands, 
Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Yemen and Zambia. 
67. From 15-25 January, 2008, WIPO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) jointly organized, in 
Tokyo Japan, a Training Course on Industrial Propert y Administration in the framework of the Funds-
in-Trust/Japan 2007-2008, exclusively for the LD Cs.  Representatives from sixteen LDCs namely, 
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Lao Peop le's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Maldives, 
Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Samoa, Suda n, Tanzania Yemen and Zambia participated in 
the course.  Three officials from Indonesia and one from India and Viet Nam also took part in the 
training.  The objective of the training course was to familiarize the participants with the emerging 
concepts, current international tre nds and other topical matters of significance in the field of industrial 
property administration through interactive sessions w ith officials and professionals involved in that 
field.  The course also focused on exchange of ideas, views and experiences on issues related to the 
administration of industrial property.  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  68. Within the framework of the Korea Funds-in- Trust arrangement, WIPO organized a skills 
development training programme for the officials as well as users of the Cambodian Innovation and 
Creativity Center (IP Advisory Services and Info rmation Center) in Phnom Penh, from 28-30 January, 
2008, to promote greater use of IP advisory services on filing patent applications, and trademark registration and branding, licensing, as well as inform ation on patents, copyright and related rights, 
trademark and service marks and industrial designs .  A total of 35 persons attended the training 
programme which, apart from dealing with various IP topics, discussed the preparation of a medium and long-term work programme and business plan on the overall structure and operation of the center. 
69. Upon the request of the Government of Sudan,  a workshop on the Strategic Management of 
Intellectual Property for the Promotion of I nvention and Innovation a nd Celebration of the 
International Intellectual Property Day took place in Khartoum from 22-24 April, 2008.  The 
workshop dealt with a number of IP issues for th e benefit of senior officials from the public and 
private sectors. 
70. At the request of the Government of Ethiopia, a special follow-up training programme was 
organized by WIPO at its headquarters for two pr ofessionals of the Intellectual Property Advisory 
Services and Information Center of Ethiopia from 1-4 April, 2008.  The modules of this intensive 
training programme focused specifically to address the need for enhanced understanding and skills of 
the professionals engaged in IP advisory services of the LDCs.  A similar training programme was organized for two IP officials of the Cambodia Innovation and Creativity Center, 15-18 September, 
2008.  
71. In 2008, like previous years, WIPO continued its joint project with the Swedish International 
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) for LDCs.  As a follow-up to the WIPO-SIDA Training 
and Advisory Program on Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy for Least Developed Countries which was held in Stockholm from 5-23 November, 2007, WIPO organized in cooperation 
with the Government of Ethiopia, a meeting in Addis Ababa, from 26-30 May, 2008.  The main objective of the follow-up programme was to share relevant experiences among the participants on the 
performance of individual country projects identifie d during the training programme in Stockholm in 
November 2007, and formulate action plans for their implementation.  Participants included officials 
from Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethi opia, Lao PDR, Malawi, Maldives, Mozambique, 
Nepal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and, Zambia.  
72. In area of technology licensing, WIPO continued technical assistance to LDCs.  From 
25-26 June, 2008, WIPO organized a national worksh op in Kampala on the preparation of a national 
chapter on the legislative, regulatory and instituti onal mechanisms in support of technology licensing 
for Uganda.  Senior national experts, governme nt officials, IP professionals, business sector 
representatives and other relevant stak eholders took part in the work shop which considered the draft 
national chapter.  When finalized, it will provide pr actical information of interest to licensors and 
licensees of technology in Uganda.  The draft ch apter will be finalized taking into account the 
outcomes of the workshop. 
73. On 1-2 July, 2008, WIPO organized an Inte r-Regional Forum on Development and Service-
Oriented Intellectual Property (IP) Administration at its headquarters.  The obj ective of the forum was 
to address the development and service-oriented ro le of IP administration from various relevant 
aspects, such as policy and strategy, organizational,  administrative, functional, technical and business-
orientation.  The forum held intensive discu ssions on the IP-related institutional and policy 
challenges, opportunities and reforms in the context of overall national developm ent strategies, with a 
view to making a positive and tangible contribution to social, cultural and economic development. 
 The forum was the first of its kind to take an in -depth look at the needs and expectations of IP 
administrations of all countries.  Representatives  from seven LDCs, namely, Bangladesh, Benin, 
Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ta nzania participated in the Forum. IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  74. From 2-4 September, 2008, WIPO in coopera tion with the Korean Intellectual Property 
Office (KIPO) organized an Inter-Regional Work shop for LDCs on the Strategic Importance of 
Industrial Property in Building a Knowledge Base and Capacity for the Promotion of Invention, 
Innovation and Technological Development, in Daej eon, Republic of Korea.  The objective of the 
Workshop was to contribute to building and strengthening intellectual property systems and 
institutions in LDCs through presentations of papers  by international experts and examinations of 
country experiences on the strategic importance of in dustrial property for the pr omotion of invention, 
innovation, technology transfer, adoption and deve lopment.  Participants from 12 LDCs namely, 
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Lao PDR,  Lesotho, Nepal, Samoa, Sudan, Tanzania, 
Uganda and, Zambia attended the Workshop. 
VIII.  LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE BUREAU FOR ARAB COUNTRIES 
75. The Arab bureau undertook the following activities, among others during the period under 
review in support of two main strategic objectives of  the organization:  (i) Promoting a balanced IP 
system and realizing its development potential;  ( ii) Strengthening IP infrastructure institutions and 
human resources.  This assistance ranged from legisl ative advice to the initia tion of IP development 
plans and strategies, to the support in policy formulation. 
76. Ongoing legislative and legal advice is being prov ided to countries of the region in order to 
upgrade the IP legal framework and  promote public policies and deve lopment, building on the legal 
options and flexibilities under international obligat ions.  Yemen, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sudan, and 
Djibouti benefited from such services. 
77. An international forum for Chiefs of Judi ciary and Legal Experts on IP was held on 
14-15 April, 2008, in Khartoum, Sudan, that focused on the central role of enhancing the protection of 
IP rights and promoting the use of the IP system as a power tool for economic, social and cultural 
development.  The forum highlighted that societ y at large had a responsibility in preventing the 
adverse effects of IPR infringements and that effe ctive protection could be secured through efficient 
implementation and enforcement of  national legislation, strengt hening preventive protection and 
providing an appropriate environm ent for effective protection. 
78. A national specialized symposium for members of the Jordanian Judiciary in cooperation with 
the Jordanian Supreme Judicial Council and King Abdullah II Center for Intellectual Property was 
held in Jordan, 21-23 February, 2008;  A National specialized symposium for members of the United Arab Emirates Judiciary in cooperation with the Mi nistry of Economy and the Judicial Institution was 
held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 28-30 April, 2008;  A National seminar on IP Enforcement for Judges, 
General Prosecutors and Lawyers was held in Yeme n, June 2008.  The primary objective of these 
workshops was to strengthen the understanding and capacity of the Judiciary in implementing the 
relevant IP laws, taking into acc ount international obligation.  A special focus was given to a 
landmark decision at national and international levels highlighting the methodology followed in 
handling such cases. 
79. Activities in the context of the TRIPS Agre ement:  A WIPO/Islamic Development Bank 
Seminar was held on 9-12 June, 2008, on the use,  by developing countries, of the flexibilities 
provided for in the TRIPS Agreement.  This activity  falls within the scope of some proposals of the 
WIPO Development Agenda pertaini ng to the understanding of the use of flexibilities contained in the 
TRIPS Agreement;  A National Seminar on Industria l Property and on the Implementation of TRIPS' 
Obligations in the Pursuance of National Public Policies and Goals was held in Damascus, Syrian 
Arab Republic on 28-29 May, 2008;  National Seminar on TRIPS flexibilities and Pharmaceuticals 
was held in Tunis, August 2008.  The latter semina r offered an opportunity to the participants from 
different pharmaceutical companies in Tunisia to realize the challenges facing the Tunisian  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  pharmaceutical industry, the importance of TRIP S flexibilities and how government and industries 
should make the right move in this area. 
80. A WIPO Sub-Regional Seminar on Geographical  Indications was organized in Aleppo, 
Syrian Arab Republic, 26-27 August.  The purpose of the meeting was to provide a general introduction to geographical indications, including to the various existing approaches for their 
protection;  to offer an overview on the intern ational legal framework for the protection of 
geographical indications, the WIPO-administered treaties and the TRIPS Agreement;  to have 
recognized experts in geographical indications present concrete cases and discuss them with the 
participants;  to offer a basis for participants to  determine a suitable approach to the protection for 
geographical indications for specific cases in their own countries;  and to raise awareness of problems 
and potential difficulties that can be encountered wh en setting up and administ ering a specific system 
for the protection and use of geographical indications.  
81. The following specialized training courses were  successfully completed:  WIPO/ASIP Sub-
Regional Training Course of the Arab Certified IP Practitioner on Patent and Trade Secrets held in 
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 22 October – 1 Novemb er, 2007;  From April-July 2008, three sessions 
(face-to-face, E-Training and evaluation's session) of Patent Drafting training took place in Tunisia 
and regrouped 30 researchers, academics, from various technological centres. 
82. Activities to strengthen IP infrastructure and to  reinforce capacities in specific sectors were 
implemented in the Arab Region.  A PCT natio nal seminar was held in Amman, Jordan from 
23-24 June, 2008;  A national workshop on IP Succes sful Licensing was held in Egypt from 10-
13 March, 2008;   A national seminar on IP and ma nagement of Innovation in SME's was held in 
Tunis, April 2008;  A seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for the students of the Bahrain 
University was held in Manama, 9-10 April, 2008. 
83. WIPO has also organized study visits for offici als of IP offices within and outside the region 
in various fields of IP such as the training of thr ee Bahraini officials from the patent office at the 
Singapore office from 18-21 August, 2008. 
84. The Arab Bureau continues to conduct advisory  missions to encourage countries to establish 
their own IP national strategies' and the following  countries were approached;  Tunis, Oman and 
Morocco. 
IX. LIST OF ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY THE WIPO ACADEMY 
85. In the area of Training and Human Resources Development, the WIPO Worldwide Academy 
(WWA) continued to organize specialized progra mmes for government officials, judges, customs 
officers, diplomats, university professors and rese archers of institutions and heads of IP Offices 
during the period under review.   
86. In order to equip law enforcement officials w ith appropriate knowledge in the protection of 
intellectual property rights at national and internat ional levels and their effective enforcement, a 
colloquium on IP for judges from Namibia w as organized in Swakopmund, Namibia from 
13-15 April, 2008.  In the same vein, an Academy on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights 
organized in cooperation with USPTO took place in Washington, D.C., from 14-18 July, 2008. 
87. National Symposia on IP education, training and research to provide information on the 
concept of and international standards including  on the TRIPS agreement for the protection of 
intellectual property were organized in Gaborone , Botswana (29-30 January, 2008) and Lusaka, 
Zambia (23-25 April, 2008).  In addition, a WI PO-SIDA advanced training course on copyrights in IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  the global economy jointly offered with the Gove rnment of Sweden was held in Stockholm from 
11-29 August, 2008. 
88. The WIPO Academy has been receiving particip ants in the Trade Policy Course organized by 
the WTO and briefing them on the international treaties administered by WIPO in the field of intellectual property. 
89. Taking into account the role of professors in teaching intellectual property, a joint WIPO-
WTO Colloquium on intellectual property for 22 teachers of IP from universities all over the world was held at the WIPO headquarters from 30 June – 4 July, 2008, and at the WTO from 7-10 July, 2008, to exchange information a nd expose participants to recent developments and policy issues 
under debate in the two organizati ons and to update them on the ac tivities and instruments of WIPO 
and the WTO (TRIPS Agreement, Paris and Berne Convention etc). 
90. Following the annual study visits to WIPO hea dquarters by students who participate in the 
Master of Laws in IP jointly offered with the University of Turin, from 1-10 October, 2008 students received lectures on IPRs and Public Health and IPRs and Economic Development citing the TRIPS 
agreement. 
91. A High-level Round Table Forum on Intellectual Property and Trade co-organized with the 
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for As ia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was held in 2007 
and will again be held in Ulaan Baat ar, Mongolia from 22-24 October, 2008. 
X. LIST OF JOINT WIPO-WTO COOPERATION ACTIVITIES 
92. The WTO held four regular Trade Policy Courses held in Geneva during the reporting period 
(42nd TPC for English-speaking countries from 17 September to 7 December 2007, 43rd and 44th 
TPC for English-speaking countries from 14 January to  4 April 2008, 45th TPC for Spanish-speaking 
countries from 21 April to 11 July 2008) that included a visit to WIPO, learning about that Organization, its conventions and activities. 
93. An important component of the activities carried  out in Geneva during the reporting period 
was the holding of the fifth joint WIPO-WTO Coll oquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property from 
Developing Countries from 30 June to 10 July 2008.  The main objectives of the Colloquium were to 
update university teachers of intellectual propert y in developing countries on the activities and 
instruments of WIPO and the WTO, and to provide  a forum for exchange of information and ideas 
between the teachers and the two Secretariats on these matters.  Emphasis was put on recent developments and on policy issues under debate in  the two Organizations.  The Colloquium also 
provided an opportunity for an exchange of view s on teaching methodologies and on the outsourcing 
of technical cooperation.  One week of the Coll oquium took place at the WIPO Worldwide Academy 
and the other at the WTO.  University teacher s from the following 19 developing countries and 
economies in transition participated in the event:  Algeria, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Me xico, Nigeria, Peru, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, 
Viet Nam and Zimbabwe.  Three self-funded participan ts came from Australi a, Canada and France 
respectively.  In addition to speakers from the two Secretariats and from the WHO and the UPOV, 
several Geneva-based delegates as well as repre sentatives from industry and NGOs shared views on 
certain topical issues under discussion or negotiation.  Participating university teachers also made presentations on selected topics. 
94. WIPO, along with representatives from other Secretariats, reported on their activities, 
experiences and views in relation to the implem entation of TRIPS flexibilities, including the 
Paragraph 6 System as part of a third Workshop on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health from 
3-5 December, 2007.  It focused, in particular, on the use of the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement  IP/C/W/516/Add.5 
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  and on the implementation and application of the system established under paragraph 6 of the Doha 
Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public H ealth.  This was a renewed effort to give 
capital-based practitioners from trade, IP and pub lic health authorities a hands-on knowledge of 
TRIPS flexibilities. 
95. WIPO provided presentations to regional works hops with a focus on certain topical issues 
under discussion, examination or negotiation in the TRIPS context, in particular TRIPS and public 
health, biotechnology/traditional knowledge/biodiversity , and geographical indications that were held 
this year, in cooperation with the host country:  in New Delhi, India, from 1-3 April 2008 for the 
Asia-Pacific Economies;  and Istanbul, Turkey, fro m 24-26 June for Central and Eastern European 
and Central Asian Countries.  The aim of the workshops was to provide information and an 
opportunity for an exchange of views among count ries of the region that would facilitate their 
effective participation in the ongoing negotiations or discussions.  Another objective was to provide 
an improved understanding of the WTO and the TRI PS Agreement, including the flexibilities in that 
Agreement and the Paragraph 6 System. 
96. The WTO Secretariat organized a workshop for Latin American and Caribbean countries in 
Quito, Ecuador, from 17-19 September 2008  in which speakers from the WTO Secretariat, 
representatives from international organizations (WIP O, WHO, UNDP), representatives of NGOs, as 
well as delegates from developed and developing WTO Members shared their experiences and views with participants. 
97. WIPO sent a speaker to WTO organized workshops in Ethiopia (10-11 October 2007 and 
Angola (14-15 February 2008) devoted to intellect ual property matters, in cooperation with the host 
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