WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
4 March 2005 
 (05-0918) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 14 September 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Communities.  It was circulated as an advance copy for the Council's 
Meeting on 21 September 2004.  
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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/408/Add.5 of 3 February 2004. 
  It concerns the technical cooperation activiti es carried out during the past two years – until 
Summer 2004 – by the European Communities and individual member States in favour of developing 
and least developed country members, with the objective to facilitate the implementation of the 
TRIPS Agreement.  It is intended to update this notification upon availability of additional 
information from other member States.   The EC draw the attention of the members of  the TRIPS Council to the fact that the above-
mentioned technical cooperation providers unde rtook considerable activities in the candidate 
countries (Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey) and the new member States of the European Union 
(Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia , Lithuania, Malta, Pola nd, Slovak Republic, and 
Slovenia).   Additional information on the activities of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal 
Market (OHIM) and the European Patent Office (E PO) will be distributed as a supplement to this 
document.  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
A. E
UROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
B. MEMBER STATES  
AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................................ .....................25  
DENMARK ........................................................................................................................ ..................27  
FINLAND ........................................................................................................................ .....................28  
FRANCE......................................................................................................................... ......................30  
GERMANY ........................................................................................................................ ..................40  
ITALY ......................................................................................................................... .........................49  
PORTUGAL....................................................................................................................... ..................50  
SPAIN ......................................................................................................................... .........................55  
SWEDEN ......................................................................................................................... .....................67  
UNITED KINGDOM................................................................................................................. ..........69  
 
 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
 Page 3EC-CHINA IPR COOPERATION PROGRAMME 
 
This programme is an EC initiative, implemented by the European  Patent Office (EPO ), the Office for Harmonisation in the Intern al market (OHIM) and ERIN, in cooperation 
with various Chinese agencies: MOFTEC, Stat e Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Trademark Office (TMO), National Copyright Ad ministration of China (NCAC), Supreme 
Peoples' Court (SPP), AQSI Q, universities, etc.  
The programme consists of four components:  H = Horizontal component, dedicated to transversal subject-matters and enforcement issues 
S1 = component dedicated to Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs 
S2 = component dedicated to Trademar ks, and to Geographical Indications 
S3 = component dedicated to Copyright and Related Rights 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency Description 
China Horizontal component 
Judicial enforcement 
November 2002  EPO Provincial level training facility focusing on the judicial enforcement of IPR -  
3-day seminar organized in Nanjing and Chongqin 
China Horizontal component 
Investigation and policing 
November 2002 EPO Provincial level training facility focu sing on investigation and policing of IPR – 
3-day seminar organized in Shanghai and Chengdu 
China Horizontal component 
Administrative and border 
enforcement October/November 2002 EPO Provincial training facility focusing on  administrative and border enforcement of 
intellectual property – three days in Beijing 
China Horizontal component 
Development of IPR Long 
Distance Training  December 2002 and March 
2003 EPO Training at University of Munster (Germany) focusing on IPR and information 
Law, new developments in China and in Europe, involving European and 
Chinese IPR research and academic institutions. Training in cooperation with University of Saarbrucken – video conference 
focusing on the new developments in Copyright Law in China and in Europe .  
China Horizontal component 
IPR Laws and Enforcement Systems Study Visit  
January 2003 EPO A group of civil servants from the Ministry of Economics visited several 
institutions, including the German Federal Patent Court together with representatives of the Chinese patent office and representatives from other fields 
of industrial property protection from the People's Republic of China.  Subjects 
of the expert discussions were: status and function of the Federal Patent Court within the national system of industrial property protection, infringement 
proceedings in civil courts, term and practical meaning of "independence of the 
judiciary".  
China  
 S1 – Study visit for SIPO 
officials  
13-27 October 2002 
Europe EPO Study visit organized for eight SIPO officials to EPO plus national patent offices 
in Germany, Sweden and Portugal. Subjects addressed were: Upgrading Patent 
Enforcement Nationwide, expanding provincial and national level officials' 
exposure to new developments in patent law and administration in Europe.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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 Organizing agency Description 
China S1 – Training seminar 
Munich 18-22 November 2002 EPO China-Europe exchange of newest de velopments in examin ation procedure for 
forefront technologies in key selected sectors: training seminar attended by SIPO and partner Chinese organizations on Patents in electronics, computer 
technology and telecommunications and the associated International Forum on 
protection of computer related and business model inventions in Munich, which gave them an opportunity to meet top level European IP experts and 
practitioners to discuss these forefront challenging fields. 
China S1- Netherlands 31 March-
9 April 2003 EPO Training of eight Chinese national and provincial level co-trainers in 
enforcement and administration of patents, utility models and industrial designs in the Netherlands 
China S2 – Seminar on automation 
Alicante 24-27 March 2003 OHIM Seminar on automation of the Ch inese Trademark Office in Alicante.  
Delegation of six officials from CTMO and SAIC. 
 S3 (Copyright and related 
rights) Start August 2003 ERIN Kick-off mission started in August 2003.  Overall work plan and budget to be 
submitted by the end of October for approval.  
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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 a Regional Component and Natio nal Components.  The first Regional and 
National activities took place in 2001. The programme will soon  include Laos and Cambodia. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
ASEAN  
(regional component) EU-ASEAN Symposium on 
Networking of Training 
Centres & Courts (Bangkok, 
22-23 April 2002) EPO Two topics: Teaching and Networking of IP in Euro pe;  and Networking in 
Court Systems – Networking in Enforcement of IP Rights. 
During the Symposium the follo wing events took place:  
- Press conference in presence of the EC  Head of Delegation in Thailand, the 
DG of the Thai DIP and the President of the EPO and Vice-President of OHIM 
- Technical meeting of the EC, EPO, OH IM with the EU member States (MS) 
Ambassadors 
- Ceremonial opening of the ECAP II Programme Local Coordination Unit office based in Bangkok in presence of all participants, the press and EU MS. 
 
Audience
: 
Four participants per ASEAN country: Heads of ASEAN IPOs, ECAP II contact 
person, judge, university representa tive, and ASEAN IP Association. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) 2nd Regional and National 
Committee Meetings (Bangkok, 24 April 2002) EPO Committee meeting chaired by DIP Thailand.  Presentation of implementation 
status and discussion on next work plan.  
Audience
: 
Director Generals IPOs Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam, Brunei, Indonesia & ECAP II contact persons. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) Workshop on "Filing to 
registration procedures – 
trademarks"  (Manila, 16-17 May 2002) OHIM Workshops and presentations on the Community Trademark system and 
procedures.  Comparative discussions were  held in order to facilitate the means 
by which common problems may be addressed as well as to assess what steps may be carried out in view of ad opting similar trademark practices. 
 
Audience
: 
Trademark examiners and registrars from all the national IP offices. 
ASEAN 
(regional component)  
 
  
 
  EU-ASEAN Symposium on 
copyright and neighbouring rights 
(Manila, 24-25 October 
2002) EPO The symposium constituted the highlight of the IP week in the Philippines.  
Four topics have been addressed: - Current status of copyright and neighbouring rights in ASEAN 
- Basic principles of international copyright and neighbouring rights  
 treaties 
- Management of copyrights in ASEAN and Europe 
- Copyright contract law 
- Specific aspects of preventing piracy 
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ASEAN 
(regional component) [continued] Audience
:  
Five ECAP experts (from the Max Plank Institute, CISAC, the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, SIAE and IFPI) 
Three participants by ASEAN country financed under ECAP: 
- from the Ministry responsible for copyright law who is familiar with 
copyright legislation  
- familiar with the management of collecting societies  
- familiar with enforcement related aspects of copyright law 
The symposium was open to the public. 
ASEAN 
(regional component) 
  
 Training course on Absolute 
Grounds for Refusal 
Examination (Bangkok, 21-22 November 
2002) 
 OHIM 
 
 The aim of this activity was to enable the ASEAN IPOs to exchange information 
on national practices relating to substantive examination on absolute grounds for 
refusal, taking into account new devel opments and practices.  Comparative 
analysis and assessment of case examples  formed part of the training course 
with information being provided on the EC system of regional trademark 
registration and protection.  
Audience
: two trademark examiners/re gistrars from each IP office 
ASEAN 
(regional component) 
 EU-ASEAN Operational 
Seminar on the Role of 
Customs in Combating 
Counterfeiting and Piracy (Manila, 17-21 November 
2003) 
 EPO This operational seminar in Manila has drawn ten customs officials from eight 
ASEAN countries participating in ECAP and six EU customs officials and an 
EC official who explained and demonstrated selection and targeting techniques 
for the identification of counterfeited goods.  The seminar included presentations as well as on-site investigations at the port and airport in Manila. 
 
Audience
: ASEAN customs officials at an operational/technical level, right 
holders, IPO 
ASEAN 
(regional component) Course on "Relative grounds 
for refusal examination and 
opposition proceedings – Trademarks"  
(Jakarta, 3-4 December 
2003) OHIM This particular event was the third in  a series of common trademark courses that 
have thus far been organized under ECAP II.  The aim of the activity was to 
address and analyse the substantive examination relating to relative grounds for refusal as well as opposition proceedings .  The two-day course that was co-
organized with the DGIPR in Jakarta, provided for information exchanges on the 
practices applied in each country as well as presentations by the two OHIM 
experts. 
 
Audience:
 
Trademark officials from eight ASEAN IPOs.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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ASEAN 
(regional component)  ECAP II Newsletter 
Three issues and brochure, produced twice a year 
(May  and November) EPO Presentation of ECAP II programme, ar ticles on specific IP topics, including 
articles by ASEAN IPOs and case studies.   
Audience
: Interested circles in the field of IP in Europe and ASEAN, general 
public 
ASEAN (regional component) 
 ECAP II website 
(continuous) 
on-line, updated once a 
month EPO www.ecap-project.org
 
Presentation of ECAP II programme, fu ture, on-going 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 worldwide 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 th e 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 in the form of a CD-ROM from July 
2004. The data processing route being now established for each country, an 
update of the database is expected to take place every six months.  A mission in PDR Lao and Cambodia is expected to take place in 2004 for 
completing the ASEANPAT database. 
 Audience:
 
Direct beneficiaries of the above activities are the participating patent offices, 
the public (enterprises interested in know-how contained in patent documents, universities, interested public ) in Europe and in ASEAN.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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ASEAN  
(regional component) ASEANTM  
(continuous) OHIM The activity aims to undertake an anal ysis of the databases that currently exist 
and assess the feasibility as well as the costs 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 December 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 fourth regional Committee meeting it 
was proposed to IPOs that while thre e possible recommendations were outlined 
the most favourable proposal would be a decentralised 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 activities 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) Support to AWGIPC 
activities: industrial designs 
(Singapore, 2 March 2004) OHIM Within the framework of the ASEAN Working Group on IP Co-operation 
(AWGIPC), discussions have advanced among the ASEAN IPOs on the 
possible creation of a common regional filing system for industrial designs. 
In this respect, the AWGIPC has requested that an OHIM expert attend the AWGIPC meeting in March 2004 in order to explain the EU Directive (1998) 
and the EC Regulation (2001) on the Community Design which lay down the 
approximation of laws among the EU member States as well as the administrative procedures allowing for the granting of  Community designs. 
 
Audience
: 
ASEAN IPOs 
ASEAN 
(regional component) EU-ASEAN workshop on 
data protection 
(pharmaceuticals) (Bangkok, 29-30 April 
2004) EPO The seminar aimed at reflecting upon the obligations stemming from the 
provisions of Article 39.3 of the TRIPS Agreement which requires WTO 
members to protect against "unfair commercial use", undisclosed test or other 
data required to obtain marketing approval of pharmaceuticals. 
 
Audience:
 
Interested circles from  ASEAN and Europe, including EU pharmaceutical and 
generics industry.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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ASEAN 
(regional component) High level study to OHIM 
"The Community Design" (Alicante, 28-29 June 2004) OHIM The high-level study visit included the participation of the Director Generals' of 
eight ASEAN IPOs and followed a specific request from ASEAN countries to learn more about the European Community design system. The two-day study 
visit focused on the following topics:  Principal features of Community IP 
rights:  the Community Trademark and the Community Design;  the Community Design Directive:  Harmonization of EU member States legislation - The 
rationale of a regional design system;  dual Community Design protection:  The 
Unregistered and Registered Community Design Systems;   salient provisions of EU legislation on the Community Design; registration workflow.  
Demonstration of EURODESIGN; and disputes on Community Designs 
(Invalidity proceedings, A ppeals and actions before the Community Design 
Courts). 
 
Audience:
 
Staff from eight ASEAN IPOs (three representatives per country). 
ASEAN 
(regional component) 4th Regional Committee 
meeting  
(Alicante,1 July 2004) EPO Committee meeting chaired by the EC  and Singapore (since presiding the 
WGIPC). Presentation of implementation status and discussion on next work 
plan. 
 
Audience:  
Director Generals from eight ASEAN countries (incl. Malaysia) & ECAP II 
contact persons. 
Philippines Study visit on plant varieties 
(Munich, Angers, Hanover, 17-19 May 2002) EPO The participants discussed legal and administrative aspects in the field of plant 
varieties with expert institutions in Europe (EPO, UPOV, Bundessortenamt in 
Hanover, and CPVO in Angers). 
The activity is expected to improve insights into the legal and administrative 
aspects of plant variety protection.  
Audience:
 
Two participants from the Philippines: a Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources 
Research and Development (PCARRD) of the Department of Science and 
Technology (DOST) and a patent examiner dealing with plant varieties. 
Philippines  
 
  
 
 
 
 Participation in regional IPR 
enforcement conference 
(Hanoi, 13-17 May 2002) EPO Participation of four Philippine represen tatives (IPO, Ministry of Justice, Office 
of the President, Supreme Court) at the 'Regional week on IP' in Hanoi 
organized by the French Government on 13-17 May 2002 and composed of two 
parts: ASEM seminar on IPR enforcemen t (two days) and "Which future for 
intellectual property in Asia" (three days). The main focus was set on dialogue 
between public entities and right holders in the field of enforcement. 
 
 
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Philippines 
[continued]  Audience:  
IPR enforcement experts from 26 ASEM co untries (ten Asian, 15 European 
countries and the EC) and private sector representatives from Europe and Asia. 
Philippines 
 Patent claim drafting course 
(Singapore, 13-17 May and 
18-23 November 2002) EPO Two x one week training for two pr ofessional representatives from the 
Philippines (May and November 2002). 
 An established programme for training IP  agents in this topic is the FICPI 
(Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle) SEAD (South 
East Asian Patent Drafting Training Course) course for patent agents. It is a practical hands-on training in the preparation of patent applications and claims. 
The course is directed to teaching the art of drafting.  Tuition is given in drafting 
techniques used in the major jurisdictions in Europe, United States of America and Japan.  
 
After successful completion of the SEAD course, FICPI will attempt to provide 
a short-term (three months) placement with a firm of experienced patent 
attorneys. The activity assisted in improving skills in patent claim drafting of 
professional representatives. 
 
Audience: 
 
Two Philippine participants were funded under ECAP: a Senior science research 
specialist at the Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the 
Department of Science and Technology and an intellectual property rights specialist at the documentation, informat ion and technology transfer bureau of 
the IPO. 
Philippines Training course in 
international (Madrid Protocol) and regional 
trademark registration 
systems  (Manila, 13-14 May 2002) OHIM The training course aimed on the one hand to provide insight and increase 
knowledge on the structure and functioning of the Madrid system, the benefits that are to be attained therein, as well as the implications for the respective 
member States.   
 On the other hand, a comparative approach was taken by focusing on the EU 
model of unitary regional trademark protection.  In this context, the experts 
provided training on the EU procedures and practices for registering trademarks.  Of particular interest for the participan ts was the approach to examining "new" 
forms of trademarks such as colour and 3-D marks as well as the examination of 
relative grounds for refusal.  
Audience:
 
IPO staff members, IP agents and interested circles.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Philippines 
 Provision of books, journals 
and ESPACE CD-ROM collection 
(Manila, October 2002) EPO Books on IP for a value of €10,000 were sent to the Philippines. CD-ROM 
collection was provided under EPO bilateral funds 
Philippines  Fellowship at a European 
Research Institute (London, 
September/October 2002)  EPO Two-month fellowship at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research 
Institute in London.  The research proposal was entitled: Potential mechanisms and policy considerations for intellectual property management and plant variety 
protection of selected Philippine Crop Biotechnology R&D programmes 
 Audience
: One Philippine Science Research Specialist II, of the Philippine 
Council for Agriculture, Forestry an d Natural Resources Research and 
Development of the Department of Science and Technology. 
Philippines 
 Training in new 
developments in electronics 
and telecommunications (Munich, 18-22 November 
2002) EPO Two Philippine patent examiners studied EPO examination procedures for 
electronics and  telecommunication  t echnologies as well as current issues on 
patenting these technological fields. They  also participated in the "Forum on 
protection of computer-related and business model inventions" designed as an 
information and expertise exchange platform open to relevant international IP 
circles.  
Audience
: IPO patent examiners 
Philippines 
 Training for mechanics, 
physics and chemistry (Berlin and The Hague, 
September/October 2002) EPO Six Philippine examiners were given an explanation on the basic principles of 
patent examination in the fields of mechanics, physics and chemistry.   
The course focused on patent grantin g procedures, patentability conditions, 
novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability and clarity, the opposition procedure step by step, relevant case law, and case studies. 
 
Audience
: IPO patent examiners 
Philippines  Workshop for domestic 
SMEs  
(Manila, 14-15 November 
2002) EPO Two European experts (OHIM and Philipps  representative) participated at this 
workshop which was attended by 43 re presentatives from SMEs.  The objective 
of the event which focused on trademark, design and invention protection was to 
inform and exchange views with Philippine SMEs on the use of IP for export 
enhancement. 
 Audience
: Local SMEs 
Philippines 
 Office modernization - 
institution building 
(Manila, 13-24 January 2003) EPO As Government subsidies to the IPO are due to end shortly, self-financing is a 
key (and urgent) issue for assistance in the area of office pl anning and resource 
management. Two experts spent up to two weeks at the IPO in Manila to  
• study current system of financial management 
• help identify other possible revenue streams  within the organization  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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• recommend financial management planning and system that will support a 
self-financing IPO 
 
The mission's findings have been studied attentively by the IPO and resulted in a 
proposal for further assistance.  
Audience
: Director General of IPO -  IPO officials 
Philippines 
 Development of IP related 
services, (Manila, 31 March-4 April 
2003) EPO During one week, an EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent 
search systems consulted with the IPO, with the aim of identifying needs, where 
appropriate, for enhancemen t of the patent administration system as well as 
possibilities for developing patent search tools. The expert submitted a report 
which links the areas that require improv ement and the infrastru cture required to 
bring this about.   
 
Audience
: IPO officials 
Philippines 
 Analysis of the structure of 
the patent administration/search facilities and proposal of activities, (Manila 7- 11 April 2003) EPO An EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent search systems 
consulted during one week with the IPO, with the aim of improving the 
management and search systems. The fac ilities for doing prior art search needed 
to be improved and assistance in enhancing search tools was requested. 
 
The expert submitted a report upon his return which linked the areas that require improvement and the infrastructure required to bring this about. 
 
Audience
: IPO officials 
Philippines  Mediation and investigation 
and assistance; Committee of Three work, Bureau of legal affairs  (Manila, 5-9 May 2003) EPO An EPO expert spent a week at the IP O in Manila to provide assistance to the 
Bureau of Legal Affairs (BoL) to provide training on the Committee of Three 
system. The BoL staff needed to be familiarized with the mechanics of this 
system through studies of actual patent cases resolved through the application of the Committee of Three.  This would help the IPO-Philippines set up a similar 
mechanism as mandated by law.  The possibility of introducing mediation and 
arbitration in patent-related cases was also envisaged.  
Audience
: IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs 
Philippines 
 Training seminars in specific 
areas of examination: "Search and examination of patent applications in biotechnology" (Munich, 2-6 June 2003) EPO Two IPO examiners specialized in bi otechnology spent a week at the EPO 
International Academy to be trained in search and examination in patent applications in the field of biotechnology. 
 
Audience
: Two IPO examiners   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Philippines 
 Training on new technical 
issues:  Patent examination, business methods and 
software 
(Manila, 10-14 March 2003) EPO An EPO examiner spent one week at the IPO to hold a workshop on patent 
protection of business methods and of software which is a new field in which an increasing number of patent applications are received.  The EPO expert assisted 
examiners in acquiring a sound understanding of the problems and possible 
solutions in these particular technical fields in order to be able to define a procedure, which is best adapted to their respective situation.  The expert's 
assistance is expected to contribute to increase the ability of the IPO to facing 
more efficiently the number of patent applications received. 
 
Audience
: IPO examiners 
Philippines Preparation of guidelines on 
trademark procedures (Manila, 7-11 July 2003) OHIM Two OHIM experts carried out a fact finding mission to the IPO in Manila in 
order to enable them to prepare guidelines on trademark procedures and practices.  The guidelines, which focus on substantive examination, provide a 
comprehensive tool for all officers involv ed in examining marks.  They assist 
the IPO in attaining the objective of having a consistent and coherent approach for the registration of trademark applications. 
 
Audience:
 IPO staff 
Philippines Improvement of post 
grant/post registration 
procedures (Manila, 25-29 August 
2003)    EPO The activity provided for an update of the existing post grant/registration system 
to improve efficiency of the IPO in this  particular field.  An expert from the 
Swedish patent office spent one week at the IPO in Manila to present the procedures and models used in Europe on post grant and post registration 
processing, changes and transfers of ownership and records management and to 
make recommendations on how to improve the post grant/post registration system at the IPO. 
 
Audience:
 IPO staff  
Philippines  
 
  
 
 Philippines 
[continued] Study and recommendations 
on improving prosecution 
techniques and investigation  
(Philippines, August 2003) EPO The study offered suggestions and proposals with the aim of strengthening the 
prosecution techniques and making recommendations on how to implement a 
more proactive enforcement scheme.  A local IP expert made a detailed 
investigation into prosecution techniques in the Philippines, the term "technique" being defined as knowledge and means available to prosecute 
violations of intellectual property rights (IPR). 
 The investigation covered administrative aspects, civil actions against 
infringement of all IPR and criminal actions in piracy and counterfeiting (but did 
not include prosecution of applications).  
Audience:
 
IPO, judiciary, police, custom s, other enforcement agencies  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Philippines Study tour on geographical 
indications  (Europe, 22-26 September 
2003)  EPO The activity aimed at improving the level of knowledge of the European system 
of protection of geographical indications. The participants studied the nuances of  extending protection through geographical indications as well as the EC model 
on geographical indications protection. Representatives of the following 
institutions/associations were visited: the EC in Brussels (DG TRADE, DG INTERNAL MARKET, French Ministry of Agriculture, Piment d'Espelette, 
Jambon de Bayonne and Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC). 
 Audience:
 
Director, Bureau of Trademarks, Intell ectual Property Office of Philippines and 
Director, Policy Research Servi ce, Ministry of Agriculture. 
Philippines IP Information 
Dissemination - training of 
trainers  
(Manila 13-17 October 2003) EPO The activity in reference aimed at: 
- Training a pool of trainers on IP, w ith special emphasis to training in 
educational institutions 
- Developing recommended curricula for teaching IP in all levels of the 
educational system 
- Recommending appropriate teaching and information materials that can be 
used for teaching IP in  all leve ls of  educational institutions. 
 
Two experts from the Swedish Patent Office spent one week in the Philippines 
to train trainers at the IPO and to develop curricula. The training was conducted in the form of workshops and practical exercises.  The training included 30 
participants. 
 Audience
: IPO staff   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Philippines Workshop on relative 
grounds for refusal in examination and opposition 
proceedings of trademarks 
(Manila, 8-9 March 2004) OHIM Two OHIM experts made presentations on the procedures applied within the EU 
with interactive case studies on concrete examples being analyzed with the aim 
to increase the coherency, consistency an d efficiency of pr ocessing trademark 
applications by the IPO. The experts further provided k nowledge on recent 
developments concerning EU case law in this area as well as the trend of IP 
offices in Europe to follow the CTM system of not examining relative grounds 
for refusal. 
 Audience
: IPO staff 
Philippines Training on IP valuation and 
commercialization  
(Manila,  22-23 March 2004) EPO About 100 participants registered for the seminar which included speakers from 
ASEAN and Europe. The aim of the activity was to encourage SMEs, 
universities and research institutes to ma ke use of IP and to make aware the 
economic importance of IP assets and pate nt information for business; to teach 
how to use available information to identify promising fields for inventive 
activity, possible partners and competitors; how to make the most of an IP portfolio and licenses.  Methods for valuation of IP rights. 
 
Audience:
 SMEs, universities and research in stitutes, chamber of commerce, 
government. 
Philippines Promotion of the IP attorney 
profession  (Manila,  3-14 May 2004) 
 EPO An EPO expert spent two weeks in Manila to investigate the situation in the 
Philippines and to make a proposal for a suitable accreditation system for patent 
attorneys, including a first draft for rules and regulations to set up the proposed 
system. 
 Audience
: IPO staff, attorneys. 
Thailand Study visit on plant varieties 
(Munich, Angers, Hanover, 
19-17 May 2002) EPO The participants discussed legal and administrative aspects in the field of plant 
varieties with expert institutions in Europe (EPO, UPOV, Bundessortenamt in 
Hanover, and CPVO in Angers). The activity is expected to improve insights into the legal and administrative 
aspects of plant variety protection. 
 Audience:
 
Two Thai participants (one representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, one 
participant from the DIP) 
Thailand Provision of books, journals 
and ESPACE CD-ROM 
collection  
(Bangkok, August 2002) EPO Books on IP to the value of €10,000 were  sent to Thailand (will be placed in the 
DIP's library). CD-ROM collection was provided under EPO bilateral funds. 
 
Audience:  
IPO and general public  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Thailand Fellowship at a European 
Research Institute  (London, 
September/October 2002) EPO Two-month fellowship at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research 
Institute in London.  The research proposal is entitled: "Private Use Of  Musical Works, Rights of Public Performance, and Collecting Society Systems". 
 
Audience:
 
One judge attached to the office of the Judiciary acti ng as Judge of the Central 
Intellectual Property and In ternational Trade Court. 
Thailand  Course on Trademark Law 
Treaty (TLT) and Absolute Grounds for Refusal 
Examination 
(Bangkok, 25-26 September 2002) OHIM A training course was provided on the ma in provisions of the TLT which relate 
to formality procedures for registering tr ademarks.  The aim of the course was to 
provide examiners with a greater unde rstanding of the standards currently 
prevailing at international level as well as the revisions that are foreseen to the 
treaty.  In addition, at the request of the DIP training was also provided on substantive examination, namely absolute grounds for refusal. 
 
Audience
: DIP trademark examiners 
 
Thailand 
 
 Patent claim drafting course 
(Singapore, 13-17 May  and 
18-23 November 2002 ) EPO Two x one-week training for two professional representatives from Thailand 
(May and November 2002). 
 
Description (see Philippines) 
 Audience
: ASEAN professional  representatives 
Two Thai participants were funded under ECAP: the Director of Mahidol 
University Applied and Technology Service Center, and a Representative of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University. 
Thailand 
 Workshop for domestic 
SMEs 
(Bangkok, 11-15 November 2002) EPO One European expert (OHIM) participated at this workshop which was attended 
by more than 300  representatives from SMEs.  The event was opened by the 
Thai Deputy Minister of Commerce. Th e objective of the event which focused 
on trademark, design and invention protection was to inform and exchange 
views with Philippine SMEs on the use of IP for export enhancement. 
 Audience
: Local SMEs 
Thailand 
 Assistance in the 
establishment of an arbitration division (Bangkok 24-28 February 2003) EPO A UK judge (Judge Fysh) of the Patent High Court spent one week at the DIP to 
provide advice on the establishment and operation of an arbitration division 
established at the DIP.  
Audience
: DIP officials - Judges from IP and IT Court 
IP lawyers   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Thailand 
 Training on new technical 
issues; Patent examination, business methods and 
software 
(Bangkok, 17-21 March 2003)   EPO An EPO examiner spent one week at the DIP to hold a workshop on patent 
protection of business methods and of software which is a new field in which an increasing number of patent applications are received.  The EPO expert assisted 
examiners in acquiring a sound understanding of the problems and possible 
solutions in these particular technical fields in order to be able to define a procedure, which is best adapted to th eir respective situation. The expert's 
assistance is expected to contribute to increase the ability of the DIP to facing 
more efficiently the number of patent applications received. 
 
Audience
: DIP examiners 
Thailand 
 Investigation into patent 
search facilities (Bangkok, 31 March-4 April 
2003) EPO An EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent search systems 
consulted with the DIP, with the aim of identifying needs, where appropriate, for 
enhancement of the patent administration system as well as possibilities for 
developing patent search tools. The expert analysed the DIP requirements for 
enhancement of patent search tools (off- line and on-line) as well as the technical 
aspects of existing search tools and needs in view of making available in future 
an ESPACENET server as well as speci fic search tools which are presently 
being developed at the EPO. 
 
Audience
: IPO officials 
Thailand Seminar on trademarks and 
geographical indications 
(Bangkok, 23-25 July 2003 ) OHIM In light of new Thai legislation on Geographical Indications that entered into 
force in May 2004, the 3-day activity ai med to address with the assistance of 
two European experts pertinent issues relating to the registration and protection 
of GIs, an IPR which will be administered by the DIP.  
Audience:
 
DIP, EU IPR network, IP&IT Court + 250 participants (on the third day). 
Thailand Study and recommendations 
on improving prosecution 
techniques and investigation 
(Thailand, December 2003) EPO The study offered suggestions and proposals with the aim of strengthening the 
prosecution techniques and making recommendations on how to implement a 
more proactive enforcement scheme.  A European locally based IP expert made 
a detailed investigation into prosecution techniques in Thailand, the term "technique" being defined as knowledge and means available to prosecute 
violations of intellectual property rights (IPR).  
 The investigation covered administrative aspects, civil actions against 
infringement of all IPR and criminal actions in piracy and counterfeiting (but did 
not include prosecution of applications).  
Audience:
 
IPO, judiciary, police, custom s, other enforcement agencies.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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 Organizing agency Description 
Thailand Commercialization of 
intangible assets  (Bangkok, 17-18 March 
2004 ) EPO About 300 participants registered for the seminar which included speakers from 
ASEAN and Europe.  The aim of the activity was to encourage SMEs, universities and research institutes to make use of IP and to  make aware of the 
economic importance of IP assets and pate nt information for business; to teach 
how to use available information to identify promising fields for inventive activity, possible partners and competitors; how to make the most of an IP 
portfolio and licenses. Methods for valuation of IP rights. 
 Audience:
 
SMEs, universities and research institute s, chamber of commerce, government. 
Thailand Seminar on industrial 
designs, trademarks and package design  
(Bangkok, 29 and 30 March 
2004 ) OHIM Two OHIM experts and 2 European experts from industry assisted during a 2-
day seminar to improve the knowledge and understanding of SMEs, manufacturers and IP Officers as a whole on the value and commercialisation of 
trademarks, designs and branding. They further provided practical insight to the 
general public on how to exploit IP as an effective marketing tool.  
Audience:
 
250 comprising officials from the Department of Intellectual Property, attorneys, 
representatives from SMEs and repres entatives from the EC-IPR Network. 
Thailand Seminar on contract law for 
creators  (Bangkok, 26-28 May 2004) EPO Two experts from Germany showed during a 3-day seminar Thai artists and 
legislators more effective ways to negotiate their contracts with distribution companies and the European/German approach to protect authors and 
performers rights by specific contract law. 
 Audience:
 
Copyright holders, ISPs, law makers, academics and government enforcement 
agencies, including of mini stry officials and judges 
Thailand 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Study visit to Europe on 
geographical indications 
(Germany, Belgium, France 
and Italy, 24-28 May 2004) EPO The study visit assisted Thai government officials in gathering knowledge on the 
implementation and management of GIs in light of the provisions in the TRIPS 
Agreement and the new GI Thai law. The participants met with various German 
GI experts, the EC in Brussels, INAO in France and  improved their knowledge and understanding on the management and administration of GIs. The 
participants were accompanied by a Europe an legal IP expert to act as facilitator 
and to optimise the result of the visit.  
Audience:
 
Deputy Chief Judge, Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court  
Deputy Director General, Department of Industrial Promotion 
Director of Trademark, DIP 
Head of GIs Group, Trademark Office, DIP 
Head of GIs Group, Trademark Office, DIP 
Public Prosecutor, Department of Intell ectual Property and International Trade   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Thailand 
[continued] Litigation Office of the Attorney General 
Agricultural Scientist, Department of Agriculture. 
Singapore Training on recent 
international protocols 
relating to copyrights 
(Singapore, 25-26 April 2002) EPO Participation of an EU expert in copyri ghts in IP copyright week by presenting 2 
lectures at the copyright forum:  "A Comparison Between the EC and US 
Experiences" and "Electronic Copyright Management Systems – A Restriction 
on Information?" and advising copyright staff at IPOS. The forum was intended to raise topical copyright issues for discussion amongst Singapore's IP 
profession and to further thought development. 
 Audience:
 
Singapore's IP profession, 1 EU expert 
Singapore Provision of books, journals 
and ESPACE CD-ROM collection  
(Singapore, May 2002) EPO Books on IP to the value of €10,000 were sent to Singapore, CD-ROM 
collection was provided under EPO bilateral funds.  
Audience:
 
IPO and general public 
Singapore Patent agents training 
(Singapore, 13-17 May 
2002) EPO See above (Philippines) – Funding of two EU experts to act as tutors during the 
course 
 
Audience:  
ASEAN professional representatives  attending the SEAD-FICPI course. 
Singapore   
 Training materials for 
trademarks (Singapore, 30 September-
4 October, 2002) OHIM An expert mission to investigate a nd analyze the necessary training materials 
that would be most suitable for IPOS in the short to medium term. A recommendation report will be prepared with current and future strategies for 
the Ttrademark Training Unit.  Also some  training on trademark issues for the 
IPOS trainers will be given.  
Audience
: One EU expert 
IPOS administration and staff 
Singapore  Identification of Training 
Materials for the Trademark 
Training Unit 
(Singapore, 30 September to 4 October 2002) OHIM An expert from the UK Patent Of fice carried out a one-week mission to 
Singapore in order to draw up a recommendation report that would assist the 
IPOS in identifying appropriate training materials and methods for enhancing 
the effectiveness of the unit.  In addition,  at the request of the IPOS, training was 
also provided on the Madrid Agreement, non-conventional marks as well as the 
application of the Nice Classification co ncerning the international classification 
of goods and services.  
Audience
: Trainers and trademark examiners  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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 Organizing agency Description 
Singapore Seminar on recent 
developments in European patent enforcement 
(Singapore, 31 October-
1 November 2003) EPO A judge of the UK high patent court participated in an IP Expertise Sharing 
Session for the Judiciary which provided members of the Judiciary in Singapore  with a platform to gather  first-hand information on the recent international 
developments in the law and practice of intellectual property in different 
countries and to provide them with a suitable forum to exchange views and 
experiences  relating to IP law.  The UK judge had a further session with IP 
professionals to discuss issues of evidence in civil cases, criminal sanctions and 
injunction & compensation issues.  
Audience:
 Judiciary; IP professionals; IPOS staff. 
Singapore Training Programme in 
Preparation for the Accession of Singapore to 
the Geneva Act of the Hague 
Agreement Concerning the International Registration of 
Industrial Designs 
(Singapore, 11-12 August 
2004) OHIM Two WIPO experts provided a 2-day training on the Geneva Act of the Hague 
Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs in light of Singapore's accession to  the act in January 2005. 
 
Audience:
 
Two legal counsels and two executives (closed session) of the IPOS 
IP professionals (open session). 
Indonesia Inception mission to draft a 
Strategic Modernisation Plan (September-November 
2003) EPO Mission of three European experts to analyze the situation in IP in Indonesia and 
to draft a Strategic Modernization Plan on the basis of which the ECAP II overall and first annual work plan for Indonesia has been developed. 
 
Audience:
 DGIPR, relevant government agencies, IP professionals 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Cooperation between the EC and Yemen takes place within the programme in favour of deve loping countries of Asia and Latin Ameri ca (ALA).  Relations between the EC and 
Yemen are based on a cooperation agreement which became effective in 1998, within the framework of which the EC implements vari ous 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 an d 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). 
 
  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
Page 22 EC/TACIS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR RUSSIA 
 
The Tacis national programme for Russia focuses on support to institutional, legal and administrative reform, as well as econom ic and social development in Russia, with 
considerable emphasis given to issues related to freedom, justice and security, including judicial reform, fight against organi zed crime and terrorism, migration and asylum. 
Support to the further integration of the EU and Russian economies is also an essential component of the programme, including t he progressive approximation of relevant Russian 
legislation with the acquis communautaire .  The programme also addresses the social consequences of transition in terms of health, labour and education. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Russian Federation Russia national action 
programme 2000 - Protection of Intellectual 
Property Rights ( September 
2003-September 2005) GTZ in partnership with the 
Russian Agency for Patent and Trademarks The project aims at harmonising the Russian intellectual and industrial property 
legislation with EU directives/regula tions; to enhance the efficiency of 
Rospatent and of other stakeholders involved in the reservation, management 
and enforcement of IPR; to raise the leve l of public awareness of the intellectual 
and industrial property protection issues and improve the dissemination of information on the Russian intellectual and industrial property system. 
 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
 Page 23EC/CARDS INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
 
The overall objective of th e CARDS Programme (Community Assist ance for Reconstruction, Developmen t and Stabilisation) is to sup port the participation of the countries of the 
Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)  in the Stabilisation and Association 
Process. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency Description 
All CARDS countries 
 CARDS Industrial and 
Intellectual Property Rights 
(Started in September 2003)  
 EC initiative, EPO 
implementation in partnership 
with government ministries, IPR protection offices and 
Institutes for Standardisation. The overall objective is to support the economic development of the five 
CARDS countries through ef fective and adequate prot ection and enforcement of 
industrial and intellectual property rights in line with the requirements of the SAA (Stabilisation and Association Agreements) and WTO. 
• Adaptation of national legislation in line with the TRIPS Agreement in all 
fields of intellectual property rights, 
• Develop the industrial and intellectual property protection in line with the 
EU standards for Albania, FYROM and Croatia and ensure compliance 
with TRIPS requirements for all CARDS countries, 
• Strengthen the administrative capacity of IP institutions and enforcement 
authorities, 
• Improve regional cooperation, 
• Create general awareness of industrial and intellectual property rights and 
strengthen countries ability to benefit from them.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
Page 24 EC/CARDS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR CROATIA 
 
The overall objective of th e CARDS Programme (Community Assist ance for Reconstruction, Developmen t and Stabilisation) is to sup port the participation of the countries of the 
Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)  in the Stabilisation and Association 
Process. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency Description 
Croatia 
 Croatia national action 
programme 2001 - 
Intellectual property rights – 
(June 2003-December 2004)  
 Croatian initiative, MIP 
priority. 
Implementation by GTZ The programme will: 
 
• provide support to legal approximation of European and international rules 
and praxis;  
• contribute institutional building and training; 
• contribute to the development of a long-term strategy for implementation 
and enforcement. 
 
It consists of 3 components: 
 
Component 1 - Legal approximation  
To reach harmonization of the Croatian legislative framework in the field of 
industrial property rights with the EC acquis ;  
Component 2 - Institutional capacity building and training 
To strengthen the institutional capacity of SIPO, enabling improved 
implementation and application of the current and upcoming legal framework in the field of intellectual property rights.   
Component 3-  Strategy for implementation and enforcement   
To develop a strategy to support further implementation and enforcement of legislation in the field of intellectual property rights. 
 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
 Page 25AUSTRIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Armenia Administrative training 
(Vienna, 13-19 September 
2002) 
 Austrian Patent Office Presentation of the Austrian Pa tent Office and its tasks in Industrial Property 
Protection. 
 
Audience:  
Armenian delegation from various sectors of Armenia's administration  
China Meeting of the mixed 
Chinese-Austrian Working 
Group on Questions of Industrial Property 
Protection 
(Vienna, 8-15 November 2002) Austrian Patent Office Lectures and workshops concerning developments in international Industrial 
Property Protection especially in the field of granting of patents and utility 
models.    
Audience:
 
Leading Officials from th e Patent Office of China 
 
China Training course on 
information services, 
databases and computer systems 
(Vienna, 18-28 November 
2002)  Austrian Patent Office Experts from the Austrian Pa tent Office presented recent developments in the 
fields of information services, databases and computer systems. 
 Audience:
 
Professionals from SIPO 
 
Countries of the Gulf 
Co-operation Council (Saudi 
Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates) Training course on patent 
documentation and 
information (Vienna, 2-20 June 2003) 
 Austrian Patent Office Training Course concerning the fundamental 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 Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 
Cambodia, Fiji Islands, Libya, 
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia  Training course on patent 
information and 
documentation (Vienna, 10-20 June 2003) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating to patents. 
 
Audience:
 
Patent examiners of National Industrial Property Offices  
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, 
Lesotho, Malawi, Russia, 
Slovak Republic, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe  Joint seminar on patents and 
trademarks 
(Vienna, 10-18 June 2003)  WIPO and EPO, in  
cooperation with 
the Austrian Patent Office Seminar concerning the fundamental principles of trademark and patent law, 
international developments in this area, search strategies and databases, relating 
to patents.  
Audience:
 
Patent examiners and legal officers of  National Industrial Property Offices  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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 Organizing agency Description 
Countries of the Gulf 
Co-operation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, 
Oman, United Arab Emirates) Follow-up  course on patent 
documentation and information 
(Vienna, 6 July-1 August 
2003) Austrian Patent Office Follow-up training  course concentratin g on practical work. 
 Audience:
 
Patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Co-operation Council for the Arab 
States of the Gulf  
Republic of Korea Administrative training 
(Vienna, 7 July 2003) 
 Austrian Patent Office Presentation of the Austrian Patent Office and its tasks in the field of Design 
Protection. 
 Audience:
 
Officials from KIPO  
Russia and Ukraine Study visit on the 
proceedings with regard to Industrial Property Rights 
(Vienna, 30 October 2003) Austrian Patent Office Study visit concerning the Industrial Property Rights system in Austria, 
especially on proceedings in the field of trademark and design protection.  
Audience:
 
Russian and Ukrainian patent attorneys and officials from the Russian Patent Office 
 
China Meeting with a Chinese 
delegation on questions of 
patent protection 
(Vienna, 10 December 2003) Austrian Patent Office Meeting concerning topics of patents and their commercial realisation. 
 
Audience:  
Leading Officials from the Patent Office of China and the Chinese Academy of 
Sciences 
 
Countries of the Gulf 
Co-operation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, 
Oman, United Arab Emirates) Training course on patent 
documentation and information 
(Vienna, 3-18 May 2004) 
 Austrian Patent Office Training Course concerning the fundamental 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 Co-operation Council for the Arab 
States of the Gulf 
Egypt, Fiji Islands, Ghana, 
Indonesia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Trinidad and 
Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine  Training course on patent 
documentation and information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, 
international treaties on IP (Vienna, 7-18 June 2004) 
 WIPO and EPO, in  
cooperation with the Austrian Patent Office Seminar concerning the fundamental principles of trademark and patent law, 
international developments in this area, search strategies and databases, relating 
to patents. 
 
Audience:
 
Patent examiners and legal officers of  National Industrial Property Offices 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Jamaica 
Malaysia 
Georgia A 2-week course in IPR as 
part of WIPO's training 
programme 
(Copenhagen, 10-20 June 2003) 
 Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office 
 As part of WIPO's Training Programme, the Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office received three participants from the World Wide Academy. These three 
participants were from Jamaica, Malaysia and Georgia. They received a 
thorough two-week course on Intellectual Property Rights.   
Audience
: three participants from the Worl d Wide Academy (part of WIPO' s 
Training Programme).  
China Study tour in the EU on 
Trademark examination 
guidelines 
(26-27 May 2004) OHIM The Danish Patent and Trademark office received a delegation of 8 members 
from the Chinese Trademark Office.  Th e activity was part of the EU-China 
Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme, S2 element (trademarks 
and geographical indications) implemented by OHIM. 
  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
Page 28 FINLAND 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Azerbaijan 
 Implementation of the EU-
Azerbaijan Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement 
 (Helsinki, 28 August 2002)  National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland, 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Finnish Customs,  
National Food Agency  The purpose of the visit was to increase the knowledge of participants of WTO 
issues, EU legal approximation and organizational issues with regard to 
membership in the European Union and WTO in the field of Sanitary and Phyto-
sanitary, Agriculture and Intellectual Property.  
Audience
: Participants of the study tour: Total 21  
Armenia, Bhutan, Gambia, 
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, 
Zimbabwe Practical Training Course on 
Copyright and Related Rights 
(Helsinki, 4-15 November 
2002) Ministry of Education and 
Culture + Kopiosto (Joint Copyright Organisation) The Ministry of Education organized and financed together with the Finnish 
Copyright Society and Finnish Copyright Organisations this Practical Training Course. 
 
The participants were provided with an introduction to the Finnish and Nordic solutions concerning copyright and neighbouring rights legislation, collective 
administration of rights and questions relating to enforcement. 
 One of the objectives was also to provide an overall view of the recent 
developments in the field of copyright legislation in the European Union 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 11 February 2003) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland, 
Denmark China Business 
Network Study tour to the Nordic countries with focus on the Nordic patent law and the 
respective regulations.  The members of the delegation were all involved in the 
Tianjin (China) patent administration. 
 Audience
: Participants of the study tour: total eight  
 
China 
 Information visit 
(Helsinki, 19 September 2003)) 
 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland  Information visit by a delegation of 8 members from China: IP protection 
system of Finland. 
Armenia, Bhutan, China, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Indonesia, Kuwait, 
Lithuania, Malawi, Romania, 
Tanzania, Zambia  Practical Training Course on 
Copyright and Related Rights 
(Helsinki, 3 to 14 November 
2003) Ministry of Education and 
Culture,  Kopiosto (Joint Copyright Organisation) The Ministry of Education organized and financed together with the Finnish 
Copyright Society and Finnish Copyright Organisations this  Practical Training Course. 
 
The participants were provided with an introduction to the Finnish and Nordic solutions concerning copyright and neighbouring rights legislation, collective 
administration of rights and questions relating to enforcement. 
 One of the objectives was also to provide an overall view of the recent 
developments in the field of copyright legislation in the European Union.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Various African countries 
(Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, 
Zimbabwe, Burundi, Zambia) 
  Workshop on Strategy for 
Acquisition, Effective Management and 
Dissemination of Intellectual 
Property Information  (Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 
12 to 14 November 2003) WIPO and the Ethiopian 
Government An expert from the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland 
lectured about the basics of IP information, patent information in particular, and its administration, acquisition and dissemination. 
 
Audience:
 34 experts and officers from various African countries 
 
Kyrgyzstan  Visit by the President of the 
Kyrgyz Patent Office and a co-operation agreement 
(Helsinki 2003) 
 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland The President of the Kyrgyz Patent Office visited the National Board of Patents 
and Registration. As a result of his visit the Offices concluded a cooperation agreement in the field of IP  at the end of the year. 
Chile 
 State-of-the-art search 
reports 
2003 
 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 ch arge for Chile within the framework of 
development cooperation with WIPO. 
 
Various African countries (Namibia, South Africa, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, 
Nigeria, Angola, Botswana) "From Local to Global 
Conference on Information 
Society 2004"  
(Windhoek, Namibia, 9 to 
10 June 2004) Various Namibian authorities 
and private companies as well 
as Ministry for Foreign 
Affairs of Finland and 
Ministry of Education of 
Finland The conference targeted the real sust ainable actions to support African 
information, knowledge and communication and business development. 
Presentation by the President of the National Board of Patents and Registration 
of Finland on IP and developing countries.  
 
Audience
: Public and private decision makers in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe, Kenya, Nigeria, Angola and Botswana  
 
China 
 Information visit 
(Helsinki, 12 June 2004 ) 
 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland Information visit by a Chinese delegation from Zhongguancun Science Park: IP 
protection system in Finland. 
  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
Page 30 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 under agreements signed between the Ministry and the authorities of other countries.  The Direc torates-General in charge of customs and the 
suppression of fraud, the bodies reporting to the Ministry of Ag riculture and professional and joint-trade groups are also invo lved. 
 In accordance with their respective areas of  competence, these government departments and bodies take part in technical coopera tion activities conducted by international 
organizations, in particular the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO), and in t hose organized by other French government 
departments, in connection more specifically with geographical indi cations.  They are also involved in the EC's PHARE, TACIS an d TAIEX programmes and activities.  
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Latin America 2002 WIPO/INPI1 Development of the system for the protection and use of appellations of origin 
in Latin America in order to promote trade in and exports of indigenous 
products. 
Argentina Seminar on geographical 
indications – May 2002 MAAPAR Two seminars on geographical indications (held in Mendoza during SITEVI 
Mercosur and at the University of Buenos Aires). 
Argentina Visit by high-ranking 
officials – October 2002 MAAPAR G. Idigoras (Director , Markets and International Policies) and R. Domenech 
(Undersecretary of State for Agriculture in charge of agri-food policies) 
received by the DPEI2 and the senior management of INAO.3 
Argentina Legal expertise on new 
Argentine legislation on 
controlled appellations of 
origin (AOC) – December 2002 INAO INAO expert mission (reconnaissance of geographical production  
areas/international protection/marks containing geographical 
indications/certification marks). 
South-East Asia December 2002 INAO Establishment of a map of potential geographical indications in the region. 
Brazil 2002 
Portability of certification 
systems CIRAD4 
INRA5 Collaborative research proj ect: Comparison between "geographical indication", 
"organic farming" and "farm product" procedures. 
                                                      
1 National Industrial Property Institute 
2 Directorate of Economic and International Policies 
3 National Institute of Appellations of Origin 
4 Centre for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development 
5 National Institute for Agronomic Research   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Brazil Raising awareness of 
geographical indications 2002 MAAPAR/INAO Mission to familiarise Ministry of  Agriculture (Plant Inspection Directorate) 
officials/negotiators with the ge ographical indications system  
(INAO/ONIVINS
6/DGDD7I/DGCCRF8/FEVS9/Professions): draft technical 
protocol. 
Brazil Visit by delegation 
2002 MAAPAR/INAO/ONIVINS Reception of dele gations from the States of Para na and Mina Gerais to discuss 
the geographical indications syst em/certification (INAO/ONIVINS). 
Chile Agricultural agreement 
March 2002 MAAPAR Following a visit by the Chilean Secr etariat of State (March 2002), protection of 
geographical indications included as a priority issue on the agenda for bilateral 
cooperation under th e France-Chile agricultural agreement.  
EuroChile President invited to present Chile's experience with AOCs at SITEVI 
Mercosur. 
China Cooperatio n programme on 
geographical indications 
(training, information) 2002 Cognac Joint-Trade National 
Bureau (BNIC) Reception of delegations of Chinese ex perts + BNIC participation in the 
France/China Joint Committee. 
2 AQSIQ
10 delegations (September 2002) 
1 AQSIQ delegation (December 2002) 
China  Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 
2002 BNIC Implementation of the geographical indications training, management and 
monitoring programme, training in an alytical methods, fight against 
counterfeiting. 
China Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 
2002 BNIC and Maison de 
l'agriculture  (Agricultural 
Centre) Contribution to the implementation of the cooperation programme in the form 
of services provided by the Maison de l'agriculture . 
China  Cooperation programme 
(geographical indications) 
2002 MAAPAR Reception of delegation (Mr LIU/AQSIQ/CONGRILAIT). 
China Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 2002 MAAPAR Contribution to the implementation of the cooperation programme in the form 
of services provided by the Maison de l'agriculture . 
Georgia WIPO – SAKPATENTI 
(Georgian intellectual 
property office) technical assistance 
April 2002 INAO Mission to France by SAKPATENTI representatives. 
                                                      
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7 Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes 
8 Directorate-General of Competition, Consumption and Suppression of Fraud 
9 Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters 
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Indonesia May to December 2002 
Identification of a geographical indication for 
coffee in Indonesia CIRAD, in conjunction with 
INAO Assistance to Indonesia in launching a process of recognition of geographical 
indications and AOCs, on the basis of a practical situation involving coffee to serve as a future example. 
2002: field missions (quality, technology, socio-economic aspects, terroir 
(soils/locale)) 
   Results for 2002: identification of a potential, popular Arabica coffee, with 
good typicity, produced by an organization of producers in a well-defined 
production area. Missions to Sulawesi, Iryan Jaya and Bali. Outcome: 
Kintamani (Bali) coffee selected. 
PDR Lao/ Cambodia Late 2002/early 2003 CPOV
11/GNIS12 Drafting of a model law: 
Following a request by these two countries to the respective French diplomatic 
representations (in the case of Cambodia,  with a view to its accession to the 
WTO), a model law to provide for UPOV-type property rights was drawn up, in English, by the General Secretary of th e Standing Committee on Plant Variety 
Rights and forwarded to the two governments concerned. 
The 16 member countries of the 
African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI)/French-
speaking Africa February/March 2002 GNIS/GEVES
13 Training for two administrative officers: Following the ratification of the 
revised Bangui Agreement, two OAPI administrative officers responsible for establishing and coordinating procedures for the issuing of plant variety 
certificates for the region received in-dep th training in France, covering all 
administrative procedures. The Commun ity Plant Variety Office (CPVO) was 
also involved. 
Morocco June 2002 INPI Mission by a senior Moroccan official to discuss the system for the protection of 
appellations of origin. 
MERCOSUR + Chile Visit by delegation 
December 2002 MAAPAR Invitation to the Vin itech Fair (Bordeaux, Decemb er 2002) for meetings and 
participation in a round table entitled " Qualité  des vins:  sciences, organisation, 
techniques au service d'une identité ", 3 day-tour of the AOC vineyards. 
Mexico 2002 INPI 5th Joint Committee held in Roquefort: Discussions on the organization of a 
workshop to promote appellations of origin as contributing factors for a region's economic development. 
Moscow September 2001 (action for 
2002) INPI 4th Joint Committee;  discussion on the organization of a symposium on 
protection of trademarks and appellations of origin. 
OAPI  2002 WIPO/INPI Information and awareness-raising workshop on the promotion and protection 
of geographical indications (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire);  expert from INAO and MAO.  
Russia October 2002 City of Dijon Seminar on wines and spirits. Russia: guest of honour. 
Russia  December 2002 INPI IP training for magistrates. 
                                                      
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12 National Joint-Trade Association for Seeds and Plants 
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Thailand 2002 INPI Development of bilateral cooperation between the MAAPAR and the Thai 
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with a view to establishing a system of geographical indications and a labelling system (Thai jasmine rice). 
Thailand May 2002 INPI/DREE14 Protection of geographical indications addressed in the context of ASEM IP 
seminar on the enforcement of  intellectual property rights. 
Ukraine March 2002 MAAPAR, BNIC Seminar on geographical indications held in Kiev. 
Viet Nam October 2002 INPI 3rd INPI/NOIP (Vietnamese Industrial Prop erty Office) Joint Committee held in 
Cognac, meeting with the BNIC following the establishment of French/Vietnamese cooperation on ge ographical indications and the fight 
against counterfeiting. 
Viet Nam 1st semester of 2002 
 BNIC Cooperation: Establishment of control measures and recognition by Viet Nam 
of a French AOC (Cognac).  
Argentina Legal expertise on new 
Argentine legislation on 
AOCs 2003 INAO Follow-up to the mission conducted in 2002. 
Argentina Training – 1st semester of 
2003 MAAPAR Training in area delimitation provided  in France for the area delimitation project 
leader from the National Institute of Wine and Vine (INV) and support for the establishment of a delimitation methodology in Argentina. 
Brazil 2003 
Portability of certification systems CIRAD 
INRA Research project:  
Comparison between "geographical indications", "organic farming" and "farm products" procedures. 
Brazil Institutional cooperation 
2003 MAAPAR Cooperation with EMETRO formally requested at the meeting of the France-
Brazil Joint Committee on 6/7 July. Exchanges of views needed to define the 
substance of such cooperation. Mission to provide the ministry in charge of small-scale farming with an expert 
opinion (autumn) plus two days devoted to Mina Gerais project (MAF, 
INAO/FERT). Expert to attend CIRAD/SEBRAE
15/MAE16 seminar scheduled in October. 
Request for an institutional seminar by the Brazilian Embassy in Paris. 
Cambodia 
 1st semester of 2003 INAO Assistance in drafting and implementing regulations on geographical 
indications. 
Chile Visit by a high-ranking 
individual – May 2003 MAAPAR/INAO Nino de Zepeda  received at INAO, study of the "REBLOCHON" AOC. 
Seminar on geographical indications in Santiago de Chile scheduled for 2nd 
semester.  
                                                      
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15 Brazilian support service for micro- and small-sized enterprises 
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China Cooperation programme 
(geographical indications) 2003 BNIC/MAAPAR Preparatio n of EU/CHINA agreement on mutual  recognition and protection  of 
geographical indications. Training in computerized management of geographical indications given at the BNIC for AQSIQ staff. 
Visit of an AQSIQ delegation in September 2003. 
Participation in World Bank "RURAL WEEK" in March 2003. Technical training in analytical methods for AQSIQ experts.  
Summing-up meeting (December 2003). 
Costa Rica 2003 
Typicity (coffee) CIRAD Ongoing study on the variability of coffee typicity in Orosi and Santa Maria de 
Dota, in conjunction with the Coffee Institute. 
Indonesia Identification of a 
geographical indication for 
coffee in Indonesia 
2003 CIRAD, in conjunction with 
INAO Assistance to Indonesia in launching a process of recognition of geographical 
indications and appellations of origin, on the basis of a practical situation 
involving coffee to serve as a future example. 
2003: Training visit to France for the Indonesian partners (January-April 2003);  pursuit of the Kintamani-Bali pilot project: missions to assess quality, 
typicity, organization of producers. 
Morocco July 2003 OMPIC17/INPI Regional seminar on appellations of origin and geographical indications: two 
INPI experts, SG of the Nyons cooperative. 
Mexico  1st semester  of 2003 INPI/MAAPAR Visit by a French expert in the context of a study to gather data on, examine and 
compare the various systems for the inte rnational protection of appellations of 
origin. 
OAPI June 2003 WIPO/INPI Visit by the Director-G eneral of OAPI with a view to establishing a 
collaborative action programme on appellations of origin and geographical 
indications. 
Member countries of the 
Southern African Development Community (SADC) July 2003 GNIS Presentation on plant variety cer tificates for all SADC member countries during 
a seminar on seed control and certification held in Maputo, to explain the relevance of plant variety certification in  a region where only South Africa and 
Zimbabwe have intellectual property legislation. 
Philippines June 2003 EPO Presentation on international protection of geographical indications, the TRIPS 
Agreement, new aspects and recent developments regarding geographical indications within the WTO an d WIPO (meeting: INAO, BNIC). 
Dominican Republic 
 2003 
Updating of single-origin 
coffees CIRAD Re-appropriation of geographical orig ins within the framew ork of a specialty 
coffee development project. 
Serbia and Montenegro March 2003 GNIS Two-day IP seminar, organized in Belgrade in conjunction with the Serbia and 
Montenegro Seedtraders' As sociation for the country's public and private sector, 
on intellectual property systems in Europe and plant variety certification in 
particular.  
                                                      
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Thailand June 2003 INAO One-week visit to France, as of 26 June, of Thai journalists, organized by the 
Ubifrance press agency. Dispatch of French experts to take stock of progress made by the working 
group. 
Thailand, Cambodia, PDR Lao March 2003 INPI Presentation by an INPI expert in the context of a roving seminar, on 
differences between the protection provided by geographical indications and that offered by collective marks, with a view to the preparation of legislation on 
the protection of geographical indications. 
Tunisia April 2003 
Enhancement of geographical quality INAO 
INRA CIRAD Joint mission to provide the Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural 
Investment (APIA) and 8 joint-trade asso ciations with technical support so as 
to enhance the geographical quality of Tunisian products. 
Planned follow-up: Tunisia (wine production;  other crops) and Middle East. 
Ukraine June 2003 BNIC Meeting with Minister S. Rijouk and players in the wines and spirits sector. 
 
Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry  -  Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes  
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
 Cambodia Mission from 22-26 April 
2002 ADETEF18 
 Evaluation of existing legislation in the light of the TRIPS Agreement. 
 Tunisia Mission, fourth quarter of 
2002 ADETEF Study and analysis of fraud risks. 
 Tunisia  Visit from 13-17 May 2002 ADETEF Identification of counterfeiting networks through the examination of customs 
documents. 
 Viet Nam Mission, fourth quarter of 
2002 ADETEF Training for customs officials. 
Argentina Mission from 19-23 May 
2003 ADETEF Fight against counterfeiting. 
 
 
Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry -  Directorate of Foreign Economic Relations  
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event  Organizing agency Description 
ASEM countries Seminar in Hanoi 
(Viet Nam) on the 
enforcement of IPRs May 2002 INPI/DREE ASEM seminar on the enforcement of IPRs, organized in conjunction with 
Customs, the INPI, the Ministry of the Interior (Directorat e of the Criminal 
Investigation Department), the Ministry of Justice and the MAAPAR.  
 
                                                      
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Beneficiary country(ies)  Title and date of the event  Organizing agency  Description 
China February- June 2002 
Trademarks INPI Visit by two Chinese officials from the SAIC19 Trademarks Office to follow the 
trademarks course held at the International Industrial Property Studies Centre 
(CEIPI) in Strasbourg.  
Mexico February- June 2002 INPI Cooperation 
Haiti 4-6 February 2002 
Patents WIPO/INPI 
 Assistance in setting up a technical  information service (patents). 
Algeria 10-12 February 2002 
IP  INPI INPI lawyer served as a facilitator at an international seminar on IP and the 
protection of distinctive signs. 
Cameroon 12 February 2002 INPI INPI/OAPI Joint Committee. 
Brazil 27 February 2002 
Trademarks  INPI Presentation by 2 INPI experts at a seminar on the Madrid Protocol, the 
International Trademark Register and its registration system. 
Saudi Arabia 4 March 2002 
Patents INPI Fact-finding visit by 2 officials of the regional organization of the Gulf States 
(establishment of a regional patent system). 
Morocco 11-16 March 2002 
IP and innovation INPI Awareness-raising mission: Promotion of innovation, SMEs and support for 
enterprises. 
China 25-26 March 2002 
Trademarks INPI Presentation by an INPI  lawyer on three-dimensional marks at a seminar 
organized under the EU/China programme. 
Morocco 25-30 March 2002 
IP and regional policy INPI Visit by an expert from the Moroccan Office: Partnership in selecting innovative 
schemes;  training. 
South Korea 28-29 March 2002  
IP law and protection  INPI Training visit by two officials of th e Korean Industrial Property Office (KIPO): 
Enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
Morocco 8-9 April 2002 
Institutional communication INPI Visit to the Moroccan Office by the INPI communications delegate, to present 
France's experience with communication in the industrial property sphere. 
South Korea   12 April 2002 
Trademarks INPI Study visit to the KIPO by tw o INPI experts: Electronic filing. 
Uruguay 27-28 May  2002 
Management of an IP office WIPO Visit by the Director of the Uruguayan Office: Planning and implementation of 
strategies for promotion of the use of industrial property. 
China 25-29 May 2002 
Trademarks INPI Visit by six SAIC officials (Tradema rks Office): Presentation of the service and 
of examination and opposition procedures. 
Morocco 1-5 June 2002 INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert:  Communication strategy and circulation of 
databases. 
Morocco 11-14 June  2002 INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert: Databases. 
China 11 June 2002 EURASYS CONSEIL Training visit by 16 Chinese officials: Management of an IP office.  
Côte d'Ivoire, South Korea, Senegal, Niger, Tunisia 10-21 June 2002 
IP awareness and training INPI/WIPO Interregional course at the CE IPI;  practical training for 6 people. 
                                                      
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Morocco 15-20 June 2002 
Trademarks INPI Training visit by an OMPIC lawyer: Opposition system and operation of the 
Paris Court of Appeal. 
Morocco 24-27 June  2002 
Patents INPI Training visit by an OMPIC engineer: Patent examination procedure. 
Morocco 26-30 June 2002 
Circulation of IP information  INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert: Databases and potential enhancements. 
OAPI 26-June-6 July 2002 INPI Training visit by two OA PI experts: Patentability, use of the International Patent 
Classification (IPC), use of patent docu ments for technical research purposes, 
assistance to applicants. 
China 26 June-8 July 2002 
Databases  INPI Visit to the Chinese Patents Office to arrange for the exchange of data on the 
basis of the INPI's "MMS" (pharmaceuticals) database. 
China 26 July 2002 
IP INPI Information visit by a Chinese dele gation from the SAIC Trademarks Office: 
Status and role of the INPI, trademark registration procedure, and the French 
Trade and Business Register (RCS). 
Argentina 27 July-2 August 2002 
IP and regional action INPI INPI assistance and support for region al action and the establishment of an IP 
training centre.  
Lebanon 11-13 September 2002  
IT and IP INPI Audit by an INPI expert of the Leba nese Office's computer  system, databases, 
and database archiving system and network operation. 
China 7-12 September 2002 
 INPI Study visit of the Patent Office of the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO): Promotion of research. 
OAPI 16-22 September 2002  
IT INPI Assistance in setting up a secure computer system. 
Senegal 17 September 2002 
IP WIPO Information visit by 3 Senegalese Technological Innovation Agency (ASIT) 
officials. 
Mexico 1 October 2002 
Patents  INPI University-level training  (patent course) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 2 experts 
from the Mexican Office.  
OAPI 1 October 2002 
Trademarks, patents and 
industrial designs INPI  University-level training (long cour se on patents, trademarks and industrial 
designs) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for an OAPI expert.  
Viet Nam 26 September 2002 
IP MAE Information visit by 4 Vietnamese journalists: IP protection system.  
Morocco 28 September to 5 October 
2002 ADETEF Visit to the OMPIC by a French customs official, to draw up an anti-
counterfeiting guide. 
China 29 September 2002 
IP and INPI management Guangzhou  trademark 
association Information visit by 10 Chinese industrialists: IP.  
China 14 October 2002 
IP rights Chinese association Visit by seven Chinese industrialists from Anhui Province to learn about 
France's industrial property regulations and protection. 
FYR of Macedonia  17 October 2002 
IP WIPO Information visit by a 3-member delegation from the FYR of Macedonia: Role 
and operation of the INPI. 
Morocco Algeria /Lebanon 18 October  2002 
R & D, innovation WIPO Information visit by 7 univer sity professors:  Teaching of IP.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Morocco 19-23 October. 2002 
IT INPI Visit by an OMPIC expert with a vi ew to the computerisation of the Moroccan 
Office's trade and business register. 
Tunisia 19-23 October 2002 
IT 
Trademarks INPI Information visit by an official fro m the Tunisian Office (INNORPI): Study on 
Research into Prior Art (Leblanc, Lesprit, DDI).  
China 
 23 October 2002 
IP rights Europe Asie Développement 
 Information visit by 22 Chinese sent by the National IP Office in Beijing: 
France's IP system, distinctive features of  French and European legislation, and 
implementation of international treaties. 
China 28-31 October 2002 
Databases INPI Study visit by 2 INPI experts: Circulation of information, presentation of the 
"PLUTARQUE" database, E-PATENT and E-MAGE systems (images and 
logos). 
Burkina Faso 2-9 November 2002 
Innovation OAPI Information visit by the director of a research and design firm in Ouagadougou. 
China 19 November 2002 
IP rights Chinese association  Information visit by a four-member regional Chinese delegation from Sichuan.  
 
China 10-20 November 2002 
Databases, patents Chinese Office (SIPO) Information visit by a si x-member delegation of th e SIPO (Patent Office): 
Databases, and in particular the French National Trade and Business Register 
(RCS). 
China 17-23 November 2002 
Regional action  Chinese Office (SIPO) In formation visit by a 10-member delegation of the SIPO to the Marseille 
delegation and the INPI in Paris: Operation of a regional delegation. 
China 29 November 2002 
IP SIPO Information visit by an 18-member Ch inese delegation: General presentation of 
the INPI. 
Viet Nam, Moldova 5 December 2002 
Regional action  WIPO Information visit to the Lyon delegation by a three-member delegation from 
WIPO: Operation of a regional delegation. 
China 9 December 2002 
IP Chinese association  Information visit by a delegation:  General presentation of the INPI. 
 
South Korea 2 December 2002 
IP rights  Korean Office (KIPO) Information visit by a delegation of the KIPO and the Korean Embassy in 
France (4 people): Enforcement of IP rights in France. 
Chinese Taipei  7-13 December 2002 
IP rights  Chinese Taipei Office  Information visit by a six-member delegation from Chinese Taipei: Defence and 
enforcement of IP rights in France. 
Morocco 10-12 December 2002 
IP training INPI Study visit to the Moroccan Office (OMP IC) by an INPI expert with a view to 
establishing a training strategy and training modules for businesses. 
Tunisia 9-11 December 2002 Patents IN PI Study visit to the Tunisian Offi ce (INNORPI) by an INPI engineer:  
Management of patent files (secu rity, traceability and management). 
Morocco 16-29 December 2002 
RCS occupational register and coordination committee INPI Study visit to the OMPIC by an INPI expert: Procedure for setting up a business,  
the Regional Investment Centre as a single window, occupational register and coordination committee (Justice/industry).  
Tunisia 16-19 December 2002 
IT INPI Study visit to the Tunisian Office by an INPI expert: Management of IT 
facilities – achievements and outlook. 
Tunisia 18-20 December 2002 
Trademarks INPI Study visit to the Tunisian Office by an INPI expert:  Management of trademark 
files (security, traceability and management). 
South Africa 31 March-4 April 2003 INPI Seminar on cooperation and the promotion of innovation.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Cambodia, Laos, Thailand March 2003  INPI Mission by an INPI lawyer: Protection of three-dimensional marks.  
China  February- June 2003  
Trademarks INPI University-level training (trademark course) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 2 
officials from the Chin ese Trademark Office.  
EuroMed 3 February 2003 
Workshop  Participation by 2 INPI officials in the EuroMed workshop on IP (within the 
framework of the regional programme for the promotion of the Euro-
Mediterranean market instruments an d mechanisms led by the European 
Commission). 
Morocco 26-27 March 2003 
Fight against counterfeiting INPI/Manufacturers' Union  Mission by the Director-G eneral of the Manufactur ers' Union to initiate a 
process of convergence and co-operatio n between French and Moroccan players 
in the fight against counterfeiting. 
Morocco 21-22 May 2003 
Appellations of origin INPI/OMPIC Regional seminar on appellations of origin and geographical indications. 
Morocco 10 March 2003 
Patents INPI Visit by an INPI engineer to examin e procedures relating to the rejection and 
lapse of patent applications, exploitation of rights. 
Morocco 10-16 March 2003 
Trademarks INPI Training visit by a senior Moroccan official: "Trademarks" advanced training 
module. 
Morocco 1st semester of 2003 
Databases  INPI INPI expert mission to the Moroccan  Office: PLUTARQUE system (database 
interconnection and online consultation). 
Mexico April 2003 
Trademarks INPI INPI expert mission to the Mexican Office: INPI criteria with respect to 
trademark review and the maintenance of rights. 
Mexico 1 May 2003 
Internet ADETEF Mission to the Mexican Office by a representative of the Association Française 
pour le Nommage Inte rnet en Coopération (AFNIC - French Network 
Information Centre): French legislation on Internet domain names. 
Mexico 1st semester  of 2003 
Appellations of origin INPI Agricultural expert mission to the Mexi can Office: Systems for the international 
protection of appellations of origin.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay;  
African Regional Industrial 
Property Organi sation (ARIPO) Development cooperation 
with WIPO: 
Carrying out of free searches 
on the state of the art for developing countries German Patent and Trademark 
Office (GPTO) Within the framework of development cooperation with WIPO, 100 free 
searches on the "state of the art" were carried out for developing countries in 
2002, namely for Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay and the African Regional 
Industrial Property Organisation (ARIPO).  
Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Uruguay; African Regional Industrial Property Organisation 
(ARIPO) Development cooperation 
with WIPO: Carrying out of free searches on the state of 
the art for developing 
countries German Patent and Trademark 
Office (GPTO) Within the framework of development co operation with WIPO, 80 free searches 
on the "state of the art" were carried ou t for the mentioned beneficiary countries 
in 2003, namely for Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Uruguay; African Regional 
Industrial Property Organisation (ARIPO) 
Latvia, South Africa, Iran WIPO Training Course on 
Industrial Property for Officials from Developing 
Countries 
 (Munich, 10-18 June 2003) GPTO In June 2003, the German Patent and Trademark Office organized a seminar for 
trademark experts in cooperation with WIPO. The two-week training focused on 
individual training on the job with differe nt trademark examiners. In addition, 
the three participants were thoroughly briefed on organization and tasks of the 
Office and of the Federal Patent Court. This year's participants came from Latvia, Iran and South Africa. 
 
Indonesia, Yemen  WIPO-InWEnt-Training 
Programme "Innovation 
Support and Management from 2 May to 30 September 
2003" 
 (Munich, 2 June 2003) GPTO 
 
 Within the scope of a several month training programme to support innovation, 
organized by WIPO and InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und 
Entwicklung GmbH - (Capacity Building In ternational, former Carl Duisberg 
Gesellschaft e.V.), three experts from Indonesia and Yemen visited the German 
Patent and Trademark Office . They were briefed on the range of information 
facilities and patent information services of the Office. 
Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Cameroon, Egypt, 
Honduras, FYR of Macedonia, Morocco, Namibia, Peru, 
Tanzania, Zambia WIPO-InWEnt-Workshop 
on Innovation Support 
Services and their Management from 30 June-
11 July 2003 
 (Munich, 30 June 2003) GPTO 
 Further 15 experts from mentioned developing countries to attend a workshop at 
the end of June 2003 at the German Patent and Trademark Office for gaining 
insight into the tasks, organization and information facilities of the Office. This workshop is also organized by WIPO and InWEnt.  
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Belarus, China, Croatia, 
Hungary, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Slovak Republic, 
Slovenia, Thailand 
 Exchange of Search and 
Examination Results  GPTO The German Patent and Trademark Of fice has agreements with the following 
offices on the regular exchange of sear ch and examination results relating to 
applications for which a priority has been claimed in the respective other 
country: 
 Belarus Patent Office  
State Intellectual Property Office of th e People's Republic of China (SIPO) 
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia Hungarian Patent Office 
Japan Patent Office 
Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) 
Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic 
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office Department of Intellectual Property in Thailand 
Algeria, Australia, Belarus, 
Brazil, Canada, China, 
Colombia, DR Congo, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, India, 
Israel, Japan, Korea, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, 
Mongolia, Norway, Peru, 
Philippines, Poland, Romania, 
Russia, San Marino, Slovenia,   
Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Ukraine United Arab Emirates, 
USA, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, 
Serbia and Montenegro, African Intellectual Property 
Organisation (OAPI), African 
Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) Eurasian 
Patent Office (EAPO), 
European Patent Office (EPO), World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) International Exchange of 
Literature GPTO In the period under review, patent specifications and other publications were 
exchanged with the mentioned countries outside the European Patent 
Organisation and with the mentioned organizations.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Croatia 
 "Letter of Intent" GPTO In the year under review, th e GPTO issued a Letter of Intent, on request of GTZ, 
declaring its willingness to support the St ate Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) 
in all fields of industrial property protection. The start date of activities has not 
yet been determined. 
 
Albania   GPTO At the request of GTZ, the GPTO has accepted to assist Albania in improving 
legal practice and revising legislation. An exchange of experts may be 
considered as soon as the fi nancial terms are clarified.  
 
China Visit of a delegation of 
judges  
(Munich, 7 November 2002) GPTO At the GPTO in Munich, a lect ure on European trademark law and the 
protection of indications of geographical origin was held for a high-ranking 
delegation comprising eight judges of the 3rd penal court of the supreme civil 
court of the People's Republic of China and the vice-presidents of the supreme 
people's courts of several Chinese provinces. 
China Visit of a SIPO delegation 
 
(Munich, 25 November 2002 Berlin, 27 November 2002) GPTO A guided tour of the GPTO information facilities in Munich and  a lecture on the 
latest developments were organized for a 10-member delegation of the Chinese 
patent office - SIPO - and of patent information centres of several Chinese provinces. At TIC Berlin, this delegati on attended a presentation of the public 
search room and its information tools. 
China Visit of a delegation of the 
"General Administration of 
Press & Publication of China" and the "National 
Copyright Administration of 
China" (Munich, 10 December 
2002) GPTO The GPTO organized lectures and disc ussions on the organizational structure of 
the GPTO, on the government  supervision of collecting societies and on the role 
of the Copyright Arbitration Board for a six-member delegation of General Administration of Press & Publication of China and of the National Copyright 
Administration of China headed by the competent Minister for General 
Administration of Press & Publication of China and CC member.  
China Visit of a delegation of the 
Chinese State Intellectual 
Property Office (SIPO) 
 Munich, 18 September 2003 GPTO The delegation of the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) attended 
a guided tour of the information facilities of the GPTO and gained information 
on the latest developments and on the DEPATISnet patent information service 
(presentation and demonstration)   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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China Visit of a Chinese AQSIQ 
delegation  
Munich, 4 November 2003 GPTO A presentation on the protection of indications of geographical origin in 
Germany was given to a six-member delegation of the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision.  Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and 
of the Ministry of Commerce, accompan ied by the Consult for trade of the 
Consulate General of the People's Republic of China. 
China Visit of a delegation of the 
China Trademark 
Association 
 Munich, 1 December 2003 
 GPTO The 11-member delegation attended a presentation on the training of patent 
attorneys and the system of representatives in Germany. 
 
China Visit of a delegation of the 
Shanghai Intellectual Property Association 
 
Munich, 3 December 2003  GPTO Presentations and discussions relating to patent information and DEPATISnet 
were organized for the 10-member delegation, accompanied by the project manager of the EPO's China Cooperation Department. 
 
China Visit of a delegation of  
the Chinese State 
Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO)  
Munich, 19 December 2003 
 GPTO The delegation, headed by a SIPO Deputy Commissioner, attended a 
presentation  on the tasks and organization of the GPTO and on the DEPATIS 
and DEPATISnet Premium  pate nt information systems.  
  
China Visit of a delegation of  the 
Sinopec Research Institute  
Munich, 8 January 2004 
 GPTO 
 Federal Patent Court The 8 member delegation of patent experts of SINOPEC, the largest chemical 
corporation of China, attended a presentation to gain information on the patent application procedure at the GPTO. 
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 Organizing agency Description 
China Visit of a delegation of  the 
Chinese Trademark Office  
Munich, 17 March 2004 
 GPTO The delegation, headed by the Deputy Director General, gathered information on 
cost/performance accounting, customer care and BSC (Balanced Score Card). 
 
China Delegation of the State 
Administration of Foreign 
Experts Affairs of the 
People's Republic of China  
Munich, 27 May 2004 
 GPTO Presentations and discussions were organized for the 24 member delegation on 
the organizational structure of the GPTO, the patent examination and patent 
grant procedures, and copyright protection in Germany. 
 
China Visit of a delegation of  
the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO) 
 Munich, 3 June 2004 GPTO Talks were held  with the five member delegation, headed by a SIPO Deputy 
Commissioner, on the electronic filing procedure and IT systems.  
 
Russia Seminar for patent and 
trademark experts 
 
(Munich, 17-20 September 2002) 
 
 GPTO A seminar for 14 patent and trademark experts of the Russian Agency for 
Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) wa s organized at the German Patent 
and Trademark Office in September 2002. The training stay was financed by 
Deutsche Stiftung für internationale rechtliche Zusammenarbeit - IRZ (German 
Foundation for International Legal Co-opera tion) and covered basic principles of 
trademark procedure, the protection of indications of geographical origin and the 
patent grant and opposition procedures.     IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Russia Assistance to the Russian 
Patent and Trademark Agency (ROSPATENT) in 
harmonization of intellectual 
property legislation and training of personnel (EU-
Tacis-Twinning KI 02-24) 
 (Moscow, August 2003-
December 2004) German Foundation for 
International Legal Co-operation 
(IRZ-Foundation) 
 German Patent and Trademark 
Office 
Federal Patent Court The project aims to improve the Russian legislation in the mentioned field in 
compliance with the EU-directives and to  raise the professional level of civil 
servants by organizing scientific a nd practical conferences, seminars and 
workshops with the participation of ex perts from EU member countries and 
arranging topical internships in EU countries. A German expert will be resident in Moscow as a partnership-adviser (PA) to improve the implementation of the 
project in close cooperation with the Russian partners. 
Ethiopia Memorandum of 
Understanding GPTO At the beginning of the year, a "joint memorandum of understanding" was 
signed on request of  the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic 
Development. In this memorandum, the German Patent and Trademark Office declares its readiness to assist the Ethiop ian Patent Office, in principle, within 
the framework of a possi ble cooperation project. 
Saudi Arabia 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  Cooperation project: 
Long-term expert of the GPTO at the Saudi Office; 
Short-term expert missions; 
Training measures  GPTO 
 In 2001, an agreement had been concluded for providing support to the General 
Directorate of Patents (KACST) in establishing a functioning system of industrial property protection in Saudi Arabia. The project, which has been 
scheduled initially for three years, has entered its active phase in 2003. 
Assistance relates to the patents,  designs and topographies areas.  
 
In January 2003, a long-term expert of the GPTO started working at the Saudi 
Office at Riyad, provisionally for a period of three years. The first training measure for five Saudi examiners at th e German Patent and Trademark Office 
took place in Munich from 7-25 July 20 03.  The examiners received intensive 
training in processing patent applications  in the field of chemistry.   A short-
term expert of the Jena Sub-Office ran a seminar on designs law for KACST 
staff in Riyadh from 1 to 14 March 2004.  The short-term mission of 2 GPTO 
patent examiners in Riyadh, scheduled for May 2004 and authorised by KACST, has provisionally been suspended for security reasons and has been postponed to 
a later date.  The GPTO currently prep ares a training programme for 7 KACST 
patent examiners at the GPTO, relating to chemistry/biotechnology.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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To be determined Possible founding of an 
"International Association of Copyright Administrative 
Institutions (IACAI)"  In agreement with the Federal Minist ry of Justice, the GPTO completed a 
detailed questionnaire, in August 2002, issued by the Copyright Board of Canada.  The questions concerned the possible founding of an "International 
Association of Copyright Administrative Institutions (IACAI)".  At the request 
of the Copyright Board of Canada, the chairman of the Arbitration Board has been taking part, as an informal memb er, in an international working group 
since 2002.  This group has been established to assess the interest of potential 
members in the founding of such an international association and the prospects of realising the project. 
Saudi Arabia Further possible projects Federal Patent Court GTZ is cooperating with Saudi Arabia in the field of industrial pro perty 
protection.  The Federal Patent Court is examining in what way and to what 
extent it can participate in this cooperation. 
Tajikistan Visit of the Federal Patent 
Court on 16-17 October 
2002 Federal Patent Court On 16-17 October 2002, the president of the National Centre for Patents and 
Information, Dr Inom Takhirov and the president of the Tajikistan Supreme 
Economic Court, Mr Ubaidullo Davlatov, visited the Federal Patents Court together with Ms Khursheda Safarova, judge at Tajikistan Supreme Economic 
Court.  This visit took place in the course of the delegation's visit to the 
European Patent Office. 
The main topic was the organization and financing of courts which have 
jurisdiction over patent matters in Ge rmany and the examination of realistic 
solutions for courts which have jurisdiction over patent and trademark matters in Tajikistan. 
Republic of Korea Visit of a delegation of  the 
KIPO/Seoul Branch Office 
 (Munich, 30 October 2003) 
 GPTO The delegation gained an insight into the GPTO tasks in the field of patent 
information, the work of the TIC (Techn ical Information Centre) Berlin and the 
Patent Information Centres in Germany.  
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Republic of Korea Visit of a delegation of 
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) 
 
(Munich, 30  March 2004)  GPTO Two Directors of the Examination Divi sion of the Korean Intellectual Property 
Office (KIPO) gained information on the quality management in patent procedures. 
 
 
Republic of Korea Visit of a delegation of the 
Korea Institute of Science & 
Technology Evaluation and 
Planning (KISTEP)  
(Munich, 24 June 2004) 
 GPTO The organization and tasks of the GP TO were presented to the 20 members of 
the KISTEP delegation at the GPTO head quarters in Munich. The presentation 
included a guided tour. 
Georgia Visit of a delegation of 
Georgian judges 
 
(Munich, 24 November 2003) 
 GPTO A 6-member delegation of high-ranking officials of the Georgian judiciary 
gained information on the structure and the legal basis of the GPTO. 
Kingdom of Thailand Visit of a group of experts 
 
(Munich 25 May 2004) 
 GPTO The 7-member delegation (comprising the Director General of the Thai 
Department of Intellectual Property, judges of the IP Court and representatives 
of several ministries) gained information on the protection of indications of 
geographical origin in Germany. 
Republic of Uzbekistan Memorandum of 
Understanding 
 
(Signing planned)  GPTO It is planned to conclude a "joint memorandum of understanding". In this 
memorandum, the German Patent and Trad emark Office declares its readiness to 
assist the State Patent Offi ce of Uzbekistan, in princi ple, within the framework 
of a possible cooperation project. 
Tajikistan Visit of a government 
delegation headed by the 
Deputy Chair of the 
Chamber of the Parliament  
(Munich 7 July 2004) 
 GPTO The delegation, headed by the Deputy  Chair of the Chamber of the Parliament, 
gained information on the duties and the structure of the GPTO and of the patent 
information services.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Chinese Taipei Information visit of a staff 
member of the Chinese Taipei Intellectual Property 
Office (MOEA) 
 (Munich, 16 July 2004) GPTO It is planned to discuss copyright and the system of government supervision of 
collecting societies in Germany. 
Ukraine Study visit of a delegation of 
the Antimonopoly 
Committee of Ukraine on competition law 
 
(Frankfurt, Bad Homburg, Wiesbaden, 6-12 December 
2003) 
  German Foundation for 
International 
Legal Cooperation (IRZ-Foundation 
 The delegation (three members of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, 2 
representatives of the Supreme Court of  Ukraine and 1 representative of the 
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) had the possibility to visit the Office on the Fight against Unfair Competition in Bad Homburg, the district court and the 
provincial high court of Frankfurt, the Trademark Association in Wiesbaden and 
a lawyer's office in Frankfurt where they  had intensive professional discussions 
on competition law. 
 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Several Developing countries 
 Master on Intellectual 
Property 
(Turin, May-July 2003) University of Turin in 
cooperation with WIPO and 
ILO Post-graduate specialisation course on intellectual property open to participants 
from developing countries (Egypt, Myanmar, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ghana, 
Zimbabwe, Colombia, Argentina, Nepal, Libia, Jordan, Sri Lanka and Senegal 
(4 Chinese participants, admitted to the Master, did not attend at last minute for 
SARS reason) 
 
A. a distance learning segment B. a three-month residential segment at the campus of the ILO International 
training centre in Turin (From May to July 2003) 
C.  the preparation of written research paper. 
 
  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
Angola  
(Angolan Ministry of Education, 
Culture and sports) 
 
Cape Verde 
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports)  
Guinea Bissau   
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports) 
  
Mozambique  
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports) 
 
Sao Tome and Principe  
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports)  
Brazil  
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports) 
 - Long Distance Course on 
Intellectual Property   
- Inter-regional seminar 
On intellectual property  
 
- Practice training course on Intellectual Property 
 
(Geneva: 29-31 October 2003)  
 
and    
(Lisbon: 3-14 November 
2003) -Gabinete do Direito de Autor  
Ministério da Cultural GDA/PT 
and 
 
- WIPO 
(World Intellectual Property Organization) 
 
  
 The Intellectual Property training cour se began with the WIPO annual long 
distance course, on line, digital or paper support.  It was  followed by the inter-regional training programme in Geneva.  Afterwards the participant members 
of the African countries a nd Brazil, received an inte nsive practice course in 
Portugal, organized by the Gabinete do Direito de Autor – GDA , with the 
cooperation of several public and private entities which operate in the 
Portuguese market supplying information and knowledge on copyright domain.     
 
Angola  
(Angolan Ministry of Education, 
Culture and sports) 
 
Cape Verde 
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports)  
Guinea Bissau 
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports) 
 
  WORKSHOP: "Exercise 
and management of 
collective rights – copyright 
and neighbouring rights"  
(28 May-7 April 2004) 
  
- Long Distance Course on  
Intellectual Property  
- Inter-regional seminar 
on Intellectual Property   - Gabinete do Direito de Autor  
Ministério da Cultural 
GDA/PT 
and 
- WIPO 
(World Intellectual Property 
Organization) 
 
 Workshop and training about exercise and management of copyright and 
neighbouring rights in intellectual property. 
 
  
 
  
The intellectual Property training co urse began with the WIPO annual long 
distance course, on line, digital or paper support.  It was followed by the inter-regional training programme in Geneva.  The participant members of the 
African countries and Brazil will then r eceive an intensive practice course in 
Portugal, organized by the Gabinete do Direito de Autor – GDA , with the cooperation of several public and private entities which operate in the   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Mozambique 
(Ministry of Education, Culture  
and sports) 
 
 Sao Tome and Principe 
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports)  
Brazil 
(Ministry of Education, Culture 
and sports) 
 - Practice training course on 
Intellectual Property  
(Geneva: 13-15 October 
2004)  
and 
 (Lisbon: 18-29 October 
2004) Portuguese market supplying information and knowledge on copyright domain.  
  
Angola  
(Angolan Institute of Industrial 
Property) Cooperation Meeting  
 (October 2002) INPI PT Meeting held in Lisbon in order to define a future cooperation programme 
between the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI). 
Angola 
(Angolan Institute of Industrial 
Property) 
 
Cape Verde 
(Ministry of Commerce, 
Industry and Energy - General Directorate of Tourism, Industry 
and Commerce) 
 
Guinea Bissau  
(Ministry of Economy and 
Industrial Development, 
Secretariat of State for Trade 
and Tourism, Industrial Property Directorate, Industrial Property 
Service 
 
Mozambique 
(Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism - 
National Directorate of Industry, 
Industrial Property Department) 
 
 
 Reinforcement of technical 
competences of the 
Portuguese Speaking 
African Countries (PALOP) 
IP Offices in the computer technology field 
 
This process started in December 2001 and is still 
in course. 
 INPI PT Supply of IT equipment to th e Portuguese Speaking African Countries 
(PALOP) IP Offices These equipments should permit these countries to work 
the available information in the IP fiel d, to access to legal and technological 
information sources and to create information centers. 
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 Organizing agency Description 
Sao Tome and Principe 
 (Ministry of Economy, 
Directorate of Commerce and 
Industry) 
 
Angola 
(Angolan Institute of Industrial 
Property) 
 IP Training Seminar 
 
(January 2003) INPI PT Following the meeting held in Lisbon, in October 2002, to define a cooperation 
programme between the Portuguese Institu te of Industrial Property (INPI) and 
the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI), a Training Seminar took 
place in Luanda in January 2003, wher e have been presented the following 
points: 
1. Introduction to the IP; Importance of the distinctive commercial signs 
in the economic development; TRI PS Agreement and its incidence for 
LDCs;  
2. Registration Procedures: application, maintenance and termination of 
the registration of trademarks, patents, utility models; Litigations and infringement to the IP; International Classifications; Access to 
international data bases, Technology transfert;  
3. Importance of the IP Bulletin, Integrated data basis; Human resources, 
Administrative and financial control; Financial resources. 
 
Angola 
(Angolan Institute of Industrial 
Property) 
 
Mozambique 
(Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism - 
National Directorate of Industry, 
Industrial Property Department) 
 
 Meeting of representatives 
of Portuguese Speaking 
Countries (PALOP), in 
cooperation with the European Patent Office 
(EPO), the African Regional 
Property Organization (ARIPO) and  the IP Office 
of the Republic of South 
Africa  
(March 2003) INPI PT Meeting held at the Regional Forum on Industrial Property for Africa and the 
Middle East in Johannesburg, in March 2003, in order to provide Mozambique 
and Angola with further expertise in IP. 
 Such assistance is required in the field of legal training, patent information and 
IP awareness building measures and should be addressed to the following 
target groups: universities, SMEs, patent attorneys and technicians.   
 
Philippines 
(Intellectual Property Office) 
 
 Office Modernization - 
Institution Building, Manila - Philippines 
 
(January 2003)  INPI PT Mission organized in cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO) to the 
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, included in the ECAP II Programme  – EC-Asean Intellectual Property Rights Cooperation Programme. 
 
Project aiming at the financial autonomy  for the Philippine IPO as well as the 
study of the current system of financial management, other financial resources, 
the structure of the fees Table, a financial managing plan for autonomous 
organisms and an accounting plan for organisms with financial autonomy. 
Angola 
(Institute of Industrial Property) Training course in the 
relevant areas of IP INPI-PT Training of IP officials from th e Portuguese Speaking  African Countries 
(PALOP) in cooperation with the WIPO Academy, held in June 2003.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Cape Verde 
(Ministry of Commerce, 
Industry and Energy - General 
Directorate of Tourism, Industry 
and Commerce)  
Mozambique 
(Ministry of Industry, 
Commerce and Tourism - 
National Directorate of Industry, 
Industrial Property Department)  
 (June 2003) Training course in the areas of patents, trademarks and 
information/documentation, during two weeks, in Lisbon.  
African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) Cooperation agreement 
 (October 2003) INPI PT  Cooperation Agreement signed be tween the African Intellectual Property 
Organization and INPI PT having in mind the interest in sharing the competencies and experiences acquired by both the institutions concerning 
documentation, information, training sensitization of industrial and commercial 
means or any other matter which might interest the protection and the 
promotion of the Industrial Property. 
 The OAPI's member states are: Benin,  Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte 
d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, 
Niger, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad and Togo. 
EuroMed Market  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 Training of trainers Seminar 
on Intellectual Property 
Rights (Second phase) 
 (January 2004) INPI PT Training of trainers Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights held in Lisbon, in 
January 2004, in the scope of the Regional Programme for the Promotion of the 
Instruments and Mechanisms of the Euro-Mediterranean Market (EuroMed 
Market), with the financial support of the European Commission (EC) Meda Programme. 
 
It was based on the Presentation of Community law in the field of Protection of innovations, products and services in order to promote regulatory convergence, 
aiming also at deepening the knowledg e of the Mediterranean Partners.  
 Speakers from INPI PT participated in this Seminar and a Study visit was also 
made to INPI PT in the scope of the Re search System of Industrial Property.  
  
Representatives from the following countries participated in this Seminar: 
Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jord an, Lebanon, Malta, Maroc, Palestinian 
Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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African Intellectual Property 
Organisation (OAPI) Training course in the 
relevant areas of IP  
(June 2004) INPI PT Following the cooper ation agreement signed betw een OAPI and INPI PT in 
October 2003, a training course for an IP  official from OAPI was held in June 
2003 in Lisbon during one week, in the areas of patents and trademarks. 
Brazil  
(Institute of Industrial Property) 
 Training course in the 
relevant areas of IP  
(June 2004) INPI PT Training of an IP official from Brazil in cooperation with the WIPO Academy, 
held in June 2004.  
Training course in the areas of patents, trademarks and 
information/documentation, during two weeks, in Lisbon. 
   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency Description 
Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, 
Nicaragua, Mexico and Guatemala Theoretical and practical 
training in copyright and related rights 
(Madrid, 4-22 November 2002) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport Officials of the Sub-Direct orate of Intellectual Property gave theoretical and 
practical classes on all matters pertaining to copyright and related rights and on experience in management of such rights in Spain. 
Recipients :  Latin American professionals with experience in copyright and 
related rights. 
Chile Counselling on strengthening 
the Copyright Office 
(Santiago, 26 May-4 June 
2003) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport A Spanish expert travelled to Santiago to advise the Chilean administration on 
strengthening the Copyright Office. 
Recipients :  Personnel of the Copyright Office. 
All Latin American countries IV Latin American Congress 
on Copyright and Related 
Rights (Panama, 15-17 October 2002) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport Co-organization of the Congress, design ed to enhance intellectual property 
rights protection in Latin America.  
Recipients :  Latin American professionals and experts. 
All Latin American countries Training course on Copyright 
and Related Rights 
(Cartagena de Indias, 14-18 July 2003) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport 
 Spanish International 
Cooperation Agency Officials of the Sub-Directorate of Inte llectual Property, Spanish judges and a 
member of WIPO gave a theoretical and pr actical course on all matters pertaining 
to copyright and related rights.  
Recipients :  Latin American judges. 
Latin America 9-20 June 2003 
Course on legal, administrative and economic 
aspects of indust rial property Spanish Patents and 
Trademarks Office (OEPM) Industrial property training for e xperts and high-ranking officials from 
intellectual property offices in Latin America.  
A new "Course on legal, administrative  and economic aspects of industrial 
property" was given at  the OEPM headquarters from 9-20 June 2003 in Madrid, with the participation of 15 officials from industrial property offices in Latin 
American countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). 
 
The seminar is one of the oldest coope ration activities conducted by the OEPM 
in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization.  It is designed 
to provide industrial property training for experts and high-ranking officials from intellectual property offices in Latin America.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Nicaragua 2-8 March 2003.  Regional 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty OEPM-EPO-WIPO Joint seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
Seminar to promote the PCT  
The Seminar was held from 2 to 8 March 2003 in Nicaragua.  Organized by the 
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the European Patent Office (EPO) and the OEPM, it was widely  attended by heads of Latin American 
offices and the private sector connected with industrial property.  The OEPM 
made a statement on the OEPM's experien ce in the PCT search and examination 
procedure. 
Cuba  24-28 March 2003 
Fourth Latin American 
Meeting on Disclosure of Patent Information Cuban IP Office, EPO Participation in workshops and also a stand to publicise its activities and 
technological information products. 
Latin America 5-9 May 2003 
Search and Examination 
Seminar, Madrid OEPM (in cooperation with 
WIPO/EPO) Seminar on technical aspects of patent search and examination procedures.  
 
In 2003, the OEPM, in cooperation with WIPO and the EPO, held a new Patent Search and Examination Seminar in Madrid.  The Seminar, from 5 to 9 May 
2003, included 15 officials from industrial property offices in Latin American 
countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colo mbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico , Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and  
Uruguay).  The seminar has been held annually since 1982.  It is designed to cover the technical aspects of patent search and examination procedures and 
consists of meetings at which participants practice with real cases of interest to 
them, under the direct supervision of OEPM patent examiners. 
Latin America 18-2 2 November 2002 
Regional Seminar for Latin 
American Judges and 
Prosecutors OEPM-WIPO-EPO Industrial Property Seminar. 
 
The First Regional Industrial Property Seminar for Latin American Judges and 
Prosecutors was held at the Ministry of Science and Technology from 18 to 22 November 2002.  The Seminar was organized by WIPO, EPO and OEPM, 
with the collaboration of the General Council of the Judiciary.  Organization of 
the Seminar is an integral part of the duties of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, i.e. to facilitate international relations in connecti on with industrial 
property, to promote initiatives and de velop activities conductive to better 
knowledge and more adequate industrial property protection at the international level and to maintain direct relations with all foreign organizations and bodies 
engaged in such matters.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Brazil 1-2 July 2002 
Regional Seminar on Industrial Property 
Information and the Patent 
Cooperation Treaty OEPM (in cooperation with 
WIPO/EPO) PCT Treaty and dissemination of technological information. 
Presentation of OEPM/WIPO/EPO c ooperation project for electronic 
publication of Latin American patent applications on the Internet. 
Latin American countries Project for electronic 
publication of patent 
applications (LATIPAT) OEPM-WIPO-OEPO Operation of a server known as esp@cenet-LATIPAT with agreed technical 
specifications and a search engine fo r document searches in Spanish and 
Portuguese. 
 LATIPAT is a project for a server to tr ansmit Latin American patent data in 
Spanish and Portuguese.  Bibliographi cal data will be published and for the 
time being, in the future, the entire document will be published.  The Parties, i.e. WIPO, EPO and OEPM, undertake to develop and introduce a server 
known as esp@cenet-LATIPAT with ag reed specifications and a search 
engine for document searches in Spanish and Portuguese.  An important aspect of this ambitious project is th at the OEPM undertakes to place the 
server on its premises and the EPO to pr ovide the requisite technical support.  
If the OEPM decides to combine the bibliographical data of its own national 
patents with the bibliographical data of  Latin American patents, the database 
would be called CIBEPAT and the inte rnet server esp@cenet-CIBEPAT. 
Unspecified 2002-2003 
Cooperation with the Office 
for Harmonisation in the 
Internal Market (OHIM) to publicise trademark 
legislation. OEPM Liaison meetings on various topics  connected with tr ademark procedures. 
Cuba 26 March 2003 
Bilateral memorandum with the Cuban Industrial Property 
Office OEPM Exchange of technical documentation, cooperation in joint activities and 
collaboration in international searches under the CIBIT Programme. 
Nicaragua 26 March 2003 
Bilateral memorandum with the Nicaraguan Industrial 
Property Office  OEPM Exchange of technical documentation, cooperation in joint activities and 
collaboration in international searches under the CIBIT Programme. 
Latin American countries Year 2003 
CIBIT Programme Cooperation with Latin 
America in international 
patent searches OEPM Furthering the use of Spanish in international search processes, improving the 
training of examiners in internati onal searches for PCT international 
applications. 
 
Start of activities with Mexico, incorpor ation of a Mexican patent examiner.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Dominican Republic 26-27 June 2003 
Subregional Meeting of Patent Office Heads of Central 
American Countries and the 
Dominican Republic. WIPO Exchange of information to dr aw up a technical cooperation plan. 
It was held on 26 and 27 June 2003 and was chiefly designed to analyse and exchange information to find out the present situation and main needs of 
patent offices in the Central American  countries and the Dominican Republic, 
so as to draw up a technical coopera tion plan and consolidate efforts for 
homogeneous administration, management and use of the patent system in the 
region. 
Colombia 6-9 November 2002 
Technical assistance  WIPO/OEPM Technological information services mission. 
An expert travelled to Colombia and El Salvador from 6-9 November 2002 for an international technical cooperation mission on technological information 
services. 
El Salvador 6-9 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO/OEPM Technological information services mission. 
Uruguay 13-19 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO Preparing patent applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial 
Property, Inventions and Technological Information. 
An OEPM engineer/patent examiner travelled to Ur uguay and Peru from 13-
19 November 2002 on a mission arranged by WIPO with some national bodies in each country (the DNPI, th e University and ALADI and INDECOPI 
in Peru) for a WIPO National Workshop on the preparation of patent 
applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial Property, Inventions 
and Technological Information. 
Peru 13-19 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO Preparing patent applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial 
Property, Inventions and Technological Information. An OEPM engineer/patent examiner tr avelled to Uruguay and Peru from 
13-19 November 2002 on a mission arranged by WIPO with some national 
bodies in each country (the DNPI, th e University and ALADI and INDECOPI 
in Peru) for a WIPO National Workshop on the preparation of patent 
applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial Property, Inventions 
and Technological Information. 
Mexico 19-23 May 2003 
Technical assistance WIPO/IMPI Workshop on the Nice Classifica tion and absolute prohibitions on trademark 
registration. 
A OEPM expert travelled to Mexico from 19 to 23 May 2003 for a 
Trademarks Workshop organized by the Office for Harmonisation in the 
Internal Market and the Mexican Intellectual Property Institute (IMPI).  It 
covered such matters as the Nice Classification and absolute prohibitions on 
trademark registration.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Dominican Republic 26 May-1 June 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on trademark law.  Workshop on various aspects of patent 
management, such as the PCT procedure, search reports and the patent granting procedure. 
 
Two OEPM experts travelled to the Dominican Republic and El Salvador from 26 May to 1 June 2003 on a technical cooperation mission on trademark 
law in both offices and various aspects of patent management, such as the 
PCT procedure, search reports and the patent granting procedure. 
El Salvador 26 May-1 June 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on trademark law.  Workshop on various aspects of patent 
management, such as the PCT procedure, search reports and the patent 
granting procedure. 
Panama 21-25 July 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on biodiversity and technological information. 
Two OEPM experts travelled from 21 to 25 July 2003 to Panama to discuss biodiversity and information technology and to develop practices and tutorials 
for officials of the Panamanian Patents Register. 
Argentina Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Bolivia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Brazil Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Chile Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Colombia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Ecuador Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Guatemala Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Honduras Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Mexico Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Nicaragua Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Panama Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Paraguay Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Peru Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Uruguay Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Venezuela Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
China Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Russia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Moldova Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Morocco Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and 
technical assistance in information systems. 
Morocco Year 2002 
Technical assistance OEPM Technical assistance in procedures fo r granting intellectual property rights and 
administrative management. 
El Salvador 13 November 2002 
Visit by authorities from the 
Intellectual Property Directorate of El Salvador OEPM Meetings with OEPM heads.  Treatment of personal data by the OEPM.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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China 23-24 January 2003 
Visit by experts for training EPO/OEPM Corporation programme between  the European Union and China in 
intellectual and industrial property rights, meeting with representatives of the Anti-Piracy Commission. 
Delegation of China, 23 and 24 January.  Organized by the European Patent 
Office under the cooperation programm e between the European Union and 
China on intellectual and industrial property rights.  The delegation met 
representatives of the Anti-Piracy Commission. 
Morocco 6 February 2003 
Visit by authorities OEPM Discussion on industrial property legislation developments in both countries 
and on cooperation. Delegation of Morocco, on 6 February.  Various aspects of industrial property 
legislation developments in both countries were discussed, as well as closer 
relations and cooperation between the two offices. 
WIPO/EPO 14 April 2003 
Visit by experts in 
international corporation 
activities OEPM Meeting on joint cooperation pr ojects for Latin America, electronic 
publication (LATIPAT);  second semi nar for Latin American judges and 
prosecutors;  training seminars for Latin  American officials in patent search 
and examination procedures and also in economic, administrative and legal aspects of industrial property;  proposal for joint action in new seminars;  
WIPO trust fund. 
WIPO's Director of Cooperation with Latin America and EPO's Director of 
Technical Cooperation, on 14 April.  They visited the OEPM to discuss joint 
cooperation projects for Latin America.  The meeting took up aspects of the 
LATIPAT electronic publication project;  a second seminar for Latin 
American judges and prosecutors;  training seminars for Latin American 
officials both in patent search and examination procedures and also in economic, administrative and legal aspects of industrial property;  proposal for 
joint action for new seminars as well as the WIPO trust fund. 
Ecuador 5 May 2003 
Visit by Director of the Ecuadorian Intellectual 
Property Institute OEPM Meeting on joint cooperation activities 2003;  most important OEPM projects;  
project to computerise patent archives. President of the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute, on 5 May.  
Activities were discussed and worked out at the meeting on joint cooperation 
activities for the year 2003.  Lastly, the most important OEPM projects were discussed, with special mention of the project to computerise patent archives. 
Countries of Latin America.  
During the reference period, 
Panama. July 2003 – December 2004.  
CIBIT Programme 
Cooperation with Latin America in international 
patent searches. OPEM The purpose of the Prog ramme is to further the use of Spanish in international 
search processes, improving the trai ning of examiners in international 
searches for PCT international applications .  It involves the incorporation of a 
Latin American patent examiner.  Duri ng this period, presence of a patent 
examiner from Panama. 
African Intellectual Property 
Organization (OAPI) 25 September 2003.  Signature 
of a memorandum of 
understanding OEPM/OAPI Exchange of documentation and ex perience, mutual exchange of information 
during meetings, symposiums, seminars or conferences, cooperation on 
industrial property issues of mutual interest.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Mexico 30 September 2003.  Visit of 
officials responsible for international cooperation, 
trademarks and patents OEPM Demonstration regarding the operation and organization plan of the OEPM 
and the project to co mputerize archives. 
Dominican Republic (ONAPI) 2 October 2003.  Signature of 
a memorandum of understanding OEPM/ONAPI Exchange of documentation and ex perience, mutual exchange of information 
during meetings, symposiums, seminars or conferences, cooperation on industrial property issues of mutual interest. 
Dominican Republic 2 October 2003.  Visit by the 
Director of ONAPI 
 OEPM Signature of a memorandum, visit to the OEPM offices, historical archives 
and computerization of archives. 
Honduras - El Salvador - 
Panama 
 9-17 October 2003.  Technical 
assistance WIPO/EPO/OEPM Dispatch of a patent expert to the WIPO National Seminar on "Industrial 
Property and Technological Information as a Support Tool for the Productive 
Sectors". 
Equatorial Guinea 20-22 October 2003.  
Technical assistance OEPM Mission to study the situation of the Guinean office and biotechnology 
seminar. 
Unspecified 28 October 2003. Visit of the 
Director of EPO cooperation 
programmes OEPM Discussion of different bilateral or multilateral cooperation programmes.  
Specifically, "automatic translator" and "global database index" projects in the 
framework of bilateral cooperation financed by the EPO, and specific 
multilateral training projects. 
Unspecified 6-7 November 2003.  Visit of 
the Directors-General of the 
industrial proper ty offices of 
France and Portugal OEPM/EPO Discussion of joint activities in the framework of the multilateral cooperation 
programme set up by the European Patent  Office.  Stress was also placed on 
the importance of addressing industrial property protection systems in the three countries, and joint actions were proposed to disseminate and enhance 
awareness of industrial property. 
South Korea 10-11 November 2003. 
Visit by officials responsible for international cooperation 
and for trademarks and patents OEPM Demonstration on the structure and functions of the OEPM - with special 
focus on application procedures and on searches, documentation and payment of fees in connection with applications submitted by individuals and agents or 
through telecommunication media - and on information resources throughout 
the procedure involved in the granting of the various forms of industrial property.  Meetings with representatives of the patents and distinctive signs 
departments and the general secretariat, and demonstration of the web-site and 
computerization processes in the OEPM. 
Countries of Latin Amer ica 11 November and  
1-2 December 2003.  
LATIPAT Project OEPM/EPO/WIPO Technical implementation of the agreement and installati on of the server, as 
well as other related considerations such as execution time and implications. 
LATIPAT is a project for a server to tr ansmit Latin American patent data in 
Spanish and Portuguese. 
Ecuador 12-14 November 2003.  
Technical Assistance OEPM Dispatch of a trademarks expert on  the subject of the Nice Classification. 
China 16-21 November 2003.  
Technical Assistance OEPM/SIPO Dispatch of an expert on patents and technological information.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Morocco  19-20 November 2003.  
Technical Assistance  OEPM/Moroccan Intellectual 
Property Office Dispatch of experts on trademarks and information technology. 
China 24 November 2003.  Visit by 
agents and officials from the 
Trademarks Office  OEPM Presentation of legislation, administrative requirements, and control exercised 
by the OEPM, applicable to intellectual property offices and professional 
associations.  Demonstration of the information contained in the OEPM website on the above subjects. 
Latin America 25 November to  
4 December 2003. 
Regional Seminar for Latin American judges and 
prosecutors OEPM/WIPO/EPO Seminar on industrial property.  Study of Spanish and European legislation 
regarding trademark rights, industrial design, utility models and copyright 
(during the first part of the semi nar which took place in Madrid). 
Mexico 9-10 December 2003.  
International seminar on industrial property in Mexico 
and in the world WIPO/IMPI Dispatch of a dissemination expert. 
Chinese Taipei 12 Decem ber 2003.  Visit by 
patent and trademark officials. OEPM Demonstration of the organization an d operation of the OEPM.  Visit to the 
patents and distinctive signs departments, with explanations of the procedures 
for granting patents and trademarks and the OEPM's different automation 
systems. 
China 15 December 2003.  Meeting 
of the joint OEPM-SIPO 
commission OEPM Signature of the implementation plan for the activities for 2004 of the 
Memorandum of Understanding of 17 January 2001 in which the parties 
undertake to exchange experts with a view to deepening technical cooperation 
between the two offices.  Demonstration of the new features of the OEPM website in English, and of the archiv e computerization and electronic patent 
application project. 
Countries bordering on the 
Mediterranean 26-30 January 2004.  Euromed 
Market Programme  European Institute of Public 
Administration (EU) 
 Participation of an OEPM expert in the Euromed Programme to lecture at the 
training seminar for intellectual property rights instructors. 
Unspecified 29 January 2004. 
Visit by the Deputy Director-
General for the economic development sector OEPM The purpose of the meeting was to de epen the cooperation that already existed 
between the two institutions and to define new areas of joint activity.  This 
involved, specifically, presenting the new WIPO Strategy of stressing the economic aspect of patents as a basi s for development assistance policies, 
requesting the OEPM's cooperation, partic ularly in Latin America.  Finally, 
there were visits to the distinctive signs and patents departments. 
Dominican Republic  February to July 2004.  
Training course OEPM Training of an ONAPI official in patent department management. 
Dominican Republic  16-26 February 2004.  
Training course OEPM Training of an ONAPI official in procedures for the granting of trademarks.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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Mexico 1-2 March 2004.  Technical 
assistance OEPM/IMPI 
 Mission of the Director-General and th e Director of the Legal Coordination 
Department to establish a cooperation agenda..  
Dominican Republic 8-13 March 2004.  Technical 
assistance  OEPM/ONAPI 
 Technical assistance for the develo pment of computer applications. 
China (CTMO) 22 March 2004. 
Visit by a delegation of the 
China Trademark Office OEPM The Chinese delegation met with OEPM finance officials regarding their 
financial and budgetary status as an autonomous institution, management of 
economic and financial matters, and management and structure of fees and on-line payments. 
Countries of Latin America 23-25 March 2004. 
Regional meeting of directors 
of intellectual property offices and copyright offices of Latin 
America WIPO/IMPI/ 
INDAUTOR  
 Participation of an OEPM representative in the confer ences on enforcement of 
intellectual property rights. 
Unspecified 19 May 2004 
Visit by the Vice-President of the EPO OEPM The EPO representative provided information on on-going activities and on 
the cooperation projects planned during the year. 
Latin America 7-18 June 2004. 
Practical inter-regional 
seminar on trademarks and 
common aspects of industrial 
property OEPM/WIPO Training in the industrial prope rty area for experts and senior financial 
officials from intellectual property offices in Latin America. 
Unspecified 14 June 2004. 
Visit by the Vice-President of 
OHIM OEPM The Vice-President held a meeting w ith OEPM officials to discuss matters 
such as cooperation between the two institutions. 
 
China (SAIC) 27-30 June 2004. 
Visit by the Vice-Minister for State Administration of 
Industry and Trade OEPM Meeting with the Under-Secretary of  the Ministry of Industry, Trade and 
Tourism.  Working meetings with OEPM officials to illustrate Spanish practice and experience with respect to the protection of appellations of origin 
and geographical indications. 
Association of South-East 
Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2 July 2004. Meeting with 
ASEAN representatives OEPM Day devoted to presentations of OEPM's dissemination policy, electronic 
submission, computerization of archives and protection of industrial designs. 
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) 5 July 2004. 
Visit by the Director-General 
of OAPI OEPM Visit to the patent and distinctive signs departments.  Discussion of the 
cooperation plan for 2005. 
Guinea  9 July 2004. 
Study visit by a delegation of the Scientific Research 
Council of Equatorial Guinea OEPM Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding.  Organization of a visit to 
the patent and distinctive signs departments and to the dissemination and information offices. A working meeting was held on technical cooperation 
projects.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador, 
Uruguay and Venezuela.  2003-2004 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property.  The 
documentation, depending on the particular country concerned, consists of patent documents in different formats, industrial property bulletins, CD-ROM 
databases, and annual indexes of inventions and trademarks. 
 
China, Syria, Turkey 2003-2004 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in various 
countries OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property. 
Chile, Uruguay, Cuba 
 Theoretical and practical 
training in copyright and 
related rights. 
 (Madrid,  
3-21 November 2003) 
 Ministry of Culture Officials of the Sub-Directorate of Intellectual Property gave theoretical and 
practical classes on all matters pertaini ng to copyright and related rights and 
on experience in management of such rights in Spain. 
 Recipients :  Latin American professionals with experience in copyright and 
related rights. 
All Latin American countries  II Forum on Copyright and 
Related Rights  
(Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 8-12 March 2004) Ministry of Culture.  Spanish 
International Cooperation 
Agency.  
General Council of the 
Judiciary.  Officials of the Sub-Directorate of Intellectual Property and Spanish judges 
gave theoretical and practical courses on all matters pertaining to copyright 
and related rights.  The purpose was also  to create a forum for exchange of 
national experience among the different administrations in the copyright area. 
 
Recipients :  Latin American judges. 
All Latin American countries Seminar on "Audiovisual 
works:  creation, production 
and exploitation".  
(Mexico City, from  
28 June to 2 July 2004)  Producers' Rights 
Management Unit 
 Audiovisuals (e.g. EGEDA) 
 
Ministry of Culture.  Co-organization of the seminar, the aim of which was to enhance training in 
the market for audiovisual works.   
 Recipients :  Professionals and experts from  the Latin American countries. 
Latin America Second regional seminar on 
intellectual property. 
 (Madrid, 25-28 November;  
Munich 1-5 December 2003) Spanish Patent and 
Trademarks Office, with the 
cooperation of the Ministry of Culture. 
 Participation in the second seminar aimed at providing specialized training in 
industrial property and copyright and at creating a contact point between the 
different organizations and bodies working in that area.  
Recipients :  Latin American judges and prosecutors. 
 
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SWEDEN 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organizing agency  
 Description 
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and 
Uganda BIOEARN, 
Biotechnology policy capacity 
building under the East African 
Regional programme and 
Research Network for Biotechnology, Biosafety and 
Biotechnology policy 
Development Capacity building of 
biosafety and biopolicy 
 
January 1999-March 2005 BIOEARN in cooperation 
with Sida (Swedish 
International Development 
Co-operation Agency) 
 Courses and seminars within biosafet y and biopolicy, including intellectual 
property rights. Objective of the project is to strengthen national and regional 
capacity within biotechnology, biosafety and biotechnology policy development 
and develop a foundation for regional collaboration among the four East 
African countries. 
 Audience
: Scientists, policy makers, research organizations, practitioners in the 
field, private sectors, donors and media. 
 
Developing countries The biodiversity and 
biosafety programme 
 
January 2000-June 2003  Third World Network (TWN) 
and Sida (Swedish 
International Development 
Co-operation Agency)  
 Support to Third World Network (TWN) for seminars, workshops, consultation 
meetings for politicians and conferences. The objective is to strengthen 
developing countries' knowledge within the areas biosafety, biotechnology and 
biological multitude. The programme is focusing on establishing national institutions and mechanisms to enable adequate implementation of the Biosafety 
Protocol. That includes research into  appropriate models and forms of access 
and benefit-sharing arrangements (including policies and laws) for developing countries at national level, advice to policy makers in developing countries in 
developing such national policies and laws , arrangements at international level 
(particularly the Biodiversity Convention and the International Undertaking) that would assist developing countries to achieve the goals of equitable benefit-
sharing and assisting developing countries in negotiations. It also includes 
monitoring trends in IPR regimes and practices at national, regional and international levels and analysing such trends for their potential effects on the 
goals of equitable benefit-sharing and biodiversity conservation and use. And 
research into existing and evolving international IPR regimes and providing 
suggestions on possible options in implementing such regimes at national level, 
as well as in the review and possible re f o r m  o f  s u c h  r e g i m e s ,  t o  m a k e  t h e m  
more in line with the principles of  equitable benefit-sharing and the 
conservation and use of Biodiversity.  
 All this involves the building of research and negotiating capacity of developing 
countries to bring forward their case and concrete proposals in various relevant 
international fora. The programme incl udes training, workshops and capacity-
building activities. 
 
Audience
: Politicians in developing countries.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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African countries  
 Research and education 
within biopolicy January 2000-March 2004  
 
 African Centre for 
Technology Studies (ACTS) financed by Sida (Swedish 
International Development 
Co-operation Agency) Support to African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) concerning 
biopolicy. 
Developing countries, primarily LDCs Course on copyright 
Protection and 
Administration 
May 2000-April 2003  Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office and the 
Ministry of Justice in 
cooperation with Sida (Swedish International 
Development Co-operation 
Agency)  An international Intellectual Property Right copyright course in Sweden. It 
mainly covered copyright administration through collective management and 
copyright legislation as well as recen t changes and trends in international 
treaties and procedures.  
Developing countries  
 WIPO/WTO: redefining 
rights of biodiversity 
December 2002-April 2003 
 Genetic Resources Action 
International (GRAIN) 
financed by Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency)  Support to Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN). 
Developing countries Genetic Resources and 
Intellectual Property Rights - 
Pathways for Development 
5-23 May 2003 Stockholm Environment 
Institute, Swedish Biodiversity 
Centre and Svalöf Weibull AB 
financed by the Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency) Advanced International Training Programme. 
The course intended to assist towards optimising the benefits for developing 
countries in the context of international conventions, agreements and 
obligations. 
 Audience
: policy makers, researchers and practitioners. 
Developing countries International Training 
Course: "Genetic Resources 
and Intellectual Property Rights – Pathways for 
Development" Swedish Biodiversity Centre  
Stockholm Environment 
Institute Svalöf Weibull AB International training course to assi st participants in understanding the 
background and the implications of the recent developments related to IPRs and 
the exchange of genetic resources. 
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organizing agency Description 
China Visit to SIPO by the UKPO 
1-7 September 2002 SIPO Meeting to sign the bi-lateral ag reement on implementing cooperative activities 
2003. 
China Visit of five Chinese Patent 
Office officials 
20 September 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Dir ectorate to learn about the work of the UK Patent 
Office. 
Trinidad and Tobago Visit to UKPO by IPO 
(Trinidad and Tobago) 
16-20 September 2002 UK Patent Office Awareness visit to increase understanding of patent procedures. 
Singapore Visit to Singapore Patent 
Office October 2002 Singapore PO TMD asked to undertake a one-week training visit on UK trademark practice 
and policy. 
Ukraine Visit of Ukrainian Delegation 
4 October 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Directorate to study copyright law and enforcement. 
China  Visit to SIPO by UKPO SIPO Expert Mission of UKPO to SIPO – part of the agreed programme of 
cooperation between the UKPO and SIPO.  
 
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, 
Indonesia, Korea, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malawi, Mongolia, 
Russia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, 
Zambia Copyright Course 
4-15 November 2002 British Copyright Council/ 
WIPO/ 
Copyright Directorate Course on copyright and related rights. 
China Visit by Chinese partners 
29 November 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Directorate. 
 
Bermuda Visit by the Bermudan 
Trademark Registry 27 January-14 February 2003 UKPO Study visit to the Trademark Director ate to learn about trademark examination. 
Bermuda Visit by Bermuda Trademark 
Registry official 11 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Awareness visit to increase understanding of copyright procedures in the UK. 
Russia Visit of Russian Govt officials 
21 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Awareness visit to improve understanding of copyright and related rights in the 
UK.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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China Visit of Chinese Govt officials 
21 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Study visit for a better understanding of the UK patent system. 
China Visit to UKPO by SIPO 
23 February- 2 March 2003 UKPO Study visit to discuss patent procedures. 
Various countries UKPO attend PCT colloquium 
in Nice 7-9 April 2003 FICPI (Nice) Discuss PCT cooperation between the UKPO and other countries. 
 
Malaysia (MIPC) Visit to the UKPO by MIPC 
30 May 2003 UKPO 
Organized by UKPO and MIPC Visit to the UKPO by the Secretary Gene ral of the Ministry of Domestic Trade 
& Consumer Affairs. 
Malyasia (MIPC) Visit to the UKPO by MIPC  
1-27 September 2003 UKPO 
Organized by UKPO and 
MIPC Study visit to observe and monitor the training given to new entrant examiners. 
China (SIPO) Visit to the UKPO by the 
SIPO 
17-21 September 2003 UKPO 
Organized by SIPO and the 
UKPO High delegation visit to discuss the B ilateral Agreement between countries for 
2004. 
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, 
Bulgaria, Cambodia, Egypt, 
Georgia, Ghana, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, 
Rep. of Moldova, Nepal, Oman, 
Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine, Zimbabwe Britisch Copyright 
Council/WIPO 
Copyright Course  3-14 November 2003 Copyright Section Course on copyright and related rights. 
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
Dominican Republic, Mexico, 
Panama, Peru, Venezuela Strategic Dialogue on 
coherence between 
multilateral, regional and bilateral processes on 
Intellectual Property. 
20 November 2003 UNCTAD/ICTSD/DFID Dialogue to discuss latest developments on Intellectual Property at the 
multilateral, regional and bilateral levels. 
South African Trademarks 
Office Visit by UKPO 
12-16 January 2004 South African Trademarks 
Office UKPO asked to undertake the visit to assist in identifying best practice and 
procedures for dealing with their backlogs.   IP/C/W/426/Add.5
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South African Trademarks 
Office Visit by South African 
Trademarks Office 9-10 February 2004 South African Trademarks 
Office Follow-up visit to above. 
China  Visit to the UKPO by a 
delegation from the Provincial Intellectual Property Bureau 
and the Provincial Patent 
Office of China 17 March 2004 UKPO 
Organized by the UKPO and Euro Asia Study visit to UKPO in order to discuss Patent Procedure. 
China A delegation from various 
organizations 
2 April 2004 UKPO 
Organized by the UKPO and 
Euro Asia An overview of the UK patent processes involving seven visitors from 
Technology Bureau's Electrical Institutes and the PO. 
China Visit by Chinese Copyright 
Administration 22 April 2004 Copyright section Fact-finding visit regarding UKPO role, copyright and the internet. 
Russia Visits by Russian Federation 
for IP & Moscow judge 
23-25 June 2004 
30 June 2004 UKPO/Copyright Section Discussions and training on IP enforcement issues. 
Developing countries Willingness and ability to use 
TRIPS flexibilities  
July 2004 DFID (Department for 
International Development) Study looking at developing countries' technical capacity, understanding and 
readiness to use TRIPS flexibilities in re lation to increasing access to medicines. 
Kenya Willingness and ability to use 
TRIPS flexibilities : Kenya 
case study 
July 2004 DFID (Department for 
International Development) Country level case study forming part of the wider study looking at developing 
countries' technical capacity, understanding and readiness to use TRIPS 
flexibilities in relation to increasing access to medicines. 
Malawi Willingness and ability to use 
TRIPS flexibilities : Malawi 
case study 
July 2004 DFID (Department for 
International Development) Country level case study forming part of the wider study looking at developing 
countries' technical capacity, understanding and readiness to use TRIPS 
flexibilities in relation to increasing access to medicines. 
All developing countries and countries in transition Recourse Book on TRIPS and 
development project started in 
2002 and continued during 2003. This work will continue 
in 2004. UNCTAD/ICTSD/DFID Preparation of a Recourse Book on TRIPS and development.  The recourse book 
gives guidance on the implications of specific issues and on the options 
available.  The recourse book has been written and compiled by groups of international experts on the TRIPS Agreement.  IP/C/W/426/Add.5 
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 Organizing agency Description 
India and China Pharmaceutical Industry 
Prospects for India and China, Technology Transfer and 
Access to Medicines DFID (Department for 
International Development) Study looking at the effect of TRIPS, intellectual property and the changing 
prospects for Indian and Chinese indust ry, and the likely impact on access to 
medicines.  Parameters include how the TRIPS is translated into domestic law, 
and the effect of IP changes on prices , pharmaceutical market structure, product 
quality and product availability on the market.  Access to new medicines is 
another dimension affected by IP, and the amount and composition of R&D 
spend for Indian and Chinese firms are analysed with an eye towards future 
access to products. 
Ghana Increasing access to 
medicines: assessment UK (DFID) with 
Government of Ghana Report contributing to Ghana's access to  medicines initiative by identifying 
policy options to support a more integr ated and robust pharmaceutical policy. 
 
  
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