WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/496/Add.2 
5 December 2007 
 (07-5377) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Addendum  
   The following communication, dated 9 October 2007, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the European Communities.  This is the revised version of an advance copy circulated at 
the Council's October 2007 meeting.  
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 This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document IP/C/W/476/Add.5 of 13 December 2006.   It concerns the technical cooperation ac tivities carried out between August 2006 and 
July 2007 – by the European Communities and individual member States in favour of developing and 
least developed country Members, with the objectiv e to facilitate the implementation of the TRIPS 
Agreement. IP/C/W/496/Add.2 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
A.  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ......................................................................................................3
 
B.  MEMBER STATES .............................................................................................................. ...........6  
AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................................ .......................6  
CZECH REPUBLIC................................................................................................................. .............8  
FINLAND ........................................................................................................................ .......................9  
FRANCE......................................................................................................................... ......................11  
GERMANY ........................................................................................................................ ..................21  
HUNGARY........................................................................................................................ ...................26  
ITALY  ........................................................................................................................ .......................28  
POLAND......................................................................................................................... ......................30  
PORTUGAL....................................................................................................................... ..................31  
SLOVENIA....................................................................................................................... ....................36  
SPAIN  ........................................................................................................................ .......................37  
SWEDEN ......................................................................................................................... .....................41  
UNITED KINGDOM................................................................................................................. ..........42  
C.  EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE..................................................................................................44  
 
  
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EC/TACIS NATIONAL ACTION PROGRAMME FOR RUSSIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Russian Federation Innovations and strategy in the 
use of intellectual property 
(May 2005 – December 2006) German Federal Ministry of 
Education and Research The project "Innovations and strategy in the use of intellectual property" is 
entitled to prepare proposals for the further development and optimization 
of Russian innovation policy, based on the strategies and instruments currently used by German and European innovation policies.  
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EC/TACIS NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ARMENIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Armenia TACIS 04-05 – Armenian- 
European Policy and Legal 
Advice Centre phase IV 
(AEPLAC 4 - 2005 - 2007) Contractor in partnership with 
Government and Parliament 
of Armenia The project aims at supporting PCA implementation and harmonizing the 
Armenian legislation with the EU acquis communautaire .  In the field of 
IPR, it undertook in particular several workshops while regularly working 
with the Government and Parliament of Armenia to harmonize the Armenian intellectual and industrial property legislation with the one of the European 
Union. 
Armenia TACIS 06 – Armenian- 
European Policy and Legal 
Advice Centre phase V 
(AEPLAC 4 - 2008 - 2009) Idem. The project will build on the result of AEPLAC phase IV, i.e. further support 
to PCA implementation and harmonization to the EU acquis;  a special 
attention will be paid to the long term sustainability of this Centre as it enters 
its last phase.   
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
Jordan Support to Res earch and Technological 
development and Innovation Initiatives 
and Strategies in Jordan (SRTD) "Higher Council for Science 
and Technology (HCST)" Overall objective : 
To Improve awareness of Inte llectual Property Rights (IPR) 
issues and legislation amongst Jordan's research and development 
community and the private sector by strengthening the capacity, 
improving quality of service, help focusing the activities and 
extending the sustainability of the National IPR Help Desk. 
 
The issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection is 
central to research output commercialisation and the innovation process at large. Creating awar eness and providing information 
on IPR legislation and procedures for the local researchers is 
considered within the scope and means of the programme. 
Syria Quality and standards programme The Mi nistry of Industry The programme will contri bute to the increase of trade with the 
European Union through harmonisation of technical legislation 
and alignment of the quality infrastructure in priority sectors so as 
to enable Syria to: 
- make maximum use and profit of the existing trade 
agreements (GAFTA, Turkey); 
- open negotiations on ACAAs with the  European 
Communities; 
- access WTO.  
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B.  MEMBER STATES 
AUSTRIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Organizing agency Description 
China, Ethiopia, India, 
Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, 
Malaysia, Mongolia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam. Training course on patent documentation 
and information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, international IP-treaties 
 
(Vienna, 12-23 June 2006) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO 
("WIPO-Austria-Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating 
to patents;  trademark and design law;  international 
developments in these areas Audience
: 
Patent examiners and legal Officers from National Industrial 
Property Offices  
Chile, Viet Nam ICSEI 2006 
 
(Second half of 2006) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO 
(Developm. Cooperation) State-of-the-art search and examin ation reports concerning patent 
applications - free of charge 
China Meeting with a Chinese delegation  
 (Vienna, 25 October 2006) Austrian Patent Office Meeting concerning topics of patent, trademark and design 
registration and protection;  protection of copyright. Audience
: 
IP- experts from China and Officer s of the Ministry of Commerce 
Chile, Jordan, Viet Nam  
 ICSEI 2007 
 (First half of 2007) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO (Developm. Cooperation) Internat. Cooperation on Search and Examination of Inventions 
(ICSEI). State-of-the-art sear ch and examination reports 
concerning patent applications – free of charge 
Kazakhstan Study visit to th e Austrian Patent Office 
 
(Vienna, 26-30 March 2007) Austrian Patent Office Databases relating to patents and patent granting procedure;  
information about registers, trademark law and information 
services. 
Audience : 
Officials from the Kazakhstan Patent Office and the Ministry 
Ghana, Iran, Kazakhstan, 
Latvia, Mauritius, Pakistan, 
Rep. of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam. Training course on patent documentation 
and information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, international IP- treaties 
 
(Vienna, 11-22 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO 
("WIPO-Austria-Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating 
to patents;  trademark and design law;  international 
developments in these areas. Audience
: 
Patent examiners and legal Officers from National Industrial 
Property Offices  
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GCC (Countries of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council) Training course on patent documentation 
and information, protection of trademarks and designs, international IP- 
treaties 
 (Vienna, 11-22 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office Introduc tion in search strategies an d electronic databases relating 
to patents;  trademark and design law;  international developments in these areas;  patent granting procedure. 
Audience
: 
Patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf 
Viet Nam Study visit to th e Austrian Patent Office 
 
(Vienna, 29 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office IP information serv ices and products;  electronic databases 
relating to patents, trademarks and designs. 
Audience : 
Officials from National Office of Intellectual Property 
Ghana, Iran, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Rep. of Korea, Romania, Saudi 
Arabia, Swaziland, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam. Training course on patent documentation 
and information, protection of trademarks and designs, international IP- 
treaties 
 (Vienna, 11-22 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO ("WIPO-Austria-Course") Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating 
to patents;  trademark and design law;  international developments in these areas. 
Audience
: 
Patent examiners and legal Officers from National Industrial Property Offices 
GCC (Countries of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council) Training course on patent documentation 
and information, protection of 
trademarks and designs, international IP- treaties 
 
(Vienna, 11-22 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office 
 Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating 
to patents;  trademark and design law;  international 
developments in these areas;  patent granting procedure. Audience
: 
Patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council 
for the Arab States of the Gulf 
Viet Nam Study visit to th e Austrian Patent Office 
 
(Vienna, 29 June 2007) Austrian Patent Office IP information serv ices and products;  electronic databases 
relating to patents, trademarks and designs. 
Audience : 
Officials from National Office of Intellectual Property 
  
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CZECH REPUBLIC 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
Pakistan  
Egypt 
Sudan 
Tanzania, Zimbabwe  Practical Training Course on 
Industrial Property by the 
Industrial Property Office of 
the Czech Republic in Prague from 
11-22 June 2007. Industrial Property Office of 
the Czech Republic Training on the legal protection of inventions, utility models, industrial 
designs, trademarks, designations of origin and geographical indications, 
administrative procedure concerning the above mentioned institutes of 
industrial property rights and enforcement of industrial property rights.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 19-23 August 2006) National Board of 
Patents and Registration 
of Finland A high-level delegation from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's 
Republic of China visited the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland in 
August 2006.  The objective of the visit was to inform the Chinese authorities about the 
IP system and the innovation policies of Finland with a view to formulate China's national IPR strategy. 
Kyrgyz Republic Protection of IPR and the 
development of innovative activities. (Biškek, 20-24 August 2006) Finland Visit by a delegation of the National Board of Patents and Registration to the Kyrgyz 
Republic within the framework of the coope ration agreement between the State Agency 
of Science and the IP under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland.  The main theme of the visit was the 
protection of IPR and the development of innovative activities. 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 25 September 2006) National Board of 
Patents and Registration of Finland A five-member delegation from China visited the National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland in September 2006.  Objective was to learn more about the Finnish IP system.  
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 
Malaysia, Malawi, Rep. 
of Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, 
Serbia, Syria Practical Training Course on 
Copyright and Related Rights
(Helsinki, 16-27 October 2006) Ministry of Education 
and Culture in 
cooperation with WIPO worldwide Academy, 
The Finnish Copyright 
Institute, Finnish 
copyright organizations 
and other partners in cooperation.  The participants were provided an introduction to the set of Finnish, Nordic and 
European copyright and neighbouring rights norms and solutions concerning collective 
administration, management of rights, and questions relating to enforcement of rights. 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 14 March 2007) National Board of 
Patents and Registration 
of Finland and different ministries and agencies 
in Finland. A 12-member IPR-delegation from China visited Finland in March 2007.  Delegation 
members were from different
 ministries  and courts in China.  The purpose of the visit 
was to exchange views on the recent developments in the field of IPR protection in China and to give a comprehensive view of the functioning of the National Board of 
Patents and Registration of Finland w ith a special focus on IP matters. 
The visit was coorganized by the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland and different ministries and agencies in Finland.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
Uruguay Official visit of Minister of 
Industry and Economy to Finland and the National 
Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland. (Helsinki, 16 March 2007) Finland A Head of the International Trade Department of Uruguay visited Finland in May 
2007.  The purpose of the visit was to present Finnish experiences in the field of innovation and promoting IP. 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 23 March 2007) National Board of 
Patents and Registration 
of Finland A seven-member delegation from China visited the National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland in March 2007 with a special interest in patents and copyrights 
in industry and business. 
CIS Member States Re gional Workshop on 
Intellectual Property 
(St. Petersburg and Helsinki, 9-13 April 2007) WIPO, the Inter-
parliamentary Assembly 
of the CIS Member States, in cooperation 
with the National Board 
of Patents and Registration of Finland  A Regional Workshop on IP for Parliamentar ians of CIS Member States was held in 
St. Petersburg and Helsinki in April 2007.  All the ten member countries of the IPA 
CIS were represented:  the Azerbaijan Repub lic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic 
of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of 
Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Repub lic of Tajikistan and the Republic of 
Ukraine.  There were 32 participants attending the workshop in Finland. 
Kyrgyz Republic Training course on patent and 
trademark examination. (Helsinki, 9-16 June 2007) National Board of 
Patents and Registration 
of Finland A two-member delegation from the State Agency of Intellectual Property under the 
Government of Kyrgyz Republic visited the National Board of Patents and Registration 
of Finland in June 2007 with a special interest in patent, trademarks and design examination. 
This activity was based on the cooperation agreement between the Kyrgyz Patent 
Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland. 
Syria and South Africa State-of-the-art search reports 
(2007) National Board of 
Patents and Registration 
of Finland and WIPO The National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland provided state-of-the-art 
search reports free of charge for Syria and South Africa within the framework of 
development cooperation with WIPO. 
  
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 Page 11FRANCE 
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries – France  
 
 
Beneficiary or 
country or 
organization Title and date of the even t Organizer(s) and partner 
agencies Description 
French-speaking 
Africa:  16 countries 
and AIPO 2006-2009:  Implementation of the 
Action Plan for the IG Development 
Project in the AIPO zone (adopted by 
the AIPO Ministerial Meeting of 
December 2005) 
 June 2007 MAE/CIRAD/WIPO 
 
 
 
 
 AFD/MAP/INAO AIPO support for the regulatory fra mework and the identification of 
products and pilot countries:  technical and legal assistance, 
identification of products, field expertise, awareness raising, 
establishment of a professional structure, institutional measures. 
 
 Feasibility study and definition of the project. 
Brazil November-December 2006:  Training 
in France of a Brazilian delegation MAP/INAO Presentation of the French GI system. 
CAN/Colombia/Peru November 2006:  Training in France 
of GI officials from INDECOPI (Peru), Supervisory Authority and 
Ministry of Agriculture (Colombia), 
CAN Bogotá economic 
mission/MAP/INAO Awareness raising in favour of harmonization, at the CAN level, of the 
implementation and registration of GIs. 
China November 2006:  Joint 
Franco-Chinese Cooperation 
Committee, GI module MAP Exchange of experience with th e Chinese authorities (AQSIQ and SAIC) 
and coordination with EU activities. 
FAO/South-East Asia, China, India 2006-2007:  FAO project to improve 
food quality and safety in the agri-food sector in Asia FAO/MAP Identification of ongoing GI ac tivities.  Launching of studies on the 
economic analysis of the sectors and the role of quality labels. FAO project for $100,000 with a French expert provided by the MAP.  
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Beneficiary or 
country or 
organization Title and date of the even t Organizer(s) and partner 
agencies Description 
India October 2006:  Second Session of the 
Working Group of the Joint 
Franco-Indian Commission (IP module) 
 
2007:  GI training at the National Law School, Bangalore 
 
2007:  Support for and evaluation of 
the introduction of a "Coorg 
Oranges" GI MAP/INPI 
 
  
 
CIRAD  
 
CIRAD/IFP/ANR Organization of a study trip to India by a French delegation in 2007. 
 
  
 
30 hours devoted to 30 students per year (future lawyers).  
 
Joint research projects on GI, tr aditional knowledge and biodiversity 
(financed by ANR). 
Indonesia 2006-2007:  Technical assistance for 
the introduction of national 
regulations 
 March 2007:  Support mission for an 
Arabica coffee GI CIRAD/INAO/MAE/MAP 
 
 
 INAO Technical support by an expert on the spot. 
 
 
 Support by an INAO expert for the establishment of control and 
traceability by the Arabica co ffee GI applicant group. 
Jordan – Lebanon – 
Tunisia (IGMED project)  2006:  Visit to France by Lebanese 
delegations for additional expertise  
2007:  Missions to Lebanon, Jordan 
and Tunisia, followed by the quality module of the World Bank project in 
Tunisia MAP/MAE/CIRAD/INAO/World 
Bank/Swiss Cooperation  
CIRAD/INAO Finalization of the regulatory texts in Lebanon at the end of 2006 in 
cooperation with INAO.  Objective:  recognition of a GI for olive oil.  
Launching of a 2 GI project w ith decentralized cooperation. 
Expert mission to start up new GI projects in Lebanon and Jordan.  
Follow-up of the quality module of th e project for the strengthening of 
agricultural services in Tunisia. 
Mediterranean/North Africa  2005-2007:  Project for the 
promotion of mountain products (underway) MAP/FAO/CIHEAM/IAM 
Bari/IAM Montpellier 2006-beginning of 2007:  Design by the CIHEAM of an internet 
resource centre for Mediterranean mountain products and signs indicating quality (site under construction www.cybermontagne.org). 
Russia 22-26 January 2007:  Mission to 
Vologda, Moscow and Krasnodar 
 
5-7 March 2007:  Visit by a Russian 
delegation from Vologda (to Paris and Isigny) MAP/INAO 
 
 
MAP/INAO Cooperation with  ROSPATENT. 
 
 
Presentation of product, relationship with the suppression of fraud.  
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country or 
organization Title and date of the even t Organizer(s) and partner 
agencies Description 
Thailand September 2006:  Visit to France by a 
Thai delegation with a view to 
twinning  
June 2007:  Visit by a Thai 
delegation on silk GI MAP/INAO 
 
  
CIVC/INAO/MAP Exchange of experience, information on the French GI system. 
 
  
Institutional information and Champagne field trip. 
Ukraine December 2006:  Joint 
Franco-Ukrainian Commission MAP/MEKiev/DGTPE/Ukrainian 
authorities Development of a France-Ukraine GI cooperation programme:  
Protection of French indications and development of Ukrainian GIs.  
Discussion of the Ukrainian law on wine and spirits (including 
suppression of generic uses of champagne and cognac).  
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Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Employment  
 
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY INSTITUTE (INPI) 
 
Beneficiary country (ries) Title and da te of the event Organizer Description 
South Africa 16 April 2007 – Official visit INPI Visit by the Directo r-General of the Industrial  Property Office of South 
Africa. 
Algeria Seminar on the fight against 
counterfeiting (14 January 2007) Algerian Office Participation in the seminar. 
Algeria, Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Comoros, C ôte 
d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon, 
Lebanon, Morocco, 
Mauritius, Niger, Tunisia Organization of a seminar on 
industrial property in cooperation with WIPO (from 
11-21 June 2007) INPI – WIPO Intensive training course at INPI on pa tent, trademark, and industrial design 
law. 
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Bhutan, China, Croatia, Malawi, 
Myanmar, Nigeria, 
Philippines, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, 
Tanzania, Thailand, 
Uzbekistan, Zambia Organization of a seminar on 
industrial property in cooperation with WIPO (from 
11-21 June 2007) INPI – WIPO Intensive training on patent, trademark, and industrial design law by the 
CEIPI
1 in Strasbourg. 
Brazil 21 September 2006 
Seminar on the importance of the protection of the immaterial as a means of stimulating 
innovation INPI/Brazilian Intellectual 
Property Office/Rio Economic Mission Participation in the seminar. 
Brazil 5 February 2007 – 
Signature of a new cooperation 
agreement Brazilian Office Exchange of views between the Office directors on cooperation. 
                                                      
1 Center for International Industrial Property Studies.  
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China 6 November 2006 – Visit by a 
delegation INPI/SIPO2 Visit by a Chinese delegation on training policy and the management of 
human resources at the INPI (visit to CEIPI and IEEPI3). 
China 10 November 2006 – 
Participation in a seminar INPI/CNCPI4 Participation in the seminar in China on comparative industrial property 
practices in China and Europe. 
China 19 December 2006 – Study 
mission INPI Mission on industrial designs, opposition and patents. 
China 26 March 2007 – Participation 
in a seminar INPI/ICC United States Participation in the seminar/symposium on intellectual property rights and 
promotion of innovation, organized by the anti-counterfeit group of ICC5 of 
the United States. 
China 17 April 2007 – Intellectual 
property SIPO Participation in the forum on intell ectual property and standards in Beijing. 
China 18 April 2007 – Intellectual 
property SIPO Meeting in Chengdu with SIPO and the local authorities. 
China 20 April 2007 – Intellectual 
property SIPO Participation in the international forum on intellectual property and 
development of the software industry, in Chengdu. 
China 24 April 2007 – Intellectual 
property INPI Participation in the forum on intellectual property with the expert 
intellectual property agents from  Chinese and French companies. 
China 9 May 2007 – Fight against 
counterfeiting SIPO Meeting with enterprises in Shangh ai on the fight against counterfeiting. 
China 26 June 2007 – Geographical 
indications (GI) WIPO6/INPI Participation in the symposium on geographical indications organized by 
WIPO in Beijing. 
China 28 November 2006 – Study visit INPI/SIPO Visit to France by a delegation of Chinese officials for a general 
presentation of INPI's activities. 
                                                      
2 State Industrial Property Office of China. 
3 Institute for Enterprise and Intellectual Property. 
4 Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle  (National Institute of I ndustrial Property Agents). 
5 International Chamber of Commerce. 
6 World Intellectual Property Organization.  
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Beneficiary country (ries) Title and da te of the event Organizer Description 
China 1 July 2007 – IP designs INPI China (SIPO):  Visit by a Chinese delegation for a presentation on the 
French and Chinese indu strial design system. 
Korea 29 March 2007 – Study visit INPI Visit by five agents from the KIPO (K orean Industrial Property Office) for a 
presentation on pre-diagnosis, the French patent system, and the 
Documentation and Information Department (DDI). 
Korea 13 April 2007 – Fight against 
counterfeiting INPI/Manufactures' Union Franco-Korean seminar on the protection of intellectual property rights 
organized by the Economic Mission and the Manufacturers' Union. 
Korea 8 June 2007 – Study visit INPI Visit by six KIPO agents on the system of appeals through the Court of 
Appeals. 
United Arab Emirates 2 December 2006 – Seminar EAU/INPI Participation in the Dubai seminar on the implementation of intellectual 
property rights:  "National Coordination in the Fight against Counterfeiting". 
Jordan 12 December 2006 – Seminar WIPO Participation in the seminar on the fight against counterfeiting. 
Malaysia 27 June 2007 – Study visit INPI Visit by the Chief of Trademarks of the Malaysian Office for a 
comprehensive presentation of the INPI. 
Morocco 6 June 2006 – Participation in 
an industrial property seminar INPI/WIPO Participation in the seminar on industrial property, in Morocco, dedicated to 
the subject of women as managers. 
Morocco 19 June – Geographical 
indications INPI/WIPO/OMPIC7 Participation in the Casablanca seminar on geographical indications. 
Morocco 21 June 2006 – Industrial 
property INPI/OMPIC Participation in the Casablanca seminar on raising the awareness of 
SMIs/SMEs with respect to industrial property. 
Morocco 15 September 2006 – Seminar INPI/OMPIC/ Office Chérifien 
des Phosphates  (Moroccan 
Phosphates Board) Participation in the roving seminar in  Morocco of the Moroccan Phosphates 
Board on the subject of innovation. 
Morocco 20 September 2006 – 
Trademarks – Opposition INPI/OMPIC Participation, in Morocco, in the training workshop on the system of 
opposition. 
Morocco 23 November 2006 – Copyright OMPIC/INPI Participation, in Morocco, in the workshop on the new charter on ".ma" 
internet domain naming. 
                                                      
7 Moroccan Industrial and Comme rcial Property Office (WIPO).  
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Morocco 2 November 2006 – Seminar WIPO/INPI Participation in the Casablanca seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
(PCT). 
Morocco 6 December 2006 – Seminar OMPIC-INPI Participation in the regional seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
(PCT). 
Morocco 11 December 2006 – 
Intellectual property OMPIC Participation in the workshop on the Nice Classification. 
Morocco 13 December 2006 – Seminar INPI/WIPO Participation in the intellectual property seminar with students from Hassan 
II University. 
Morocco 20 February 2007 – 
Conference/debate on 
intellectual property WIPO Participation in the sugar industry conference/debate held in Rabat and 
presentation of the intellectual property situation. 
Morocco 26 March 2007 – Geographical 
indications OMPIC Participation in the establishment of a GI applicant group for Argan oil. 
Morocco 24 April 2007 – Participation in 
a seminar INPI Participation in the EUROMED seminar in Rabat on intellectual property 
rights in the Euro-Mediterranean partnership for officials or practitioners in 
charge of copyright and related rights matters. 
Morocco 26 April 2007 – Database 
training WIPO Training at Al Akhawayn University  on the use of the EPO and INPI 
databases, organized jointly with the OMPIC and WIPO and targeting 
students and professors. 
Morocco 27 April 2007 – Geographical 
indications OMPIC Participation in the AFARNE seminar for researchers and operators in the 
Argan industry and to political representatives on the "lever for human 
development in the rural areas of Morocco". 
Mongolia 14 May 2007 – Study visit INPI Visit by a delegation from Mongolia for the presentation of the GI system in 
France. 
Mediterrean countries Regional seminar on intellectual 
property rights (8 May 2007) European Commission 
(MEDA programme) Participation in the regional seminar in Brussels (comparative presentation 
of opposition systems in the trademarks area). 
Central African Republic 1 February 2007 – Preparation 
for the diploma INPI University training on  trademarks at the CEIPI.  
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Beneficiary country (ries) Title and da te of the event Organizer Description 
Russia 8 September 2006 – 
International conference on the Eurasian Patent System INPI/Russian Industrial 
Property Office Participation in the international confer ence on the Eurasian Patent System 
in Moscow. 
Syria 11 September 2007 – Seminar 
on industrial property INPI/Syrian Industrial 
Property Office Participation in the seminar on industrial property in Damascus. 
Thailand 2 February 2007 – Conference 
on "access to medical 
treatment" DIP8 Participation in the co nference on access to medi cal treatment in Bangkok. 
Thailand 14 February 2007 – Preparation 
for pre-diagnosis DIP Participation in the preparatory phase of the meeting of DIP pre-diagnosis 
specialists in Bangkok. 
Tunisia 1 February 2007 – Preparation 
for the diploma INPI University training on  trademarks at the CEIPI. 
Tunisia 1 May 2007 – Seminar WIPO Participa tion in the anti-counterfeiting seminar in Sfax. 
Viet Nam 29 May 2007 – Seminars on 
"TRIPS for an industrial 
property implementation 
system" Viet Namese Office Participation in seminars in Hanoi and Saigon organized by the Maison du 
Droit  on "TRIPS for an industrial property implementation system". 
 
                                                      
8 Thai Intellectual Property Office.  
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 Page 19Cooperation Activities of the General Directorate of Customs a nd Indirect Duties in Connection with the Fight Against Counterfe iting  
(June 2006 – June 2007)  
 
Beneficiary country or organization Title and date of the event Organizer(s) and partner 
organizations Description 
Argentina 9 to 21 November 2006 
Fight against counterfeiting ADETEF Mission of one expert 
China 26 May to 2 June 2007 
Fight against counterfeiting ADETEF Mission of two experts 
Macedonia 9 to 14 October 2006 
Counterfeiting ADETEF Mission of one expert 
Morocco 5 to 6 March 2007 
Seminar on counterfeiting WIPO Mission of two experts 
Moldova 24 to 30 September 2006 
Counterfeiting ADETEF Mission of one expert 
Worldwide and multiregional programmes* 2 to 3 November 2006 
Fight against counterfeiting and piracy ADETEF Mission of two experts 
Worldwide and multiregional programmes* 26 to 30 March 2007 
Workshop for trainers in intellectual property law WCO Mission of three experts 
Worldwide and multiregional programmes* 18 June 2007 
Fight against counterfeiting in mobile telephony WCO Mission of two experts 
  
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General Directorate of the Treasury and Economic Policy  
 
Beneficiary country Title and date of the event Organizers and partner organizations Description 
Brazil Seminar on the importance of protecting the immaterial 
as a means of stimulating innovation  21 September 2006 INPI/Brazilian Intellectual Property 
Office/Rio Economic Mission  
Brazil 26 March 2007 
Third Franco-Brazilian Meeti ng on Intellectual Property Rio de Janeiro Economic 
Mission/National Magistrates College of Brazil (EMARF) Some 50 Brazilian magistrates and 
representatives of French institutions (Itamaraty, INPI, Minist ry of Health and the 
National Health Surveillance Agency 
(ANVISA). 
Korea 13 April 2007 – Fight against counterfeiting INPI/Manufacturers' Union/Seoul 
Economic Mission Franco-Korean seminar on the protection of 
intellectual property rights, organized by the Economic Mission and the Manufacturers' 
Union 
United Arab Emirates 27-28 November 2006, Dubai regional seminar on the 
fight against counterfeiting INPI/WIPO/Economic Missions Analysis of national systems to fight 
counterfeiting and means of cooperation 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event Implementing 
agency Description 
United Arab Emirates, Brazil, 
Belarus, China, Serbia, Cuba, 
Egypt, Croatia, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea, 
Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, Republic of 
Moldova, Mongolia, Mexico, 
Peru, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, 
Viet Nam, Democratic 
Republic of the Congo, Colombia, India, Philippines, 
South Africa Free search 
Exchange of documents DPMA Development cooperation with WIPO:  Performing free prior art searches  for 
developing countries. 
International exchange of documents. 
   
 
 China 
 
  
 
 Republic of Korea 
Viet Nam  
 Organization africaine de la 
propriété intellectuelle (OAPI) 
Lao PDR The organization structure of 
the DPMA and the patent examination procedure in 
Germany  
 31 May 2006 
25 July  2006 
20 October 2006  
29 May 2007 
 12 September 2006 
1 December 2006 
 6 December 2006 
 
8 March 2007 DPMA 
  
 
 DPMA Jena Lectures held by DPMA experts on the structure, organization and information services 
of the DPMA as well as the patent examination proced ure in Germany. 
 
 
China:  high-ranking members of SIPO and various ministries;  administration officers of the Hebei province  
Representatives from industry and administration 
EU – China trade project, administration staff Republic of Korea:  members of KIPO  
Viet Nam:  members of the NOIP and various ministries 
OAPI:  judges  
 
 Lao People's Democratic Republic:  18 directors of ministries and four directors of 
institutions related to business and industry.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event Implementing 
agency Description 
China Patent attorney system in 
Germany, the corresponding 
legislation, the training concept and the relevant 
qualification stages for patent 
attorney candidates Munich, 9 January 2006 
 
Study visit Munich, 18-19 January 2006 
 
  
Study visit 
Munich, 11-12 July 2006  
Sino-German symposium 
Munich, 21-22 September 2006  
 
Sino-German symposium  
Beijing, 15 May 2007 DPMA 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
DPMA 
  
DPMA DPMA experts explained the trai ning system for patent attorneys and the role of the  
DPMA vis-à-vis the Patent  Attorneys Association. 
Participants:  12 high-ranking members of the  All China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA). 
 
Within the scope of the newly agreed bila teral cooperation, the experts in charge 
provided detailed information on the subjects:  the organization structure, the budget 
management, the DEPATIS document archive and the deep-indexing databases of the 
DPMA as well the patent examination procedure. Participants:  six staff members of the SIPO management. 
 
 The staff of SIPO obtained information on th e subjects:  structure and organization of the 
DPMA, patent examination procedure, electronic file, information services and utility 
model. In various lectures and workshops issues  on industrial property protection, 
biotechnology and trade mark law were discussed. 
Participants:  Managements of SIPO and the DPMA, representatives from industry and science 
 
Lectures on the subjects:  biotechnology, information services and patent procedure 
Participants:  Managements of SIPO and the DPMA, representatives from industry and 
science. 
Lithuania, Armenia, Serbia and Montenegro, China, Singapore Study visit 
Munich, 12-23 June 2006 DPMA Within the scope of a programme organized by WIPO Worldwide Academy, five trade 
mark examiners from the countries listed in the left-hand column were briefed on the 
trade mark system and trade mark law in  Germany and received information on the 
structure, organization and information services of the DPMA by DPMA experts. 
Brazil Workshops in the patent and 
trade mark areas 
Rio de Janeiro, 10-21 July 2006 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Within the scope of the cooperation project of  the DPMA and INPI Brazil,  adopted in 
December 2005, a trade mark ex aminer and two patent exam iners of the DPMA stayed 
for two weeks at the INPI in Rio de Janeiro.  They conducted training of INPI examiners in the field of chemistry patents, el ectrical engineering and trade marks.   
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Brazil Workshops in the patent area 
Rio de Janeiro 
 23 April – 4 May 2007 DPMA  
INPI Brazil Within the scope of the cooperation project , four patent examiners of the DPMA 
conducted training of INPI examiners in the field of physics, biotechnology, pharmacy, 
and polymer chemistry at the INPI for two weeks. 
Participants:  INPI examin ers and junior examiners  
Brazil Study visit 
 
Munich 23 April – 27 April 2007 DPMA 
INPI Brazil Detailed information talks with DPMA expert s from all areas of the DPMA information 
services and staff in charge of the DEPATIS patent information system 
Participants:  two senior members of the relevant area of INPI. 
Republic of Korea Exch ange of  examiners 
Munich 20 November – 
1 December 2006 DPMA Two KIPO patent examiners processed applications in the field of electric digital data 
processing and control of in dicating devices together with one DPMA examiner each. 
Republic of Korea Exch ange of  examiners 
Daejeon 
 6 May – 19 May 2007 DPMA Two DPMA patent examiners stayed fo r two weeks at the Ko rean IP Office and 
processed patent applications jointly with an examiner. 
Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
Ethiopia, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago Study visit 
 
Munich, 11 June – 22 June 2007 DPMA Within the scope of a programme organized by WIPO Worldwide Academy, five trade 
mark examiners from the countries listed in the left-hand column were briefed on the 
trade mark system and trade mark law in  Germany and received information on the 
structure, organization and information services of the DPMA by DPMA experts. 
Saudi Arabia Long-term expert on the spot DP MA The measure was finished in June 2006. 
Chinese Taipei Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation 
as spectator at an oral hearing 
(Munich, 17 August 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Head of Department of the Taiwanese Pate nt Office spent half a day at the court. 
China (P.R.) Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the court's functions, participation 
as spectator at an oral hearing
 (Munich, 15 September 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation spent half a day at the court.  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event Implementing 
agency Description 
Lebanon Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation as spectator at an oral hearing
 
(Munich, 26 September 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany IP-Expert spent half a day at the court. 
Chinese Taipei Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation 
as spectator at an oral hearing 
(Munich, 15 November 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation of Taiwanese judges spent one day at the court. 
China (P.R.) Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the court's functions, participation 
as spectator at an oral hearing
 (Munich, 21 November 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation of Chinese judges spent half a day at the court. 
Croatia Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation 
as spectator at an oral hearing
 (Munich, 27 November 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation of the Kroatian Patent Office spent one day at the court. 
Several African developing 
countries Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation as spectator at an oral hearing
 
(Munich, 6 December 2006) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation of African judges and IP-Experts spen t half a day at the court in the course of 
a Seminar organized by OAPI.  
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agency Description 
Lao PDR Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions, participation as spactator at an oral hearing
 
(Munich, 9 March 2007) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation spent half a day at the court. 
China (Beijing) Official visit to several courts 
in Beijing, lecture on the 
functions of the Federal patent 
Court  
(Beijing, 11-19 May 2007) Federal Patent 
Court Germany President of the Federal Patent Court and Head  of Public Relations Section spent several 
days on an official visit in Beijing;  Chinese counterparts were met. 
Chinese Taipei Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the court's functions, participation 
as spactator at an oral hearing
 (Munich, 1 June 2007) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation spent half a day at the court. 
Chinese Taipei Visit to the Federal Patent 
Court and lecture on the 
court's functions 
 
(Munich, 28 June 2007) Federal Patent 
Court Germany Delegation of Taiwanese judges spent half a day at the court. 
  
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HUNGARY 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
Turkey  Seminar on copyright and 
related rights  
(Ankara, 22-26 January 2007) EU Commission 
(TAIEX
9) The seminar was organized by TAIEX.  A presentation was given on the laws of 
copyright and related rights by the expert of the Hungarian Patent Office. 
Turkey  Study visit by the experts 
from the Turkish Patent Office 
 
(Budapest, 19-21 March 2007) Hungarian Patent Office  Three experts from the Turkish Patent Office studied the Hungarian laws on industrial 
design and its examination procedure.  The visitors gained information on the activities carried out by the Hungarian Design Council as well. 
Turkey  Visit by the delegation of the 
Turkish Patent Office 
 
(Budapest, 11-13 April 2007) Hungarian Patent Office  The visit by the delegation, headed by the Pr esident of the Turkish Patent Office, focused 
on the industrial property rights in Hungary as well as the tasks and organizational 
structure of the Hungarian Patent Office. 
Macedonia Visit by the delegation of the 
Macedonian Office for Industrial Property Rights  (Budapest, 20-23 March 2007) Hungarian Patent Office The visit by the delegation, headed  by the President of the Office, was dedicated to the 
overview of the intellectual property righ ts in Hungary as well as the tasks and 
organizational structure of the Hungarian Patent Office. Special attention was put on 
trade mark procedures and geographical indications. A discussion took place on possible fields for future cooperation. 
Croatia Study visit of the  Croatian 
Office for Industrial Property Rights 
 
(Budapest, 2-6 April 2007) Hungarian Patent Office The visit was primarily focused on  trade mark procedures in Hungary (i.e. overview of 
the laws, examination procedures, represen tation in the proceedings, Nice and Vienna 
classifications, databases, trade mark research ).  A special program on industrial designs 
(i.e. overview of the laws, representation in  the proceedings, examination procedures) 
was designed for two experts of the delegation. Members of the delegation gained information on the activities carried out by the 
Hungarian Design Council as well. 
                                                      
9 Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office  
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Croatia Conference on intellectual 
property rights 
 (Pula, 1 June 2007) EU Commission 
(TAIEX)  The conference was organized by TAIEX in cooperation with the Croatian Chamber of 
Economy.  It focused on matters pertaing to patents.  The presentations on patent 
protection rights and patent-related international treaties were given by two experts of the Hungarian Patent Office. 
Audience
: 
patent attorneys, university students  
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ITALY 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
Bangladesh, Barbados, Brazil, 
Cambodia, Cameroon, China, 
Croatia, Egypt, India, 
Lebanon, Macedonia, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, 
Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, 
Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe NAME 
Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual 
Properties 
DATE 1 June 2006 to 28 February 2007 World intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO), University of 
Turin with the support of the Italian 
Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the ITC-ILO (International 
Training Centre of the International 
Labour Organization The LL.M. is structured in three different phases 
stretching over nine months, from June 2006 to 
February 2007. 
The first phase consists of courses offered through distance learning via the Internet.  This initial stage 
provides the participants with a preliminary and 
homogeneous background.  Three distance learning modules are offered from the beginning of June to the 
end of August 2007.  They are based on the 
successfully tested WIPO Ac ademy "General Course 
on Intellectual Property" (DL-101), "IP and Electronic 
Commerce" (DL-202) and "Copyright and Related 
Rights" (DL-203). The second phase offers face to face classroom 
teaching, held at ITC-ILO in Turin. Building on an 
introductory review of economic analysis of law, this phase analyses IP protection both at a national and 
international level.  The third phase consists of the 
submission of the final version of the research paper.  The Italian Government, by the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs, supported the Master activities with a  
financing to ILO amounting 150,000 EU. 
Algeria, Brazil, China, 
Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, 
India, Kenya, Mexico, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, 
Sudan, United Republic of 
Tanzania, Ukraine, Zimbabwe NAME 
Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual 
Properties. DATE 
1 June 2007 to 28 February 2008 World intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO), University of 
Turin with the support of the Italian Government, Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs, and the ITC-ILO (International 
Training Centre of the International Labour Organization) The structure of the LL.M. is based on a general 
introduction where the links between IPRs (Intellectual 
Property Rights), monopoly and competition will be outlined, lecturers will analyse protection of IP both at 
the national and international levels.  A national law 
will be selected as a benchmark, common to all students which will be used in order to demonstrate the 
convergence and the differences amongst various 
systems.  Licensing agreements as well as contracts granting the transfer of IPRs  will be examined during  
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the course.  Practicing lawyers will discuss 
infringements of IPRs and the efficacy of remedies, 
such as cross-border injunctions and traditional 
litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute settlement 
resolution;  the role of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center will also be highlighted.  The 
program will include a session dedicated to antitrust 
and unfair competition.  The Italian Government, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supported the Master 
activities with a financing to WIPO amounting 
300,000 EU 
Jordan Technical Cooperation Jord an Customs Agency and Italian 
Customs Agency The plan previews the orga nization of specific courses 
and seminaries, the side by side help in writing 
legislative and regulation texts and study visits in the offices of the agency.  The value of this plan 
amounting 1,000,000 EU. 
Morocco Technical Coop eration Moroccan Customs Agency and Italian 
Customs Agency The plan previews the putting in work of an important 
programme of activity for modernization and simplification of the customs procedures and the 
commerce with the aim to improve the international 
exchange also with the c ountries of the European 
Union.  The value of this plan amounting 800,000 EU. 
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 
Fyrom, Kosovo, Montenegro, 
Serbia CAFAO (Customs and Fiscal Assistance 
Office Programme) UN, involved Countries Customs 
Agencies The objective is to assist the customs and taxation 
authorities in their preparation towards future EU 
membership through continued alignment of customs, direct and indirect tax legislation with the EU acquis, 
increase of the administ rative capacity of the 
implementing bodies, progress in the fight against corruption, cross-border cr ime and fiscal evasion. 
  
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POLAND  
 
Beneficiary country Programme and time schedule Institution Description 
Moldova 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ACSA staff training in effective consulting based on Polish 
experience from economic and social transformation period;  
institutional reinforcement ASCA – International Agency for 
Rural Development (Agentia Nati onale de Dezvoltare Rurale), 
60-hour training in the period of October – December 2006. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Foundation of Assistance 
Programs for Agriculture FAPA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 In the time period September – 
December 2006 FAPA 
implemented the project:  
"Polish assistance to reform 
the rural sector and agriculture 
of Moldova in the form of 
development support towards 
Moldavian institutions for 
rural consulting". 
 
The training was aimed at 
adjusting the system of 
Moldavian consulting 
(including the law on 
agricultural consulting) to the 
market needs and the future 
integration to the European 
Union. 
 
ASCA deals with a question of 
the development of Moldavian 
agriculture, including Art. 67 
of TRIPS Agreement  
 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
Brazil Workshop on the Protocol 
of Madrid 
(Rio de Janeiro, 1 to 
3 August 2006) - WIPO 
(World Intellectual Property 
Organization)  
INPI BR and  
 INPI PT INPI PT collaborated with INPI BR – through the organization of a 
workshop – regarding the preparatio n of the accession of Brazil to the 
Madrid Protocol as invited office due to the fact that the President of its Directive Council is President of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the 
Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International 
Registration of Marks (WIPO) 
Mozambique  Workshop in the field of 
patents and IP legislation for 
SMEs 
(Maputo, 21 August 2006) - Institute of Industrial Property of 
Mozambique 
 
in cooperation with  
 INPI PT  
 
and  
- ARIPO National Workshop in the field of patents and IP legislation for SMEs 
organized by the Institute of Industrial Property of Mozambique in 
cooperation with INPI PT and ARIPO  
Mozambique Technical cooperation 
meeting in the scope of the Industrial Property  
(Lisbon, 2 and 
3 October 2006) - INPI PT an 
 - Institute of Industrial Property (IPI) 
of Mozambique In the scope of the IP technical coop eration existing between INPI PT and 
the Institute of Industri al Property (IPI) of Mozam bique INPI PT received 
in Lisbon during two days the visit of the Director General (IPI) of 
Mozambique in October 2006. 
 
Mozambique  Ceremony for the signature 
of the Protocol GAPIMO 
(Maputo, 9-10 October 2006) - Institute of Industrial Property (IPI) 
of Mozambique 
 
in cooperation with   
- Chamber of commerce of 
Mozambique  
 
- INPI PT and  
- ARIPO In the context of the creation of the first Unit for Industrial Property 
Promotion (UIPP) in Mozambique (GAPIMO), INPI-PT signed an 
agreement with IPI Mozambique, AR IPO and the Chamber of Commerce 
of Mozambique, and provided this new structure with the necessary 
communications and IT infrastructures.   
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Mozambique  Training course in the scope 
of the IP - GAPIMO  
(Portugal, 6 to 18 November 2006) - INPI PT and 
 
- Institute of Industrial Property (IPI) of Mozambique 
 
in cooperation with   
- Chamber of commerce of 
Mozambique  In the context of the creation of the first Unit for Industrial Property 
Promotion (UIPP) in Mozambique (G APIMO), INPI-PT gave a training 
course to the coordinator of GAPIMO.  This corresponded in a first part to a Seminar in the scope of the IP followed of the visit to many Units for 
Industrial Property Promotion (UIPP) in Portugal and installed in 
Technological Centres, Business Associations, Science and Technology Parks and Interface Institutions University-Companies 
Viet Nam Training Seminar on 
Designs  
(Hanoi, 15 to 
18 November 2006 EPO (European Patent Office)  
 
- Office of Industrial Property of 
Viet Nam   
and 
 - INPI PT  Within the framework of the EPO and EC ECAP II Program an IP expert 
from INPI PT was invited to give a training seminar in the scope of 
Designs to the staff of the Office of  Industrial Property of Viet Nam. 
Guinea-Bissau Seminar on Industrial 
Property 
 
(Bissau, 21 to 
22 December 2006) - EPO (European Patent Office)  
 
in cooperation with  
 
- INPI PT In the field of patent granting and patent administration, INPI Portugal 
co-organized with the EPO a roving seminar in Guinea-Bissau directed to 
the economic, academic and professional  sectors of Guinea Bissau.  The 
Seminar covered the areas of patents, trademarks, designs, geographical 
indications and the combat against counterfeiting.  
Brazil Working meeting with 
representatives of the 
Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office  
(Rio de Janeiro, 
28 February 2007) - INP PT  
 
and  
- INPI BR Working meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro, with representatives of the 
Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office in the scope of the Preparation of 
the First Lusophone Cooperation Forum for Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).  
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Portuguese Speaking 
Countries (CPLP): 
 (Angola, Brazil, Cap 
Verde, Guinea Bissau, 
Mozambique, Portugal, S. Tomé and Principe and 
East Timor) First Lusophone 
Cooperation Forum for 
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) 
 
(Rio de Janeiro, 1 and 2 March 2007) - EPO (European Patent Office) 
 
- WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) 
- OAPI (African Intellectual 
Property Organization)  
- ARIPO (African Regional 
Intellectual Property Organization)  
and  
 - INPI PT Following the Ministerial Conference on Industrial Property for 
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) which was held in Lisbon, on 28
th 
April 2006 organized with the purpose to developing and articulating, inter alia , strategies for using industrial property to promote cooperation 
in the framework of the knowledge and information society and its main 
determination (program of action) with the reinforcement of the use of the Portuguese language, the First Lusophone Cooperation Forum was held in 
Brazil in March 2007. 
 This forum constituted the official launching of the Lusophone Portal, 
that is a virtual forum in Portuguese language that congregates all the 
Portuguese speaking countries (Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cap Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor), 
and the main International Organizations in the field of industrial property 
(EPO, WIPO, OAPI and ARIPO) that makes available, online and free of charge, the largest collection of patent documents in Portuguese language 
(LUSOPAT), as well as, a Cooperation Bourse for the promotion of 
cooperation initiatives between th e Portuguese Speaking Countries. 
Guinea Bissau Training course on 
Industrial Property 
 (Lisbon, 7 and 8 March 2007) INPI PT In the scope of the IP technica l cooperation existing between INPI PT and 
the Offices belonging to the Portuguese Speaking countries (CPLP) INPI 
PT received in Lisbon during a tw o days visit the Director of the 
Industrial Property Office of Guinea-Bissau for a training course on 
Industrial Property, in March 2007. 
People's Republic of China Visit of the Vice-Minister of 
Commerce of the People's Republic of China 
 
(Lisbon, 4 April 2007) INPI PT In April 2007, a visit at INPI -PT of the Vice-Minister of Commerce of 
the People's Republic of China was held, aiming at discussing the IP situation in Portugal and in China, the Portuguese Industrial Property 
Policy, the measures undertaken by the Portuguese Government within 
the combat against counterfeiting an d the operation of the GAPI/UIPP 
Network.  
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Mozambique Roving Seminar  
 
(Beira and Maputo, 22 and 23 May 2007) EPO (European Patent Office) 
 
WIPO (World Intellectual  Property Organization) 
 
OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization) 
 
ARIPO (African Regional Intellectual Property Organization) 
 
and   
INPI PT A roving seminar, in cooperation with  the EPO, and with the participation 
of experts from WIPO, ARIPO and OAPI, was held in Mozambique in 
May 2007 for representatives of th e economic, indust rial and academic 
milieux of Mozambique. This seminar was held in Beira and Maputo and 
it was organized in cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO),  
the World Intellectual Property Organi zation (WIPO) in cooperation with 
the Government of Mozambique and INPI PT. 
Brazil   
 
Mozambique  Interregional Intermediate 
Seminar on Industrial Property 
 
- Practice training course on 
Intellectual Property 
(Geneva, 6 to 8 June 2007)  
and 
 (Lisbon, 10 to 22 June 2007) WIPO 
(World Intellectual Property Organization) 
 
and 
 
INPI PT Inter-regional training programme in  Geneva for IP officials from the 
Portuguese Speaking African Countries  (PALOP) in cooperation with the 
WIPO Academy, held in June 2007.  Afterwards the participant of the 
African countries and Br azil, received an intensive practice course in 
Portugal, organized by INPI PT which included training in the areas of 
patents, trademarks and information/documentation, during two weeks, in 
Lisbon. 
African Intellectual Property 
Organization  (OAPI ) Cooperation Meeting in the 
scope of the IP  
 (Lisbon, 13 July 2007) INPI PT and 
 
OAPI In the scope of the cooperation on IP existing between INPI PT and the 
Portuguese Speaking African Countries and having in mind the creation 
of IP and innovation structures in the Member States  of the African 
Intellectual Property Organization (O API ), INPI-PT received in Lisbon 
the Director General of OAPI for a Cooperation Meeting the respective 
Working Agenda having included the presentation and discussion of a cooperation agreement to be signed between INPI PT and OAPI.   
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São Tomé and Príncipe Roving Seminar  
 
(São Tomé, 26 and 27 July 2007) EPO  
(European Patent Office) 
 WIPO (World Intellectual Property 
Organization) 
 OAPI (African Intellectual Property 
Organization) 
 ARIPO (African Regional 
Intellectual Property Organization) 
 and  
 
INPI PT A roving seminar, in cooperation with  the EPO, and with the participation 
of experts from WIPO, ARIPO and OAPI, was held in São Tomé in July 
2007 for representatives of the economic, industrial and academic milieux of São Tomé and Principe. This seminar was organized in cooperation 
with the European Patent Office (EPO), WIPO (World Intellectual 
Property Organization), the Government of São Tomé and Principe and INPI PT. 
Angola Cooperation meeting with the Office of Industrial 
Property of Angola (IAPI) 
and Universities 
(GAPILUA) 
(Luanda, August 2007) INPI PT In the context of the creation of the first Unit for Industrial Property 
Promotion (UIPP) in Angola (GAP ILUA), INPI-PT is foreseeing the 
realisation of a cooperation meeting with the Office of Industrial Property 
of Angola (IAPI) and Universities from Angola in order to define the 
terms of the future agreement to be signed between INPI PT and IAPI.  
  
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Beneficiary country 
(ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
Macedonia (FYRM) Training on intellectual property 
 (Ljubljana, 29 September 2006) Slovenian Intellectual 
Property Office Ten professors of University of Skopje spend one day at the SIPO. During 
this day SIPO staff inform them about Slovenian legislation on this field and different activities, carried on by SIPO. 
Audience
: 
Professors of IP Law  
Macedonia (FYRM) Training on national procedures in 
connection with the European 
Patent 
 
(Ljubljana, 15 and 16 March 2007) Slovenian Intellectual 
Property Office Staff members of the Macedonian Office visited SIPO to discuss different 
procedures connected with the entrance of the granted European patent into 
the national phase in case of EPC memb er states. SIPO inform them about 
all activities and IT support needed for these procedures. 
Audience : 
Staff members of Macedonian Office  
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  Implementing agency  Description 
Open to all Latin American 
countries.  This year saw the 
participation of 20 representatives from 13 countries:  Argentina, 
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Peru, and the 
Dominican Republic. IV Forum on Copyright and Related 
Rights 
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from 31 July to 4 August 2006 Ministry of  Culture.  Spanish 
International Cooperation 
Agency General Council of the 
Judiciary Officials of the Subdirector ate-General for 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. 
Open to all Latin American 
countries.  This year saw the 
participation of 6 representatives from 4 countries:  Argentina, 
Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Theoretical and practical training 
course on copyright and related rights.
Madrid, 6-17 November 2006 Ministry of Culture 
Spanish copyright management 
bodies Theoretical and practical classe s given by officials of the 
Subdirectorate-General for Intellectual Property on all matters 
pertaining to copyright and related rights and on experience in the management of such rights in Spain. 
Target groups :  Latin American professionals in the cultural 
area. 
Open to all countries of Latin America. VII Edition of the Post Graduate 
Course for Latin Americans.  
Specialization course in intellectual 
property. Toledo, 8-25 January 2007 University of Castilla La 
Mancha, Spain 
Ministry of Culture Theoretical and practical course given by university 
professors, officials of the Subdirectorate-General for 
Intellectual Property, members of Spanish copyright 
management bodies, and Spanish judges on all matters pertaining to copyright and related rights and on experience in 
the management of such rights in Spain. 
Target groups :  Latin American profe ssionals from the sector 
(judiciary, prosecution services, universities, etc). 
China Study visit by a Chinese delegation of 
judicial officials 
Madrid, 7-8 February 2007 Ministry of Culture 
Spanish Patent and Trademarks 
Office General Council of the 
Judiciary Debate on general aspects of intellectual property legislation, 
in particular, those relating to measures aimed at preventing 
activities which infringe copyright. Target groups:   Judges from the Chinese Supreme Court 
Open to all Latin American 
countries Seminar on "The Challenges of the 
Audiovisual Sector in the Digital Environment" 
Bogota, from 26-28 February 2007 World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) Audiovisual Producers' Rights 
Management Association 
(EGEDA) 
Ministry of Culture 
University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain Theoretical and practical overvi ew of the specific problems 
involved in the creation, production, protection and exploitation of audiovisual works in a digital environment, 
given by university professors, members of the audiovisual 
producers' rights management associations of Spain and 
Colombia, and practising lawyers from Spanish and Latin 
American law firms. Target groups :  Latin American profe ssionals from the sector 
(judiciary, prosecution services, universities, etc.).  
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China Study visit by a Chinese delegation. 
Madrid, 1 June 2007 Ministry of Culture Debate on general aspects of intellectual property legislation, 
in particular those relating to collective management of 
copyright and related rights. Target groups:   High officials from the National Intellectual 
Property Office of China 
Countries of Latin America 
Mexico Peru 
Dominican Republic 
Guatemala Uruguay 
Mexico 
Dominican Republic CIBIT programme 
(Latin American training programme on technological information 
searches) 
June 2006 – November 2006 June 2006 – November 2006 
August 2006 – December 2006 
June 2006 – June 2007 September 2006 – December 2007 
March 2007 – September 2007 
March 2007 – September 2007 OEPM The purpose of this programme is to further the use of 
Spanish in international search processes and improve the training of examiners in international searches for PCT 
international applications.  It involves the incorporation of 
Latin American patent examiners for a period of between six months and two years in the OEPM Patent Department in 
order to carry out patent searches on databases in Spanish. 
Latin American countries Seminar on the Use and Promotion of 
PCT.  Lima, 13 and 14 September WIPO/OEPM Seminar to encourage the us e of the PCT procedure in patent 
applications. 
Latin American countries Regional Workshop on Patent 
Examination.  Presentation of a 
handbook.  Panama, 13 September WIPO/OEPM Workshop aimed at utiliza tion of the necessary resources for 
proper patent use, presentation of a handbook. 
Mexico Technical assistance 
18 September  OEPM/IMPI Visit to the OEPM with a view to studying patent issues and 
the handling of IP dissemination in the OEPM 
Latin American countries On line course on trademark 
management and evaluation 25 September – 19 November  OEPM/CEDDET Course on trademarks based on the "virtual classroom" 
methodology with internet support and aimed at Latin America. 
Latin American countries Second Workshop on the Compilation 
and Dissemination of Industrial 
Property Case Law.  Quito, 19-20 September WIPO/OEPM Workshop for the study of judicial decisions in the IP area 
and the status of databases in that respect. 
Latin American countries Third Technical Seminar on the 
LATIPAT System 
Madrid, 2-6 October WIPO/EPO/OEPM Training aimed at the standardization of criteria for the 
creation of a database with Spanish and Latin American 
patent documentation. 
Latin American countries Second Seminar/Workshop on the 
Role of Universities in the 
Technological Innovation Process.  
Santiago, Chile, 11-13 October. OEPM/WIPO Practical seminar aimed at promoting and emphasizing the 
importance of the study of industrial property in universities. 
Latin American countries Training  of SMEs in the utilization of 
technological information and the 
PCT Mexico, 14-15 November WIPO/OEPM Seminar to promote the use by small and medium enterprises 
of technological information and the PCT  
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Latin American countries Training  Seminar on Patent Searches 
and Examination.  14-15 November, 
Geneva;  16-24 November, Madrid WIPO/EPO/OEPM Course on patents with  a patent examination representative 
for each Latin American country 
Latin American countries Fifth Regional IP Seminar for Judges 
and Prosecutors.  Cartegena de Indias 
(Colombia), 20-24 November WIPO/OEPM Course for Latin Ameri can judges and prosecutors in the 
industrial property area. 
Latin American countries Re gional Workshop on the 
Implementation of the TRIPS Agreements and International 
Negotiations, 20-23 November, 
La Antigua, Guatemala OEPM/AECI/Univeristy of 
Alicante Experience-sharing works hop on enforcement and 
dissemination of IP rights. 
Peru Technical assistance.  
27-29 November OEPM/INDECOPI Visit to the OEPM to see how it deals with the subject of 
geographical indications. 
Latin American countries Subregional Seminar on Patents.  
Public presentation of a patents 
handbook.  12-14 February, Dominican Republic WIPO/OEPM Seminar focusing on the international classification of patents 
aimed at Latin American countr ies from Central America.  
Presentation of a handbook on international patent classification. 
Latin American countries Subregional Forum on Industrial 
Property.  15-16 February, Dominican 
Republic WIPO/OEPM Specialized forum on access to medicines aimed at Central 
America. 
Latin American officials Thir d Meeting on Technological 
Cooperation and Information. 
27 February – 2 March.  Cartagena de Indias, Colombia OEPM/AECI Intended to promote the study of national experiences in IP 
training and dissemination as well as quality assessment in 
handling and offering information technology services. 
Latin American countries Second Subregional Forum for the 
Promotion of the Use of Industrial 
Property in the Agri-Food SMEs.  12-14 March.  San José, Costa Rica WIPO/OEPM Forum intended for the SMEs in order to promote the use of 
industrial property systems, particularly trademarks, as a 
means of achieving commercial success. 
Latin American officials International Symposium on Industrial 
Designs.  20-21 March.  Argentina WIPO/OEPM The international protection of the appearance of a product in 
the market – industrial design – was the subject of the 
symposium held in Buenos Aires. 
Latin American countries Regional Meeting of Experts on 
Traditional Knowledge.  23-24 April, 
Lima, Peru WIPO/OEPM Meeting aimed at cap acity-building in the Andean 
communities with respect to the protection of traditional 
knowledge, cultural expression, and folklore. 
Latin American officials Meeting on Biodiversity, Patents and 
Traditional Knowledge.  Antigua, Guatemala.  14-18 May OEPM/AECI Aimed at improving industrial property systems at the service 
of economic development, taking account of biodiversity and traditional knowledge. 
Latin American officials Online course on patent management 
and evaluation 
7 May to 1 July OEPM/CEDDET Course on patents, based on the "virtual classroom" 
methodology aimed at Latin America.  
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Latin American officials Semina r on Trademarks.  6-8 June, 
Geneva 
 11-22 June, Madrid WIPO/OEPM Seminar on trademarks conducted at the OEPM for a period 
of ten days and aimed at 18 Latin American examiners (one 
representative from each industr ial property office of Latin 
America). 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. 2006-2007 
 
Bilateral cooperatio n programme with 
intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on industrial 
property.  Depending on the particular country concerned, the 
documentation consists of patent documents in different formats, industrial property bulletins, CD-ROM databases 
and annual indexes of inventions and trademarks. 
China, Syria, Korea 2006-2007 
 
Bilateral cooperatio n programme with 
intellectual property offices in a 
number of countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual 
property. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ries) Title and date of  the event Organising Agency Description 
Developing countries Copyright and Related Rights in 
the Global Economy 
Implementing period:  2006-2008 Swedish Patent and Registration 
Office in cooperation with WiPO International training course to provide information about the main 
national and international elements of the law on copyright and 
related rights as well as a presentation of the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization and their 
functions. 
Least Developed countries Intellectual Property for Least 
Developed Countries Implementing period:  2006-2008 Swedish Patent and Registration 
Office in cooperation with WIPO International training course to provide information and knowledge 
about the main national and international elements of the law on intellectual property rights and information on the World 
Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade 
Organization. 
Developing countries Genetic Resources and 
Intellectual Property Rights – 
Pathways for development  Developing countries. 
Developing countries Industrial Property Rights in the 
Global Economy 
Implementing period:  2006-2008 Swedish Patent and Registration 
Office in cooperation with WIPO The objective of the course is to enhance the participants' 
understanding of industrial property rights with emphasis on their 
contribution for economic growth, trade and development. 
  
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Beneficiary country 
(ries) Title and date of the event Or ganizing Agency Description 
All developing countries United Kingdom (UK) contribution to 
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) 2005-2008 International AIDS Vaccine 
Initiative (IAVI) £20 million (2005/2008) grant funding to the International AIDS 
Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) to suppo rt the development and future 
introduction of HIV vaccines for use by developing countries.  
All developing countries United Kingdom (UK) contribution to 
the International Partnership for 
Microbicides from 2005-2008 International Partnership for 
Microbicides (IPM) £7.5 million (2005/2008) grant funding to the International Partnership 
for Microbicides to support the development and future introduction of 
anti-HIV microbicides for use by developing countries. 
All developing countries United Kingdom (UK) contribution to 
the Medicines for Malaria Venture  Medicines for Malaria Venture 
(MMV) £10 million (2005/2010) grant funding to the Medicines for Malaria 
Venture to support the development and future introduction of new 
drugs for the treatment and prev ention of malaria for use by 
developing countries.    
All developing countries United Kingdom (UK) contribution to 
the Drugs for Neglected Diseases 
Initiative Drugs for Neglected Diseases 
Initiative (DNDi) £6.5 (over three years) grant funding to DNDi to support the 
development of future introduction of new drugs for the treatment and 
prevention of neglected tropical diseases for use by developing countries. 
All developing countries United Kingdom (UK) contribution to 
the Global Alliance for Tuberculosis 
(TB) drug development Global Alliance for TB Drug 
Development £6.5 million (over three years) grant funding to the TB Alliance to 
support the development and future introduction of new drugs for the 
treatment and prevention of TB for use by developing countries. 
Kenya and Botswana and other regional 
governments Implementing regulatory framework 
for Access to Medicines Ministries in recipient countries, 
including Ministries of Health, 
Trade, Finance, Foreign Affairs 
and Intellectual Property Offices A pilot project with Kenya and Botswana which aims to develop and 
diffuse technical guidelines helping countries to understand the 
implications of the new IP international environment, and to 
implement policies enabling them to use the 30 August decision. 
China UK-IPO visit to SIPO China 
September 2006 UKPO/SIPO Discussions concerned training and recruitment of patent examiners. 
Korea Visit from Korean Intellectual 
Property Office December 2006. KIPO/Kilburn Strode Discussions concerned human resource management, performance 
management, career development program, education and training. 
  
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UKIPO ENFORCEMENT TEAM 
 
Beneficiary 
Country Date Organising Funding 
Agency Partner(s) Details Outcome 
China 2004 St. Mary's University (IP)
GO Fund Technical enforcement training police, 
customs etc.  
Kazakhstan 2005 UNECE Technical enforcement training police, 
customs etc. Report 
Bulgaria 2005-06 Commission Peer Review Review Report, follow up report and presentation of results 
Romania 2005-06 Commission Peer Review Review Report, follow up report and presentation of results 
China 2006 FCO Investigative report on enforcement  Report and Roadmap 
China 2006 EU/UK/Chin a  Technical enforcement training police, 
customs etc.  
Serbia 2006 Commission Peer Review Review Report 
Albania 2006 Commission Peer Review Review Report 
Montenegro 2006 Commission Techni cal officials and enforcement 
training police, customs etc.  
Turkey 2006 UNECE Technical enforcement training police, 
customs etc Report 
Slovenia 2006 USPTO Technical enforcement work shop police, 
customs etc  
Romania 2007 Danish PTO PHARE Twinning Project Review 
Turkey 2007 Danish PTO PHARE Twinning Project Review 
Slovakia 2007 USPTO Technical enforcement work shop police, 
customs etc.  
Ukraine 2007 USPTO Technical enforcement work shop police, 
customs etc.  
Turkey 2007 tbc Commission Pre Accession Peer Review Peer Review Report 
Italy 2007 tbc (Oct) Interpol Tech nical enforcement workshop police, 
workshop police  
  
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Asia  
 
Beneficiary Countries Title and date  of the event Implementing agency 
Description 
 
Search and Examination of Patent 
Application, in Munich, 19-21 July 
2006 EPO Academy Workshop N01-2006 "IP Training Design for EPOQUE 
Users" 
Search and Examination with Particular Focus on a Practical 
Technical Field (m echanics, physics 
and electricity), in Munich, 
19-21 August 2006 EPO Academy Workshop N01-2006 "IP Training Design for EPOQUE 
Users" 
Search and Examination Practice in 
the Field of Chemistry, in Munich, 
11-15 December 2006 EPO Academy Seminar 0S19-2006 "Patenting in Biotechnology" 
Appeal Procedure and Practice at the 
European Patent Office, in Munich 
18-21 July 2006 EPO Academy Seminar JS03-2006 "Appeals Seminar and study visit 
to the EPO: Presentation of the opposition and appeal procedure 
before the European Patent Office;  case law, jurisdiction, lectures, 
case studies and discussions with opposition divisions and 
technically and legally qualified members of the boards of appeal 
Study Visit on Quality Control and 
Patent Examination Management, in 
Munich, 17-27 July 2006 EPO Academy Workshop N02-2006 "Quality Control Regarding the 
Patent Granting Procedure" Presentations and discussions on 
management of patent examination and quality control, policy to 
guarantee quality and efficiency of examination. The SIPO 
delegation presented its established quality guarantee system to 
EPO counterparts for co mments and proposals China 
 
Study Visit on Training Skills, 
Methodology and Human Resource 
Development, in Munich, 10-14 July 
2006 EPO Academy Seminar S04-2006 "IP Training Design for NPO Staff"  
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Description 
 
Study Visit of SIPO Cooperation 
Officials on EP O Structure, 
Procedures and Policies, in Munich, 
The Hague and Vienna, 
15 November-15 December 2006 EPO In the framework of the harmonisation of the two offices (EPO 
and SIPO), SIPO's staff presented its personal structure, 
equipment and patent administration department. 
In-depth Exchange of Experience in 
Substantive Examination in the Field 
of Bio-technology, Physics and 
Chemistry (chemical dept. and bio-
tech./pharmaceutical  dept.), in The 
Hague, 7-30 November 2006 and in 
Beijing, 4 August 2006. EPO Expert Mission on Examination in Beijing and one 2 months 
study visit of SIPO staff (one in each field) to work in EPO 
examining department in the scope of the future implementation 
of ECLA. 
  
Establishment of a Chinese IPR Help-
Desk in Vienna, October 2006 EPO To provide European Industry  with accurate information about 
IPR in China, experts from SIPO helped EPO's office in Vienna 
to set up a help desk. SIPO's patent information department will 
provide information for European industry through this help desk. 
Joint EPO-SIPO Seminar on IPR Law 
Enforcement for China-based 
European Industry, in Beijing, 
November 2006 EPO The Seminar took place in order to provide European Industry in  
China with information of law enforcement and appropriate IP 
portfolio management in China. 
Study visit on paperless information 
systems for administration of patent 
granting procedure Administration 
procedures and automation tools at 
EPO (N05) EPO Presentation of EPO informati on systems and related electronic 
tools for administration of the patent granting procedure, and 
exchange of experiences in developing a paperless system for 
SIPO. 
International Roving Conference on Patenting Issues in Sweden and 
Munich, 16-20 October 2006 EPO During this conference, the Eu ropean Industry was informed on 
the revision of the Chinese IP law and how it would affect 
European patent applicants.  
Academy seminar N10-2007 (in 
Berlin).  Search and examination of 
patent applications Patenting in 
Physics & electricity, 18-27 April 
2007 EPO Training by EPO International Academy to enhance capabilities 
of SIPO in examination and ensure quality patents.  
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Description 
 
JS04-Opposition and appeal 
procedures and practice at the 
European Patent Office (oral 
proceedings in Munich), 2-5 July 
2007 EPO Training by EPO International Academy  
Presentation of the opposition and appeal procedure before the 
EPO: case law, jurisdiction, lect ures, case studies and discussions 
with opposition divisions and technically and legally qualified 
members of the boards of appeal.  
Academy seminar N05-2007 (in The Hague).  Study visit on paperless 
information systems for 
administration of patent granting 
procedure Administration procedures 
& automation tools at EPO, 16-
25 April 2007 EPO Training by EPO's International Academy for SIPO: mid-level 
management in patent administration and in automation focusing 
on sharing experiences with EPO counterpart in administering 
patent granting procedures.   
Two EPO-SIPO Joint Seminars for 
new examiners (in Beijing), 
23-27 April 2007 EPO The EPO trained 140 new exam iners from SIPO in search and 
examination during a two week long seminar. 
Expert mission on examination in the 
field of mechanics, (in Beijing) 
9-13 July 2007 EPO One week seminar at SIPO on specific issues related to 
examination in the field of mechanics 
EPO expert mission on examination in the field of electricity (in Beijing), 
9-13 July 2007 EPO One week seminar at SIPO on specific issues related to 
examination in the field of electricity China, South Korea  
EPO expert mission on appeal 
procedures and practice (in Beijing), 
25-29 June 2007 EPO One director from the bord of appeal went to Beijing to present 
EPO's appeal and opposition procedures. 
Study visit on quality control and 
patent examination (in Munich), May 
2007 EPO In order to harmonise patent granting procedures, the EPO helps 
SIPO to establish a quality control department. China  
Classification issues (in Beijing), 
10-14 September 2007 EPO Training by Academy, discussion and information on 
classification issues by classification experts of both offices. 
Presentation of the ECLA scheme and provision of corresponding 
courses for ECLA classification by EPO classification experts. 
Mutual information on developments of classification issues in 
international fora.  
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Description 
 
Seminars on the revision of the 
Chinese Patent Law, 10-21 December 
2007 (in Munich, Milan, Paris, 
London, Brussels) EPO SIPO legal experts presented the European audience the proposals 
on third amendment to the Chinese patent law, illustrate the 
considerations for the revision, and discuss with the audience on 
issues of common concern regarding the revision of the patent 
law and search and use of the CN patent information.  
EPO-SIPO Internal Seminar on "Applicability of Patent Protection of 
Inventions Used in Outer Space" (in 
Beijing), 11 May 2007 EPO Experts from Europe and China focused discussions on present 
situation of international/ national law applied to patent protection 
of technical inventions used  in outer space, and possible 
considerations for future trend of  IP legislation for outer space 
inventions 
N14-2007 Search and examination of 
patent applications Strategic Searches 
Using Free Databases, with focus on 
Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals (in 
Munich), 27-31 August 2007 EPO Training by EPO International Academy 
Strategic searches using free 
databases with focus on pharmacy 
and biotechnology (in Munich), 
23-27 July 2007 EPO Training by EPO International Academy   
IP for government officials (in 
Munich), 9-13 July 2007 EPO Training by EPO International Academy 
  
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Beneficiary Country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
Legal framework 
ASEANTM database and on-
line search facility, 3-5 January 
2007  EPO, OHIM IPOS in collaboration with EPO and OHIM developed the ASEANTM 
search facility via SurfIP (platform owned and maintained by the 
government of Singapore) with the inclusion of the on-line trade mark search facilities of Singapore, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia 
and the Philippines.  ASEANTM went live on 1 March 2007.  
Administration of IPR 
Support to the AWGIPC 7-8 March 2007  EPO (ECAP) The ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Co-operation 
(AWGIPC) held its 27th meeting in Chiangmai on 5-8 March 2007. 
Representatives from national IP offices and international partners discussed regional strategies on the development of IP. During the 
meeting, ECAP II briefed on progress of regional activities implemented as 
well as upcoming activities in 2007. 
Regional handbook for customs on enforcement, 
14-16 February 2007  EPO (ECAP) 
 
 
  
 It compiles ASEAN, European and International legislation and guidelines 
on border control and IP enforcemen t for ASEAN Customs. It examines 
best practices in relation to border enforcement in Europe, ASEAN and 
other parts of the world as well as the best practice of the World Customs Organisation. The Handbook furt her examines technological and 
organisational techniques and mechanisms in border enforcement.  
Enforcement of IPR 
EU-ASEAN Seminar on the 
Protection and Promotion of Geographical Indications (GIs), 
"Lands of Tradition and 
Opportunities" 28-29 June 2006, Bangkok   EPO (ECAP) HRH Princess Maha Chakri Siri ndhorn of Thailand presided over the 
seminar and exhibition on the protection and promotion of geographical indications (GIs) entitled "Lands of tradition and opportunities" on 28-29 
June 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. Regional 
Regional Training Programme 
on Intellectual Property 
Management (RIPMA), 25 September-7 October 2006, 
Asian Institute of Technology 
(AIT), Bangkok, Thailand   EPO (ECAP) Supported by ECAP II, four re presentatives from the Royal University of 
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia), National 
University of Laos (Lao PDR) and Chulalongkorn University (Thailand).  
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EU-ASEAN Colloquium on IP 
Education, 22-23 November 
2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  EPO (ECAP) This EU-ASEAN Colloquium on IP  Education was jointly organised by 
the EC-ASEAN  Intellectual Proper ty Rights Co-operation Programme 
(ECAP II) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) 
with the aim to continuously promote and develop IP education in the region.   
Participation of professionals t o  S E A D  c o u r s e  i n  T H ,  14-18 May 2007  EPO, FICPI The objective of th e SEAD Course is to train patent attorneys in the art of 
patent drafting. Drafting techniques used in Europe, United States and Japan are being taught. With the support of the European Patent Office 
(EPO) and ECAP II, the International Federation of Intellectual Property 
Attorneys (FICPI), the South East Asian Drafting Course (SEAD) was for the first time held in Bangkok, Thailand.   
Regional conference on 
promotion of IP education, 
28-30 May 2007  EPO (ECAP) The core issues of the ECAP II /AUN Regional conference, held on 28-30 
May 2007 in Bangkok, were IP Education and Networking in ASEAN 
countries. The ECAP II Handbook on IP Curricula was also presented in detail during the conference. The Meeting agreed to enhance the capability 
of IP education and networking in the ASEAN region.  Agreement led to 
the establishment of the ASEAN University Network Intellectual Property Network, or AUNIP, as a sub-network of the AUN with its own secretariat 
being set up at Chulalongkorn University Intellectual Property Institute.   
Completion of the first phase 
of on-line publication of Thai 
IP case law, since April 2007  EPO (ECAP) The activity's objective consisted of summarising and translating of IP 
decisions from the Supreme and IP & IT Courts in Thailand into English. 
The summary and translation into English of IP decisions from the 
Supreme and IP & IT Courts in Thailand is now completed. 
Legal framework 
 Plant Variety Legislation, August 2006    EPO (ECAP), France The French Office expert fo r Plant Variety Protection (CPOV) assisted the 
Cambodian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technology in finalising the draft national Law on Plant Variety Protection. 
Administration of IPR Cambodia 
English language lessons for 
government officials, 6 February-8 May 2007  EPO (ECAP) The Institute of Foreign Languages at the Pannasastra University of 
Cambodia (PUC) has been commissioned to conduct a 90-hour English Language training course for 30 Cambodian officials from IP related 
Ministries in Cambodia. The course provided the Cambodian officials' with 
the necessary means to improve their understanding of English and thus enhancing the efficiency of their daily work.   
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 Training on litigation 
procedures, 8 June 2007  EPO (ECAP)   
Workshop on Petty 
Patents/Utility Models, 25-29 June 2007  EPO (ECAP), DPMA European experts from th e German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) 
conducted a one-week workshop on petty patents/utility models. Patent examiners were trained in examining national and international Petty 
Patent/Utility Model applications. 
Translation of the Community 
Design Regulation and training on designs   EPO (ECAP) This activity is a follow-up from activity KH/WP2/12; Assistance for the 
Preparation of Guidelines on I ndustrial Design Examination.  
Enforcement of IPR 
Workshop on "The Patent 
Information Tools and their 
Application for Technical and 
Economical Development", 2 October 2006, Phnom Penh   EPO (ECAP) A workshop on patent information was jointly organised by ECAP II and 
the Department of Industrial Property  (DIP), Ministry of Industry, Mines 
and Energy of Cambodia for participants from various ministries, 
universities and from the local business community.   
Training of Patent Examiners, 16-18 October 2006, Phnom Penh 
  EPO (ECAP) A patent examiner from the Eu ropean Patent Office (EPO) trained some 30 
officials from the Ministry of Commerce and from the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Energy to improve the processing of patent applications in the 
areas of engineering. 
IPR Awareness  
Seminar on Intellectual 
Property Right: Trademarks, 
designs and geographical 
indications, in Phnom Penh, 10-11 May 2007  EPO (ECAPII), Intellectual 
Property Department (IPD) of 
the Ministry of Commerce of 
Cambodia and the Department of Industrial 
Property (DIP) of the 
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technology Over 150 participants from the private sector, SMEs and IP-related 
governmental agencies attended a two day seminar on Intellectual Property 
Rights aimed at promoting and raising awareness on IPR in Cambodia with 
a special emphasise on trade marks, industrial designs and geographical 
Indications (GIs). 
Administration of IPR 
Training of patent examiners, 25-29 June 2007     
Enforcement of IPR Lao PDR 
 
Training of Patent Examiners, 
10-13 October 2006, Vientiane 
  EPO (ECAP) Training prov ided by an EPO examiner.  
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IPR Awareness   
Seminar on Intellectual 
Property Right: Trademarks, designs and geographical 
indications, 7-8 May 2007  EPO (ECAP), STEA The Department of the Intellectual Property, Standardization and 
Metrology, STEA and ECAP II jointly organised a two-day seminar on Intellectual Property Rights focusing on trade marks, designs and 
geographical indications (GIs). The seminar gathered about 100 
participants from SMEs and governmental agencies. 
Administration of IPR 
Inauguration of NOIP training centre, 26-27 February 2007  EPO (ECAP) The objective was to increase the efficiency of in-house and external 
training sessions such as seminars  and workshops and thereby further 
improving participants' knowledge on IP. ECAP II equipped the centre 
with computers, video facilities and interpretation equipment, which will 
allow for a more efficient training on IPR for up to 30 participants.  
Support to IP information 
services, 25-29 June 2007  EPO (ECAP) This activity is part of ECAP II's efforts to assist Vietnamese IP related 
administration in improving IP information and dissemination services in 
Viet Nam. Five delegates from the National Office of Intellectual Property of Viet Nam (NOIP) in Hanoi and the Department of Science and 
Technology (DOST) in Ho Chi Minh City undertook a one-week study 
visit on IP information services management to the European Patent Office (Vienna branch) and the Austrian Patent Office. 
Enforcement of IPR 
Study Visit to the Thai 
Intellectual Property and 
International Trade Court, 3-5 July 2006, Bangkok   EPO (ECAP) Ten judges and legal advisors  from Vietnamese Courts and the National 
Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) undertook a three-day study visit to 
the Central Thai IP&IT Court, the only specialised IP court in the ASEAN region 
Seminar and Consultation on Collecting Management of 
Copyrights and Related Rights, 
5-7 September 2006, Hanoi   EPO (ECAP) Vietnamese and Internationa l experts presented an overview of the 
Collecting Management of Copyright and Related Rights systems in 
Europe, Viet Nam and ASEAN. 
Training on Industrial Design, 15-17 November 2006, Hanoi   OHIM, INPI Portugal An ECAP II expert fr om the National Institute of Industrial Property 
(INPI) of Portugal, conducted a training session on industrial design 
examination procedures at the Natio nal Office of Intellectual Property 
(NOIP) in Viet Nam Viet Nam 
VT/WP3/27 Training for 
Judges on IP (Part 2), 29 June 
2007  EPO (ECAP)    
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VT/WP1/29 to set up an 
information centre at the 
Supreme Court, 16 March-
19 July 2007     
Workshop on the Application 
of Targeted Risk Management 
on IPR Enforcement for 
Customs and Economic Police, 2-6 April 2007  EPO (ECAP) The workshop for customs and economic police was held in Ho Chi Minh 
City from 2-6 April 2007.  The seminar was organised by ECAP II and 
delegations of both US and EC were present.
Four European experts including EU customs representatives carried out a second workshop of duration of 5 days in Ho Chi Minh City, covering 
South Viet Nam representatives in order to raise the awareness on the 
importance of protecting IPRs and to share their experience in IPR Enforcements with focus on the coordination of enforcement agencies.  
VT/WP3/47 Preparation of an 
Anti-counterfeiting brochure, 28-29 June 2007  EPO (ECAP)   
IPR Awareness 
Exhibition of IPR and 
Counterfeit Products, 
11-14 November 2006, Ho Chi 
Minh City   EPO (ECAP) As part of "APEC Trade Fair 2006", an exhibition on IPR and Counterfeit 
Products was co-organised by ECAP II and the Market Control 
Department (MCD) of the Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam from 11 to 14 
November at Tao Dan Cultural Park (District 1), Ho Chi Minh City.    
Assistance in the development 
of a specialised dictionary for 
the Copyright Office, 10 June 
2007  EPO (ECAP) The translation of the book in to Vietnamese was achieved in coordination 
with WIPO and the Copyright Office in Viet Nam. An edition of several 
thousands was copies produced for dissemination. The activity resulted in 
an edition of up to 2000 copies of the translated book. 
Legal framework     
Online publication of Thai IP 
legal cases, December 2006   EPO (ECAP) On the occasion of the Sympos ium celebrating the 9th Anniversary of the 
CIPITC, the Online publication of Thai IP legal cases was officially 
launched  and  presented  to the public and the press with over 50 cases 
published on-line 
Administration of IPR     Thailand 
Translation of the Thai 
registered GIs & the new European Commission's 
Council Regulation (No 
510/2006) on Geographical Indications, July 2006   EPO (ECAP) Supported by ECAP II, four Thai registered Geographical Indications (GIs) 
and the European Commission's Council Regulation on GIs were translated into Vietnamese.  
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 Translation of the new Thai GI 
Gazette and Registered Gis, 
July 2006  EPO (ECAP) ECAP II transl ated the Thai Geographical I ndications (GI) Gazette Vol 2 
No 2 dated 24 March 2006 into English.   
Workshop on Geographical Indications (GIs) for potential national Thai Silks' 
applications, 6-8 August 2006, 
Chiangmai   EPO (ECAP) To prepare future  GI applications for silk in Thailand and to follow-up and 
the previous public awareness Seminar organised on 21 April 2006 in Khon Kaen (to link the Khon Kaen event to the word) the Queen Sirikit 
Institute of Sericulture under the Thai Ministry of Agriculture organised a 
workshop on Silk Production and Geographical Indications (GIs) in Chiangmai on 6-8 August 2006. 
Symposium on "Balancing IPR Protection: Right holders and 
public interests", 30 November 
– 1 December 2006, Bangkok    EPO (ECAP) This event, held in Bangkok on 30 Novemb er to 1 December 2006, titled 
"Balancing IPR Protection: Right holders and Public Interests", focused on 
Thai & international experiences and latest developments on IPR 
enforcement.  
Enforcement of IPR     
Training of Patent Examiners, 
19-27 October 2006, Bangkok  EPO (ECAP) Some 18 representatives from th e Department of Intellectual Property, the 
National Science and Technology Development Agency and the 
Chulalongkorn University Intellectual Property Institute attended a training 
course conducted by a patent examiner from the European Patent Office.    
IP Management and 
Technology Licensing 
Workshop, 21 September 2006, 
Bangkok   EPO (ECAP) An expert from Queen Mary IP  Research Institute of London (U-K) gave 
an overview on Intellectual Property in a workshop on Intellectual Property 
Management and Technology Licensing 
Enforcement of IPR     
SEAD Drafting Course, 
25-29 September 2006, 
Singapore    EPO, FICPI Five Indonesian patent professionals from Bandung, Jakarta, Yogyakarta 
and Surabaya undertook the last session of the South East Asian Drafting 
(SEAD) Course in Singapore Indonesia  
Expert mission on 
Geographical Indications (GIs), 
12-13 December 2006, Bali EPO (ECAP) Two-day seminar on GIs; an  ECAP II Programme Administrator was 
invited to present the current situation and expected developments of GI 
protection in ASEAN countries. 
Administration of IPR     Malaysia 
Study Visit on Automation to 
the European Patent Office, 
7-11 August 2006, The Hague 
(the Netherlands)  EPO (ECAP) Four officials from the Inte llectual Property Corporation of Malaysia 
(MyIPO) undertook a study visit.  
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Enforcement of IPR      
Training of Patent Examiners, 
30 October-17 November 2006, Kuala Lumpur   EPO (ECAP) An examiner fr om the European Patent Office (EPO) trained Malaysian 
patent examiners from the MyIPO and SIRIM to improve patent search and examination procedures in the areas of software and business methods. 
  
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Beneficiary Countries  Title and date of the event Implementing agency Description 
EPTOS training for EAPO in 
The Hague, 19-23 March 2007 EPO Training on Patent Office electronic tools EAPO 
Training N05: Administrative 
procedures at the EPO in the 
Hague, 17-20 April 2007 EPO Training on Patent Offi ce administrative procedures 
Techn visit to Vienna 
(Rospatent & EAPO) to 
Vienna, 28-29 November 2006 EPO Study of EPO patent information IT tools 
Esp@cenet promotion meeting 
in Vienna, 21-22 June 2007 EPO Teaching on esp@cene t for Russian officials EAPO and Russia 
N04 EPOQUE for advanced 
trainers in The Hague, 
22-26 November 2006 EPO Training on use of EPO search databases 
Esp@cenet developments: 
training in Vienna, 6-7 June 
2006 EPO Training on esp@cenet developments 
Visit of the EPO delegation to 
Rospatent, 25-26 October 2006 EPO Discussions with Rospatent. 
Participants:  EPO, Rospatent and Fede ral Institute of Industrial Property 
International conf of Rospatent 
in Moscow, 11-12 October 
2006 EPO/Rospatent Presentation of EPC 2000 
XML training at EAPO in 
Moscow, 11-16 February 2007 EPO Information on formatting electronic presentations Russia 
 
Training on Russian GTiV5 in 
Moscow, 19-21 March 2007 EPO/Jouve Training on formatting software 
 
Rospatent:  signing MoU in 
Munich, 17 April 2007 EPO MoU discussions and signature 
 Patent information on 
innovation event  in Moscow, 
17 July 2007 Phase I: 
Awareness EPO Awareness event  aimed at management in research, universities, libraries, 
etc.  
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Patent information on 
innovation event  in Vienna, 
10-14 December 2007 Phase II: 
Training in Patent Information 
Technologies EPO Training Rospatent, FIPS; RGIIS, univ ersity staff to teach use of Patent 
Information  
Development of a Russian 
Esp@cenet Assistant  EPO Development of Russian electroni c information and teaching tool 
  
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Partners:  The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) act as the EPO's main c o-operation partners in Latin America.  
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of  the event Implementing agency Description 
DNA Search tool / EBI - 
Implementation. EPO, EBI Evaluation and Pilot project in vi ew to access secure environment EBI/EPO, 
Exchange of information / open source and technical implementation. 
Study visit Brazil on Training 
material (Munich 29 January-
2 February)  The delegation from INPI Brazil came for a 4 days study visit in order to 
collect information about training material and techniques as they intend to 
develop their training activities. Brazil 
Participation of INPI officers 
in the EPO Academy Courses.  Participation of INPI officers in Eu ropean Patent Academy courses. Several 
officers took part in specific patent acad emy courses, most of them relating 
to the patent granting procedure, in order to further enhance their know-
how. These courses included training on EPOQUE Net Service. 
DNA Search tool / EBI - 
Implementation EPO, EBI Evaluation and Pilot project in vi ew to access secure environment EBI/EPO, 
Exchange of information / open source and technical implementation. 
Study visit on Information 
Technology (Mexico)   The Information Systems director of the IMPI visited the EPO in order to 
learn about the organisation of the information technology departments of 
the EPO. Mexico 
Participation of IMPI officers 
in the EPO Academy Courses.  Participation of IMPI officers in European Patent Academy courses. Several 
officers took part in specific patent acad emy courses, most of them relating 
to the patent granting procedure, in order to further enhance their know-
how. These courses included training on EPOQUE Net Service. 
Chile Technical mission  
  Installation of the Patent security environment in DPI of Chile. 
LATIPAT Co-ordination 
Meeting in Munich  OEPM/WIPO/EPO Monitoring of the implementation of the LATIPAT project and future steps 
to take. 
Study visit of the LATIPAT 
Coordinator to the Hague 
17-23 June  EPO, OEPM, WIPO Study visit of one week to study the EPO databases loading process and the 
databases quality requirements. 
In order to facilitate the loading of LATIPAT data into EPO databases the 
coordinator of LATIPAT in Madrid visited the EPO the Hague.  Regional - LATIPAT 
Countries   (Argentina, 
Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, 
Colombia, Costa Rica, 
Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay 
and Venezuela) 
 
 Presentation of  LATIPAT in 
EPIDOS conference.  Riga, 
Latvia, 16-18 October 2007. EPO, OEPM, WIPO In EPIDOS meet all the majo r players in patent in formation's commercial 
sector and the staff of various patent offices. 
Regional - Central America Examiner's guidelines+WIPO. 
Forum SANTO DOMINGO. 
 EPO, WIPO, OEPM Official presentation of ex amination guidelines for Central America.   
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Meeting of the heads of offices 
of Central America in 
Dominican Republic. EPO, WIPO, OEPM Signature of a memorandum of understanding in order to implement 
common examination guidelines.  
Training Actions/Academy 
Courses.  
 EPO Sem N10-2007, Berlin, 18 - 27 April.        Sem N08-2007,Munich, 04-12 December. 
Sem. N01-2007, EPO Munich, 23-27.07.   Sem N09, Munich, 19-23 November. 
Sem. No14-2007, Munich, 27-31 August   Sem N02-2007, Munich, 21-25 May. 
Sem N03-2007, The Hague, 19-23 Nov. 
  
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Beneficiary Countries Title and date of the event Implementing agency Description 
Workshop on patent drafting in 
chemistry, Casablanca, Sept. 
2006 EPO   
Drafting the patent granting 
procedure to be implemented 
by OMPIC, Casablanca, Sept. 
2006 EPO 1 external expert 
Evaluation of the automation 
system of OMPIC, Casablanca, 
August 2006 EPO 1 EPO expert 
EPIDOS, Cyprus, Nov. 2006 EPO 1 participant from OMPIC 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 4 participants from OMPIC 
Workshop on patent drafting in 
chemistry, Casablanca, Sept. 
2006 EPO Topics: patent law, patent drafting 
Workshop on patent drafting in 
Chemistry, Casablanca, June 
2007 EPO Topics: patent law, patent drafting Morocco 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 3 participants from OMPIC 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 3 participants from INNORPI 
 
 
Study visit to Munich of a delegation from INNORPI 
March 2007 EPO High-level visit with signing of a MoU  Tunisia 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 3 participants from INNORPI 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 2 participants from INAPI Algeria 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 2 participants from INAPI 
Egypt EPIDOS, Cyprus, Nov. 2006 EPO 1 participant from the Egyptian P.O. 
 Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 4 participants from the Egyptian P.O.  
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 Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 4 participants from the Egyptian P.O. 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 2 participants from the Syrian P.O. 
EPO-WIPO Seminar, 
Damascus, Nov. 2006 EPO/WIPO 1 EPO expert Syria 
 
 
 
 
 Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 2 participants from the Syrian P.O. 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 4 participants from the Jordanian P.O. Jordan 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 4 participants from the Jordanian P.O. 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 2 participants from GCC P.O. GCC 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 2 participants from GCC P.O. 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 3 participants from CIPRO 
Visit of the EPO President to 
CIPRO, Jan. 2007 EPO Official visit - Signing of a MoU South Africa 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 5 participants from CIPRO 
 
Guinea Bissau Guinea Bissau - Seminar on PI, 
Dec. 2006 EPO/INPI PT/ARIPO/OAPI 1 EPO expert 
Sao Tomé Sao Tomé  - Seminar on PI, 
July 2007 EPO/INPI PT/ARIPO/OAPI 1 EPO expert 
Lusophone countries Brazil - LUSOPAT 
Inauguration, Mar. 2007 EPO/INPI PT/INPI BR 10 participants coming from African lusophone countries, 2 participants 
from OAPI, 2 from ARIPO 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 
 
 EPO 6 participants from ARIPO 
Training of an IT expert of 
ARIPO at INPI France, July 
2006 EPO and INPI FR 1 ARIPO expert ARIPO 
Botswana, the Gambia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, 
Namibia, Sierra Leone, 
Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia 
and Zimbabwe EPIDOS, Cyprus, Nov. 2006 
 
 EPO 1 participant from ARIPO  
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Regional Seminar on Patent 
Classification, Harare, June 
2006 EPO 1 EPO expert, 16 participants from ARIPO Member States 
Regional Seminar on 
Traditional Knowledge, 
Harare, Dec. 2006 EPO 26 participants from ARIPO 
Meeting of the EPO President 
with the DG ARIPO EPO Signing of a MoU in Johannesburg 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 5 participants from ARIPO  
Seminar on Patent 
Classification, Harare, June 
2007 EPO/OAPI 18 participants from OAPI 
PATLIB Conference 2006 EPO 1 participant from OAPI 
Training of an IT expert of 
OAPI at INPI France, July 
2006 EPO and INPI FR 1 OAPI expert 
EPIDOS, Cyprus, Nov. 2006 EPO 1 participant from OAPI 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2006 EPO 1 participant from OAPI 
Study visit to Munich of a 
delegation from the OAPI 
Board of Appeal, Dec. 2006 EPO 5 members of the OAPI Board of Appeal came to Munich and were 
acquainted on EPO's opposition and appeal procedures through expert 
presentations, a practical study and atte nded as observer an oral procedure 
of opposition. 
Training at CEIPI (Sept. 2006 - Febr. 2007 and Examination, 
2007 EPO Training courses examination sessions in Paris and Strasbourg of two OAPI 
experts. 
Patent Attorney Training at OAPI 1st session, May 2007 EPO/WIPO/INPI FR/CEIPI Training on OAPI's procedures for patent attorneys. 
Seminars of the European 
Patent Academy 2007 EPO 5 participants from OAPI 
Seminar on Patent Information, 
Yaoundé, Sept. 2006 EPO/OAPI 18 participants from OAPI OAPI 
Bénin, Burkina Faso, 
Cameroun, Centrafrique, 
Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinée, Guinée 
Bissau, Guinée Equatoriale, 
Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Sénégal, Tchad, Togo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seminar on Patent 
Classification, Yaoundé, Nov. 
2006 
 EPO The seminar aimed at providing information on the basic principles of 
patent classification as well as the reform of IPC. The IPC and the ECLA 
were presented as well as other classification systems.  
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Regional Seminar on 
Traditional Knowledge, 
Harare, December 2006 EPO, OAPI, WIPO The European Patent Office in collaboration with the African Regional 
Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) organized an International 
Seminar on "Traditional Knowledge in Africa - Development of Databases 
for Patent Search". The general objective of the seminar was to contribute to the debate on the protection of TK in Africa and explore the possibility of 
establishing TK database(s) within the African region with focus on ARIPO 
and its Member States. 
Regional Seminar on Patent Classification, Harare, June 
2007 EPO, ARIPO, WIPO During this 3 days seminar, the purpose and types of patent classification 
were presented (IPC and ECLA) followed by the study of 3 practical cases. Regional 
Seminar on Traditional 
Knowledge, Yaoundé, July 
2007 EPO Participation and lectures by M. Ratovonjanahary from OAPI and M. 
Sackey from ARIPO, 20 participants from OAPI and 2 African experts. 
 
 
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