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ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/541 
22 October 2009 
 
 (09-5226) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM 
OTHER INTERGOVERNMEN TAL ORGANIZATIONS 
 
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
 
  At its meeting of 8 June 2009, the Council fo r TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental 
organization observers to the Council to update th e information on their technical and financial 
cooperation programmes relating to the im plementation of the TRIPS Agreement. 
 The present document reproduces the inform ation which has been received from the 
Organisation for Economic Co-ope ration and Development (OECD) by means of a communication 
dated 15 October 2009. 
 Communications from other intergovernmental or ganizations will be circulated as addenda to 
this document. 
 
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  While the OECD undertakes a range of activities relating to intellectual property rights (IPRs) 
and relevant to the TRIPS Agreement, we have  not separately targeted implementation of the 
Agreement as a specific focus for technical co-ope ration.  The OECD does not operate financial co-
operation programmes related to the impl ementation of the TRIPS Agreement. 
  I would like to draw your attention in partic ular to projects underway or recently completed 
that may be of interest as they touch upon TRIPS-related topics:    
• The Economic Impact of C ounterfeiting and Piracy  
(www.oecd.org/sti/counterfeiting
):  A new report on Piracy of Digital Content  was 
released in July 2009.  The executive su mmary of the report is available here: 
www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,e n_2649_34173_ 43394531_1_1_1_1,00.html .  
Work has just started to scope Phase III of this project, which will cover counterfeiting and piracy with respect to IP  rights covered by TRIPS that were not 
covered in the first two phases of the project. 
 
• Trade-related aspects of intellectual property : A project is under preparation to 
consider policy complements to strengthened IPRs in developing countries.  The most 
recent report in this line of work is  Technology Transfer and the Economic 
Implications of the Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing 
Countries (2008) 
•  www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2007doc.nsf/L inkTo/NT00005B06/$FILE/JT03239222.PDF
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  • Valuation and exploitation of patents : Work on this topic is being implemented in 
collaboration with a project on intellectual assets and value creation (IAVC).  A brochure related to IAVC is available here: www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/35/40637101.pdf
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• Collaborative mechanisms for the m anagement of intellectual property :  A project is 
underway to examine the manner in whic h such mechanisms can:  (i) increase 
efficiencies for the transaction of intellect ual property and (ii) stimulate innovation, 
foster R&D and promote the commercialisation of products and services.  
 
 Further work on IPRs is underway in the c ontext of the OECD’s Innovation Strategy initiative 
announced at the OECD Meeting of Council at Ministerial Level in May 2007 
(www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/28/38464064.pdf , p. 18), with findings to be delivered in the first half of 
2010. For the most up-to-date information on OECD activities related to intellectual property rights, 
please visit the OECD home page for IPR issues at www.oecd.org/sti/ipr .   
  Please note that the compendium (2007) we sent you last year providing an overview of 
OECD activities related to intellectual property rights remains available at: 
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/60/61/34305040.pdf
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