. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/560/Add.1/Corr.1* 
1 November 2011 
 (11-5512) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
JAPAN 
 
Corrigendum 
 
  The table in paragraph 4 should read as follows:  
 
(a) Training programmes for government officials 
4. The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights for 
government officials.  In FY 2010, 11 group training  courses were held and 129 participants in total 
received training.  
TRAINING COURSES Target  Participants Organizer 
The Group Training Course in Patent 
Examination Practice for APEC Economies patent examiners in APEC 
Economies 8 trainees from China, Chile, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines & Viet Nam JPO and 
JICA* 
The Country Focused Course on Intellectual Property Protection for Chinese Government Officials patent examiners and judges 5 trainees from China JPO and 
JICA* 
Training Course on the Enforcement of IPR under WIPO FIT/JP senior officials engaged in 
the enforcement of IPR in enforcement-related 
government agencies 17 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Thailand & 
Vietnam WIPO and JPO 
Training Course on the Use of 
Information Technology in IP Administration under WIPO FIT/JP senior officials responsible 
for information technology matters 15 trainees from Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Kyrgyz, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
Training Course on the Examination 
Practices of Industrial Property (Intermediate/Advanced Programme) under FIT/JP patent examiners, industrial 
design examiners, and trademark examiners 18 trainees from China, India, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines Thailand & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
Training Course on the Examination 
Practices of Industrial Property 
(Basic Programme) under WIPO 
FIT/JP patent examiners and 
trademark examiners 13 trainees from Brazil, 
Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Peru, the  
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
                                                      
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  TRAINING COURSES Target  Participants Organizer 
Training Course on the Industrial 
Property Administration and Management of IP Offices under WIPO FIT/JP senior officials in charge of 
industrial property administration 9 trainees from China, India, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
Training Courses for patent 
examiners on specified technologies (information and communication technology) under WIPO FIT/JP patent examiners in the field 
of Information and communication technology 13 participants from China, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
Training Courses for patent 
examiners on specified technologies (automobiles) under WIPO FIT/JP patent examiners in the field 
of automobiles 12 participants from China, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines & Viet Nam WIPO and JPO 
The JPO/IPR Training Course on the 
Patent Examination Practices for ASEAN member countries patent examiner in IP offices 
of ASEAN member countries16 trainees from Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand & Viet Nam JPO 
The JPO/IPR Training Course on the 
Patent Practical and Tailored Training Programme for India patent examiner in IP offices 
of India 3 trainees from India JPO 
*Japan International Cooperation Agency 
 
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