IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
29 de noviembre de 2018
(18-7528) Página: 1/11
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Original: inglés Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFORMACIÓN FACILITADA POR OTRAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES
UNIÓN INTERNACIONAL PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE LAS OBTENCIONES VEGETALES (UPOV)
Addendum
En la reunión celebrada los días 8 y 9 de noviembre de 2018, el Consejo de los ADPIC acordó invitar a las organizaciones intergubernamentales acreditadas como observadoras ante el Consejo a que actualizaran la información sobre sus actividades de cooperación técnica y financiera relacionadas con la aplicación del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC.
En el presente documento se reproduce la información recibida de la Unión Internacional para la Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales (UPOV) en una comunicación de fecha 27 de noviembre de 2018.
______
1. La misión de la UPOV es proporcionar y fomentar un sistema eficaz para la protección de las variedades vegetales, con miras a desarrollar nuevas variedades vegetales para beneficio de la sociedad.
2. Se puede obtener información sobre los miembros de la UPOV en la dirección: http://www.upov.int/members/es.
3. Los principales objetivos de la Unión, de conformidad con el Convenio de la UPOV, son los siguientes:
a. proporcionar y desarrollar las bases jurídicas, administrativas y técnicas para la cooperación internacional en materia de protección de las variedades vegetales;
b. prestar asistencia a los Estados y las organizaciones en la elaboración de legislación y en la aplicación de un sistema eficaz de protección de las variedades vegetales; y
c. mejorar la comprensión del público en general y sensibilizarlo en relación con el sistema de la UPOV de protección de las variedades vegetales.
4. La información sobre los programas de cooperación técnica y financiera de la UPOV en relación con los objetivos de la Unión se presenta como sigue:
Asistencia a los Estados y las organizaciones en la elaboración de legislación y en la aplicación de un sistema eficaz de protección de las variedades vegetales
En el anexo I del presente informe se proporciona información sobre las actividades de la UPOV en relación con la elaboración de legislación y la aplicación de un sistema eficaz de protección de las variedades vegetales para el período comprendido entre octubre de 2017 y septiembre de 2018.
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 2 -
Cooperación internacional
En el anexo II del presente informe se proporciona información sobre la cooperación internacional facilitada por la UPOV.
El anexo III contiene una lista de las siglas y abreviaturas utilizadas en este informe.
______
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 3 -
ANEXO I1
UPOV'S ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFECTIVE PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2018
Objectives: To raise awareness of the role of plant variety protection according to the UPOV Convention To assist States and organizations, particularly governments of developing countries and countries in transition to a market economy, in the development of legislation in accordance with the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention. To assist States and organizations in their accession to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention. To assist States and organizations in implementing an effective plant variety protection system in accordance with the UPOV Convention.
1 ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION
1. UPOV provided assistance on plant variety protection legislation to the following UPOV members: Japan, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam.
2. UPOV provided advice and assistance on the development of plant variety protection legislation according to the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention and/or on the procedure to accede to the UPOV Convention to: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2 UPOV AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES, OR ACTIVITIES INVOLVING UPOV STAFF OR UPOV TRAINERS ON BEHALF OF UPOV STAFF
2.1 Activities organized by, or with, UPOV:
• Legal Consultation with relevant officials from the Government of Iran (Islamic Republic of); and
• Seminar on the Plant Variety Protection System - Challenges and opportunities of assessing the UPOV Convention, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) (November 2017)
• National Awareness Raising Seminar on Plant Variety Protection, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (November 2017)
• Maximizing benefits for farmers through the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention, Geneva, Switzerland (December 2017)
• Workshop on drafting legislation in accordance with the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention, Geneva, Switzerland (December 2017)
• Briefing session on UPOV for Focal Points of the Permanent Missions in Geneva of Bahrain, Djibouti, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, Geneva, Switzerland (December 2017)
• Seminar on the Protection of New Plant Varieties, Hangzhou, China (January 2018)
1 En inglés solamente.
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 4 -
• Legal Consultation with the responsible authorities to explain proposed amendments of Book Four of the IP Law, Cairo, Egypt (January 2018)
• Meeting with a Delegation from Myanmar on the legislative process of the PVP Law of Myanmar, Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands (March 2018)
• KOICA/KSVS Training Course on Plant Variety Protection and DUS Testing, Gimcheon, Republic of Korea (May 2018)
• Seminar on the implementation of the UPOV 1991 Act, Nairobi, Kenya (May 2018)
• 21st International Course on Plant Variety Protection, Wageningen, Netherlands (June 2018)
• High-Level Study Tour on Plant Variety Protection for promoting investments in Plant Breeding, Des Moines, United States of America, and Saskatoon, Canada (June 2018)
• Seminar on legal protection of new plant varieties, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (June 2018)
• Forum on the role of UPOV in the development of agriculture, Geneva, Switzerland (June 2018)
• International Seminar on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV System, Muntinlupa, Philippines (August 2018)
• Legal consultations with responsible authorities to provide assistance with the process of amending the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act 2004 of Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia (August 2018)
• Regional Workshop on examination of PVP applications, Lima, Peru (August 2018)
• Regional Seminar on Plant Variety Protection under the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention: benefits of public-private partnerships for transfer of technology, Lima, Peru (August 2018)
• World Seed Partnership (WSP) Seminar, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (September 2018)
• Legal Consultation with relevant authorities of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (September 2018)
2.2 Activities/meetings in which UPOV participated:
• CPVO Administrative Council Meeting, Brussels, Belgium (October 2017)
• European Seed Association (ESA) Annual Meeting, Riga, Latvia (October 2017)
• KSVS/KSHS International Symposium on Plant Variety Protection, Incheon, Republic of Korea (October 2017)
• WIPO/Tongji University Master Degree Programme in Intellectual Property Law (MIP) with Specialization in Design, Shanghai, China (October 2017)
• Meeting of the Council for TRIPS (WTO headquarters), Geneva, Switzerland (October 2017)
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property (WIPO/University of Turin/ITC-ILO), Geneva, Switzerland (October 2017)
• Meeting with an Indian Delegation, and representatives from CPVO, Germany and Netherlands, Geneva, Switzerland (October 2017)
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 5 -
• Seventh Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), Kigali, Rwanda (October 2017)
• IV Plant Variety Rights Intensive Module on Plant Variety Protection, Master of Intellectual Property (Magister Lvcentinvs) of the University of Alicante, Spain (November 2017)
• International Seminar on Agricultural IP Rights, Beijing, China (November 2017)
• WIPO Regional Forum on "Innovation and Intellectual Property as Engines for Competitive Agribusiness: Empowering Women Researchers and Entrepreneurs in Africa", Casablanca, Morocco (November 2017)
• Asian Seed Congress 2017, Bangkok, Thailand (November 2017)
• 41st Session of ARIPO's Administrative Council and 16th Session of ARIPO's Council of Ministers, Lilongwe, Malawi (November 2017)
• Swiss Data Forum, Lausanne, Switzerland (November 2017)
• Conference "EPO and CPVO: Supporting innovation in the plant sector", Brussels, Belgium (November 2017)
• Conference "Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Innovation 2017", Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 2017)
• Advanced International Training Programme on "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources - in Support of Innovation", Geneva, Switzerland (November 2017)
• ASTA Congress, Chicago, United States of America (December 2017)
• 21st Annual Meeting between the CPVO and its Examination Offices, Angers, France (December 2017)
• Fifty-Seventh Session of the Administrative Council of OAPI, Niamey, Niger (December 2017)
• AOHE General Assembly, Paris, France (January 2018)
• ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference, San Diego, United States of America (January 2018)
• Ad hoc Working Group Meetings and Technical Working Group Meeting of the OECD Seed Schemes, Paris, France (January-February 2018)
• Workshop on "India-EU collaboration in seed sector development and plant variety protection", New Delhi, India (February 2018)
• Eighteenth AFSTA Annual Congress, Cairo, Egypt (February-March 2018)
• ISF Intellectual Property Committee meeting, Zurich, Switzerland (March 2018)
• CPVO Administrative Council meeting, and meeting with CPVO and ISF, Angers, France (March 2018)
• 15th Edition of the International Career Day, Basel, Switzerland (March 2018)
• WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials, Geneva, Switzerland (March 2018)
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 6 -
• Meeting on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Access and Benefit Sharing, Angers, France (March 2018)
• Study visit to WIPO of officials from the Department of Industrial Property of Cambodia, Geneva, Switzerland (April 2018)
• Lecture at the Institut Polytechnique LaSalle, Beauvais, France (April 2018)
• CIOPORA Academy and 57th Annual General Meeting of CIOPORA, Ghent, Belgium (April 2018)
• WIPO/UKIPO Roving Seminar: WIPO Services and Initiatives, London, United Kingdom (April 2018)
• Programme Master II en propriété intellectuelle, Yaoundé, Cameroon (May 2018)
• Advanced Training Programme on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources in Support of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden (May 2018)
• Study visit to Geneva of students of the Advanced Training Programme on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources in Support of Innovation, Geneva, Switzerland (May 2018)
• WFO 2018 General Assembly (May 2018)
• ISF World Seed Congress 2018, Brisbane, Australia (June 2018)
• WIPO-QUT Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intellectual Property, Brisbane, Australia (June 2018)
• SeedConnect Conference, Abuja, Nigeria (June 2018)
• Plant Variety Protection Debates: Connecting Law, Science and Social Science, Warwick, United Kingdom (June 2018)
• Eighth edition of the Annual Agri-Food Law Seminar, Brussels, Belgium (June 2018)
• WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of Intellectual Property, Geneva, Switzerland (June 2018)
• Awareness-raising Workshop on Industrial Property, Dijon, France (June 2018)
• Ad-Hoc Working Group Meetings, Technical Working Group Meeting and Annual Meeting of the OECD Seed Schemes, Paris, France (June 2018)
• Study Visit to WIPO of the Attorney General and Minister for Justice and Senior Government Officials of Ghana, Geneva, Switzerland (July 2018)
• WTO National Seminar on Certain Aspects of the TRIPS Agreement, Amman, Jordan (July 2018)
• First Edition of the WIPO Summer Course on Intellectual Property [participation via video conference], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (July 2018)
• JICA Training Course "Plant Variety Protection and Quality Control System of Seeds to Facilitate Distribution of High Quality Seeds", Tsukuba, Japan (July 2018)
• Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy (July 2018)
• Eleventh Annual Meeting of the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum, Muntinlupa, Philippines (August 2018)
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 7 -
• Conference on "Encouraging Plant Breeding, Challenges and Perspectives", at the official launch of the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Plant Breeding - emPLANT, Beauvais, France (August 2018)
• Seminar on Breeders' Rights under the UPOV Convention and benefits for the promotion of public-private partnerships and transfer of technology, Quito, Ecuador (August 2018)
• CIOPORA Academy Workshop, Washington D. C., United States of America (September 2018)
• First meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Farmers' Rights of the ITPGRFA, Rome, Italy (September 2018)
• CPVO Administrative Committee meeting, and CPVO Seminar on the Benefits of Plant Variety Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria (September 2018)
• Advanced Training Programme on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources in Support of Innovation, Geneva, Switzerland (September 2018)
• Celebration of 60th Anniversary of Establishment of Agriculture Research Institute of Beijing and Workshop on Plant Variety Protection, Beijing, China (September 2018)
• Fourth National Seed Committee meeting, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (September 2018)
3 PARTICIPATION IN UPOV DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES DL-205 "INTRODUCTION TO THE UPOV SYSTEM OF PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION UNDER THE UPOV CONVENTION" AND DL-305 "EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS" (INCLUDING DL-305, DL-305A AND DL-305B)
3.1 Countries from which there were participants in the UPOV distance learning courses (Session II, 2017 and Session I, 2018)
Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Tanzania, United States of America, Viet Nam, Zambia, CPVO (European Union), FAO, OAPI, WTO (68 countries and four organizations).
3.2 Total number of participants in UPOV distance learning courses (Session II, 2017 and Session I, 2018)
Category Number of participants DL-205 DL-305 DL-305A DL-305B Government officials of members of the Union 227 85 73 55 Officials of observer States / intergovernmental 34 6 6 4 organizations Total: 261 91 79 59
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 8 -
3.3 Special sessions of the DL-205 course "Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention" (September 2017 - September 2018)
Number of Month/Year Name of Course participants Sept. 2017 Máster Lvcentinvs in Plant Variety Protection, Alicante 42 University, Spain May 2018 La Salle Beauvais University - IP Plant Breeding Master 7 Programme May 2018 OAPI Masters IP Training Course 24 May 2018 Forum on the role of UPOV in the development of agriculture 2 May 2018 KOICA Training Course on Plant Variety Protection 9 June 2018 Naktuinbouw International Course on Plant Variety Protection 6 Course July 2018 JICA Training Course "Internationally Harmonized Plant 2 Variety Protection System"
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 9 -
ANEXO II1
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FACILITATED BY UPOV
1. UPOV facilitates cooperation in the examination of plant varieties as follows:
a. Document C/52/5 "Cooperation in Examination" contains a synopsis of offers for cooperation in examination made by authorities, of cooperation already established between authorities and of any envisaged cooperation. (see https://www.upov.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=48108) b. Document TC/54/4 "List of Genera and Species for which Authorities have Practical Experience in the Examination of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability" provides information on plant genera and species for which authorities have practical experience in the examination of Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS). (see https://www.upov.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=48107) c. UPOV has developed "Guidelines for the Conduct of Tests for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability," or "Test Guidelines", for many individual species or other variety groupings (see https://www.upov.int/test_guidelines/en/). The purpose of these Test Guidelines is to provide practical guidance for the harmonized examination of DUS and, in particular, to identify appropriate characteristics for the examination of DUS and production of harmonized variety descriptions. In 2017, the adopted Test Guidelines covered 94% of all entries concerning plant variety protection in the PLUTO Plant Variety Database (280,687 of 299,031).
d. The GENIE database provides a dynamic source of information on the cooperation explained above. (see https://www.upov.int/genie/en/)
e. The PLUTO Plant Variety Database provides information concerning plant breeders' rights. (see https://www.upov.int/pluto/en/) f. UPOV PRISMA is an online, multi-lingual tool for making plant breeders' rights' applications in participating UPOV members. UPOV PRISMA currently has 30 participating UPOV members, covering 69 countries. (see http://www.upov.int/upovprisma/en/index.html)
1 En inglés solamente.
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 10 -
ANEXO III1
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
UPOV terms
DL-205 UPOV distance learning course "Introduction to the UPOV System of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention" DL-305 UPOV distance learning course "Examination of Applications for Plant Breeders' Rights" DL-305A UPOV distance learning course "Administration of Plant Breeders' Rights" (part A of DL-305) DL-305B UPOV distance learning course "DUS Examination" (part B of DL-305) DUS Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability EAF (see also UPOV UPOV Electronic Application Form PRISMA) PBR Plant Breeder's Right TC Technical Committee TWC Technical Working Party on Automation and Computer Programs UPOV PRISMA UPOV PRISMA PBR Application Tool WSP World Seed Partnership
Acronyms
AECID Spanish Agency for Cooperation and Economic Development AFSTA African Seed Trade Association Agroscope Swiss centre of excellence for agricultural research AOHE Association of European Horticultural Breeders AOSA Association of Official Seed Analyst APBREBES Association for Plant Breeding for the Benefit of Society APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC-IPEG Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APSA Asia and Pacific Seed Association ARIPO African Regional Intellectual Property Organization CARICOM Caribbean Community CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture CIMMYT International Consortium for the Improvement of Maize CIOPORA International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Varieties CIP International Potato Center CORAF (see also Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles WECARD) CPVO Community Plant Variety Office of the European Union EAPVP Forum East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum EIPIN European Intellectual Property Institutes Network ESA European Seed Association FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GNIS IDB-REACH Caribbean Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialization Hub of the Inter-American Development Bank IPAN Intellectual Property Awareness Network
1 En inglés solamente.
IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.6
- 11 -
Acronyms
ISF International Seed Federation ISRA Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles ISTA International Seed Testing Association ITC International Trade Center ITC-ILO International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ITRA Institut Togolais de la Recherche Agricole JATAFF Japan Association for Techno-innovation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KEPHIS Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency KSVS Korea Seed and Variety Service MAFF (of Japan) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan MARD (of Viet Nam) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam NARO (of Japan) National Agriculture and Food Research Organization OAPI African Intellectual Property Organization OECD Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development OEVV Spanish Plant Variety Office PIPRA Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture SAA Seed Association of the Americas TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) of the European Union TRIPS Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TWN Third World Network UN United Nations UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNIGE University of Geneva USDA United States Department of Agriculture USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office WECARD (see also West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development CORAF) WFO World Farmers' Organization WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO IGC WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore WTO World Trade Organization
______