IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.5 19 October 2018 (18-6560) Page: 1/51 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Original: English Intellectual Property Rights TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) Addendum At its meeting of 4-5 June 2018, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental organization observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. The present document reproduces the information which has been received from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by means of a communication dated 12 October 20181. _______________ 1. This note has been prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), pursuant to the invitation of the Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Council for TRIPS of 6 July 2018, to provide updated information on its technical, legal and financial cooperation programmes relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement for the meeting of the Council for TRIPS scheduled for 8 and 9 November 2018. 2. WIPO is committed to providing Member States with the necessary advice and assistance relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. In this respect, WIPO regularly responds to requests received from developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs) and countries in transition to provide such assistance. TRIPS-related legal assistance and technical cooperation activities and programmes fall within the framework of the provisions of the Agreement between WIPO and WTO and are complemented by two joint initiatives that were launched by the Directors General of the two Organizations in July 1998 and in June 2001, respectively. 3. For the period September 2017 to September 2018, WIPO has provided legal and technical assistance to Member States in support of their efforts in implementing obligations deriving from the TRIPS Agreement and within the context of WIPO's Results Framework. WIPO assisted countries mainly from developing and least developed countries in developing and implementing strategies and policies aimed at creating, protecting, managing and exploiting IP for economic, social and cultural development. WIPO also strengthened its assistance to help these countries in integrating IP into the overall national development and public policy in areas such as health, trade, education, research, technology transfer and competition policies, including advising countries on the flexibilities available under international IP treaties, and, in particular, the TRIPS Agreement. 4. The Annex provides a list of the relevant activities undertaken by WIPO in the period September 2017 to September 2018. _______________ 1 This communication refers to activities benefiting WIPO Member States and retains its original nomenclature. ANNEX1 WIPO SUBMISSION TO THE TRIPS COUNCIL ON TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2018 Country Activity Title Activity Year Start Date End Date City IP Field Albania Administration of Collective Management of 2017 12/11/2017 12/11/2017 Tirana Collective Copyright and Related Management Albania Subregional Roundtable on Copyright and 2018 03/06/2018 03/07/2018 Tirana Copyright Related Rights: Marrakesh and Beijing Treaties Algeria Study Visit to the Algerian Copyright Office 2017 16/10/2017 18/10/2017 Algiers Copyright (ONDA) for 2 Officials from Benin and Mali IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.5 Algeria National Office of Copyright and Related Rights 2017 11/05/2017 11/09/2017 Algiers Copyright of Algeria (ONDA) Algeria PCT Workshop and ePCT Training for TISC 2017 12/12/2017 15/12/2017 Oran Patents - 2 Network Staff and University Users - Algeria Atelier sur l'Etablissement des centres d'appui à 2017 12/12/2017 15/12/2017 Oran Trademarks, la technologie et à l'innovation (CATI) pour la Geographical communauté universitaire algérienne et le Indications réseau des CATI, Université d'Oran, Algérie Algeria National PCT Workshop for a Member State with 2018 24/04/2018 26/04/2018 Setif Patents Potential for Growth in PCT Filings, Setif, Algeria, April 24 to 26, 2018 Antigua and Barbuda National Seminar on Patent Law: the Multilateral 2017 30/10/2017 11/03/2017 St. John's Patents Legal Framework and its National Implementation, Argentina Webinar for Arbitration Programme at 2017 01/11/2017 01/11/2017 Geneva Mediation and Universidad Austral Arbitration 1 In English only. Country Activity Title Activity Year Start Date End Date City IP Field Argentina Signing of MoU on ADR with National Institute of 2017 06/10/2017 06/10/2017 Geneva Mediation and Industrial Property (INPI) Arbitration Argentina Masters Degree Programme in IP and Innovation 2018 04/03/2018 10/05/2018 Buenos Aires Multiple IP Fields (MIPI) San Andres University Argentina WIPO Training Course on Patent Search and 2018 04/09/2018 13/04/2018 Buenos Aires Patents Examination for Latin American Countries Argentina Argentina - PCT Promotional Visit and PCT 2018 23/04/2018 25/04/2018 Buenos Aires Patents Seminar - Buenos Aires Argentina Inter-Governmental Committee Meeting of the 2018 28/05/2018 28/05/2018 Buenos Aires Multiple IP Fields Iberoamerican Programme on Industrial Property and Development Promotion (IBEPI) IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.5 Azerbaijan Regional Seminar on the Patent Law Treaty and 2017 28/11/2017 29/11/2017 Baku Patents Consultations with the State Committee on Accession to the PLT - 3 Azerbaijan Subregional Seminar on Building Respect for 2017 13/12/2017 14/12/2017 Baku Industrial - Copyright and Combating Counterfeiting and Property Piracy in the Digital Environment Azerbaijan WIPO Subregional Workshop on Building 2018 05/03/2018 05/04/2018 Baku Industrial Respect for IP Property Azerbaijan Regional Seminar on Intangible Capital and 2018 06/05/2018 06/05/2018 Baku Multiple IP Fields Global Value Chains: How can economies capture the benefits of innovation? Azerbaijan Automation Project Initiation (Azerbaijan): 2018 17/06/2018 23/06/2018 Baku Industrial - Discussing and planning project deliverables Property and time-frame. - Working on Actual systems a data migration to IPAS database - Working on IP offices business rules, laws and regulations Country Activity Title Activity Year Start Date End Date City IP Field Bahrain, Kingdom of Participation in the Sixth Meeting of the Inter- 2017 11/11/2017 15/11/2017 Manama Multiple IP Fields Agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators Barbados Subregional Workshop on IP Management by 2018 24/01/2018 26/01/2018 Bridgetown Industrial SMEs Property Belarus Training of Technology and Innovation Support 2018 19/06/2018 20/06/2018 Minsk Industrial Center (TISC) Staff on the Patent Database Property Searches and Analysis Belarus Training of Technology and Innovation Support 2017 18/10/2017 19/10/2017 Minsk Industrial Center (TISC) Staff on the Patent Database Property Searches and Analysis Belarus National Workshop on Building Respect for IP 2017 10/18/2017 19/10/2017 Minsk IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.5 and Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in the Digital Environment Belarus Subregional Seminar on IP Policies for 2018 26/04/2018 27/04/2018 Polotsk Multiple IP Fields - Universities and Research Institutions 4 - Belarus Training of TISC Staff on the Patent Database 2018 19/06/2018 20/06/2018 Minsk Industrial Searches and Analysis Property Belize Legislative advice 2017 22/10/2017 27/10/2017 Belmopan Patents Belize WIPO Workshop on intellectual property and 2017 23/10/2017 24/10/2017 Belmopan Multiple IP Fields innovation Belize WIPO Workshop on Leveraging IP Tools for 2018 05/07/2018 05/09/2018 Belize City Industrial Competitiveness Property Benin WIPO Technology and Innovation Support 2018 25/04/2018 27/04/2018 Cotonou Industrial Centers (TISCs) Seminar on the Development of Property the Local TISC Network in Benin Bolivia, Plurinational State Regional Seminar on the Modernization of the 2017 16/10/2017 19/10/2017 Santa Cruz de la Industrial of Industrial Property National Offices Sierra Property Management: Tools targeted at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to foster the knowledge and use of Industrial Property. From the idea to the Market Country Activity Title Activity Year Start Date End Date City IP Field Bosnia and Herzegovina National Workshop on WIPO IP Toolkit for 2018 20/04/2018 20/04/2018 Mostar Multiple IP Fields Academic Institutions Bosnia and Herzegovina National Workshop on Administration of 2018 06/05/2018 06/06/2018 Mostar Copyright Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights – Sharing of Experiences and Good Practices Botswana WIPO CONNECT: 2 pilot deployment and 2017 12/05/2017 14/12/2017 Gaborone Industrial training at COSBOTS Property Botswana WIPO-CIPA National Workshop on Building 2018 27/06/2018 29/06/2018 Gaborone Industrial Respect for Intellectual Property for Senior Property Police Officials and Public Prosecutor/ and for Magistrates Botswana WIPO CONNECT 2 pilot deployment and training 2017 07/12/2017 12/12/2017 Gaborone Collective IP/C/W/644/Rev.1/Add.5 at COSBOTS Management Brazil Regional Workshop on Patent Examination 2017 27/06/2017 29/06/2017 Tokyo Patents Quality Management - 5 Brazil Mission on Automation of the IP Office 2017 10/07/2017 22/10/2017 Rio de Janeiro Industrial - Property Brazil IBEPI Programme. Mission of the Technical 2017 18/10/2017 19/10/2017 Rio De Janeiro Multiple