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
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