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ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/109/Add.4
16 September 1998
(98-3529)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
CANADA
Addendum
The present document reproduces the updated information on Canada's technical and financial
cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, which has been receivedfrom the Permanent Mission of Canada by m eans of a communication, dated 4 September 1998.
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The present document updates information on Canada's technical and financial cooperation
activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, undertaken since September 1997.
Please note that all of the following technical co operation is conducted under the aegis of WIPO and
is ongoing unless stated otherwise.  Any funding for specific activities is paid for in part or in full by
WIPO.
1. Human Resources
- Each Fall, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) provides two weeks of
in-house training for up to four officials from developing countries, on administration
of an industrial property office.  Since 1996, tr aining has been offered to officials from
the Latin American and Asia-Pacific regions.
- CIPO holds an annual two-week in-house form al training course for developing country
officials in the management of tradem ark operations and trademark information
services. The Spring 1997 course was offered to officials from the Latin American
region, and the June 1998 course was targeted to officials from the Asia-Pacific region.
2. Assistance in the Preparat ion of Laws and Regulations
- CIPO has, in the past, provided assistance in the drafting of industrial property
regulations.  There has been no recent activity in this area.
3. Institution Building
- CIPO provides search and examination of patent applications filed with the African
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- CIPO provides state-of-the-a rt technology searches for developing countries, mainly
from Latin America.
- CIPO provides copies of specific Canadi an patents for developing countries, upon
request from WIPO.
4. Other Assistance
- CIPO and other officials of the Government  of Canada participate, upon request and on
an ad hoc  basis, in WIPO training missions  and symposia, seminars and other
conferences.
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