RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/109/Add.6
8 January  1999
(99-0040)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
NORWAY
Addendum
The present document reproduces the updated information on Norway's technical and financial
cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, which has been receivedfrom the Permanent Mission of Norway by means of a communication, dated 17 December 1998.
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The Council for TRIPS has requested an update from developed country Members with
respect to their technical and financial cooperation programmes in the area of intellectual property
rights relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.
In 1996, Norway contributed US$2.5 million for a Norwegian Trust Fund aimed at assisting
least-developed countries in implementing the WTO Agreement.  These funds have been distributed
over the following years in accordance with the objective.  Norway does not presently finance anyadditional specific programmes for technical and financial cooperation in the area of intellectual
property rights.
Norway does consider requests for bilateral assistance in the area of intellectual property
rights from developing countries under its general development programme, and provides assistanceto developing countries through its Patent Information Service, the Norwegian Patent Office.
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