WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/306/Add.2
18 September 2001
(01-4432)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Addendum
AUSTRALIA
The present document reproduces the updated information on Australia's technical and
financial cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, which has
been received from the Permanent Mission of Australia by means of a communication dated
5 September 2001.
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1. Pursuant to Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, the Council for TRIPS requests an update
from developed country members of their technical and financial cooperation programs in the area of
intellectual property rights (IPRs) relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  The
present document updates the report provided by  Australia in 2000 (IP/C/W/203/Add.5), for the
consideration of the Council at its meeting from 19-21 September 2001.
 
2. Australia fulfils its Article 67 technical cooperation commitments at the bilateral, regional and
multilateral levels.  Its cooperation activities are largely focused on developing countries, particularly
in the Asia-Pacific region.  At the regional leve l, Australia works closely with the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat and with Ja pan as the Convenor of the APEC Intellectual
Property Rights Experts' Group (IPE G).  Australia hosted a meeting of the APEC IPEG in March
2001, together with a Government-Industry Workshop on IPR Enforcement.
3. The following provides an update of these activities, divided into bilateral and
regional/multilateral cooperation governmental activities and activities undertaken by Australian non-governmental and educational institutions.  The four Australian Government agencies chiefly
involved are IP Australia, the Australian Agen cy for International Development (AusAID), the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Attorney-General's Department (AGD).
I. BILATERAL ACTIVITIES
Brunei
4. In November 2000, a training course was conduct ed at IP Australia for officials from the
Brunei Trade Mark Office on trademark hearing procedures.IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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People's Republic of China
5. In June 2001, IP Australia hosted a visit from the State Intellectual Property Office, The
People's Republic of China for discussions focusing on bilateral cooperation and the introduction ofthe new Chinese Patent Law.
Croatia6. In March 2001, IP Australia hosted a visit from of ficials of the Croatian IP Office to discuss
issues relating to intellectual property and the signing of a cooperation agreement.
India
7. In June 2001, a WIPO Expert Mission was conducted by an expert engaged by IP Australia to
assist the Indian Designs Office concerning the implementation of the Indian Designs Act 2000  and
the Designs Rules 2001 .  The mission also required the delegate to generally report on the upgrading
of the Designs Office.
Indonesia8. In October 2000, IP Australia hosted two separate visits from students involved in the
Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Project (IASTP), to discuss intellectual property
administration with relevant government agencies.  This project is funded by AusAID and comprises
a series of courses in both countries at elementary and advanced levels, for both government officials
and the private sector.  The group looked at selected specialised areas of intellectual property rights,
involving a range of processes and skills required for effective protection and commercial exploitationof intellectual property.  Since September 2000, 11 IPR courses have been conducted through the
IASTP involving 189 participants.
9. Indonesia-Australia Specialised Training Project: September 2000 − to August 2001
TRAINING
ACTIVITIESNO OF
COURSESNO OF
PARTICIPANTSNO OF
PARTIC. DAYS
In Indonesia
IPR Elementary 3 58 756
IPR Specific 4 79 790
In Australia
Small to Medium
Business Development3 37 2115
IPR Elementary 2 24 1800
IPR Advanced 2 28 2100
International Trade &
Development2 29 2610
Total   16  255 10171
10. In August 2001, IP Australia provided advice and assistance to the Indonesian IP Office on
aspects of administration, classification and examination of industrial designs.IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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11. In October 2000, the Attorney-General's Department provided a copyright expert to
participate in WIPO in-country training programs on enforcement of intellectual property rights in
Indonesia.
Republic of Korea
12. In June 2001, IP Australia hosted a visit by officials from the Korean Intellectual Property
Office to exchange information concerning patents and designs examination and search procedures.
Malaysia
13. In February 2001, IP Australia hosted a visit by the Malaysian Minister for Domestic Trade
for discussions on innovation and intellectual property.
Nepal
14. In November 2000, a training course was conduct ed at IP Australia for officials from the
Nepal Trade Mark Office on trademark hearing procedures.
Pakistan
15. In March 2001, the Attorney-General's Department provided a copyright expert to participate
in WIPO in-country training programs on enforcement of intellectual property rights in Pakistan.
Singapore
16. Five visits by officials from IP Australia to  the Singapore Intellectual Property Office for
general discussions on cooperation activities including the conduct of patent search and examination
for the Singapore IP Office, September 2000–August 2001.
17. Visit by an official from IP Australia to the Singapore Intellectual Property Office for
discussions on the implementation of Madrid Protocol, October 2000.
Thailand
18. In December 2000, bilateral discussions were held in Bangkok between the Thailand
Department of Intellectual Property and IP Australia relating to continued cooperation between the
two organizations.
19. In October 2000, IP Australia conducted a two week training programme for Thailand IP
Office design examiners on industrial design search and examination procedures.
Tonga20. In October 2000, training was provided at IP Australia for three Tongan IP Office trademark
examiners on trademark examination procedures.
Viet Nam21. In February 2001, judges from the Viet Na m Supreme Court visited IP Australia for
discussions with government agencies on TRIPS and Australian IP issues.IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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22. In October-November 2000, the Australian Valuation Office delivered a short course in
Viet Nam on valuation, funded under AusAID's AP EC Support Program.  The training was aimed at
meeting growing demands for information and skills related to valuation of real estate and intellectual
property.  A second phase of the training is expected to be provided in late 2001.
23. In March 2001, AusAID provided a two-week training course on international commercial
law which covered the main features of the TRIPS Agreement and its implications for Viet Nam.
Most of the 23 participants were senior government officials;  a few academics also attended.
Other24. Australia continues to provide patent searches for the Intellectual Property Offices of
Thailand, Fiji, Gulf Cooperation Council  and Singapore  under bilateral arrangements.
Regional/Multilateral Activities
25. In March 2001, IP Australia held discussions in Fiji with WIPO and the South Pacific Forum
concerning a programme of assistance in the development of South Pacific Forum Island Countries
IP systems.
26. IP Australia assisted with a Workshop for Legal Experts on the Protection of Traditional
Knowledge and Expressions of Culture held on 26-28 February in Noumea, New Caledonia.  This
Workshop was held in conjunction with UNESCO, The South Pacific Forum Secretariat and the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
27. Australian officials and non-government representatives presented papers at the following
regional and international fora:
− WIPO Forum on the Impact of the Patent Cooperation Treaty in Developing Countries -
India , November 2000
− WIPO Asian Regional Seminar on IP Protection of New Technologies – People's Republic
of China , October 2000
− WIPO Asian Regional Workshop on Small and Medium Enterprises and IP - Philippines ,
October 2000
− WIPO-Singapore Training Course on Demystif ying IP Through Education, Communication
and Public Outreach - Singapore , December 2000
− APEC/Partnership For Progress training course - Thailand , November 2000
− WIPO/IP Australia Sub-Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and
Traditional Knowledge - Brisbane, June 2001
− APEC - IPEG meeting and symposium- Sydney, March 2001
− APEC - IPEG meeting and symposium- Chinese Taipei,  July 2001
− Seminar on IP and Biotechnology - Indonesia , August 2001IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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− WIPO Asia- Pacific Regional Forum on Policy Development, Institution Building and
Demystification of Intellectual Property - India , August 2001
 
Other technical cooperation resources
 28. Awareness building and general training resources prepared by Australian agencies have been
made widely available through the Internet, and are readily accessible by other countries.  These
include by way of example:
 
− "Ippy-on-Line", a website containing educational games for children exploring issues
associated with IP:  http://www.ippyonline.gov.au/
− The Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys of Australia's web site includes general
information about the IP system and contact details for patent and trademarks attorneys:http://www.ipta.com.au/
− "IP Professor", an online IP resource for the tertiary sector.  This site provides resources for
the tertiary sector to assist them deliver their lectures.  The site includes case studies, IP
material to support their lectures and the option of requesting a lecturer:
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ipprofessor/index_js.htm
− "Innovated", a programme promoting the concepts of innovation and creativity to school-age
children and encouraging an understanding of the IP created during these processes.  Theprogramme consists of a CD ROM based game, a students web site with video footage of IP
experts and a teachers web site with over 100 lesson plans approved by different boards of
education and written by teachers:  http://www.innovated.gov.au/
 
Activities of Non-Governmental Organizations
 
Australian Copyright Council
 
 29. The Australian Copyright Council provided lectures and briefings on copyright for the
Indonesia -Australia Training Project, November 2000.  It also provided briefings to representatives
from the Fiji Government on copyright issues in December 2000.  The Council distributed
publications on copyright issues to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including the Republic of
Korea, Indonesia, Singapore  and Malaysia .
 Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (APRA)
 30. The APRA delegate continues as the Vice-Chairman of the Asia Pacific Committee of the
International Confederation of Societies of Au thors and Composers (CISAC).  Developmental
activities in the field of music copyright undertaken by this committee include the establishment of a
music copyright society in Mongolia and continuing assistance in  Sri Lanka, Thailand, Macau,
Viet Nam, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines .
 
− From August 29 – September 1 2000, the APRA delegate presented papers and participated in
the WIPO Subregional and National Semina rs on Copyright and Related Rights for
South Pacific Countries  held in Apia, Samoa .  APRA subsequently hosted a visit by
Mr. Patrick Massouyé of the Copyright Collecti ve Management Division of WIPO to discuss
cooperation between WIPO and APRA in the Paci fic.  APRA also hosted a "Programme for
WIPO Training on the Establishment and Efficient Administration of the Collective
Management Organizations of Copyright and Related Rights" for two officials from Samoa
in February 2001.IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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− In November 2000, APRA hosted a week of trai ning of two senior staff from the music
copyright society of Indonesia , Yayasan Karya Cipta Indonesia (KCI).
− In December 2000, APRA meet with the At torney General, Solicitor General and
accompanying delegation from Fiji to discuss the establishment of a Copyright Tribunal in
Fiji under their Copyright Act, 2000.
− In April 2001, an APRA representative participated in an Asia-Pacific regional meeting of an
international joint project, the Integrated Identification Systems for the Music Industry held in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , as well as a meeting for the development of a joint
documentation/distribution system for Asian Societies known as Music Information Systems
Asia ( MIS@Asia) .
− In April 2001, the APRA delegate participated in  a joint meeting with television broadcasters
in Manila, the Philippines  to assist the Filipino society FILSCAP in its negotiations and an
Asia Pacific Committee meeting in Chinese Taipei .
− In May 2001, the APRA delegate presented a keynote address at a copyright conference
organised by the Fiji Performing Ri ghts Association (FPRA) in Suva, Fiji and met with
government and industry officials.  APRA cont inues to support FPRA in undertaking training
and licensing, documentation and distribution activities on their behalf.
− In June 2001, the APRA delegate participated in a MIS@Asia  meeting in Singapore .
Copyright Agency Limited
31. The Chief Executive of Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) is the chair of the Asia-Pacific
Committee of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations  (IFFRO).  Its
development responsibilities encompass Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, South and
North-East Asia.  IFFRO has been instrumental in  supporting new Reproduction Rights Organizations
in order to implement effective, practical copyright protection.  Countries of interest to the
Asia-Pacific Committee include the Philippines, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia and the People's
Republic of China.
32. In April and May 2001, representatives of IFRRO and CAL visited Hong Kong, China  and
held discussions with government and industry groups on the effect of proposed legislation which
would effectively reduce the protection afforded  to some categories of copyright material.  CAL staffcontinue to provide technical support to Copyright Licensing and Administration Society of
Singapore Limited.  The Society is currently in negotiation with the major Singapore universities and
polytechnics on the detailed provisions of a standard licensing agreement.  IFFRO has had contacts
with publishers in Malaysia to assist the established (but not operational) Copyright Clearing Centre
Malaysia.
33. IFFRO has also played an active role in possibilities for co-operation through projects in the
former colonies of the EU member States located in the Pacific Region in the context of the Lome
Conventions and the implementation of TRIPS Agreement requirements.  CAL met with
representatives of the Fiji Government in December 2000 to discuss general copyright issues.  CAL
staff also met with a representative of the University of the South Pacific, Fiji in January 2001 to
explore the formation of a collective licensing organization for the South Pacific region.IP/C/W/306/Add.2
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The Australian Section of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
34. From 1997-2001, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI),
sponsored by IP Australia and two major Australian pa tent attorney firms, and using Australian tutors,
conducted the South-East Asian Drafting (SEAD) course on patent drafting techniques for traineepatent attorneys in Singapore.  Students were from Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Viet Nam,
Hong Kong, China, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines .  The courses -
partly workshop and partly correspondence – each extended over six months.  Since 1997, FICPI has
managed a student exchange programme under which trainee patent attorneys in developing countries
are provided with a three-month placement in an office of a patent attorney in Australia.  In each of
the years 1997 to 2001, a scholarship of USD 5,000 was awarded to a SEAD student to facilitate
further training in a patent attorneys office.  In 2000, FICPI signed a Memorandum of Understandingwith the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, the National Science and Technology Board, the
National University of Singapore, the Law Society of Singapore, the Asian Patent Attorneys
Association and the European Patent Office, undertaking to assist in the training of patent attorneys in
Singapore .
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