 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/408/Add.5 
3 February 2004 
 (04-0387) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 French/  Spanish 
 
  
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
  
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
  
Addendum
 
 
  The following communication, dated 11 November 2003, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the European Commission.  It w as circulated as an advance copy for the Council's 
meeting on 18 November 2003.  
_______________ 
 
   This document complements the information on the implementation of Article 67 of the 
TRIPS Agreement, as provided in document  IP/C/W/377/Add.7 of 15 November 2002. 
  It concerns the technical cooperation activities carried out during the past year – until summer 2003 - by the European Communities and individual me mber States in favour of developing and least-
developed country Members, with the objective to facilitate the implem entation of the TRIPS 
Agreement.  It is intended to update this notif ication upon availability of additional information from 
other member States.  
  The EC draw the attention of the Members of the TRIPS Council to the fact that the above-mentioned technical coopera tion providers undertook considerable activities in the Acceding 
and Candidate Countries to the EU (Bulgaria, Cypr us, the Czech Republic, Es tonia, Hungary, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey).  
  Additional information on the activities of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal 
Market (OHIM) and the European Patent Office (E PO) will be distributed as supplements to this 
document. IP/C/W/408/Add.5 
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 OF CONTENTS   
A. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
B. MEMBER STATES   
AUSTRIA ........................................................................................................................ .....................12 
DENMARK ........................................................................................................................ ..................14 
FINLAND ........................................................................................................................ .....................15 
FRANCE......................................................................................................................... ......................16 
GERMANY ........................................................................................................................ ..................26 
ITALY ......................................................................................................................... .........................31 
SPAIN ......................................................................................................................... .........................32 
SWEDEN ......................................................................................................................... .....................40 
UNITED KINGDOM................................................................................................................. ..........42 
  
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 Page 3EC-CHINA IPR COOPERATION PROGRAMME 
 
This programme is an EC initiative, implemented by the European  Patent Office (EPO ), the Office for Harmonisation in the Intern al market (OHIM) and ERIN, in cooperation 
with various Chinese agencies: MOFTEC, Stat e Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), Trademark Office (TMO), National Copyright Ad ministration of China (NCAC), Supreme 
Peoples' Court (SPP), AQSI Q, universities, etc.  
The programme consists of four components:  
H = Horizontal component, dedicated to transversal subject-matters and enforcement issues S1 = component dedicated to Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs 
S2 = component dedicated to Trademar ks, and to Geographical Indications 
S3 = component dedicated to Copyright and Related Rights 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organising agency Description 
China Horizontal component 
Judicial enforcement 
November 2002 
 EPO Provincial level training facility focusing on the judicial enforcement of IPR -  
3-day seminar organised in Nanjing and Chongqin 
China Horizontal component 
Investigation and policing 
November 2002 EPO Provincial level training facility focussi ng on investigation and policing of IPR – 
3-day seminar organised in Shanghai and Chengdu 
China Horizontal component 
Administrative and border enforcement 
October/November 2002 EPO Provincial training facility focusing on  administrative and border enforcement of 
intellectual property – 3 days in Beijing 
China Horizontal component 
Development of IPR Long Distance Training  
December 2002 and March 
2003 EPO Training at University of Munster (Germany) focusing on IPR and information 
Law, new developments in China and in Europe, involving European and Chinese IPR research and academic institutions. 
Training in cooperation with University of Saarbrucken – video conference 
focusing on the new developments in Copyright Law in China and in Europe .  
China Horizontal component 
IPR Laws and Enforcement 
Systems Study Visit  January 2003 EPO A group of civil servants from the ministry of economics visited the several 
institutions, including the German Federal Patent Court together with 
representatives of the Chinese patent office and representatives from other fields of industrial property protection from the People's Republic of China.  Subjects 
of the expert discussions were: status and function of the Federal Patent Court 
within the national system of industrial property protection, infringement proceedings in civil courts, term and practical meaning of "independence of the 
judiciary".  
China  
 S1 – Study visit for SIPO 
officials  13-27 October 2002 
Europe EPO Study visit organised for 8 SIPO officials to EPO + national patent offices in 
Germany, Sweden and Portugal. Subject s addressed were: Upgrading Patent 
Enforcement Nation-wide, expanding provincial and national level officials' 
exposure to new developments in patent law and administration in Europe.  
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 Organising agency Description 
China S1 – Training seminar 
Munich 18-22 November 2002 EPO China-Europe exchange of newest de velopments in examin ation procedure for 
forefront technologies in key selected sectors: training seminar attended by SIPO and partner Chinese organisations on Patents in electronics, computer 
technology and telecommunications and the associated International Forum on 
protection of computer related and business model inventions in Munich, which gave then an opportunity to meet top level European IP experts and practitioners 
to discuss these forefront challenging fields. 
China S1- 
Netherlands 31 March-9 April 2003 EPO Training of 8 Chinese national and provincial level co-trainers in enforcement 
and administration of patents, utility models and industrial designs in the Netherlands 
China S2 – Seminar on automation 
Alicante 24-27 March 2003 OHIM Seminar on automation of the Ch inese Trademark Office in Alicante.  
Delegation of 6 officials from CTMO and SAIC. 
 S3 (Copyright and related 
rights) Start August 2003 ERIN Kick-off mission started in August 2003.  Overall work plan and budget to be 
submitted by the end of October for approval.  
  
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 Page 5EC - ASEAN IPR COOP ERATION PROGRAMME 
 
This programme, called ECAP II, is an EC initiative implemented by EPO and OHIM.  It consists of a Regional Component and Natio nal Components.  The first Regional and 
National activities took place in 2001. The programme will soon  include Laos and Cambodia. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
ASEAN 
(regional component) EU-ASEAN Symposium on 
copyright and neighbouring 
rights 
(Manila, 24-25 October 2002) EPO The symposium constituted the highlight of the IP week in the Philippines.  
Four topics have been addressed: 
- Current status of copyright and neighbouring rights in ASEAN 
- Basic principles of international copyright and neighbouring rights  
 treaties 
- Management of copyrights in ASEAN and Europe 
- Copyright contract law 
- Specific aspects of preventing piracy 
Audience
:  
Five ECAP experts (from Max Plank Institute, CISAC, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, SIAE and IFPI) 
Three participants by ASEAN country financed under ECAP: 
- from the Ministry responsible for copyright law who is familiar with 
copyright legislation  
- familiar with the management of collecting societies  
- familiar with enforcement related aspects of copyright law 
The symposium was open to the public. 
ASEAN 
(regional component)  
 
 Training course on Absolute 
Grounds for Refusal Examination 
(Bangkok, 21-22 November 
2002)  OHIM 
  The aim of this activity was to enable the ASEAN IPOs to exchange information 
on national practices relating to substantive examination on absolute grounds for refusal, taking into account new devel opments and practices.  Comparative 
analysis and assessment of case examples  formed part of the training course 
with information being provided on the EC system of regional trademark registration and protection. 
Audience
: two trademark examiners/re gistrars from each IP office 
ASEAN 
(regional component)  Preparatory mission by EU 
customs expert for the EU-ASEAN Operational 
Seminar on the Role of 
Customs in Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy 
(Manila, 17-21 November 
2003)  EPO Mission to prepare the operational seminar in Manila which will draw ten 
customs officials from all ASEAN countries participating in ECAP and six EU customs officials who will explain and demonstrate selection and targeting 
techniques for the identification of coun terfeited goods. European TV stations 
have expressed interest in filming the event. First contacts with Philippine customs authorities at the port and airport in Manila to explain the objective of 
the event and assistance required. 
Audience
: ASEAN customs officials of an operational/technical level, right 
holders, IPO  
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 Organising agency Description 
ASEAN 
(regional component)  ECAP II Newsletter 
1
st issue and brochure,  
May 2003 EPO Presentation of ECAP II programme, Articles on specific IP topics, including 
Articles by ASEAN IPOs and case studies.  Audience
: Interested circles in the field of IP in Europe and ASEAN, general 
public 
ASEAN 
(regional component)  ECAP II website 
on-line, May 2003 EPO www.ecap-project.org 
Presentation of ECAP II programme, fu ture, on-going and past activities, IP 
links, IP information 
Audience
: Interested circles in the field of IP in Europe and ASEAN, general 
public 
Philippines  Patent claim drafting course 
(Singapore, 13-17 May and 
18-23 November 2002) EPO 2 x 1 week training for two professional representatives from the Philippines 
(May and November 2002). 
 
An established programme for training IP  agents in this topic is the FICPI 
(Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle) SEAD (South 
East Asian Patent Drafting Training Course) course for patent agents. It is a 
practical hands-on training in the preparation of patent applications and claims. The course is directed to teaching the ar t of drafting. Tuition is given in drafting 
techniques used in the major jurisdictions in Europe, United States of America 
and Japan.  
 
After successful completion of the SEAD course, FICPI will attempt to provide 
a short-term (3 months) placement with a firm of experienced patent attorneys. 
The activity assisted in improving skills in patent claim drafting of professional 
representatives. Audience: 
 
2 Philippine participants were funded under ECAP: a Senior science research 
specialist at the Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology and an intellectual property rights 
specialist at the documentation, informat ion and technology transfer bureau of 
the IPO 
Philippines  Provision of books, journals 
and ESPACE CD-ROM 
collection 
(Manila, October 2002) EPO Books on IP for a value of €10,000 were sent to the Philippines. CD-ROM 
collection was provided under EPO bilateral funds  
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 Organising agency Description 
Philippines 
 Fellowship at a European 
Research Institute (London, 
September/October 2002)  EPO 2 month fellowship at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute in 
London.  The research proposal was entitled: 'potential mechanisms and policy considerations for intellectual property management and plant variety protection 
of selected Philippine Crop Biotechnology R&D programmes' 
Audience
: 1 Philippine Science Research Specialist II, of the Philippine 
Council for Agriculture, Forestry an d Natural Resources Research and 
Development of the Department of Science and Technology 
Philippines 
 Training in new 
developments in electronics and telecommunications 
(Munich, 18-22 November 
2002) EPO 2 Philippine patent examiners studied EPO examination procedures for 
electronics and  telecommunication  t echnologies as well as current issues on 
patenting these technological fields. They  also participated in the "Forum on 
protection of computer-related and business model inventions" designed as an 
information & expertise exchange platform open to relevant international IP circles. 
Audience
: IPO patent examiners 
Philippines 
 Training for mechanics, 
physics and chemistry (Berlin and The Hague, 
September/October 2002) EPO 6 Philippine examiners were explained the basic principles of patent examination 
in the fields of mechanics, physics and chemistry.   
The course focused on patent grantin g procedures, patentability conditions, 
novelty, inventive step, industrial applicability and clarity, the opposition 
procedure step by step, relevant case law, and case studies. 
Audience
: IPO patent examiners 
Philippines  Workshop for domestic 
SMEs  
(Manila, 14-15 November 
2002) EPO 2 European experts (OHIM and Philipps representative) participated at this 
workshop which was attended by 43 representatives from SMEs. The objective 
of the event which focused on trademark, design and invention protection was to 
inform and exchange views with Philippine SMEs on the use of IP for export enhancement. 
Audience
: Local SMEs 
Philippines  Office modernization - 
institution building 
(Manila, 13-24 January 2003) EPO As Government subsidies to the IPO are due to end shortly, self-financing is a 
key (and urgent) issue for assistance in the area of office pl anning and resource 
management. Two experts spent up to two weeks at the IPO in Manila to 
• study current system of financial management 
• help identify other possible revenue streams  within the organisation 
• recommend financial management planning and system that will support a 
self-financing IPO 
 
The mission's findings have been studied attentively by the IPO and resulted in a proposal for further assistance. 
Audience
: Director General of IPO -  IPO officials  
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 Organising agency Description 
Philippines 
 Development of IP related 
services, (Manila, 31 March-4 April 
2003) EPO During one week, an EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent 
search systems consulted with the IPO, with the aim of identifying needs, where 
appropriate, for enhancemen t of the patent administration system as well as 
possibilities for developing patent search tools. The expert submitted a report 
which links the areas that require improv ement and the infrastructure required to 
bring this about.   
Audience
: IPO officials 
Philippines 
 Analysis of the structure of 
the patent administration/search facilities and proposal of activities, (Manila 7- 11 April 2003) EPO An EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent search systems 
consulted during one week with the IPO, with the aim of improving the management and search systems. The fac ilities for doing prior art search needed 
to be improved and assistance in enhancing search tools was requested. 
 The expert submitted upon his return a report which linked the areas that require 
improvement and the infrastructure required to bring this about. 
Audience
: IPO officials 
Philippines  Mediation and investigation 
and assistance; Committee of Three work, Bureau of legal affairs  (Manila, 5-9 May 2003) EPO An EPO expert spent one week at the IPO in Manila to provide assistance to the 
Bureau of Legal Affairs (BoL) to provide training on the Committee of Three 
system. The BoL staff needed to be familiarized with the mechanics of this 
system through studies of actual patent cases resolved through the application of 
the Committee of Three.  This would help the IPO-Philippines set up a similar 
mechanism as mandated by law.  The possibility of introducing mediation and arbitration in patent-related cases was also envisaged. 
Audience
: IPO Bureau of Legal Affairs 
Philippines 
 Training seminars in specific 
areas of examination: "Search and examination of patent applications in biotechnology" (Munich, 2-6 June 2003) EPO Two IPO examiners specialised in bi otechnology spent on week at the EPO 
International Academy to be trained in search and examination in  patent applications in the field of biotechnology. 
Audience
: 2 IPO examiners 
Philippines  Training on new technical 
issues:  Patent examination, 
business methods and software 
(Manila, 10-14 March 2003) EPO An EPO examiner spent one week at the IPO to hold a workshop on patent 
protection of business methods and of software which is a new field in which an 
increasing number of patent applications  are received. The EPO expert assisted 
examiners in acquiring a sound understanding of the problems and possible 
solutions in these particular technical fields in order to be able to define a 
procedure, which is best adapted to th eir respective situation. The expert's 
assistance is expected to contribute to increase the ability of the IPO to facing 
more efficiently the number of patent applications received. 
Audience
: IPO examiners  
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 Organising agency Description 
Thailand  Course on Trademark Law 
Treaty, Bangkok  (25-26 September 
2002) OHIM Thailand is not party to TLT. A training course was held on the TLT and at the 
request of DIP, absolute grounds examination of trademarks. Audience
: 2 European experts and around 40 examiners and other DIP staff 
 
Thailand 
  Patent claim drafting course 
(Singapore, 13-17 May  and 18-23 November 2002 ) EPO 2 x 1 week training for two professional representatives from Thailand  (May 
and November 2002).  
Description (see Philippines) 
   Audience : ASEAN professional  representatives 
2 Thai participants were funded un der ECAP: the Director of Mahidol 
University Applied and Technology Service Center, and a Representative of the 
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University. 
Thailand 
 Provision of books, journals 
and ESPACE CD-ROM 
collection 
(Bangkok, August 2002) EPO Books on IP for a value of €10,000 were  sent to Thailand (will be placed in the 
DIP's library). CD-ROM collection was provided under EPO bilateral funds 
Audience : IPO and general public 
Thailand 
 Fellowship at a European 
Research Institute 
(London, 
September/October 2002)  EPO 2 months fellowship at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute 
in London. The research proposal is entitled: "Private Use On  Musical Works, 
Rights of Public Performance, and Collecting Society Systems". 
Audience : 1 judge attached to the office of the Judiciary acting as Judge of the 
Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court. 
Thailand 
 Course on the Trademark 
Law Treaty and Absolute Grounds for Refusal 
Examination 
(Bangkok, 25-26 September 2002)  OHIM A training course was provided on the main provisions of the Trademark Law 
Treaty which relate to formality procedur es for registering trademarks.  The aim 
of the course was to provide examiner s with a greater understanding of the 
standards currently prevailing at international level as well as the revisions that 
are foreseen to the treaty.  In addition, at  the request of the DIP training was also 
provided on substantive examination, namely absolute grounds for refusal. 
Audience
: DIP trademark examiners 
 
Thailand  Workshop for domestic 
SMEs 
(Bangkok, November 2002) EPO 1 European expert (OHIM) participated at this workshop which was attended by 
more than 300  representatives from SM Es.  The event was opened by the Thai 
Deputy Minister of Commerce. The obj ective of the event which focused on 
trademark, design and invention protection was to inform and exchange views with Philippine SMEs on the use of IP for export enhancement. 
Audience
: Local SMEs 
Thailand 
 Assistance in the 
establishment of an arbitration division (Bangkok 24-28 February 2003) EPO A UK judge (Judge Fysh) of the Patent High Court spent one week at the DIP to 
provide advice on the establishment and operation of an arbitration division established at the DIP. 
Audience
: DIP officials - Judges from IP and IT Court 
IP lawyers  
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 Organising agency Description 
Thailand 
 Training on new technical 
issues; Patent examination, business methods and 
software 
(Bangkok, 17-21 March 2003)   EPO An EPO examiner spent one week at the DIP  to hold a workshop on patent 
protection of business methods and of software which is a new field in which an increasing number of patent applications  are received. The EPO expert assisted 
examiners in acquiring a sound understanding of the problems and possible 
solutions in these particular technical fields in order to be able to define a procedure, which is best adapted to th eir respective situation. The expert's 
assistance is expected to contribute to increase the ability of the DIP to facing 
more efficiently the number of patent applications received. 
Audience
: DIP examiners 
Thailand 
 Investigation into patent 
search facilities 
(Bangkok, 31 March-4 April 2003) EPO An EPO expert in the area of patent administration and patent search systems 
consulted with the DIP, with the aim of identifying needs, where appropriate, for 
enhancement of the patent administration system as well as possibilities for developing patent search tools. The expert analysed the DIP requirements for 
enhancement of patent search tools (off- line and on-line) as well as the technical 
aspects of existing search tools and needs in view of making available in future an ESPACENET server as well as speci fic search tools which are presently 
being developed at the EPO. 
Audience
: IPO officials 
Singapore   
 Training materials for 
trademarks 
(Singapore, 30 September to 4 October, 2002) OHIM An expert mission to investigate a nd analyse the necessary training materials 
that would be most suitable for IPOS in the short to medium term. A 
recommendation report will be prepared with current and future strategies for the Ttradmark  Training Unit.  Also some  training on trademark issues for the 
IPOS trainers will be given. 
Audience
: 1 EU expert 
IPOS administration and staff 
Singapore 
 Identification of Training 
Materials for the Trademark 
Training Unit (Singapore, 30 September to 
4 October 2002) OHIM An expert from the UK Patent Of fice carried out a one-week mission to 
Singapore in order to draw up a recommendation report that would assist the 
IPOS in identifying appropriate training materials and methods for enhancing the effectiveness of the unit.  In addition,  at the request of the IPOS, training was 
also provided on the Madrid Agreement, non-conventional marks as well as the 
application of the Nice Classification co ncerning the international classification 
of goods and services. 
Audience
: Trainers and trademark examiners 
  
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 Page 11EC/CARDS NATIONAL ACTION  PROGRAMME FOR CROATIA 
 
The overall objective of th e CARDS Programme (Community Assist ance for Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation) is to sup port the participation of the countries of the 
Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)  in the Stabilisation and Association 
Process. 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
 Organising agency Description 
Croatia 
 Croatia national action 
programme 2001 - 
Intellectual property rights - started in June 2003 
 
 Croatian initiative, MIP 
priority. 
Implementation by GTZ    The programme will: 
• provide support to legal approximation of European and international rules 
and praxis;  
• contribute institutional building and training; 
• contribute to the development of a long-term strategy for implementation 
and enforcement. 
 
It will consist of 3 components: 
 
Component 1 - Legal approximation  
To reach harmonisation of the Croatian legislative framework in the field of 
industrial property rights with the EC acquis ;  
Component 2 - Institutional capacity building and training 
To strengthen the institutional capacity of SIPO, enabling improved 
implementation and application of the current and upcoming legal framework in the field of intellectual property rights.   
Component 3-  Strategy for implementation and enforcement   
To develop a strategy to support further implementation and enforcement of legislation in the field of intellectual property rights . 
 
This programme is completed by several additional projects that  are presently in 
the preparatory or starting phase :  
• A regional CARDS programme on Industrial and Intellectual Property 
Rights (as of September 2003); 
• A programme on Intellectual Property Infrastructure for the R&D sector 
(Possible start in September 2004); 
• Under the CARDS National Action Programme Croatia 2003, a programme 
for the strengthening of Intellectual property implementation system 
• (in preparation). 
  
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Page 12 AUSTRIA 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
Armenia Administrative training 
(Vienna, 13-19 September 
2002)  Austrian Patent Office Presentation of the Austrian Pa tent Office and its tasks in Industrial Property 
Protection. 
 Audience:
 
Armenian delegation from various sectors of Armenia´ s administration  
China Meeting of the mixed 
Chinese-Austrian Working 
Group on Questions of 
Industrial Property Protection 
(Vienna, 8-15 November 
2002) Austrian Patent Office Lectures and workshops concerning developments in international Industrial 
Property Protection especially in the field of granting of patents and utility 
models.   
 Audience:
 
Leading Officials from th e Patent Office of China 
 
China Training course on 
information services, 
databases and computer 
systems (Vienna, 18-28 November 
2002)  Austrian Patent Office Experts from the Austrian Pa tent Office presented recent developments in the 
fields of information services, databases and computer systems. 
 
Audience:
 
Professionals from SIPO 
 
Countries of the Gulf 
Co-operation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, 
Oman, United Arab Emirates) Training course on patent 
documentation and information 
(Vienna, 2-20 June 2003) 
 Austrian Patent Office Training Course concerni ng the fundamental principles of patent law, 
international developments in this area, search strategies and databases relating to patents. 
 
Audience:
 
Patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Co-operation Council for the Arab 
States of the Gulf 
Cambodia, Fiji Islands, Libya, 
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia  Training course on patent 
information and 
documentation 
(Vienna, 10-20 June 2003) Austrian Patent Office, in 
cooperation with WIPO Introduction in search strategies and electronic databases relating to patents. 
 
Audience:  
Patent examiners of National Industrial Property Offices  
Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, 
Lesotho, Malawi, Russia, 
Slovakia, Tajikistan, Trinidad 
and Tobago, Zambia, Zimbabwe Joint seminar on patents and 
trademarks 
(Vienna, 10-18 June 2003) 
 WIPO and EPO, in  
cooperation with 
the Austrian Patent Office Seminar concerning the fundamental principles of trademark and patent law, 
international developments in this area, search strategies and databases, relating 
to patents. 
 Audience:
 
Patent examiners and legal officers of  National Industrial Property Offices  
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 Organising agency Description 
Countries of the Gulf 
Co-operation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, 
Oman, United Arab Emirates) Follow-up  course on patent 
documentation and information 
 
(Vienna, 6 July-1 August 2003) Austrian Patent Office Follow – up training  course concentrating on practical work. 
 Audience:
 
Patent examiners of the Patent Office of the Co-operation Council for the Arab 
States of the Gulf  
  
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Page 14 DENMARK 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
Jamaica 
Malaysia 
Georgia A 2-week course in IPR as a 
part of WIPO's training 
programme  
(Copenhagen, 10-20 June 
2003) 
 Danish Patent and Trademark 
Office 
 As part of WIPO's Training Programme, Danish Patent and Trademark Office 
received 3 participants from the World Wi de Academy. These three participants 
were from Jamaica, Malaysia and Geor gia. They received a thorough 2-week 
course on Intellectual Property Rights.  
 
Audience
: 3 participants from the World Wide Academy (part of WIPO' s Training 
Programme).  
  
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 Page 15FINLAND 
 
Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
Azerbaijan 
 Implementation of the EU-
Azerbaijan Partnership and 
Cooperation Agreement  (Helsinki, 28 August 2002) 
 National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland, 
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, 
Finnish Customs,  
National Food Agency  The purpose of the visit was to increase the knowledge of participants of WTO 
issues, EU legal approximation and organisational issues with regard to 
membership in the European Union and WTO in the field of Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary, Agriculture and Intellectual Property. 
 
 
Audience
: Participants of the study tour: Total 21  
Armenia, Bhutan, Gambia, 
Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, 
Zimbabwe Practical Training Course on 
Copyright and Related Rights 
(Helsinki, 4-15 November 
2002) Ministry of Education and 
Culture + Kopiosto (Joint Copyright Organisation) The Ministry of Education organised and financed together with the Finnish 
Copyright Society and Finnish Copyright Organisations this  Practical Training Course. 
 
The participants were provided with an introduction to the Finnish and Nordic solutions concerning copyright and neighbouring rights legislation, collective 
administration of rights and questions relating to enforcement. 
 One of the objectives was also to provide an overall view of the recent 
developments in the field of copyright legislation in the European Union 
China Study visit 
(Helsinki, 11 February 2003) National Board of Patents and 
Registration of Finland, Denmark China Business 
Network Study tour to  the Nordic countries with focus on the Nordic patent law and the 
respective regulations. The members of the delegation were all involved in the Tianjin (China) patent administration. 
 
Audience
: Participants of the study tour: Total 8  
 
  
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Page 16 FRANCE 
 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fi sheries and Rural Affairs (MAAPAR)  
 
The MAAPAR organizes technical cooperation activities in the fields  of geographical indications and plant varieties.  Assistanc e activities mostly form part of agricultural and 
agri-food technical cooperation under agreements signed between th e Ministry and the authorities of other countries.  The Direc torates-General in charge of customs and the 
suppression of fraud, the bodies reporting to the Ministry of Ag riculture and professional and joint-trade groups are also invo lved. 
 
In accordance with their respective areas of  competence, these government departments and bodies take part in technical coopera tion activities conducted by international 
organizations, in particular the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO), and in t hose organised by other French government 
departments, in connection more specifically with geographical indi cations.  They are also involved in the EC's PHARE, TACIS an d TAIEX programmes and activities.  
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
Latin America 2002 WIPO/INPI1 Development of the system for the protection and use of appellations of origin 
in Latin America in order to promote trade in and exports of indigenous products. 
Argentina Seminar on geographical 
indications – May 2002 MAAPAR Two seminars on geographical indications (held in Mendoza during SITEVI 
Mercosur and at the University of Buenos Aires). 
Argentina Visit by high-ranking 
officials – October 2002 MAAPAR G. Idigoras (Director , Markets and International Policies) and R. Domenech 
(Undersecretary of State for Agriculture in charge of agri-food policies) 
received by the DPEI2 and the senior management of INAO3. 
Argentina Legal expertise on new 
Argentine legislation on controlled appellations of 
origin (AOC) – December 
2002 INAO INAO expert mission (reconnaissance of geographical production  
areas/international protection /marks containing geographical indications/certification marks). 
South-East Asia December 2002 INAO Establishment of a map of potential geographical indications in the region. 
Brazil 2002 
Portability of certification 
systems CIRAD4 
INRA5 Collaborative research proj ect: Comparison between "geographical indication", 
"organic farming" and "farm product" procedures. 
                                                      
1 National Industrial Property Institute 
2 Directorate of Economic and International Policies 
3 National Institute of Appellations of Origin 
4 Centre for International Cooperation in Agronomic Research for Development 
5 National Institute for Agronomic Research  
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Brazil Raising awareness of 
geographical indications 2002 MAAPAR/INAO Mission to familiarise Ministry of  Agriculture (Plant Inspection Directorate) 
officials/negotiators with the ge ographical indications system  
(INAO/ONIVINS
6/DGDD7I/DGCCRF8/FEVS9/Professions): draft technical 
protocol. 
Brazil Visit by delegation 
2002 MAAPAR/INAO/ONIVINS Reception of dele gations from the States of Para na and Mina Gerais to discuss 
the geographical indications syst em/certification (INAO/ONIVINS). 
Chile Agricultural agreement 
March 2002 MAAPAR Following a visit by the Chilean Secr etariat of State (March 2002), protection of 
geographical indications included as a priority issue on the agenda for bilateral 
cooperation under th e France-Chile agricultural agreement.  
EuroChile President invited to present Chile's experience with AOCs at SITEVI 
Mercosur. 
China Cooperation programme on 
geographical indications 
(training, information) 2002 Cognac Joint-Trade National 
Bureau (BNIC) Reception of delegations of Chinese ex perts + BNIC participation in the 
France/China Joint Committee. 
2 AQSIQ
10 delegations (September 2002) 
1 AQSIQ delegation (December 2002) 
China  Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 
2002 BNIC Implementation of the geographical indications training, management and 
monitoring programme, training in an alytical methods, fight against 
counterfeiting. 
China Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 
2002 BNIC and Maison de 
l'agriculture  (Agricultural 
Centre) Contribution to the implementation of the cooperation programme in the form 
of services provided by the Maison de l'agriculture . 
China  Cooperation programme 
(geographical indications) 
2002 MAAPAR Reception of delegation (Mr LIU/AQSIQ/CONGRILAIT). 
China Cooperation programme  
(geographical indications) 2002 MAAPAR Contribution to the implementation of the cooperation programme in the form 
of services provided by the Maison de l'agriculture . 
Georgia WIPO – SAKPATENTI 
(Georgian intellectual 
property office) technical assistance 
April 2002 INAO Mission to France by SAKPATENTI representatives. 
Indonesia May to December 2002 
Identification of a CIRAD, in conjunction with 
INAO Assistance to Indonesia in launching a process of recognition of geographical 
indications and AOCs, on the basis of a practical situation involving coffee to 
                                                      
6 National Joint-Trade Wines Office 
7 Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes 
8 Directorate-General of Competition, Consumption and Suppression of Fraud 
9 Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters 
10 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Insp ection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China  
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geographical indication for 
coffee in Indonesia serve as a future example. 
2002: field missions (quality, technology, socio-economic aspects, terroir 
(soils/locale)) 
   Results for 2002: identification of a potential, popular Arabica coffee, with 
good typicity, produced by an organisation of producers in a well-defined 
production area. Missions to Sulawesi, Iryan Jaya and Bali. Outcome: Kintamani (Bali) coffee selected. 
Laos/ 
Cambodia Late 2002/early 2003 CPOV11/GNIS12 Drafting of a model law: 
Following a request by these two countries to the respective French diplomatic 
representations (in the case of Cambodia,  with a view to its accession to the 
WTO), a model law to provide for UPOV-type property rights was drawn up, in 
English, by the General Secretary of th e Standing Committee on Plant Variety 
Rights and forwarded to the two governments concerned. 
The 16 member countries of the 
African Intellectual Property 
Organisation (OAPI)/French-
speaking Africa February/March 2002 GNIS/GEVES13 Training for 2 administrative officers: Following the ratification of the revised 
Bangui Agreement, two OAPI administrative officers responsible for 
establishing and coordinating procedures for the issuing of plant variety 
certificates for the region received in-dep th training in France, covering all 
administrative procedures. The Commun ity Plant Variety Office (CPVO) was 
also involved. 
Morocco June 2002 INPI Mission by a senior Moroccan official to discuss the system for the protection of 
appellations of origin. 
MERCOSUR + Chile Visit by delegation 
December 2002 MAAPAR Invitation to the Vin itech Fair (Bordeaux, Decemb er 2002) for meetings and 
participation in a round table entitled " Qualité  des vins:  sciences, organisation, 
techniques au service d'une identité ", 3 day-tour of the AOC vineyards. 
Mexico 2002 INPI 5th Joint Committee held in Roquefort: Discussions on the organization of a 
workshop to promote appellations of origin as contributing factors for a region's 
economic development. 
Moscow September 2001 (action for 
2002) INPI 4th Joint Committee;  discussion on the organisation of a symposium on 
protection of trademarks and appellations of origin. 
OAPI  2002 WIPO/INPI Information and awareness-raising workshop on the promotion and protection 
of geographical indications (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire);  expert 
from INAO and MAO.  
Russia October 2002 City of Dijon Seminar on wines and spirits. Russia: guest of honour. 
Russia  December 2002 INPI IP training for magistrates. 
Thailand 2002 INPI Development of bilateral cooperation between the MAAPAR and the Thai 
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with a view to establishing a system of 
                                                      
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12 National Joint-Trade Association for Seeds and Plants 
 13 Research and Control Group for Plant Varieties and Seeds  
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geographical indications and a labelling system (Thai jasmine rice). 
Thailand May 2002 INPI/DREE14 Protection of geographical indications addressed in the context of ASEM IP 
seminar on the enforcement of  intellectual property rights. 
Ukraine March 2002 MAAPAR, BNIC Seminar on geographical indications held in Kiev. 
Viet Nam October 2002 INPI 3rd INPI/NOIP (Vietnamese Industrial Prop erty Office) Joint Committee held in 
Cognac, meeting with the BNIC following the establishment of 
French/Vietnamese cooperation on ge ographical indications and the fight 
against counterfeiting. 
Viet Nam 1st semester of 2002 
 BNIC Cooperation: Establishment of control measures and recognition by Viet Nam 
of a French AOC (Cognac).  
Argentina Legal expertise on new 
Argentine legislation on 
AOCs 2003 INAO Follow-up to the mission conducted in 2002. 
Argentina Training – 1st semester of 
2003 MAAPAR Training in area delimitation provided  in France for the area delimitation project 
leader from the National Institute of Wine and Vine (INV) and support for the 
establishment of a delimitation methodology in Argentina. 
Brazil 2003 
Portability of certification 
systems CIRAD 
INRA Research project:  
Comparison between "geographical indications", "organic farming" and "farm 
products" procedures. 
Brazil Institutional cooperation 
2003 MAAPAR Cooperation with EMETRO formally requested at the meeting of the France-
Brazil Joint Committee on 6/7 July. Exchanges of views needed to define the substance of such cooperation. 
Mission to provide the ministry in charge of small-scale farming with an expert 
opinion (autumn) + 2 days devoted to Mina Gerais project (MAF, INAO/FERT). 
Expert to attend CIRAD/SEBRAE
15/MAE16 seminar scheduled in October. 
Request for an institutional seminar by the Brazilian Embassy in Paris. 
Cambodia  1
st semester of 2003 INAO Assistance in drafting and implementing regulations on geographical 
indications. 
Chile Visit by a high-ranking 
individual – May 2003 MAAPAR/INAO Nino de Zepeda  received at INAO, study of the "REBLOCHON" AOC. 
Seminar on geographical indications in Santiago de Chile scheduled for 2nd 
semester.  
                                                      
14 French Directorate of Foreign Economic Relations 
15 Brazilian support service for micro- and small-sized enterprises 
16 French Ministry of Foreign Affairs  
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China Cooperation programme 
(geographical indications) 2003 BNIC/MAAPAR Preparatio n of EU/CHINA agreement on mutual  recognition and protection  of 
geographical indications. Training in computerized management of geographical indications given at the BNIC for AQSIQ staff. 
Visit of an AQSIQ delegation in September 2003. 
Participation in World Bank "RURAL WEEK" in March 2003. Technical training in analytical methods for AQSIQ experts.  
Summing-up meeting (December 2003). 
Costa Rica 2003 
Typicity (coffee) CIRAD Ongoing study on the variability of coffee typicity in Orosi and Santa Maria de 
Dota, in conjunction with the Coffee Institute. 
Indonesia Identification of a 
geographical indication for 
coffee in Indonesia 
2003 CIRAD, in conjunction with 
INAO Assistance to Indonesia in launching a process of recognition of geographical 
indications and appellations of origin, on the basis of a practical situation 
involving coffee to serve as a future example. 
2003: Training visit to France for the Indonesian partners (January-April 2003);  pursuit of the Kintamani-Bali pilot project: missions to assess quality, 
typicity, organisation of producers. 
Morocco July 2003 OMPIC17/INPI Regional seminar on appellations of origin and geographical indications: two 
INPI experts, SG of the Nyons cooperative. 
Mexico  1st semester  of 2003 INPI/MAAPAR Visit by a French expert in the context of a study to gather data on, examine and 
compare the various systems for the inte rnational protection of appellations of 
origin. 
OAPI June 2003 WIPO/INPI Visit by the Director-G eneral of OAPI with a view to establishing a 
collaborative action programme on appellations of origin and geographical 
indications. 
Member countries of the 
Southern African Development Community (SADC) July 2003 GNIS Presentation on plant variety cer tificates for all SADC member countries during 
a seminar on seed control and certification held in Maputo, to explain the relevance of plant variety certification in  a region where only South Africa and 
Zimbabwe have intellectual property legislation. 
Philippines June 2003 EPO Presentation on international protection of geographical indications, the TRIPS 
Agreement, new aspects and recent developments regarding geographical indications within the WTO and WIPO (meeting: INAO, BNIC). 
Dominican Republic 
 2003 
Updating of single-origin 
coffees CIRAD Reappropriation of geographical orig ins within the framework of a specialty 
coffee development project. 
Serbia and Montenegro March 2003 GNIS 2-day IP seminar, organised in Belgrade in conjunction with the Serbia and 
Montenegro Seedtraders' As sociation for the country's public and private sector, 
on intellectual property systems in Europe and plant variety certification in 
particular.  
                                                      
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Thailand June 2003 INAO One-week visit to France, as of 26 June, of Thai journalists, organised by the 
Ubifrance press agency. Dispatch of French experts to take stock of progress made by the working 
group. 
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos March 2003 INPI Presentation by an INPI expert in the context of a roving seminar, on 
differences between the protection provided by geographical indications and that offered by collective marks, with a view to the preparation of legislation on 
the protection of geographical indications. 
Tunisia April 2003 
Enhancement of geographical quality INAO 
INRA CIRAD Joint mission to provide the Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural 
Investment (APIA) and 8 joint-trade asso ciations with technical support so as 
to enhance the geographical quality of Tunisian products. 
Planned follow-up: Tunisia (wine production;  other crops) and Middle East. 
Ukraine June 2003 BNIC Meeting with Minister S. Rijouk and players in the wines and spirits sector. 
 
Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry  -  Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes  
 
Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
 Cambodia Mission from 22 to 26 April 
2002 ADETEF18 
 Evaluation of existing legislation in the light of the TRIPS Agreement. 
 Tunisia Mission, fourth quarter of 
2002 ADETEF Study and analysis of fraud risks. 
 Tunisia  Visit from 13 to 17 May 2002 ADETEF Identification of counterfeiting networks through the examination of customs 
documents. 
 Viet Nam Mission, fourth quarter of 
2002 ADETEF Training for customs officials. 
Argentina Mission from 19 to 23 May 
2003 ADETEF Fight against counterfeiting. 
 
 
                                                      
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Beneficiary country(ies) Title and date of the event  Organising agency Description 
ASEM countries Seminar in Hanoi 
(Viet Nam) on the enforcement of IPRs 
May 2002 INPI/DREE ASEM seminar on the enforcement of IPRs, organised in conjunction with 
Customs, the INPI, the Ministry of the Interior (Directorat e of the Criminal 
Investigation Department), the Ministry of Justice and the MAAPAR. 
 
 
National Industrial Property Institute  
 
Beneficiary country(ies)  Title and date of the event  Or ganising agency  Description 
China February to  June 2002 
Trademarks INPI Visit by 2 Chinese officials from the SAIC19 Trademarks Office to follow the 
trademarks course held at the International Industrial Property Studies Centre 
(CEIPI) in Strasbourg.  
Mexico February to  June 2002 INPI Cooperation 
Haiti 4 to 6 February 2002 
Patents WIPO/INPI 
 Assistance in setting up a technical  information service (patents). 
Algeria 10 to 12 February 2002 
IP  INPI INPI lawyer served as a facilitator at an international seminar on IP and the 
protection of distinctive signs. 
Cameroon 12 February 2002 INPI INPI/OAPI Joint Committee. 
Brazil 27 February 2002 
Trademarks  INPI Presentation by 2 INPI experts at a seminar on the Madrid Protocol, the 
International Trademark Register and its registration system. 
Saudi Arabia 4 March 2002 
Patents INPI Fact-finding visit by 2 officials of the regional organisation of the Gulf States 
(establishment of a regional patent system). 
Morocco 11 to 16 March 2002 
IP and innovation INPI Awareness-raising mission: Promotion of innovation, SMEs and support for 
enterprises. 
China 25-26 March 2002 
Trademarks INPI Presentation by an INPI  lawyer on three-dimensional marks at a seminar 
organised under the EU/China programme. 
Morocco 25 to 30 March 2002 
IP and regional policy INPI Visit by an expert from the Moroccan Office: Partnership in selecting innovative 
schemes;  training. 
South Korea 28-29 March 2002  
IP law and protection  INPI Training visit by two officials of th e Korean Industrial Property Office (KIPO): 
Enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
Morocco 8-9 April 2002 
Institutional communication INPI Visit to the Moroccan Office by the INPI communications delegate, to present 
France's experience with communication in the industrial property sphere. 
South Korea   12 April 2002 
Trademarks INPI Study visit to the KIPO by tw o INPI experts: Electronic filing. 
Uruguay 27-28 May  2002 
Management of an IP office WIPO Visit by the Director of the Uruguayan Office: Planning and implementation of 
strategies for promotion of the use of industrial property. 
China 25 to 29 May 2002 INPI Visit by 6 SAIC official s (Trademarks Office): Presenta tion of the service and of 
                                                      
19 Chinese State Administratio n for Industry and Commerce  
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Trademarks examination and opposition procedures. 
Morocco 1 to 5 June 2002 INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert:  Communication strategy and circulation of 
databases. 
Morocco 11 to 14 June  2002 INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert: Databases. 
China 11 June 2002 EURASYS CONSEIL Training visit by 16 Chinese officials: Management of an IP office.  
Côte d'Ivoire, South Korea, Senegal, Niger, Tunisia 10 to 21 June 2002 
IP awareness and training INPI/WIPO Interregional course at the CE IPI;  practical training for 6 people. 
Morocco 15 to 20 June 2002 
Trademarks INPI Training visit by an OMPIC lawyer: Opposition system and operation of the 
Paris Court of Appeal. 
Morocco 24 to 27 June  2002 
Patents INPI Training visit by an OMPIC engineer: Patent examination procedure. 
Morocco 26 to 30 June 2002 
Circulation of IP information  INPI Training visit by an OMPIC expert: Databases and potential enhancements. 
OAPI 26 June to 6 July 2002 INPI Training visit by 2 OA PI experts: Patentability, use of the International Patent 
Classification (IPC), use of patent docu ments for technical research purposes, 
assistance to applicants. 
China 26 June to 8 July 2002 
Databases  INPI Visit to the Chinese Patents Office to arrange for the exchange of data on the 
basis of the INPI's "MMS" (pharmaceuticals) database. 
China 26 July 2002 
IP INPI Information visit by a Chinese dele gation from the SAIC Trademarks Office: 
Status and role of the INPI, trademark registration procedure, and the French 
Trade and Business Register (RCS). 
Argentina 27 July to 2 August 2002 
IP and regional action INPI INPI assistance and support for region al action and the establishment of an IP 
training centre.  
Lebanon 11 to 13 September 2002  
IT and IP INPI Audit by an INPI expert of the Leba nese Office's computer  system, databases, 
and database archiving system and network operation. 
China 7 to 12 September 2002 
 INPI Study visit of the Patent Office of the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO): Promotion of research. 
OAPI 16 to 22 September 2002  
IT INPI Assistance in setting up a secure computer system. 
Senegal 17 September 2002 
IP WIPO Information visit by 3 Senegalese Technological Innovation Agency (ASIT) 
officials. 
Mexico 1 October 2002 
Patents  INPI University-level training  (patent course) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 2 experts 
from the Mexican Office.  
OAPI 1 October 2002 
Trademarks, patents and 
industrial designs INPI  University-level training (long cour se on patents, trademarks and industrial 
designs) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for an OAPI expert.  
Viet Nam 26 September 2002 
IP MAE Information visit by 4 Vietnamese journalists: IP protection system.  
Morocco 28 September to 5 October ADETEF Visit to the OMPIC by a French customs official, to draw up an anti- 
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2002 counterfeiting guide. 
China 29 September 2002 
IP and INPI management Guangzhou  trademark 
association Information visit by 10 Chinese industrialists: IP.  
China 14 October 2002 
IP rights Chinese association Visit by 7 Ch inese industrialists from Anhui Province to lear n about France's 
industrial property regulations and protection. 
FYR of Macedonia  17 October 2002 
IP WIPO Information visit by a 3-member delegation from the FYR of Macedonia: Role 
and operation of the INPI. 
Morocco 
Algeria /Lebanon 18 October  2002 
R & D, innovation WIPO Information visit by 7 univer sity professors:  Teaching of IP. 
Morocco 19 to 23 October. 2002 
IT INPI Visit by an OMPIC expert with a vi ew to the computerisation of the Moroccan 
Office's trade and business register. 
Tunisia 19 to 23 October 2002 
IT 
Trademarks INPI Information visit by an official fro m the Tunisian Office (INNORPI): Study on 
Research into Prior Art (Leblanc, Lesprit, DDI).  
China 
 23 October 2002 
IP rights Europe Asie Développement 
 Information visit by 22 Chinese sent by the National IP Office in Beijing: 
France's IP system, distinctive features of  French and European legislation, and 
implementation of international treaties. 
China 28 to 31 October 2002 
Databases INPI Study visit by 2 INPI experts: Circulation of information, presentation of the 
"PLUTARQUE" database, E-PATENT and E-MAGE systems (images and 
logos). 
Burkina Faso 2 to 9 November 2002 
Innovation OAPI Information visit by the director of a research and design firm in Ouagadougou. 
China 19 November 2002 
IP rights Chinese association  Information visit by a 4-member regional Chinese delegation from Sichuan.  
 
China 10 to 20 November 2002 
Databases, patents Chinese Office (SIPO) Information visit by a 6- member delegation of the SIPO (Patent Office): 
Databases, and in particular the French National Trade and Business Register 
(RCS). 
China 17 to 23 November 2002 
Regional action  Chinese Office (SIP O) Information visit by a 10-member delegation of the SIPO to the Marseille 
delegation and the INPI in Paris: Operation of a regional delegation. 
China 29 November 2002 
IP SIPO Information visit by an 18-member Ch inese delegation: General presentation of 
the INPI. 
Viet Nam, Moldova 5 December 2002 
Regional action  WIPO Information visit to the Lyon delegation by a 3-member delegation from WIPO: 
Operation of a regional delegation. 
China 9 December 2002 
IP Chinese association  Information visit by a delegation:  General presentation of the INPI. 
 
South Korea 2 December 2002 
IP rights  Korean Office (KIPO) Information visit by a delegation of the KIPO and the Korean Embassy in 
France (4 people): Enforcement of IP rights in France. 
Chinese Taipei  7 to 13 December 2002 
IP rights  Chinese Taipei Office  Information visit by a 6-me mber delegation from Chinese Taipei: Defence and 
enforcement of IP rights in France. 
Morocco 10 to 12 December 2 002 INPI Study visit to the Moroccan Office (O MPIC) by an INPI expert with a view to  
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IP training establishing a training strategy and training modules for businesses. 
Tunisia 9 to 11 December 2002 
Patents INPI Study visit to the Tunisian Office (INNORPI) by an INPI engineer:  
Management of patent files (secu rity, traceability and management). 
Morocco 16 to 29  December 2002 
RCS occupational register 
and coordination committee INPI Study visit to the OMPIC by an INPI expert: Procedure for setting up a business,  
the Regional Investment Centre as a single window, occupational register and 
coordination committee (Justice/industry).  
Tunisia 16 to 19 December 2002 
IT INPI Study visit to the Tunisian Office by an INPI expert: Management of IT 
facilities – achievements and outlook. 
Tunisia 18 to 20 December 2002 
Trademarks INPI Study visit to the Tunisian Office by an INPI expert:  Management of trademark 
files (security, traceability and management). 
South Africa 31 March to 4 April 2003 INPI Seminar on cooperation and the promotion of innovation. 
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand March 2003  INPI Mission by an INPI lawyer: Protection of three-dimensional marks.  
China  February to June 2003  
Trademarks INPI University-level training (trademark course) at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for 2 
officials from the Chin ese Trademark Office.  
EuroMed 3 February 2003 
Workshop  Participation by 2 INPI officials in the EuroMed workshop on IP (within the 
framework of the regional programme for the promotion of the Euro-
Mediterranean market instruments an d mechanisms led by the European 
Commission). 
Morocco 26-27 March 2003 
Fight against counterfeiting INPI/Manufacturers' Union  Mission by the Director-G eneral of the Manufactur ers' Union to initiate a 
process of convergence and co-operatio n between French and Moroccan players 
in the fight against counterfeiting. 
Morocco 21-22 May 2003 
Appellations of origin INPI/OMPIC Regional seminar on appellations of origin and geographical indications. 
Morocco 10 March 2003 
Patents INPI Visit by an INPI engineer to examin e procedures relating to the rejection and 
lapse of patent applications, exploitation of rights. 
Morocco 10 to 16 March 2003 
Trademarks INPI Training visit by a senior Moroccan official: "Trademarks" advanced training 
module. 
Morocco 1st semester of 2003 
Databases  INPI INPI expert mission to the Moroccan  Office: PLUTARQUE system (database 
interconnection and online consultation). 
Mexico April 2003 
Trademarks INPI INPI expert mission to the Mexican Office: INPI criteria with respect to 
trademark review and the maintenance of rights. 
Mexico 1 May 2003 
Internet ADETEF Mission to the Mexican Office by a representative of the Association Française 
pour le Nommage Inte rnet en Coopération (AFNIC - French Network 
Information Centre): French legislation on Internet domain names. 
Mexico 1st semester  of 2003 
Appellations of origin INPI Agricultural expert mission to the Mexi can Office: Systems for the international 
protection of appellations of origin. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
 Organising agency Description 
Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay;  
African Regional Industrial 
Property Organi sation (ARIPO) Development cooperation 
with WIPO: 
Carrying out of free searches on the state of the art for 
developing countries German Patent and Trademark 
Office (GPTO) Within the framework of development cooperation with WIPO, 100 free 
searches on the "state of the art" were carried out for developing countries in 
2002, namely for Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay and the African Regional Industrial Property Organisation (ARIPO). 
 
Latvia, South Africa, Iran WIPO Training Course on 
Industrial Property for 
Officials from Developing 
Countries  
(Munich, 10-18 June 2003) GPTO In June 2003, the German Patent and Trademark Office organised a seminar for 
trademark experts in cooperation with WIPO. The two-week training focused on 
individual training on the job with differe nt trademark examiners. In addition, 
the three participants were thoroughly briefed on organisation and tasks of the Office and of the Federal Patent Court. This year's participants came from 
Latvia, Iran and South Africa. 
 
Indonesia, Yemen  WIPO-InWEnt-Training 
Programme "Innovation Support and Management 
from 2 May to 30 September 
2003" 
 
(Munich, 2 June 2003) GPTO 
 
 Within the scope of a several month training programme to support innovation, 
organised by WIPO and InWEnt - Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH - (Capacity Building In ternational, former Carl Duisberg 
Gesellschaft e.V.), three experts from Indonesia and Yemen visited the German 
Patent and Trademark Office . They were briefed on the range of information 
facilities and patent information services of the Office. 
Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Cameroon, Egypt, Honduras, FYR of Macedonia, 
Morocco, Namibia, Peru, 
Tanzania, Zambia WIPO-InWEnt-Workshop 
on Innovation Support Services and their 
Management from 30 June 
to 11 July 2003  
(Munich, 30 June 2003) GPTO 
 Further 15 experts from mentioned developing countries to attend a workshop at 
the end of June 2003 at the German Patent and Trademark Office for gaining 
insight into the tasks, organisation and information facilities of the Office. This 
workshop is also organised by WIPO and InWEnt.  
  
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Belarus, China, Croatia, 
Hungary, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, 
Thailand 
 Exchange of Search and 
Examination Results  GPTO The German Patent and Trademark Of fice has agreements with the following 
offices on the regular exchange of sear ch and examination results relating to 
applications for which a priority has been claimed in the respective other 
country: 
 Belarus Patent Office  
State Intellectual Property Office of th e People's Republic of China (SIPO) 
State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia Hungarian Patent Office 
Japan Patent Office 
Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) 
Industrial Property Office of the Slovakia  
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office Department of Intellectual Property in Thailand 
Algeria, Australia, Belarus, 
Brazil, Canada, China, 
Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, 
Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, 
Norway, Peru, Philippines, 
Poland, Romania, Russia, San 
Marino, Slovenia, Chinese 
Taipei, Thailand, Ukraine United Arab Emirates, USA, 
Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Serbia 
and Montenegro, African Intellectual Property 
Organisation (OAPI), African 
Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) Eurasian 
Patent Office (EAPO), 
European Patent Office (EPO), World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) International Exchange of 
Literature GPTO In the period under review, patent specifications and other publications were 
exchanged with the mentioned countries outside the European Patent 
Organisation and with the mentioned organisations.   
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Croatia "Letter of Intent" GPTO In the year under review , the GPTO issued a Letter of Intent, on request of GTZ, 
declaring its willingness to support the St ate Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) 
in all fields of industrial property protection. The start date of activities has not 
yet been determined. 
 
Albania  GPTO At the request of GTZ, the GPTO has accepted to assist Albania in improving 
legal practice and revising legislation. An exchange of experts may be 
considered as soon as the fi nancial terms are clarified.  
 
China Visit of a delegation of 
judges  
(Munich, 7 November 2002) GPTO At the GPTO in Munich, a lect ure on European trademark law and the 
protection of indications of geographical origin was held for a high-ranking 
delegation comprising eight judges of the 3rd penal court of the supreme civil 
court of the People's Republic of China and the vice-presidents of the supreme 
people's courts of several Chinese provinces. 
China Visit of a SIPO delegation 
 
(Munich, 25 November 2002 Berlin, 27 November 2002) GPTO A guided tour of the GPTO information facilities in Munich and  a lecture on the 
latest developments were organised for a 10-member delegation of the Chinese 
patent office - SIPO - and of patent information centres of several Chinese provinces. At TIC Berlin, this delegati on attended a presentation of the public 
search room and its information tools. 
China Visit of a delegation of the 
"General Administration of 
Press & Publication of China" and the "National 
Copyright Administration of 
China" (Munich, 10 December 
2002) GPTO The GPTO organised lectures and discussions on the organisational structure of 
the GPTO, on the government  supervision of collecting societies and on the role 
of the Copyright Arbitration Board for a six-member delegation of General Administration of Press & Publication of China and of the National Copyright 
Administration of China headed by the competent Minister for General 
Administration of Press & Publication of China and CC member.  
Russia Seminar for patent and 
trademark experts 
 
(Munich, 17-20 September 2002) 
 
 GPTO A seminar for 14 patent and trademark experts of the Russian Agency for 
Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) wa s organised at the German Patent 
and Trademark Office in September 2002. The training stay was financed by 
Deutsche Stiftung für internationale rechtliche Zusammenarbeit - IRZ (German 
Foundation for International Legal Co-opera tion) and covered basic principles of 
trademark procedure, the protection of indications of geographical origin and the 
patent grant and opposition procedures.    
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Russia Assistance to the Russian 
Patent and Trademark Agency (ROSPATENT) in 
harmonisation of intellectual 
property legislation and training of personel (EU-
Tacis-Twinning KI 02-24) 
 (Moscow, August 2003 – 
December 2004) German Foundation for 
International Legal Co-operation 
(IRZ-Foundation) 
 German Patent and Trademark 
Office 
Federal Patent Court The project aims to improve the Russian legislation in the mentioned field in 
compliance with the EU-directives and to  raise the professional level of civil 
servants by organising scientific and practical conferences, seminars and 
workshops with the participation of ex perts from EU Member countries and 
arranging topical internships in EU countries. A German expert will be resident in Moscow as a partnership-adviser (PA) to improve the implementation of the 
project in close cooperation with the Russian partners. 
Ethiopia Memorandum of 
Understanding GPTO At the beginning of the year, a "joint memorandum of understanding" was 
signed on request of  the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic 
Development. In this memorandum, the German Patent and Trademark Office declares its readiness to assist the Ethiop ian Patent Office, in principle, within 
the framework of a possible cooperation project. 
Saudi Arabia 
 Cooperation project: 
Long-term expert of the GPTO at the Saudi Office; 
Short-term expert missions; 
Training measures  GPTO 
 In 2001, an agreement had been concluded for providing support to the General 
Directorate of Patents (KACST) in establishing a functioning system of industrial property protection in Saudi Arabia. The project, which has been 
scheduled initially for three years, has entered its active phase in 2003. 
Assistance relates to the patents,  designs and topographies areas.  
 
In January 2003, a long-term expert of the GPTO started working at the Saudi 
Office at Riyad, provisionally for a period of three years. The first training measure for five Saudi examiners at the German Patent and Trademark Office is 
to take place in Munich from 7 to 25 July 2003. The examiners will receive 
intensive training in processing patent applications in the field of chemistry. Further training activities and short-term expert missions are scheduled for 2003.  
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To be determined Possible founding of an 
"International Association of Copyright Administrative 
Institutions (IACAI)"  In agreement with the Federal Minist ry of Justice, the GPTO completed a 
detailed questionnaire, in August 2002, issued by the Copyright Board of Canada.  The questions concerned the possible founding of an "International 
Association of Copyright Administrative Institutions (IACAI)".  At the request 
of the Copyright Board of Canada, the chairman of the Arbitration Board has been taking part, as an informal member, in an international working group 
since 2002.  This group has been established to assess the interest of potential 
members in the founding of such an international association and the prospects of realising the project. 
Saudi Arabia Further possible projects Federal Patent Court GTZ is cooperating with Saudi Arabia in the field of industrial pro perty 
protection.  The Federal Patent Court is examining in what way and to what 
extent it can participate in this cooperation. 
Tajikistan Visit of the Federal Patent 
Court on 16 and 17 October 
2002 Federal Patent Court On 16 and 17 October 2002, th e president of the National Centre for Patents and 
Information, Dr Inom Takhirov and the president of the Tajikistan Supreme 
Economic Court, Mr Ubaidullo Davlatov, visited the Federal Patents Court together with Ms Khursheda Safarova, judge at Tajikistan Supreme Economic 
Court.  This visit took place in the course of the delegation's visit to the 
European Patent Office. 
The main topic was the organisation and financing of courts which have 
jurisdiction over patent matters in Ge rmany and the examination of realistic 
solutions for courts which have jurisdiction over patent and trademark matters in Tajikistan. 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
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Several Developing countries 
 Master on Intellectual 
Property 
 (Turin, May-July 2003) University of Turin in 
cooperation with WIPO and 
ILO Post-graduate specialisation course on intellectual property open to participants 
from developing countries (Egypt, Myanmar, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ghana, 
Zimbabwe, Colombia, Argentina, Nepal, Libia, Jordan, Sri Lanka and Senegal 
(4 Chinese participants, admitted to the Master, did not attend at last minute for 
SARS reason)) 
 
A. a distance learning segment 
B. a three-month residential segment at the campus of the ILO International training centre in Turin (From May to July 2003) 
C.  the preparation of written research paper. 
 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event  
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Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, 
Nicaragua, Mexico and Guatemala Theoretical and practical 
training in copyright and related rights 
(Madrid, 4-22 November 
2002) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport Officials of the Sub-Direct orate of Intellectual Proper ty gave theoretical and 
practical classes on all matters pertaining to copyright and related rights and on experience in management of such rights in Spain. 
Recipients :  Latin American professionals with experience in copyright and 
related rights. 
Chile Counselling on strengthening 
the Copyright Office 
(Santiago, 26 May-4 June 2003) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport A Spanish expert travelled to Santiago to advise the Chilean administration on 
strengthening the Copyright Office 
Recipients :  Personnel of the Copyright Office 
All Latin American countries IV Latin American 
Congress on Copyright and 
Related Rights (Panama, 15-17 October 
2002) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport Co-organisation of the Congress, designed to enhance intellectual property 
rights protection in Latin America  
Recipients :  Latin American professionals and experts 
All Latin American countri es Training course on 
Copyright and Related Rights 
(Cartagena de Indias, 14-18 
July 2003) Ministry of Education, Culture 
and Sport  
Spanish International 
Cooperation Agency Officials of the Sub-Directorate of Intellectual Property, Spanish judges and a 
member of WIPO gave a theoretical and pr actical course on all matters pertaining 
to copyright and related rights 
 
Recipients :  Latin American judges 
Latin America 9-20 June 2003 
Course on legal, 
administrative and economic 
aspects of industrial property Spanish Patents and 
Trademarks Office (OEPM) Industrial property training for experts and high-ranking officials from intellectual 
property offices in Latin America. 
 
A new "Course on legal, administrative and economic aspects of industrial property" was given at  the OEPM headquarters from 9-20 June 2003 in Madrid, 
with the participation of 15 officials from industrial property offices in Latin 
American countries (Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico , Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay and Venezuela).  
The seminar is one of the oldest cooperation activities conducted by the OEPM in 
collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization.  It is designed to provide industrial property training for experts and high-ranking officials from 
intellectual property offices in Latin America. 
Nicaragua 2-8 March 2003.  Regional 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty  OEPM-EPO-WIPO Joint seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
Seminar to promote the PCT The Seminar was held from 2 to 8 March 2003 in Nicaragua.  Organised by the 
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the European Patent Office 
(EPO) and the OEPM, it was wi dely attended by heads of Latin American offices  
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and the private sector connected with i ndustrial property.  The OEPM made a 
statement on the OEPM's experience in  the PCT search and examination 
procedure. 
Cuba  24-28 March 2003 
Fourth Latin American 
Meeting on Disclosure of Patent Information Cuban IP Office, EPO Participation in workshops and also a stand to publicise its activities and 
technological information products 
Latin America 5-9 May 2003 
Search and Examination 
Seminar, Madrid OEPM (in cooperation with 
WIPO/EPO) Seminar on technical aspects of patent search and examination procedures  
 
In 2003, the OEPM, in cooperation with WIPO and the EPO, held a new Patent Search and Examination Seminar in Madrid.  The Seminar, from 5 to 9 May 2003, 
included 15 officials from industrial property offices in Latin American countries 
(Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Co sta Rica, Cuba, Ecua dor, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and  Uruguay).  
The seminar has been held annually since 1982.  It is designed to cover the 
technical aspects of patent search and examination procedures and consists of 
meetings at which participants practice w ith real cases of interest to them, under 
the direct supervision of OEPM patent examiners. 
Latin America 18-2 2 November 2002 
Regional Seminar for Latin 
American Judges and 
Prosecutors OEPM-WIPO-EPO Industrial Property Seminar 
 
The First Regional Industrial Property Seminar for Latin American Judges and 
Prosecutors was held at the Ministry of Science and Technology from 18 to 22 November 2002.  The Seminar was or ganised by WIPO, EPO and OEPM, with 
the collaboration of the General Council of the Judiciary.  Organisation of the 
Seminar is an integral part of the duties of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, i.e. to facilitate international relations in connection with industrial 
property, to promote initiatives and develop activities conductive to better 
knowledge and more adequate industrial pr operty protection at the international 
level and to maintain direct relations with all foreign organisations and bodies 
engaged in such matters. 
Brazil 1-2 July 2002 
Regional Seminar on Industrial Property 
Information and the Patent 
Cooperation Treaty OEPM (in cooperation with 
WIPO/EPO) PCT Treaty and dissemination of technological information. 
Presentation of OEPM/WIPO/EPO c ooperation project for electronic 
publication of Latin American patent applications on the Internet. 
Latin American countrie s Project for electronic 
publication of patent 
applications (LATIPAT) OEPM-WIPO-OEPO Operation of a server known as esp@cenet-LATIPAT with agreed technical 
specifications and a search engine for document searches in Spanish and 
Portuguese. 
LATIPAT is a project for a server to transmit Latin American patent data in 
Spanish and Portuguese.  Bibliographi cal data will be published and for the  
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time being, in the future, the entire do cument will be published.  The Parties, 
i.e. WIPO, EPO and OEPM, undertake to develop and introduce a server known as esp@cenet-LATIPAT with agreed  specifications and a search engine 
for document searches in Spanish and Port uguese.  An important aspect of this 
ambitious project is that the OEPM un dertakes to place the server on its 
premises and the EPO to provide the requ isite technical support.  If the OEPM 
decides to combine the bibliographical data of its own national patents with the 
bibliographical data of Latin American patents, the database would be called CIBEPAT and the internet se rver esp@cenet-CIBEPAT. 
Unspecified 2002-2003 
Cooperation with the Office 
for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) to 
publicise trademark 
legislation. OEPM Liaison meetings on various topics  connected with tr ademark procedures. 
Cuba 26 March 2003 
Bilateral memorandum with 
the Cuban Industrial 
Property Office OEPM Exchange of technical documentati on, cooperation in joint activities and 
collaboration in international searches under the CIBIT Programme. 
Nicaragua 26 March 2003 
Bilateral memorandum with 
the Nicaraguan Industrial Property Office  OEPM Exchange of technical documentati on, cooperation in joint activities and 
collaboration in international searches under the CIBIT Programme. 
Latin American countries Year 2003 
CIBIT Programme 
Cooperation with Latin America in international 
patent searches OEPM Furthering the use of Spanish in international search processes, improving the 
training of examiners in international searches for PCT international 
applications. Start of activities with Mexico, incorpor ation of a Mexican patent examiner. 
Dominican Republic 26-27 June 2003 
Subregional Meeting of Patent Office Heads of 
Central American Countries 
and the Dominican Republic. WIPO Exchange of information to dr aw up a technical cooperation plan. 
It was held on 26 and 27 June 2003 and was chiefly designed to analyse and exchange information to find out the present situation and main needs of patent 
offices in the Central American countries  and the Dominican Republic, so as to 
draw up a technical cooperation plan and consolidate efforts for homogeneous administration, management and use of the patent system in the region. 
Colombia 6-9 November 2002 
Technical assistance  WIPO/OEPM Technological information services mission. 
An expert travelled to Colombia and El Salvador from 6-9 November 2002 for 
an international technical cooperati on mission on technological information 
services.  
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El Salvador 6-9 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO/OEPM Technological information services mission. 
Uruguay 13-19 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO Preparing patent applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial 
Property, Inventions and Technological Information. 
An OEPM engineer/patent examiner travelled to Ur uguay and Peru from 13-19 
November 2002 on a mission arranged by WIPO with some national bodies in each country (the DNPI, the University  and ALADI and INDECOPI in Peru) 
for a WIPO National Workshop on the pr eparation of patent applications, in 
the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial Property, Inventions and Technological Information. 
Peru 13-19 November 2002 
Technical assistance WIPO Preparing patent applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial 
Property, Inventions and Technological Information. 
An OEPM engineer/patent examiner travelled to Uruguay and Peru from 
13-19 November 2002 on a mission arranged by WIPO with some national 
bodies in each country (the DNPI, th e University and ALADI and INDECOPI 
in Peru) for a WIPO National Works hop on the preparation of patent 
applications, in the WIPO National Seminar on Industrial Property, Inventions 
and Technological Information. 
Mexico 19-23 May 2003 
Technical assistance WIPO/IMPI Workshop on the Nice Classification and absolute prohibitions on trademark 
registration. 
A OEPM expert travelled to Mexico from 19 to 23 May 2003 for a Trademarks 
Workshop organised by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market 
and the Mexican Intellectual Property Institute (IMPI).  It covered such matters 
as the Nice Classification and absolute prohibitions on trademark registration. 
Dominican Republic 26 May-1 June 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on trademark law.  Workshop on various aspects of patent 
management, such as the PCT procedure, search reports and the patent granting procedure. 
 
Two OEPM experts travelled to the Dominican Republic and El Salvador from 26 May to 1 June 2003 on a technical cooperation mission on trademark law in 
both offices and various aspects of patent management, such as the PCT 
procedure, search reports and the patent granting procedure. 
El Salvador 26 May-1 June 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on trademark law.  Workshop on various aspects of patent 
management, such as the PCT procedure, search reports and the patent granting 
procedure. 
Panama 21-25 July 2003 
Technical assistance OEPM Workshop on biodiversity and technological information. 
Two OEPM experts travelled from 21 to 25 July 2003 to Panama to discuss biodiversity and information technology and to develop practices and tutorials 
for officials of the Panamanian Patents Register. 
Argentina Year 2002 OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical  
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Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. assistance in information systems. 
Bolivia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Brazil Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Chile Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Colombia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Ecuador Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Guatemala Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Honduras Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Mexico Year 2002 OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical  
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Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. assistance in information systems. 
Nicaragua Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Panama Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Paraguay Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Peru Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Uruguay Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Venezuela Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in Latin 
American countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
China Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Russia Year 2002 OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical  
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Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual property offices in various 
countries. assistance in information systems. 
Moldavia Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation programme with intellectual 
property offices in various 
countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Morocco Year 2002 
Bilateral cooperation 
programme with intellectual 
property offices in various countries. OEPM Exchange of documentation and material on intellectual property and technical 
assistance in information systems. 
Morocco Year 2002 
Technical assistance OEPM Technical assistance in procedures fo r granting intellectual property rights and 
administrative management. 
El Salvador 13 November 2002 
Visit by authorities from the 
Intellectual Property 
Directorate of El Salvador OEPM Meetings with OEPM heads.  Treatment of personal data by the OEPM 
China 23-24 January 2003 
Visit by experts for training EPO/OEPM Corporation programme between the European Union and China in intellectual 
and industrial property rights, meeting w ith representatives of the Anti-Piracy 
Commission 
Delegation of China, 23 and 24 January.  Organised by the European Patent Office under the cooperation programm e between the European Union and 
China on intellectual and industrial property rights.  The delegation met 
representatives of the Anti-Piracy Commission 
Morocco 6 February 2003 
Visit by authorities OEPM Discussion on industrial property legislation developments in both countries 
and on cooperation 
Delegation of Morocco, on 6 February.  Various aspects of industrial property 
legislation developments in both countries were discussed, as well as closer relations and cooperation between the two offices 
WIPO/EPO 14 April 2003 
Visit by experts in 
international corporation activities OEPM Meeting on joint cooperation project s for Latin America, electronic publication 
(LATIPAT);  second seminar for Latin American judges and prosecutors;  
training seminars for Latin American offi cials in patent search and examination 
procedures and also in economic, administ rative and legal aspects of industrial 
property;  proposal for joint action in new seminars;  WIPO trust fund. 
WIPO's Director of Cooperation with Latin America and EPO's Director of 
Technical Cooperation, on 14 April.  They visited the OEPM to discuss joint 
cooperation projects for Latin  America.  The meeting took up aspects of the  
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LATIPAT electronic publica tion project;  a second seminar for Latin American 
judges and prosecutors;  training seminars  for Latin American officials both in 
patent search and examination procedures  and also in economic, administrative 
and legal aspects of industrial property;  proposal for joint action for new 
seminars as well as the WIPO trust fund 
Ecuador 5 May 2003 
Visit by Director of the 
Ecuadorian Intellectual 
Property Institute OEPM Meeting on joint cooperation activities 2003;  most important OEPM projects;  
project to computerise patent archives 
President of the Ecuadorian Intellect ual Property Institute, on 5 May.  
Activities were discussed and worked out at the meeting on joint cooperation activities for the year 2003.  Lastly, the most important OEPM projects were 
discussed, with special mention of the project to computerise patent archives 
  
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and 
Uganda BIOEARN, 
Biotechnology policy capacity building under the East African 
Regional programme and 
Research Network for 
Biotechnology, Biosafety and 
Biotechnology policy Development Capacity building of 
biosafety and biopolicy 
 January 1999-March 2005 BIOEARN in cooperation 
with Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency) 
 Courses and seminars within biosafet y and biopolicy, including intellectual 
property rights. Objective of the project is to strengthen national and regional 
capacity within biotechnology, biosafety and biotechnology policy development and develop a foundation for regional collaboration among the four East 
African countries. 
 
Audience
: Scientists, policy makers, research organisations, practitioners in the 
field, private sectors, donors and media  
Developing countries The biodiversity and 
biosafety programme 
 January 2000-June 2003 
 Third World Network (TWN) 
and Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency)  
 Support to Third World Network (TWN) for seminars, workshops, consultation 
meetings for politicians and conferences. The objective is to strengthen 
developing countries' knowledge within the areas biosafety, biotechnology and biological multitude. The programme is focusing on establishing national 
institutions and mechanisms to enable adequate implementation of the Biosafety 
Protocol. That includes research into  appropriate models  and forms of access 
and benefit-sharing arrangements (including policies and laws) for developing 
countries at national level, advice to policy makers in developing countries in 
developing such national policies and laws , arrangements at international level 
(particularly the Biodiversity Convention and the International Undertaking) 
that would assist developing countries to achieve the goals of equitable benefit-
sharing and assisting developing countries in negotiations. It also includes monitoring trends in IPR regimes and practices at national, regional and 
international levels and analysing such trends for their potential effects on the 
goals of equitable benefit sharing and biodiversity conservation and use. And research into existing and evolving international IPR regimes and providing 
suggestions on possible options in implementing such regimes at national level, 
as well as in the review and possible re form of such regimes, to make them 
more in line with the principles of  equitable benefit-sharing and the 
conservation and use of Biodiversity.   
All this involves the building of research and negotiating capacity of developing 
countries to bring forward their case and concrete proposals in various relevant international fora. The programme incl udes training, workshops and capacity-
building activities 
 Audience
: Politicians in developing countries. 
  
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African countries  
 Research and education 
within biopolicy January 2000-March 2004  
 
 African Centre for 
Technology Studies (ACTS) financed by Sida (Swedish 
International Development 
Co-operation Agency) Support to African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) concerning 
biopolicy. 
Developing countries, primarily LDCs Course on copyright 
Protection and 
Administration 
May 2000-April 2003  Swedish Patent and 
Registration Office and the 
Ministry of Justice in 
cooperation with Sida (Swedish International 
Development Co-operation 
Agency)  An international Intellectual Property Right copyright course in Sweden. It 
mainly covered copyright administration through collective management and 
copyright legislation as well as recen t changes and trends in international 
treaties and procedures.  
Developing countries  
 WIPO/WTO: redefining 
rights of biodiversity 
December 2002-April 2003 
 Genetic Resources Action 
International (GRAIN) 
financed by Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency)  Support to Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) 
Developing countries Genetic Resources and 
Intellectual Property Rights - 
Pathways for Development 
5-23 May 2003 Stockholm Environment 
Institute, Swedish Biodiversity 
Centre and Svalöf Weibull AB 
financed by the Sida (Swedish 
International Development Co-operation Agency) Advanced International Training Programme 
The course intended to assist towards optimising the benefits for developing 
countries in the context of international conventions, agreements and 
obligations. 
 Audience
: policy makers, researchers and practitioners 
  
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Beneficiary country (ies) Title and date of the event 
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China Visit to SIPO by the UKPO 
1-7 September 2002 SIPO Meeting to sign the bi-lateral ag reement on implementing cooperative activities 
2003. 
China Visit of 5 Chinese Patent 
Office officials 20 September 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Dir ectorate to learn about the work of the UK Patent 
Office 
Trinidad and Tobago Visit to UKPO by IPO 
(Trinidad and Tobago) 16-20 September 2002 UK Patent Office Awareness visit to increase understanding of patent procedures 
Singapore Visit to Singapore Patent 
Office 
October 2002 Singapore PO TMD asked to undertake a one-week training visit on UK trademark practice 
and policy 
Ukraine Visit of Ukrainian Delegation 
4 October 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Directorate to study copyright law and enforcement 
China  Visit to SIPO by UKPO SIPO Expert Mission of UKPO to SIPO – part of the agreed programme of 
cooperation between the UKPO and SIPO 
  
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, 
Indonesia, Korea, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Malawi, Mongolia, Russia, Sudan, Tajikistan, 
Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, 
Zambia Copyright Course 
4-15 November 2002 British Copyright Council/ 
WIPO/ 
Copyright Directorate Course on copyright and related rights 
China Visit by Chinese partners 
29 November 2002 Copyright Directorate Study visit to the Copyright Directorate 
 
Bermuda Visit by the Bermudan 
Trademark Registry 
27 January-14 February 2003 UKPO Study visit to the Trademark Director ate to learn about trademark examination 
Bermuda Visit by Bermuda Trademark 
Registry official 
11 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Awareness visit to increase understanding of copyright procedures in the UK 
Russia Visit of Russian Govt officials 
21 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Awareness visit to improve understanding of copyright and related rights in the 
UK  
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China Visit of Chinese Govt officials 
21 February 2003 Copyright Directorate Study visit for a better understanding of the UK patent system 
China Visit to UKPO by SIPO 
23 February- 2 March 2003 UKPO Study visit to discuss patent procedures 
Various countries UKPO attend PCT colloquium 
in Nice 7-9 April 2003 FICPI (Nice) Discuss PCT cooperation between the UKPO and other countries 
 
 
 
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