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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/12/Add.5
18September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2712)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM
DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS
Addendum
European Communities andtheirMember States
Inresponse totherequest bytheCouncil forTRIPS todeveloped country Members, asagreed
atitsmeeting of24May1995(IP/C/M/2, paragraph 53),forinformation ontheirtechnical andfinancial
cooperation programmes intheareaofintellectual property relevant totheimplementation oftheTRIPS
Agreement, contributions havebeenreceived onthetechnical cooperation activities oftheEuropean
Communities andofAustria, Denmark, Finland, Germany andtheUnited Kingdom. Thisaddendum
reproduces these contributions.
Information ontechnical cooperation activities ofother member states oftheEuropean
Communities willbedistributed assupplements tothisdocument.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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PROGRAMMES RUN BYTHE COMMUNITY
Completed Programmes
I. People 'sRepublic ofChina: Industrial Property Training Programme
(i) Duration
Thecontract hasbeenconcluded fortheperiod 1992-1994.
(ii) General objectives oftheprogramme
- develop theEC/PRC cooperation inthefieldofindustrial property;
- improving theindustrial property system inthePRC;
- promote trade between thePRCandEC.
II. PHARE Regional Industrial Property Programme (RIPP)
Countries concerned: AllPhare countries
(1) Duration
Twoyearperiod from 1992-1994.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- training programme fornational offices 'stafftocover thedifferent aspects
ofapatent office 'swork;
- development ofcommon software inorder toimprove theefficiency ofboth
examiners andadministrative staffatthese countries 'national offices and
facilitate public access topatent information;
- modernization ofdocumentation;
- promotion ofawareness, publications;
- inter-office cooperation;
- technical assistance through missions;IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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PHARE
Countries concerned
Theprogramme forthemodernization oftheintellectual andindustrial property inthePHARE
countries isdrawn upasaregional programme. Itcovers allPHARE countries (i.e.Albania, Bulgaria,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, theCzech Republic, Romania, theSlovak Republic andSlovenia).
TheprogrammeconsistsoftwotechnicalassistanceprogrammesonIPRs:theregionalindustrialproperty
programme andtheregional programme oncopyright protection.
Regional Industrial Property Programme
(1) Duration
Theprogramme, starting in1995 andfinishing inJune1997 (aduration of2.5years) isan
extension ofthe1992-1994 programme.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- improve patent andtrademark protection;
- raise thequality ofindustrial property protection toalevel similar tothatinthe
European Union;
- facilitate theaccession ofthecentral andeastern European countries toathemain
international conventions onindustrial property including theEuropean Patent
Convention;
- improve existing national institutions responsible ofindustrial property systems and
helpcreate relevant institutions incountries where noappropriate framework yetexists;
- promote regional cooperation between thepartner countries inthefieldofindustrial
property.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Thespecific objectives oftheprogramme canbesummed upinthree major points:
(i) Training
Training courses andseminars forstaffofnational authorities andpatent professionals
(judges, attorneys andother specialists).
(ii) Information technology
Development ofsoftware toadminister patent andtrademark procedures.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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(iii) Documentation, patent information, inter-office cooperation, technical assistance
Modernization ofdocumentation centres soastopermit novelty searches atminimum
cost,inparticular bysupplementing paper systems withCD-ROMs andon-line access
tocommercial date-bases;
promotion ofawareness ofindustrial property intheregion through international
symposia andthepublication ofpatent specifications andtrademarks onCD-ROM;
development ofregional cooperation through anexchange programme involving he
offices intheregion;
technical assistance onproject specification, tendering, implementation, legal and
institutional advice, work programme andevaluation ofresults.
Regional Programme onCopyright Protection
(1) Duration
Theprogramme started on1September 1994 andfinishes on31August 1996 -aduration of
twoyears.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- facilitate theimplementation incentral andeastern Europe ofalevelofprotection for
intellectual property (copyright, performing rights andprotection against piracy) similar
tothatintheEuropean Union andtofacilitate theaccession ofthecentral andeastern
European countries tointernational conventions onthese issues;
- helpcreate anddevelop thecultural industry soastoencourage national andforeign
investment inthissector;
- facilitate andguarantee thefreemovement ofcultural works andperformances between
central andeastern Europe andtheEuropean Union.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Thespecific objectives oftheprogramme canbesummarized in3major points:
(i) Technical assistance ofthereform oftheinstitutional andlegislative framework
Intheaimatintroducing aneffective system oflegal protection andanadequate
institutional framework, assistance willbeprovided tofacilitate theprocess of
reorganizing andmodernizing existing institutions suchasperforming rights societies,
cultural bodies andcreative artist societies, cultural industries andbodies combating
piracy.
Legal experts willhelptherelevant authorities indrafting and/or reforming relevant
lawsandregulations, taking intoaccount thelegislation oftheEUanditsmember states
andthelegal assistance willalsofacilitate accession tointernational conventions in
thisfield.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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Furthermore emphasis willbeputonthedevelopment ofknow-how ofthoseresponsible
forprotecting copyright andperforming rights aswellasthepromotion ofawareness
amongst themedia ontheintellectual property issues (press, TV,radio).
(ii) Training andawareness
Thetraining willbeaimed attheinstitutional staff(ministries, magistrates, lawyers,
customs, universities) andthestaffofthecollecting societies. Thetraining will
concentrate onlanguage, compute andoffice automation.
(iii) Documentation andsoftware
Theprogramme willfund theprovision ofrelevant documentation andsoftware,
including textsofEUlegislation (directives, regulations, proposals andjudgements),
textsofrelevant national legislation ofEUmember stated, textsofarticles ofassociation
andrulesofperforming rights societies, materials relating toseminars organized under
theprogramme andbooks onintellectual property rights.
ASEAN
Countries concerned
Theprogramme ontechnical assistance fortheASEAN countries consists ofaregional as
wellasnational components andcovers thefollowing countries: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore andThailand.
EC-ASEAN Patents andTrademark Programme
(1) Duration
Theprogramme wasofficially launched on13September 1993 andisexpected tolastthree
years.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
Toimprove thetechnical skills andthelegalframework inthefieldofpatents andtrademarks
intheASEAN region. Themain focus consists intheupgrading ofskills (institutional
strengthening) intheindustrial property offices oftheregion bymeans ofexchanging experts,
arranging seminars andworkshops.
Tofocus oninforming localindustries andother localusers ofthebenefits theymayderive
fromanimprovedpatentandtrademarkenvironment.TheEuropeanindustryiscloselyinvolved
inthispartoftheprogramme.
Totarget decision makers intheregion. Itwilladdress theEuropean experience inthisarea
andwillserve tomaintain thepolitical interest inimproving thewhole industrial property
environment.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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(3) Description oftheprogramme
Theprogramme aimsateffective results through sharing ofinformation andexperience and
bystarting aprocess ofregional cooperation inthefieldofindustrial property rights. The
regional aspects willcontribute totheuniform development ofthepatent andtrademark systems
inthetargeted countries andlimittheamount of"double work" inthishighly specialized field.
Cost-sharing isfeasible through cooperation inthefieldofdocumentation, theorganization
ofthegrantingprocedure,publicationetc.whichalsofacilitatestheeasewithwhichtheEuropean
industry canoperate inASEAN.
Themore specific activities include:
- preparation ofmodernization plans fornational offices;
- building acommon intellectual property data-base;
- production ofcertain common publications anddocuments;
- finalizing intellectual property rights legislation, including accompanying rules and
regulations;
- computerization ofadministration ofpatent granting procedures andservices;
- preparation ofcommon procedures guidelines.
TACIS
Countries concerned
TheTacis programmes onintellectual property rights applies toallthecountries ofthe
Commonwealth ofIndependent States (CIS): Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kirgistan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine andUzbekistan.
Inthefieldofcopyrights, theprogramme applies mainly totheRussian Federation butalso
tosome extent toUkraine, Belarus andKazakhstan. Action might spread toother independent states
oftheformer USSR onthebasisoftheexperience acquired intheRussian Federation. However, all
theCIScountries areinvolved inthetechnical assistance onindustrial property.
Project forTechnical Assistance totheRussian Federation onCopyright
(1) Duration
Thecontract isconcluded foraperiod of2years andwillstartinthesecond halfof1995.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
Establish anappropriated legislative environment inthefieldofintellectual property protection
reflecting Russia 'sintention ofhaving, within 5years, alevelofprotection similar tothatin
theEU.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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Establish anappropriate administrative environment inthefield ofintellectual property
protection, i.e.similar tothatintheEU.
Establish appropriate enforcement mechanisms inthefieldofintellectual property protection,
i.e.similar tothatintheEU.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Themajor activities tobeundertaken within thescope oftheprogramme arethefollowing:
- EUexpertise toconduct areview ofthecurrent system ofintellectual property rights
existing inthefourcountries concerned andtoprepare astrategic planforthefuture
legislative, administrative andenforcement structure (sixworking months);
- EUexpertise toprovide on-going assistance totheMinistry ofJustice inelaborating
appropriate legislation inthefieldofintellectual property rights thatwillreflect the
Russian Federation 'sintention toharmonize withthelevelofprotection existing in
theEU(twelve working months);
- EUexpertisetoprovideon-goingassistancetoRAO,theConfederationofFilmMakers'
Unions, andprofessional guilds inestablishing effective collecting societies (twelve
working months) including thedevelopment ofauthors 'awareness;
- EUexpertise todevelop appropriate database andCD-ROM systems forinformation
services inthefieldofintellectual property protection (nine working months);
- EUexpertisetodevelopapublicawarenesscampaignconcerningtheissueofintellectual
property protection (sixworking months);
- EUexpertise forconducting training programmes, inselected regional centres, for
enforcement officers, i.e.magistrates, police officers, customs officers etc.(nine
working months);
- EUsupport forstudy tours forRussian officials torelevant EUbased organizations
active inthefieldofintellectual property protection;
- support forhardware andsoftware.
Projects forTechnical Assistance ofIndustrial Property
A. Support toPatent andTrademark Protection inUkraine
(1) Duration
Thecontract hasbeen signed inNovember 1994 andconcluded foraperiod of
24months.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- Ensure ahighlevelofindustrial property protection intheUkraine thuscreating
thenecessary ground formarket economy;IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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- general strengthening oftheadministration responsible fortheintellectual
property system (State Patent Office ofUkraine (SPOU)), patent examination
centre, technical library.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Themajor activities tobeundertaken within thescope oftheprogramme arethe
following:
- preparation andimplementation ofadevelopment planfortheSPOU;
- training oftheSPOU 'sstaffinquestions related topatent andtrademark
legislation, patent procedure andsubstantive examination;
- computerization ofadministration ofpatents andtrademarks registration
procedures;
- establishment ofaminimum documentation fund.
B. Support toIndustrial Property Protection inUzbekistan
(1) Duration
Thecontract hasbeensigned inFebruary 1995andconcluded foraperiod of18months.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
Theprogramme isdesigned toensure ahighlevel ofindustrial property protection
inUzbekistan:
- Strengthening oftheadministrations responsible fortheintellectual property
system (primarily theUzbek Patent Office (UPO)).
- keeping "aminimum" theadministrative andtechnical activities performed
bytheUPO andpreparing fortheadvent oftheEurasian Patent Office.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Themajor activities tobeundertaken within thescope oftheprogramme arethe
following:
- preparation oflawandregulations;
- advice andassistance instreamlining thepatent office structure;
- training programme forpatent office staffandpatent attorneys;
- automation ofthepatent andtrademark procedure;
- documentation andpatent information dissemination;
- industrial property awareness programme.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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C. FirstPartofaStrengtheningProgrammeofIndustrialPropertyProtectioninCISCountries
(inpreparation)
(1) Duration
Thecontract willbesigned in1995 andconcluded foraperiod ofatleast12months.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- Ensure ahighandcommon levelofindustrial property protection intheCIS
countries, inparticular bythesetting upoftheEurasian Patent Office;
- assistance toadjustment ofregional andnational legislation relating tothe
Eurasian Patent Convention;
- assistance toadjustment ofother national legislation relating toindustrial
property;
- setting upanddevelopment ofsystems protecting industrial property ata
regional levelforpatents (Eurasian Patent Office) andatnational levelforother
industrial property rights.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
EPOproposes todivide theprogramme intwoparts:
- Advice andassistance forthesetting upoftheEURASIAN PATENT OFFICE
includingtechnicalassistance,training,documentation,publicationofthepatents
onCD-ROM, administration oftheprocedure based onthecommon software
developed under thePhare regional industrial property protection programme;
- development ofnational facilities onindustrial property including technical
assistance, regional andlocaltraining, computerization oftheadministrative
andfinancial management oftheproceedings.
Macao
EU-MACAO Industrial Property Programme
(1) Duration
Theprogramme lasts24months andisexpected tostartsometime in1995.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme ;
- Introduce reforms intheindustrial property systems ofMacao;
- prepare andupdate legislation andaccompanying implementation rules and
regulations;IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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- assist inthesetting upandupgrading oftheadministrative institution and
structures incharge ofimplementing thenewindustrial property legislation;
- upgrade theprofessional skills ofthestaffofthelocaladministrative structures;
- assist intraining legalpractitioners andenforcement officials;
- promote theawareness andteaching ofindustrial property.
(3) Description oftheprogramme
Thespecific objectives canbesummarized inthree major points:
(i) Legislation
Thelegalassistance willconsist oflegaladvise indrafting legislation especially
forpatents, utility models, andindustrial designs protection withemphasis on
harmonization andconformity withGATT/TRIPS. Furthermore acomparative
study willbecarried outofthedraftlegislation ofMacao andtheinternational
standards andEUregulations.
(ii) Administration
Ananalysis ofthecurrent administrative structures willhelptoprepare a
modernizationplandefiningtheneedresultingfromthenewlegislativesituation
inMacao. Thisplanwillinclude training formanagement, training for
examination andadministrative staff, training forlawyers andstaffdealing
withlegalissues, training fortechnical staff, EDPandautomation andfinally
theestablishment ofprovisions ofIPliterature anddocumentation.
(iii) Enforcement
Thetarget group includes allexisting organizations andstructures dealing with
theenforcement ofIPlaws andinparticular judges, stafffrom customs
authorities andpiracy/counterfeit repression units. Specific training seminars,
workshops andcolloquia willtakeplace inorder topromote theexchange of
information andknow-how between therelevant structures.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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AUSTRIA
Inthecontext ofthefinancial cooperation according toArticle 67oftheAgreement onTrade-
Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights, Austria didnotmake anytransfer payments inthe
strict sense. However, Austria iscarrying outWIPO training courses under itstechnical cooperation.
In1994, participants fromBrazil, Malaysia andMexico attended suchcourses. Inthecourse ofthese
seminars,theprinciplesofaccesstopatentinformationandpatentdocumentationaswellastheprocedure
forthegranting ofpatents arebeing explained.
Inaddition, theAustrian Patent Office isacting asanInternational Search andExamination
Authority forvarious developing countries. Inthisfunction, in1994, 265search applications from
thefollowing countries oforigin werepresented totheAustrian Patent Office: theRepublic ofKorea,
Hungary, Brazil andRomania. Inaddition, 121applications forpreliminary examinations havebeen
received.
Furthermore, theprogramme fortheresearch fordeveloping countries existing since 1975
hasbeencontinued in1994. Inthecourse ofthisprogramme andonthebasis ofthedocumentation
oftheAustrian Patent Office aswellastheuseofexternal databases, technical solutions tospecific
questions havebeenoffered andthusacontribution tothepromotion oftechnology transfer todeveloping
countries wasaccomplished. In1994, 71research reports regarding questions from thefollowing
developing countries havebeenmade: theRepublic ofKenya, Malaysia andtheDemocratic Socialist
Republic ofSriLanka.
Inconnection withtheabove-mentioned seminars, expenditures ofATS 163.000 in1994
occurred. For1995, expenditures ofATS288.000 areenvisaged.
TheAustrian Patent Office isdrawing upsearch reports according toparagraph 2ofArticle 57
ofthePatent Act("Patentgesetz") against refund ofexpenses.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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DENMARK
Lithuania
(1) Duration
Theproject started in1992 andendson1November 1995.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- support toLithuania inthecontext ofimplementing newIPRlaws;
- training ofLithuanian patent andtrademark experts;
- training ofLithuanian office-automation experts, andsupport toLithuania inthe
implementation ofanoffice-automation plan.
(3) Description oftheproject
Thespecific objectives canbesummarized intwomajor points:
(i) Legislation
TheDanish Patent Office (DPO) hasprovided legal assistance andtraining tothe
Lithuanian State Patent Bureau (SPB). TheLithuanian Patent andTrademark Laws
came intoforce onrespectively 1February 1994 and1October 1993.
(ii) Organizational matters
Incooperation between DPO, EPO andSPBaplanforthedevelopment ofthe
organization oftheSPBwasmade. Theplaningeneral provides proposals forthe
organizationalstructure,theneedfortechnicalequipment,staffandtraining,andbudgets
forthefirstfive-year period.
TheDPOalsogaveassistance totheSPBinconnection withtheinviting totender for
acomputer-network, andtheimplementation ofoffice-automation, intheSPB.
(4) Other matters
InNovember1994aconferencewasheldinVilniuswiththepurposeofpromotingtheawareness
ofindustrial property; among other things, DPO-representatives provided examples ofthe
usefulness andvalue ofIPR-information.
Minor Activities ofTechnical Assistance andCooperation (Summary)
1. Bilateral Activities
(i) In1994IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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- support toLatvia intheimplementation ofanautomation plan;
- counselling Bulgarian andRomanian experts inindustrial property information
andservices toindustry (financed byPHARE/RIPP);
(ii) In1995
- assistance toAlbania indrafting automation tender;
- assistance toLithuania continued (training ofexperts).
2. Multinational Activities
(i) In1994
- arranging industrial property seminar inLithuania incooperation withEPO
andLithuanian State Patent Bureau;
- hosting one-week seminar forexperts form ASEAN-countries andChina in
cooperation withEPO;
- training African/Asian experts under theWIPO Development Cooperation
Project;
- technical co-ordination andsupervision oftheRIPP Common Software
programme incooperation withEPO;
- participation inhigh-level expert mission toASEAN countries andinregional
ASEAN Symposium.
(ii) In1995
- RIPP Common Software project continued.
Technical Assistance Programmes -Plant Variety Protection
I. PROJECTS
Estonia
Information concerning Danish Estonian cooperation programme intheseedsector inrelation
toplant variety protection.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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Thecooperation programme comprised anumber ofactivities including theparticipation of
private companies inDenmark andEstonia. Thecoordination oftheproject wascarried outbyDanagro
Adviser A/S.
(1) Duration
November 1993 toDecember 1994.
(2) General objectives oftheprogramme
- lectures onDanish seedlegislation including plant variety protection;
- training course inseedtesting, variety testing andseedcertification;
- seedsector study.
(3) Description oftheproject
(i) Legislation
Lectures onseedlegislation weregiven atanumber ofoccasions inDenmark
toofficials from theEstonian Ministry ofAgriculture.
Aseminar onseedlegislation andtechnical examination onplantvarieties for
protection wasgiven anumber ofofficials from theEstonian Ministry of
Agriculture inTallinn, Estonia.
(ii) Training courses
SeedTesting
Atraining course inseedtesting ofoneweek'sduration washeldfor4officials
from theEstonian SeedTesting Station.
Variety testing
Atraining course oftwoweek'sduration washeldforfiveofficials from
Estonia. Thecourse comprised among other things training intesting of
varietiesfordistinctness,uniformityandstabilityonwhichcriterianewvarieties
canbeprotected.
Seedcertification
Atraining course ofoneweek'sduration washeldfortwoofficials from
Estonia.
(iii) SeedSector study
Astudy ontheEstonian seedmarket including thepossibilities forvariety
testing, plantvariety production andtheimprovement oftheseedmarket was
carried outincluding astudy tripinEstonia ofoneandahalfweek'sduration.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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II. OTHER ACTIVITIES
Visits
Assistance toanumber ofpersons fromother countries isgiven onbasisofvisits mostly within
thetechnical examination ofnewplant varieties.
Theduration ofsuchvisits isoften 1-2daysandisnotconsidered tobetraining courses as
such.
Written information
Onasimilar basisinformation isgiven about thelegislation onplantvariety protection aswell
asthetechnical examination ofplant varieties. Theinformation isgiven inreplies toanumber of
written inquiries. Often suchinquiries areofamore general nature.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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FINLAND
Finland 'scooperation programmes intheareaofintellectual property havebeenquitemodest
financially. However, taking intoaccount thetraining andconsultation offered, certain parts ofthe
cooperation ofrecent years areworth mentioning. Finland hasbeenassisting andsupporting theBaltic
states andRussia, especially theCityofSt.Petersburg, intheiraspirations tocreate anewintellectual
property system. Finland hasalsoparticipated inthework oftheWorld Intellectual Property
Organization, WIPO.
TheNational Board ofPatents andRegistration hasorganized andcontinues toorganize training
within theframework oftheWIPO Training Programme. Thetraining inFinland consists ofcourses
providing information ontheintellectual property system ingeneral andespecially intheNordic
countries. Participants inthese programmes havebeenfrom Asia, Africa andLatin America.
TheNational Board ofPatents andRegistration hasbeenconsulting theEstonian Patent Office.
Finland hascontributed tothereform oftheEstonian legislation onintellectual property rights. The
project tofacilitate thereform included extensive training fortheofficials oftheEstonian Patent Office
andconsultancy.
TheNational Board ofPatents andRegistration andtheMayor 'sOffice oftheCityofSt.
Petersburg haveamutual cooperation agreement concerning industrial property rights. Thiscooperation
agreementwasconcludedinordertosupportthefurtherdevelopmentandprotectionofindustrialproperty
rights inRussia. Thecooperation hasfocused oneducation andexchange ofinformation concerning
industrial property rights, theirlegalprotection andcommercialization. TheMinistry ofTrade and
Industry ofFinland hassupported theproject financially aswell.IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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GERMANY
Federal Ministry ofEconomics
A. Thefollowing measures were taken in1994 within theframework oftechnical cooperation
between theGerman Patent Office inMunich andpatent offices abroad inthefieldofintellectual
property rights:
(1) Measures inthefieldoftechnical aid:
- project topromote patent lawinthePeople 'sRepublic ofChina;
- project tosupport theRepublic ofSlovenia regarding training andfurther
training inthefieldofintellectual property rights;
- project topromote intellectual property rights inThailand.
(2) Bilateral activities :
- four-week research visitofanemployee oftheVietnamese National Office
forIndustrial Property inGermany inSeptember 1994;
- three-weekinformationvisitofsixofficialsfromdevelopingcountries(Ethiopia,
Botswana, Gambia, Bangladesh, Nepal andPanama);
- exchangeofresearchandexaminationresultswith7countries(Thailand,China,
Mongolia, theRussian Federation, theRepublic ofHungary, theRepublic of
Croatia andtheRepublic ofSlovenia);
- exchange ofinformation andexperiences with11countries (theRepublic of
Bulgaria, theSlovak Republic, theCzech Republic, theRepublic ofPoland,
theRepublic ofCroatia, theRussian Federation, Ukraine, theRepublic of
Belarus, theRepublic ofKazakhstan, Estonia andMongolia).
(3) Multilateral activities :
Incooperation withtheWIPO:
- four-week further training offourpatent examiners oftheInvention Office
oftheDemocratic People 'sRepublic ofKorea;
- one-week further training oftwotrademark examiners oftheAlbanian Patent
andTrademark Office;
- three-weekinformationvisitofsixofficialsformdevelopingcountries(Ethiopia,
Botswana, Gambia, Bangladesh, Nepal andPanama).IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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B. Thefollowing measures areplanned tobetaken orweretaken in1995within theframework
oftechnical cooperation between theGerman Patent Office inMunich andpatent offices abroad
inthefieldofintellectual property rights:
(1) Measures inthefieldoftechnical aid:
- completion oftheproject withthePeople 'sRepublic ofChina by30June1995;
- continuation oftheother cooperation projects.
(2) Bilateral activities :
- one-week information visitoftrademark examiners oftheTurkish Patent
Institute inFebruary 1995;
- three-week further training ofapatent examiner oftheOffice forIntellectual
Property oftheRepublic ofKorea inApril 1995;
- three-week information visitof11officials from developing countries in
September 1995;
- exchange ofresearch andexamination results withseven countries (Thailand,
China, Mongolia, theRussian Federation, theRepublic ofHungary, the
Republic ofCroatia andtheRepublic ofSlovenia); anexchange withtheOffice
forIntellectual Property oftheSlovak Republic isbeing prepared;
- exchange ofinformation andexperiences with12countries (theRepublic of
Bulgaria, theSlovak Republic, theCzech Republic, theRepublic ofPoland,
theRepublic ofCroatia, theRussian Federation, Ukraine, theRepublic of
Belarus, theRepublic ofKazakhstan, Estonia, theRepublic ofKorea and
Mongolia).
(3) Multilateral activities :
Incooperation withtheWIPO:
- two-week visitofanexpert ofGerman Patent Office intheAlbanian Patent
andTrademark Office inJanuary 1995;
- one.week further training oftwotrademark examiners ofthePatent Office
oftheRepublic ofAlbania inMarch 1995;
- three-week information visitof11officials from developing countries in
September 1995.
Federal Ministry forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment
Inaddition, theFederal Ministry forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment makes available
totheInternational Trade Center (ITC) from its1995 multilateral trust funds amaximum of
DM1.5million (appropriation forcommitment). TheITCmaypropose within theframework of
proposals tobesubmitted inthefieldoftradepromotion indeveloping countries measures thatcontribute
totheimplementation ofobligations arising from theTRIPS Agreement.IP/C/W/10/Add.5
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UNITED KINGDOM
UKactivity in1994/5 issummarized below. Thisdemonstrates thevariety ofservices provided
andthespread ofbeneficiaries. Details ofthemainactivities undertaken in1994andplanned for1995
arelisted intheannexes .
(a) TheASEAN Project (Association ofSouth EastAsian Nations)
Thisthree yearproject, which focuses onthepatent field, isfunded bytheEuropean Union
andadministered bytheEuropean Patent Office withthesalary costs ofUKstaffborne bythe
UKPatent Office. InMalaysia Senior Patent Examiners provided professional training toMalaysian
examiners.
(b) Indonesia
ASenior Patent Examiner spent 20daysin1994onaWIPO expert mission lecturing onpatent
lawandsearch andexamination procedures toIndonesian examiners andproviding advice onadraft
Manual ofExamination. Inaddition, theTrade Marks Directorate oftheUKPatent Office havesupplied
manuals andbriefings toIndonesia andhavegiven training through aretired Senior Executive Officer
fromtheDirectorate. These activities werecarried outunder theauspices ofWIPO withtheassistance
oftheUNDevelopment Programme.
(c) Malaysia
TheTrade Marks Directorate alsoprovided guidance onlegal andadministrative functions
fortrademarkregistrationunderaWIPOmissiontoMalaysiawiththeassistanceoftheUNDevelopment
Programme andafurther mission dealing withdesigns matters isunder consideration.
(d) India
In1994/5examiningstaffmadethreeexpertmissionstoIndiaorganizedbyWIPOincooperation
withtheIndian Government andtheConfederation ofIndian Industry andwiththeassistance ofthe
UNDevelopment Programme. Thefirstmission advised onhowtopromote thepatent system and
thedissemination ofpatent information inIndia, thesecond covered theusestobemade ofpatent
information andthemanagement andenforcement ofindustrial property rights while thethirdcovered
trademark procedure andservice marks. Inaddition, theUKPatent Office hosted threevisits ofofficials
from theIndian Government andIndian Industry. These visits, organized byWIPO andfunded by
theUNDevelopment Programme, wereaimed atstudying howpatent information services areprovided
intheUKandthecomputerization oftrademark examination.
(e) Singapore
Providing support onpatent infringement totheRegistry.
(f) RestofAsia
UKPatent Office staffgavepapers inBrunei (trademarks), Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand,
Laos, Pakistan, Nepal andSriLanka (patent information andtrademarks).IP/C/W/12/Add.5
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(g) WIPO Patent Information Services forDeveloping Countries
Under thisprogramme, search reports endorsed byaGovernment authority inaninitiating
country aretransmitted toWIPO forforwarding toindustrial property offices which carry outthework
freeofcharge. Contributing offices, which include Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Japan, Russia,
Sweden andtheEPO, werejoined in1994 bytheUK. Ourcurrent commitment istoprovide 15to
25search reports overayearandprepare 2to5technical monographs. TheUKPatent Office also
provides freecopies ofpatent documents anddiscounts forESPACE-UK CD-ROMs andmonographs
ordered fordeveloping countries byWIPO.
(h) Cooperation Agreements
Anagreement hasbeensigned withSlovenia under which patents granted bytheUKmaybe
re-registered inSlovenia; anagreement isalsounder negotiation withARIPO.
(i) Documentation
TheUKPatent Office hasassisted withtheprovision ofdocumentation andtraining packages
forinformation centres indeveloping countries.
(j) Copyright Training
Inconjunction withWIPO andtheBritish Copyright Council theCopyright section oftheUK
Patent Office hasassisted intraining officials fromdeveloping countries inmodern copyright principles
bothfinancially andthrough theprovision ofexpert lecturers atcourses. Thenexttraining course
isduetotakeplace inAutumn 1996.
(k) Visits
Officials from many overseas countries continue tobereceived inNewport andLondon. In
1994/5 theUKPatent Office entertained visitors from(amongst other places) theASEAN countries,
Romania, India, Lithuania, China, Iran, Turkey andBulgaria.IP/C/W/10/Add.5
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ANNEX I
UKPATENT OFFICE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN1994
(Main Items)
Date(s) Purpose/Nature Venue Benefiting
CountryInAssociation
with
Feb28-March 4 Study Tour on
Trademark
AdministrationUKPatent Office China WIPO
March (10days) Advisory Mission on
Development on
Public Information
MaterialIndia India UNDP
March Development of
Audio-visual
information package
andbrochures on
Patent Information
ServicesIndia India UNDP
March 21(onemonth) Expert forTrade Mark
Administration and
ManagementIndonesia Indonesia UNDP
April 7-8 National Workshop on
Trade MarksIndonesia Indonesia EC
April 11(twoweeks) Expert forOn-the-Job
Training forTrade
Mark Classification
ExaminationIndonesia Indonesia EC
April (onemonth) Follow-up Mission on
Patent AdministrationIndonesia Indonesia UNDP
May (2-3weeks) Fellowship on
Searching for
Technological
Information onPatent
andPatent-related
LiteratureUKPatent Office India UNDP
May (onemonth) Follow-up Mission
AutomationIndonesia Indonesia UNDP
May (oneweek) Speaker forRegional
Seminar on
Enforcement of
Intellectual Property
RightsBangkok Thailand EC
May (twoweeks) Training onSearch
andExamination for
Service MarksBangkok Thailand EC
May 4-6 Speaker forNational
Seminar onPatent
System SingaporeSingapore Singapore Sing/FITIP/C/W/12/Add.5
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Date(s) Purpose/Nature Venue Benefiting
CountryInAssociation
with
May (twoweeks) Roving Advisory
Mission on
Establishment of
Intellectual Property
Department in
EnterprisesIndia, Pakistan,
SriLankaRegional UNDP
June British Private
Enterprises Received
Small andMedium
Enterprise ManagersUK Regional UNDP
June -3rdweek (two
days)Study Visit for
LecturersUKPatent Office Indonesia UNDP
June 8-10 Seminar on
Comparative
International
Intellectual Property
SystemsIndonesia Indonesia EC
July25-August 5(one
ortwodays)Speaker onPatent
Information and
Documentation and
Emerging
TechnologiesColombo (Course) Regional UNDP
July25-August 19 Experts forOn-the-Job
Training onPatent and
Trade Mark
ExaminationIndonesia Indonesia UNDP
September 5-16 Fellowship onTrade
Mark AdministrationUKPatent Office ASEAN EC
September (twoweeks) Study Tour onPatent
Information ServicesUKPatent Office India UNDP
September-October Expert forRoving
Seminars onTM,
Patents and
EnforcementIndonesia Indonesia UNDP
September 13-15 Management Study
TourUKTMOffice India UNDP
September-October Study Tour UKPatent Office Bhutan WIPO
October Study Tour onTrade
Mark ComputerizationUKPatent Office Malaysia UNDP
October Patent Agency
Workshop Topic -
Regulation ofPatent
Agents andTraining
ofPatent AgentsRepublic ofKorea Regional UNDP
October Patent Agency
Workshop Topic -
Regulation ofPatent
Agents andTraining
ofPatent AgentsManilla Philippines WIPOIP/C/W/10/Add.5
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Date(s) Purpose/Nature Venue Benefiting
CountryInAssociation
with
October Expert onMarketin
gInformation for
Mission to6ASEAN
Countries toDevelop
Promotional Materials
onTrade MarksASEAN ASEAN EC
October Speaker forRoving
SeminarIndia India UNDP
October 20-26 Fellowship, Trade
MarksUKPatent Office India UNDP
November 9-11 Speaker on"Special
Features ofLicensing
intheField of
Biotechnology"India India UNDP
November Speaker forSeminar
onUniversity
InventionsChina China UNDP
November (three days) Receive Senior Policy
Makers for
Consultation on
International TreatiesUKPatent Office Thailand, India,
PakistanUNDP
Second half Expert onIPLawand
AdministrationPNG andNauru PNG andNauru UNDP
Second half Speaker forSOPAC
Sub-Regional SeminarNew Zealand Sub-Regional WIPOIP/C/W/12/Add.5
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ANNEX II
UKPATENT OFFICE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN1995
(Main Items)
Date(s) Purpose/Nature Venue Benefiting Country
March 6-7 Study Visit UKPatent Office Iran
March 14-16 Seminar Small and
Medium EnterprisesKarachi Pakistan
April 5-9 Study Visit UKPatent Office Iran
April 17-5/5 Expert Mission Trade
Marks Operating Manual
Procedure andService
MarksBombay India
April 24-28 Seminar andExpert
Mission onIndustrial
PropertyKathmandu Nepal
May Seminar Intellectual
PropertyLaos Laos
24/4-6/5 Expert Mission Industrial
DesignsKuala Lumpur Malaysia
June 12-15 Study visitonTrade Mark
Computerization and
GeminationUKPatent Office India
July10-21 Expert Mission onTrade
MarksBombay India
July10-12 Seminar Teheran Iran
24/7-4/8 Course Trade Marks Colombo Regional
September 4-13 Expert Mission onTrade
MarksBombay India
September 14-29 Roving Seminar 5cities India
October 2ndhalf Seminar Republic ofKorea Regional
Patent Information andEnvironment
October/November Expert Mission onDesign
LawKuala Lumpur Malaysia