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Council for Trade -Related Aspects  of 
Intellectual Property Rights   
 
 
WTO SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE TRIPS AREA  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At its meeting of 9 June 2021 , the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental organization 
observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation 
programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
 
This document reports on the technical cooperation activities concerning TRIPS that were undertaken 
between 1 October 20 20 and 30 September 202 1 by the Secretariat of the 
World  Trade  Organization  (WTO). It covers activities that specifically relate to 
intellectual  property  (IP) and the Agreement on Trade -Related Intellectual Property Rights 
(TRIPS  Agreement ), as well as contributions to other activities of a broader character, which have a 
significant IP or TRIPS component. It follows the previous report to the Council for TRIPS, contained 
in document  IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/1 , dated 8 October 20 20. This cover note provides a g eneral 
overview. More information on each activity is provided in Annex I.  
 
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MAIN ORIENTATIONS, TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS  
1.  Technical cooperation activities, implemented by the WTO Secretariat under the aegis of TRIPS, 
have the objective of assisting Members and observers to meet their developmental and other 
domestic policy objectives, such as innovation and industrial policy,  health, regulatory aspects, 
competition policy and environmental protection, through the trade and IP regime, in line with their 
domestic circumstances and priority needs. These activities also have the objective of strengthening 
the capacity of Members t o fully participate in the WTO 's work on TRIPS matters and to make 
assessments on the issues under examination or review.  
2.  During the review period, the Secretariat 's technical cooperation activities in relation to the 
TRIPS  Agreement continued to focus on assisting Members and observers to understand their rights 
and obligations under the Agreement . Additionally, Members and observers continued to receive 
tailored assistance regarding notifications and reviews of national legislation. Activities are 
essenti ally driven by demand from developing country and least developed country Members, as 
well as from governments preparing to accede to the WTO.  
3.  Complementarity and cooperation with other intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) continues 
to be ensured  in Secr etariat technical assistance activities . In the spirit of an integrated approach to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic,  the Directors -General of the World Health Organization (WHO), 
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO  agreed to enhance their support 
to Members battling COVID -19 through a number of initiatives, discussed in further detail in 
paragraph 21 below. One such initiative is a series of workshops to augment the flow of information This document has been prepared under the Secretariat 's own  
responsibility and  is without prejudice to the positions of Members 
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  on the pandemic . The first workshop in the series  entitled  Innovation in, and Access to, COVID -19 
Technologies: Intellectual property licensing, technology transfer, and sharing of know -how and 
clinical trial in formation  was held in September 2021 . It complemented  earlier capacity building 
activities  in the reporting period , organized in close collaboration with the WHO and WIPO  
Secretariats , including the Trade and Public Health Virtual Course with a Special Foc us on the 
COVID -19 Pandemic; a WTO Health, IP and Trade Virtual Sub -Regional Workshop for Economic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States; and a WTO Technical Workshop: An 
Integrated Health, Trade and IP Approach to Address the COVID -19 Pandemic . The se activities  
exemplify this collaborative and integrated  approach, which is also evident in growing demand for 
cross-cutting capacity building in this area at the regional and national levels.  
4.  Among the more recent developments, through the Trade and Public Health Virtual Course, the 
WTO delivered the first vir tual, multidisciplinary capacity building programme for government 
officials on trade and public health with a special focus on the COVID -19 pandemic . As with the 
previous face-to-face workshops , the five-week course was delivered in close collaboration with the 
secretariats of the WHO and the WIPO . It followed the approach developed in the  2nd Ed ition of the 
WHO-WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study , "Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: 
Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade ", published in 2020 , including 
specific information on responses to the pandemic . Further, in 2021, to foster the dialogue between 
developed and least -developed country (LDCs) Members  and to promote the use of transparency 
mechanisms , the Secretariat organized , in close collaboration with institutional partners , a virtual 
workshop on incen tives for technology transfer to LDCs under Article 66.2 the TRIPS Agreement. 
The workshop focused on four specific fields of technology transfer critical for sustainable 
development, namely health, agriculture, the environment and information and communic ations 
technology.  
5.  Members and observers have identified a wide range of challenges and interests related to IP 
and the TRIPS Agreement. Accordingly, technical cooperation activities have become increasingly 
more tailored to the specific needs of a Member or observer, or region. The Secr etariat has in 
response evolved an ever more holistic approach, recognizing the situation of the TRIPS Agreement 
and policy choices within the TRIPS framework as integral to the broader policy context, and calling 
on a wider range of expertise. Moreover, t echnical assistance addresses the practical needs of 
policymakers to understand the interface between the TRIPS Agreement and other WTO 
Agreements, such as the Agreement on Agriculture , Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade  (TBT) 
and Agreement on the Ap plication of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS ), as well as with 
broader system -wide issues such as technology transfer, the environment, standards, the digital 
economy, and the links between trade and health . In turn, this requires closer collabora tion amongst 
different divisions in the Secretariat. The content  delivered during  thematic and multidisciplinary 
activities  which took place during the reporting period – and the strong positive feedback received 
from participants, as well as the continuin g high level of demand  – confirm the successful 
implementation of this interdisciplinary approach.  
6.  Throughout the period under review, TRIPS -related technical assistance  continued to include 
training on TRIPS -related transparency mechanisms and monitoring.  Following the February 2019 
launch of the e-TRIPS Submission System , an online tool for WTO Members to submit notifications, 
review materials and reports related to the TRIPS Agreem ent, the Secretariat has provided on -
demand training sessions regarding TRIPS transparency mechanisms and how to use the e -TRIPS 
Submission System .  
7.  In order to effectively respond to Members ' and observers ' demand for further tailored technical 
assistance, in the context of a number of activities, the Secretariat continued to survey participants 
to gain insight on priority needs for technical capacity building. Survey results in turn helped shape 
the content , design and delivery  of technical assistance activities.   
8.  The Secretariat was also invited to deliver TRIPS -related sessions in study programmes, training 
courses, seminars and workshops that were convened by a range of partners based in Geneva, in 
nation al capitals and in regional centres. IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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TECHNICAL COOPERATION RESOURCES  
9.  Throughout the reporting period, the WTO produced an array of capacity building materials. For 
instance, video recordings  of webinars to commemorate 25 years of the TRIPS Agreement explored 
IP-related economic and statistical issues, cross -cutting topics such as biotechnology and 
biodiversity, as well as emerging areas including trade in knowledge and digital products within the 
international IP system and the TRIPS Agreement.  A new information  resource on the WTO website 
was also launched  on TRIPS, the intellectual property system and COVID -19. Furthermore, within 
the context of the Trade and Public Health Virt ual Course with a Special Focus on the COVID -19 
Pandemic in 2021, the Secretariat made available background material and videos  of the four 
livestreamed webinars.  
10.  The Secretari at published a WTO Staff Research Paper "Patent -related actions taken in WTO 
members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic ", which  provides an overview of the patent 
landscape of medical treatments and technologies related to COVID -19, and of the patent status of 
two investigational medical treatments: remdesivir and lopinavir/ritonavir. It also presents various 
patent -related actions taken by legislators, policymakers, industry se ctors and civil society 
organizations in WTO Members since the outbreak. Furthermore, it elaborates on patent -related 
policy options provided by the TRIPS Agreement, and WTO Members ' national implementation and 
utilization of these options in their respons e to the COVID -19 pandemic  
11.  In September 2021, the WTO, WHO and WIPO launched an updated version of the Executive 
Distance Learning Course on Access to Medical Technologies and Inn ovation . This self -study distance 
learning course, a key element of the trilateral cooperation among the WTO, WHO and WIPO, is 
based on the above -mentioned second  edition of the WHO -WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study. The course 
addresses the interplay of public health, IP and international trade, and is aimed at technical 
professionals and health, trade or IP policymakers.  The WTO, WHO and WIPO Secretariats also 
concluded an update of "An Integrated Health, Trade and Intellectual Property Approach to Respond 
to the COVID -19 Pandemic ", which maps the challenges posed by the COVID -19 pandemic in relation 
to the integrated health, trade and IP policy framework set out in the second edition of the 
WHO-WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study.  In addition, the Secretariats of the WTO and WIPO launched a 
book on competition policy and IP in today 's global economy , which was established to provide an 
updated platform for technical assistance in this area in response to continuing demand . For 
instance, 108 officials from 41 Members  and observers  took part in a WTO e -Semina r on Competition 
Policy, Trade and Development  in July 2021 which enhanced understanding of the complementarities 
of competition and trade policies and their combined use in support of economic development, with 
particular reference to the WTO covered agreements, including the TRIPS Agreement.  
12.  The e-TRIPS Submission System , an optional online tool for WTO Members to submit 
notifications, review materials and reports related to the TRIPS Agreement, and the 
e-TRIPS  Gateway , a database of the full range of TRIPS -related information managed by the 
Secretariat, continued to serve as key resources in technical cooperation activities involving TRIPS 
transparency mechanisms and monitoring , and the Secretariat actively supported a wide range of 
delegations and capital -based officials in making full use of these resources . 
13.  During the reporting period the Secretariat continued to create new and refine existing capacity 
building materials, including case studies, questionnaires, video recordings and presentations.  
TRIPS -RELATED SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES AND OTHER 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES  
14.  In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the TRIPS Agreement, and to illustrate the 
evolution and diversity of the Agreement 's implementation into domestic l aw and policy in order to 
achieve public policy goals, the Secretariat held a series of virtual activities  on various thematic 
issues which commenced in November 2020. The series comprised five webinars focused on the 
economics of IP and trade -related pers pectives; TRIPS and competition; TRIPS and trade in 
knowledge; the TRIPS Agreement, biotechnology and biodiversity; and a reflection on the legal and 
institutional development and impact of the TRIPS Agreement over 25 years.  
15.  In response to the continuing  demand for thematic and interdisciplinary technical assistance,  
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  activities focused on public health, IP and trade policy during the reporting period. In October 2020, 
the virtual WTO Technical Workshop: An Integrated Health, Trade and IP Approach to Address the 
COVID -19 Pandemic focused on health systems, IP regimes and trade policy settings . The five -week 
long WTO Trade and Public Health Virtual Course wi th a Special Focus on the COVID -19 Pandemic 
in May -June 2021, including four live webinars as an integral component, incorporated over 35 
expert trainers from international organizations, government, civil society, academia and the private 
sector. The four  live webinars explored  the dissemination of health technologies, perspectives on 
access to medical technologies, delivering medical technologies and vaccines to end users and 
regulatory cooperation during the COVID -19 pandemic. The Virtual Course addresse d a range of 
areas, including public health, IP, innovation and access  to health technologies , international trade 
and regulatory issues.   
16.  Since 2018, with the participation of capital -based experts from LDCs, the Secretariat has 
organised an annual worksh op on the implementation of Article 66.2: incentive for technology 
transfer to LDCs. The Secretariat has made continuous efforts to improve the value and impact of 
this annual dialogue between LDC Members and developed country Members. In 2021 , under the 
guidance of LDC Members, for the first time, the Workshop was devoted to four specific fields of 
technology transfer critical for sustainable development , yet are disseminated in different ways ; 
namely , the fields of health, agriculture, environment an d information and communication 
technology. Also for the first time, the Secretariat developed survey questionnaires on LDC needs 
and priorities for technology transfer with a view to assisting Members with their understanding of 
current areas of priority for technological development in LDCs, projects that are relevant to these 
areas of technology transfer and LDCs ' experience with projects reported under Article 66.2. The 
Secretariat prepared a summary on 604 technology transfer programmes reported by nin e 
developed country Members from 2018 to 2020 with a focus on the four above -mentioned  fields of 
technologies . The summary gave  detailed information on the main providing Members, the main 
LDC beneficiaries and the geographical distribution of these progra mmes. The detailed summary 
was also introduced to the Members in the workshop.  
17.  The Secretariat continued to deliver  technical assistance at the national and sub -regional level 
during the reporting period. A TRIPS National Workshop for Uzbekistan in Collabo ration with the 
International Trade Centre  (ITC), organized close coordination with the WIPO Secretariat,  responded 
to a request from Uzbekistan  in relation to its accession process ; the virtual workshop discussed an 
overview of TRIPS obligations and flexi bilities with a focus on TRIPS Agreement enforcement 
standards. A virtual training on an Introduction to Intellectual Property and the TRIPS Agreement 
for Curaçao was held at Curaçao 's request in relation to its accession process.  At the sub -regional 
level, the WTO Health, IP and Trade Virtual Sub -Regional Workshop for ECOWAS Member States 
was also delivered  during the reporting period . The workshop covered the public health context in 
the region, the role of the IP system and trade -related policies  and measures.  
18.  Since the February 2019 launch of the e -TRIPS Submission System, an online tool for 
WTO Members to submit notifications, review materials and reports related to the TRIPS Agreement, 
the WTO has held both informal and ad hoc  training session s at Members ' request.  
WTO TRADE -RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH A TRIPS COMPONENT  
19.  The WTO Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC) organizes many activities that 
include a significant TRIPS component . The Secretariat provided a comprehen sive module on the 
TRIPS Agreement as part of the three WTO Regional Trade Policy Courses held during the reporting 
period: for Caribbean Members and observers, Arab and Middle Eastern Members and observers and 
English -Speaking African Members and observer s. Additional WTO trade -related technical assistance 
activities with a significant TRIPS component included the WTO Virtual Executive Trade Course, 
induction for WTO internship and trainee programmes, Virtual Introductory Trade Policy Course for 
LDCs and l ive WTO e-Learning sessions.  
20.  WTO eLearning courses are the first step in the Progressive Learning Strategy  that has been 
implemented by the WTO.  Currently, the WTO offers four courses related to TRIPS on its eLearning 
platform: Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, as well as a Short Trip through 
TRIPS, Copyright in the WTO and Patents in the WTO. They were developed using modern 
pedagogical approaches and using instructional design methodologies. The learning material 
includes a wide va riety of multimedia, interactive elements and exercises. From January to 
mid-September, 324 participants had been accepted to take TRIPS eLearning courses. The WTO IP/C/R/TC/WTO -OMC/2  
 
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  Secretariat also held a WTO eLearning presentation and live Q&A session  focused on TRIPS dur ing 
the reporting period.  
21.  WTO eLearning courses are organized in English, French and Spanish all year round. Participants 
have online access to the course material, background documents, interactive sessions (webinars, 
chat sessions and discussion forum) a s well as pre - and post -tests. Successful participants in the 
eLearning courses are awarded a certificate. They are assisted throughout the course by a trainer 
and a helpdesk. In the invitations to workshops and more advanced technical assistance activitie s 
on the TRIPS Agreement, the Secretariat has prioritised candidates having successfully completed a 
WTO TRIPS eLearning course.  
COOPERATION WITH IGOS  AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS  
22.  The Secretariat 's technical cooperation in the area of TRIPS includes a wide range  of 
coordination and cooperation with other IGOs, as well as other institutions.  
23.  Trilateral Cooperation  with the WIPO and WHO Secretariats , as referred to in paragraph 3 
above,  in the field s of public health, IP and trade continues to foster a better understanding of the 
linkages among these policy areas,  and to enhance a mutually supportive implementation of relevant 
policies. In June 2021, the Directors -General of the WH O, the WIPO and the WTO agreed to build 
further on the long -standing commitment to WHO -WIPO -WTO Trilateral Cooperation that aims to 
support and assist all countries as they seek to assess and implement sustainable and integrated 
solutions to public health challenges. Within this existing cooperative framework, they agreed to 
enhance and focus the organizations ' support in the context of the COVID -pandemic through two 
specific initiatives. First, to collaborate on the organization of practical, capacity -building workshops 
to enhance the flow of updated information on current developments in the pandemic and responses 
to achieve equitable access to COVID -19 health technologies. Second, to implement a joint platform 
for trilateral  technical assistance to countr ies relating to their needs for COVID -19 medical 
technologies, providing a one -stop shop that will make available the full range of expertise on access, 
IP and trade matters provided by our organizations, and other partners, in a coordinated and 
systematic  manner.  The Directors -General stated that these initiatives will also be underpinned by 
joint efforts to collect and make accessible robust and inclusive data needed to guide an effective 
response to the COVID -19 pandemic . This will include a periodical update of the overview of 
COVID -19-related developments  that are mapped in a key resource for trilateral cooperation, the 
second edition of the WHO -WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study . 
24.  Work on public health matters regularly involves the participation of trilateral partners and other 
multilateral agencies in the context of the UN Interagency Task Force on Non -Communicable 
Diseases, for example.  
25.  As provided for in the 1995 Cooperation Agreement between WIPO and WTO, cooperation 
between the two organizations continues to be a key feature of TRIPS -related technical cooperation. 
The WIPO -WTO Joint Initiative on Technical Cooperation for least developed countries, launched in 
June 2001, further strengthened this collaboration.  
26.  Partnerships with other key stakeholders have also been further developed, including the  ITC, 
United Nations Technology Bank for LDCs, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United 
Nations Confer ence on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Economic and Social 
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and regional organizations including the ECOWAS 
Commission , in addition to  a wide range of civil society and private sector associations, as well as 
experts from academia (notably regionally based experts drawn from the growing group of alumni 
from the WTO-WIPO Colloquium series ).  
27.  The peer -reviewed academic journal, the WIPO -WTO Colloquium Papers, building on the 
Colloquium series, has served to strengthen scholarship  and dialogue on development and other 
policy issues across the developing w orld; in 2020 it was relaunched in more accessible online format  
giving ready access to and recognition of contributions by some 130 scholars from 64 countries 
across  the globe.   
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Name of programme or project  WIPO -PRV Advanced Training Program on "Intellectual Property and 
Genetic Resources - in Support of Innovation " 
Date and end date  20 October 2020 - 20 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was asked to contribute a presentation on "An Overview of the World 
Trade Organization and the TRIPS Agreement " within the framework of the WIPO -
PRV Advanced Training Program on "Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources - 
in Support of Innovation ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  The main target groups of the international training program a re policymakers and 
their advisers as well as government sector decision -makers, universities, research 
organizations, the private sector or farming organizations involved in issues of 
intellectual property in relation to genetic resources.  
Technical coo peration provider(s)  WIPO; Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV); WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The main objective of the program is to build capacity on the use of intellectual 
property systems in relation to genetic resources to the best advantage of gene tic 
resource stakeholders and in support of innovation as a contributing factor to 
increased economic growth and reduction of poverty.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int /tk/en/news/tk/2020/news_0008.html  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
 
1 In English only.   
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- 7 - Name of programme or project  WTO Technical Workshop: An integrated Health, Trade and IP approach to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic  
Date and end date  21 October 2020 - 21 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz  Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mo ngolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian  Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; Sou th Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia ; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The WTO Secretariat held on 21 Oct ober 2020 the technical workshop on "An 
Integrated Health, Trade and Intellectual Property Approach to Address the COVID -
19 Pandemic ". The workshop, intended for policymakers, aimed at building 
capacity to assess domestic health systems, intellectual prope rty regimes and trade 
policy settings to use these tools effectively in an integrated and coherent way to 
respond to the pandemic. It also offered participants an opportunity to identify and 
consider their priority capacity -building needs.  
Beneficiary ins titution or audience  Government officials from WTO Members and Observers with responsibilities for 
public health, trade and IP fields.   
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- 8 - Name of programme or project  WTO Technical Workshop: An integrated Health, Trade and IP approach to 
address the COVID -19 pandemic  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gauged capacity building needs and priorities of Members and observers to deal 
with public health challenges and to promote the development, manufacture and 
dissemination of COVID -19 critical health technologies, and thus to assist the 
development and implementation of further, more tailored technical assistance 
activities.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/heal_21oct20_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e -RTPC) for Caribbean Members and 
Observers of the WTO - TRIPS Agreement/Government Procurement 
Module  
Date and end date  26 October 2020 - 30 October 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; 
Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint 
Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WTO Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements and the functioning of the WTO, its rules a nd procedures; 2) 
Strengthening participants ' capacity to access WTO information resources and the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhance d 
participants ' understanding of relevant trade policy issues in their regional co ntext.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/tech_10aug20_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 9 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Virtual Symposium: Celebrating 25 years of the TRIPS 
Agreement  
Date and end date  24 November 2020 - 24 November 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romani a; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; So malia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobag o; Tunisia; Turkey;  
Turkmenistan;  Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This virtual Symposium r eflected on the legal and institutional development and 
impact of the TRIPS Agreement over 25 years.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of the different aspects of the implementation and operation 
of the TRIPS Agreement and provided a current view on TRIPS and the multilateral 
IP system in the broad fields of development, digitization and new technologies.   
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- 10 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Virtual Symposium: Celebrating 25 years of the TRIPS 
Agreement  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Virtual Sub -regional meeting on IP, Innovation and Public Health 
for selected Arab Countries  
Date and end date  30 November 2020 - 1 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Kingdom of Bahrain; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; the State of Kuwait; Lebanese 
Republic; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sudan; 
Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates  
Brief description  This activity, organized by the WIPO in cooperation with the Egyptian Patent Office 
(EgPO), WHO and WTO, focused on the interface between health, trade and 
intellectual property; the WTO TRIPS Agreement and public health; the regional 
public health context: ov erview and determinants for access; the patent system; 
general discussion on country experiences; health regulation and substandard and 
falsified health technologies; and health -related provisions in bilateral and regional 
trade agreements.  
Beneficiary in stitution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO ; WHO; WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitydetails.jsp?id=21752  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 11 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS National Workshop for Uzbekistan in Collaboration with the 
International Trade Centre  
Date and end date  30 November 2020 - 2 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Uzbekistan  
Brief description  This national workshop on the TRIPS Agreement, at Uzbekistan 's request, was 
designed to build its capacity to implement the TRIPS Agreement in advance of its 
foreseen accession to the WTO. In addition to providing an overview of TRIPS 
obligations and flexibilities, it offered more in -depth d iscussions of TRIPS 
enforcement standards and IP -related questions raised by Members in the 
Accession Working Group.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; ITC; WIPO.  
Outputs or impact   Enhanced  understanding of intellectual property protection and the TRIPS 
Agreement and their relationship with key areas of public policy, and TRIPS 
enforcement standards and their incorporation into domestic law and practice.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9039  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 12 - Name of programme or project  Peking University Law School WTO Staff presentation on patents and 
TRIPS issues related to COVID -19 
Date and end date  1 December 2020 - 1 December 2020  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  China  
Brief description  The WTO 's contribution to this activity included a presentation in a dedicated 
seminar on the issue of patents and public health. The presentation covered WTO 
Staff Working Paper "Patent -related actions taken in WTO members in response to 
the COVID -19 pandemic ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Academics and students from Peking University, and government officials from The 
China National Intellectual Property Administration and The Ministry of Commerce 
of the People 's Republic of China.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  Peking University Law School; WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues.  
Website for further information   
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Introduction to Intellectual Property and the TRIPS Agreement: Training 
for Curaçao  
Date and end date  22 January 2021 - 22 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Curaçao  
Brief description  The training comprised an introduction to the TRIPS Agreement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the TRIPS Agreement in relation to Curaçao 's WTO 
accession process.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/cuw_e/a1_curacao_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 13 - Name of programme or project  Induction Programme for WTO Young Professionals - TRIPS Session  
Date and end date  28 January 2021 - 28 January 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The Induction Programme comprised the following sessions: an overview of the 
WTO; resources and databases; legal and economic underpinnings; market access 
issues: goods; agriculture; standards and regulations; WTO rules & de velopment; 
trade in services; intellectual property rights, government procurement and 
competition policy; regional trade agreements; and dispute settlement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  WTO Young Professionals.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO. 
Outputs or impact  The aim of the Induction Programme was to: enhance the Young Professionals ' 
knowledge and understanding of the functioning of the WTO; increase autonomy 
to work on WTO issues by strengthening capacity to access and utilize WTO 
inform ation resources and the WTO Legal Texts; and better the Young 
Professionals ' understanding of the current State of Play in the WTO.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/ english/thewto_e/vacan_e/ypp_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 14 - Name of programme or project  WTO Virtual Executive Trade Course: Module on the intersection between 
public health and IP, government procurement and competition policy 
(including linkages relevant to COVID -19) 
Date and end date  8 February 2021 - 12 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; 
Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; 
Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; 
Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; 
Comoros; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Democratic Republic 
of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; E cuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; 
Jordan; Kazakhs tan; Kenya; Republic of Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Libya; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldov a; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon 
Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Syrian 
Arab Republic; The Separ ate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and 
Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republi c of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The course examined linkages between WTO rules and governments ' trade policies 
and looks into how trade can promote economic recovery from the COVID -19 
pandemic. It included a module the intersection between public health and IP, 
government procurement and competition policy (including linkages relevant to 
COVID -19). 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased participants ' understanding and knowledge on various aspects of the 
multilateral trading system and the work of the WTO, including the effects of 
COVID -19 on trade.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_04feb21_e.htm   
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- 15 - Name of programme or project  WTO Virtual Executive Trade Course: Module on the intersection between 
public health and IP, government procurement and competition policy 
(including linkages relevant to COVID -19) 
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 16 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar on Patents, Biotechnology and Biodiversity  
Date and end date  12 February 2021 - 12 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romani a; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; So malia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobag o; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar discussed t he role of TRIPS implementation from the perspective of 
the biotechnology field, covering agricultural, environmental and health 
dimensions, and the practical linkage with biodiversity measures.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (an d publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of TRIPS issues relating to biotechnology and biodiversity.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm   
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- 17 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar on Patents, Biotechnology and Biodiversity  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e -RTPC) for Arab and Middle Eastern 
Members and Observers of the WTO - TRIPS Agreement/Government 
Procurement Module  
Date and end date  22 February 2021 - 26 February 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Algeria; Kingdom of Bahrain; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; the State of 
Kuwait; Lebanese Republic; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Qatar; Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; United Arab 
Emirates; Yemen  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WT O Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO. 
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements and the functioning of the WTO, its rules and procedures; 2) 
Strengthening participants ' capacity to access WTO information resources an d the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhanced 
participants ' understanding of relevant trade policy issues in their regional context.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/tech_16dec20_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 18 - Name of programme or project  WTO Workshop on the Implementation of Article 66.2 of the TRIPS 
Agreement: Incentives for technology transfer to LDCs  
Date and end date  2 March 2021 - 10 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Burundi; 
Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; Lao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi;  Mali; Mauritania; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Timor -
Leste; Togo; Uganda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Brief description  The WTO Secretariat org anized the 2021 Workshop on the Implementation of 
Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement in Geneva, on 2 -4 and 10 March 2021 to 
enable LDC Members and Observers to analyse and enhance the benefits of the 
transparency mechanism concerning technology transfer m easures under Article 
66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement (as established by the Decision of the Council for 
TRIPS (WTO document IP/C/28) in line with the direction given by WTO Members 
in the Doha Ministerial Decision on Implementation -related issues and concerns  
(WT/MIN(01)/17)).  The Workshop comprised two segments: a workshop segment 
and an ensuing reporting and review segment within the TRIPS Council 's formal 
meeting, which together aim to promote dialogue and coordination between 
developed country Members repo rting technology transfer incentives under Article 
66.2, and their intended beneficiaries, the LDC Members. The Workshop also 
provided an opportunity to improve the use of this transparency mechanism on 
incentives for transfer of technology, so as to respo nd more effectively to the 
technological needs identified by LDCs.  The Workshop was based on the Article 
66.2 reports submitted by developed country Members in 2020 (circulated in 
document IP/C/R/TTI series), the WTO 's current work on trade and technology 
transfer, and LDCs ' priority needs, particularly in the context of the COVID -19 
pandemic.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; ITU; UNCTAD ; United Nations Technology Bank for LDCs; WHO; WIPO.  
Outputs or impact  The purpose of the workshop was threefold: to facilitate communication between 
LDC members and developed country members; to promote the effective 
implementation of Article 66.2 of th e TRIPS Agreement on technology transfer to 
LDCs; and to enable LDCs to create a sound and viable technological base essential 
for addressing current and future challenges.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_18mar21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 19 - Name of programme or project  WTO Health, IP and Trade Virtual Sub-Regional Workshop for Economic 
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States  
Date and end date  22 March 2021 - 29 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Benin; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Côte d 'Ivoire; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; 
Guinea -Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo  
Brief description  Nigeria on behalf of ECOWAS requested this regional workshop on health, 
intellectual property and trade for the benefit of government officials from ECOWAS  
member States in addition to ECOWAS Secretariat officials. The workshop took 
place on 22 -23 and 29 March 2021. The activity was designed to enhance officials ' 
capacity to undertake a coherent and integrated approach to their health, 
intellectual property and trade policymaking efforts. It provided an overview of the 
public health context in the region, the role of IPRs in innovation of and access to 
health tech nologies and other trade -related determinants in access to health 
technologies. The workshop also included a session on technical assistance priority 
needs for health, intellectual property and trade capacity building which comprised 
a roundtable with a fo cus on policymaking in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic 
as well as an exchange with participants on their capacity building needs.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO ; ECOWAS Com mission . 
Outputs or impact  Enhance d participants ' understanding of the public health situation in ECOWAS 
member states; the TRIPS Agreement, the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS 
Agreement and Public Health, and the international patent system as they relate 
to public health; the range of other trade -related determinants of public health; 
and helped assist participants to consider their priority needs for technical 
assistance for their health, intellectual property and trade -related policymaking 
efforts, inclu ding in the context of responding to the COVID -19 pandemic.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_29mar21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 20 - Name of programme or project  Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference on 24 -27 
March 2021  
Date and end date  24 March 2021 - 27 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  This activity forms part of the WTO 's long -running collaboration with the academic 
community with the main purpose of strengthening the academic community 's 
contribution to the IP and trade policymaking process.  The activity consisted of 
presentations and exchange of views during virtual sessions on 24 -27 March 2021 
of empirical research papers from university professors and policy makers with a 
focus on IP law -related issues in Asia, with a particular focus on d istinct challenges 
for policymakers in developing countries in the region.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials, academics and other stakeholders.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WIPO; WTO; International Islamic University Malaysia;  Universitas Indonesia; 
Nanyang Technological University; Texas A&M University School of Law; University 
of Geneva.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues in developing countries, with  a focus on the Asian region. Exchanged 
views, best practices and ideas with respect to enhancing the interaction among IP 
policy -makers and the academic community regarding the development of IP and 
trade policy -making.  
Website for further information  https://ipresearchersasia.org/annual -conference/  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 21 - Name of programme or project  National Seminar on Notifications Requirements - TRIPS Notifications 
Session  
Date and end date  25 March 2021 - 25 March 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Djibouti  
Brief description  Participants representing different government ministries and departments were 
provided with an overview of the main notification obligations in the following 
areas: agriculture, market access, SPS, TBT, IDB, services, TRIPS, and trade 
remedies.  
Benefici ary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9091  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 22 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Trade in Knowledge  
Date and end date  20 April 2021 - 20 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germa ny; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the Sta te of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Rep ublic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qat ar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon I slands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad  and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar d iscussed trade in knowledge within the framework of TRIPS – the 
growth and diversity of trade in digital products as defined by intellectual property 
rights, trade on digital platforms, and the knowledge component of global value 
chains. It covered how int ellectual property and licensing practices define and 
enable trade in digital products, how they support trade on digital platforms, as 
well as the question of coherence with the overall trading system.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government offic ials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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- 23 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Trade in Knowledge  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of trade in knowledge and in digital products within the 
framework of the TRIPS Agreement.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  University of Turin 2020/2021 Edition of the Master of Laws in Intellectual 
Property - Module on Dispute Settlement within the WTO System  
Date and end date  21 April 2021 - 21 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The programme is a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property (LLM) of the University 
of Turin, WIPO and ILO International Training Centre.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Students.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  University of Turn; ILO Internationa l Training Centre; WIPO; WTO.  
Outputs or impact   
Website for further information  https://www.itcilo.org/courses/master -laws-intellectual -property  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 24 - Name of programme or project  Induction for WTO Netherlands Trainee Programme (NTP) - Introduction 
to the TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights Module  
Date and end date  22 Apri l 2021 - 22 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Bhutan; Botswana; Cameroon; Ecuador; Guatemala; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritania; Myanmar; Namibia; Pakistan; Saint Lucia; 
South Sudan; Tanzania  
Brief description  The aim of the NTP is to assist in the economic and social development of LDCs, 
low‑income countries and comparable poor small and vulnerable economies in 
areas related to trade policy. It provides capital -based mid -level public officials, 
with a minimum of five years of working experience on WTO issues with the 
opportunity to learn more about matters dealt with in the WTO, under the direction 
of staff members of the WTO  Secretariat . The 2021 induction programme for 
trainees inclu ded a module covering an introduction to the TRIPS Agreement and 
intellectual property rights.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Government officials have enhanced knowledg e about the WTO Agreements, 
formulation of trade policies and conduct of trade negotiations.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9030;  
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/devel_e/train_e/netherlands_prog_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 25 - Name of programme or project  Presentation of Staff Working Paper "Patent -related actions taken in WTO 
members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic " at ETH Zurich 's 
"Introduction to IP " for engineering graduates class  
Date and end date  27 April 2021 - 27 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  This activity forms part of the WTO 's long -running collaboration with the academic 
community with the main purpose of strengthening the academic community 's 
contribution to the IP and trade policymak ing process. The WTO 's contribution to 
this activity consisted of a presentation on the WTO Staff Working Paper "Patent -
related actions taken in WTO members in response to the COVID -19 pandemic ". 
Beneficiary institution or audience  Academics.  
Technical c ooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Gained increased awareness of empirical research and analysis on emerging IP -
related issues.  
Website for further information  https:// www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/ersd202012_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  ipd@wto.org  
  
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- 26 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS@25 – Webinar: TRIPS and Competition  
Date and end date  29 April 2021 - 29 April 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romani a; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; So malia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobag o; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar launched th e publication "Competition Policy and Intellectual Property 
in Today 's Global Economy ". This volume responds to the active engagement, 
policy development and practical implementation of measures to bolster a positive 
linkage between intellectual property a nd competition in jurisdictions around the 
world, including in the BRICS and other major developing and transition 
economies, and in developed jurisdictions. It surveys developments and policy 
issues in this area from an international and comparative persp ective.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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Outputs or impact  To increase awareness of the linkages and policy developments regarding 
intellectual property and co mpetition.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 28 - Name of programme or project  Trade and Public Health Virtual Course with a Special Focus on the COVID -
19 Pandemic  
Date and end date  3 May 2021 - 30 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; 
Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; 
Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; 
Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; 
Comoros; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Democratic Republic 
of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; E cuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; 
Jordan; Kazakhs tan; Kenya; Republic of Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Libya; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldov a; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon 
Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Syrian 
Arab Republic; The Separ ate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and 
Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republi c of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe   
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19 Pandemic  
Brief description  The Virtual Course on Trade and Public Health responded to Members ' priorities for 
technical assistance in this area. Adapted to the online environment from the 
earlier, successful series of face -to-face global workshops, its content was 
specifically tailored to give integrated support on the challenges created by the 
pandemic. As with the previous face -to-face workshops, the Virtual Course was 
delivered in close collaboration with the Secretariats of the WHO and WIPO, in the 
spirit of the commitment to close cooperation reinforced by the Director -Generals 
of the three org anizations on 24 June 2021. It followed the approach developed in 
the second edition of the WHO -WIPO -WTO Trilateral Study "Promoting Access to 
Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between Public Health, 
Intellectual Property and Trade ", publi shed in 2020 and available at 
wto.org/trilateralstudy2020. The five -week virtual course brought together 
government officials and technical experts from across the world working on 
health, intellectual property and trade policy issues. The specially adapte d 
programme consisted of five substantive modules, which incorporated  reading 
materials, video lectures by over 20 speakers from diverse backgrounds and a quiz 
to assess knowledge transfer. The five substantive modules focused on public 
health, innovation,  access, trade and regulatory considerations. Four live webinars 
further facilitated the interactive component of the Virtual Course with active 
discussions amongst experts from academia, the private sector, civil society, 
governments, regional and interna tional organizations.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Representatives from government authorities working on trade, intellectual 
property and public health issues.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO ; The Medicines Patent Pool ; EU Commis sion. 
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agree ments.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_15sep21_e.htm;  
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/igo_23jun21_e.htm;  
https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/publications_e/who -wipo-wto_2020_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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Related Perspectives  
Date and end date  4 May 2021 - 4 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia;  Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of  
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauriti us; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland ; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This webinar discussed economic and statistical issues stemming from the growth 
of cross -border trade in knowledge associated with TRIPS implementation, 
including the challenges of measuring trade in  the intellectual property content, 
and modelling the in teraction of intellectual property protection with trade and 
economic development.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.   
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Related Perspectives  
Outputs or impact  Increased awareness of economic and statistical issues regarding cross -border 
trade in knowledge and intellectual property content associated with 
implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/trips_at25_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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Dissemination of Health Technologies  
Date and end date  12 May 2021 - 12 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romani a; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; So malia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobag o; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  A panel of leading exper ts discussed the role of the TRIPS Agreement on health 
technology diffusion over the past 25 years and its role in the broader ecosystem 
that is required to support innovation and equitable access to medical technologies. 
The webinar examined the effect of  TRIPS on technology diffusion in the 
pharmaceutical sector, practical considerations with respect to intellectual property 
sharing, and government policies related to innovation, dissemination and local 
pharmaceutical production.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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Dissemination of Health Technologies  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_07may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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Access to Medical Technologies - Government, Industry, Civil Society,  
Academia and IGO Perspectives  
Date and en d date  19 May 2021 - 19 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwa it; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of M oldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romani a; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; So malia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobag o; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  A panel of experts from government, industry, civil society, academia and 
intergovernmental organizations explored the different perspectives on access to 
medical technologies over the past 25 years. The webinar discussed a wide range 
of issues, such as: developments, challenges and catalysts; cooperation and 
partnerships; transfer of technology and know -how and sharing of data; building 
local or regional capacity; and empirical foundations for effective and informed 
decision -making.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government  officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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Access to Medical Technologies - Government, Industry, Civil Society,  
Academia and IGO Perspectives  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_12may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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Delivering Medical Technologies and Vaccines to End Users  
Date and end date  26 May 2021 - 26 May 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurin ational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon;  The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;  Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Maurita nia; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philipp ines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Re public; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief  description  A panel of experts addressed the factors determining the successful delivery of 
medical technologies and vaccines to their final destination. The webinar covered 
a wide range of issues, such as: trade in health -related goods and services durin g 
pandemic times; measures undertaken by Members and work in WTO bodies; 
experiences of express delivery, including challenges and potential solutions; and 
the perspective of the industry on successful delivery of products to their final 
destination.  
Bene ficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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Delivering Medical Technologies and Vaccines to End Users  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/heal_21may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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Regulatory Cooperation during the COVID -19 Pandemic  
Date and end date  2 June 2021 - 2 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurin ational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon;  The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Holy 
See; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya;  Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Maurita nia; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philipp ines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Re public; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief  description  A panel of experts discussed regulatory cooperation and its role in facilitating 
access to medical technologies, especially in the context of the COVID -19 
pandemic. The webinar focused  on the opportunities of regulatory cooperation and 
the cha llenges faced. From a diverse range of perspectives, panellists shared their 
insights on how regulatory authorities can cooperate to facilitate access to medical 
technologies and maintain the quality, safety and effectiveness of these 
technologies.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials (also publicly livestreamed).   
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Regulatory Cooperation during the COVID -19 Pandemic  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The overall objective of the Virtual Course was to develop a comprehensive 
understanding of overlapping policy  issues with a bearing on public health and to 
encourage the analysis of their relationship with multilateral trade agreements.  
Website for further information  https://www.wto .org/english/news_e/news21_e/trip_28may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 40 - Name of programme or project  TRIPS eLearning Presentation and Question/Answer Session  
Date and end date  15 June 2021 - 15 June 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; 
Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; 
Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; 
Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; 
Comoros; Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Cuba; Curaçao; Democratic Republic 
of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; E cuador; Egypt; El 
Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; The Gambia; 
Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; 
Jordan; Kazakhs tan; Kenya; Republic of Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz 
Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; 
Libya; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldov a; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North 
Macedonia ; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; 
Philippines; Qatar; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia;  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon 
Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Syrian 
Arab Republic; The Separ ate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and 
Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; 
Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Viet Nam; 
Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  This activity comprised a live presentation in English from the WTO Secretariat on 
an introduction to intellectual property and the TRIPS agreement and a Q&A 
session.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced understanding of the basic principles of the TRIPS Agreement and 
intellectual property.  
Website for further information  https://wtolearning.csod.com/client/wtolearning/default.aspx  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 41 - Name of programme or project  Online Regional Trade Policy Course (e -RTPC) for English -Speaking 
African Members and Observers of the WTO - TRIPS 
Agreement/Government Procurement Module  
Date and end date  26 July 2021 - 30 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Botswana; Egypt; Eswatini; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; 
Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; 
Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; 
Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The curriculum of the e -RTPC covers the WTO Agreements, the organization 's rules 
and procedures, and regional trade policy issues. It includes a module on the TRIPS 
Agreement and government procurement.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The objectives of the e-RTPC are: 1) Deepening participants ' understanding of the 
WTO Agreements and the functioning of the WTO, its rules and procedures; 2) 
Strengt hening participants ' capacity to access WTO information resources and the 
ability to find relevant provisions in the WTO legal texts; and, 3) Enhanced 
participants ' understanding of relevant trade policy issues in their regional context.  
Website for furt her information  https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/tech_17may21_e.htm  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 42 - Name of programme or project  Virtual Introductory Trade Policy Course for LDCs - Introduction to the 
TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights Module  
Date and end date  28 July 2021 - 28 July 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Angola; Bangladesh; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Burundi; 
Cambodia; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the 
Congo; Djibouti; Ethiopia; The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Haiti; L ao People 's 
Democratic Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; 
Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Niger; Rwanda; Sao Tomé and Principe; Senegal; 
Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Timor -
Leste; Togo; Uga nda; Vanuatu; Yemen; Zambia  
Brief description  This course was the first virtual edition of the Introductory Trade Policy Course 
(ITPC) for LDCs usually held in Geneva over a period of three weeks. This first 
virtual ITPC was a five -week activity. It repre sents a Level 1 activity in the WTO 's 
three -tiered Progressive Learning Strategy for Trade -Related Capacity Building. 
This course serves as a prerequisite for Level 2 courses upon successful completion, 
assessed by a final exam. This course introduce d participants to the WTO, its basic 
rules and disciplines and its functioning. It also present ed the main features of 
other WTO -related agreements. The course included a module on an introduction 
to the TRIPS Agreement and intellectual property rights.  
Benefic iary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO.  
Outputs or impact  The main objective is to provide participants with a solid grounding in the 
functioning, structure, and basic principles of the WTO.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9131  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 43 - Name of programme or project  UNESCAP Pilot Course on Negotiating Regional Trade Agreements for 
Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic  - Intellectual Property Rights 
Session  
Date and end date  5 August 2021 - 5 August 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was invited to contribute to a "live session " and make a presentation on 
intellectual property -related provisions in RTAs, as part of the United Nations 
Economic and Social Conference for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) Pilot Course on 
Negotiating Regio nal Trade Agreements for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  UNESCAP; WTO.  
Outputs or impact  To enhance participants ' knowledge of intellectual property -related provisions in 
RTAs and their relationship to the TRIPS Agreement and WTO framework.  
Website for further information  https://www.unescap.org/events/2021/pilot -course -negotiating -regional -trade -
agreements -trade -times -crisis-and-pandemic;  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9176  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  WIPO Intellectual Property Course for Diplomats and Trade Negotiators  
Date and end date  6 September 2021 - 9 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Argentina  
Brief description  The WTO Secretariat was invited to contribute to the Course organized by WIPO 
with respect to the presentations and a round table discussion session.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical coopera tion provider(s)  WIPO ; WTO . 
Outputs or impact  Enhanced knowledge about the WTO Agreements, formulation of trade policies and 
conduct of trade negotiations.  
Website for further information  https://tamis.wto. org/node/9186  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
  
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- 44 - Name of programme or project  WHO, WIPO, WTO Workshop on Innovation in, and Access to, COVID -19 
Technologies: Intellectual Property licensing, technology transfer, and 
sharing of know -how and clinical trial information  
Date and end date  27 September 2021 - 27 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)  Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; 
Armenia; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Kingdom of Bahrain; 
Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Plurinational 
State of Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; 
Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; 
Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo; Costa 
Rica; Côte d 'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Cz ech Republic; Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; 
Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Estonia; Eswatini; Ethiopia; 
European Union; Fiji; Finland; France; Gabon; The Gambia; Georgia; Germany; 
Ghana;  Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea -Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; 
Honduras; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; 
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Republic of 
Korea; the State of Kuwait; Kyrgyz  Republic; Lao People 's Democratic Republic; 
Latvia; Lebanese Republic; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; 
Luxembourg; Macao, China; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; 
Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Republic of Moldova; Mo ngolia; Montenegro; 
Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; 
Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; North Macedonia ; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; 
Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; 
Romania; Russian  Federation; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tomé and Principe; Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovak Republic; 
Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; Sou th Africa; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; 
Sudan; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; The Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Tajikistan; Tanzania; 
Thailand; Timor -Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia ; Turkey; 
Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United 
States of America; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela; Viet Nam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe  
Brief description  The workshop addressed technology transfer and licensing. In particular, the 
workshop focused on realizing global equitable access for vaccines, diagnostics, 
therapeutics and other COVID -19 health technologies; mechanisms and processes 
support technology transfer and intellectual property licensing; and enabling 
factors and policies for technology transfer.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  WTO; WHO; WIPO.   
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- 45 - Name of programme or project  WHO, WIPO, WTO Workshop on Innovation in, and Access to, COVID -19 
Technologies: Intellectual Property licensing, technology transfer, and 
sharing of know -how and clinical trial information  
Outputs or impact  Enhanced participants ' knowledge and understanding of how  IP, know -how and 
technology transfer work in practice with regards to medical technologies and 
related products and services.  
Website for further information  https://www.wipo. int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=65948  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
Name of programme or project  4th IDEAS Online Program  
Date and end date  30 September 2021 - 30 September 2021  
Beneficiary Member(s) or observer(s)   
Brief description  The WTO was invited by the IDE Advanced School of the Japanese governmental 
research institute (Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO) to give 
lectures on trade and development and intellect ual property and development to 
government officials primarily from developing countries in Africa and Asia.  
Beneficiary institution or audience  Government officials; academics; students.  
Technical cooperation provider(s)  IDE Advanced School; WTO.  
Outp uts or impact  Enhanced participants capacity to analy se developmental aspects of trade and 
challenges that developing countries face in the context of trade and development.  
Website for further information  https://www.ide.go.jp/English/Ideas.html;  https://tamis.wto.org/node/9194  
Contact point for further information  IPD@wto.org  
 
 
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