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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
JAPAN 
The following communication, dated 17 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Japan.  
 
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1  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
RIGHTS  
1.1  Voluntary Contributions for WIPO Funds -in-Trust/ Japan  
1.  Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of 
industrial property (IP) to the World Intellectual P roperty Organization (WIPO). The "WIPO 
Funds -in-Trust/Japan " (FIT/JP) in the field of IP was established with these voluntary funds . The 
FIT/JP  is used to finance va rious projects for WIPO member s in the Economic and Social Commission 
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), such as holding IP office conferences or symposia, welcoming  
trainees and IP research students, sending Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and support ing for the 
automation and modernization of IP offices.  
2.  In addition to the above, since the Japanese fiscal year ( FY) 2008, the Government of Japan has 
been providing  a new FIT/JP  programme for Africa to the amount of CHF 1.6 million  annually . This 
fund will support activities aimed inter alia  at strengthening the legal and administrative fr ameworks 
for IP protection, automat ing and moderniz ing IP infrastructure to ensure high quality service to 
users, and sharing the experience of Japanese SMEs and experts in business oriented IP 
management and human resource development in Africa .  
3.  And, since April 2019, Japan has renewed FIT/JP  as the Global Funds, which are used without 
limiting areas of support.  FIT/JP  for FY 2019 amounts to CHF 5.78 million.  
1.2  Program mes by the JPO 
1.2.1   Training Programme  
4.  In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been 
welcoming  trainees  from these countries . Between April 1996 and March 2020, Japan welcomed  
6,728  trainees in both public and private sectors from 84 countries  and regions, primarily in the 
Asia-Pacific region. In the future, with the goal of the efficient implementation of laws in mind, Japan 
is scheduled to proceed with human resource development activities emphasizing the area of 
enforcement of intellectual property rights ( IPRs). 
1.2.1.1   Training programmes for government officials  
5.  The JPO has been holding group training courses about industrial property rights f or government 
officials.  In FY  2019, 15 group training courses were held , and 256 participants in total were 
welcomed  for training (see Table 1  attached in the Annex ).  IP/C/R/TC/JPN/1  
 
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  1.2.1.2   Training programmes for private sector s 
6.  The JPO has also been holding group training courses on industrial property rights for trainees 
from private sector . In FY 2019, five group training courses were held , and 115 participants in total 
were welcomed  for training (see Table 2  attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.2   Long-term and Short -term Fellowship  
7.  Under the long -term fellowship project funded by FIT/JP, one trainee from  Malaysia  was invited 
to Japan in FY 2019 to study IP issues for a period of three  months.  In FY 2019, the JPO welcomed  
five trainees  on the long-term fellowship from  Philippines , Viet Nam, Thailand  and Argentina  for 
about several  months under an independent project.  
8.  Under the short -term fellowship project funded by FIT/JP, three  trainees from India and Sri Lanka  
were invited to Japan in FY  2019 to study IP issues for a  period of about two weeks.  
1.2.3   Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members  
9.  The JPO has suggest ed to the trainees that an alumni association be established to help 
disseminate information on IP systems in their home countries and to keep the members of the 
association informed of current IP developments. The JPO ha s conduct ed follow -up seminar s in 
various Asian countries for those who had completed training programme s in Japan,  in order to 
sustain the fruits of the training programmes  and contribute to human resources development.  
10.  When the JPO receives a request from an alumni association to assist them in conducting an IP 
seminar, the following types of assistance is provided: financial assistance to meet the cost of holding 
the semi nar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the event.  
11.  In FY 2019, follow -up seminars were held in  Viet Nam , Brazil , Lao PDR  and Malaysia . 
1.2.4   Expert Missions  
12.  Experts and seminar speaker s specializing in various areas of IP are sent by the JPO through 
FIT/JP and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (J ICA). The experts mainly provide on -site 
instruction regarding examination practices, computerization and so forth.  
13.  The JPO has sent l ong-term experts under the JICA scheme in order to engage in JICA technical 
cooperation projects being implemented in the IP office of the respective recipient countries.  
14.  In FY 2019, 18 expert s were sent under the WIPO scheme . 
1.2.5   WIPO FIT/JP  Symposia  
15.  In FY 2019, 15 symposia  were held with the support of funding from the FIT/JP  (See Table 3  
attached in the Annex ). 
1.2.6   Provision of the "Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ) " on CD -ROM  
16.  There ha ve been difficulties  of third parties obtaining patents in other countries for the 
inventions for which applications have already been filed in Japan. To relieve  difficulties  and improve 
the quality of examinations in developing countries, the JPO has been publishing the CD -ROM version 
Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ). PAJ contains English translations of bibliographic data and patent 
abstracts as well as representative drawings published in the Kokai Tokkyo Koho which means 
publications of patent applications. Since April 1995 , the JPO has been provid ing PAJ on CD -ROM 
free of charge to foreign organizations /institutions  including major IP Offices and international 
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  1.2.7   Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the Industrial Property Laws and 
Regulations in Effect in Various Countries  
17.  The JPO translated laws and regulations which were related to the industri al property rights of 
foreign countries into English  and Japanese  and provided these translations through  the JPO 's 
website.  At present, translations of the laws and regulations of about 100 countries and 
intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on i ts website . Japanese: 
https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/laws/gaikoku/mokuji.html  English: 
https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system /laws/gaikoku/index.html   
1.3  JICA Projects  
1.3.1   Technical Cooperation Projects  
18.  In the field of intellectual property, JICA implemented technical coope ration projects 
contributing to  better enforcement of  IPRs in Indonesia and Myanmar (see Table 4  attached in the 
Annex ). 
1.3.2   Group Training Course  
19.  JICA has also implemented group training courses of intellectual property. In cooperation with 
the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Centr e (KCLC; Non-Profit Research Organization), JICA  has 
implemented two -month  training on the legal system of IPRs and the Enforcement of IPRs for officials 
from enforcement -related government agencies from around the world (FY  2000-2012). 
Furthermore, in cooperation with KCLC,  JICA has implemented one-month training on Improving 
Intellectual Property System for Economic Development  in Japan (FY  2015-2019) . 
2  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT  
2.1  JCO Programmes  
20.  The Japan Copyright Office (JCO) , Agency for Cultural Affairs,  has b een planning and carrying 
out the following programmes with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems 
in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia -Pacific 
countries.  
2.1.1   APACE Programme (since 1993)  
21.  The "APACE (Asia -Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement) Programme " was started in 1993  
with establishing the "WIPO Funds in Trust/Japan " (FIT/JP) in the field of copyright , targeting 
Asia-Pacific countries.  In FY 2018, following programmes were implemented : 
2.1.1.1   Annual Regional Workshop  (since 1993)  
22.  An annual regional workshop has been organized with the fund of WIPO/FIT Japan since 1993. 
In FY 2019, a Subregional Workshop on Updating the National Copyright Framework of South -Asian 
Countries was held in Bhutan where participants from six countries including the host country 
discussed and adopted a plan of action as a strategy/policy for the development of copyright systems 
in the region for 2019 -2020.  (See Table 5(A) attached in the Annex).  
2.1.1.2   Training Programme in Tokyo, Japan (since 199 4) 
23.  Since 1994, the JCO has been providing training  programme  in Japan, in cooperation with WIPO, 
to participants from Asia -Pacific countries. In 2020 , a workshop  on protection  of copyright and 
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  2.1.1.3   Training on Collective Management (since 2000 ) 
24.  This programme  started in 2000.  It is an on-the-job training for staff of collective management 
organizations or government officials in developing countries.  In 2019, a Practical Training in the  
collective management organization s in Japan was arranged for eight participants from Cambodia, 
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand  (See Table 5(C) attached in the Annex).  
2.1.1.4   National Seminar on Copyright and Neighbouring Rig hts (since 2000 ) 
25.  This programme started in 2000, in order to promote awareness of the protection of copyright 
and neighbouring rights , and the role it can play in cultural and economic development of developing 
countries.  In 2019, this seminar was held in Papua New Guinea  with participants from government 
agencies and private sectors as well as other stakeholders (see Table 5(D) attached in the Annex).  
3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT VARIETY 
PROTECTION  
3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV  
26.  In the form of a Funds -in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported 
programme s on plant variety protection (PVP) system s in line with UPOV . 
27.  To facilitate establishment and implem entation of  UPOV  PVP systems for countries in the Asian 
region, various activities were implemented  such as n ational and international s eminars for the 
purpose of raising awareness  of PVP systems  and assistance to draft PVP laws in accordance with 
the UPOV Convention.   
3.2  JICA G roup  Training  Course  
28.  JICA training course s started in 2000 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 
and Fisheries and  NCSS (Centr e for Seed s and Seedling s, National Agriculture and Food Research 
Organization ) to contribute to the enhance ment of PVP systems  and quality control of seeds and 
seedlings . In 2019, a Group Training Course was held in Japan and Viet Nam  with eight participants 
from eight countries (Indonesia, Mongolia , Myanmar, Philippines, Sudan, Th ailand, Viet Nam  and 
Zambia) (see Table 6(A) attached in the Annex) . 
3.3  Cooperation through the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum  
29.  To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP systems in East Asian 
countries, the East Asia Plant Va riety Protection Forum (EAPVPF)  was formed under the Japan 's 
initiative  in 200 7 with participation of ASEAN countries, China ; Republic of Korea  and Japan.  
30.  The 1 1th EAPVP Forum Annual Meeting was held in Muntinlupa, Philippines  on 1 August  2018 
adopted the "ten-Year Strategic Plan of the EAPVP Forum (2018 -2027) " including the Common 
Direction aiming at establishment of effective PVP systems consistent with the UPOV Convention 
among Forum members. The 12th Annual Meeting was held in Beijing,  China on 24 April 2019. The 
revised document of ten-Year Strategic Plan is available at the following website: 
http://eapvp.org/about/ .  
31.  Various cooperation activities proposed by EAPVPF members have been implemente d (see 
Table  6(B)-(D) attached in the Annex ). The details of th e activit ies can be referred to the following 
website: http://www.eapvp.org/report .  
4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES  
32.  The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan ha ve provided scholarship programmes , 
training courses, and expert missions on the TRIPS Agreement in the field of border measures for 
the enforcement of IPRs. The main purpose of th ese programme s is to assist in the smooth 
implementation of the TRIPS Agreement by customs officials in developing countries , mainly  in the 
Asia-Pacific region. In FY  2019, the scholarship programme  and the training course were  held in 
Japan, with ten participants  and 1 3 participants respectively  (see Table 7(A)  and 7(B)  attached in IP/C/R/TC/JPN/1  
 
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  the Annex). Furthermore, experts were sent to four countries in FY  2019 to advise its customs 
officers on knowledge and technique in the field of  IPRs border enforcement (see Table 7( C) attached 
in the Annex).  
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Table 1: JPO 's training programmes for government officials  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 June 2019 Japan  JPO/ IPRs Training Course on Trademark 
Examination under the Madrid System   14 participants from Myanmar, Brazil, Chile, 
Peru, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal 
and ARIPO  JPO 
2 July 2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on IP Asset 
Management for African Countries   13 participants from Uganda,  Cameroon , 
Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia and 
Rwanda  JPO 
3 August  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Promoting 
Public Awareness of IP   20 participants from India, Thailand, 
Malaysia, Philippines, Viet Nam , Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil , Mexico, 
Cameroon, Senegal and Burkina Faso  JPO 
4 September  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Substantive 
Examination of Designs   17 participants from India, Indonesia, 
Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil, Chile, 
Peru, Egypt and OAPI  JPO 
5 September  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Operational Patent Examination 
Training Program me  14 participants from India, Thailand, 
Malaysia, Philippines, Viet Nam , Brazil and 
Turkey  JPO 
6 September  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent 
Examination Management   18 participants from India ; Thailand ; 
Malaysia ; Philippines ; Viet Nam ; Brazil ; 
Argentina ; Turkey and Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of  JPO 
7 October  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Establishing 
Patent Examination Guidelines   17 participants from India ; Singapore, 
Indonesia ; Thailand ; Malaysia ; Philippines , 
Viet Nam ; Brazil and Saudi Arabia , Kingdom 
of JPO 
8 November  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Information 
Technology   18 participants from India, Singapore, 
Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines , Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar,  Brazil, Chile, 
Peru, Mexico, Pakistan , GCC and Egypt  JPO 
 
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9 November  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Substantive 
Examination of Trademarks   18 participants from India ; Malaysia ; Viet 
Nam; Cambodia ; Myanmar ; Brazil ; Chile; 
Peru; Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of; OAPI and 
Egypt  JPO 
10 December  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on General 
Management of IP Office   24 participants from  Singapore ; Indonesia ; 
Thailand ; Malaysia ; Philippines ; Viet Nam ; 
Brunei Darussalam ; Cambodia ; Lao PDR ; 
Myanmar ; Uruguay ; Ecuador ; Bolivia, 
Plurinational State  of; Paraguay ; 
Kazakhstan ; Uzbekistan ; Nepal ; Bhutan ; 
GCC; ARIPO and Zimbabwe  JPO 
11 December  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent 
Examination Practices for Viet Nam   Ten participants from Viet Nam   JPO 
12 January  2020 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Design 
Examination under the Hague System   22 participants from China ; India; Indonesia ; 
Thailand ; Malaysia ; Philippines ; Viet Nam ; 
Brazil ; Chile; Peru; Mexico and Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of  JPO 
13 January  2020 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent 
Examination in Specific Technical Fields for 
Latin American Countries   15 participants from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, 
Peru, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, 
Paraguay and Mexico  JPO 
14 February  2020 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Trial and 
Appeal System for ASEAN   13 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, 
Malaysia  , Viet Nam , Cambodia, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  JPO 
15 February  2020 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on Anti -
Counterfeiting Measures for Practitioners   23 participants from India, Thailand, 
Malaysia, Philippines , Viet Nam , Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, 
Peru and Egypt  JPO 
 
   
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 June  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course for IP Trainers  22 participants from India, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Philippines , Viet Nam , Cambodia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar , Brazil, Argentina and 
Mexico  JPO 
2 August  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course on 
Academia -Industry Collaboration and 
Technology Transfer  24 participants from India, Thailand, 
Malaysia, Philippines , Viet Nam , Brunei 
Darussalam , Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, 
Brazil and Mexico   JPO 
3 October  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Patents  24 participants from  India, Indonesia, 
Thailand, Malaysia , Philippines , Viet Nam , 
Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, Sri Lanka and 
South Africa  JPO 
4 November  2019 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course for IP Protection 
Lawyers  22 participants from India, Indonesia, 
Thailand, , Malaysia, Philippines , Viet Nam , 
Cambodia , Lao PDR, Myanmar ,Brazil, 
Argentina and Mexico  JPO 
5 February  2020 Japan  JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners 
Specializing in Trademarks  23 participants from India, Indonesia, 
Thailand,  Malaysia,  Philippines , Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Brazil and 
Argentina  JPO 
Table 3: Symposia funded by FIT/JP  
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 January  2019 Tokyo   Case Study Workshop on Support for 
Intellectual Property Management in SMEs 
(IP Advantage)  12 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia , Philippines , Viet Nam  and Thailand.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
2 February  2020 South Africa   Workshop on patent examination in the PCT 
National Phase in South Africa  (CIPC)  29 participants   WIPO  
（FIT Japan ）  
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3 February  2020 Tokyo  Support for Start -ups in developing 
countries  11 participants from African start -ups and 
eight participants  from African authorities 
who support start -ups attended the meeting.  
African start -ups: Cote d 'Ivoire, Egypt, 
Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South 
Africa, Tunisia  
African authorities: ARIPO, OAPI, Cote 
d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, 
Tunisia  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
4 August  2019 Tanzania  WIPO Regional Training Workshop on 
Automation Status Reporting and 
Prerequisites for Online Tools Deployment  
 32 participants from Botswana, Eswatini  (2), 
Ethiopia, The Gambia  (2), Kenya, Lesotho, 
Madagascar, Malawi  (2), Mauritius, 
Mozambique  (2), Namibia  (2), Rwanda, 
Seychelles  (2), Tanzania  (6), Uganda, 
Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, ARIPO and 
OAPI (2) attended the wo rkshop.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
5 August  2019 Yokohama  Promotion in Seventh Tokyo International 
Conference on African Development 
(TICAD7)  (1) Panel Discussion  
83 people participated in the Panel Discussion.  
(2) Exhibition Booth  
Approximately  650 people visited the booth.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
6 August  2019 Tokyo  Regional Case -Study Workshop on Support 
for Intellectual Property Management in 
SMEs  16 participants attended from:  
Cambodia (2), Indonesia (2), Lao  PDR (2), 
Malaysia (2), Myanmar (2), Philippines  (1), 
Singapore  (1), Thailand (2) and 
Viet Nam (2). WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
7 September  2019 Botswana   Regional workshop on the PCT for Selected 
PCT Contracting States as well as two non -
PCT in Africa  45 participants attended from:  
The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania 
(two participants, one from Zanzibar), 
Mozambique and Zimbabwe and one Non -
PCT state, Mauritius . WIPO  
（FIT Japan ）  
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8 October  2019 Tokyo  Policy Dialogue on Utilizing the IP System 
for Economic, Social and Cultural 
Development   22 participants attended from:  
Kingdom of Bahrain (2), Egypt (2), Japan 
(4), the State of  Kuwait (1), Morocco (3), 
Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of  (2), U nited Arab 
Emirates  (8). WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
9 October  2019 Viet Nam Targeted IT training workshop for five 
ASEAN/IPAS countries  About 30 participants from ten ASEAN 
countries attended the workshop.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
10 November  2019 Tokyo  Subregional Workshop on Patent 
Examination Quality Management System   18 participants attended from:  
Brazil (2), India (2), Indonesia (2), 
Malaysia  (2), Mexico (2), Philippines  (2), 
Singapore (2), Thailand (2), Viet Nam (2).  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
11 November  2019 Zimbabwe  WIPO/ARIPO/OAPI (WAO) Conference on 
Intellectual Property,  
Innovation and Value Addition for Business 
Competitiveness and Sustainable 
Development in Africa  
 The Conference drew participation from some 
300 delegates representing Universities and 
research and development (R&D) institutions, 
Chambers of Commerce and small and 
medium sized enterprises (SMEs) f rom the 
following countries:  
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Central African Republic, 
Comoros, Congo, Côte d 'Ivoire, Djibouti, 
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The 
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, 
Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, 
Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, 
Chad, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
12 November  2019 Tokyo  Regional conference – President top 
management  39 participants who were the government 
officials of the relevant Ministries, the 
presidents or vice -presidents and the 
technology transfer officers of universities and 
research institutions attended the conference 
from following countries,  
Malaysia (8), Philippines (6), Sri Lanka (5) , 
Thailand  (9) and Viet Nam (8).  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ）  
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13 November  2019 Philippines  National CASE utilization workshops for 
patent examiners in ASEAN and 
neighbouring offices (Candidate: VN, MY, 
PH, IN)  About 40 patent examiners of IPOPHL 
attended the workshop.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
14 November  2019 Tokyo  Study visit and Executive training for IPVN 
officials at JPO  12 IPVN officials including Deputy Director 
General and Director of IT Cent re visited JPO 
and attended  the Training on IT.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
15 December  2019 Tokyo  Master Class on Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights in Tokyo  19 participants attended from ten countries:  
Brunei Darussalam (2), Cambodia (2), 
Indonesia (2), Lao PDR  (2), Malaysia (2), 
Myanmar (2), Philippines (1), Singapore (2), 
Thailand (2), Viet Nam (2)  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
Table 4: JICA 's technical cooperation projects  
 Period  Location  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2018-2023 Myanmar  The Project for Capacity 
Development of Legal, Judicial 
and Relevant Sectors in 
Myanmar (Phase 2)  This project is designed to contribute to (i) capacity development of 
Union Attorney General 's Office (UAGO) and Supreme Court of the Union 
(SC) and other relevant authorities for legislating work as well as 
(ii) strengthening of human resource development of UAGO and SC. The 
activit ies under the project include compilation of textbooks on 
intellectual property rights for SC and training of judges and UAGO 
officials involved in intellectual property related matters.  JICA 
2 2015-2021 Indonesia  Project on Intellectual 
Property Rights Protection and 
Legal Consistency for 
Improving Business 
Environment  This project is designed to strengthen the system for improving legal 
consistency and IPRs protection by enhancing the quality of IP 
examination in the DGIP and predictability of IP  cases processing in the 
Supreme Court, improving  IPRs Enforcement system at related agencies 
and establishing the procedure for improving consistency during drafting 
and vetting business laws and regulations including IP laws and 
regulations in the DGL.  JICA  
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(A) Annual Regional Workshop  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 October  
2014 Japan   Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Copyright 
and Related Rights for Heads of Copyright 
Offices  24 participants from Bangladesh ; Bhutan ; Cambodia ; China ; 
Cook Islands ; Fiji; Indonesia ; Kiribati ; Lao PDR; Malaysia ; 
Maldives ; Mongolia ; Myanmar ; Pakistan ; Papua New Guinea ; 
Philippines ; Republic of Korea ; Samoa ; Singapore ; Sri Lanka ; 
Thailand ; Tonga ; Vanuatu  and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 February  
2016 Australia  Subregional Workshop on Copyright and 
Related Rights in the South Pacific for decision  
Makers  15 participants from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, 
Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, 
Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 September  
2016 Malaysia  Subregional  Workshop on Copyright 
Awareness and Capacity Building for ASEAN 
Countries  Ten participants from Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines , Singapore, Thailand and Viet 
Nam WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 October  
2017 Japan  Asia-Pacific Regional meeting for Heads of 
Copyright Offices  28 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, 
Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Maldives, 
Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niue, 
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines , Samoa, Singapore , 
Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 July 2019 Bhutan  Subregional  Workshop on Updating the 
National Copyright Framework of South -Asian 
Countries  Ten participants from Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and 
Sri Lanka and 25 local participants   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
(B) Training Programme s in Tokyo, Japan  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 February  
2015 Japan   Special Course on the Enforcement of 
Copyright and Related Rights  11 participants from China, India, Malaysia, Philippines , Sri 
Lanka and Thailand   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 October  
2015 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection of 
Copyright and Related Rights  Ten copyright officials (including enforcement agencies) from 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines , Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 October  
2016 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection of 
Copyright and Related Rights  Eight copyright officials (including enforcement agencies) from 
China, Pakistan, Philippines  and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
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4 February -
Mar 2018  Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection of 
Copyright and Related Rights  Ten Participants  from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar 
and Nepal  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 October -
November  
2018 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection of 
Copyright and Related Rights  Ten Lao PDR, Maldives, Pakistan, Solomon Islands and Thailand  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
6 February  
2020 Japan  Special Workshop on the Protection of 
Copyright and Related Rights  Eight copyright officials from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and one 
official from the ASEAN Secretariat  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
(C) Training s on Collective Management  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 February  
2015 Japan   Study Visit to Collective Management 
Organizations  Eight participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 October  
2015 Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   Six participants from Bangladesh, Mongolia and Sri Lanka   WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
3 October  
2016 Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations   Eight participants from Cambodia, Cook Islands, Lao PDR, 
Maldives and Myanmar  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 Mar 2018  
 Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations  Six participants from India, Philippines  and Sri Lanka  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 January  
2019 Japan  Study Visit to Copyright Management 
Organizations  Eight participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Viet Nam  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
6 August  
2019 Japan  Practical Training in the Copyright 
Management Organizations  Eight participants from Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines  and 
Thailand  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
(D) National Seminar s on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 
 May 2014  Cambodia  National Workshop on Copyright, Creativity 
and Development  Over 100 participants from Cambodia, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from 
the copyright industries  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
2 
 Mar 2015  Bangladesh  National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights  Over 50 participants from Bangladesh, representing various 
government and private sectors as well as the stakeholders from 
the copyright industries  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
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3 
 July 2015 Myanmar   National Workshop on the Role of Copyright 
and Related Rights in Economic and Cultural 
Development  Over 100 participants from Myanmar, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
4 
 August  
2015 Viet Nam  National Workshop on Copyright and Related 
Rights and Emerging Issues   Over 100 participants from Viet Nam, representing relevant 
government ministries and private sectors as well as the 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
5 
 January  
2016 Sri Lanka   National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights   Over 60 participants from Sri Lanka, representing relevant 
government ministries, creators ' association, collective 
management organizations as well as other key stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
6 
 May 2016 Lao PDR  National Workshop on Awareness Building on 
Copyright and Related Rights  About 50 participants representing relevant government 
ministries and private sectors including university professors, 
broadcasting companies and collective management 
organizations.  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
7 
 February  
2017 Maldives  National Workshop on the Role of Copyright 
and Related Rights  Over 35 participants representing relevant government 
ministries and private sectors as well as other stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
8 
 June  2017 Mongolia  National Workshop on the Role of Copyright 
and Related Rights in Economic and Cultural 
Development  Over 50 Participants from government ministries and 
enforcement agencies, broadcasting organizations, collective 
management organizations , film producers and a performers ' 
association as well as other stakeholders such as IP consultants 
and lawyers  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
9 January  
2019 Solomon 
Islands  Advisory Mission on Building a National 
Copyright System  Over 25 senior government officials in charge of policy making 
including treaty accession  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
10 February  
2019 Myanmar  Advisory Mission on Enhancing National 
Copyright Systems  About 40 participants from government officials and key 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
11 February  
2019 Lao PDR  Advisory Mission on Enhancing National 
Copyright Systems  About 40 participants from government officials and key 
stakeholders  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)  
12 November  
2019 Papua New 
Guinea  National Seminar and Consultation Meeting on 
Copyright and Related Rights  Over 50 Participants from government ministries and 
enforcement agencies, broadcasting organizations, creative 
industries, film producers and a performers ' association in 
addition to other stakeholders such as IP consultants an d 
lawyers  WIPO  
(FIT Japan)   
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(A) JICA group training course s 
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Japan  
 JICA Group Training Course  Six participants from Indonesia 、Malaysia, Thailand and Viet Nam  JICA 
2 2012 Japan  Internationally Harmonized Plant Variety 
Protection System (PVP System)  Nine participants from Indonesia 、Philippines , Malaysia, 
Cambodia, Thailand,  Viet Nam and Myanmar  JICA 
3 2013 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  Nine participants from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, 
Lao PDR , Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka  and Viet Nam  JICA 
4 2014 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedling to Facilitate Distribution of High 
Quality Seeds  11 participants from Burkina Faso ; Cambodia ; Ethiopia ; 
Indonesia ; Kenya ; Lao PDR ; Malaysia ; Moldova, Republic of;  
Myanmar ; Sri Lanka  and Viet Nam  JICA 
5 2015 Japan  Quality Control System of Seeds and 
Seedlings to Facilitate Distribution of 
High Quality Seeds  Ten participants from Malaysia, Cambodia, Lao PDR , Viet Nam , 
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Indonesia  JICA 
6 2016 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  11 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyz 
Republic , Lao PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Timor -Leste, Viet Nam  
and Zambia  JICA 
7 2017 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  Eight participants from Argentine, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and Zambia  JICA 
8 2018 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  Three  participants from Argentine, Myanmar  and Viet Nam  JICA 
9 2019 Japan,  
Viet Nam  Plant Variety Protection and Quality 
Control System of Seeds to Facilitate 
Distribution of High Quality Seeds  Eight participants from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar,  
Philippines, Sudan, Thailand, Viet Nam  and Zambia   JICA  
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2012 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  41 partic ipants from Thailand, Indonesia  and Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
2 2012 Thailand  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  26 parti cipants from Malaysia, Viet Nam  and Thailand  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
3 2012 Indonesia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  19 participants from Malaysia, Philippines , Thailand  and Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
4 2012 Singapore  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  14 participants from Malaysia, Philippines , Thailand  and 
Singapore  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
5 2012 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  19 partic ipants from Indonesia, Thailand  and Malaysia  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
6 2013 Viet Nam Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  21 participants from Japan ; Cambodia ; Singapore ; Thailand ; 
Philippines ; Brunei Darussalam ; Lao PDR ; Korea , Republic of  and 
Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
7 2013 Viet Nam  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  21 participants from Japan ; Cambodia ; Singapore ; Thailand ; 
Philippines ; Brunei Darussalam ; Lao PDR ; Korea , Republic of  and 
Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection F  
8 2014 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  25 participants from Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Indonesia and 
Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
9 2014 Korea , 
Republic 
of Cooperation in Harmonization  of Test 
Guidelines  and DUS Test  23 participants from Japan ; Cambodia ; China ; Indonesia ; 
Myanmar ; Singapore ; Thailand ; Philippines ; Brunei Darussalam;  
Lao PDR ; Republic of Korea  and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
10 2015 Malaysia  Cooperation in Harmonization of Test 
Guidelines and DUS Test  26 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan , Lao PDR , 
Malaysia , New Zealand  and Thailand. the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
11 2015 Malaysia  Workshop on  DUS Test  25 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines , Thailand and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
12 2015 Viet Nam  Workshop on  DUS Test  24 participants from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR and Viet Nam.  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum   
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13 2016 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  30 participants from Myanmar  Naktuinbouw 
(Netherlands) and the 
East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
14 2016 Thailand  Training Course on DUS test  29 participants from Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
15 2016 Viet Nam  Training Course on DUS test  17 participants from Viet Nam, Lao PDR , Malaysia and Myanmar  UPOV and the East Asia 
Plant V ariety Protection 
Forum  
16 2017 Cambodia  Training Course on DUS test  Nine participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
17 2017 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  30 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
18 2018 Indonesia  Training Course on DUS test  40 participants from Indonesia  Naktuinbouw 
(Netherlands) and the 
East Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
19 2018 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  14 participants from Myanmar  Viet Nam  and the East 
Asia Plant Variety 
Protection Forum  
20 2019 Myanmar  Training Course on DUS test  22 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
21 2019 Cambodia  Training Course on DUS test  15 participants from Cambodia and Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
 (C) Seminar s on Plant Variety Protection  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Thailand  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  42 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
Philippines , Viet Nam and Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
2 2012 Cambodia  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  40 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum   
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3 2012 Myanmar  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  123 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
4 2013 Malaysia  Awareness seminar on plant variety 
protection  34 participants from Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
5 2013 Indonesia  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  21 participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
6 2013 Lao PDR  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  56 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
7 2013 Cambodia  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  57 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
8 2013 Myanmar  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  19 participants from Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
9 2013 Viet Nam  Participation of Japanese Experts in In -
Country Training  21 participants from Japan ; Cambodia ; Singapore ; Thailand ; 
Philippines ; Brunei Darussalam;  Lao PDR ; Republic of Korea  and 
Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
10 2015 Brunei 
Darussalam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  43 participants from Brunei Darussalam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
11 2015 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  22 participants from Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
12 2015 Cambodia  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  44 participants from Cambodia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
13 2016 Myanmar  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  140 participants from Myanmar  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
14 2016 Thailand  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  167 participants from Thailand  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum   
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15 2017 China  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  150 participants from China  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
16 2017 Myanmar  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  115 participants from Myanmar  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
17 2017 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection (Southern Region)  70 participants from Viet Nam  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
18 2017 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection (Northern and Middle 
Region)  150 participants from Viet Nam  The Eats Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
19 2018 Lao PDR  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  34 participants from Lao PDR  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
20 2018 Philippines  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  79 participants from Philippines  and EAPVP Forum members  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
21 2019 China  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  About 100 participants from China and EAPVP Forum members  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
22 2019 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  28 participants from Viet Nam  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
23 2019 Viet Nam  Awareness raising seminar on plant 
variety protection  80 participants from Viet Nam  The East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum  
(D) Training Course s in Japan  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2011 Japan  The Training Course on PVP 
Administration Management  Three  participants from Indonesia, Malaysia and  Philippines  
 the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
2 2011 Japan  Training Course for High level official  Nine participants from Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam , Lao PDR , 
Myanmar  and Thailand  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum   
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3 2011 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   16 participants from Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Philippines , Thailand  and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
4 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official  Five partic ipants from Cambodia, Indonesia  and Lao PDR  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
5 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   Nine participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and 
Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
6 2012 Japan  Short Term Technical Training Course   Five participants from Lao PDR , Malaysia, Philippines , Thailand 
and Viet Nam  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
7 2012 Japan  Training Course for High level official   Nine participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR , Malaysia and 
Myanmar  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
8 2013 Japan  Short term technical training course  Two participants from Singapore and Malaysia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
9 2015 Japan  Training C ourse on DUS growing test  Two participants from Indonesia  the East Asia Plant 
Variety Protection Forum  
Table 7: Cooperation in the field of border measures  
(A) Scholarship Programme s 
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2017 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study  IPRs 
border enforcement  Ten participants from Botswana, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Nepal, 
Pakistan, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Viet Nam  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2018 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study  IPRs 
border enforcement  Ten participants from Azerbai jan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Lao PDR, Maldives, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2019 Japan  Master course program me for officers of 
developing countries to study  IPRs 
border enforcement  Ten participants from Azerbai jan, Guyana, Indonesia, India, 
Jamaica, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Nigeria and Pakistan  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
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 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2019 Japan  WCO/JICA  Benchmarking Study on Intellectual Property 
Right and Customs Control for Customs officers of East 
African Community  13 participants from Burundi, Kenya, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and EAC 
Secretariat  WCO/JICA  
(C) Expert Mission s 
 Date  Location  Title Participants  Organizer  
1 2017 Uruguay  Regional Operational Workshop on Combating 
Counterfeiting and Piracy for the Americas  Customs officers in America region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
2 2017 Indonesia  WCO National Seminar for the Indonesia Customs 
Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in Indonesia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
3 2017 Indonesia  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights ( IPRs) 
Japan -Indonesia Customs Cooperation Program me Customs officers in Indonesia  JETRO  
4 2017 Belize  Subregional Workshop on Combating Counterfeiting and 
Piracy for Central America  Customs officers in Central America region  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
5 2017 United Arab 
Emirates  Seminar on Anti -Counterfeit in U nited Arab Emirates  Customs officers in U nited Arab Emirates  JETRO  
6 2017 Saudi 
Arabia , 
Kingdom of  Counterfeit Detection Seminar in Riyadh Customs  Customs officers in Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of  JETRO  
7 2017 Cambodia  WCO National Seminar for the General Department of 
Customs and Excise(GDCE) of Cambodia on combating 
counterfeiting and piracy  Customs officers in Cambodia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
8 2018 Iran Workshop on Intellectual Property （IP）for Iran  Customs officers in Iran  JETRO  
9 2018 Georgia  IPRs Support Mission for Georgia  Customs officers in Georgia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
10 2018 Malaysia  WCO Subregional  Workshop for ASEAN Members on 
Border Enforcement on Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in ASEAN Members  WCO 
(CCF Japan)   
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11 2018 Lao PDR  WCO National Workshop for the Department of Customs 
of the Lao PDR on combating counterfeiting and piracy  Customs officers in Lao PDR  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
12 2018 Myanmar  WCO National Workshop for the Customs Department of 
the Union of Myanmar on Combating Counterfeiting and 
Piracy  Customs officers in Myanmar  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
13 2018 Cambodia  WCO National Workshop for the General Department of 
Customs and Excise of Cambodia on Intellectual 
Property Rights  Customs officers in Cambodia  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
14 2018 Indonesia  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights （IPRs）
Japan -Indonesia Customs Cooperation Program me Customs officers in Indonesia  Japan Customs  
15 2019 Saudi 
Arabia , 
Kingdom of  Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights （IPRs）Japan - 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Customs Cooperation 
Program me Customs officers in Saudi Arabia , Kingdom of  Japan Customs  
16 2019 Cambodia  Japan - Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st 
Century (JSPP) " Promotion of Effective Intellectual 
Property Protection " Customs officers, other government officers in 
Cambodia  JSPP 
17 2019 Kenya  WCO/JICA Joint Sub regional Workshop on Effective 
Border Control of the goods infringing Intellectual 
Property Rights in East Africa  Customs officers in East Africa  WCO/JICA  
18 2019 Fiji WCO Sub regional  Workshop on Combating 
Counterfeiting and Piracy  Customs officers in Pacific island countries  WCO 
(CCF Japan)  
 
 
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