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WIPO Technical Assistance & WIPO Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Programs Capacity Building Programs

and Activities in Asia and the and Activities in Asia and the PacificPacific

Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Bureau for Asia and the PacificBureau for Asia and the Pacific

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Programs and ActivitiesBuilding Programs and Activities

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WIPO’s Mandate for Providing WIPO’s Mandate for Providing Legal and Technical AssistanceLegal and Technical Assistance

Article 4Article 4 of WIPO Convention provides that WIPO of WIPO Convention provides that WIPO shall, shall, inter alia,inter alia, “ “offer its cooperation to States offer its cooperation to States requesting requesting legal-technical assistancelegal-technical assistance in the field in the field of intellectual property.of intellectual property.””

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Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Member drivenMember driven; request driven; request driven Responsive to the changing environment, Responsive to the changing environment,

circumstances, sensitivities and circumstances, sensitivities and prioritiespriorities Consideration of the Consideration of the evolution of the IP systemevolution of the IP system, ,

new emerging issues and the broad objectives new emerging issues and the broad objectives of developmentof development

Widest coverageWidest coverage Use of Use of local local and regional expertise and regional expertise Constant evaluationConstant evaluation

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Approach and Tools of DeliveryApproach and Tools of Delivery• ApproachApproach: : country-specificcountry-specific, need-oriented, , need-oriented,

demand-driven, integrated and holistic, and cost-demand-driven, integrated and holistic, and cost-

effectiveeffective

• Tools of deliveryTools of delivery: nationally focused action plans : nationally focused action plans

((NFAPNFAPs), focused seminars, interactive workshops, s), focused seminars, interactive workshops,

training programs, fellowships, expert/advisory training programs, fellowships, expert/advisory

missions, missions, projects, country studies, etc.projects, country studies, etc.

• Targeted groupsTargeted groups: IP administrators, policy makers, : IP administrators, policy makers,

enforcement officials, judges, as well as user enforcement officials, judges, as well as user

community such as inventors, creators, SMEs, community such as inventors, creators, SMEs,

academia and R&D institutions, etc.academia and R&D institutions, etc.

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Focus AreasFocus Areas

• Development of Development of national IPnational IP policies and policies and strategiesstrategies

• More efficient More efficient IP infrastructureIP infrastructure in developing countries in developing countries and LDCsand LDCs

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• Enhanced Enhanced awareness IPawareness IP and its contribution to and its contribution to developmentdevelopment

• Updated Updated IP legislationIP legislation in support of development goals in support of development goals

• Improved exploitation and Improved exploitation and effective use of IPeffective use of IP for for economic growtheconomic growth

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Types of AssistanceTypes of Assistance

• LegislativeLegislative assistance assistance

• Human resourceHuman resource development & capacity building development & capacity building

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• Development of Development of IP policyIP policy and strategy and strategy

• Modernization of Modernization of IP administrationIP administration system system

• Promotion of Promotion of innovationinnovation & creative activity & creative activity

• Development & management of Development & management of IP assetsIP assets

• Promotion of Promotion of sub-regionalsub-regional cooperation in IP cooperation in IP

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Bilateral Cooperation with Bilateral Cooperation with Countries in the RegionCountries in the Region

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• ActivitiesActivities: roundtables, training courses, seminars : roundtables, training courses, seminars and long-term fellowships, etc.and long-term fellowships, etc.

• CountriesCountries: Japan (FIT), Australia (Framework : Japan (FIT), Australia (Framework Agreement), Singapore (Memorandum of Agreement), Singapore (Memorandum of Understanding), Republic of Korea (FIT), and China Understanding), Republic of Korea (FIT), and China (ad-hoc basis)(ad-hoc basis)

• Bilateral cooperation agreementsBilateral cooperation agreements with several with several countries in the region for joint programs countries in the region for joint programs and activities for training and developing human and activities for training and developing human resources in the region.resources in the region.

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Cooperation with Institutions in Cooperation with Institutions in the Regionthe Region

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• Cooperation agreements with several national institutionsCooperation agreements with several national institutions in the region for training and developing human in the region for training and developing human resources.resources.

• Organizes a broad range of capacity-building programs Organizes a broad range of capacity-building programs and activities with the following institutions: and activities with the following institutions:

-- Sri Lanka Foundation InstituteSri Lanka Foundation Institute

-- International Property Training Institute (IIPTI), Republic of KoreaInternational Property Training Institute (IIPTI), Republic of Korea

-- China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC)China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC)

-- Institute for Intellectual Property Development (IIPD), IndiaInstitute for Intellectual Property Development (IIPD), India

-- Intellectual Property Training Center, MalaysiaIntellectual Property Training Center, Malaysia

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Number of Activities in Asia and Number of Activities in Asia and the Pacific in 2006the Pacific in 2006

• 5353 ( (regional, sub-regional and nationalregional, sub-regional and national) ) meetings meetings and and training coursestraining courses

• 55 study visits organizedstudy visits organized

• 44 long-term fellowship programslong-term fellowship programs

• 1313 advisory/expert missions undertakenadvisory/expert missions undertaken

• 6161 equipment units delivered to the countriesequipment units delivered to the countries

• 14201420 participants directly benefited from WIPO participants directly benefited from WIPO programs and activities in the regionprograms and activities in the region

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Supporting Small and Medium-Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

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• Recent activitiesRecent activities::

- - WIPO Regional Workshop on Technology Management for Promoting Transfer of Technology WIPO Regional Workshop on Technology Management for Promoting Transfer of Technology and IP Transactions, Singapore, July 2006and IP Transactions, Singapore, July 2006

- International Pat Licensing Sem, Tokyo, Jan 2006; - Regional Seminar on International - International Pat Licensing Sem, Tokyo, Jan 2006; - Regional Seminar on International

Negotiations on IP, Daejeon, Nov; - Workshop on the Use of IP, Pakistan, June 2007.Negotiations on IP, Daejeon, Nov; - Workshop on the Use of IP, Pakistan, June 2007.

• PromotePromote a more active and effective a more active and effective use of the IP systemuse of the IP system by by SMEsSMEs

• Strengthen the capacity of national governments to Strengthen the capacity of national governments to developdevelop strategies, strategies, policies policies and programs to meet the and programs to meet the IP needsIP needs of of SMEsSMEs

• Improve the capacity of relevant public, private and civil Improve the capacity of relevant public, private and civil society institutions, such as society institutions, such as business and industry business and industry associationsassociations, to provide IP-related services to SMEs, to provide IP-related services to SMEs

Thank you for Thank you for your kind your kind attentionattention

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