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WIPO Publication No. 499(E) ISBN 92-805-1179-0

For more information contact theWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationAddress:34, chemin des Colombettes P.O. Box 18CH-1211 Geneva 20Switzerland

Telephone:41 22 338 91 11

Fax:41 22 733 54 28

e-mail:[email protected]

WIPO Worldwide AcademyAddress:7 avenue de Tournay1292 ChambésyGenevaSwitzerland

Telephone:41 22 338 90 76

Fax:41 22 740 14 17

e-mail:[email protected]

CATALOGUE OF COURSES

AND SEMINARS

FOR THE PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING PROGRAM

WIPO TR A I N I N G PR O G R A M

WIPO Training Program

in the Field of Intellectual Property

Catalogue of Courses and Seminars

for the Professional Training Program

http://www.wipo.int/academy

The list of courses is provisional and subject to change

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General Information on WIPO Training Program for Nationals of DevelopingCountries and Countries in Transition to a Market Economy 5

1. Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Industrial Property, Geneva, Switzerland 12

(a) Interregional Specialized Training Course on the Legal and Administrative Aspects of Trademarks, The Hague, Netherlands 13

(b) Interregional Advanced Training Course on Patent Documentation and Information, Vienna, Austria 14

(c) Interregional Advanced Training Course on Industrial Property, Munich, Germany 15

(d) Interregional Training Seminar on Industrial Property: “A Guide through Industrial Property Documentation”, Vienna, Austria 16

(e) Interregional Training Seminar on IP: “A guide through Industrial Property Documentation”, The Hague, Netherlands 17

(f) Training Course on Industrial Property, Lisbon, Portugal 18

(g) Training Course on Industrial Property, Casablanca, Morocco 19

(h) Training Course on Industrial Property, Cairo, Egypt 20

(i) Advanced Practical Training Course on Trademarks and Common Aspects onIndustrial Property, Madrid, Spain 21

(j) WIPO/CEIPI Advanced Training Course on the Legal, Administrative and Economic Aspects of Industrial Property, Strasbourg, France 22

(k) Training Course on Industrial Property, Prague, Czech Republic 23

(l) Training Course on Industrial Property, Taastrup, Denmark 24

(m) Training Course on Industrial Property, Paris, France 25

(n) Training Course on Industrial Property, Jerusalem, Israel 26

(o) Training Course on Industrial Property, Berne, Switzerland 27

2. WIPO/EPO Seminar on Patent Search and Examination, Munich, Germany 28

3. WIPO/EPO/SPTO Seminar on Coordinated Patent Search and ExaminationProcedures for nationals of Latin American countries: Geneva, Switzerland;Madrid, Spain; and Munich, Germany 29

4. WIPO/EPO/OHIM Seminar on Administrative Issues in Patent and TrademarkProcedures: Geneva, Switzerland; Alicante, Spain; and The Hague, Netherlands 30

5. WIPO/CIPO Executive Workshop on the Application of Management Techniques in the Delivery of IP Services, Gatineau, Canada 31

6. Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Copyright and Related Rights, Geneva, Switzerland 32

(a) WIPO/ONDA Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Algiers, Algeria 33

(b) WIPO/Ministry of Culture and Education/KOPIOSTO Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Helsinki, Finland 34

(c) WIPO/Ministry of Culture and Francophone Affairs Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Paris, France 35

(d) WIPO/Secretariat of State for Culture Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Lisbon, Portugal 36

(e) WIPO/SGAE Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Madrid, Spain 37

(f) WIPO/BCC Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights, London, United Kingdom 38

7. WIPO/SGAE Regional Academic Course on Copyright and Related Rights for Latin American Countries (venue to be announced) 39

General Information on WIPO Training Program for Nationals of Developing Countries and Countries in Transition to a Market Economy

Objectives

The objective of the WIPO training program is to providegeneral and specialized training for professionals in the field ofintellectual property. The program is carried out in cooperationwith governments and specialized institutions. The variousprograms provide basic or specialized training on the law,administration and enforcement of intellectual property rightsand the use and dissemination of industrial propertydocumentation and information.

Field and Scope of Training

The WIPO training program covers all fields of intellectualproperty: industrial property, copyright and related rights. Theprogram offers training on international developments in thefield of intellectual property at WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva,Switzerland. It also offers practical training at one or morecooperating national or regional industrial property or copyrightoffices. The types of courses offered, including a brief summaryof the issues covered, are described below.

Target Groups

Training is provided for persons in the fields of industrialproperty and copyright or related rights. Efforts are made toselect the form of training that best suits the needs of the officeconcerned as well as that of the candidate. The WIPO trainingprogram is demand-driven and aims at promoting exchange ofinformation among different groups, including right owners,administrators and law enforcement officers. The target groupsinclude intellectual property officials from Member States inindustrial property offices, copyright offices and other ministrieswhose mandate comprises intellectual property issues.

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Eligibility

Candidates to be nominated by governments should, ingeneral, belong to one of the above-mentioned target groups.Candidates from the private sector should submit theirapplications through the relevant government authoritiesresponsible for intellectual property matters. Attention is drawnto the information on the nature and scope of each course andthe qualification requirements therefor. Government authoritiesare requested to propose only persons who are expected tocontinue their service in the field of intellectual property, or inrelated institutions, on completion of their training.

Candidates for the Interregional Intermediate Seminar on Industrial Property and the Interregional IntermediateSeminar on Copyright and Related Rights should complete the Distance Learning Course (DL-101) “General Course on Intellectual Property” and pass the examination. The Distance Learning Course Calendar (Table 1, below) gives the registration dates for 2004.

Candidates who do not have access to the Internet mayrequest the WIPO Worldwide Academy to provide a CD-ROMcontaining the DL-101 Course.


Table 1: Distance Learning Course Calendar 2004

Session Registration dates Course dates Languages

Spring 2004 December 2, 2003 to March 1, 2004 to English January 31, 2004 April 15, 2004 Arabic

ChineseFrenchPortuguese Russian Spanish

Summer 2004 April 1, 2004 to June 2, 2004 to English May 3, 2004 July 15, 2004 Arabic


Fall 2004 July 1, 2004 to October 1, 2004 to English August 29, 2004 November 14, 2004 Arabic


The application form is available in Adobe PDF and in MSWord formats on the website of the WIPO Worldwide Academy(http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/index.html). You may alsoobtain the form from your national intellectual property officeor ministry of foreign affairs.

Selection of Candidates

The selection of candidates is carried out by WIPO. The government authorities will be notified of the selectedcandidates through direct channels as well as, where applicable,the relevant UNDP office.

Information concerning travel and other administrativearrangements for participation in the training program will becommunicated through the UNDP office or directly to thecandidate.

Administrative Arrangements

Medical Insurance:Holders of WIPO fellowships participating in courses or

seminars lasting two weeks or more are covered by a medicalinsurance taken out by WIPO throughout the training period.Details of the medical insurance scheme are sent to selectedcandidates.

Medical Examination:

Candidates selected for a training course lasting two weeksor more are required to undergo a medical examinationconfirming that they are in good health. The medicalexamination is to be carried out by a physician recognized bythe United Nations in the candidate’s country.

When applicable, WIPO will inform the selected candidatesof the requirement for medical examination through therelevant UNDP office.

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Language Proficiency

Candidates are required to have a good knowledge of thelanguage in which the training is to be conducted.

In order to be considered, candidates from a country wherethe official or national language is not the language of trainingmust submit a certificate of proficiency in that language. Thecertificate should be from a language institution recognized bythe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office inthe candidate’s country. In the absence of such a certificate,candidates will be required to pass a language test organized bythe UNDP office in that country.

Candidates from a country without a UNDP office shouldpresent other language certificates, preferably issued by publicinstitutions.

Application Form

The application form should be duly completed and signedby the applicant and endorsed by the Minister or other seniorofficial of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other relevantMinistry before it can be considered.

Special attention is drawn to sections 10 to 12 of the form,which should be completed correctly, stating clearly definedtraining requirements and the objectives that the candidatewishes to achieve.

A recent photograph of the candidate must also beattached to the application form.

Applications will be considered for training in 2004 or 2005.


Certificate

A certificate of participation will be issued to theparticipants at the end of each training program.

Special Conditions

Attendance:Regular attendance is compulsory throughout the training

period. WIPO reserves the right to terminate the fellowship ofany participant who fails to meet this requirement.

Accompanying Persons:Participants are requested not to take any accompanying

persons to the courses. In any event, WIPO will not take anyresponsibility or incur administrative costs or take any action(e.g., make travel arrangements, provide subsistence allowance,arrange entry visas or insurance, etc.) for such persons.Arrangements made for the participants by WIPO and/or thehost institutions are solely for the benefit of the participants.

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Visa Requirements:In view of the strict entry visa requirements of countries in

which the training courses or seminars will be organized, WIPOwill not authorize the selected candidates to travel unless theyhave obtained all the required entry visas in advance.

Travel and Accommodation

Arrangements:Travel and subsistence expenses are borne by WIPO and/or

by the governments or organizations cooperating with WIPO inorganizing the training course. Participants will receive a dailysubsistence allowance adequate to cover the cost ofaccommodation and meals. In certain cases, the allowance ispartly replaced by free-of-charge accommodation and/or meals.

Evaluation

At the end of each course or seminar, the participants arerequired to complete an evaluation questionnaire prepared byWIPO. The answers to the questionnaire are treated in strictconfidence. They are intended to serve as a basis for assessingthe value of, as well as to enrich, the various courses andseminars in order to help WIPO improve its courses in the future.

Each participant in the WIPO training program is alsorequired to transmit a report on the course or seminar following completion.

The report should contain brief comments on the contents,organization and other relevant aspects of the course orseminar. WIPO also welcomes suggestions or recommendationsthat would assist it in improving its training program. Reports and suggestions are treated in strict confidence.



(a) InterregionalSpecialized TrainingCourse on the Legal andAdministrative Aspects ofTrademarks, The Hague,Netherlands

Introduction

Practical training courseorganized as a follow-up to the Intermediate Seminar in Geneva, Switzerland.

Contents

introduction to the Benelux Trademark Office (history, structure, activities);Paris Convention for the Protection of IndustrialProperty (provisionsconcerning marks);Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual PropertyRights (TRIPS Agreement)(provisions concerningmarks);Trademark Law Treaty (TLT);Madrid AgreementConcerning theInternational Registrationof Marks and the Protocol relating to that Agreement;Nice AgreementConcerning theInternational Classificationof Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks;Vienna AgreementEstablishing anInternational Classificationof the Figurative Elements of Marks;

general introduction to the Benelux trademarksystem, trademarks andservice marks; processingof applications at theBenelux Trademark Office; registration of amendments;processing of internationalapplications at the BeneluxTrademark Office;automation of the BeneluxTrademark Office;anticipation searches;organization of search filesand search criteria;life of the trademark(rights and obligations of the trademark owner);practical exercises and case studies;trademarks in theEuropean Community.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Benelux Trademark Office(BTO), The Hague,Netherlands, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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1. InterregionalIntermediate Seminar on Industrial Property,Geneva, Switzerland

IntroductionThe seminar is designed

to explore various aspectsof industrial property andrecent trends. The visit toWIPO’s headquarters alsogives the participants theopportunity to meet WIPOofficials in charge of theCooperation forDevelopment Program intheir respective regions aswell as specialists in variousaspects of IndustrialProperty. Participants willbe required to have partici-pated in and successfullycompleted the DistanceLearning Course “GeneralCourse on IntellectualProperty” (DL-101) beforebeing considered for partic-ipation in this program.The Intermediate Seminar isfollowed by two weeks ofpractical training in variousintellectual property offices.

Contents

Each session of the seminarwill cover the following topics:

WIPO and its history,organizational structureand objectives;human resourcesdevelopment strategies;recent developments in the field of industrial property;WIPO-AdministeredTreaties;WIPO Intellectual PropertyInformation Services: the WIPO GlobalInformation Network(WIPONET);economic dimensions of intellectual property;global intellectual property issues;intellectual propertyimplications of electronic commerce;WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Language

Simultaneous interpretation isprovided in English, Arabic,French and Spanish.

Venue and Duration

WIPO headquarters, three days.

Expected Period

June.

Practical Training

At the end of the seminar, theparticipants will undergo two weeks ofpractical training at thenational industrial propertyoffice of one of the following countries: Austria,Czech Republic, Denmark,Egypt, France, Germany, Israel,Morocco, Netherlands,Portugal, Spain or Switzerland

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(c) InterregionalAdvanced Training Courseon Industrial Property, Munich, Germany

Introduction


Contents

outline of the tasks and organization of theGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office;outline of the patent grant procedure and prerequisites for granting patents;International PatentClassification (IPC);processing of patentapplications prior to the filing of the requestfor examination;Paris Convention for theProtection of IndustrialProperty and the PatentCooperation Treaty (PCT);patent informationservices for the public;patent information anddocumentation in theGerman Patent and Trade Mark Office;German utility model law;trademark issues;individual training; case studies.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

German Patent and TradeMark Office (GPTO), Munich,Germany, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(b) Interregional AdvancedTraining Course on PatentDocumentation andInformation, Vienna, Austria

Introduction


Contents

organization andadministration of theAustrian Patent Office;explanation of theAustrian patent and utilitymodel grant procedure;structure of a patentdocument; bibliographicdata; content and abstracts of patent documents;presentation anddemonstration of the work of examiners in the Austrian Patent Office;explanation of thedocumentation used by the examiners and demonstration;special aspects of manual search;procedures under the Patent CooperationTreaty (PCT);special aspects of the International PatentClassification (IPC) system;exercises: classifyinginventions; examples;electronic data processingin patent administration;

special aspects of the library and itsdocumentation services;patent documentation on CD-ROM; practicaldemonstration and exercises;patent informationdatabases, their contentand access conditions;introduction to on-line useof external databases for patent search;exercises in on-line searchin special consideration ofthe participants’ particularfields of interest, andother practical exercises;Internet as a search toolfor patent examination;case studies presented by participants;practical exercises.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Austrian Patent Office (APO),Vienna, Austria, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(e) Interregional TrainingSeminar on IP: “A Guide through IndustrialProperty Documentations” The Hague, Netherlands

Introduction


Contents

introduction to theEuropean patent system;patents: their structure,significance and presentation;classification tools at the European PatentOffice; utilization of search reports;access to the technicalinformation disclosed in patent documents;patents and economicdevelopment;use of the patent systemby small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);patent policy of amultinational company;patent documentation and information in anindustrial enterprise;dissemination of patentinformation in anindustrial property office;international and regionalcooperation in the field of patent information;

introduction to the EPO PatentInformation Services;support for innovation;assessment for patent information;latest developments in technology; Mixed Mode Software;search through the Internet.

Languages

French.

Venue and Duration

European Patent Office (EPO),The Hague, Netherlands, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(d) Interregional TrainingSeminar on IP: “A Guide through IndustrialProperty Documentations” Vienna, Austria

Introduction


Contents

introduction to theEuropean patent system;patents: their structure,significance and presentation;classification tools at the European PatentOffice; utilization of search reports;access to the technicalinformation disclosed in patent documents;patents and economic development;use of the patent systemby small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);patent policy of a multinational company;patent documentation and information in anindustrial enterprise;dissemination of patent information in anindustrial property office;international and regionalcooperation in the field of patent information;

introduction to the EPO PatentInformation Services;support for innovation;assessment of patent information;latest developments in technology; Mixed Mode Software;search through the Internet.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

European Patent Office (EPO),Vienna, Austria, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(g) Training Course on Industrial Property,Casablanca, Morocco

Introduction


Contents

outline of the tasks and organization of the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office;state-of-the-art searching;procedures under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT);processing of theregistration of trademarksand industrial designs;patent documentation and information.

Language

Arabic.

Venue and Duration

Moroccan Industrial andCommercial Property Office,Casablanca, Morocco, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(f) Training Course on Industrial Property,Lisbon, Portugal

Introduction


Contents

overview of industrial property;case studies on industrial property;organization andadministration of theNational Institute ofIndustrial Property;registration, organizationand administration of INPI’s National Trademark Department;organization andadministration of INPI’sInternational Trademark Department;organization andoperations of INPI’s Patents and Utility Models Department;organization andoperations of INPI’sDesigns Department;Information andDocumentation Office of the National Institute of Industrial Property.

Language

Portuguese.

Venue and Duration

National Institute of IndustrialProperty (INPI), Lisbon,Portugal, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(i) Advanced PracticalTraining Course onTrademarks and CommonAspects on IndustrialProperty, Madrid, Spain

Introduction


Contents

organization andoperation of the SpanishPatent and Trademark Office;model of the autonomousindustrial property office;international activities of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office;organization andoperation of the OEPMPatents and IndustrialDesigns Department;derived marks and howthey differ from otherforms of protection; generic denominations;causes of invalidity andlapse of distinctive signs;issues relating to similarityof trademarks; International Classificationof Goods and Services(Nice Classification);International Classificationof the Figurative Elementsof Marks (ViennaClassification);demonstration of thedatabases of the SpanishPatent and Trademark Office;

system for the productionand exploitation of data of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office;organization andoperation of OEPMTechnological Information Department;OEPM’s public information activities;OEPM’s publications,especially trademarkpublications;challenging decisions of the administration inconnection with distinctivesigns; administrativeappeals and administrative-judicial appeals; the invalidation process;debate on jurisprudentialcriteria in the substantiveexamination of trademarks.

Language

Spanish.

Venue and Duration

Spanish Patent and TrademarkOffice (OEPM), Madrid, Spain,two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(h) Training Course on Industrial Property,Cairo, Egypt

Introduction


Contents

organization andadministration of the Patent Office;legal and technicalexamination of patents;use of computers, CD-ROMs and databasesin the preparation of searches;impact of internationalconventions on intellectual property;classification and indexingof patent documents;searching of patentdocuments andinformation related to prior art.

Language

Arabic.

Venue and Duration

Academy of ScientificResearch and Technology(ASRT) Cairo, Egypt, twoweeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(k) Training Course on Industrial Property,Prague, Czech Republic

Introduction


Contents

role of intellectual property in technologicaldevelopment;intellectual propertycomponents;processing a patent application;organization andadministration of the Patent Office;major elements ofindustrial property;registration of applicationsand various fees.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Industrial Property Office ofthe Czech Republic, Prague,Czech Republic, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(j) WIPO/CEIPI AdvancedTraining Course on theLegal, Administrative and Economic Aspects of Industrial Property,Strasbourg, France

Introduction


Contents

current status of industrialproperty protection: Paris Convention andAgreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual PropertyRights (TRIPS Agreement);Trademark Law Treaty (TLT)and Patent Law Treaty(PLT); regionalcooperation;major elements ofindustrial property:patents, trademarks,industrial designs,geographical indications;international registrations:

Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT), multilateral treatiesin the field of theregistration of trademarksand industrial designs,Community trade mark(Office for Harmonizationin the Internal Market(OHIM)), internationalclassifications in the fieldsof marks and industrial designs;organization andmanagement of anindustrial property office;intellectual property andinformation technologies:the Internet and domain names;legal aspects of industrialproperty (the repression ofinfringements of industrialproperty rights, alternativedispute resolutionbetween private partiesand the WIPO Arbitrationand Mediation Center);role of an industrialproperty department andof industrial propertyengineers and agents in industry;economic aspects of

intellectual property:industrial property inindustry and trade;industrial property andtechnology transfer;franchising contracts,promotion of inventiveand innovative activity;role and importance ofintellectual propertyteaching in universities,engineering and technical institutions.

Languages

English and French, withsimultaneous interpretation.

Venue and Duration

Center for InternationalIndustrial Property Studies(CEIPI), Robert SchumanUniversity, Strasbourg, France,two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(m) Training Course on Industrial Property,Paris, France

Introduction


Contents

general concepts of industrial property;organization of anindustrial property office;French industrial property system;major components of industrial property;role of a regional patent office.

Language

French.

Venue and Duration

National Institute of IndustrialProperty (INPI), Paris, France,two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(l) Training Course on Industrial Property,Taastrup, Denmark

Introduction


Contents

importance of intellectual property;categories of industrial property;registration procedures;enforcement of industrialproperty rights.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Danish Patent and TrademarkOffice, Taastrup, Denmark,two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(o) Training Course on Industrial Property,Berne, Switzerland

Introduction


Contents

national procedures for granting patents;technology and patent searches;procedures for Europeanand PCT patents;national registrationprocedure of Trademarks;examination of nationaltrademarks, case studies;examination ofinternational trademarks;geographical indications;design protection in general.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Swiss Federal Institute ofIntellectual Property, Berne,Switzerland, four weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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(n) Training Course on Industrial Property,Jerusalem, Israel

Introduction


Contents

Israeli industrial property system;examination of differentcategories of industrialproperty;search and examination;enforcement of rights.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Israel Patent Office, Jerusalem,Israel, two weeks.

Expected Period

June.

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3. WIPO/EPO/OEPMSeminar on CoordinatedPatent Search andExamination Proceduresfor Nationals of LatinAmerican Countries:Geneva, Switzerland;Madrid, Spain; andMunich, Germany

Introduction

Participants acquire specializedknowledge on patents,especially on newdevelopments. The practicaltraining at the Spanish Patentand Trademark Office, Spain,and the European PatentOffice, Germany, includes casestudies to familiarizeparticipants with the technicalaspects of search andexamination procedures in the field of patents and toenhance and develop theirskills in these matters.

Contents

WIPO agenda on patents;recent developments in patent law;Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and developing countries;patent informationservices; internationalcooperation;global intellectual propertyIssues: e-commerce,Internet domain namesand the WIPO digital agenda;licensing and the transferof technology;Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual PropertyRights (TRIPS Agreement) and its implications for developing countries;global intellectual property issues: traditional knowledge and biodiversity;role and functions of the EPO and OEPM;search and examination techniques;case studies.

Language

Spanish.

Venue and Duration

WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland,two days; Spanish Patent andTrademark Office (OEPM),Madrid, Spain, five days; andthe European Patent Office(EPO), Munich, Germany, five days.

Expected Period

May.

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2. WIPO/EPO Seminaron Patent Search and Examination, Munich, Germany

Introduction

The objective of the course isto introduce officials workingin the field of patents tosearch and examinationtechniques.

Contents

use of patentdocumentation as asource of information;search and examinationpractice at the EuropeanPatent Office in therelevant IPC classes;issues at stake in thecontext of e-business;filing, search andexamination statistics and trends;opposition and appealprocedures in this field;legislative framework inthe relevant technical area;relevant European PatentOffice Appeal Board case law.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

European Patent Office (EPO),Munich, Germany, one week

Expected Period

November.

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5. WIPO/CIPO Executive Workshop on theApplication of ManagementTechniques in the Deliveryof IP Services, Gatineau,Canada

Introduction

The Executive Workshop aimsto train senior officials fromnational industrial propertyoffices who are in a positionto influence the dailymanagement of their offices,so as to ensure a betterresponse to the needs of theirclients and to imparttechniques for theimplementation of effectivequality control systems tomonitor the delivery of patent services.

Contents

overview of the CanadianIntellectual Property Office;overview of the Canadianindustrial property system;international treaties in thefield of industrial propertydealing with patents, andrecent internationaldevelopments;patent flow management(mapping);quality management in patent operations,search and examination,appeal process;performancemeasurement;dissemination of patentinformation, e.g.,networking, access forsmall businesses, use ofinformation technology;patent informationservices, e.g., assistinginnovators through the provision of state-of-the-art searches;Client Resource Centerand search facilities;patent profession: role, expectations, client service, consultation forum;

demonstration of thePatent Automated System(TECHSOURCE);use of information forimproving the delivery of patent informationservices and electronic filing.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Canadian Intellectual PropertyOffice (CIPO), Gatineau,Canada, one week.

Expected Period

May.

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4. WIPO/EPO/OHIMSeminar on AdministrativeIssues in Patent andTrademark Procedures:Geneva, Switzerland;Alicante, Spain; and The Hague, Netherlands

Introduction

The seminar is intended forprofessionals working at amanagement level in patentand trademark offices.

Contents

international agreementson trademarks and designs;patent information system;administrative treatmentof patent applications;fee collection;organizational aspects of support services;automation systemsrelated to theadministration of industrial property rights.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland,two days; Office forHarmonization in the InternalMarket (Trade Marks andDesigns) (OHIM), Alicante,Spain, three days; andEuropean Patent Office (EPO),The Hague, Netherlands, five days.

Expected Period

March.

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(a) WIPO/ONDA TrainingCourse on Copyright and Related Rights,Algiers, Algeria

Introduction


Contents

general concepts of copyright;protection of copyrightworks in Algeria;problem of counterfeiting;enforcement of rights;collective management of copyright and relatedrights.

Language

Arabic.

Venue and Duration

National Office of Copyrightand Related Rights (ONDA),Algiers, Algeria, two weeks.

Expected Period

November.

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6. InterregionalIntermediate Seminar on Copyright and RelatedRights, Geneva, Switzerland

Introduction

WIPO will organize a three-dayInterregional IntermediateSeminar on Copyright andRelated Rights in Geneva,Switzerland. The seminar isdesigned to provideinformation on various aspectsof intellectual property, as wellas on new and recent trendsand developments in thatfield. The visit to WIPO’sheadquarters will give theparticipants the opportunity tomeet WIPO officials in chargeof the Cooperation forDevelopment Program in theirrespective regions, as well asspecialists in various aspects ofcopyright and related rights.Participants will be required tosuccessfully complete theDistance Learning Course“General Course onIntellectual Property” (DL-101)before being considered forparticipation in this program.The seminar will be followedby practical training in anational copyright office.

Contents

WIPO: history,organizational structureand objectives;international conventionsand treaties on copyrightand related rights;WIPO Copyright Treaty(WCT) and WIPOPerformances andPhonograms Treaty(WPPT); Internettechnologies and issuesrelating to theenforcement of rights;collective administration of copyright and related rights;intellectual property andtraditional knowledge;protection of copyrightand related rights;perspectives and emerging trends;WIPO Cooperation forDevelopment Program inthe field of copyright and related rights.

Language

Simultaneous interpretation inEnglish, Arabic, French andSpanish.

Venue and Duration

WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland,three days.

Expected Period

October.

Practical Training

At the end of the seminar, theparticipants will undergo twoweeks of practical training atthe national copyright officeof one of the followingcountries: Algeria, Finland,France, Portugal, Spain,Switzerland, and the UnitedKingdom

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(c) WIPO/Ministry of Culture andFrancophone AffairsTraining Course on Copyright and Related Rights, Paris, France

Introduction


Contents

scope of protection of copyright;rights of copyrightowners;enforcement of rights;French legislation on copyright;copyright infringement;related rights.

Language

French.

Venue and Duration

Ministry of Culture andFrancophone Affairs, Paris,France, two weeks.

Expected Period

November.

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(b) WIPO/Ministry ofCulture and Education/KOPIOSTO Training Course on Copyright and RelatedRights, Helsinki, Finland

Introduction


Contents

history, development andconcepts of copyright;role of copyright in thecultural and economicdevelopment ofdeveloping countries;Finnish collectiveadministrativeorganizations;copyright law in Finlandand the European Union;impact of digitaltechnology on copyright;copyright and case law;rights of composers,authors and musicpublishers;country reports;joint controlling ofcopyrights by the JointCopyright Association;traditional knowledge andfolklore;related rights.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

Joint Copyright Association(KOPIOSTO), Helsinki, Finland,two weeks.

Expected Period

November.

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(e) WIPO/SGAE TrainingCourse on Copyright and Related Rights,Madrid, Spain

Introduction


Contents

general concepts of copyright and related rights;functions of a collectivemanagement society;performers’ rights;broadcastingorganizations’ rights;rights of producers of phonograms;Spanish and EuropeanUnion legislation on copyright and related rights;case studies.

Language

Spanish.

Venue and duration

General Authors’ andPublishers’ Society of Spain(SGAE), Madrid, Spain, twoweeks.

Expected Period

November.

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(d) WIPO/Secretariat of State for CultureTraining Course on Copyright and Related Rights,Lisbon, Portugal

Introduction


Contents

registration of works;the problem ofcounterfeiting of works;organization of thejudiciary;broadcasting rights;collective management ofartists and performers.

Language

Portuguese.

Venue and Duration

Council of Ministers(Secretariat of State forCulture), Directorate Generalof Entertainment,Entertainment and CopyrightDepartment, Lisbon, Portugal,two weeks.

Expected Period

November.

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7. WIPO/SGAE Regional Academic Courseon Copyright and RelatedRights for Latin AmericanCountries (venue to be announced)

Introduction

The course provides a forumto discuss copyright andrelated rights and collectivemanagement of copyrights in the Latin American Region.

Contents

protection of copyrightand related rights in Latin America;national reports.The course will alsoprovide information and in-depth discussion on various and recent trendsand developments in thefield of copyright andrelated rights andcollective management of copyright.

Language

Spanish.

Venue and Duration

To be announced.

Expected Period

To be announced.

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(f) WIPO/BCC Training Course on Copyright and Related Rights,London, United Kingdom

Introduction


Contents

copyright and developing countries;United Kingdom copyright law;general principles of copyright law;case studies on copyright law;role of government in relationto intellectual property;copyright tribunal;counterfeiting and piracy;enforcement, injunctiverelief and remedies forcopyright infringement;copyright licensing agency;public lending right in the United Kingdom;importance of copyright awareness;protection of traditional knowledge;copyright and technology;rights in software and computer programs;rights managementsystems;rights in artistic works;rights in literary works;country reports.

Language

English.

Venue and Duration

British Copyright Council(BCC), London, UnitedKingdom, two weeks.

Expected Period

November.

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