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IP/C/W/655/Add.1

1. Submitting Member or Intergovernmental Organization

Japan

2. Report Information

              1. Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of industrial property to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The "WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan" (FIT/JP) in the field of industrial property was established with these voluntary funds. The FIT/JP is used to finance various projects for WIPO member States in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), such as holding IP office conferences or symposia, welcoming trainees and IPR research students, sending Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and supporting for the automation and modernization of IP offices. The voluntary fund for the Japanese fiscal year (FY) 2019 amounts to CHF 5.78 million.
              2. In addition to the above, since FY 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing a new Japan Funds-in-Trust 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 frameworks for Intellectual Property (IP) protection, automating and modernizing 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.

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