Technical Cooperation Activities under TRIPS Art. 67. - View details of the document

Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf

1.  GCC is an intergovernmental organization with membership of the following states: United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and State of Kuwait. 

2.  According to Article (20) of the GCC Economic Agreement which states that 'member States shall develop programs encouraging talented individuals and supporting innovation and invention; cooperate in the field of intellectual property and develop regulations and procedures ensuring the protection of intellectual property rights; and coordinate their relevant policies towards other countries, regional blocs and international and regional organizations', the GCC Secretariat General directs most of its technical cooperation activities to its member States. 

3.  This document presents a report on main technical cooperation activities undertaken by the Secretariat General of the GCC from 1 September 2020 to 1 September 2021 which are relevant to the Intellectual Property issues, following the invitation of the Chairman of the WTO Council for TRIPS to provide updated information on such activities. 

4.  Technical assistance activities undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the above-mentioned period has been focused on various concrete IP aspects. These activities were conducted in the form of workshops, on-job training, secondment or through supporting the participation in Conferences or in international IP exhibitions, and a number of them were organized in cooperation with some IP national offices. The said activities are listed in Annex below.

5. The COVID-19 outbreak affected in one way or another the technical cooperation activities undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the above-mentioned period. 

 

List of programmes/projects

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# Title of programme or activity Start date Beneficiary Members or observers  
1 The 5th Korea International Virtual Youth Olympics 2020 12/10/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
2 On Job Training Program by CNIPA in Patent Examination 26/10/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
3 A lecture on the Role of Innovations and Inventions in Entrepreneurship 30/11/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
4 Seoul International Invention Fair 01/12/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
5 Workshop for GCC Countries on Preliminary Research and Examination in Patent Databases for Individual Inventors 07/12/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
6 Workshop on the Economic Importance of Intellectual Property 12/01/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
7 A Webinar on Basic Rules for Ensuring the Commercial Success of an Invention 23/02/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
8 Workshop on Copyright and Related Rights for Economic Development 22/03/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
9 Workshop on Geographical Indications 23/03/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
10 A lecture on Student's Guide to Patents 08/04/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
11 IP Day Celebration 26/04/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates
12 A Webinar on Intellectual Property and the Role of the GCC Institutions in Transferring the Idea to the Market 26/04/2020 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Kuwait, the State of; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; United Arab Emirates