Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Report by Developed Country Members on the implementation of TRIPS Art. 66.2 (re. Technology Transfer to LDCs)

Report by Developed Country Members on the implementation of TRIPS Art. 66.2 (re. Technology Transfer to LDCs) - View details of the document

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European Union

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On behalf of other Members

2. Introduction to Report

Brief description of implementation of Article 66.2

Bilateral R&D projects in international technological cooperation with certification and unilateral monitoring are projects carried out by formally constituted international consortia, with the participation of one or more Spanish companies that collaborate effectively in a R&D project with one or more foreign partners from the following countries, of which six are LDCs:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Qatar, Chile, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea, Cuba, UAE, USA, Ecuador, Egypt, Philippines, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the State of Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanese Republic, Malaysia, Morocco, Mauritania, Myanmar, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Dominican Republic, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uruguay and Viet Nam.

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3. Notes

List of programmes/projects

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#	Name of programme or project	Beneficiary Members(s)	Category of technology
1	Proyectos de Cooperación Tecnológica Internacional con certificación y seguimiento unilateral

Member State (if applicable)

Objective or purpose

i. To promote projects such as direct investment, licensing, franchising, sub-contracting, etc. ii. To support Joint Research projects iii. To encourage trade in technological goods

Entity making the incentive available

CDTI

Eligible enterprises or institutions in developed country Member

All companies

Beneficiary Observer(s)

Beneficiary enterprises or institutions

Companies and research institutions

Nature of incentive measure

i. Non-financial incentives: Support to national firms identifying potential partners (advice, contacts, etc.) and support to third countries (advice, contacts, etc.) ii. Financial incentives to national firms: soft loans at fixed interest rate (Euribor at 1 year) of up to 85% of the budget of Spanish participation, amortization up to 10 years with a non-reimbursable tranche of 33% of the credit granted by the CDTI. iii. Or Grants for the Spanish company (INNOGLOBAL PROGRAM) up to 50% of the Spanish participation till December 2020. Since 2021 the INNOGLOBAL PROGRAM was cancelled.

Financial implications

No projects approved in cooperation with LDCs countries in the informed period.

Field of technology

All sector except military sector

Output or impact

i. To promote international technological cooperation between Spanish and foreign companies, through projects led by companies with the aim of promoting the competitiveness of Spanish and foreign companies, encouraging and supporting joint technological projects aimed at the development and/or adaptation of new products, processes or services for international markets. ii. At the time of the 2019-2020 report, 48 countries have been selected for the UNILATERAL PROGRAMME, of which six are LDCs: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh*, Brazil, Cape Verde, Cambodia*, Qatar, Chile, China, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea, Cuba, UAE, USA, Ecuador, Egypt, Philippines, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the State of Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Lao People's Democratic Republic*, Lebanese Republic, Malaysia, Morocco, Mauritania*, Myanmar*, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Dominican Republic, Russian Federation, Senegal*, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uruguay and Viet Nam. * Least developed countries (as of December 2018) https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/ldc_list.pdf

Status of the programme or project

Current or in progress

Duration and timing

i. This programme supports multi-annual projects (1 and 3 years of development). ii. This programme has no end date.

Website for further information

http://www.cdti.es

Contact point for further information

Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology; EMail: info@cdti.es