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Japan

1  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

1.1  Voluntary Contributions for Funds-in-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global

  1. Since 1987, the Government of Japan has been providing voluntary contributions in the field of industrial property (IP) to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO Funds-in-Trust/Japan (FIT/JP) in the field of IP was established with these voluntary funds. The FIT/JP is used to finance various projects for WIPO members in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), such as holding IP office conferences or symposia, welcoming trainees and IP research students, sending Japan Patent Office (JPO) officials and supporting the automation and modernization of IP offices.
  2. In addition to the above, since the Japanese fiscal year (FY) 2008, the Government of Japan has been providing a new FIT/JP programme for Africa in the amount of CHF 1.6 million annually. This fund will support activities aimed inter alia at strengthening the legal and administrative frameworks for 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.
  3. And, since April 2019, Japan has renewed FIT/JP as the Global Funds, which are used without limiting areas of support. Funds-in-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global (FIT Japan IP Global) for FY2021 amounts to CHF 4.66 million.

1.2  Programmes by the JPO

1.2.1  Training Programme

  1. In order to support developing countries to implement the TRIPS Agreement, Japan has been conducting training programmes for these countries. Between April 1996 and March 2022, Japan provided training to 7,377 trainees in both public and private sectors from 100 countries and 5 regions, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, and African region. In the future, with the goal of the efficient implementation of laws in mind, Japan is scheduled to proceed with human resource development activities emphasizing the area of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs).

1.2.1.1  Training programmes for government officials

  1. The JPO has been conducting group training courses regarding IPRs for government officials. In FY2021, 12 group training courses were conducted, and 236 participants in total completed training.

1.2.1.2  Training programmes for private sectors

  1. The JPO has also been conducting group training courses regarding IPRs for trainees from the private sector. In FY2021, 6 group training courses were held, and 99 participants in total completed training.

1.2.2  Long-term and Short-term Fellowship

  1. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-term fellowship programme under the FIT Japan IP Global in FY2020 was replaced by the online/virtual IP study course held by the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT). 10 participants from Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam completed the four-month online course in the second half of FY2020.
  2. The short-term fellowship programme funded by FIT Japan IP Global provides trainees with two-week practical working experience in IP-related fields. However, considering the status of COVID- 19, this programme was not implemented in FY2020.

1.2.3  Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Alumni Association Members

  1. The JPO has suggested to its trainees that an alumni association be established to help disseminate information on IP systems in their home countries and to keep the members of the association informed of current IP developments. The JPO has held follow-up seminars in various Asian countries for those who had completed training programmes in Japan, in order to sustain the fruits of the training programmes and contribute to human resources development.
  2. When the JPO receives a request from an alumni association to assist them in holding an IP seminar, the following types of assistance are provided: financial assistance to meet the cost of holding a seminar, and the sending of Japanese speakers to the event.
  3. In FY2021, follow-up seminars were held online in Philippines and Thailand.

1.2.4  Expert Missions

  1. Experts and seminar speakers specializing in various areas of IP are sent by the JPO through FIT Japan IP Global and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The experts mainly provide on-site instruction regarding examination practices, computerization and so forth.
  2. The JPO has sent long-term experts under the JICA scheme in order to engage in JICA technical cooperation projects being implemented in the IP office of the respective recipient countries.
  3. In FY2021, 6 experts in total participated in the online programs implemented under the WIPO scheme.

1.2.5  FIT Japan IP Global Programmes

  1. In FY 2021, 16 programmes were implemented with the support of funding from the FIT Japan IP Global.

1.2.6  Provision of the 'Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ)' on CD-ROM

  1. There have been difficulties of third parties obtaining patents in other countries for the inventions for which applications have already been filed in Japan. To relieve difficulties and improve the quality of examinations in developing countries, the JPO has been publishing the CD-ROM version of Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ). PAJ contains English translations of bibliographic data and patent abstracts as well as representative drawings published in the Kokai Tokkyo Koho, which means publications of patent applications. Since April 1995, the JPO has been providing PAJ on CD-ROM free of charge to foreign organizations/institutions, including major IP offices and international organizations. As of August 2022, 49 organizations/institutions receive them on a regular basis.

1.2.7  Project to Publish (in English and Japanese) the Industrial Property Laws and Regulations in Effect in Various Countries

  1. The JPO translated laws and regulations which were related to industrial property rights in foreign countries into English and Japanese and provided these translations through the JPO's website. At present, translations of the laws and regulations of about 100 countries and intergovernmental organizations can be browsed on its website.

Japanese: https://www.jpo.go.jp/system/laws/gaikoku/mokuji.html
English: https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/gaikoku/index.html

1.3  JICA Projects

1.3.1  Technical Cooperation Projects

  1. In the field of intellectual property, JICA implemented technical cooperation projects contributing to better enforcement of IPRs in Indonesia. Currently, JICA has implemented a technical cooperation project contributing to improving the examination capacity in Viet Nam (FY2020-2022).

1.3.2  Group Training Courses

  1. JICA also implemented group training courses on intellectual property. In cooperation with the WIPO and Kyoto Comparative Law Centre (KCLC; Non-Profit Research Organization), JICA implemented two-month training on the legal system of IPRs and the Enforcement of IPRs for officials from enforcement-related government agencies from around the world (FY2000-2012). Furthermore, in cooperation with KCLC, JICA implemented one-month training on Improving Intellectual Property System for Economic Development in Japan (FY2015-2019).

2  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COPYRIGHT

  1. The Japan Copyright Office (JCO), Agency for Cultural Affairs, has been planning and carrying out the following programmes with a view to contributing to the development of copyright systems in developing countries as well as to strengthening regional cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries.
  2. The APACE (Asia-Pacific Copyright Systems Enhancement) Programme was started in 1993 with establishing the WIPO Funds in Trust/Japan (FIT/JP) in the field of copyright, targeting Asia-Pacific countries. In FY2021, because of the pandemic, several online programmes were implemented. These are the Training Workshop for Officials and Managers of New and Young Collective Management Organizations, and the 1st-3rd Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative Enterprises.

3  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION

3.1  Cooperation through the UPOV

  1. In the form of a Funds-in-Trust to the UPOV, the Government of Japan has supported programmes on plant variety protection (PVP) systems in line with UPOV.
  2. To facilitate establishment and implementation of UPOV PVP systems for countries in the Asian region, various activities were implemented such as national and international seminars for the purpose of raising awareness of PVP systems, assistance to draft PVP laws in accordance with the UPOV Convention, and development of single online application platform (e-PVP Asia).

3.2  JICA Group Training Course

  1. JICA training courses started in 2000 in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and NCSS (National Centre for Seeds and Seedlings, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) to contribute to the enhancement of PVP systems and quality control of seeds and seedlings. In 2021, a Group Training Course was conducted online due to the spread of COVID-19. It included participants from ten countries (Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sudan, Thailand, Viet Nam and Zambia).

3.3  Cooperation through the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum

  1. To facilitate establishment and international harmonization of PVP systems in East Asian countries, the East Asia Plant Variety Protection Forum (EAPVPF) was formed under Japan's initiative in 2007 with participation of ASEAN countries, China, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
  2. The 11th EAPVP Forum Annual Meeting held in Muntinlupa, Philippines on 1 August 2018 adopted the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the EAPVP Forum (2018-2027), including the Common Direction aimed at establishing effective PVP systems consistent with the UPOV Convention among Forum members. This Ten-Year Strategic Plan was revised at the 12th Annual Meeting that was held in Beijing, China on 24 April 2019. The revised Ten-Year Strategic Plan is available on the following website: http://eapvp.org/about/.
  3. Various cooperation activities proposed by EAPVPF members in line with the Ten-Year Strategic Plan have been adopted at the annual meeting every year, and these activities have been implemented at the local state or with virtual means. With the aim of establishing a single online platform for submitting application data to PVP Offices of participating countries and enhancing examination cooperation among PVP Offices of participating countries, the EAPVP Pilot project is being conducted from 2018 to 2023. The details of the activities can be referred to the following website: http://www.eapvp.org/report.

4  TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BORDER MEASURES

  1. The Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan have provided scholarship programmes, training courses, and expert missions on the TRIPS Agreement in the field of border measures for the enforcement of IPRs. The main purpose of these programmes is to assist customs officials in developing countries in the smooth implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. In FY2021, the scholarship programme and the training course were held in Japan, with ten participants. Furthermore, experts joined nine workshops in FY2021 to enhance customs officers' knowledge and skills in the field of IPRs border enforcement.
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Lista de programas/proyectos

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# Título del programa o la actividad Fecha de inicio Miembros o observadores beneficiarios  
1 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Promoting Public Awareness of IP 09/07/2021 Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Chile; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; Malaysia; Mexico; Nigeria; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Tunisia
2 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Trademark Examination under the Madrid System 21/07/2021 Bangladesh; Chile; Malaysia; Mauritius; Pakistan; Peru; Qatar; Sri Lanka
3 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Academia-Industry Collaboration and Technology Transfer 29/07/2021 Botswana; Chile; The Gambia; Indonesia; Jamaica; Kenya; Malaysia; Mexico; Mozambique; Nigeria; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Viet Nam
4 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination (Basic Program) 10/08/2021 Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Jordan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; Qatar; South Africa
5 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination Management for Managers 03/09/2021 Brazil; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Türkiye; Viet Nam
6 JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Trademarks 03/09/2021 Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
7 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination for Middle Eastern and African Countries 13/09/2021 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; South Africa; Tunisia
8 JPO/IPRs Training Course on General Management of IP Office 04/10/2021 Antigua and Barbuda; Cambodia; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; South Africa; Thailand; Viet Nam
9 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Anti-Counterfeiting Measures for Practitioners 05/10/2021 Bangladesh; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Malaysia; Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Uganda; Viet Nam
10 JPO/IPRs Training Course for IP Trainers 22/10/2021 Brazil; India; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Thailand; Tunisia
11 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Trial and Appeal System 25/10/2021 Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
12 JPO/IPRs Training Course for Practitioners Specializing in Patents 28/10/2021 Brazil; India; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Viet Nam
13 JPO/IPRs Operational Patent Examination Training Programme 29/10/2021 Malaysia; Mexico; Peru; Philippines; Thailand; Türkiye; Viet Nam
14 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Information Technology 09/11/2021 Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mexico; Pakistan; Philippines; Viet Nam
15 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Design Policy for India 28/10/2021 India
16 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Substantive Examination of Trademarks 16/12/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Bangladesh; Barbados; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Cameroon; Dominican Republic; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mexico; Nigeria; Oman; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe
17 JPO/IPRs Training Course on Patent Examination in Specific Technical Fields for Latin American Countries 18/01/2022 Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Mexico
18 JPO/IPR Training Course on Design Substantive Examination and Accession to the Hague Agreement 24/01/2022 Bangladesh; Brazil; China; India; Kazakhstan; Malaysia; Mexico; Philippines; Thailand
19 IP4Youth&Teachers Workshop 03/06/2021 Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
20 Sub Regional Workshop in MIP Program, Africa University, From University Research to Intellectual Property, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship 03/06/2021 Botswana; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
21 Intersessional Meeting for the Second Arab-Asian Dialogue on Intellectual Property Between Japan and Selected Arab Countries 08/07/2021 Bahrain, Kingdom of; Egypt; Jordan; Morocco; Oman; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Tunisia
22 WIPO-JPO-DGIP Virtual National Workshop on Building Respect for Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment for Public Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials in Indonesia 01/12/2021 Indonesia
23 Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue Economy Sectors 23/09/2021 Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago
24 Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue Economy Sectors 02/11/2021 Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago
25 Regional Workshops on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue Economy Sectors 08/12/2021 Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago
26 Online IP study courses held by the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) 28/09/2021 Malaysia; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
27 WIPO Online Workshop on Utilizing Examination Work Products from other National Phases for Paris Convention or PCT Filings 13/03/2022 Bangladesh
28 Virtual Regional Training Workshop on the Madrid System for Selected African Madrid Members 28/02/2022 Madagascar; Morocco; Tunisia
29 WIPO Virtual Regional Meeting on Developing the ASEAN Regional Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network 07/03/2022 Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Viet Nam
30 Virtual Regional Meeting of Intellectual Property Office Officials Responsible for the Madrid System in Selected Asia and Pacific Countries 23/03/2022 Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mongolia; Myanmar; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
31 WIPO-ARIPO Virtual Regional Meeting on Developing the Regional Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) Network 14/03/2022 Botswana; Cabo Verde; Eswatini; The Gambia; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia
32 Forum on IP, Innovation and Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Look at Leveraging IP in the Blue Economy Sectors 22/03/2022 Barbados; Belize; Grenada; Jamaica; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago
33 The Enabling Innovation Environment (EIE) Project for IP and Technology – Remote Mentorship Program 2021-22 01/10/2021 Malaysia; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
34 WIPO GREEN Latin American Acceleration Project Phase 2 01/04/2021 Argentina; Brazil; Chile
35 Master's Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) program offered jointly by WIPO, ARIPO and Africa University 01/05/2021 Botswana; Eswatini; Kenya; Namibia; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
36 Master's Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) program offered jointly by WIPO, OAPI and University of Yaoundé II 01/10/2021 Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Côte d'Ivoire; Gabon; Guinea; Mauritania; Senegal; Togo
37 Project for Efficient and Fair Disputes Resolution Mechanism and Legislative Drafting Capacity Development for Improving Business Environment 01/10/2021 Indonesia
38 Virtual Workshop on Copyright and Related Rights for Performers of South Pacific Countries 25/02/2021 Fiji; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu
39 Training Workshop for Officials and Managers of New and Young Collective Management Organizations 15/06/2021 Bangladesh; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Mongolia; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
40 Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative Enterprises 25/08/2021 Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
41 2nd Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative Enterprises 22/02/2022 Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
42 3rd Virtual Coaching Program for Artists and Managers of Creative Enterprises and the Role of Copyright 23/03/2022 Nepal; Sri Lanka
43 National Workshop on Developing the Potential of Creative Youth and Copyright for A Better Future 26/04/2022 Cambodia
44 8th meeting of EAPVP Pilot project 15/12/2021 Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
45 9th meeting of EAPVP Pilot project 22/03/2022 Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
46 Plant Variety Protection and Quality Control System of Seeds to Facilitate Distribution of High Quality Seeds 13/09/2021 Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand; Viet Nam; Zambia
47 WCO SMIPRP(The Strategic Management and Intellectual Property Rights Program) 19/03/2021 Bangladesh; Botswana; Cameroon; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Malawi; Mongolia; Nigeria
48 WCO/JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program Customs Administration 06/12/2021 Egypt; Malawi; Nigeria; Pakistan; Tanzania; Zimbabwe
49 WCO/JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program Customs Administration 31/01/2022 Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Tajikistan
50 WCO/JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program Customs Administration 11/01/2022 Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Guinea; Senegal; Togo; Tunisia
51 WCO CLiKC! E-Learning Module Working Group 21/06/2021
52 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Mozambique Revenue Authority 06/07/2021 Mozambique
53 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Sri Lanka Customs Administration 04/08/2021 Sri Lanka
54 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Iran Customs Administration 13/09/2021
55 JSPP21 Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP) Rights 15/10/2021 Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Viet Nam
56 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Indonesian Customs Administration 18/10/2021 Indonesia
57 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Iran Customs Administration 21/02/2022
58 WCO OPERATION "BALKAN GATE 2" OPERATIONAL WORKSHOP 02/03/2022 Albania; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Italy; Malta; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Romania
59 WCO National Workshop on combating counterfeiting and piracy for Thailand Customs Administration 28/03/2022 Thailand