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TRTA Activities, Highlights, Results and Lessons

Component 3 Intellectual Property

August 2007

FSV/EC-PakistanProject/PPT-component3/ReportSeminarAugust2007

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Overview of Component 3

Two broad clusters of activities

- Cluster (a): Support for the Integrated Management of IP and Setting up of a unified IPR Organization

- Cluster (b): Modernization and Strengthening of IP System/Offices through:

- legislative advice

- strengthening of the functioning of IP offices

- enhanced awareness and understanding of IP

- training

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Activities completed under cluster (a)

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Integrated Management of IP

1. Roundtable on Integrated Management of IP (August 2005)

- experts from IP offices of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United-Kingdom

2.Working paper on Integrated Management of IP

- integrated management of IP under a “single umbrella

organization” the IPO-Pakistan finalized and shared with IPO-Pakistan on January 2006

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National Intellectual Property Strategy

1. National Roundtable on IP Strategy

- Roundtable on formulation and implementation of a national IP strategy was organized to deliberate on the draft working paper developed on an IP strategy for Pakistan (August 16 to 18, 2006)

2. Working paper on IP Strategy

- it contains: ▪ proposals on effective utilization of IP system

▪ recommendations for policies to promote innovation and IP assets

▪ it was prepared by WIPO Consultant finalized and sent to Pakistan in November 2006.

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Training

• Study visit of six (6) relevant senior officials

Study visit of six (6) senior officials (including Chairman and DG of IPO-Pakistan) organized on December 7 to 19, 2005, to three regional, modern IP Offices (Australia, Republic of Korea and Singapore).

The aim of the training was to train the officials on management and operations of modern integrated IP offices

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Activities completed under cluster (b)

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Geographical Indications (GIs)

• Protection of Geographical Indications (GIs)

- advice on draft GI legislation- WIPO expert advisory missions on GI legislation took place in

April 2005 and in July 2006- a draft law was prepared and is now submitted for comments

to the stakeholders

- preparation of inventory/database on GIs- Inventory/database on GI products only partly compiled by

Ministry of Commerce. Task to be completed by IPO-Pakistan officials.

- workshop on GIs, July 2006, in Islamabad

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Support to IP Offices

– Digitization of Trademarks Registry (TMR) records- Automated databases- Digitization of TMR records is completed

– Training Courses for TMR examiners- One week training course for TMR examiners organized in

Karachi in July 2005.

– Training Courses for Patent examiners- One week training course for patent examiners organized in

Islamabad from April 26 to 29, 2006. All newly recruited examiners and some senior examiners participated.

– Provision of computer/office equipment- Seven computers (with scanners and printers) and multimedia

equipment supplied to TMR and four computers (with scanners and printers) and photocopier provided to the Patent Office, TMR.

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Workshops/Consultations

– Protection of industrial designs organized in cooperation with SMEDA in Karachi, Sialkot and Lahore, April 2005

– Protection of copyrights in the digital environment, Islamabad, July 2006

– Enforcement of IP Rights, Islamabad, September 2006

– Trademarks and the Madrid System, Islamabad, December 2006

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Fellowships

– Fellowships at University of Turin (LLM Course)

Two nominees completed the year long Turin Course in 2005-2006.

Two nominees completed the year long Turin Course in 2006-2007.

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IP awareness Activities

1. Development of IP web site: http://www.ipo.gov.pk.new

- It contains gazette notifications, statistics, news, official notes, legislation…

2. Provision of material on IP (core books)

- Two sets of IP reference material (around 70 books/publications in each set) were supplied to IPO-Pakistan’s Islamabad and Karachi Offices

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Lessons

• Synchronized initiation of project by all partners

• Flexibility on organization (e.g., venues), substance and sequencing of activities

• Dedicated national focal point/resource person for (i) project and (ii) for specific programs

• Careful selection of national participants for each activity

▪ Focus on consultations with the most relevant stakeholders

▪ Information on other externally/internally funded projects to avoid overlaps and achieve synergies

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Thank you