Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: WIPO Regional Workshop on Building Respect for IP
Description: The objectives, driven by Strategic Goal VI, are: - to consider the impact of IP protection & enforcement to the social and economic development of the participating countries; - to examine minimum standards & flexibilities contained in Part III of the TRIPS Agreement; - to review topical issues, including consumer awareness-raising as a preventative measure & the equitable disposal of infringing goods; and - to highlight the importance of national & regional strategies for effective cooperation including public/private partnership.
Type: Course
IP Subject Area: Industrial Property
WIPO Sector: Building Respect for IP Division
Date From: 30/10/2013 - 31/10/2013
Venue City: Windhoek
Venue/Host Country: Namibia
Activity held in Language: English

Beneficiary / Participant Countries
Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Angola 3
Botswana 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo 3
Kenya 2
Lesotho 3
Madagascar 3
Malawi 3
Mauritius 3
Mozambique 3
Namibia 3
Seychelles 3
South Africa 3
Eswatini 3
Uganda 3
United Republic of Tanzania 3
Zambia 3
Zimbabwe 3
Total Number of Participants:  50

Owner / Requester
Owner / Requester Name Owner / Requester Type
World Intellectual Property Organization IGO

Organizer
Organizer Name Organizer Type
World Intellectual Property Organization IGO
Japan Patent Office Member State / IP Office
Ministry of Trade & Industry of Namibia Member State / IP Office