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ORGANIZATIONIP/C/W/377/Add.1
16 September 2002
(02-4885)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS
CZECH REPUBLIC
Addendum
The present document reproduces the updated information on the Czech Republic's technical
and financial cooperation activities relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, which
has been received from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic by means of a communicationdated 29 August 2002.
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Pursuant to Article 67 of the TRIPS Agreement, the Council for TRIPS has requested
developed and other countries to provide details of their technical cooperation, which they make
available in the area of intellectual property rights relevant to the implementation of the TRIPS
Agreement.  This report describes the activities of the Industrial Property Office of the
Czech Republic (the Czech Patent Office) a nd of a non-governmental organization of the
Czech Republic in the field of technical cooperation in the year 2002.
The Czech Republic's technical cooperation in the area of intellectual property rights in 2002
was concentrated on countries from Central and Eastern Europe and on countries from the former
Soviet Union.  The assistance was driven by the needs and priorities of these countries.
The Czech Republic's technical assistance included:
1. Technical cooperation in the framewor k of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
In June 2002, two experts from Kazakhstan and Lithuania
 were able to benefit, in the
framework of the WIPO programme on technical cooperation for developing countries, from a
two-week training course at the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic.
2. Organization of the European Trade Mark Forum in Prague
The Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic participated in the organization (with
the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market and the European Commission) of
"EUROFORUM 2002" – The First European Trad e Mark Forum on the Community Trade Mark
System for the Candidate Countries (Prague, 6-7 May 2002).  At the Forum, 336 representatives ofIP/C/W/377/Add.1
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35 states, including countries from Central and Eastern Europe and countries from the former Soviet
Union (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine) took part.
3. Participation of experts from the Czech non-governmental organizations as lecturers in
some international activities
In March 2002, representatives of INTERGRAM (Independent Association of performers and
Producers of Audio and Audio-Video Recordings) participated as lecturers in the workshop organized
by IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) in Vienna.  Emphasis was put on
collective administration of rights of phonogram producers and anti-piracy protection.  Benefit
countries were from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
In the first quarter of 2002, representatives of INTERGRAM participated as lecturers in the
workshop organized by AEPO (Association of Europ ean Performers Organizations) in Brussels.  The
presentations were focused on rights of performers.  Benefit countries were from Eastern Europe and
the former Soviet Union.
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