TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM
OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
(GCC)
GCC is an intergovernmental organization with
membership of the following States: United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, and State of
Kuwait.
Pursuant to Article (20) of the GCC Economic
Agreement which states that "member States shall develop programmes
encouraging talented individuals and supporting innovation and invention;
cooperate in the field of intellectual property and develop regulations and
procedures ensuring protection of intellectual property rights; and coordinate
their relevant policies towards other countries, regional blocs and
international and regional organizations", the GCC Secretariat General
directs most of its technical cooperation activities to its member States.
This document presents a report on main
technical cooperation activities undertaken by the Secretariat General of the
GCC from 14 October 2017 to 10 October 2018, which are relevant to intellectual property issues, following the invitation
of the Chairman of the WTO Council for TRIPS to provide updated information on
such activities.
The most part of the technical assistance
activities undertaken by the GCC Secretariat General during the above-mentioned
period are on patent-related aspects, arbitration in the field of IP,
litigation on intellectual property rights, strengthening of innovation and
enhancing awareness about IP issues. These activities are organized in the form
of workshops on-job training, secondment and through supporting the
participation in conferences or in international IP exhibitions. These
activities are listed in the Annex.
Communications from other intergovernmental
organizations will be circulated as addenda to this document.