WTO SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE TRIPS AREA

Note by the Secretariat

At its meeting of 14-15 June 2023, the Council for TRIPS agreed to invite intergovernmental organization observers to the Council to update the information on their technical and financial cooperation programmes relating to the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.

This document reports on the technical cooperation activities concerning the Agreement on Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) that were undertaken between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023 by the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It covers activities that specifically relate to intellectual property (IP) and the TRIPS Agreement, as well as contributions to other activities of a broader character, which have a significant IP or TRIPS component. It follows the previous report to the Council for TRIPS, contained in document _IP/C/R/TC/WTO-OMC/3, dated 23 September 2022. This cover note provides a general overview. More information on each activity is provided in the Annex.