Annual Technical Report 2004 on Industrial Design Information Activities submitted by Malawi (SCIT/ATR/ID/2004/MW)
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The expression "industrial designs" covers industrial designs and models. Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in this series of Annual Technical Reports.
I. Evolution of registration activities
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Information is kept in papers.
Databases and office automation
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Exchange of machine-readable information, e.g., data contained on CD-ROM or magnetic tape
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VIII. Matters concerning education and training including technical assistance to developing countries
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In the year 2004 three officers attended workshops and conferences in the following countries:-
(a ) WTO Regional Workshop on TRIPS for English Speaking Countries in Sandtown, Republic of South Africa.
(b ) Jitap Subregional Workshop on the Dissemination of Toolkit for Module II on Reference Centres and National Enquiry Points in Gaborone, Botswana.
(c ) WTO Council for TRIPS in Geneva, Switzerland
(d) Ministerial Conference on Intellectual Property for Least Developed Countries in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
(e ) WIPO 40th Series of Assemblies in Geneva, Switzerland.