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Expected
Results: |
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i. |
Enhance the national capacities to
meet WTO, TBT, principles. |
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ii. |
Develop procedures under WTO trips
agreement for IP systems of registration consistent with
national objectives and international requirements. |
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iii. |
Develop national capacities in
preparing WTO strategic position papers in-depth analysis
of FTA's. |
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Financial Summary: |
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Total Budget: USD 596,460
Delivery in 2005:
USD
54,000
Delivery in 2006:
USD
74,000
Delivery in 2007:
USD
231,261.99
Delivery in 2008:
USD
144,625.2
Delivery in 2009:
USD 76,680.11 |
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Outputs and
Achievements: |
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2005: |
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i. |
Several training
and workshops have been conducted for the BSMD Staff. |
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ii. |
A detailed
report has been submitted on an overall assessment of
the standards writing and preparation. |
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iii. |
Development of
procedures under WTO TRIPS agreement for IP system of
registration was conducted. |
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iv. |
Reports and
Templates have developed on Free Trade Agreement. |
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2006: |
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i. |
A full report
was submitted on the Training center Information. |
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ii. |
Prepared an
Assessment and identification of the government of the
Kingdom of Bahrain, to enhance its compliance with the
requirement of the TBT Agreement. |
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iii. |
Evaluation of
applications Guide has been adapted. |
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iv. |
A Manual to
register industrial designs has been introduced. |
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v. |
Presentations
and Reports on the Non-Agricultural Manufactures
Agreement (NAMA) were prepared and presented. |
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2008 & 2009: |
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i. |
A seminar for
stakeholders by World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO)
took place from 3-5 April 2009 which recommended best practices
for conducting examinations, processing registrations and the
Granting Process for patents |
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ii. |
A field visit to the
Turkish Patent Institute took place on 8-13 November 2009 to
exchange knowledge and share best practices between Turkey and
Bahrain
On 28-29 October 2009 a trademarks to increase the awareness of
stakeholders took place in cooperation with WIPO looking at the
processes and procedures of trademarks applications from the
initial filing phase up until granting |
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iii. |
UNDP has promoted
awareness of the project through the dissemination of
information to relevant stakeholders, and has facilitated
knowledge exchange from the multi lateral trading system, WTO
and WIPO. |
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iv. |
Another main
achievement of this project has been the upgrade the testing
capacities of the Bahrain Standards and Metrology Directorate of
the Ministry of industry and Commerce, specifically for low
voltage electrical home appliances in view of the priorities of
the GCC single entry system. This has been achieved by building
upon a fact finding mission in 2008 |
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Downloads: |
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Project Document