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ANNEX 11B Lao PDR:

LIST OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS Related Provisions Technical Assistance

Subparagraph 2(a) of Article With a view to supporting the
Cambodia: 11.22 (Registration and operational needs of Lao PDR, support
Applications of Trademarks) in setting up a system for the electronic
Related Provisions Technical Assistance application for processing, registering,
and maintenance of trademarks.
Subparagraph 2(a) of Article With a view to supporting the
11.22 (Registration and operational needs of Cambodia,
Applications of Trademarks) support in setting up a system for the Myanmar:
electronic application for processing,
registering, and maintenance of
trademarks. Related Provisions Technical Assistance

Subparagraphs 1(e) and (f) of 1. Support in capacity building for: Article 11.13 (Collective Support with respect to the operation of
Article 11.9 (Multilateral Management Organisations) collective management organisations
Agreements), (a) staff members and experts and establishment and provision of
Article 11.14 (Circumvention of involved in law amendment services to members of collective
Effective Technological processes to cover sound management organisations.
Measures), mark protection; Article 11.19 (Trademarks Support in the necessary training for
Article 11.16 (Limitations and Protection) (with respect to non- the trademark examiners to have
Exceptions to Providing (b) trademark examiners, with traditional marks) competency for all types of
Protection and Remedies for respect to the protection of trademarks, being not limited to
Technological Measures and sound marks; traditional trademarks, which are
RMI), visually perceptible marks.
Article 11.19 (Trademarks (c) information technology
Protection), paragraph 2 of experts, with a view to Subparagraph 2(a) of Article With a view to supporting the
Article 11.22 (Registration and maintaining and developing 11.22 (Registration and operational needs of Myanmar,
Applications of Trademarks), an electronic application Applications of Trademarks) support in setting up an electronic
Article 11.48 (Protection of New system for trademarks, application system for processing,
Varieties of Plants), patent, and new varieties of registration, and maintenance of
Article 11.62 (Destroying plants; and trademarks.
Infringing Goods and Materials
and Implements), subparagraph (d) staff members and experts Subparagraph 2(b) of Article With a view to supporting the
1(a) of Article 11.64 (Provisional involved in RMI, technological 11.22 (Registration and operational needs of Myanmar,
Measures), subparagraphs 3(b) measures, and enforcement. Applications of Trademarks) support in setting up a publicly
and (c) of Article 11.74 (Criminal accessible online electronic database
Procedures and Penalties), and 2. Providing expertise on accession to of trademark applications and
Article 11.75 (Effective Action the WCT and the WPPT. registrations.
against Infringement in the Section D (Geographical Support in the implementation and
Digital Environment) Indications) development of a system with respect
to the protection of geographical
indications.

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