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06ANKARA1743
2006-03-31 15:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING
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UNCLAS ANKARA 001743
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR INL/RM AND EB/TPP/IPE
DEPT PASS USTR FOR JCHOE-GROVES, LERRION
DEPT PASS USPTO FOR JURBAN AND EWU
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/CRUSNAK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING
ON DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS AND WIPO TREATIES
REF: A) STATE 34733
B) ANKARA 854
UNCLAS ANKARA 001743
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR INL/RM AND EB/TPP/IPE
DEPT PASS USTR FOR JCHOE-GROVES, LERRION
DEPT PASS USPTO FOR JURBAN AND EWU
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/CRUSNAK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING
ON DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS AND WIPO TREATIES
REF: A) STATE 34733
B) ANKARA 854
1. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a
proposal for FY '06 INL-funded IPR training in Turkey.
2. (SBU) While Turkey's IPR regime improved
significantly in 2005, gaps in protection, particularly
in enforcement, remain. Turkey will most likely remain
on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2006 due to
concerns about non-TRIPS and EU compliant pharmaceutical
data protection and continued high levels of piracy and
counterfeiting. Digital piracy remains a serious
concern for industry, and while the GOT is taking
earnest steps to curb this problem (including increased
seizures and stronger judicial penalties for convicted
pirates (ref B)),its officials would benefit from
additional training on this subject.
3. (U) Turkey has yet to ratify both the WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and the WIPO
Copyright Treaty (WCT). Industry continues to emphasize
this as a cause for concern in their statements on
Turkey's IPR protection and their Special 301
submissions. GOT officials have indicated to us that
they hope the treaties will be ratified this year (ref
B),but to date no action has been taken by the GOT to
do so.
4. (U) We propose a two-day training program in Ankara
focusing on digital copyrights and the implementation of
the WIPO treaties. On the subject of digital
copyrights, the training would cover both substantive
concerns and emerging issues and discuss recent
developments in the U.S. and the EU. The WIPO component
of the training would focus on the importance of the
treaties and the legislation needed to adequately
implement the treaties upon ratification. In this
proposed training, the USPTO would deliver the
assistance program to a target audience of Ministry of
Culture and Tourism officials, Turkish Patent and
Trademark Office Officials, and select parliamentarians.
5. (U) The assistance program will be conducted by a USG
TDY team in Turkey, with a target date of the last
quarter of '06. We estimate that approximately USD
$15,000 will be needed. This assistance would include
travel and per diem for the USG TDY team, transportation
and logistical support for the team while in Ankara, and
the reproduction of training materials. We anticipate
that the GOT will provide a training facility.
MCELDOWNEY
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR INL/RM AND EB/TPP/IPE
DEPT PASS USTR FOR JCHOE-GROVES, LERRION
DEPT PASS USPTO FOR JURBAN AND EWU
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/CRUSNAK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING
ON DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS AND WIPO TREATIES
REF: A) STATE 34733
B) ANKARA 854
1. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a
proposal for FY '06 INL-funded IPR training in Turkey.
2. (SBU) While Turkey's IPR regime improved
significantly in 2005, gaps in protection, particularly
in enforcement, remain. Turkey will most likely remain
on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in 2006 due to
concerns about non-TRIPS and EU compliant pharmaceutical
data protection and continued high levels of piracy and
counterfeiting. Digital piracy remains a serious
concern for industry, and while the GOT is taking
earnest steps to curb this problem (including increased
seizures and stronger judicial penalties for convicted
pirates (ref B)),its officials would benefit from
additional training on this subject.
3. (U) Turkey has yet to ratify both the WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and the WIPO
Copyright Treaty (WCT). Industry continues to emphasize
this as a cause for concern in their statements on
Turkey's IPR protection and their Special 301
submissions. GOT officials have indicated to us that
they hope the treaties will be ratified this year (ref
B),but to date no action has been taken by the GOT to
do so.
4. (U) We propose a two-day training program in Ankara
focusing on digital copyrights and the implementation of
the WIPO treaties. On the subject of digital
copyrights, the training would cover both substantive
concerns and emerging issues and discuss recent
developments in the U.S. and the EU. The WIPO component
of the training would focus on the importance of the
treaties and the legislation needed to adequately
implement the treaties upon ratification. In this
proposed training, the USPTO would deliver the
assistance program to a target audience of Ministry of
Culture and Tourism officials, Turkish Patent and
Trademark Office Officials, and select parliamentarians.
5. (U) The assistance program will be conducted by a USG
TDY team in Turkey, with a target date of the last
quarter of '06. We estimate that approximately USD
$15,000 will be needed. This assistance would include
travel and per diem for the USG TDY team, transportation
and logistical support for the team while in Ankara, and
the reproduction of training materials. We anticipate
that the GOT will provide a training facility.
MCELDOWNEY