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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
UNITED  STATES  OF AMERICA  
The following communication  dated 15 September 2022 is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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1.  This document reports on the technical assistance programs provided by the US government 
concerning the protection, utilization, and enforcement of in tellectual property (IP), including 
patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, for developing and least developed countries 
(LDCs). It covers activities undertaken from September 2022  to September 2023.  In this 
unprecedented time, traditional face -to-face training programs were limited during the reporting 
period. Where in -person trainings were not possible, the US government continued to meet training 
obligations through increasing its leverage of various technologies to provide live online IP tra ining. 
Through these well -attended and well -received distance learning initiatives, US government 
agencies provided tailored content to developed and developing countries and LDCs.  
2.  Through the US government 's extensive training of foreign officials from de veloped, developing, 
and LDC countries, the advancement of the protection and enforcement of IP is steadily achieved. 
The US government, in collaboration with many national and regional government agencies and IP 
organizations, such as the World Intellectu al Property Organization (WIPO) and INTERPOL, work to 
assist all nations to draft and implement their IP legislation and policy to promote economic, social, 
and cultural development. US government technical assistance focuses on helping countries achieve 
sustainable development and growth, simplifying and streamlining procedures for obtaining IP 
rights, administering treaties and systems for accomplishing these objectives, and providing training 
and technical assistance to improve the functioning and utiliz ation of IP systems in accordance with 
the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).  
3.  US government technical assistance is driven by demand and individual priority needs of 
beneficiary countries. The diversity of needs and interests identified by beneficiary countries results 
in tailored technical assistance activities on specific areas of interest.  The US government technical 
assistance covers a range of IP topics, including:  
a. Protection and management of intellect ual property;  
b. Administration of IP offices and human resource development related to IP office 
administration;  
c. Building effective IP border enforcement mechanisms;  
d. Effective adjudication of IP cases, including transparency in decision -making;  
e. Country -specific methodologies for investigating and prosecuting IP criminal cases;  
f. Conducting searches and law enforcement techniques;  IP/C/R/TC/USA/4  
 
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  g. Anti-counterfeiting, including in the area of counterfeit pharmaceutical and medical 
products;  
h. Advanced  computer forensics to track down, arrest, and prosecute IP criminals; and  
i. Public education and consumer awareness of the importance of IP protection, innovation,  
creativity, and enforcement.  
4.  The US government agencies and agency subdivisions that provide IP technical assistance include 
the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR); the US Agency for International Development 
(USAID); the US Copyright Office of the Library of Congress (USCO); the US Department of 
Agriculture (USDA); the US Department of Commerce (DOC), including through the Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP), International Trade Administration (ITA), and the US Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO); the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including through the 
Bureau of Customs  and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
(ICE); the US Department  of Justice (DOJ), including through the Computer Crime and Intellectual 
Property Section (CCIPS), the Food and Drug Administration, including the Office of  Criminal 
Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT); the US Department of State (DOS); and the US 
Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).  
5.  Technical cooperation pursuant to TRIPS Article 67 includes assistance, on request, in the 
preparation of laws and regulations on the protection and enforcement of IP, as well as on the 
prevention of abuse.  Further information on past and upcoming programs is available through 
agencies of the US government that provide training and technical assistance relating to protecting 
and enforcing IP.  
6.  The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA), a program of the USPTO 's Office of Policy and 
International Affairs, offers capacity buil ding programs in the United States and around the world on 
IP protection, enforcement, and capitalization. GIPA is an essential component of the US 
government 's effort to improve IP protection and enforcement practices around the world. 
Participants in GIP A programs include officials of national IP offices, judicial officials, 
police/investigators, prosecutors, customs officials, officials from health ministries, officials from 
technology transfer agencies, officials from consumer protection agencies, repre sentatives of 
academic institutions, students, and representatives of small and medium -sized enterprises (SMEs). 
GIPA provides both multilateral programs and country specific programs. Some programs are 
developed to address specific legal issues, administr ative issues and specific IP areas. GIPA 's 
established capacity for eLearning, including running virtual international meetings with 
simultaneous interpretation, supported the successful mid -FY2020 pivot to all -remote delivery of its 
programs. In FY2023, G IPA returned to a combination of in -person, all -remote, and hybrid programs. 
To learn more visit www.uspto.gov/GIPA. GIPA provides in -person and virtual programs at USPTO 
and around the world and in cooperation with other US government agencies and other p artners, 
such as:  
a. Patent Programs: The patent programs are designed to focus on topics that include office 
administration and budgeting, basic examination practice, examination issues in specific 
technology areas such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, industrial design 
examination, and technology transfer practices. In -depth programs are offered, employing 
case studies or examples when possible, to strengthen understanding of concepts. The 
patent program goals are to share best practices and therefore i mprove patent quality 
around the world.  
b. Plant Variety Protection (PVP): PVP programs include awareness of UPOV plant variety 
protection, as well as a more detailed "train the trainer " program.  
c. Trademark Programs: The trademark programs are designed to focu s on administration, 
budgeting, recruitment and training, and treaty protocol. These programs provide 
discussions and case studies on examination procedures. Trademark programs may also 
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  d. Copyright Programs: The copyright p rograms include challenging issues that are discussed 
with leading professionals in their field. The program includes topics such as exclusive 
rights, liability, and piracy.  
e. Trade Secrets Programs: The trade secret programs provide an overview of trade sec ret 
law and policy.  
f. Enforcement Programs: The enforcement programs are designed to focus on topics of 
criminal, civil, customs, and border enforcement. These programs are technical and 
include a comprehensive course agenda.  
g. Distance learning, including liv e online and on demand eLearning modules on all topics of 
IP in multiple languages.   
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Program Start 
Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
10/10/2022  12/10/2022  Nigeria -174 Nigeria TMO -Training 
of Examiners  Lagos, Nigeria  USPTO, INTA, WIPO  Trademarks  Africa  
17/10/2022  17/10/2022  Brazil -5 INPI -BR-USPTO 
Quarterly Technical 
Exchange  Online  USPTO  IPO Administrative  Latin America  
18/10/2022  18/10/2022  Peru-82 Fight against piracy 
& counterfeiting: 
Identifying illegal 
products & 
experiences of legal 
actions  Lima, Peru  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
18/10/2022  18/10/2022  Mexico -71, Spain -1 Artificial Intelligence  Online  USPTO  Patents  Mix 
19/10/2022  19/10/2022  Mexico -80 Metaverse  Online  USPTO  Copyright  Latin America  
20/10/2022  20/10/2022  Antigua and Barbuda -9, Belize -3, 
Jamaica -17, Trinidad and 
Tobago -12, 
United  States  of America -1 Madrid Protocol 
Peer-to-Peer 
Workshop  Online  USPTO  Trademarks  Latin America  
21/10/2022  21/10/2022  Peru-52 Fight against piracy 
& counterfeiting: 
Identifying illegal 
products & 
experiences of legal 
actions  Cusco, Peru  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
25/10/2022  28/10/2022  Brunei  Darussalam  -3, Myanmar -5, 
Cambodia -4, Federated States of 
Micronesia -1, Fiji -7, Indonesia -8, 
Kiribati -1, Lao  PDR-4, Malaysia -5, 
Philippines -6, Thailand -8, Timor -
Leste -2, Viet  Nam-6 Indo -Pacific 
Regional Workshop 
on Handling, 
Storage, Disposal 
and Destruction of 
Counterfeit Goods  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO, ASEAN  Enforcement  Asia 
25/10/2022  25/10/2022  Costa Rica -27, 
Dominican  Republic -16, Mexico -103 Intersection of 
Trademark and 
Copyrights  Online  USPTO  Trademarks  Latin America  
 
1 In English only.   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
31/10/2022  04/11/2022  ASEAN Secretariat -1, 
Brunei  Darussalam  -2, Myanmar -3, 
Cambodia -4, Indonesia -5, 
Lao PDR-4, Malaysia -4, 
Philippines -4, Thailand -3, 
Viet Nam-1 TCTP Course on 
Digital Economy  Singapore  USPTO  Enforcement  ASEAN  
07/11/2022  07/11/2022  Thailand -193 Thai IP&IT Court – 
USPTO Special 
Lecture on US 
Trademark Law  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO  Enforcement  ASEAN  
08/11/2022  09/11/2022  ASEAN member States -140 ASEAN Workshop on 
IP and Consumer 
Protection, Unfair 
Business Practices, 
and Public 
Awareness  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO, ASEAN  Enforcement  ASEAN  
10/11/2022  10/11/2022  Unknown -15, Botswana -7, 
Cameroon -1, Germany -2, Kenya -1, 
Malawi -1, Mozambique -1, 
Nigeria -4, South Africa -5, 
Switzerland -4, Tanzania -1, 
The Gambia -1, Uganda -8, 
United  States  of America -14, 
Uzbekistan -1, Zimbabwe -2 Smart Shopping 
Sensitization - Public 
and Private 
Approaches to 
Educating the Public 
on the Dangers  Online  USPTO, Uganda 
Registration Services 
Bureau  Enforcement  Africa  
16/11/2022  16/11/2022  Ecuador -190 Illicit trade and 
organized 
transnational crime  Online  USPTO, Universidad 
de los Hemisferios  Enforcement  Latin America  
21/11/2022  21/11/2022  Maldives -20 Overview of IP, IP 
enforcement and its 
importance for the 
Country 's economy  Male, Maldives  USPTO  Enforcement  Asia 
21/11/2022  21/11/2022  Maldives -10 Overview of IP for 
officials from the 
SME Development 
Finance Corporation, 
Maldives  Male, Maldives  USPTO  General IP  Asia  
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
06/12/2022  08/12/2022  Antigua and Barbuda -2, 
Barbados -2, Cambodia -1, 
Guatemala -1, Jamaica -1, 
Kazakhstan -3, Lao PDR-2, 
Malaysia -1, Mexico -1, Timor -
Leste -1, Zambia -1, Zimbabwe -1 Workshop on 
drafting legislation 
in accordance with 
the UPOV Convention  Geneva, 
Switzerland  USPTO, UPOV  Patents  Mix 
07/12/2022  07/12/2022  Philippines -29 USPTO TIPO 
(Chinese Taipei  IP 
Office) Meeting  on 
Examination and 
Patent Review  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO  Patents  ASEAN  
12/12/2022  12/12/2022  Antigua and Barbuda -1, 
Argentina -3, Bolivia -1, Brazil -12, 
Chile-18, China -1, Colombia -15, 
Costa Rica -21, Ecuador -16, El 
Salvador -28, Guatemala -3, 
Paraguay -2, Peru -11, Trinidad and 
Tobago -2, Uruguay -2 Trademarks and the 
Metaverse: 
Examination Issues  Online  USPTO  General IP  Latin America  
15/12/2022  15/12/2022  Pakistan -6 USPTO Practice 
Concerning 
Distinctiveness, 
Acquired 
Distinctivenes s and 
Disclaimers  Online  USPTO, CLDP  Trademarks  Asia 
23/01/2023  25/01/2023  Algeria -27, Tunisia -19 Intellectual Property 
Rights Judicial 
Exchange for Algeria 
& Tunisia  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO  Enforcement  MENA  
30/01/2023  03/02/2023  Indonesia -40 Intellectual Property 
Rights Investigative 
Methods Workshop  Jakarta, Indonesia  USPTO  Enforcement  ASEAN  
05/02/2023  08/02/2023  Kuwait -16 Customs Workshop 
for Kuwaitis  Kuwait City, Kuwait  USPTO, CBP  Enforcement  MENA   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
06/02/2023  10/02/2023  Bhutan -1, Brazil -13, Cambodia -1, 
Chile-2, Colombia -2, Ecuador -2, 
Egypt -1, Fiji-1, France -1, 
Georgia -1, Guatemala -1, India -2, 
Lao PDR-2, Maldives -1, Morocco -2, 
Nepal -1, Panama -1, Paraguay -2, 
Peru-9, Philippines -1, Sri Lanka -1, 
Thailand -2, Tonga -1, Trinidad and 
Tobago -1, Tuvalu -1, Ukraine -9, 
Uruguay -1, Uzbekistan -1, 
Viet Nam-1 IP Office 
Administration 
Program: Best 
Practices and USPTO 
Experience in 
Trademarks  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO  IPO Administrative  Mix 
06/02/2023  09/02/2023  Morocco -49 IPR Workshop for 
Moroccan Judges 
and Prosecutors  Morocco  USPTO  Enforcement  MENA  
13/02/2023  15/02/2023  Djibouti -4, Gabon -1, Kenya -4, 
Lesotho -1, Liberia -2, 
Madagascar -1, Namibia -3, Togo -1 Countering Illicit 
Trade Amid 
Expanding Trade 
Infrastructure 
Investments  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO  Enforcement  Africa  
16/02/2023  21/02/2023  Australia -1, Chile -1, China -2, 
Indonesia -2, Japan -1, Mexico -4, 
Philippines -2, South Korea -4, 
Chinese Taipei -3, Thailand -1 Workshop on 
Geographical 
Indications and 
Preservation of 
Common Names  Palm Springs, 
California  USPTO, State  Trademarks  Mix 
17/02/2023  21/02/2023  Canada -3, Chile -1, China -2, 
Mexico -2, Papua New Guinea -1 Roundtable on 
Copyright and 
Creativity in the 
Digital Economy  Palm Springs, 
California  USPTO, State  Copyright  Mix 
17/02/2023  21/02/2023  Australia -1, China -2, El Salvador -1, 
Indonesia -2, Japan -1, Philippines -
2, South Kore a-3, Chinese Taipei -2, 
Thailand -1 Leveraging 
Industrial Design 
Protection for SMEs  Palm Springs, 
California  USPTO  Patents  Mix 
06/03/2023  06/03/2023  Kyrgyzstan -2, Uzbekistan -9 CLDP - USPTO 
Webinar on IP Basics 
for Central Asia 
Countries: 
Uzbekistan  Online  USPTO, CLDP  General IP  Eurasia   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
06/03/2023  07/03/2023  Botswana -12, Malawi -3, 
Namibia -19, South Africa -2, 
Zambia -4 Regional IPR 
Investigative 
Methods Training 
Conference  Swakopmund, 
Namibia  USPTO, IPR Cent re Enforcement  Africa  
07/03/2023  07/03/2023  Kyrgyzstan -16 CLDP - USPTO 
Webinar on IP Basics 
for Central Asia 
Countries: 
Kyrgyzstan  Online  USPTO, CLDP  General IP  Eurasia  
07/03/2023  08/03/2023  Algeria -1, Egypt -2, Iraq -4, 
Jordan -2, Lebanon -1, Morocco -3, 
Qatar -3, Saudi Arabia -2, Tunisia -5 Regional Copyright 
Workshop - Middle 
East and North Africa  Cairo, Egypt  USPTO  Copyright  MENA  
08/03/2023  09/03/2023  United Arab Emirates -70 Intellectual Property 
Rights Judicial 
Exchange - 
Trademarks  Ministry of Justice, 
Abu Dhabi, UAE  USPTO  Enforcement  MENA  
08/03/2023  08/03/2023  Mexico -89 Training on Non -
Traditional 
Trademarks  Mexico City, Mexico  USPTO, IMPI  Trademarks  Latin America  
09/03/2023  09/03/2023  Bolivia -3, Colombia -3, Ecuador -4, 
Peru-4 Trademark program 
for the Andean 
Community Court of 
Justice  Quito, Ecuador and 
online  USPTO  Trademarks  Latin America  
10/03/2023  10/03/2023  Bolivia -3, Colombia -3, Ecuador -4, 
Peru-4 Patent program for 
the Andean 
Community Court of 
Justice  Quito, Ecuador and 
online  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
14/03/2023  14/03/2023  Belize -7, Jamaica -2, The 
Bahamas -1, Trinidad and Tobago -8 Workshop for the 
Judiciary on 
Intellectual Property 
Right s Enforcement  Virtual  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
16/03/2023  16/03/2023  Honduras -43 Series of IP Training 
for Honduras 
Officials (General 
Overview IPR 
Rights)  Virtual  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
17/03/2023  17/03/2023  Tajikistan -10 CLDP - USPTO 
Webinar on IP Basics 
for Central Asia 
Countries: Tajikistan  Online   USPTO, CLDP  General IP  Eurasia  
18/03/2023  19/03/2023  Algeria -25 Exchange of Best 
Practices in 
Trademark 
Opposition  Algiers, Algeria  USPTO  Trademarks  MENA  
21/03/2023  21/03/2023  Honduras -36 Series of IP Training 
for Honduras 
Officials (Utility 
Patents)  Virtual  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
21/03/2023  22/03/2023  Bosnia and Herzegovina -7 Visit of the Bosnia 
and Herzegovina 
Expert Working 
Group for the IP 
Benchbook Project  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO, CLDP  Enforcement  Eurasia  
22/03/2023  24/03/2023  Argentina -1, Brazil -49, Chile -13, 
Colombia -13, Mexico -13 Trade Secrets Event  Online  USPTO, DOJ  Trade Secrets  Latin America  
23/03/2023  23/03/2023  Honduras -72 Series of IP Training 
for Honduras 
Officials (Design 
Patents)  Online  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
28/03/2023  28/03/2023  Honduras -87 Series of IP Training 
for Honduras 
Officials (Artificial 
Intelligence)  Online  USPTO  General IP  Latin America  
30/03/2023  30/03/2023  Peru-54 Tools to Fight 
Against 
Counterfeiting 
Seminar  Callao, Peru  USPTO, Peru Ministry 
of Production  Enforcement  Latin America  
30/03/2023  30/03/2023  Honduras -102  Series of IP Training 
for Honduras 
Officials (Counterfeit 
Brands)  Online  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
11/04/2023  11/04/2023  Peru-27 IP Enforcement 
Training  Cusco, Peru  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
11/04/2023  11/04/2023  Honduras -25 Webinar on Good 
Practices Regarding 
Enforcement  Online  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
12/04/2023  12/04/2023  Peru-17 IP Enforcement 
Training  Apurimac, Peru  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
18/04/2023  18/04/2023  Honduras -32 Webinar on Utility 
Patents  Online  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
19/04/2023  19/04/2023  Uruguay -20 Presentation on non -
traditional 
trademarks  Montevideo, 
Uruguay  USPTO  Trademarks  Latin America  
20/04/2023  20/04/2023  Honduras -22 Webinar on 
Collective Societies  Online  USPTO  Copyright  Latin America  
08/05/2023  08/05/2023  Brazil -44 Training on 
Biotechnology for 
Patent Examiners at 
INPI -BR Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
09/05/2023  09/05/2023  Brazil -18 Training for the 
Industrial Designs 
Team at INPI -BR Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  USPTO  Patents  Latin America  
09/05/2023  12/05/2023  Brunei  Darussalam  -6, Myanmar -6, 
Cambodia -7, Indonesia -4, 
Malaysia -5, Philippines -7, Thailand -
8, Viet  Nam-6  Indo -Pacific 
Workshop on Enforce 
Against Food Fraud 
& Trade in 
Counterfeit 
Agricultural Products  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO, ASEAN  Enforcement  ASEAN  
12/05/2023  12/05/2023  Paraguay -7 Training on 
Biotechnology for 
Patent Examiners at 
DINAPI  Asuncion, Paraguay  USPTO  Patents    
15/05/2023  19/05/2023  Bangladesh -9, Bhutan -2, India -4, 
Maldives -9, Nepal -12, Sri Lanka -5 South Asia Regional 
Workshop on 
Intellectual Property 
Rights Investigative 
Methods  Kathmandu, Nepal  USPTO, HSI  Enforcement  Asia 
19/05/2023  27/05/2023  India-17 USPTO - OPIA - PTAB 
travel for meetings 
and programs in 
Bangladesh and 
India  New Delhi  USPTO  Patents  Asia  
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
22/05/2023  23/05/2023  Bulgaria -27 Judicial Workshop on 
the Protection of 
Intellectual Property 
Rights  Sofia, Bulgaria  USPTO  Enforcement  Eurasia  
22/05/2023  24/05/2023  Brunei  Darussalam  -1, Myanmar -2, 
Cambodia -1, Indonesia -2, Lao PDR-
2, Malaysia -2, Philippines -3, 
Thailand -2, Viet  Nam-3 Workshop on USPTO 
Practice Concerning 
Madrid Protocol 
Filings & Advanced 
Trademark Concepts  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO, ASEAN  Trademarks  ASEAN  
26/05/2023  26/05/2023  Thailand -13 Program with Thai 
DIP on U.S. 
Trademark 
Examination 
Practices  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO  Trademarks  ASEAN  
29/05/2023  31/05/2023  Viet Nam-60 Bilateral Trademark 
Training in Viet  Nam Hanoi, Viet  Nam USPTO  Trademarks  ASEAN  
31/05/2023  31/05/2023  Brazil -13 INPI -BR Technical 
Exchange  Online  USPTO  General IP  Latin America  
05/06/2023  07/06/2023  Cabo Verde -31 IP Enforcement at 
the Border  Cabo Verde  USPTO, CBP  Enforcement  Africa  
20/06/2023  23/06/2023  Unknown -11, Armenia -1, 
Azerbaijan -1, Barbados -1, 
Belgium -1, Benin -1, Chile -1, 
Egypt -1, France -1, Indonesia -1, 
Italy-1, Jamaica -1, Japan -1, 
Kenya -1, Lao PDR-1, Malaysia -1, 
Netherlands -1, Suriname -1, 
Tanzania -1, Thailand -1, Trinidad 
and Tobago -1, 
United  Arab Emirates -1, 
Viet Nam-1  UPOV Train the 
Trainers Program  Geneva, 
Switzerland  USPTO, UPOV  Patents  Mix 
06/07/2023  06/07/2023  Peru-34 IP Discussion 
Webinar Series for 
Judges (Peru)  Virtual  USPTO  Enforcement  Latin America  
10/07/2023  13/07/2023  Algeria -3, Bahrain -4, Jordan -3, 
Kuwait -5, Morocco -4, Qatar -2 Patent Examination 
Fundamentals  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO  Patents  MENA   
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Date  Program End 
Date  Participating Country(s)/  
Organizations  Program Title  Venue  Sponsor(s)/  
Contributors  Program 
Description  Region  
16/07/2023  27/07/2023  Saudi Arabia -32 SAIP -USPTO Patent 
Examiner Training  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  USPTO, SAIP  Patents  MENA  
17/07/2023  28/07/2023  Georgia  Georgia Against 
Counterfeiting and 
Piracy & Central Asia 
TIFA IP Working 
Group Meeting  Tbilisi, Georgia  USPTO  Enforcement  Eurasia  
24/07/2023  28/07/2023  Viet Nam-8 Judicial Study Visit 
for Vietnamese 
Judges  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO  Enforcement  ASEAN  
25/07/2023  27/07/2023  Australia -1, Brunei  Darussalam -2, 
Fiji-5, Indi a-6, Indonesia -6, Japan -
5, Malaysia -5, New Zealand -1, 
Philippines -7, Singapore -2, 
South  Korea -4, Thailand -2, 
Viet Nam-12 Indo - Pacific 
Judicial Colloquium 
on IP,  Innovation, 
and Technology  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO  Enforcement  Asia 
31/07/2023  04/08/2023  Algeria -2, Bahrain -1, 
Bangladesh -2, Belize -2, 
Botswana -2, Cabo Verde -2, 
Cameroon -2, Djibouti -2, Ghana -2, 
Israel -1, Jordan -4, Kazakhstan -2, 
Kenya -2, Kyrgyzstan -2, 
Madagascar -2, Mexico -2, 
Namibia -2, Oman -1, Pakistan -2, 
Saudi Arabia -1, Tunisia -4, 
Uganda -2, Zimbabwe -2 Trademark Office 
Administration 
Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO  IPO Administrative  Mix 
01/08/2023  02/08/2023  Belize -4, Costa Rica -5, 
Dominican  Republic -5, 
El Salvador -4, Guatemala -3, 
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