IP/C/W/655/Add.2  
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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  
ACTIVIDADES DE COOPERACIÓN TÉCNICA: INFORMACIÓN  
FACILITADA POR LOS MIEMBROS  
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA  
Addendum  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 19 de septiembre de 2019, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de los Estados Unidos de América.  
 
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1.  En el presente documento se informa de los programas de asistencia técnica relacionados con la 
protección, la utilización y la observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual (DPI), con 
inclusión de las patentes y las marca s de fábrica o de comercio, que lleva a cabo el Gobierno de los 
Estados Unidos en los países en desarrollo y los países menos adelantados (PMA) . Cubre las 
actividades realizadas de  2018 a 2019.  
2.  Mediante su amplio programa de formación de funcionarios extra njeros de países desarrollados, 
países en desarrollo y PMA, el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos promueve de manera constante la 
protección y observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual . En colaboración con numerosos 
organismos públicos nacionales y regionales y con organizaciones que se ocupan de cuestiones 
relativas a la propiedad intelectual, como la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) 
y la INTERPOL, el Gobierno estadounidense presta asistencia a todos los países en  la elaboración y 
aplicación de leyes y políticas nacionales relativas a la propiedad intelectual, a fin de promover el 
desarrollo económico, social y cultural . La asistencia técnica proporcionada por el Gobierno 
estadounidense tiene por principal objetivo  ayudar a los países a alcanzar un desarrollo y un 
crecimiento sostenibles mediante la simplificación y racionalización de los procedimientos para la 
obtención de derechos de propiedad intelectual, la administración de los tratados y los sistemas que 
permi ten alcanzar ese objetivo, y la prestación de asistencia técnica y capacitación a fin de mejorar 
el funcionamiento y la utilización de los sistemas de propiedad intelectual, de conformidad con el 
Acuerdo sobre los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad Inte lectual relacionados con el Comercio 
(Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC).  
3.  La asistencia técnica que presta el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos viene determinada por la 
demanda y las necesidades prioritarias particulares de los países beneficiarios . Las actividades de 
asistencia técnica en ámbitos específicos de interés se configuran atendiendo a las diversas 
necesidades e intereses manifestados por los países beneficiarios.  
4.  La asistencia técnica que presta el Gobierno abarca una amplia gama de temas relacionados con 
los derechos de propiedad intelectual, incluidos:  
• la protección y la gestión de la propiedad intelectual;  
• la administración de oficinas de propiedad intelectual y el desarrollo de los recursos 
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  • la creación de mecanismos eficaces para vela r por el cumplimiento de los DPI en 
frontera;  
• la resolución eficaz de las cuestiones relativas a la propiedad intelectual, incluida la 
transparencia en el proceso de adopción de decisiones;  
• los métodos específicos de cada país para realizar investigaciones y enjuiciar los asuntos 
penales por violación de los DPI;  
• la realización de inspecciones y la aplicación de  técnicas de observancia de la ley;  
• la lucha contra la falsificación, incluida la falsificación de productos farmacéuticos y 
médicos;  
• la utilización de técnicas avanzadas de informática forense para localizar, detener y 
enjuiciar a quienes infrinjan los derechos de propiedad intelectual ; y 
• la educación del público y la sensibilización de los consumidores acerca de la importancia 
que rev isten la protección y la observancia de la propiedad intelectual, así como la 
innovación y la creatividad en ese ámbito.  
5.  Los organismos y servicios del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos que prestan asistencia técnica en 
materia de derechos de propiedad intele ctual son, entre otros, los siguientes : la Oficina del 
Representante de los Estados Unidos para las Cuestiones Comerciales Internacionales (USTR) ; la 
Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID) ; la Oficina de Derecho de 
Autor de los Estados Unidos  (USCO), dependiente de la Biblioteca del Congreso ; el Departamento 
de Agricultura de los  Estados Unidos (USDA) ; el Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos 
(DOC), en particular el Programa para el Desarrollo del Derecho Mercantil ( CLDP), la Administración 
de Comercio Internacional (ITA) y la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos (USPTO) ; 
el Departamento de Seguridad Interior de los Estados Unidos (DHS), en particular a través del 
Servicio de Aduanas y Protección de Fron teras (CBP) y el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de 
Aduanas de los Estados  Unidos (ICE) ; el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos (DOJ), en 
particular a través de la Sección de la Delincuencia Informática y los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual (CCIPS), la Oficina Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) y la Oficina de Desarrollo, Asistencia 
y Capacitación de Personal Judicial en  el Extranjero (OPDAT) ; el Departamento de Estado de los 
Estados Unidos (DOS) ; y la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Come rcio y el Desarrollo (USTDA).  
6.  La cooperación técnica prevista en el artículo 67 del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC comprende, previa 
solicitud, la prestación de asistencia para la elaboración de leyes y reglamentos relativos a  la 
protección y observancia de los d erechos de propiedad intelectual, así como a la prevención de los 
abusos.  
7.  En el sitio web de la base de datos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos sobre actividades de 
formación en materia de propiedad intelectual (Global Intellectual Property Education Trai ning 
Program me Database), en la dirección http://usipr.uspto.gov/ , figura más información al respecto, 
incluido el calendario de los programas . Se encargan del mantenimiento de esa base de datos los 
organismos gubern amentales que proporcionan formación y asistencia técnica relacionadas con la 
protección y observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual.  
8.  La Academia Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (Global Intellectual Property Academy) (GIPA) 
organiza programa s de creación de capacidad en los  Estados Unidos y en otros países del mundo 
que se centran en cuestiones como la protección, la observancia y la explotación de los derechos de 
propiedad intelectual . La GIPA desempeña  un papel esencial en las actividades d el Gobierno de los 
Estados Unidos para mejorar las prácticas en materia de protección y observancia en todo el mundo . 
Entre los participantes en los programas de la GIPA hay funcionarios de las oficinas nacionales de 
propiedad intelectual, funcionarios jud iciales, policías e investigadores, fiscales, funcionarios de 
aduanas, de ministerios de salud, de organismos de transferencia de tecnología y de organismos de 
protección de los consumidores, representantes de instituciones académicas, estudiantes y 
repres entantes de pymes . La GIPA ofrece programas multilaterales y programas específicos por 
países . Algunos de los programas se conciben para abordar cuestiones jurídicas concretas, aspectos IP/C/W/655/Add.2  
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  administrativos y determinadas esferas de la propiedad intelectual . Para obtener más información 
puede consultar el sitio web www.uspto.gov/GIPA . 
9.  Los programas que ofrece la GIPA, y que se organizan tanto en la USPTO como en otros lugares 
en todo el mundo, comprenden:  
• Programas relativos a las patentes : estos programas se centran en temas como los 
siguientes : administración de oficinas y elaboración de presupuestos ; prácticas básicas 
en materia de exámenes ; cuestiones relativas al examen de patentes en ámbitos 
tecnológi cos específicos como la biotecnología y los productos farmacéuticos ; examen 
de diseños industriales ; y prácticas en materia de transferencia de tecnología . También 
se ofrecen programas de profundización en los que se utilizan estudios de caso o 
ejemplos cu ando es posible para que se comprendan mejor determinados conceptos . 
Los programas de patentes tienen por objeto propiciar el intercambio de prácticas 
óptimas y, de esta forma, mejorar la calidad de las patentes en todo el mundo.  
• Programas relativos a la p rotección de las obtenciones vegetales : abarcan actividades 
destinadas a dar a conocer el sistema de protección de variedades vegetales de la Unión 
Internacional para la Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales (UPOV), así como un 
programa más detallado de formación de instructores.  
• Programas relativos a las marcas : estos programas se centran en la administración, la 
elaboración de presupuestos, la contratación, la formación, y los protocolos del Tratado . 
Incluyen debates y estudios de caso sobre los procedi mientos de examen . Asimismo, 
algunos de ellos abordan la cuestión de las indicaciones geográficas.  
• Programas relativos a los derechos de autor : estos programas abarcan cuestiones 
complejas que se analizan con profesionales destacados en sus respectivos ámb itos. 
Los programas comprenden temas como los derechos exclusivos, la responsabilidad y 
la piratería.  
• Programas relativos al secreto comercial : estos programas ofrecen una visión general 
de la legislación y la política sobre el secreto comercial.  
• Programas  relativos a la observancia : estos programas se centran en las medidas de 
observancia a nivel penal, civil, aduanero y en frontera . Son de carácter técnico e 
incluyen un temario exhaustivo.  
• Aprendizaje a distancia, con inclusión de módulos de aprendizaje e n línea, en directo o 
a la carta, sobre todos los temas relacionados con la propiedad intelectual.  
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ANEXO I1 
Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
9/9/2018  9/9/2018  Hong Kong, China  IPR Enforcement Training  Hong Kong, China  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
9/10/2019  9/12/2019  Egypt  USDA US -Egypt Technology 
Transfer Workshop  National Agricultural 
Library, Beltsville, 
MD, USA  USDA ; DOS; AUTM; Department 
of Commerce Commercial Law 
Development Program ; U .S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/11/2018  9/15/2018  Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, 
Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Timor -Leste , Viet Nam  Asia Regional Workshop on Effective 
Practices in Border Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Bangkok, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; D OS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs ; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training ; Smithsonian Institution  
9/11/2018  9/13/2018  El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras  Combating Intellectual Property 
Crime  San Salvador, El 
Salvador  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; D OS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs ; D HS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
9/12/2018  9/14/2018  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam  Sixth Meeting of the IP Crimes 
Enforcement Network  Hong Kong, China  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs ; DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
9/12/2018  9/12/2018  Indonesia  IPR Enforcement Training  Indonesia  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
                                                
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
9/13/2018  9/14/2018  Indonesia  Intellectual Property Rights : Border 
Enforcement Workshop  Jakarta, Indonesia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/18/2018  9/21/2018  Pakistan  USPTO IPO Pakistan : P atent 
Examination  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/24/2018  9/26/2018  Indonesia  Biotech Patent Examination 
Training  Jakarta, Indonesia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/27/2018  9/28/2018  Indonesia  Intellectual Property Rights : 
Seminar on the Protection of 
Geographical Indications  Bogor, Indonesia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/25/2018  9/25/2018  Mexico  IPR Enforcement Training  Chetumal, Mexico  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
9/26/2018  9/28/2018  Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, 
Belize, Bermuda, Suriname, Trinidad 
and Tobago, Grenada, Guyana, 
Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint 
Lucia Investigation and Prosecution of 
Intellectual Property Crimes  Bridgetown, 
Barbados  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs ; DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
10/1/2018  10/5/2018  Viet Nam IPR Judicial Colloquium series  Hanoi and Ho Chi 
Minh City, Viet Nam  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training ; U.S. 
Embassy Hanoi ; U.S. Consulate 
General Ho Chi Minh City, the 
Motion Picture Association and 
the Viet N am Supreme People's 
Court ; DHS, Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement ; D OJ-
CCIPS  
10/1/2018  10/5/2018  Chinese Taipei  USPTO -TIPO Examiner Exchange 
Program  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
10/1/2018  10/3/2018  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam  Promoting Excellence of Collective 
Management Organizations (CMOs) 
in Transparency, Accountability, 
and Governance  Bangkok, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
10/2/2018  10/3/2018  Jordan  USPTO IPR Border Enforcement 
Workshop  Amman, Jordan  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy , USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
10/12/2018  10/12/2018  China  Visit of Delegates from Guangdong 
Intellectual Property Office  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
10/15/2018  10/15/2018  Singapore  Cybercrime and Intellectual 
Property Rights Enforcement 
Workshop  Singapore  U.S. Department of State ; DHS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
10/16/2018  10/19/2018  Kingdom of Bahrain, Bhutan, Brazil, 
Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, 
Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, 
Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, 
Republic of Korea, Suriname, 
Chinese Tai pei, Thailand, Viet Nam  Intellectual Property Protection for 
Designs : A n International 
Perspective  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
10/17/2018  10/19/2018  Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, 
Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, 
Spain, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, 
Guatemala  USPTO / WIPO - 20th Regional 
Seminar on the Patent Cooperation 
Treaty for Latin American Countries  Global IP Ac ademy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
10/22/2018  10/26/2018  Bhutan  Best Practices in Trademark 
Examination  Thimphu, Bhutan  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
10/22/2018  10/23/2018  United States  Experts' Meeting on Copyright 
Registration and Infrastructure in 
the Digital Age  U.S. C opyright 
Office, Library of 
Congress, 
Washington DC  U.S. Copyright Office  
10/24/2018  10/24/2018  Nigeria  International Visitors Leadership 
Program : N igeria, Intellectual 
Property Rights  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
10/28/2018  10/29/2018  Jordan  Patent Examination Training  Jordan  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
10/29/2018  10/29/2018  Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United 
Arab Emirates  IP Management Workshop  Kuwait City, Kuwait  U.S. Patent and T rademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
10/29/2018  10/31/2018  India Patent Policy Discussion and Patent 
Examination Workshops  New Delhi, India  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
11/7/2018  11/9/2018  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Viet Nam  ASEAN -USPTO Workshop on IP 
Enforcement, Public Awareness and 
Consumer Behavior  Bangkok, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
11/13/2018  11/15/2018  Botswana  Criminal investigations and 
prosecutions of pharmaceutical 
crime violations for Eastern and 
Southern African countries  Gaborone, 
Botswana  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance,  and Training ; DHS, 
Immigrations and Customs 
Enforcement ; S outh African 
Police Service, Directorate for 
Priority Crime Investigation  
11/14/2018  11/15/2018  Indonesia  Indonesia Examiners Training  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
11/15/2018  11/15/2018  China  Visit of Officials from the Shanghai 
Free Trade Zone (SFTZ)  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
11/19/2018  11/21/2018  Botswana, Estonia, The Gambia, 
Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Lesotho, 
Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao 
Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, 
Sudan, Tanzan ia, Uganda, Zambia, 
Zimbabwe  USPTO -UPOV Training on Plant 
Related I P for ARIPO Members  Windhoek, Namibia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; UPOV 
11/27/2018  11/30/2018  China  Workshop on Trademark 
Examination  Shanghai and 
Guangzhou, China  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
11/27/2018  11/28/2018  Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, 
Hungary, Republic of North 
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, 
Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine  Combating intellectual property 
theft through increased container 
security  Southeast European 
Law Enforcement 
Center  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
11/30/2018  11/30/2018  Brazil  DVC with INPI Brazil on the USPTO 
Telework Program  Live online from 
Global IP A cademy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
12/3/2018  12/7/2018  Pakistan  CLDP-USPTO IP Judicial Program for 
Pakistan  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Department of Commerce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program ; U .S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
12/3/2018  12/3/2018  The State of Kuwait  IP Crime and Organized Crime and 
Terrorism  Kuwait City, The 
State of Kuwait  USPTO IP Attaché Program    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
12/4/2018  12/4/2018  The State of Kuwait  Proliferation of Counterfeit and 
Pirated Goods Entering Sensitive 
Supply Chains  Kuwait City, the 
State of Kuwait  USPTO IP Attaché Program  
12/6/2018  12/6/2018  China  Meeting with Delegation of Ningxia 
Department of Technology, China  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
1/28/2019  1/30/2019  Afghanistan ; Cambodia ; Jamaica ; 
Kazakhstan ; L iechtenstein ; 
Malaysia ; M ongolia ; M yanmar ; 
Nigeria ; Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines ; United Arab Emirates ; 
Viet Nam ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe  Workshop on Drafting Legislation in 
Accordance with the UPOV 
Convention  Geneva, 
Switzerland  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; UPOV 
1/29/2 019 1/31/2019  Dominican Republic  Workshop for Caribbean 
prosecutors, customs, and police 
officers  Punta Cana, 
Dominican Republic  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
1/30/2019  2/1/2019  Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam  ASEAN/USPTO GIPA Judicial 
Colloquium on Civil and Criminal 
Infringement of Intellectual 
Property  Bangkok, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Progr am; A SEAN 
Secretariat  
2/4/2019  2/6/2019  Bangladesh  IPR workshop  Chittigong, 
Bangladesh  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
2/13/2019  2/15/2019  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  ASEAN / USPTO GIPA - Advanced 
Workshop on Three -Dimensional 
and Other Non -Traditional Marks  Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; A SEAN 
Secre tariat  
2/18/2019  2/19/2019  Philippines  USPTO / IPOPHIL Workshop on 
Advanced Trademark Examination  Manila, Philippines  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; IPOPHIL  
2/25/2019  2/25/2019  Spain  USPTO Visit by Delegation from the 
Embassy of Spain and other 
European Embassies  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
2/26/2019  2/26/2019  Canada, Chile, China, Japan, 
Malaysia, Papua New Guin ea, 
Russian Federation, Republic of 
Korea, Chinese Taipei  APEC IPEG Seminar on Patent Grace 
Period  Santiago, Chile  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USTR; APEC 
2/27/2019  3/1/2019  Austria  Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 
User's Seminar in Vienna and 
Program on U.S . Office Practice for 
APO Patent Management and 
Examiners  Vienna, Austria  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
3/1/2019  3/1/2019  Austria  U.S. Office Practice for APO 
Trademark Management and 
Examiners  Vienna, Austria  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
3/4/2019  3/6/2019  Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El 
Salvador, Honduras , Panama  Judicial Workshop on the Protection 
and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Tegucigalpa, 
Honduras  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
3/11/2019  3/12/2019  Peru Seminar on Patent Examination and 
IP Administration  Lima, Peru  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
3/12/2019  3/12/2019  Qatar  Patent Examination Training 
Workshop  Doha, Qatar  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
3/14/2019  3/15/2019  Chile Seminar on Patent Examination and 
IP Administration  Santiago, Chile  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
3/25/2019  3/28/2019  Chinese Taipei  Exchange of Best Practices in 
Trademark Examination with 
Chinese Taipei Intellectual Property 
Office (TIPO)  Chinese Taipei 
Intellectual Property 
Office  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
4/1/2019  4/5/2019  Albania, Cambodia, Colombia, India, 
Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam  Asia Regional Workshop on Trade in 
Counterfeit Food, Beverages, 
Cosmetics, and Fast Moving 
Consumer Goods  Ho Chi Minh City, 
Viet Nam U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; DOJ; FDA; 
EUIPO 
4/2/2019  4/3/2019  Israel  Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 
User's Seminar in Israel and 
Program on U.S . P atent 
Examination Practices  Tel Aviv/Jerusalem  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
4/4/2019  4/5/2019  Uruguay  Trademark Examination Training  Montevideo, 
Uruguay  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
4/8/2019  4/9/2019  Colombia  Trademark Examination Training  Bogota, Colombia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
4/9/2019  4/10/2019  Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, 
Uruguay  IPR Center International IP 
Workshop  Sao Paulo, Brazil  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Glob al IP 
Academy ; USPTO IP Attaché 
Program ; DOJ; DOS 
4/10/2019  4/11/2019  Indonesia  USPTO -DGIP Examiner Training 
Program  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
4/11/2019  4/11/2019  Chinese Taipei  Workshop on Best Practices for 
Stemming Digital Piracy  Taipei, Chinese 
Taipei  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
4/12/2019  4/12/2019  Chinese Taipei  Workshop on Best Practices for 
Trade Secret Enforcement  Taipei, Chinese 
Taipei  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training    
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start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
4/15/2019  4/17/2019  Argentina  Workshop on the Investigation and 
Prosecution of IP Crimes  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; D HS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; USPTO IP Attaché 
Program  
4/22/2019  4/25/2019  Nigeria  Train-the-trainer workshop on IP 
enforcement for judicial officers  Abuja, Nigeria  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training ; Africa 
Regional Intellectual Property 
Office (ARIPO) ; I NTERPOL ; 
Government of Japan  
4/23/2019  4/26/2019  Algeria, Botswana, Eswatini, The 
Gambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, 
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, 
Botswana, Malawi, Sao Tome and 
Principe, Tanzan ia, Zambia  Africa Regional Intellectual Property 
Enforcement Training For Judicial 
Instructors  Gaborone, 
Botswana  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
4/26/2019  4/26/2019  Brazil  World IP Day Celebration Event 
"Reach for Gold : IP and Sports"  Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil and live online  USPTO IP Attaché Program  
4/23/2019  4/25/2019  United States, Barbados, Brazil, 
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago  USPTO -NAAG Workshop on 
Intellectual Property and Consumer 
Protection  USPTO Texas 
Regional Office, 
Dallas, TX  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; NAAG 
4/29/2019  4/29/2019  Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of 
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, United Arab E mirates  Workshop on USPTO's Patent 
Appeal Process  Kuwait City, The 
State of Kuwait  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
5/1/2019  5/1/2019  Qatar  Patent Examination Program  Doha, Qatar  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
5/6/2019  5/8/2019  Romania  IPR training  Bucharest, Romania  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
5/13/2019  5/13/2019  Senegal  DOJ ICHIP IP Crimes Training 
Pharma Workshop  Dakar, Senegal  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
5/13/2019  5/21/2019  Uzbekistan  Intellectual Property Rights : A 
Project for Uzbekistan  Washington, D.C. ; 
Baltimore, MD ; 
Raleigh, NC  U.S. Department of State ; U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
5/16/2019  5/17/2019  Thailand  Workshop on the Prosecution of 
Intellectual Property Cases for 
Provincial Public Prosecutors  Pattaya, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; Thai Attorney 
General Office  
5/21/2019  5/23/2019  Chile, Colombia, Peru  Digital Piracy : Challenges and Best 
Practices for Prosecutors and Police  Bogota, Colombia  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training ; U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
5/21/2019  5/23/2019  Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan  USPTO GIPA Judicial Dialogue on 
the Protection of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Nur-Sultan, 
Kazakhstan  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
5/22/2019  5/23/2019  Thailand  Training on Advanced Industrial 
Designs Examination  Bangkok, Thailand  DIP; U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office Global IP Academy ; USPTO 
IP Attaché Program ; Government 
of Japan  
5/27/2019  5/29/2019  Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Mexico, Peru, Spain  International Course on Emerging 
Topics in IP for Judges and Public 
Attorneys  Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  World International Property 
Organization (WIPO) ; U .S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; MRE Brazil ; 
EMARF and AJUFE with INPI 
Brazil ; CEJ, TRF2  
6/3/2019  6/6/2019  South Africa  Patent Office Administration 
Training for South African Officials  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
6/4/2019  6/7/2019  Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Tajikistan, 
Turkey  IP Enforcement Training  Vienna . Austria  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
6/10/2019  6/19/2019  Argentina, Kingdom of Bahrain, 
Barbados, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japa n, 
Jordan, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, 
Peru, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Uganda, Viet Nam  Advanced Trademark Examination 
Training  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
6/11/2019  6/14/2019  Burundi, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, 
Morocco, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, 
Senegal  Regional workshop on 
pharmaceutical and pesticide crime  Dakar, Senegal  DOJ, Office of Oversea s 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training ; U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
6/11/2019  6/12/2019  Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka UBL Cells : United States 
Intellectual Property Law and Policy  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Department of Commerce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program ; U .S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
6/18/2019  6/21/2019  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Saudi Authority for Intellectual 
Property visit  Global I P Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy;  
6/18/2019  8/21/2019  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  Workshop on Enforcement Against 
IP Criminal Infringement  Bangkok, Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; DOJ; ASEAN 
Secretariat ; DOS; FDA; DHS 
6/19/2019  6/19/2019  Ecuador  ISP Liability and Safe Harbors  Quito, Ecuador  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; S ervicio 
Nacional de Derechos 
Intelectuales  
6/20/2019  6/20/2019  Ecuador  Collective Management 
Organizations  Quito, Ecuador  U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic e 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; S ervicio 
Nacional de Derechos 
Intelectuales  
7/7/2019  7/9/2019  Kingdom of Bahrain, The State of 
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  Copyright Management Workshop  Oman  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program    
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Programme 
start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
7/10/2019  7/11/2019  Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
Qatar  Patent Examination Workshop  Oman  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
7/15/2019  7/19/2019  Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, 
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, 
Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, 
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, 
Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, 
South Africa, Spain, Thailand, 
Trinidad and To bago, Ukraine  USPTO Copyright Seminar 2019  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
7/25/2019  7/26/2019  Tajikistan  Trademark Examination Workshop  Dushanbe, 
Tajikistan  U.S. Department of Commerce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program ; U .S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
7/29/2019  7/30/2019  Uzbekistan  Trademark Examination Workshop   Tashkent, 
Uzbekistan  U.S. Department of Commerce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program ; U .S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
7/23/2019  7/26/2019  Argentina, Australia, Kingdom of 
Bahrain, Botswana, Cambodia, 
Canada, Chile, The Gambia, Georgia, 
India, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, 
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, 
Niger ia, Norway, Romania, Pakistan, 
Peru, Serbia, South Africa, 
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, 
Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, 
Uruguay  USPTO/WIPO/AUTM Workshop on 
Technology Transfer and 
Management of Government 
Intellectual Property  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; W orld 
Intellectual Property 
Organization ; AUTM 
7/23/2019  7/24/2019  Myanmar  International Trademark 
Association / Myanmar Customs 
Department / Pharmaceutical 
Security Institute / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy - 
Workshop on Brand Protection and 
IP Border Enforcement for Myanmar 
Customs  Yangon, Myanmar  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program    
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start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
7/23/2019  7/26/2019  Bermuda, Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, 
Jamaica, Panama, Saint Lucia, 
Trinidad and Tobago, United 
Kingdom  Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Grand Cayman, 
Cayman Islands  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
7/29/2019  7/29/2019  Paraguay  DOJ Financial Workshop  Asuncion, Paraguay  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
8/5/2019  8/8/2019  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, 
Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 
Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan , 
Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, 
Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, 
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, 
Kingdom of Sa udi Arabia, Sri Lanka, 
Thailand, Turkey, Uganda  IP Office Administration Training  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
8/7/2019  8/9/2019  Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet 
Nam, Singapore  Workshop on Utilizing ADR in IP 
Disputes  Manila, Philippines  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
8/8/2019  8/9/2019  Thailand  Workshop  for Thai Public 
Prosecutors  Udon Thani, 
Thailand  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
8/19/2019  8/22/2019  Afghanistan  Trademark Examiners Workshop  New Delhi, India  U.S. Department of Commerce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program ; U .S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy  
8/20/2019  8/22/2019  Bangladesh  IPR Enforcement Workshop for 
Bangladesh  Global IP Academy, 
USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
8/20/2019  8/20/2019  Kenya  Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Nairobi, Kenya  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
8/22/2019  8/23/2019  Madagascar  Trademark Examination Training  Antananarivo, 
Madagascar  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
8/27/2019  8/20/2019  South Africa  Trademark Examination Training  Pretoria, South 
Africa  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
8/29/2019  8/30/2019  Singapore  IP Program, IP Week in Singapore  Singapore  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; IPOS 
9/2/2019  9/3/2019  Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
Ethiopia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, 
Senegal, Sierra Leone  investigations and prosecutions of 
pharmaceutical crime violations for 
West African countries  Accra, Ghana  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
9/7/2019  9/9/2019  Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, 
Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Togo  Western Africa Counterfeit 
Pharmaceutical Workshop  Accra, Ghana  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
9/10/2019  9/11/2019  Brunei Darussalam  Workshop on IP Education  Brunei Darussalam  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program ; B runei 
Darussalam IP Offi ce 
9/12/2019  9/13/2019  Turkey  Pharmaceutical and Mechanical 
Patent Examination in the United 
States  Ankara, Turkey  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
9/15/2019  9/20/2019  Egypt  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Best 
Practices in Trademark Examination  Cairo, Egypt  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy    
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start date  Programme 
end date  Participating country(s)  Programme description  Venue  Sponsor(s) / Contributors  
9/16/2019  9/17/2019  Nigeria  IP Symposium  Lagos, Nigeria  DOJ, Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, 
Assistance, and Training  
9/17/2019  9/18/2019  Brazil  Workshop on Combating Digital and 
Broadcast Piracy  Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy ; USPTO IP 
Attaché Program  
9/17/2019  9/19/2019  Thailand  Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Bangkok, Thailand  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ; U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office Global IP 
Academy : NIPRC; DOS 
9/24/2019  9/26/2019  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong 
China, India, Indonesia, The State of 
Kuwait, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, 
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua 
New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, 
Kingdo m of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, 
Thailand, Timor -Leste , Tonga, United 
Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Viet Nam  Asia Regional Workshop on 
Enforcement Against Trade in 
Counterfeit Goods  Bangkok, Thailand  USDOJ ; ASEAN Secretariat ; U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office 
Global  IP Academy ; DOS; OCO; 
ASEAN Secretariat  
9/25/2019  9/26/2019  Malaysia  Workshop on Advanced Patent 
Examination in Pharmaceuticals and 
Biotechnology  Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
Global IP Academy  
 
 
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