IP/C/W/617/Add.5  
25 October  2016 
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  TECHNICAL COOPERATIO N ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEM BERS  
UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 18 October 2016 , is being circulated at the request of the  
delegation of the United States of America.  
 
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1.  This d ocument reports on the technical assistance programs provided by the US Government  
concerning the protection, utilization and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR),  
including in  developing and least developed countries  (LDCs). It covers activit ies undertaken from 
2015 to 2016. 
2.  Through the US Government's extensive training of foreign officials from developed, developing  
and LDC countries, the advancement of the protection and enforcement of IP is steadily achieved.  
The US government, in collabor ation with many national and regional government agencies and 
IP organizations, such as the World Intellectual 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, in simplifying and streamlining procedures for  
obtaining IP rights, administering treaties and systems for accomp lishing this objective, and  
providing training and technical assistance to improve the functioning and utilization of IP systems  
in accordance with the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  
(TRIPS).  
3.  US Government technical assi stance 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.  
4.  The US Government  technical assistance covers a range of IPR topics, including:  
 Protection and management of IP; 
 Administration of IP offices and human resource development related to IP office  
administration;  
 Building effective IPR border enforcement mechanisms;  
 Effective  adjudication of IP cases, including transparency in decision -making;  
 Country -specific methodologies for investigating and prosecuting IPR criminal cases;  
 Conducting searches and law enforcement techniques;  
 Anti-counterfeiting, including in the area of cou nterfeit pharmaceutical and medical;  IP/C/W/617/Add.5  
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   Advanced computer forensics to track down, arrest and prosecute IP criminals; and  
 Public education and consumer awareness of the importance of IP protection, innovation,  
creativity, and enforcement.  
5.  The US Government ag encies and agency subdivisions that provide IPR 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 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), Federal Bureau of In vestigation (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).  
6.  Technical cooperation pursuant to TRIPS Article 67 includes assistan ce, on request, in the  
preparation of laws and regulations on the preparation and enforcement of intellectual property  
rights, as well as on the prevention of abuse.  
7.  Further information, including a schedule of programmes, is available on the US Government 's 
Global Intellectual Property Education Training Program Database located at  
http://usipr.uspto.gov . The Global Intellectual Property Education Database is maintained by  
agencies of the US Government that provide t raining and technical assistance relating to 
protecting  and enforcing IPR.  
8.  The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) offers capacity building programs in the  
United States and around the world on IP protection, enforcement, and capitalization. GIPA i s an 
essential component of the US Government's effort to improve IP protection and enforcement  
practices around the world. Participants in GIPA programs include officials of national IP offices,  
judicial officials, police/investigators, prosecutors, custo ms officials, officials from health ministries,  
officials from technology transfer agencies, and officials from consumer protection agencies,  
representatives of academic institutions, students, and representatives of small and medium -sized 
enterprises (SME s). GIPA provides both multilateral programs and country specific programs.  
Some programs are developed to address specific legal issues, administrative issues and specific  
IP areas.  
9. Programs offered by GIPA include:  
 
 Patent Programs: The patent program s 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, technology transfer pr actices, and awareness of UPOV plant variety  
protection. 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 improve pa tent quality around the world. Patent  
programs are available at USPTO headquarters and at regional locations around the  
world.  
 Trademark Programs: The trademark programs are designed to focus on administration,  
budgeting, recruitment and training, and trea ty protocol. These programs provide  
discussions and case studies on examination procedures.  
 Copyright Programs: The copyright programs include challenging issues that are  
discussed with leading professionals in their field. The program includes topics such  as 
exclusive rights, liability and piracy.  
 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.  
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ANNEX1 
Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
04/09/2015  04/09/2015  India Trademark and Geographical Indications  Delhi, India  Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs 
of India (CWEI) / USPTO IP At taché, 
New Delhi, India  
07/09/2015  17/09/2015  People's Republic of China  US-China Cooperative Framework Agreement 
Innovation Program  Alexandria, Virginia 
and San Francisco, 
California , USA  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
07/09/2015  11/09/2015  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Cuba, Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, 
Venezuela  UPOV – Training on Plant Variety Protection 
and Variety Examination under the UPOV 
Convention  Mexico City, Mexico  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Office of International 
Union for the Protection of New 
Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in 
cooperation with the National Seeds 
Certification and Inspection Service 
of Me xico (SNICS)  
09/09/2015  11/09/2015  Cambodia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, Thailand  Roundtable for the Judiciary on IPR Issues 
and Enforcement program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / IP Attaché, Bangkok, 
Thailand  
09/09/2015  11/09/2015  Mexico  IPR Workshop for Mexican Prosecutors  Mexico City, Mexico  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Procuraduria General de 
la Republica / Estados Unidos 
Mexicanos  
                                                
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
09/09/2015  09/09/2015  India IPR Awareness for Local  Bar Goa, India  Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
14/09/2015  18/09/2015  Bangladesh, Barbados, 
Brazil, Botswana, 
Colombia, Dominica, 
Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, 
Lithuania, Mexico, 
Republic of Moldova, 
Nigeria, The Net herlands, 
Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, 
Vietnam  Copyright, Culture, Art and Science in the 
Digital Age  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
16/09/2015  18/09/2015  Botswana, Lesotho, 
Liberia, Malawi, 
Mozambiq ue, Swaziland, 
Zimbabwe, Uganda  ARIPO IP Enforcement Training for Africa  Accra, Ghana  African Regional IP Organization 
(ARIPO) / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
16/09/2015  18/09/2015  Brazil, USA  IPR Enforcement Symposium  Porto Alegre, Brazil  Department of Justice / Department 
of Homeland Security, Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de Janeiro / 
Department of Commerce, Economic 
Office  
17/09/2015  18/09/2015  Thailand  Workshop for Public Prosecutors on Online 
Content  Piracy and Counterfeiting  UdonThani, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand 
/ Thai Office of Attorney General    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
21/09/2015  02/10/2015  Georgia  Introduction to USPTO Patent Examination: 
Laws, Process, and Practice  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virgi nia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / USPTO Office of Patent 
Training / US  Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP)  
24/09/2015  24/09/2015  People's Republic of 
China, USA, Europe  "Raids and Rights – Criminal Enforce ment 
and IP Protection Trends in the PRC" 
Seminar  Shanghai, China  Shanghai Amcham / OSAC / USPTO  
25/09/2015  26/09/2015  India IPEX 2015  Chennai, India  Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) / Andhra Pradesh Technology 
Development and Promotion Centre 
(APTD C) / USPTO IP Attaché, New 
Delhi, India  
26/09/2015  28/09/2015  Thailand  Advanced Judicial Seminar on Criminal 
Adjudication and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property  HuaHin, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand  
27/09/2015  28/09/2015  Vietnam Seminar  on Intellectual Property, Unfair 
Competition, Supply Chain Integrity, and 
Cyber Security  Danang, Viet nam USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand  
30/09/2015  30/09/2015  Bangladesh, India, 
Pakistan  International Visitor Leadership Program for 
India, Pakistan a nd Bangladesh  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of State, 
International Visitor Leadership 
Program / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
05/10/2015  06/10/2015  Canada, USA  Canadian Intellectual Property Office Visit to 
the USPTO  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
16/10/2015  16/10/2015  Finland, Israel  Finland/Israel Patent Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
22/10/2015  22/10/2015  People's Republic of 
China, Japan  SIPO and USPTO Utility Model and Design 
Patent Roundtable  Xiamen, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO IP Attaché, Guangzhou, China  
22/10/2015  22/10/2015  People's Republic of China  Trade Secrets Progra m  Taizhou, Zhejiang 
Province, China  USPTO IP Attaché, Shanghai, China  
26/10/2015  27/10/2015  Antigua and Barbuda, 
Bahamas, Barbados, 
Belize, Dominica, 
Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, 
Jamaica, Montserrat, 
Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts 
and Nevis, S aint Vincent 
and the G renadines, 
Suriname, Trinidad and 
Tobago  Regional Caribbean Judicial Colloquium: 
Legal and Policy Implications of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Miami, Florida  USPTO IP Attaché Office, Mexico 
City, Mexico  
30/10/2015  30/10/2015  India IP Vault: Demystifying I P Valuation, Audit, 
Licensing, and Technology Transfer for 
Business Excellence/Competitiveness  Chennai, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) 
02/11/2015  05/11/2015  Brazil, Morocco, People's 
Republic of China, P eru, 
Georgia, Vietnam  Trademark Office Administration  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
02/11/2015  02/11/2015  India Interactive Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Workshop for Police Officials  Shimla, India USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India 
/Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII)   
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
03/11/2015  05/11/2015  Morocco  IPR Enforcement Training for Police Officials  Rabat, Morocco  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academ y 
04/11/2015  04/11/2015  India Enforcement Program for Police Officials  Udhampur, Kashmir, 
India USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India 
/Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) 
04/11/2015  04/11/2015  People's Republic of China  International Visitor Leadership P rogram  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of State, 
International Visitor Leadership 
Program / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
05/11/2015  09/11/2015  Pakistan  Pakistan IP Legislative Workshop Between 
Pakistan IPO and CL DP/USPTO  Turkey  US Department of Commerce 
(US DoC), Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
05/11/2015  05/11/2015  People's Republic of 
China, USA  Evaluating Global Supplemental Data 
Practices with State Intellectual Property 
Office of China (SIPO)  Beijing, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO IP Attaché, Beijing, China  
06/11/2015  06/11/2015  People's Republic of 
China, USA  Commercializing R&D Investments in the 
Biopharmaceutical Sector: a Panel Discussion 
with Ministry of  Science and Technology of 
China (MOST)  Beijing, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO IP Attaché, Beijing, China  
09/11/2015  10/11/2015  Nigeria  Trademark Examination Training - Nigeria, 
Ethiopia, and Ghana  Abuja, Nigeria  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
09/11/2015  09/11/2015  People's Republic of 
China, USA  Global Comparisons of the Role of Judicial 
Review in Data Supplementation Issues (with 
Beijing IP Court)  Beijing, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO IP Attaché, Beijing, China  
09/11/2015  10/11/2015  Vietnam  Workshop on Examination and Outreach to 
the Public on US  Registration Process  Hanoi, Vietnam  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
12/11/2015  13/11/2015  Ethiopia  Trademark Examination Training - Nigeria, 
Ethiopia, and Ghana  Addis Ababa, 
Ethiopia  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
12/11/2015  12/11/2015  People's Republic of China  Zhejiang China Delegation Visit  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
16/11/2015  17/11/2015  Ghana  Trade mark Examination Training - Nigeria, 
Ethiopia, and Ghana  Accra, Ghana  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
16/11/2015  20/11/2015  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, 
Chile, Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Cuba, Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Paraguay, 
Peru, Uruguay  Train the Trainers Course for Latin American 
Countries: Plant Variety Protection under the 
UPOV Convention and Complementary Forms 
of Intellectual Property  Santa Cruz de la 
Sierra, Bolivia  International Un ion for the Protection 
of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) / 
World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) Program / 
USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
17/11/2015  17/11/2015  Brazil  Visiting Brazil Delegation  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virgini a, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
18/11/2015  18/11/2015  Albania, Estonia, Finland, 
Hungary, Norway, 
Poland, Slovakia, Turkey  US Department of State, International Visitor 
Leadership Program / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy - European 
Group  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of State, 
International Visitor Leadership 
Program / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
19/11/2015  19/11/2015  People's Republic of China  DOC of Jiangsu Province Visit  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
24/11/2015  25/11/2015  Romania, Moldova, 
Bulgaria, Turkey  Investigation and Prosecution of Digital 
Piracy Training  Bucharest, Romania  US Department of Justice (DOJ), IP 
Law Enforcement Coordinator / 
USPTO IP Attaché, Moscow, Russia  
30/11/2015  04/12/2015  Benin, Burkina Faso, 
Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, 
Central African Republic, 
France, Guinea, 
Guinea -Bissau, Mali, 
Mauritania, Niger, 
Senegal, Togo  Train the Trainers on the Prote ction of Plant 
Variety under the UPOV Convention  Geneva, Switzerland  International Union for the Protection 
of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) / 
World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) Program / 
USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
30/11/2015  04/12/2016  Mexico  US / Mexico IP Enforcement Training for the 
Mexican Attorney General's Digital IP Crime 
Unit  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico City, 
Mexico  
01/12/2015  03/12/2015  India 2nd International Conference o n IP Law on 
Enforcement of IPRs  New Delhi, India  Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
02/12/2015  02/12/2015  People's Republic of 
China, USA  SIPO / US  Bar Liaison Council: Patent Law 
Developments in China Symposium  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA State Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO) of People's Republic of China 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
05/01/2016  06/01/2016  Indonesia  Workshop on the Madrid Protocol  Jakarta, Indonesia  USPTO Glo bal Intellectual Property 
Academy  
11/01/2016  13/01/2016  Thailand  Workshop on Patent Searching and Patent 
Mapping For Academic Researchers  Ubonratchathani, 
Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand  
17/01/2016  18/01/2016  European Union, France, 
Germany,  Japan, United 
Arab Emirates (UAE), 
USA Dubai Customs Roundtable  Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates (UAE)  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait  
17/01/2016  18/01/2016  Bahrain  IPR for SMEs  Manama, Bahrain  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait / Department of Comme rce 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
22/01/2016  22/01/2016  Bulgaria, Hungary, 
Moldova, Poland, 
Romania  State Department International Visitor's 
Leadership Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of State, 
International  Visitor Leadership 
Program / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
27/01/2016  27/01/2016  India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India 
(CWEI) / USPTO "IPR  – Focus on 
Geographical Indications in Traditional 
Sectors for the State of Bihar"  Patna, I ndia USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
29/01/2016  01/02/2016  India, USA  "IPR Fiesta"  Chennai, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/02/2016  17/02/2016  Pakistan, Tunisia  AUTM Conference  San Diego, 
California  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial La w Development 
Program (CLDP)  
22/02/2016  22/02/2016  India CII / USPTO Interactive sessions for Police 
Officials  Goa, India  Confederation of Indian Industry 
(CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
22/02/2016  24/02/2016  Pakistan  Quad-e-Azim University/ USPTO - IPR 
Awareness Program  Islamabad, Pakistan  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
22/02/2016  23/02/2016  Thailand  The ASEAN Patent Office Consulting and 
Enhanced Capacity Building Pilot Program 
(with DIP)  Bangkok, Thailand  Association of Southeast Asia n 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
24/02/2016  25/02/2016  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Judicial Workshop in Intellectual Property 
Dispute Adjudication Program  Teslic, Republica 
Srpska, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  US Department of Commerce,  
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
25/02/2016  26/02/2016  Vietnam  The ASEAN Patent Office Consulting and 
Enhanced Capacity Building Pilot Program 
(with NOIP)  Ha Noi City, Vietnam  Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intelle ctual Property Academy  
28/02/2016  03/03/2016  Iraq Capacity Building for Managers of 
Technology Incubators  Amman, Jordan  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
29/02/2016  03/03/2016  Algeria, Tunisia  Technology Transfer US  Study Tour Program  Boston, 
Massachusetts  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
09/03/2016  12/03/2016  Sri Lanka  USPTO Technology Transfer Program with 
the support of National IP Office of Sri Lanka 
(NIPO) and SLINTEC (Sri Lanka  Institute of 
Nano Technology)  Colombo, Sri Lanka  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / National IP Office of Sri 
Lanka (NIPO) / Sri Lanka Institute of 
Nano Technology(SLINTEC)  
11/03/2016  11/03/2016  Sri Lanka  Patent Searches and Application Draft ing for 
University of Colombo  Colombo, Sri Lanka  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/03/2016  17/03/2016  Georgia  Sakpatenti Appellate Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy / 
USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board 
/ USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal 
Board  
14/03/2016  18/03/2016  Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Phil ippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
Vietnam Customs, Intellectual Property Enforcement 
and Counterfeiting Program  Singapore  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO IP Attaché , 
Bangkok, Thailand  
15/03/2016  18/03/2016  Canada, Chile, 
Hong Kong (Special 
Administrative Region of 
the PRC), Japan, The 
Netherlands, New 
Zealand, Nigeria, 
People's  Republic 
of China, Philippines, 
Qatar, Sinagapore, 
Thailand, Uni ted 
Arab Emirates (UAE), 
United  Kingdom, US A Association of University Techn ology 
Managers (AUTM) Asia 2016 Conference  Chiang Mai, Thailand  National Science Technology and 
Innovation Policy Office of Thailand / 
National Science and Technolo gy 
Development Agency/ USPTO 
IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand / 
universities in Thailand and an d 
ASEAN countries (several) / science 
and education related agencies in 
Thailand and ASEAN countries 
(several)  
20/03/2016  23/03/2016  Saudi Arabia  Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry on 
Software Piracy and Cybersecurity  Jeddah, Saudi 
Arabia  Jeddah Chambe r of Commerce & 
Industry / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Kuwait  City, Kuwait  
20/03/2016  23/03/2016  Saudi Arabia  US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait  
29/03/2016  30/03/2016  Nepal  USPTO GIPA - Exchange of Be st Practices on 
Trademark Examination  Kathmandu, Nepal  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / USPTO US  Embassy, 
New Delhi, India /Intellectual 
Property -South Asia / Ministry of 
Industry, and Government of Nepal    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
31/03/2016  07/04/2016  Egypt  Judicial Training for Egyptian Economic Court 
Judges  Cairo, Egypt  American Bar Association Rule of Law 
Initiative in Cairo / US  Federal 
Judiciary / USPTO, IP Attaché, 
Kuwait City, Kuwait / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
31/03/2016  07/04/2016  Egypt  IP training for Egyptian Economic Court 
Judges  Cairo, Egypt  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait / American Bar Association 
Rule of Law Initiative, Cairo / 
US Federal Judiciary  
11/04/2016  14/04/2016  Georgia  Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examinatio n Tbilisi, Georgia  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
12/04/2016  21/04/2016  People's Republic of China  2016 Cooperative Framework Agreement 
Study Tour: Judicial Enforcement of IPR USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / US  Trade and 
Development Agency (USTDA) / 
United States Trade Representative 
(USTR)  
13/04/2016  14/04/2016  Argentina, Brazil, 
Cameroon, Colombia, 
Cote d'Ivoire, Costa Rica, 
Egypt, Ghana, Jamaica, 
Kenya, Malawi, Peru, 
South Africa, Togo, 
Zambia  INTERPOL Food Fraud Workshop  Lyon, France  International Criminal Police 
Organization (INTERPOL) / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property Academy  
18/04/2016  19/04/2016  Azerbaija n Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examination  Baku, Azerbaijan  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
21/04/2016  22/04/2016  India US-India Copyright Workshop  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
22/04/2016  22/04/2016  Thailand  US Embassy Bangkok  – 2016 World 
Intellectual Property Day Program; "Digital 
Creativity, Cultured Reimagined"  Chiangmai, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
26/04/2016  26/04/2016  Thailand  US Embassy Bangkok  – 2016 World 
Intellectual Property Day Program; "Digital 
Creativity, Cultured Reimagined"  Bangkok, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand  
26/04/2016  26/04/2016  Pakistan  World IP Day Program  Islamabad, Pakistan  Pakistan Intellectual Property Office 
(IPO) (US  Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) and US  Embassy 
Islamabad participated)  
05/05/2016  09/05/2016  Barbados, Ghana, 
Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, 
Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Mexico, Netherlands, 
People's Republic of 
China, South Africa, 
Spain, Tanzania, Trinidad 
and Tobago, USA, 
Vietnam, ARIPO, 
Caricom, European Union, 
WIPO  Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV 
Convention (Train the Trainers)  Geneva, Switzerland  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / the International Union 
for the Protection of New Variety of 
Plants (UPOV)  
09/05/2016  13/05/2016  Brazil  IP Border Enforcement and Express Mail 
Shipments  Sao Paolo, Brazil  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Acacemy  
11/05/2016  12/05/2016  Armenia  Collective Copyright Management Awaren ess 
Workshop  Yerevan, Armenia  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
16/05/2016  20/05/2016  Brazil and Colombia  IP Border Enforcement and Express Mail 
Shipments  Campinas, Brazil  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Acacemy  
16/05/2016  16/05/2016  Peru  Program on Plant Variety Protec tion under 
the UPOV Convention – Peru Implementation  Lima, Peru  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / the International Union 
for the Protection of New Variety of 
Plants (UPOV) / Government o f Peru 
(GOP)  
17/05/2016  20/05/2016  Peru  Program on Plant Variety Protection under 
the UPOV Convention – Peru Implementation  Cuzco, Peru  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / the International Union 
for the Protection of New Variety of 
Plants (UP OV) / Government of Peru 
(GOP)    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
23/05/2016  24/05/2016  Indonesia  Workshop for Police and Prosecutors on the 
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights  Medan, Indonesia  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Government of 
Indonesia; Directorate Gene ral of 
Intellectual Property (DGIP), Police, 
and Attorney General's office  
24/05/2016  26/05/2016  Armen ia, Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz  Republic  Workshop on Border Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Almaty, Kazakhstan  USPTO Global Intellectual Pro perty 
Academy / KEAEH Customs  
25/05/2016  26/05/2016  Sri Lanka  Judicial Workshop on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Colombo, Sri Lanka  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Acacemy / US  Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Progra m (CLDP) / 
US Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka  
26/05/2016  27/05/2016  Indonesia  Workshop for Police and Prosecutors on the 
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights  Surabaya, Indonesia  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Government of 
Indonesia; Direc torate General of 
Intellectual Property (DGIP), Police, 
and Attorney General's office  
28/05/2016  29/05/2016  Sri Lanka  Judicial Workshop on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Jaffna, Sri Lanka  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Acacemy / US  Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) / 
US Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka  
31/05/2016  31/05/2016  People's Republic of China  SIPO IP Issues of Concern to R&D 
Companies Program  Nanjing, China  USPTO IP Attaché, Shanghai, 
People's Republic  of China / State 
Intellectual Property Office of China 
(SIPO)  
31/05/2016  31/05/2016  Peru Distribution Training for Music and 
Audiovisual Creators  Lima, Peru  USPTO IP Attaché, Lima, Peru / 
Peruvian Ministry of Culture  
07/06/2016  09/06/2016  Mexico  IPR Wor kshop: Customs and Border 
Enforcement  Manzanillo, Mexico  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico 
City, Mexico / Mexican SAT 
(Customs) / US  State Department / 
US Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), Customs and Border 
Protect ion   
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
10/06/2016  10/06/2016  Vietnam  Vietnam University Patent and Technology 
Commercialization Program  Hanoi, Vietnam  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand 
and local universities and law 
practioners  
13/06/2016  13/06/2016  Vietnam  Vietnam University Patent an d Technology 
Commercialization Program  Ho Chi Minh City, 
Vietnam  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand 
and local universities and law 
practioners  
13/06/2016  16/06/2016  Philippines  Patent Examiner Benchmarking Study and 
Training  Taguig City, Manila, 
Philipp ines USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Intellectual Property 
Office of the Philippines  
20/06/2016  22/06/2016  Thailand  Intellectual Property Seminar  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
24/06/2016  24/06/2016  India The Launch of Telangana Intellectual 
Property Crime Unit (TIPCU)  Hyderabad, India  US Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO) IP Attaché, New Delhi, India 
/ the Telangana State Government 
through Federation of Indian 
Chambers of Commerc e and Industry 
(FICCI)  
25/06/2016  29/06/2016  India Workshop on Capacity Development of 
Young Lawyers in India  Delhi, India  Atmabodh / USPTO IP Attaché  
30/06/2016  30/06/2016  India  "IPR- Focus on Geographical Indications and 
Trademark for Women in Tradit ional Sectors"  Raipur, 
Chhattisgarh, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs 
of India (CWEI)  
06/07/2016  06/07/2016  Peoples' Republic of China  FAS/Cochran Fellowship Program on 
Geographical Indications  USPTO 
Headquarter s, 
Alexandria, V irginia, 
USA New Mexico State University / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property Academy  
10/07/2016  11/07/2016  Georgia  Seminar on ISP Liability Legislation for 
Officials and Private Sector Program  Tbilisi, Georgia  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
13/07/2016  16/07/2016  Georgia  Judicial Capacity Building (Adjudication of 
Trademark and Copyright Disputes) Program  Batumi, Georgia  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercia l Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
13/07/2016  16/07/2016  Georgia  Judicial Dialogue on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  / IP for 
Journalists  Kobuleti, Georgia  USPTO GIPA / SAKPATENTI (the 
National In tellectual Property Center 
of Georgia) / Georgian Copyright 
Association / Georgia High School of 
Justice / US  Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program  
14/07/2016  15/07/2016  India Andhra Pradesh Technology Development 
and Promotion Centre  (APTDC) / 
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India - 
Interactive Session with Police and Customs 
officials on IPR Enforcement with a Focus on 
Counterfeiting and Piracy  Patna, Bihar, India  Andhra Pradesh Technology 
Develo pment and Promotion Centre 
(APTDC) / Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
22/07/2016  22/07/2016  India Andhra Pradesh Technology Development 
and Prom otion Centre (APTDC) / USPTO 
IP Attaché, New Delhi, India Seminar on  
Patentability of Software and Computer 
Related Inventions: Challenges & Best 
practices for Protecting CRIs in various 
Jurisdictions  Hyderabad, India  Andhra Pradesh Technology 
Development and Promotion Centre 
(APTDC) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
22/07/2016  22/07/2016  India Roundtable on National IPR Policy  Hyderabad, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
22/07/2016  22/07/2016  India Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce 
and Industry (FICCI) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India – Capacity Bu ilding Program 
on Issues Related to Economic Crimes for 
Delhi Police Officers  New Delhi, India  Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
25/07/2016  29/07/2016  Cambodia -2, Indonesia -2, 
Loa PDR -2, Ma laysia -1, 
Myanmar -2, 
Philippines -1, 
Singapore -2, Thailand -1, 
VietNam -2, and ASEC -1 Patent Administrative Relief Systems  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA Association for Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Acade my 
25/07/2016  25/07/2016  People's Republic of China  Seminar on Trademark Examination and 
GI Site Visits  Beijing, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
26/07/2016  26/07/2016  Turkey  Gazi Teknopark Visit to USPTO  USPTO 
Headqu arters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
27/07/2016  27/07/2016  Peoples' Republic of China  Chinese Delegation Organized by Mississippi 
Consortium for International Development  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US State Department International 
Visitor Leadership Program Program 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
27/07/2016  27/07/2016  People's Republic of China  Seminar on Trademark Examination and 
GI Site Visits  Chengdu, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
28/07/2016  28/07/2016  People's Republic of China  Seminar on Trademark Examination and 
GI Site Visits  Ya'an, People's 
Republic of China  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
28/07/2016  28/07/2016  India Consort ium of Women Entrepreneurs of India 
(CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India 
– "Conference on IPR  – Focus on 
Geographical Indications and Trademark for 
Women in Traditional Sectors"  Lucknow, Uttar 
Pradesh, India  Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs 
of Indi a (CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
01/08/2016  12/08/2016  Bangladesh - 1, Brazil -1, 
Canada -1, Finland -1, 
Gambia -1, India -2, 
Italy-4, Korea -8, 
Pakistan -1, Peru -1, 
Saudi  Arabia -4, and 
South Africa -1 WIPO -USA Summer School on Designs & the 
Interface  with other IPRs (Patents, 
Trademarks & Copyrigts)  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
04/08/2016  04/08/2016  India India Confederation of Indian Industr y (CII) 
/ USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India - 
"Interactive session with Police Officials on 
IPR Enforcement -Best practices"  Kolkata, India  India Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
09/08/2016  09/08/2016  Brazil  International Visitors Leadership Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US State Department International 
Visitor Leadership Program Program 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
15/08/2016  19/08/2016  Pakistan  Pakistan Judicial Exchange  on the Protection 
of Intellectual Property Rights  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
20/08/2016  25/08/2016  Pakistan  Judicial IP Exchange Program  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota  US Department of Commerce, 
Comme rcial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
17/08/2016  17/08/2016  Canada -2, Chinese 
Taipei -1, Japan -1, 
Malaysia -1, Mexico -2, 
Philippines -2, Peru -15, 
Thailand -1, Vietnam -2, 
and Unknown -20 APEC-IPEG Program on Protecting Plant 
Varieties Through the IP System  Lima,  Peru Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
(APEC) / APEC Peru / USPTO GIPA / 
Office of the United States Trade 
Representative (USTR)  
19/08/2016  19/08/2016  India India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 
/ USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India - 
"Interactive Session with Custom Officials on 
IPR Enforcement"  Bhopal, Madhya 
Pradesh, India  India Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
22/08/2016  25/08/2016  Bahrain -2, Gulf 
Cooperation Council -2, 
Kuwait -1, Oman -1, and 
Saudi Arab ia-8 Patent Examination in the United States for 
the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / GCC Intellectual Property 
Training Center (IPTC)  
22/08/2016  25/08/2016  Palestini an Authority  Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examination and SME Outreach  Ramallah, West 
Bank, Palestine  USPTO IP Attaché, Kuwait City, 
Kuwait / US  Commercial Service / 
Palestinian Ministry of National 
Economy / US  Department of State    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
22/08/2016  26/08/2016  Chinese Taipei  USPTO -Taiwan Intellectual Property Office 
(TIPO) Examiner Exchange Program 2016  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Taiwan Intellectual 
Property Office (TIPO)  
23/08/2016  25/08/2016  Brunei Darussalam -4, 
Cambodia -4, Indonesia -2, 
Lao PDR -5, Malaysia -2, 
Myanmar -4, 
Philippines -4, 
Singapore -1, Thailand -3, 
and Vietnam -4 ASEAN -USPTO Workshop on IP Enforcement 
for Judges and Public Prosecutors  Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia  Association of Sout heast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
23/08/2016  23/08/2016  Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka - Conference on 
Intellectual Property Rights for Consumer 
Affairs Authority Officials  Colombo, Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka  
25/08/2016  25/08/2016  Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka - Conference on 
Intellectual Property Rights for Criminal 
Investigations Department Officials  Colombo,  Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka  
29/08/2016  30/08/2016  Cambodia -2, Indonesia -1, 
Lao PDR -2, Malaysia -1, 
Myanmar -2, Indonesia -1, 
and Philippines -1 ASEAN Geographical Indications Program  Manila, Philippines  Association of So utheast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
30/08/2016  30/08/2016  Colombia  Distribution Training for Music and 
Audiovisual Creators  Medellin, Colombia  ProColombia / AmCham Antioquia 
and Caldas / US  Commercial Service 
/ USPTO  IP Attaché, Lima, Peru / 
USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
01/09/2016  02/09/2016  India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India 
(CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India 
- State Level Conference on IPR focusing on 
GIs and Trademark in the Tr aditional Sector  Jaipur, State of 
Rajasthan, India  Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs 
of India (CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
06/09/2016  08/09/2016  Cambodia -3, Malaysia -3, 
Indonesia -3, Lao PDR -3, 
Myanmar -3, 
Philippines -3, 
Singapore -3, Thailand -4, 
and Vietnam -2 USPTO - ASEAN Using Intellectual Property 
to Protect and Promote Traditional Arts and 
Crafts  Chiang Mai, Thailand  Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
08/09/2016  08/09/2016  India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India - 
"Interactive session with Police Officials on 
IPR Enforcement -Best practices"  Mumbai, India  India Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
09/09/ 2016 09/09/2016  Thailand  US Consulate in Chiang Mai / IP Attaché for 
Southeast Asia – Roundtable on Intellectual 
Property and Digital Economy  Chaingmai, Thailand  US Consulate in Chiang Mai / IP 
Attaché for Southeast Asia  
19/09/2016  23/09/2016  Argentina -2, Belgium -1, 
Brazil -2, Colombia -1, 
Honduras -1, Lesotho -1, 
People's Republic of 
China -2, Mexico -1, 
Panama -1, Paraguay -1, 
Peru-1, Poland -1, 
Slovakia -1, Tanzania -1, 
Thailand -3, Trinidad and 
Tobago -1, Vietnam -2, 
and Zambia -1 USPTO Annual Copyright Seminar 2016  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
19/09/2016  23/09/2016  Jordan  Preparing for PCT Accession  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / USPTO Office of Po licy 
and International Affairs / USPTO 
International Patent Legal 
Administration / Ministry of Industry, 
Trade and Supply, Kingdom of 
Jordan  
20/09/2016  22/09/2016  Kazakhstan  Judicial Dialogue on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Astana, Kazak hstan  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy    
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Program 
start date Program 
end date Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
23/09/2016  23/09/2016  People's Republic of 
China -22 and USA -2 Chinese Academy of Sciences Delegation 
Program 3 
 USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
26/09 /2016  30/09/2016  Georgia  US Consultations for the Georgian Copyright 
Association  New York, NY and 
Washington, DC  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
26/09/2016  30/09/2016  Bangladesh -3, Bhutan -2, 
Brazil -2, Kazakhstan -1, 
Maldives -1, Nepal -2, 
Pakistan -3, and 
Sri Lanka -3 South Asia Intellectual Property Office 
Administration Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi / 
USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
27/09/2016  29/09/2016  Chile IP Enforcement at the Border  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
(Ongoing)   Iraq Support to Scientific Information and 
Technology Transfer Center (SITTC): as a 
result of a sustained program of CLDP 
technical assistance, launched by embassy 
Baghdad and NEA/I at the end of the Science 
Day organized at embassy Baghdad in 
January  2011, Iraq created SITTC in 
June 2015. A key mandate of SITTC is to 
promote the protection of intellectual 
property rights and t he enforcement of these 
rights in order to use the fruit of the labors 
of Iraq's scientific community for economic 
development.  Washington, DC and 
Baghdad, Iraq  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
(Ongoing)   Mali Mobile Pr oduct Authentication (MPA) 
Program  Bamako, Mali  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USAID Bamako / 
Government of Mail / Sproxil / 
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