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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
UNITED STATES 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 8 October 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.  
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 1.  This document reports on the technical assistance programmes provided by the US 
Government concerning the protection, utilization and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) 
rights, including patents and trademarks for developing and least developed countries (LDCs). It covers activities undertaken between 1 August 2012 and 31 July 2013. 
2.  Through the US Government's extensive training of foreign officials from developing and LDC 
countries, the advancement of the protection and en forcement of IP is steadily achieved. The US 
Government, in collaboration 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 thei r 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 accomplishing this objective, and 
providing training and technical assistance to impr ove the functioning and utilization of IP systems 
in accordance with the Agreement on Trade-Rela ted Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 
(TRIPS). 
3.  US Government technical assistance is driv en by demand and indivi dual 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 intellectual property; 
 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 counterfeit pharmaceutical and medical; 
 advanced computer forensics to track down, arrest and prosecute IP criminals; and IP/C/W/593/Add.6 
 
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   public education and consumer awareness of th e importance of IP protection, innovation, 
creativity, and enforcement. 
5.  The US Government agencies and agency subdivisions that are involved in IP include the US 
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US  Copyright Office of th e Library of Congress 
(USCO), the US Department of Agriculture (U SDA), the US Department of Commerce (DOC), 
including the Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP); International Trade Administration (ITA); and the US Patent and Trad emark 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 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). 
6.  In 19-21 March 2013 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania an IP Forum was held, focusing on the 
practical approaches to the utilization and protection of IP and its role in fostering innovation and 
economic growth in Africa. The African Intellectual Property Group (AIPG) and CLDP held a regional intellectual property workshop for IP officials, private sector, and IP stakeholders from across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Government of Tanzania, the African Regional Intellectual Property 
Organization (ARIPO) and the francophone African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), as 
well as the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) were represented. Over 150 representatives from 19 African Anglophone and 
Francophone countries, including participants from Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, 
Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rw anda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and 
Zimbabwe participated in the event.  
7.  AIPG is a voluntary Africa-wide association of IP owners, officials, practitioners, institutions, 
and industry associations, with a shared desire to determine practical and innovative solutions (both national and regional) to the challenges posed by counterfeiting and piracy, as well as the effective utilization of IP rights to foster innovation and economic growth in Africa. Panelists and 
the audience discussed the following topics: practical approaches, successes, challenges and future 
strategies to the protection and utilization of IP as a facilitator of innovation, entrepreneurship, trade and investment. In addition, to ascertain in particular: the role of regional leadership in 
determining harmonized policies and legislation, the facilitation of inter-regional IP protection, the 
impact of IP on creative industries, branding, innovation, and food security. 
8.  Technical cooperation pursuant to TRIPS Article 67 includes assistance in the preparation of 
laws and regulations on the protection and enforcem ent of IP rights, as well as on the prevention 
of abuse. The United States provided such assistance to the following: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC Camer oon, Central African Republic, Chad, Rep. of 
Congo, and Gabon), China, the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and 
Uganda), Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macao, Ch ina, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Seychelles, 
Singapore, South Korea, Suriname, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Yemen. 
9.  The table included as an Annex to this report provides a non-exhaustive summary of the 
technical cooperation activities that these agencies provided from 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013. 
10.  Further information, including a schedule of programmes, is available on the US government's 
Global Intellectual Property Education Training Programme Database located at 
http://www.usipr.gov . The Global Intellectual Property Education Database is maintained by 
agencies of the US Government that provide training and technical assistance relating to 
protecting and enforcing IPR.  
11.  The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIP A) offers capacity building programmes in the 
United States and around the world on intellectual property protection, enforcement, and capitalization. GIPA is an essential component o f  t h e  U S  G o v e r n m e n t ' s  e f f o r t  t o  i m p r o v e  I P  IP/C/W/593/Add.6 
 
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  protection and enforcement practices around the world.  Participants in GIPA programmes include 
officials of national IP offices, judicial officials,  police/investigators, prosecutors, customs 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 (SMEs). GIPA provides both multilateral 
programmes and country specific programmes. Some programmes are developed to address 
specific legal issues, administrative issues and specific intellectual property areas.  
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TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES FROM 1 AUGUST 2012 TO 31 JULY 2013 
 
Date(s) Participating Country(s) Programme Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
1 June to 31 Aug. 
2012 India IP Training Programs for Indian 
Enforcement Official s including Police 
and Customs - Joint Programs (total of 5 programmes) with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for Senior Indian Police and Customs Officials  Punjab Police Academy, Delhi 
Police Academy, Bangalore Karnataka, Faridabad, Kochi, Chennai, and Mumbai India Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) 
for Senior Indian Police and Customs Officials / USPTO / US Embassy 
23 July to 3 Aug. 2012 Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, 
Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Czech 
Republic, Domini can Republic, 
India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, 
Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, 
Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, 
Switzerland, Ukraine     WIPO - US Advanced Summer School on 
Trademarks (WASST)  USPTO Headquarters 
(Alexandria, Virginia, USA) WIPO / USPTO GIPA 
7-9 Aug. 2012 Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda, USA Regional Workshop on the 
Implementation of an Interagency Approach to IP Protection and Enforcement  Nairobi, Kenya DOC CLDP / Kenya Anti-Counterfeit 
Agency 
9 Aug. 2012 Thailand Roundtable Discussion on Chiang Mai 
Towards an IPR Respected Tourist 
Destination  Holiday Inn Hotel, Chiang Mai USPTO, US Embassy 
14-16 Aug. 2012 India US-based Tr aining for Indian Customs 
to prepare for US-India Joint Border Enforcement Operation  Hyatt Regency San Francisco 
Airport USPTO GIPA / US CBP 
14-15 Aug. 2012 Thailand Seminar on Criminal IP Investigation 
and Prosecution for Public Prosecutors  Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel USPTO, US Embassy 
16-17 Aug. 2012 Thailand Seminar on Criminal Intellectual 
Property Investigation and Prosecution for Public Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials  Pattaya, Thailand USPTO, US Embassy 
16-17 Aug. 2012 Thailand Roundtable on Changing Attitudes About 
IPR in High Density Tourist Pattaya, Thailand USPTO, US Embassy 
                                               
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20-21 Aug. 2012 Thailand Seminar on Criminal Intellectual 
Property Investigation and Prosecution for Public Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials and Roundtable on Changing Attitudes About IPR in High Density Tourist Banjung Buri Suratthani (Surat), 
Thailand USPTO, US Embassy 
23-24 Aug. 2012 Thailand Seminar on Criminal Intellectual 
Property Investigation and Prosecution 
for Public Prosecutors and Law 
Enforcement Officials and Roundtable on 
Changing Attitudes About IPR in High 
Density Tourist Prachaub Kirikanm, Thailand USPTO, US Embassy 
27-31 Aug. 2012 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru Training on Intellectual Property Crimes 
and Illicit Goods of Interpol and Ecuador National Police Quito, Ecuador Interpol / Ecuador National Police / 
USPTO 
27-31 Aug. 2012 China US-China Legal Exchange Harbin, Beijing, and Guiyang in 
the People's Republic of China DOC General Counsel / China's Ministry of 
Commerce (MOFCOM) / USPTO GIPA 
3-4 Sept. 2012 India FICCI PubliCon 2012 - Digita l Publishing FICCI, Federation House, New 
Delhi, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) / USPTO, US Embassy 
5 Sept. 2012 India Interactive Session on Intellectual 
Property in the Information Age Delhi, India USPTO, US Embassy 
6 Sept. 2012 Kazakhstan Innovation and Education: A Project for 
Kazakhstan  USPTO Headquarters  US DOS International Visitor Leadership 
Programme (IVLP) / USPTO GIPA 
6 Sept. 2012 China Regional: [Beijing, China] US-China 
Program on Online Counterfeiting - E. 
Wu Beijing, China USPTO GIPA 
10-18 Sept. 2012 Malawi Trademark Examination Training - SADC 
countries  Windhoek, Namibia USPTO GIPA 
10-13 Sept. 2012 Cambodia, Georgia, Grenada, 
Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, 
Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, 
Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, 
Ukraine, Uruguay, Zambia Copyright in the Digital Age Symposium USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA / United States Copyright 
Office  
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10-11 Sept. 2012 India India Patient Safety and Spurious Drug 
Detection and Authentication 
Technology Workshop on Building 
International Cooperation to Protect Patients New Delhi, India Government of India / India Office of the 
Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM India) / World Health  Organization (WHO) 
India Country Office / ITA, DOC Office of Health Products / USPTO, US Embassy 
11 Sept. 2012 India Roundtable on International Cooperation 
on Criminal Investigations Related to 
Spurious Medicines in the Global Supply 
Chain  New Delhi, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 
Committee Agains t Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the 
Economy (CASCADE) / India Office of the 
Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM 
India) / US Embassy 
13 Sept. 2012 Russia US Department of State / USPTO -  
International Visitor Leadership 
Programme: Incentives for Research and Development: A Project for Russia USPTO Headquarters US DOS / USPTO GIPA 
14 Sept. 2012 India, USA Biotech and Life Sciences IPR 
Roundtable  Mumbai, India USPTO, US Embassy / Indian Intellectual 
Property Office (I PO) /Biotechnology 
Industry Organization (BIO)/ Association 
of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) 
16-22 Sept. 2012 Viet Nam Technical Assistance and Capacity 
Building Program on IT for Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam US Embassy / USPTO GIPA / National 
Office of Intellectual Property / Ministry of Science and Technology / Vietnam 
Government 
17-21 Sept. 2012 France, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, 
China, Russia, Turkey, USA Seminar on US IPR Border Enforcement 
Policy and 2012 Annual All-Russia 
Customs Conference on protection of 
IPR at the Border Kazan, Russia USPTO, US Embassy / DHS / Russian 
Federal Customs Service (RFCS) 
19 Sept. 2012 India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO New Delhi India - Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for Women in Traditional Sectors Panipat, Haryana, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US Embassy 
25-26 Sept. 2012 Albania, Croatia UNECE/USPTO Regional judicial 
programme on IP and Competition  Skopje, Macedonia United Nations Economic Commission for 
Europe (UNECE) / Academy for Judges 
and Public Prosecutors / USPTO GIPA 
25 Sept. 2012 China Regional: [Beijing, China] Seminar on 
China's Utility Model/Design Patent System Beijing, China USPTO GIPA  
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25-26 Sept. 2012 Russia International Scientific Conference 
"Protection of Intellectual Property in 
the Modern Economy" Yekaterinburg, Russia Federal Service for Intellectual Property 
(Rospatent) / USPTO GIPA / US Embassy 
/ Federal Institute for Industrial Property 
(FIPS) / Ural Federal University 
26 Sept. 2012 Azerbaijan, Brazil, Chile, El 
Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Guatemala, Hung ary, Kenya, 
Maldives, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Department of State International 
Visitor Leadership Programme - Multi-Region Programme on IP Protection USPTO Headquarters US DOS IVLP / USPTO GIPA 
1-2 Oct. 2012 Russia Technology Transfer & IP Management 
for Universities  St. Petersburg, Russia USPTO GIPA / St. Petersburg Institute of 
International Business and Law (IMBIP) / 
Rospatent 
3-4 Oct. 2012 Pakistan Pakistan-IP Licensing Programm e  USPTO Headquarters US DOC CLDP / USPTO GIPA 
5 Oct. 2012 India CWEI/MSME/USPTO "Intellectual 
Property Rights for Women in 
Traditional Sectors" Ludhiana, Punjab, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and 
Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
9 Oct. 2012 India "Seminar on Curbing Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting – An Imperative for Indian Economy" Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Federa tion of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) / USPTO, US Embassy 
10 Oct. 2012 Argentina, Chile, and Peru International Judicial Academy-
Argentina, Chile, & Peru Programme  USPTO Headquarters International Judicial Academy (IJA) / 
USPTO GIPA 
15 Oct. 2012 India CWEI/MSME/USPTO "Intellectual 
Property Rights for Women in Traditional Sectors" Patiala, Punjab, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US Embassy 
15-17 Oct. 2012 Democratic Republic  of the Congo, 
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda,  Regional: Tanzania INTERPOL Training 
for African Police and Customs  HYATT Regency, Dar Es Salaam, 
Tanzania Interpol / US DOJ / USPTO GIPA 
15-18 Oct. 2012 Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam ASEAN Workshop on Patent Protection, 
Licensing and Enforcement from A to Z  Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN / USPTO GIPA 
15-20 Oct. 2012 India Regional: [Nagpur, India] Patent 
Examiner Training for Indian Patent 
Office, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 
ISA/IPEA Module  Nagpur, India PCT International Cooperation Division, 
World Intellectual Property Organization 
(WIPO) / USPTO GIPA  
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22 Oct. 2012 China Overview of Trademark Protection in the 
US for Visitors from the Hangzhou Municipal AIC USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
24 Oct. 2012 China International Judicial Academy for 
Judges from Shenzen Intermediate 
Court  USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA / International Judicial 
Academy (IJA) 
25Oct. 2012 China Study Visit of Delegation of Chinese 
Academy of Sciences USPTO Headquarters,  USPTO GIPA 
29 Oct. 2012 China Cardozo Law School -- SIPO Programme  USPTO Headquarters Cardozo Law School / USPTO GIPA 
31 Oct. 2012 India Roundtable Conference on Anti Cam-
Cording Legislation  FICCI, Federation House, New 
Delhi, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) / USPTO, US Embassy with suppo rt of Ministry of 
Information & Broadcasting / Ministry of Human Resource & Development 
5-7 Nov. 2012 Mexico, Chinese Taipei,  Trademark IT Training  USPTO Headquarters  USPTO GIPA 
8 Nov. 2012 China DOS IVLP / USPTO "Legal Issues: A 
Project for the People's Republic of China" USPTO Headquarters US DOS IVLP / USPTO GIPA 
19-22 Nov. 2012 Brazil IPR Center Visit/Consultations USPTO Headquarters USPTO, US Embassy / National IPR 
Coordination Center, US DHS / US DOJ / 
US DOD 
27-30 Nov. 2012 Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, China, 
Costa Rica, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao 
PDR, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, 
Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Korea, Viet Nam Seminar and Workshop on IP 
Management and Technology Licensing Programme  USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
27-30 Nov. 2012 Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri 
Lanka, India Regional: [Mumbai, India] Interpol 
Training for Indian Officials on IP 
Enforcement and Trafficking in Illicit 
Goods Mumbai, India INTERPOL / CBI, New Delhi, India / 
USPTO GIPA  
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29-30 Nov. 2012 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay,  
Peru , Uruguay, USA Regional: [Foz de Iguacu, Brazil] IPR 
Border Enforcement Training Programme - 
Tri Border Plus Chile and 
Peru Foz de Iguacu, Brazil USPTO, US Embassy / Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE) / Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) / the National IPR Coordination Center (IPR Center) / US DOJ 
4-5 Dec. 2012 China Capacity Building on Copyright 
Enforcement on the Internet  Beijing, China National Copyright Ad ministration of the 
People's Republic of China / USPTO GIPA / 
USPTO, US Embassy 
9-13 Dec. 2012 Brazil Alexandria, VA Annual Conference on 
USPTO Law and Practice  USPTO Headquarters Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) 
Association, Education Foundation / USPTO, US Embassy / Computer Packages, Inc. 
13 Dec. 2012 Brazil Brazilian Federal Trial Judges  USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
7 Jan. 2013 China George Mason University CELAP (China 
Executive Leadership Academy Pudong) Delegation  USPTO Headquarters George Mason University / CELAP / 
USPTO GIPA 
14-15 Jan. 2013 Montenegro Intellectual Property in the United 
States for the IP Office of Montenegro USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA / Division for Certain 
Countries in Europa and Asia (DCEA) / 
Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro 
28-30 Jan. 2013 Ukraine Ukraine / US Consultation on 
Adjudication of Intellectual Property Infringement Cases programme  USPTO Headquarters US DOC CLDP in cooperation with the 
National School of Judges / the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine / USPTO GIPA 
28 Jan. - 1 Feb. 2013 Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, 
Nigeria, Seychelles, Swaziland Advanced IP Enforcement Training International Law Enforcement 
Academy in Gaborone, Botswana International Law Enforcement Academy 
(ILEA) / USPTO GIPA 
21 - 23 Feb. 2013 Belarus, China, EU, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, USA,  ХХ International Scientific-Practical 
Conference: Actual Problematic Issues of Intellectual Property Kyiv, Ukraine 
The State service of Intellectual Property 
of Ukraine / World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) / Ukrainian Institute of Industrial Property / USPTO, US Embassy 
26-27 Feb. 2013 Georgia, USA Georgia Intellectual Property Customs 
Border Enforcement and Coordination 
Workshop Tbilisi, Georgia US DOC Commercial Law Development 
Programme (CLDP) / United States 
Embassy Georgia in coordination with 
Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Georgia 
Revenue Service / National Intellectual 
Property Center of Georgia "Sakpatenti"  
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26-28 Feb. 2013 Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam Seminar on Digital Copyright and 
Collective Management Organizations Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN Secretariat / USPTO Global IP 
Academy 
7 Mar. 2013 Uzbekistan Seminar/Meeting on Intellectual 
Property in the United States for 
Uzbekistan Officials Washington, DC USPTO GIPA / Institute of International 
Education (IIE) 
13 Mar. 2013 India FICCI/USPTO -Government and Industry 
Interaction on Procurement of IT Goods  New Delhi, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) / USPTO, 
US Embassy 
14-15 Mar. 2013 Brazil, Mexico USPTO Workshop on Quality Initiatives  USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
18 Mar. 2013 Russia "Cyber Crime and IT Information 
Security Threat" Roundtable Kazan, Russia Kazan Federal University / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
19-21 Mar. 2013 Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,  
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, 
France, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, 
Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda 
Senegal,  South Africa, Sweden,  
Switzerland , Tanzania, Togo  
Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: [Tanzania] Workshop on 
Practical Approaches to IP Utilization 
and Protection in Africa Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Africa IP Group / DOC CLDP / USPTO 
GIPA 
20 Mar. 2013 India Intellectual Property Rights Conference -  
Focus on Geographical Indications and 
Trademarks for Women in Traditional 
Sectors Hotel Mayfair Lagoon, 
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US Embassy 
20-27 Mar. 2013 Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Viet Nam Regional IP Enforc ement Programme for 
Judges  Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN Secretariat / USPTO Global IP 
Academy / USPTO, US Embassy 
25-26 Mar. 2013 Ukraine, Switzerland International Scientific and Practical 
Workshop on Intellectual Property and 
Innovation  Kyiv, Ukraine US DOC CLDP / US Embassy Ukraine / 
USPTO GIPA / State Intellectual Property 
Service of Ukraine (SIPS) / Intellectual Property Research Institute of the National Academy of Legal Science of Ukraine/ US Department of State 
1 Apr. 2013 Georgia Georgia Intellectual Property and 
Innovation Workshop Tbilisi, Georgia DOC CLDP in partnership with the USPTO 
GIPA and the National Intellectual 
Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti)  
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2 Apr. 2013 Georgia Georgia Intellectual Property and 
Innovation Workshop Mtskheta, Georgia DOC CLDP in partnership with the USPTO 
GIPA and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) 
4-5 Apr. 2013 Myanmar Regional: Workshop on Copyright and 
Trademark and Meetings  with IP Rights 
Holders and Government Agencies in 
Myanmar Yangon, Myanmar US Commercial Service, DOC / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
10-12 Apr. 2013 Korea, Philippines, USA Roundtable on Creating a Digital 
Economy Manila, Philippines Korean Copyright Commission / 
Intellectual Property Office of the 
Philippines / USPTO, US Embassy 
11-15 Apr. 2013 Brazil Brazilian Congress of Commercial Law Sao Paulo, Brazil UnB / PUC-SP / USP e FGV-SP / Insper / 
UERJ / Mackenzie e IDSA / UERJ / Saraiva 
/ CNI (Confederacao Nacional da 
Industria) / Fabio Ulhoa Coelho/ Guedes 
Nunes Oliveira-Roquim, Sociedade de 
Advogados/ Campinho Advogados / 
Coelho Goncalves, Advogados Associados 
/ Cavallazzi-Andrey-Retanho-Araujo, 
Advocacia / Lehmann, Warde, Advogados 
/ AASP (Association of Attorneys in São 
Paulo) / USPTO, US Embassy 
12 Apr. 2013 India Workshop on "IPR"- Focus on 
Geographical Indications for Women in 
Traditional Sectors  Rajasthan, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and 
Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US 
Embassy  
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15-17 Apr. 2013 Brazil Regional: FORTEC/Technology Transfer Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, 
Brazil FORTEC / CTIT, UFMG / Federal University 
of Viçosa / FUNDEP (Fundacao de 
Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa) / CNPq 
(Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento 
Cientifico e Tecnologico) / FAPEMIG 
(Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do 
Estado de Minas Gerais) / Banco do Brasil 
/ APOL / Natura, bem estar bem / Fiat / 
Cemig, A Melhor Energia do Brasil / 
NITDESK / UFMG / NOVA ufmg, 
Incubadora de Empresas / FDC (Fundacao 
Dom Cabral) / bh.tec / RMPI (Rede 
Mineira de Propriedade Intelectual) / 
FUNED, Fundacao Ezequiel Dias / INPI 
(Instituto Nacional Da Propriedade 
Industrial) / ABIPTI (Associacao Brasileira 
Das Instituicoes De Pesquisa Tecnologica 
E Inovacao) / fumsoft / SIMI (Sistema 
Mineiro de Inovacao) / FAPEMIG / 
Governo De Minas, Ciencia Tecnologia E 
Ensino Superior / Wylinka, Do 
conhecimento a inov acao / Biominas 
BRASIL / USPTO, US Embassy 
17 Apr. 2013 China, Hong Kong, China, USA China Medical Equipment Fair Shenzhen Convention Center Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions (R SE) / 
Semibio / LeTimes.com/ China Association for Medical Devices Industry / USPTO, US Embassy 
23 Apr. 2013 Thailand Bedo Training (topics included Tech 
Transfer, UPOV) USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
23 Apr. 2013 Russia The Economics of Inte llectual Property: 
Intangible Assets of the State, Regions and Business Moscow, Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of 
the Russian Federation / USPTO, US Embassy 
24-25 Apr. 2013 Brazil Regional: Roundtable at Microsoft Office 
with IP Attaché Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Microsoft / USPTO, US Embassy 
25 Apr. 2013 China, USA China Manufacturing Informatization 
Summit Lianchi Hall, 2nd Floor, East 
Building, Shangri-La Hotel, 
Hangzhou, Zheijiang Province, China CCID Consulting (Chinese business 
association) / Microsoft / USPTO, US 
Embassy  
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26 Apr. 2013 India National IP Summit and Awards 2013  New Delhi, India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
Department of Industrial Policy and 
Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and 
Industry, Government of India / 
Intellectual Property India / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
26 Apr. 2013 Cambodia Roundtable on "The Importance of IP for 
Economic, Social and Cultural Development" to Mark World IP Day Phnom Penh, Cambodia USPTO, US Embassy / WIPO / Cambodian 
Intellectual Property Department 
30 Apr. 2013 Ukraine USDA Cochran Fellowship Programme USPTO Headquarters USDA / Cochran / USPTO GIPA 
1-3 May 2013 Lao PDR,  Thailand Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Border 
Enforcement Training Royal Nakhara Hotel, Nong Khai, 
Thailand USPTO, US Embassy / US Customs and 
Border Protection / Royal Thai Customs / Lao Customs / LUNA-Lao Project 
2 May 2013 Armenia, USA US/Armenia Consultations on Collective 
Management of Copy right and Related 
Rights  USPTO Headquarters  DOC CLDP / USPTO GIPA 
2 May 2013 Armenia Armenian author Training USPTO Headquarters  DOC CLDP / USPTO GIPA 
6 May 2013 Lao PDR Regional: A Copyright Seminar for Film 
Makers Vientiane, Lao PDR Lao PDR Government / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
5-10 May 2013 India Workshop on IP Rights- Focus on 
Geographical Indications for Women in Traditional Sectors  Guwahati, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US Embassy 
20-22 May 2013 Brazil, Colombia, Estonia, 
Malaysia, Mexico Trademark IT Training programme  USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA 
20-21 May 2013 Russia Enforcement Training Programme St. Pe tersburg, Russia DHS, ICE / the Russian Investigative 
Committee / USPTO, US Embassy 
23 May 2013 India Capacity Building Programme for Police 
Officers  Chandigarh, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 
Committee Agains t Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the 
Economy (CASCADE) / USPTO, US 
Embassy  
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- 14 - Date(s) Participating Country(s) Programme Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
24 May 2013 India Seminar on Curbing Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting – An Imperative for Indian Economy Count Chandigarh, India Federation  of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Committee Agains t Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) / USPTO, US Embassy 
27-29 May 2013 Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, Viet Nam ASEAN / USPTO Intellectual Property 
Workshop for Public Prosecutors and 
Law Enforcement  Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN / USPTO, US Embassy / USPTO 
GIPA 
11 June 2013 Ukraine Regional: 1st Ukrainian International 
Forum "Real Business against Counterfeiting and Piracy"  Kieve, Ukraine Astapov Lawyers / Conference House / 
Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry / USPTO, US Embassy 
11-12 June 2013 Brazil Regional: Speech at Symposium on 
Advancing Business Goals Using 
Brazilian and US Patent Law and Trade 
Secret Strategies  Sao Paulo, Brazil Finnegan (law firm) / USPTO, US Embassy 
17 June 2013 India Regional: FICCI - Capacity Building 
Programme for Customs Officers Farodabad, India Federation  of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Committee Agains t Smuggling and 
Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) / USPTO, US Embassy 
17-19 June 2013 Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, 
Russia Regional: 1st International Conference 
on Actual Questions on Brank Protection 
on Territory of the Customs Union of 
Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia 
(Speaking Req.) - D. Townsend Almaty, Kazakhstan KazBrand (the Kazakhs tan Association of 
Brand Owners) / BeBrand (the Association 
for Protection of Brand names and 
Trademarks in Belarus)  / RusBrand (the 
Association of Branded Goods 
Manufacturers in Russia) / Eurasian 
Economic Commission / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
19 June 2013 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Visiting Judges 
Programme Count USPTO Headquarters  DOC CLDP / USPTO GIPA 
21 June 2013 Viet Nam Intellectual Property Rights in the 
United States: A Project for Vietnam 
Count USPTO Headquarters DOS International Visitor Leadership 
Programme / USPTO GIPA  
  IP/C/W/593/Add.6  
 
- 15 - Date(s) Participating Country(s) Programme Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
21 June 2013 India Regional: Workshop on "Intellectual 
Property Rights - Fo cus on Geographical 
Indications for Women in Traditional Sectors"  Chandigarh, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) / USPTO, US Embassy 
21-26 July 2013 Paraguay (as well as other South 
American countries which were not 
specified) Regional: Inter American Bar 
Association Asuncion, Paraguay American Bar Association / Bar 
Association of Paraguay / USPTO, US 
Embassy 
26-27 July 2013 Thailand USPTO-DIP Workshop on Sound and 
Scent Marks Count USPTO Headquarters  USPTO GIPA / DIP (Thailand Intellectual 
Property Information Center) 
1-4 July 2013 Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, 
Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, 
Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Regional Seminar on the Protection of 
New Varieties of Plants Under the UPOV 
Convention Port of Spain, Trinidad and 
Tobago The Government of the Republic of 
Trinidad and Tobago and the Intellectual 
Property Office of the Ministry of Legal 
Affairs in cooperation with the USPTO 
GIPA and the International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of Plants 
(UPOV) 
22 July - 1 Aug. 2013 Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, 
Dominican Republic, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic  of, Mexico, 
Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Tunisia, USA WIPO Advanced Summer School on 
Copyright and Related Rights USPTO Headquarters USPTO GIPA / WIPO 
22 July 2013 China Jiangsu AIC Delegation Visit USPTO Headquarters  USPTO GIPA 
26-27 July 2013 European Patent Office (EPO),  
India, USPTO,, "IPEX-2013" Conference and Exposition 
- Monetizing and Managing IP assets for Business Excellence Hyderabad, India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Center (APTDC) / USPTO, US Embassy 
31 July 3013 India Workshop and Exposition on Economic 
Value Generation for Indian 
Geographical Indications Bangalore, India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO, US Embassy 
 
 
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