IP/C/W/601/Add.6
23 de octubre de 2014
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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 22 de octubre de 2014, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de los Estados Unidos.  
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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, incluidos los 
relativos a las patentes y las marcas de fábrica o de comercio, que el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos organiza en favor de los países en desarrollo y los países menos adelantados (PMA). Cubre 
las actividades realizadas entre el 1º de agosto de 2013 y el 1º de septiembre de 2014. 
2.  Mediante su amplio programa de formación de funcionarios extranjeros 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 cultur al. 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 permiten 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 Intelectual relacionados con el 
Comercio (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 
humanos pertinentes; 
• la creación de mecanismos eficaces para velar por el cumplimiento de los derechos de 
propiedad intelectual en frontera; IP/C/W/601/Add.6 
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  • 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 derechos de propiedad intelectual; 
• inspecciones y 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 sensibilización del público y de los consumidores acerca de la importancia que revisten 
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 intelectual 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 la Biblioteca del Congreso (USCO); el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos 
(USDA); el Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos (DOC), en p articular el P rograma 
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 de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección 
en Frontera (CBP) y la Oficina de Inmigración y Observancia en la Frontera (ICE); el Departamento 
de Justicia (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 Pe rsonal Judicial en el Extranjero (OPDAT); el 
Departamento de Estado (DOS) y la Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos (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 derechos 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 Training Program 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 gubernamentales 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 programas 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 del 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 judiciales, policías e investigadores, fiscales, 
funcionarios de aduanas, de ministerios de salud, de organismos de transferencia de tecnología, de 
organismos de protección de los consumidores, representantes de instituciones académicas, estudiantes y representantes de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes). La GIPA ofrece 
programas multilaterales y programas específicos por países. Algunos de los programas se 
conciben para abordar cuestiones jurídicas concretas, aspectos administrativos y determinadas esferas de la propiedad intelectual.   
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Date(s) Participating 
Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
2 August 2013 India Interactive Se ssion, IPR Enforcement - Best 
Practices, A session with Police officials  Mysore, Karnataka, India Confederat ion of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO GIPA 
7-8 August 2013 Thailand Workshop on IP Online Piracy and Counterfeiting for 
Public Prosecutors Ubon Ratchathani, 
Thailand USPTO GIPA / Thai Office of the Attorney 
General 
12 August 2013 India Sensitization Prog ram on IPR for Electronic and IT 
Sector (with Department of  IT and Communication)  Kolkata, India Federation of Indian Chambers of 
Commerce & Industry (FICCI ) / USPTO  
 
October 2011 - 2016 Armenia USAID/Armenia-funded Enterprise Development and 
Market Competitiveness (E DMC) project, including 
assistance in dr afting a comprehensive new law on 
Copyright. Yerevan, Armenia USAID / Pragma Corporation 
18-21 August 2013 Brazil Patent Litigation Trends in the U.S. Rio de Janeiro & Sao 
Paulo, Brazil Brazilian Association of Intellectual 
Property (ABPI)     
 
20-22 August 2013 Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, and Viet 
Nam Regional Anti-counterfeiting and Anti-piracy Training 
for IPR Border Enforcement Officials from India  Bangkok, Thailand USPTO GIPA / Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations (ASEAN) 
11 September 2013 Peru Copyright Seminar: Promoting the Creative 
Industries of Peru Lima, Peru Department of  Commerce International 
Trade Administration/USPTO/ 
State/INDECOPI (Peruvian Copyright 
Office)/local - American Chamber of Commerce 
5-6 September 2013 India Workshop and Exposition on Economic Value 
Generation for Indian Geographical Indications Lucknow, India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
Intellectual Property India / USPTO 
9-17 September 2013 Botswana, Zimbabwe, and 
Mauritius Trademark Examination Training - Botswana, 
Zimbabwe and Mauritius  Gaborone, Botswana USPTO GIPA 
9-11 September 2013 Botswana, Malawi, 
Namibia, South Africa, and 
Zambia INTERPOL Regional IP Enforcement Training for 
Southern Africa Gaborone, Botswana Interpol / USPTO GIPA 
                                               
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
9-10 September 2013 Philippines Workshop on the Implementation of the New Manual 
of Criminal Investigation for IP Crimes  Manila, Philippines Intellectual Property Office of the 
Philippines (IPOPHL)  / USPTO GIPA  
11-12 September 
2013 Mexico Internet Piracy Workshop for Mexican Judges Mexico City, Mexico USPTO GIPA 
11-13 September 
2013 Philippines Regional Workshop on  the Implementation of the 
New Manual of Criminal Investigation for IP Crimes  Cebu, Philippines IPOPHL / USPTO GIPA  
16-20 September 
2013 Brunei Darussalam, 
Belgium, Canada, 
Colombia, France, Japan, 
Honduras, Kenya, Moldova, 
Myanmar, Nicaragua, 
People's Republic of China, 
Peru, Switzerland, Trinidad 
and Tobago, USA, Viet 
Nam, and Zimbabwe Program on Plant Variety Pr otection Under the UPOV 
Convention (Train the Trainer) Geneva, Switzerland International Union for the Protection of 
New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) / USPTO 
GIPA 
18 September 2013 Russia Sochi 2014: Introduction to Tools of Commercial 
Promotion and Fundraising of Sports (part of the Department of State's International Visitor's Leadership Program)  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
19-20 September 
2013 India Conference on Trade in Counterfeit, Pirated and 
Smuggled Goods - A Threat to National Security and 
Economy New Delhi, India International Chamber of Commerce, 
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting 
and Piracy (BASCAP) / FICCI Cascade / 
USPTO 
23-27 September 
2013 Turkey Intellectual Property Enforcement in the U.S. 
(Turkish IP Enforcement O fficials Visit to National 
IPR Center) Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA / National IPR Coordination 
Center 
23 September 2013 People's Republic of China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Examiner 
Study Visit  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
30 September 2013 India International Forum on Intellectual Property - Doing 
Profitable Business with IP: Getting Technology to Market New Delhi, India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO 
1 October 2013 India Training Program for Multiplex/Cinema Owners and 
Employees Delhi, India FICCI, USPTO and Motion Picture 
Association (MPA) India 
2 October 2013 Mexico USPTO- Mexican Institute of Industrial Property 
(IMPI) Patent Prosecution Highway Program Mexico City, Mexico USPTO / IMPI  
3 October 2013 Mexico USPTO-IMPI Patent Prosecution Highway Program Guadalajara, Mexico USPTO / IMPI    
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
3-4 October 2013 India IP Awareness for Micro, Small and Medium 
Enterprise (MSME) Clusters Panipat, India FICCI / USPTO / State Government 
4 October 2013 Mexico USPTO-IMPI Patent Prosecution Highway Program Monterrey, Mexico USPTO / IMPI  
9-11 October 2013 People's Republic of China Jiangsu IP Offi ce Training Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
10-11 October 2013 India Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise IP Awareness 
Program for Auto Cluster  Ludhiana, India FICCI, USPTO and State Government 
15-17 October 2013 Australia, Botswana, 
Malawi, Nigeria, Ukraine, and USA  Roundtable Discussion on IP Enforcement (In 
conjunction with the 2013 International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference, which was held in Dublin, Ireland on October 15-17, 2013, a Roundtable Discussion on IP Enforcement was held in which Donald Townsend participated. About 15 participants attended the roundtable and participating countries included Malawi, Botswana, Nigeria, Australia, United States and Ukraine) Dublin, Ireland Interpol / An Garda Siochana  
21 October 2013 People's Republic of China Chinese Academy of Sciences IP Programs  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
24-25 October 2013 India "7th International Conference on Anti-Counterfeiting 
and Anti-Piracy" Pune, India CII, USPTO, and Government of India 
28 October 2013 People's Republic of China Cardozo Law School - SIPO Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA / Cardozo Law School  
31 October 2013 People's Republic of China The John Marshall Law School - SIPO Patent 
Examiner Cooperation Training Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA The John Marshall Law School / USPTO 
GIPA 
4-7 November 2013 Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, and Viet Nam  Madrid Protocol Training for ASEAN Countries  Singapore ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade 
Area (AANZFTA) Economic Cooperation 
Work Program (ECWP)  / World 
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 
/ USPTO 
6-8 November 2013 Viet Nam Workshop on Administrative Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Hanoi, Viet Nam National Offi ce of Intellectual Property 
(NOIP) / USPTO GIPA 
11-15 November 
2013 Argentina, Brazil, Costa 
Rica, Colombia, Chile, 
Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Paraguay, and 
Peru International Union for the Protection of New 
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)  Plant Variety Protection 
Seminar and Workshop on Plant Variety Testing and 
Examination Montevideo, Uruguay UPOV / USPTO GIPA 
12-15 November 
2013 Viet Nam National Office of IP  of Viet Nam Patent Examiner 
Training Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA NOIP / USPTO GIPA   
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15 November 2013 India FICCI, USPTO, and MPA India - Training Program for 
Multiplex/Cinema Owners and Employees Ahmedabad, India FICCI, USPTO, and MPA India  
18-20 November 
2013 Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam ASEAN-USPTO IP Enforc ement Workshop on 
Notorious Markets  Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN / USPTO 
19 November 2013 People's Republic of China USPTO / Forte International - Science and 
Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO / Forte International 
19-22 November 
2013 Morocco Colloquium on Intellectual Property Rights for 
Judges, Prosecutors and Investigators program  Casablanca, Morocco USPTO GIPA / Moroccan Industrial and 
Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) 
19-20 November 
2013 India Regional Exposition and Workshop on Economic 
Value Generation for Indian Geographical IndicationsJaipur, India CII, USPTO and Government of India 
20-22 November 
2013 India USPTO/ Andhra Prades h Technology Development & 
Promotion Centre (APTDC) - Executive Program on Strategic IP Management for Pharma & Biotech:  
"Role of IPR as Strategic Business Tool for Market 
Protection and Leadership"  Hyderabad, India USPTO / APTDC 
25-26 November 
2013 Afghanistan, India, and 
Maldives Program on Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV 
Convention for South Asia  Kandy, Sri Lanka UPOV / USPTO GIPA 
25 November 2013 People's Republic of China 2013 A ll China Patent Attorney Association  (Cardozo 
Law School Exchange Program)  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA  
3-6 December 2013 Barbados, Brunei 
Darussalam, Lebanon, 
Malaysia, Malawi, 
Tanzania, Thailand, 
Yemen, and Zimbabwe WIPO-USPTO Judicial Coll oquium on Intellectual 
Property Rights  Alexandria, Virginia, USA WIPO / USPTO GIPA 
4-5 December 2013 Brazil Video Legal Project Between American Chamber of 
Commerce, U.S. Government , and Sao Paulo Public 
Schools Sao Paulo, Brazil American Chamber of Co mmerce, U.S. 
Government, and Sao Paulo Public Schools 
10-12 December 
2013 India USPTO Patent Searching and Search Systems for the 
Indian Patent Office  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
10-11 December 2013 People's Republic of China, 
Japan, and USA USPTO / SIPO Utility Model Patent Program Beijing, China USPTO / SIPO   
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
29-31 January 2014 India INDO-US Sponsored International Congress-cum-
Workshop on IPR Amity University, F1 
Seminar Hall, Amity 
University Campus, Sector 
125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 
India Amity University / USPTO  
3 February 2014 India IPR Roundtable Discussion entitled “Plant Variety 
Protection & Related IP Rights: Present Status & 
Way Foreword” Hyderabad, India Andhra Prad esh Technology Development 
& Promotion Centre / Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / AMCHAM / USPTO  
5-7 February 2014 Brazil A workshop for Judges on:  IP and Strategic 
Management for Sustainable Economic Development São Paulo, Brazil USPTO GIPA 
5 February 2014 Mexico Mexican I nnovative Entrepreneurship and 
Technology Transfer Leaders-A Project for Mexico  Alexandria, Virginia, USA State Department International Visitor 
Leadership Program / USPTO GIPA 
6-7 February 2014 Kyrgyzstan Workshop on Border Enfo rcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights in the Kyrgyz Republic  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  U.S. Department of Commerce CLDP / 
Kyrgyz Patent / State Customs Service of 
the Kyrgyz Republic / U.S. Department of 
State / USPTO 
21 February 2014 People's Republic of China, 
USA, Japan, and South Korea Fordham University Students Meeting  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
26 February 2014 People's Republic of China IP Law Program Hosted by University of Houston, 
Visitors from China Alexandria, Virginia, USA University of Houston / USPTO GIPA 
5 March 2014 Kazakhstan Round Table on IPR Protection (part of the Joint 
Investment Policy Working Group of the Foreign Investors' Council) Astana, Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan / USPTO 
16-17 March 2014 Egypt Regional: Trademark Examination Program for 
Egyptian Trademark Office Cairo, Egypt USPTO  
25-27 March 2014 People's Republic of China Semi nar on Trademark Opposition and Cancellation 
Proceedings  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA / SAIC 
2-4 April 2014 Brazil, Chile, Colombia, 
Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Mexico, Peru, Spain, and 
Switzerland Patent Cooperation Treaty Training for Latin America 
IP Offices Alexandria, Virginia, USA WIPO / USPTO GIPA 
3-4 April 2014 People's Republic of China USPTO Seminar on the Protection of Geographical 
Indications Beijing, China USPTO    
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9 April 2014 Belgium, Brazil, Chile, 
Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, 
Kenya, Nigeria, People's 
Republic of China, Tunisia, 
Ukraine, U.N. Switzerland, 
Viet Nam, and USA International Visitor Leadership Multi-Regional 
Project entitled "Protection of Intellectual Property 
Rights"  Alexandria, Virginia, USA Department of State / USPTO GIPA 
10 April 2014 Latvia Round Table discussion on Regulation of Intellectual 
Property in the Digital Environment (a session at the World Trends Forum) Riga, Latvia World Trends Forum / Eurasian Economic 
Club of Scientists (EECSA) / Astana Economic Forum / Rigas Dome / The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Latvian Academy of Sciences 
30 April 2014 Brazil International Visitor Leadership Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA Department of State / USPTO GIPA 
5-7 May 2014 Sri Lanka South Asia Regional Border Enforcement  Colombo, Sri Lanka USPTO  
8-9 May 2014 Indonesia Workshop on Trademark Opposition and Cancellation 
Proceedings Jakarta, Indonesia USPTO  
15 May 2014 People's Republic of China How to  File a Trademark Guangzhou, China USPTO  
19-21 May 2014 Cambodia, People's 
Republic of China, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Thailand, and 
Viet Nam Regional Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-piracy Training 
for IPR Border Enforcement Officials  Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN / USPTO  
19-20 May 2014 Armenia  U.S./Armenia Consultations on Adjudication of 
Intellectual Property Infringement Cases  Alexandria, Virginia, USA US DOC CLDP / USPTO GIPA 
21 May 2014 Armenia, Georgia, 
Germany, Italy, 
Kazakhstan, Moldova, 
Russia, Romania, 
Switzerland(international 
organizations), South 
Korea, United Kingdom, 
and USA International Forum "Anti-Counterfeiting" (a session 
at the Astana Economic Forum) Astana, Kazakhstan USPTO GIPA 
27-30 May 2014 Morocco  Moroccan Judicial and Prosecutors program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
27 May 2014 Kazakhstan and 
Switzerland Meeting of Kazakh Prime Mi nister Masimov's foreign 
investment council, briefing on regional IPR issues Astana, Kazakhstan USPTO GIPA 
2-5 June 2014 Chile, Mexico, and Peru USPTO Search Training Workshop for Chilean, 
Mexican and Peruvian Examiners  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA   
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
2-3 June 2014 Philippines Regional workshop on the Implementation of the 
new Manual of Criminal Investigation for IP Crimes  Iloilo, Philippines USPTO GIPA / IP Office of the Philippines 
(IPOPHL) / the Philippines Department of 
Justice / the Supreme Court of the 
Philippines / U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations / ICE / USDOJ IP Law 
Enforcement Coordinator /  U.S. 
Attorney's Office in Los Angeles 
2-3 June 2014 Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 
Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom, USA, and Turkey Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market 
(OHIM)/European Patent Office (EPO): Judges' Seminar: "The Protection of  Secret and Confidential 
Information" Alicante, Spain Office for Ha rmonization in the Internal 
Market (OHIM) Academy / European Patent Office (EPO): / USPTO GIPA 
3 June 2014 Albania, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 
Czech Republic, European 
Union, Greece, Italy, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, 
Serbia, and Turkey International Visitor Leadership Program  Alexandria, Virginia, USA Department of State International Visitor 
Leadership Program / USPTO GIPA  
3 June 2014 Germany, England, and 
Spain Entrepreneurship and Innovation Delegation/LLM 
Students Washington Study Visit Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
5-6 June 2014 Philippines Regional workshop on the Implementation of the 
new Manual of Criminal Investigation for IP Crimes  Palawan, Philippines IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the 
Philippines Department of Justice, the 
Supreme Court of the Philippines, U.S. 
Homeland Security Investigations/ICE 
and the USDOJ IP Law Enforcement 
Coordinator and U.S. Attorney's Office in 
Los Angeles 
10-11 June 2014 Costa Rica Geographical Indications Outreach and Trademark 
Examination Training for Intellectual Property Registry of Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica USPTO GIPA 
13-17 June 2014 People's Republic of China Training for delegates from Jiangsu (China) 
Intellectual Property Office  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
16-19 June 2014 Sri Lanka Patent and Trademark Examination training program 
for NIPO Examiners  Colombo, Sri Lanka USPTO GIPA / National Intellectual 
Property Office (NIPO)   
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18 June 2014 Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
Moldova, Russia, 
Tajikistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan SABIT programme / Intellectual Property Rights: 
Technology Commercialization  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
23-27 June 2014 Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Singapore ASEAN / USPTO GIPA Intellectual Property Office 
Administration Programme  Alexandria, Virginia, USA ASEAN / USPTO GIPA 
24-26 June 2014 Angola, Kenya, South 
Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, and Zambia Combating Counterfeit, Fa lsified and Substandard 
Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa  Alexandria, Virginia, USA USPTO GIPA 
9-10 July 2014 Cambodia Workshop on the Examination of Certification Marks Phnom Penh, Cambodia USPTO GIPA 
12 July 2014 India Judiciary Roundtable on Sm uggling, Counterfeiting 
and Piracy (USPTO IP Attache spoke at this 
program) Chandigarh Judicial 
Academy, Chandigarh, 
India FICCI Cascade 
14-15 July 2014 People's Republic of China Opposition an d Cancellation Program  Beijing, China USPTO GIPA 
16 July 2014 India Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Pune, India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India (CWEI) / USPTO 
21-23 July 2014 Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, 
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam ASEAN-USPTO Workshop for Judges and Public 
Prosecutors on Intellectu al Property Enforcement Phnom Penh, Cambodia ASEAN / USPTO GIPA 
23-24 July 2014 Cambodia Capacity Building Seminar for the Judiciary and 
Public Prosecutors on  IPR Enforcement  Phnom Penh, Cambodia USPTO GIPA 
23 July 2014 India Global Conference on "Law & Technology - Issues & 
Challenges"  New Delhi, India ASSOCHAM / USPTO New Delhi   
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April 2013 Georgia Capacity Building in Te chnology Transfer and 
Licensing - CLDP continued capacity building in 
technology transfer and licensing through workshops 
in April 2013 in Georgia in partnership with USPTO 
and the National Intellectual Property Center of 
Georgia (Sakpatenti), and the sponsored 
participation of the executive director of the 
Technology Transfer Cent er of Georgia at the 
Association of University  Technology Managers 
annual meeting. The first workshop focused on 
technology transfer and innovation and the 2nd 
workshop on technical IP aspects.  CLDP 
2013 Ukraine CLDP Ukraine Office - Program goal is the adoption 
of a myriad of laws regulations, and practices adopted under the platform of the WTO and, ultimately, WTO membership. WTO reforms to date have been widespread, with CLDP programs serving as a catalyst for change through a variety of activities that encourage the adoption of international norms, st rengthen government 
institutions, to ultimately provide for increased transparency and effectiv e implementation of WTO 
standards.   CLDP 
2013 Kyrgyzstan CLDP creates a better business environment, new 
and diversified trade and investment o pportunities, 
and improves the commerci al legal framework. CLDP 
promotes trade and invest ment opportunities for 
SMEs, technology transfer and licensing, & 
strengthens protection an d enforcement of IPR. 
CLDP ensures compliance with international 
standards.   CLDP 
2013 Kyrgyzstan Intellectual Property  - CLDP, in cooperation with the 
State Intellectual Property and Innovation Service of the Kyrgyz Republic (K yrgyzpatent), providing 
continued capacity-building by providing training and 
materials.   CLDP   
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2013 Bosnia-Herzegovina Workshop on Development of a Judicial IP 
Benchbook - As part of an ongoing program of 
judicial capacity building and IP enforcement for 
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), CLDP published, printed 
and distributed the first ever IP benchbook in BiH. 
The benchbook will provide valuable guidance to 
judges and prosecutors deal ing with intellectual 
property infringement cases and is used for training 
purposes by BiH Judicial Training Centers. CLDP also 
hosted a launch event and follow-up program 
utilizing the benchbook with BiH judges.   CLDP 
2013 Albania Competitive Enterprise Development project (CED) - 
Competitive Enterprise Development project (CED) aims to contribute to sustained, broad-based economic growth in Albania. Its objective is to support the sustained growth of non-agricultural enterprises, increase household income and create gainful employment by developing and strengthening the competitiveness capacity of existing enterprises as well as start-ups in targeted regions of Albania.   CLDP 
2013 Liberia Liberia Trade Policy and Customs Project (LTPC) - 
The USAID Mission in Liberia implements the Liberia 
Trade Policy and Customs Project (LTPC) as part of 
an MCC threshold progra m. LTPC engages the 
Government of Liberia to improve trade freedom 
through tariff harmonization, modernizing Liberian 
customs practices, engage ment with regional and 
global trade bodies, and strengthening the 
regulatory environment in Liberia.   CLDP   
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
 2013 Ukraine Adjudication of Intellectual Property Infringement 
Cases - In January 2013, CLDP, in cooperation with 
the National School of Judges (NSJ) and the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine (HCC), organized six days of consultations in  Washington, DC for 10 
Ukrainian judges from commercial courts and appeals courts as well as the Vice Rector from the 
National School of Judges. In September 2013, CLDP then held workshops with NSJ and HCC on the adjudication of intellectu al property infringement 
cases, and the adjudication of bankruptcy cases in Odessa, Ukraine.   CLDP 
2013 Georgia Collective Management of Copyright and Related 
Rights - CLDP has been coordinating with the 
Georgian Copyright Asso ciation to implement a 
capacity building program that will develop effective 
IP policies and efficiently manage IPR as it relates to 
collective copyright manage ment. As part of this 
multi-phase program, CLDP held trainings in FY13 on 
capacity building and publ ic awareness engagement 
on collective copyright management, and likewise, 
supported the Spring 2013 publication of the 6th 
edition of GCA's quarterly magazine, COPYRIGHT.   CLDP 
2013 Georgia Technical assistance and training for government of 
Georgia officials, judges, prosecutors, investigators 
and customs officers focuses on patent/trademark examination, detection of counterfeit products, and cyber-crime. CLDP provides  training for commercial 
diplomats on methods for promoting exports and FDI; works to develop in-country capacity in mediation, arbitration, international sales contracts, enforcement of foreign court decisions, and 
insolvency; and assists Georgia in implementing WTO obligations.   CLDP   
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
March 19-21, 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa  Regional Workshop on the Practical Approaches to IP 
Utilization and Protection - CLDP organized the 
regional Workshop on the Practical Approaches to IP 
Utilization and Protection March 19-21, 2013 in Dar 
es Salaam, Tanzania for about 170 East, West, and 
Southern African IP official s, IP practitioners, IP 
stakeholders, and privat e sector. Participants 
gathered to discuss and learn about the practical 
approaches, successes, challenges and future 
strategies to the protection and utilization of IP as a 
facilitator of innovation, entrepreneurship, trade and 
investment.  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania CLDP 
2014 Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Collective Copyright Capacity Building - In an effort 
to support the newly esta blished AMUS collective 
copyright agency in Sarajevo, BiH, CLDP has funded the purchase of 14 guides/books related to the best international practices in forming a collective copyright organization. CLDP plans to continue capacity building work with AMUS in FY 14.   CLDP 
2014 Algeria, Libya, Morocco and 
Tunisia Maghreb: Legal Infrastructure Development - CLDP 
is conducting Maghreb regi onal programming in legal 
infrastructure developmen t, including commercial 
contracts, commercial dispute resolution, and IPR 
enforcement.   CLDP 
March 2013 Ukraine IP and Innovation  Workshops - CLDP, with USPTO, 
the State IP Service of Ukraine (SIPSU), and the National Academy of Scie nce of Ukraine, held 
Workshops in March 2013 on IP and Innovation in Kyiv and Odessa. Objectives were 1) to create momentum in the development of the legal, institutional, and social framework promoting innovation; 2) to help form a group of stakeholders interested in developing the commercialization of IPR; and 3) to allow for the use of international best practices for the acquisition and use of IPR.   CLDP   
  IP/C/W/601/Add.6
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Country(s) Program Description Venue Sponsor(s) 
2013 Georgia Litigation and Adjudica tion of Trademark and 
Copyright Disputes Worksh op and Intellectual P - 
CLDP, in cooperation with  the Georgian Copyright 
Association (GCA) and Sakpatenti held a Workshop 
on Litigation and Adjudication of Copyright and 
Trademark Disputes in Batumi to help Georgian 
judges and lawyers improve their ability to more 
fairly, efficiently, and effectively litigate and 
adjudicate IP infringement cases. A training on IP for 
Georgian journalists and the media helped to build 
public awareness and understanding of the 
importance of IP protection.   CLDP 
August 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa n.s. AGOA 2013-T he Rise of Africa's Digital Economy - As 
part of the 2013 US Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation (AGOA) Forum, held in August in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, CLDP partnered 
with the U.S. State Depa rtment to develop and 
conduct a panel focused on Entrepreneurship and Technology. The CLDP-supported panel, “The Rise of Africa's Digital Economy – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the ICT Sector,” examined the emerging ICT space in sub-Saharan Africa and discussed growth opport unities and challenges. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CLDP 
September 2013 Armenia Collective Copyright Management - CLDP hosted a 
delegation from Armauthor, the only collective 
copyright management organization of authors' 
rights and related rights in Armenia, as well as 
representatives from the Intellectual Property 
Agency of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of 
Armenia, for consultations in Washington, D.C. and 
New York City. CLDP followed this assistance with a 
one-day awareness raising workshop in cooperation 
with Armauthor on September 6, 2013. Washington, D.C. and New 
York City, USA CLDP 
 
 
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