IP/C/W/617/Add.5  
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Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad  
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  Original:  inglés  
 
  ACTIVIDADES DE COOPE RACIÓN TÉCNICA:  INFORMACIÓN  
FACILITADA POR LOS M IEMBROS  
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AM ÉRICA  
Addendum  
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 18 de octubre de 2016 , se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de los Estados Unidos  de América . 
 
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1.  En el presente documento se informa de los programas de asistencia técnica relacionados con 
la protección, la utilización y la observancia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual  (DPI) , 
organizados por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos, en especi al en los países en desarrollo y los 
países menos adelantados (PMA) . Cubre las actividades realizadas de 2015 a 2016 . 
2.  Mediante su amplio programa de formación de funcionarios extranjeros de países 
desarrollados, países en desarrollo y PMA, el Gobierno de l os 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 p ropiedad 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 int electual a 
fin de promover el desarrollo económico, social y cultural. La asistencia técnica proporcionada por 
el Gobierno estadounidense tiene por principal objetivo ayudar a los países a alcanzar un 
desarrollo y un crecimiento sostenibles mediante la sim plificación 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 m ejorar 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 ( Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC).  
3.  La asistencia técnica que presta el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos viene determinada por la 
demanda y las necesidades prioritarias particulares de los países beneficiarios. Las actividades de 
asistencia técnica en ámbitos específicos de interés se configuran atendiendo a las divers as 
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/617/Add.5  
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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 derech os 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, det ener 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 pa ra las Cuestiones Comerciales Internacionales (USTR); 
la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID); la Oficina de Derecho 
de Autor de los Estados Unidos (USCO), dependiente de la Biblioteca del Congreso; el  
Departamento de Agri cultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA); el Departam ento de Comercio de los 
Estados  Unidos (DOC), en particular el Programa para el Desarrollo del Derecho Mercantil (CLDP), 
la Administración de Comercio Internacional (ITA) y la Oficina de P atentes y Marcas de  los Estados  
Unidos (USPTO); el Departamento de Seguridad Interior de los Estados Unidos (DHS), en  
particular a través del Servicio de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras  (CBP) y  el Servicio de 
Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos  (ICE); el  Departamento de Justicia de los 
Estados  Unidos (DOJ), en particular a través de la Sección de la  Delincuencia Informática y los  
Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual (CCIPS), la Oficina Federal de Investi gaciones (FBI) y la  Oficina 
de Desarrollo, Asistencia y  Capacitación de Personal Judicial en el Extranjero (OPDAT); el  
Departamento de Estado  de los Estados Unidos  (DOS) y la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el 
Comercio y el Desarrollo (USTDA).  
6.  La cooperación técnica prevista en el artículo 67 del Acuerdo so bre 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 l a 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.uspt o.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 observan cia 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 cues tiones 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 programa s específicos por países. Algunos de los programas se 
conciben para abordar cuestiones jurídicas concretas, aspectos administrativos y determinadas 
esferas de la propiedad intelectual . IP/C/W/617/Add.5  
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  9.  Los programas que ofrece la GIPA comprenden : 
 Programas de patentes : estos programas  se centran en  temas como los siguientes: 
administración de oficinas y elaboración de presupuestos ; prácticas básicas en materia 
de ex ámenes; cuestiones relativas al  examen de patentes en ámbitos  tecnológicos  
específicos como la biotecnología y  los productos farmacéuticos ; examen de diseños 
industriales ; prácticas en materia de transferencia de tecnología , y sensibilización 
respecto de l sistema de  protección de variedades  vegetales  de la UPOV . También se 
ofrecen programas de profundización  en los que se utilizan  estudios de caso  o ejemplos  
cuando es posible para que se comprendan mejor determinados conceptos. El programa 
de patentes tiene por objeto propiciar el intercambio de prácticas óptimas y, a través de 
ello, mejorar la calidad de la s paten tes en todo el mundo.  Los progresos de patentes se 
imparten en la sede de la USPTO y en emplazamientos regionales en todo el mundo.  
 Programas de marcas: estos programas  se centran en la administración, la elaboración 
de presupuestos, la contratación , la formación, y el protocolo  en materia de tratados . 
Incluyen  debates y estudios de caso sobre los procedimientos de examen.  
 Programas de derechos de autor: estos programas abarcan cuestiones compleja s que se 
analizan con profesionales destacados en sus respect ivos ámbitos. Los programas 
comprenden temas como los derechos exclusivos , la responsabilidad y la piratería.  
 Programas de observancia : estos programas se centran en la observancia en los ámbitos 
penal , civil y aduan ero y en frontera . Son  de carácter técn ico e incluyen un temario  
exhaustivo.  
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ANEXO1 
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 o f Women Entrepreneurs 
of India (CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
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 In tellectual 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 o n 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 Nation al Seeds 
Certification and Inspection Service 
of Mexico (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 Inte llectual 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 / Procuraduría  General de 
la Republica / Estados Unidos 
Mexicanos  
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 
                                                
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
14/09/2015  18/09/2015  Bangladesh, Barbados, 
Brazil, Botswana, 
Colombia, Dominica, 
Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, 
Lithuania, Mexico, 
Republic of Moldova, 
Nigeria, The Netherlands, 
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, 
Mozambique, 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, U SA 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  Thailan d Workshop for Public Prosecutors on Online 
Content Piracy and Counterfeiting  UdonThani, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand 
/ Thai Office of Attorney General  
21/09/2015  02/10/2015  Georgia  Introduction to USPTO Patent Examination: 
Laws, Process,  and Practice  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
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 Enforcement 
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 Prades h Technology 
Development and Promotion Centre 
(APTDC) / USPTO IP Attaché, New 
Delhi, India    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
26/09/2015  28/09/2015  Thailand  Advanced Judicial Seminar on Criminal 
Adjudication and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property  HuaHin, Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangk ok, Thailand  
27/09/2015  28/09/2015  Vietnam  Seminar on Intellectual Property, Unfair 
Competition, Supply Chain Integrity, and 
Cyber Security  Danang, Vietnam  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, Thailand  
30/09/2015  30/09/2015  Bangladesh, India, 
Pakistan  Internation al Visitor Leadership Program for 
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US Department of State, 
International Visitor Leadership 
Program / USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
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, Virgin ia, 
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  22/10/2 015 People's Republic of China  Trade Secrets Program  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 Lu cia, Saint Kitts 
and Nevis, Saint Vincent 
and the Grenadines, 
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 IP Valuation, Audit, 
Licensing, and Technology Transfer for 
Business Excellence/Competitiveness  Chennai, 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)  
02/11/2015  05/11/ 2015 Brazil, Morocco, People's 
Republic of China, Peru, 
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) 
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 Academy  
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 R epublic of China  International Visitor Leadership Program  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 CLDP/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 S upplemental 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 
Biopharmac eutical 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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/11/2015  13/11/2015  Ethiopia  Trademark Examination Train ing - 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  
16/11/2015  17/11/2015  Ghana  Trademark 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, Domin ican 
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 Propert y Santa Cruz de la 
Sierra, Bolivia  International Union 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, Virginia, 
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 Progra m / 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 Rep ublic 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  Buchar est, Romania  US Department of Justice (DOJ), IP 
Law Enforcement Coordinator / 
USPTO IP Attaché, Moscow, Russia    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
30/11/2015  04/12/2015  Benin, Burkina Faso, 
Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, 
Central African Republic, 
France, Guinea, 
Guinea -Bissau, Mali, 
Mauritania, N iger, 
Senegal, Togo  Train the Trainers on the Protection 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  
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  
01/12/2 015 03/12/2015  India 2nd International Conference on 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 Co uncil: 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 Global 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 Commerce 
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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
27/01/2016  27/01/2016  India Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India 
(CWEI) / USPTO "IPR – Focus on 
Geographical Indications in T raditional 
Sectors for the State of Bihar"  Patna, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
29/01/2016  01/02/2016  India, USA  "IPR Fiesta"  Chennai, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India  
12/02/2016  17/02/2016  Pakistan, Tunisia  AUTM Conference  San Diego, 
California  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law 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 DI P)  Bangkok, Thailand  Association of Southeast Asian 
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 Sou theast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual 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 I P 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  11/03/2 016 Sri Lanka  Patent Searches and Application Drafting 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, Philippines, 
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, Singapore , 
Thailand, United 
Arab Emirates (UAE), 
United Kingdom, USA  Association of University Technology 
Managers (AUTM) Asia 2016 Conference  Chiang Mai, Thailand  National Science Technology and 
Innovation Policy Office of Thailand / 
National Science and Technology 
Development Agency/ USPTO 
IP Attaché, B angkok, Thailand / 
universities in Thailand and 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 Cy bersecurity  Jeddah, Saudi 
Arabia  Jeddah Chamber 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  
29/03/201 6 30/03/2016  Nepal  USPTO GIPA - Exchange of Best 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 o f 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 Pro perty 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 
Examination  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  Argentin a, Brazil, 
Cameroon, Colombia, 
Côte 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 Pro perty Academy  
18/04/2016  19/04/2016  Azerbaijan  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, Virgini a, 
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)  
26/04/2 016 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, Pakis tan 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, Netherlan ds, 
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 Pr operty 
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 
Academy  
11/05/2016  12/05/2016  Armenia  Collective Copyright Management Awareness 
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 
Academy  
16/05/2016  16/05/2016  Peru  Program on Plant Variety Protection 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 of 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 (UPOV) / 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 
Acade my / Government of 
Indonesia; Directorate General of 
Intellectual Property (DGIP), Police, 
and Attorney General's office  
24/05/2016  26/05/2016  Armenia, Belarus, 
Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz  Republic  Workshop on Border Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Almaty, Kazakhstan  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
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 
Academy  / US Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (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 Pro perty 
Academy / Government of 
Indonesia; Directorate 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 
Academy  / 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 Workshop: 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 Homel and Security 
(DHS), Customs and Border 
Protection    
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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 and 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 S tudy and 
Training  Taguig City, Manila, 
Philippines  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 Commerce 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 Traditional 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 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
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  
13/07/2016  16/07/2016  Georgia  Judicial Capacity Building (Adjudication of 
Trademark and Copyright Disputes) Program  Batumi , 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 Dialogue on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights / IP for 
Journalists  Kobuleti, Ge orgia USPTO GIPA / SAKPATENTI (the 
National Intellectual 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 Prade sh 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 
Development 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 Promotion 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) / US PTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India – Capacity Building 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  
25/07/2016  29/07/2016  Cambodia -2, Indonesia -2, 
Loa PDR -2, Malaysia -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 (ASE AN) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
26/07/2016  26/07/2016  Turkey Gazi Teknopark Visit to USPTO  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
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 Developmen t USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US State Department International 
Visitor Leadership 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 
Academ y 
28/07/2016  28/07/2016  India Consortium 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 India (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 Su mmer School on Designs & the 
Interface with other IPRs (Patents, 
Trademarks & Copyrights ) USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
04/08/2016  04/08/2016  India India Confederation of Indian Industry (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, I ndia 
09/08/2016  09/08/2016  Brazil  International Visitors Leadership Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 
USA US State Department International 
Visitor Leadership 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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
20/08/2016  25/08/2016  Pakistan  Judicial IP Exchange Program  Minneapolis, 
Minnesota  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial 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 
Variet ies 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, N ew 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 Arabia -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  Palestinian 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  
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 Lumpu r, 
Malaysia  Association of Southeast 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 
Affair s Authority Officials  Colombo, Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
25/08/2016  25/08/2016  Sri Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India / 
AMCHAM, Sri Lanka - Conference on 
Intellectual Property Rights for Criminal 
Investigation s 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 Southeast 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 Traditional Sector  Jaipur, State of 
Rajasthan, India  Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs 
of India (CWEI) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
New Delhi, India  
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 At taché, 
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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
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 Proper ty 
Academy / USPTO Office of Policy 
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 
Intellectua l Property Rights  Astana, Kazakhstan  USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
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 Intel lectual 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, Bhuta n-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    
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Program 
start date  Program 
end date  Participating  
country(s)  Program description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
(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 int ellectual 
property rights and the enforcement of these 
rights in order to use the fruit of the labours  
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 Product Authentication (MPA) 
Program  Bamako, Mali  US Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USAID Bamako / 
Government of Mail / Sproxil / 
ICRISAT  
 
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