IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
28 September 2017  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATIO N ACTIVITIES:  
INFORMATION FROM MEM BERS  
UNITED  STATES  OF AMERICA  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 20 September 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America.  
 
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1.  This document reports on the technical assistan ce programs provided by the US G overnment  
concerning the protection, utilization and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR s), 
including patents and trademarks in developing and least developed countries  (LDCs). It  covers 
activities undertaken from 2016 to 2017.  
2.  The US Government 's extensive training of foreign officials from developed, developing  and 
LDC countries, including those de scribed in this report, helps contribute to advances in 
the protection and enforcement of IP. The US Government , in collaboration with various 
governmental bodies and IP organizations, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization 
(WIPO) and INTERPO L, works to assist all nations with the drafting and implementation of IP 
legislation and policy initiatives to promote economic, social and cultural development. 
US Government  technical assistance focuses on helping countries achieve sustainable developme nt 
and growth, in simplifying and streamlining procedures for obtaining IP rights, administering 
treaties and systems for accomplishing these objectives, and providing training and technical 
assistance to improve the functioning and utilization of IP syste ms in accordance with 
the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights  (TRIPS).  
3.  US Government  technical assistance is driven by demand and individual priority needs of  
beneficiary countries. The diversity of needs and interests identi fied 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 methodolo gies for investigating and prosecuting IPR criminal cases;  
 Conducting searches and law enforcement techniques;  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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   Anti-counterfeiting, including in the area of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical 
devices;  
 Advanced computer forensics to track down, arrest and prosecute IP criminals; and  
 Public education and consumer awareness of the importance of IP protection, innovation,  
creativity, and enforcement.  
5.  The US Government  agencies and agency subdivisions that provide IPR technical assistance  
include the Office  of the US Trade Representative (USTR); the US Agency for International  
Development (USAID); the US Copyright Office of the Library of Congress (USCO); the US  
Department of Agriculture (USDA); the US Department of Commerce (DOC), including 
the Commercial L aw Development Program (CLDP), International Trade Administration (ITA), and 
the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 
including through the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Immigratio n 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  ffice of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT); the US 
Department of State (DOS); and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).  
6.  Technical cooperation pursuant to TRIPS Article 67 includes assistance, on request, in 
the preparation of laws and regulations on the preparation and enfor cement of intellectual 
property  rights, as well as on the prevention of abuse.  
7.  Further information, including a schedule of programmes, is available on the US Government 's 
Global Intellectual Property Education Training Program Database located at  
http://u sipr.uspto.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.  
8.  The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) off ers capacity building programs in 
the United States and around the world on IP protection, enforcement, and capitalization. GIPA is 
an essential component of the US Government 's effort to improve IP protection and enforcement  
practices around the world. Pa rticipants in GIPA programs include officials of national IP offices, 
members of the judiciary, 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 programs and country specific 
programs.  Some programs are developed to address speci fic legal issues, administrative issues 
and specific IP areas.  
9.  The description of programs offered by GIPA include:  
 Patent Programs: The patent programs are designed to focus on topics that include  
office administration and budgeting, basic examination pra ctice, examination issues in  
specific technology areas such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, industrial design  
examination, technology transfer practices, and awareness of UPOV plant variety  
protection. In -depth programs are offered, employing case st udies or examples when  
possible, to strengthen understanding of concepts. The patent program goals are to  
share best practices and therefore improve patent quality around the world. Patent  
programs are available at USPTO headquarters and at regional locati ons around the  
world.  
 Trademark Programs: The trademark programs are designed to focus on administration,  
budgeting, recruitment and training, and treaty protocol. These programs provide  
discussions and case studies on examination procedures.  
 Copyright Programs: The copyright programs include challenging issues that are  
discussed with leading professionals in their field. The program includes topics such as  
exclusive rights, liability and piracy.  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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   Enforcement programs: The enforcement programs are designe d to focus on topics of  
criminal, civil, and border enforcement. These programs are technical and  include 
a comprehensive course agenda.  
 
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Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  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 intellectual 
property rights and the enforcement of 
these rights in order to use the fruit of the 
labors of Iraq 's scientific community for 
economic development.  Washington, 
DC and 
Baghdad, Iraq  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP)  
(Ongoing)    Mali Mobile Product Authentication (MPA) 
Program  Bamako, Mali  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial L aw 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/USAID Bamako / Government 
of Mail / Sproxil / ICRISAT  
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, Malaysia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Myanmar, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
and Viet Nam  USPTO - ASEAN Using Intellectual Property 
to Protect and Promote Traditional Arts and 
Crafts  Chiang Mai, 
Thailand  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / 
Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN)  
                                                
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
08/09/2016  08/09/2016  India Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) / 
USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, India - 
"Interactive session with Police Officials on 
IPR Enforcement -Best practices"  Mumbai, India  India Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII) / USPTO IP 
Attaché, New Delhi, India  
09/09/2016  09/09/2016  Thailand  U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai / IP Attaché  
for Southeast Asia - Roundtable on 
Intellectual Property and Digital Economy  Chiang Mai, 
Thailand  U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai / 
USPTO IP Attaché for 
Southeast Asia  
19/09/2016  23/09/2016  Argentina, Belgium, 
Brazil, Colombia, 
Honduras, Lesotho, 
China, Mexico, 
Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, Poland, 
Slovakia, Tanzania, 
Thailand, Trinidad 
and Tobago, Viet  
Nam, and Zambia  USPTO Annual Copyright Seminar 2016  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
19/09/2016  23/09/2016  Jordan  Preparing for PCT Accession  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO 
Office of Policy and 
International Affairs / USPTO 
International Patent Legal 
Administration / Ministry of 
Industry, Trade and Supply, 
Kingdom of Jordan  
19/09/2016  20/09/2016  International 
Audience  2016 International Law Enforcement 
Intellectual Property (IP) Crime Conference  London, UK  INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police 
Organization)/US ICE HIS  
20/09/2016  22/09/2016  Kazakhstan  Judicial Dialogue on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Astana, 
Kazakhstan  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
23/09/2016  23/09/2016  China and USA  Chinese Academy of Sciences Delegation 
Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
26/09/2016  30/09/2016  Georgia  U.S. Consultations for the Georgian 
Copyright Association  New York, NY 
and 
Washington, 
DC  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP)  
26/09/2016  30/09/2016  Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Brazil, Kazakhstan, 
Maldives, Nepal, 
Pakistan, and  Sri 
Lanka  South Asia Intellectual Property Office 
Administration Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India / 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  
03/10/2016  14/10/2016  Pakistan  Pakistan -U.S. Cooperation University 
IP:  Innovation, Protection, and 
Commercialization  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Agency for International 
Development (USAID)  
10/10/2016  10/10/2016  UAE 2016 Dubai Intellectual Property Crime 
Symposiu m Dubai, UAE  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) Assistant 
Attaché, Abu Dhabi, United 
Arab Emirates (UAE)  
11/10/2016  13/10/2016  Algeria and Tunisia  CLDP Workshop on Promoting Tech Transfer 
in Algeria and Tunisia  Tunis, Tunisia  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/10/2016  12/10/2016  China  Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the 
People 's Republic of China Delegation 
Training Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
12/10/2016  14/10/2016  Brazil  Seminar on IP Law and Technology Transfer 
in the U.S. for the Delegation of the São 
Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
12/10/2016  13/10/2016  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 2016 Intellectual Property 
Crime Workshop  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) Assistant 
Attaché Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  
14/10/2016  14/10/2016  China  Ambassador 's IPR Roundtable: "Enforcing 
Intellectual Property Rights in a Global 
Economy: Current Trends and Challenges in 
China " Shanghai, 
China  USPTO IP Attaché, Shanghai / 
U.S. Embassy Beijing / U.S. 
Consulate General Shanghai / 
USPTO I P Attaché, Beijing / 
United States Information 
Technology Office (USITO) / 
American Chamber of 
Commerce (AmCham) 
Shanghai / U.S. -China 
Business Council (USCBC)  
25/10/2016  26/10/2016  Mexico  OPDAT/USPTO Intellectual Property Crimes 
and the Accusatory System  Mexico City, 
Mexico  U.S. Department of Justice, 
Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development 
Assistance and Training 
(OPDAT) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Mexico City, Mexico  
26/10/2016  26/10/2016  China  Guangxi Administration for Industry and 
Commerce (AIC) Delegation Visit  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
26/10/2016  04/11/2016  Sri Lanka  Tech Transfer and University Consultations  Washington, 
DC, Princeton, 
NJ, Pittsburgh, 
PA U.S. Department of 
Commerce,  Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
31/10/2016  31/10/2016  China  Shanghai High Court Software Patents 
Seminar (USPTO staff spoke at the 
program.)  Shanghai, 
China  Shanghai High Court / 
Shanghai Intellectual Property 
Court  
31/10/2016  10/11/2016  Algeria  CLDP US Consultations on Promoting 
Innovation and Technology Transfer for 
Technology Startups in Algeria - This 
program is presented by the United States 
Department of Commerce 's Commercial 
Law Development Program with support 
from the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office 's Global Intellectual 
Property Academy to show Algeria 's 
National Agency for The Commercialization 
of New Technology, Algeria 's Information 
Technology Association, and Algerian start -
ups, how US technology transfer offices and 
incubators help start -ups develop, protect, 
and leverage their IP.  Washington, 
DC, Atlanta, GA  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPT O Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
01/11/2016  03/11/2016  Bahrain;  Kuwait, the 
State of; Oman; 
Saudi Arabia;  United 
Arab Emirates (UAE) ; 
and Qatar  Combating the Proliferation of Counterfeit 
Health and Safety Products  Dubai, United 
Arab Emirates 
(UAE)  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 
the State of / Consulate 
General of the United States of 
America, U.S. Department of 
State, Dubai, United Arab 
Emirates (UAE)   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
01/11/2016  04/11/2016  Kosovo  Workshop on Customs Valuation, 
Intellectual Property Rights, and Post 
Clearance Audit  Training 
Center, Kosovo 
Customs 
Headquarters, 
Pristina, 
Kosovo  U.S. Department of State/U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) (in 
cooperation with US  Customs 
and Border Protection and 
Kosovo Customs)  
01/11/2016  04/11/2016  Mexico  Intellectual Property enforcement in the 
sports industry  Mexico City, 
Mexico  U.S. Intellectual Property 
Rights Coordination Center / 
Servicio de Administración 
Tributaria, Mexico / A 
representative from the NFL 
participated  
03/11/2016  03/11/2016  China  USPTO -SIPO Roundtable on Protection of 
Industrial Design through Partial Designs  Beijing, China  USPTO IP Attaché, Beijing, 
China / State Intellectual 
Property Office (SIPO) of the 
People 's Republic of China  
07/11/2016  11/11/2016  Mexico  IPR Workshop: Combating Internet Crime  Alexandria, VA 
and Pittsburgh, 
PA USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Mexican 
PGR (Federal prosecutors) / 
National Intellectual Property 
Rights (IPR) Coordination 
Center, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) / 
U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) / U.S. Department of 
State (DOS)  / U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA)  
07/11/2016  11/11/2016  Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, Thailand, 
and Viet Nam  Workshop on Effective Practices in 
Transnational Cooperation in the Border 
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights  Singapore  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  / U.S. 
Department of Homeland 
Security / Singapore Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs / U .S. 
Department of State  
09/11/2016  09/11/2016  Paraguay  Trademark Workshop for DINAPI  Asuncion, 
Paraguay  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
09/11/2016  09/11/2016  Bangladesh, Brazil, 
Canada, Croatia, 
Chinese Taipei, 
Dominican Republic, 
Egypt, Finland, 
Germany, Italy, 
Japan, Korea, 
Lithuania, Malta, 
Mexico, Myanmar, 
Nigeria, Norway, 
China, Russian 
Federation , Sweden, 
Switzerland, 
Tanzania, Turkey, 
Uganda, United 
Kingdom, USA, and 
Viet Nam  Trade Secrets Protection and Management: 
Case Studies from Around the World (WTO 
TRIPS Council Side Event)  Geneva, 
Switzerland  European Union / Government 
of Japan / Government of 
United States  
14/11/2016  15/11/2016  Antigua and Barbuda, 
Bahamas, Belize, 
Dominica, Grenada, 
Guyana, Jamaica, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Saint Lucia, and 
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  CARICOM Judicial Colloquium on Criminal 
Adjudication and Enforcement of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Port of Spain, 
Trinidad and 
Tobago  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Mexico City  
14/11/2016  18/11/2016  Barbados, Ghana, 
Jamaica, Kenya, 
Lesotho, Malawi, 
Mauritius, Nigeria, 
Saint L ucia, Saint  
Vincent and the 
Grenadines, 
Tanzania, Tunisia, 
Trinidad and Tobago, 
Uganda, Zambia, and 
Zimbabwe  WIPO -USPTO Workshop on Management 
and Administration of Intellectual Property 
Offices  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  World Intellectual Proper ty 
Organization (WIPO) / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
14/11/2016  15/11/2016  China  Intellectual Property and Economy 
Transition Seminar at IPR Summit (USPTO 
IP Attaché, Shanghai, China spoke at the 
program.)  Shenzhen, 
China  University of California, 
Berkley, California / Renmin 
University, Shenzhen, China  
15/11/2016  16/11/2016  UAE, Morocco, 
France, Holland, 
Japan, Korea  The 6th Regional IP Crime Conference in 
the Middle East and North Africa  Dubai, UAE  INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police Organization) / 
U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI)  
21/11/2016  22/11/2016  Ukraine  Training on Investigation and Prosecution of 
Digital Piracy  Kiev, Ukraine  USPTO IP Attaché, Moscow, 
Russian Federation  / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / National Police of 
Ukraine Cybercrime Division  
28/11/2016  29/11/2016  Malaysia  Workshop on Best Practices in Intellectual 
Property Enforcement  Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, 
Thailand / Regional Customs 
Attaché, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection/ U.S. 
Embassy Singapore / 
Intellectual Property Law 
Enforcement Coordinator for 
Asia / U.S. Department of 
Justice / Malaysian Intellectual 
Property Office  
01/12/2016  02/12/2016  Georgia  Seminar on Technology Transfer: Law, 
Policy and Practice  TechPark 
Georgia, Milky 
Way Room, 
Tbilisi, Georgia  U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Georgia 's 
Innovation and Technology 
Agency (GITA)  
05/12/2016  08/12/2016  China  Trademark Office Administration  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
05/12/2016  06/12/2016  Myanmar  Awareness Program on Plant Variety 
Protection (PVP) Under the UPOV 
Convention  Nay Pyi Taw, 
Myanmar  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / 
International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV)  / Government 
of Japan / Government of  
Myanmar  
08/12/2016  08/12/2016  India FICCI CASCADE International Conference 
on Illicit Cross Border Trade  New Delhi, 
India U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI), New 
Delhi /U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI)  
12/12/2016  16/12/2016  Argentina, Bolivia, 
Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Paraguay, 
Peru, Spain, and 
Uruguay  Workshop on the Benefits of the 1991 Act of 
the UPOV Convention  Montevideo, 
Uruguay  Internationa l Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / Agency for 
International Cooperation for 
Development of the 
Government of Spain (AECID) 
/ Plant Variety Office of Spain 
(OEVV) / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO 
Global Intellec tual Property 
Academy / World Intellectual 
Property Organization (WIPO)  
15/12/2016  15/12/2016  China  2016 Zhejiang Department of Science and 
Technology Intellectual Property Law 
Executive Education Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
10/01/2017  12/01/2017  Singapore; Thailand; 
Nepal;  Hong Kong, 
China; Jordan; India; 
Philippines; 
Cambodia  INTERPOL Operation Chain  Singapore  INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police Organization) / 
U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI)   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
23/01/2017  24/01/2017  Trinidad and Tobago  Train the Trainer Workshop for Trinidad and 
Tobago Customs and Excise Officials  Port of Spain, 
Trinidad and 
Tobago  USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico City, 
Mexico / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ The Trinidad and Tobago IP 
Office, Ministry of the Attorney 
General and Legal Affairs  
25/01/2017  25/01/2017  Trinidad and Tobago  Train the Trainer Workshop for Trinidad and 
Tobago Police  Trinidad and 
Tobago Police 
Academy, Port 
of Spain, 
Trinidad  and 
Tobago  USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico City, 
Mexico / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ The Trinidad and Tobago IP 
Office, Ministry of the Attorney 
General and Legal Affairs  
31/01/2017  31/01/2017  Brazil  IPR Enforcement Presentation to Civil, 
Military, and Federal Police  Recife, PE, 
Brazil  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil  
01/02/2017  01/02/2017  Peru Seminar on United States Agro -Chem Test 
Data Protections  DVC - 
Alexandria, VA 
and Lima, Peru  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Lima, Peru  
03/02/2017  03/02/2017  Colombia  USPTO DVC on Non -Traditional Marks with 
the Colombian IP Office (SIC)  Bogota, 
Colombia  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Lima, Peru  
06/02/2017  09/02/2017  Bahrain;  Kuwait, the 
State of ; Saudi 
Arabia;  and Oman  Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examination  Kuwait City, 
Kuwait, the 
State of  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 
the State of / The Cooperation 
Council fo r the Arab States of 
the Gulf, Intellectual Property 
Training Center   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
13/02/2017  16/02/2017  Bahrain, United Arab 
Emirates (UAE), 
Oman, and Saudi 
Arabia  IP Office Administration Training Presented 
in Conjunction with the Gulf Cooperation 
Council  Dubai, UAE  The Cooperation Council for 
the Arab States of the Gulf, 
Intellectual Property Training 
Center / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Kuwait City, Kuwait, the State 
of/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
14/02/2017  15/02/2017  Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Singapore, 
South Korea, 
Thailand, USA, and 
Viet Nam  5th Intellectual Property Criminal 
Enforcement Network Conference (IPCEN5) 
This meeting facilitated the exchange of 
successful investigation and prosecutio n 
strategies in combating domestic and cross -
border copyright piracy and trademark 
counterfeiting crimes.  Over 50 prosecutors 
and law enforcement officers shared best 
practices and lessons learned in addressing 
retail and online counterfeiting and piracy,  
mass production and distribution of 
counterfeit goods, and border enforcement 
strategies.  The IPCEN meeting also served 
to strengthen communications channels to 
promote coordinated, multinational 
prosecutions of the most serious offenders.   Bangkok, 
Thailand U.S. Department of Justice via 
State/INL Funding / U.S. 
Department of Homeland 
Security / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Bangkok, Thailand  
15/02/2017  15/02/2017  Paraguay  Trademark Examination Training for 
National Directorate for Industrial Property 
(DINAPI)  Asuncion, 
Paraguay  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
16/02/2017  17/02/2017  Argentina  Trademark Examination Training  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
23/02/2017  23/02/2017  Costa Rica  Pharmaceutical Security Institute, Pharma 
Crime Conference - Latin Reg  San Jose, Costa 
Rica Pharmaceutical Security 
Institute (PSI) / U.S. 
Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI)   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
27/02/2017  10/03/2017  Brazil, Costa Rica, 
Chinese Taipei, 
Ecuador, Egypt, 
Georgia, Israel, and 
Kazakhstan  Advanced Trademark Examination Program  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
27/02/2017  10/03/2017  Georgia  U.S. Consultations for Advanced Trademark 
Examiners – CLDP, in conjunction with the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office 
(USPTO), is hosting a two -week U.S. 
Consultations with Georgia 's National 
Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) to 
provide ass istance and advanced training 
for trademark examiners. The advanced 
training consists of several countries 
worldwide, including Costa Rica, Israel, 
Kazakhstan, and Brazil, where the 
participants have a unique opportunity to 
exchange knowledge and informati on first -
hand. CLDP cosponsored a three -person 
delegation from Sakpatenti to travel to 
Alexandria, VA, to conduct on -site 
consultations with USPTO, where the 
training consists of lectures and 
presentations, in addition to case studies 
and group exercises. The goal of these 
consultations was to assist Georgia by 
providing a platform for sharing information 
about legal and procedural approaches to 
resolving trademark registration issues.  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  U.S. Department of 
Commer ce, Commercial Law 
Development Program (CLDP) 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
28/02/2017  01/03/2017  Guatemala and 
Honduras  Border Enforcement Workshop on 
Combating Intellectual Property 
Infringement  Guatemala 
City, 
Guatemala  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Mexico City, Mexico / 
U.S. Intellectual Property 
Rights Coordination Center   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 16 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
28/02/2017  01/03/2017  Indonesia  Roundtable for the Judiciary on Intellectual 
Property Rights Issues and Enforcement  Jakarta, 
Indonesia  Center for Technical Judiciary 
Education and Training, 
Supreme Court of the Republic 
of Indonesia / U.S. Embassy 
Jakarta /USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, 
Thailand  
08/03/2017  10/03/2017  Bangladesh; 
Cambodia; China;  
Hong Kong, China; 
India; Indonesia; Lao 
PDR; Malaysia; 
Mongolia; Myanmar; 
Nepal; Pakistan;  Sri 
Lanka; Thailand; USA  
and Viet Nam  Asia Regional Intellectual Property Rights 
Criminal Enforcement Workshop - This 
program supported the participating 
countries ' efforts to develop and enforce 
criminal laws against trademark 
counterfeiting, copyright infringement and 
theft of trade secrets.   Hong Kong, 
China  U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) via State/INL funding / 
Hong Kong  Customs and  
Excise Department (HKCED) / 
U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
International Narcotics Law 
Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of State / USPTO IP Attaché, 
Shanghai, China  
08/03/2017  10/03/2017  Bangladesh; 
Cambodia;  China; 
Hong Kong, China; 
India; Indonesia;  Lao 
PDR; Malaysia; 
Mongolia; Myanmar; 
Nepal; Pakistan;  Sri 
Lanka;  Thailand, 
USA, and Viet Nam  Asia Regional Intellectual Property Rights 
Criminal Enforcement Workshop, IPLEC 
Hong Kong  Hong Kong, 
China  U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) / U.S. Intellectual 
Property Law Enforcement 
Coordinator (IPLEC) / U.S. 
Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI)  
13/03/2017  17/03/2017  South Africa  Patent Examiner Training in South Africa  Pretoria, South 
Africa  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
15/03/2017  15/03/2017  Angola  Angolan Ministry of Health - Meeting on 
Counterfeit Medicines  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  U.S. Intellectual Property 
Rights Coordination Center / 
USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 17 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
20/03/2017  22/03/2017  Romania, Moldova, 
Greece, Albania, 
Bulgaria, FYRO 
Macedonia  IPR Enforcement Workshop  Bucharest, 
Romania  U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) / U.S. Intellectual 
Property Law Enforcement 
Coordinator (IPLEC) / U.S. 
Homeland Security 
Investigations (HS I) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
28/03/2017  31/03/2017  Argentina, Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, Belarus, 
Belgium, Botswana, 
Brazil, Cambodia, 
Canada, Chile, 
Colombia, Ethiopia, 
Georgia, Honduras, 
India, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Mexico, 
Nepal, Netherlands, 
Pakistan, Poland, 
Portugal, Spain, 
Switzerland, 
Thailand, and Turkey  Technology Transfer: Law, Policy and 
Practice  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
29/03/2017  31/03/2017  Brazil  Intellectual Property Enforcement Training  Belo Horizonte, 
Brazil  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / U.S. 
Department of Justice, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development Assistance and 
Training (OPDAT) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Law 
Enforceme nt Coordinator 
(IPLEC) / Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI), U.S. 
Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 18 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
03/04/2017  04/04/2017  United Arab Emirates  IPR Judicial Exchange For UAE  UAE Institute of 
Training and 
Judicial 
Studies, 
Sharjah, UAE  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / USPTO IP 
Attaché, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 
the State of / United Arab 
Emirates Institute of Training 
and Judicial Studies / 
Consulate General of the 
United States of Americ a, U.S. 
Department of State  
04/04/2017  06/04/2017  Malaysia, Philippines, 
and Viet Nam  Advanced Workshop on Online IP Crime  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
05/04/2017  05/04/2017  UAE Counterfeit Medicines:  A Roundtable 
Discussion  Dubai, UAE  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy (GIPA) / 
U.S. Intellectual Property 
Rights Coordination Center  
12/04/2017  12/04/2017  India Cell for IPR Promotion and Management 
(CIPAM) workshop on IPR  Kolkata, India  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI), New 
Delhi 
19/04/2017  20/04/2017  Ukraine  II International Forum on Combating 
Counterfeiting and Piracy  Kiev, Ukraine  Ukrainian Alliance on 
Combating Counterfeiting and 
Piracy / U.S. Homeland 
Security Investigations (HSI)   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 19 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
4/24/2017  4/28/2017  Pakistan  Celebrating World IP Day 2017; Business 
Roundtable, Meeting with Supreme Court, 
and University (NUST and QAU) IP 
Awareness Seminars  Islamabad; 
NUST and QAU 
campuses; 
Embassy for 
Business 
Roundtable on 
IP (15 
businesses); 
Supreme Court 
Registrar 's 
Office to 
discuss IP 
Judicial Bench 
Book; Marriott 
Hotel for World 
IP Day  U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / U.S. 
Department of Commerc e, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
25/04/2017  27/04/2017  Azerbaijan  Judicial Dialogue on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Baku, 
Azerbaijan  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
26/04/2017  26/04/2017  Thailand  World IP Day 2017 Celebration; Innovation 
– Improving Lives  Conrad Hotel, 
Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO IP Attaché, Bangkok, 
Thailand / U.S. Embassy, 
Bangkok, Thailand  
27/04/2017  28/04/2017  Peru  Training Program in Cases of Violations of 
Intellectual Property Rights: Trademarks 
And Copyrights  Lima, Peru  U.S. Department of Justice / 
USPTO IP Attaché, Lima, Peru 
/ USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
01/05/2017  03/05/2017  Thailand  Thailand Department of Intellectual 
Property (DIP) / USPTO Workshop on 
Trademark Examination  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
04/05/2017  05/05/2017  Philippines  Intellectual Property Office of the 
Philippines (IPOPHIL) Advanced Trademark 
Examination Program  Manila, 
Philippines  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 20 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
08/05/2017  09/05/2017  China and USA  USPTO -SIPO-MOA Plant Variety Protection 
Program  Beijing, China  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / State 
Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO) of the People 's Republic 
of China /Ministry of 
Agriculture (MOA) of the 
People 's Republic of China  
10/05/2017  10/05/2017  China  and USA  USPTO -SIPO-MOA Plant Variety Protection 
Program  Conference 
Room at 11 
floor of 
Hanyuan Hotel 
on the campus 
of Nanjing 
Agriculture 
University, 
Nanjing, China  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / State 
Intellectual Property Office 
(SIPO) of the People 's Republic 
of China /Ministry of 
Agriculture (MOA) of the 
People 's Republic of China  
10/05/2017  12/05/2017  Argentina  USPTO / Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad  
Industrial (INPI) Argentina - Seminar on 
Patent Examination and IP Office 
Administration  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ Instituto Nacional da 
Propriedade Industrial (INPI) 
Argentina  
15/05/2017  16/05/2017  Uruguay  USPTO / MIEM DNPI Direccion Nacional de 
la Propiedad Industrial - Seminar on Patent 
Examination and IP Office Administration  Montevideo, 
Uruguay  IP Attaché, Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ Uruguay Ministry of Industry, 
Energy and Mining, National 
Industrial Property Directorate 
(MIEM -DNPI)  
15/05/2017  19/05/2017  Paraguay and 
Uruguay  Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement 
Training  Montevideo, 
Uruguay  U.S. IPR Coordination Center / 
U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations / U.S. 
Department of State   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 21 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
15/05/2017  19/05/2017  Barbados, Canada, 
China, Costa Rica, 
Egypt, Ghana, 
Indonesia, Jamaica, 
Japan, Kenya, Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, 
Myanmar, 
Netherlands, Peru, 
Russian Federation, 
Tanzania, Thailand, 
USA, and Viet Nam  Train the Trainer Course on Program on 
Plant Variety Protection Un der the UPOV 
Convention  Geneva, 
Switzerland  International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO) / Ministry 
of Economic Affairs of the 
Kingdo m of the Netherlands  
15/05/2017  19/05/2017  Singapore  USPTO - IPOS Patent Senior Examiner 
Training Program  Singapore  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
16/05/2017  18/05/2017  Kazakhstan  Investigation and Prosecution of IP Crimes  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
31/05/2017  31/05/2017  Lao PDR  Consultation workshop on the amendment 
of IP Law in National Capital Region  Department of 
Intellectual 
Property, 
Vientiane, Lao 
PDR U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / Lao 
Ministry of Industry and 
Commerce  
06/06/2017  09/06/2017  Argentina and Chile  Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 
Enforcement Training  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina  National IPR Coordination 
Center / U.S. Homeland  
Security Investigations / U.S. 
Department of State / USPTO 
IP Attaché, Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  
06/06/2017  06/06/2017  Lao PDR  Consultation workshop on the amendment 
of IP Law in Central regions  Government 
meeting hall, 
Bolikomsay 
Province, Lao 
PDR U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / Lao 
Ministry of Industry and 
Commerce   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 22 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
08/06/2017  08/06/2017  Lao PDR  Consultation workshop on the amendment 
of IP Law in Southern regions  Government 
meeting hall, 
Champassak 
Province, Lao 
PDR U.S. Agency for I nternational 
Development (USAID) / Lao 
Ministry of Industry and 
Commerce  
12/06/2017  16/06/2017  Hong Kong, China;  
and USA  INTERPOL Capacity Building Program  Nanning, China  INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police Organization) / 
Ministry of Public Security,  
People 's Republic of China  
21/06/2017  21/06/2017  China and USA  US-China Entertainment Law Conference  Beijing, China  Peking University School of 
Law and Intellectual Property 
School (PKU) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/Loyola Law School Los 
Angeles / Beijing Film 
Academy (BFA) School of 
Management / Baidu Company 
/Sino-Cloud Culture in Big 
Data Technology Co., Ltd. / 
Maradona International Brand 
Management Co., Ltd. / Beijing 
Sapphire Law Firm   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
21/06/2017  22/06/2017  Bahamas, Barbados, 
Belize, Guyana, 
Jamaica, Trinidad 
and Tobago, and USA  Seminar on Video Content Licensing and 
Enforcement in a Converged World  Kingston, 
Jamaica  USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico City, 
Mexico/ U.S. Embassy Mexico 
City, Mexico / USPTO Global 
Intellect ual Property Academy 
/ U.S. Embassy Kingston, 
Jamaica / CARICOM 
Secretariat / Broadcasting 
Commission – Jamaica / 
Jamaica Intellectual Property 
Office / Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs and Foreign Trade – 
Jamaica / Ministry of 
Education, Youth and 
Information – Jamaica  
23/06/2017  23/06/2017  Australia, Germany, 
China, and USA  Legal Protection for Sports Broadcasts  Beijing, China  National Copyright 
Administration of the People 's 
Republic of China / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
11/07/2017  13/07/2017  Pakistan  Intellectual Property Rights Law 
Enforcement Workshop for Pakistan  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
11/07/2017  12/07/2017  Mali Launch of Project Combatting Counterfeiting 
and Ensuring the Integrity of Agro -Inputs  Radisson Blue, 
Bamako, Mali  U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID)  / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)  
14/07/2017  16/07/2017  India Geographical Indications; South Asia Region 
(USPTO staff spoke at the program.)  Jaipur, India  Consortium of Women 
Entrepreneurs of India (CWEI)  
/ USPTO IP Attaché, New 
Delhi, India   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
18/07/2017  18/07/2017  India Exchange of Best Practices in the Area of 
Protection and Examination of Geographical 
Indications and Trademarks  Mumbai, India  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
20/07/2017  21/07/2017  Nepal  Regional Trademark Training Program  Kathmandu, 
Nepal  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
21/07/2017  21/07/2017  China  Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM) 
Delegation Visit  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
24/07/2017  25/07/2017  Bangladesh  Regional Trademark Training Program  Dhaka, 
Bangladesh  USPTO IP Attaché,  New Delhi, 
India 
25/07/2017  27/07/2017  Burundi, Kenya, 
Rwanda, Tanzania, 
and Uganda  INTERPOL Regional IP Enforcement Training 
for Eastern Africa  Nairobi, Kenya  INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police Organization) / 
USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
25/07/2017  27/07/2017  Jamaica, Colombia, 
Dominican Republic, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Panama  IPR Enforcement Training  Montego Bay, 
Jamaica  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
27/07/2017  27/07/2017  Sri Lanka  Regional Trademark Training Program for 
Examiners  Colombo, Sri 
Lanka  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi, 
India 
7/31/2017  7/31/2017  Pakistan  Business Roundtable on IP; Lawyers and 
business persons, including member 
companies of ACIF, OICCI, and Bpi  Karachi, 
Pakistan  U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Continuing Legal 
Education Institute of Pakistan 
(CLEIP)   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
01/08/2017  01/08/2017  Mexico  USPTO -IMPI Bad Faith Trademark Filing 
Workshop  IMPI 
Auditorium, 
Mexico City, 
Mexico  USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico City, 
Mexico / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ Mexican Institute of 
Industrial Property (IMPI)  
01/08/2017  01/08/2017  Pakistan  Fostering Creativity & Growth Through 
Effective Protection of Intellectual Property 
Rights; for Government Officials, private 
lawyers, and business persons  Karachi (IBA 
City Campus)  U.S. Agency for International 
Development ( USAID) / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy / Continuing Legal 
Education Institute of Pakistan 
(CLEIP)  
03/08/2017  04/08/2017  Guatemala  Seminar and Workshop on the UPOV 
System; Legal Consultation on PBR Draft 
Law Guatemala 
City, 
Guatemala  Guatemala Ministry of 
Agriculture / Guatemala 
Ministry of Commerce / 
International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
/ USPTO IP Attaché, Mexico 
City, Mexico  
03/08/2017  03/08/2017  Pakistan  LawTech Pakistan 2017: National 
Conference on Law and Technology in the 
Digital Age;  for Judges, Regulators, 
Lawyers, and Business Persons (200+ 
attendees)  Marriott Hotel, 
Islamabad,  
Pakistan  U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP) / Continuing 
Legal Education Institute of 
Pakistan (CLEIP)  
06/08/2017  10/08/2017  Palestine and Israel  Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examination  Ramallah, West 
Bank USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 26 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
08/08/2017  10/08/2017  Pakistan  IPR Border Enforcement Workshop for 
Pakistan  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Embassy Islamabad / U.S. 
Department of Homeland 
Security / U.S. Intellectual 
Property Rights Coordination 
Center  
09/08/2017  11/08/2017  Brazil  Geographical Indications Program for INPI 
Regional Office in Santa Catarina  Joinville, Brazil  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
09/08/2017  12/08/2017  Afghanistan, 
Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
India, Maldives, 
Nepal, Singapore, 
and Sri Lanka  Regional Interactive Session on Intellectual 
Property and Enforcement  Singapore  Department of Industrial Policy 
and Promotion, Ministry of 
Commerce and Industry, 
Government of India / USPTO 
IP Attaché, New Delhi India / 
USPTO Globa l Intellectual 
Property Academy / 
Confederation of Indian 
Industry (CII)  
11/08/2017  11/08/2017  Lao PDR  Workshop to encourage stakeholders to 
submit comments on the IP amendments 
posted for that purpose  Meeting room 
of the Lao 
National 
Chamber of 
Commerce and 
Industry 
Vientiane, Lao 
PDR U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / Lao 
National Chamber of 
Commerce and Industry  
13/08/2017  17/08/2017  Jordan  Exchange of Best Practices on Trademark 
Examination  Amman, Jordan  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 
Commercial Law Development 
Program (CLDP)   
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start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
14/08/2017  17/08/2017  Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Singapore, 
Thailand, and Viet 
Nam Workshop on Trademark Examination of 
Non-Traditional and Trade Dress Marks  Bangkok, 
Thailand  Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat / 
USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
14/08/2017  18/08/2017  Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
and Viet Nam  Workshop on IP Office Administration Part 
IV: "Conception to Commercialization " USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / 
Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN)  
14/08/2017  8/14/207  Peru Barlaw seminar; "Rights  of Intellectual 
Property and the Current Law" (USPTO IP 
Attaché for Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, 
Ecuador, and Peru spoke on the extent, 
dangers, and victims of counterfeiting at 
this Barlaw program.  Over 100 government 
officials from Peru attended this prog ram.)  Cusco, Peru  Barlaw  
14/08/2017  15/08/2017  Brazil  Geographical Indications Program for INPI  Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil  USPTO IP Attaché, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
15/08/2017  18/08/2017  Philippines, 
Viet Nam, Malaysia, 
Singapore, 
Indonesia, South 
Korea  Regional IP Conference  Manila, 
Philippines  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
21/08/2017  21/08/2017  China  Seminar on Bad Faith  Beijing, China  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / China 
State Administration for 
Industry and Commerce  
21/08/2017  25/08/2017  Singapore  USPTO -IPOS Benchmarking Workshop Part 
II: Responding to Applicant 's Arguments 
and Amendments  Singapore  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
- 28 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
22/08/2017  22/08/2017  China  China - U.S. Seminar on Trademark 
(Branding) Strategy and Innovation Policy  Beijing, China  USPTO IP Attaché, Beijing, 
China / State Administration 
for Industry and Commerce 
(SAIC) of the People 's Republic 
of China  
23/08/2017  23/08/2017  Australia, Canada, 
Chile, Japan, 
Malaysia, Papau New 
Guinea, Peru, 
Thailand, and USA  Opportunities & Challenges to Successful 
Commercialization of New PV for SMEs in 
APEC Region  Ho Chi Minh, 
Viet Nam  International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ Government of Viet Nam  / 
Government of Japan / 
Government of Peru  
24/08/2017  24/08/2017  Viet Nam  National Seminar on PVP Commercialization 
in Viet Nam  Ho Chi Minh, 
Viet Nam  International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ Government of Japan / 
Government of Viet Nam  
24/08/2017  24/08/2017  Australia; Canada; 
Chile; Chinese 
Taipei;  Hong Kong, 
China;  Indonesia; 
Japan; Korea; 
Mexico; Papua New 
Guinea; Peru; 
Philippines; Russian 
Federation ; Thailand;  
and Viet  Nam APEC Workshop on Trademark Infringement 
Determinations in a Border Enfor cement 
Context  Ho Chi Minh, 
Viet Nam  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Asia -
Pacific Economic Cooperation 
(APEC) Secretariat   
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- 29 - Program 
start d ate Program 
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
24/08/2017  25/08/2017  Nepal  IPR Workshop for Nepal  Kathmandu, 
Nepal  USPTO IP Attaché, New Delhi 
India / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
/ U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE), 
U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security / Department  of 
Justice, Kathmandu  
28/08/2017  28/08/2017  France, Italy, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, and 
United Kingdom  Breaking Barriers Part  II: Commercialization 
of Intellectual Property  Singapore  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / 
Intellectual Property Office of 
the United Kingdom  
28/08/2017  29/08/2017  International 
Audience  11th Annual International Law Enforcement 
IP Crime Conference  New York City, 
USA INTERPOL (International 
Criminal Police Organization) / 
U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center  
29/08/2017  31/08/2017  Costa Rica, 
Dominican Republic, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Panama, USA  Workshop on the Investigation and 
Prosecution of Intellectual Property Crimes  Panama City, 
Panama  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development Assistance and 
Training (OP DAT), U.S. 
Department of Justice  
30/08/2017  31/08/2017  Lao PDR  Briefing sessions for Lao National Assembly 
members on new legislation, including 
amendments to the IP Law.  Vientiane 
Capital  U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) 
/National Assembly of Lao PDR  
05/09/2017  06/09/2017  Lao PDR  Briefing sessions for Lao National Assembly 
members on new legislation, including 
amendments to the IP Law.  Thalat 
township, 
Vientiane 
Province, Lao 
PDR U.S. Agency for International 
Development (USAID) / 
National Assembly of Lao PDR   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/5/2017  9/7/2017  United States, Egypt, 
Jordan, Lebanon, 
Morocco, Saudi 
Arabia, and United 
Arab Emirates  The regional workshop on investigating and 
prosecuting intellectual property violations 
brought together over 40 investigators and 
prosecutors I to develop laws and 
procedures that will enhance regional ability 
to investigate and prosecute crimes 
involving intellectual property violations.  Amman, Jordan  U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) via State/INL funding  
11/09/2017  11/09/2017  Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
USA, and Viet Nam  Roundtable and Meeting with ASEAN IP 
Enforcement Initiatives Committee (ANIEE)  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global Inte llectual 
Property Academy / 
Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / U.S. 
Department of Justice (DOJ)  
12/09/2017  15/09/2017  Bangladesh; Bhutan; 
Brunei Darussalam; 
Cambodia; East 
Timor; India; 
Indonesia;  Hong 
Kong, China; Lao 
PDR; Malaysia; 
Maldives; Mongolia; 
Myanmar; Nepal; 
Pakistan; Papua New 
Guinea;  China; 
Philippines; 
Singapore; Sri 
Lanka; Thailand;  and 
Viet Nam  Workshop on IP Border Enforcement  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / U.S. 
Department of Justice / U .S. 
Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection 
/ U.S. Intellectual Property 
Rights Coordination Center   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/09/2017  14/09/2017  Senegal, Benin, The 
Gambia , Guinea, 
Liberia, Sierra Leone  IPR Enforcement Training  Dakar, Senegal  U.S. Homeland Security 
Investigations (HSI) / U.S. 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Coordination Center / U.S. 
Department of Justice (DOJ) / 
U.S. Intellectual Property Law 
Enforcement Coordinator 
(IPLEC)  
18/09/2017  19/09/2017  Thailand  Thai Special Court of Appeals Roundtable on 
IP and Case Management  Bangkok, 
Thailand  Thai Special Court of Appeals / 
USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
18/09/2017  22/09/2017  Turkey  Turkish Patent and Trademark Office: 
Patents and Patent Cooperation Treaty 
Functions  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, VA  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy  
20/09/2017  22/09/2017  Brunei Darussalam, 
Cambodia, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Myanmar, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
and Viet Nam  ASEAN Judicial Roundtable on IP 
Enforcement  Bangkok, 
Thailand  Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN) / USPTO 
Global Intellectual Property 
Academy  
25/09/2017  26/09/2017  Morocco  Judicial Workshop on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Casablanca, 
Morocco  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Office 
Marocain de la Propriété 
Industrielle et Commerciale 
(OMPIC)  
26/09/2017  28/09/2017  Benin, Cameroon, 
Cote d 'Ivoire, 
Guinea, Guinea 
Bissau, Mali, 
Mauritania, and Togo  OAPI National Seminar on Awareness 
Raising on PVP with the OAPI Region  Dakar, Senegal  International Union for the 
Protection of New Varieties of 
Plants (UPOV) / USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy   
  IP/C/W/632/Add.2  
 
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country(s)  Program d escription  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
26/09/2017  28/09/2017  Antigua and Barbuda, 
Bahamas, Barbados, 
Belize, Bermuda, 
Cayman Islands, 
Curacao, Grenada, 
Guyana, Jamaica, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis , 
Saint Lucia , 
Suriname, Trinidad 
and Tobago, and 
Turks and Caicos  Workshop on the Investigation and 
Prosecution of Intellectua l Property Crimes  Bridgetown, 
Barbados  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy /  USPTO IP 
Attaché, Mexico City, Mexico /  
Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development 
Assistance and Training 
(OPDAT), U.S. Department of 
Justice  
28/09/2017  29/09/2017  Morocco  Judicial Workshop on the Protection of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Marrakech, 
Morocco  USPTO Global Intellectual 
Property Academy / Office 
Marocain de la Propriété 
Industrielle et Commerciale 
(OMPIC)  
 
 
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