IP/C/W/647  
 
17 October 2018  
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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  
The following communication, dated 11 October  2018, is being circulated at the request of the  
delegation of the United States of America.  
 
Communications from other developed country Members will be circulated as addenda to 
this document.  
 
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1.  This document reports on the technical assistan ce programme s provided by the US Government  
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 201 7 to 201 8. 
2.  Through the US Government 's extensive training of foreign officials from developed, developing 
and LDC countries, the advancement of the protection and enforcement of IP is steadily achieved. 
The US Government , in collaboration with many national and regional government agencies an d IP 
organizations, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and INTERPOL, work to 
assist all nations, to draft and implement their IP legislation and policy to promote economic, social 
and cultural development. US Government  technical a ssistance focuses on helping countries achieve 
sustainable development and growth, in simplifying and streamlining procedures for obtaining IP 
rights, administering treaties and systems for accomplishing this objective, and providing training 
and technical  assistance to improve the functioning and utilization of IP systems in accordance with 
the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).  
3.  US Government  technical assistance is driven by demand and individual priority needs of  
beneficiary countries. The diversity of needs and interests identified by beneficiary countries  results 
in tailored technical assistance activities on specific areas of interest.  
4.  The US Government  technical assistance covers a range of IPR topics, includi ng: 
a. Protection and management of intellectual property;  
b. Administration of IP offices and human resource development related to IP office  
administration;  
c. Building effective IPR border enforcement mechanisms;  
d. Effective adjudication of IP cases, including transparency in decision -making;  
e. Country -specific methodologies for investigating and prosecuting IPR criminal cases;  
f. Conducting searches and law enforcement techniques;  
g. Anti-counterfeiting, including in the area of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical;  IP/C/W/647  
 
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  h. Advanced computer forensics to track down, arrest and prosecute IP criminals; and  
i. 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 Depar tment of Commerce (DOC), including 
the Commercial Law Development Programme  (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 Cust oms and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE); the US Department of Justice (DOJ), including through the Computer 
Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and 
the  Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT); the 
US Department of State (DOS); and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).  
6.  Technical cooperation pursuant to TRIPS Article 67 includes assistance, on request, in 
the preparatio n of laws and regulations on the preparation and enforcement of intellectual property  
rights, as well as on the prevention of abuse.  
7.  Further information, including a schedule of program mes, is available on the US Government 's 
Global Intellectual Property E ducation Training Programme  Database located at  
http://usipr.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) offers capacity building programme s in 
the United States and around the world on IP protection, enforcement, and capit alization. GIPA is 
an essential component of the US Government 's effort to improve IP protection and enforcement  
practices around the world. Participants in GIPA programme s include officials of national IP offices, 
judicia l officials , police/investigators,  prosecutors, customs officials, officials from health ministries, 
officials from technology transfer agencies, and officials from consumer protection agencies, 
representatives of academic institutions, students, and representatives of small and medium -sized 
enterprises (SMEs). GIPA provides both multilateral programme s and country specific programme s. 
Some programme s are developed to address specific legal issues, administrative issues and specific 
IP areas.  To learn more visit www.uspto.gov/GIPA . 
9.  The description of programme s offered by GIPA are available both at the USPTO and around the 
world, and include:  
a. Patent Programme s: The patent programme s are designed to focus on topics that include 
office administration and budgeting, basic examination practice, examination issues in specific 
technology areas such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, industrial design examination, 
technology transfer practices. In -depth programme s are offered, employing case studies or 
examples when possible, to strengthen understanding of concepts. The patent programme  
goals are to share best practices and therefore improve patent quality around the world.  
b. Plant Variety Protection (PVP): PVP programme s include awareness of UPOV plant var iety 
Protection, as well as a more detailed train the trainer programme . 
c. Trademark Programme s: The trademark programme s are designed to focus on administration, 
budgeting, recruitment and training, and treaty protocol. These programme s provide 
discussions and case studies on examination procedures.  Trademark programme s may also 
focus on geographical indications.  
d. Copyright Programme s: The copyright programme s include challenging issues that are 
discussed with leading professionals in t heir field. The programme  includes topics such as 
exclusive rights, liability and piracy.  IP/C/W/647  
 
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  e. Trade Secrets Programme s: The trade secret programme s provide an overview of trade secret 
law and policy.  
f. Enforcement Programme s: The enforcement programme s are desig ned to focus on topics of 
criminal, civil, customs and border enforcement. These programme s are technical and include 
a comprehensive course agenda.  
g. Distance learning, including live online and on demand eLearning modules on all topics of IP.  
 
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Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/5/2017  9/5/2017  Egypt, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Morocco, 
Saudi Arabia, United 
Arab Emirates  Regional Workshop on Investigating and 
Prosecuting IP Violations  Amman, Jordan  U.S. DOJ  
9/5/2017  9/6/2017  Lao PDR  Briefing sessions for Lao National Assembly 
members on new legislation, including 
amendments to the IP law  Vientiane Capital, 
Lao PDR  USAID/National Assembly of Lao 
PDR 
9/11/2017  9/11/2017  Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Myanmar , Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA Roundtable and Meeting with 
ASEAN IP Enforcement Initiatives Committee 
(ANIEE)  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, U.S. 
DOJ 
9/12/2017  9/15/2017  Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, Timor -Leste, 
Viet Nam , Indonesia, 
Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
Mongolia, Nepal, Hong 
Kong, China, Maldives, 
Papua New Guinea, Sri 
Lanka  USPTO GIPA Regional Workshop on Effective 
Practices in Border Enforcement of IPR  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, DHS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, U.S. DOJ  
                                                
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- 5 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/12/2017  9/14/2017  Benin, The  Gambia, 
Liberia, Senegal, Sierra 
Leone  Regional Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Dakar, Senegal  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs; DHS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training, IPLEC  
9/18/2017  9/19/2017  Thailand  USPTO GIPA - Thai Special Court of Appeals 
Roundtable on IP and Case Management  Bangkok, 
Thailand  Thai Special Court of Appeals, 
USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/18/2017  9/22/2017  Turkey  USPTO GIPA Turkish Patent & Trademark 
Office: Patents & PCT Functions  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/20/2017  9/22/2017  Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Myanmar , Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA -ASEAN Judicial Roundtable on IP 
Enforcement  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
ASEAN Secretariat  
9/25/2017  9/26/2017  Morocco  USPTO GIPA Judicial Workshop on the 
Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Casablanca, 
Morocco  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
OMPIC   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 6 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/26/2017  9/28/2017  Antigua and Barbuda, 
Barbados, Belize, 
Bermuda, Grenada, 
Guyana, Jamaica, 
Netherlands Antilles, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Suriname, Trinidad and 
Tobago, Saint Lucia  USPTO GIPA Workshop on the Investigation 
and Prosecution of Intellectual Property Crimes  Bridgetown, 
Barbados  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/26/2017  9/28/2017  Benin, Cote d 'Ivoire, 
Guinea, Mali, Mauritius, 
Togo OAPI National Seminar on Awareness Raising 
on PVP with the OAPI  Dakar, Senegal  USPTO Global IP Academy, OAPI, 
UPOV  
9/28/2017  9/29/2017  Morocco  USPTO GIPA Judicial Workshop on the 
Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights  Marrakech, 
Morocco  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
OMPIC  
10/2/2017  10/4/2017  Argentina, Belarus, 
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Indonesia, 
Jordan, Kenya, 
Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, 
Philippines, Republic of 
Korea, Republic of 
Moldova, Russian 
Federation, Sudan, 
Tanzania, Thailand, 
Viet Nam , Zambia  INTERPOL Training on Coun terfeit and 
Fraudulent Food Products  Dublin, Ireland  INTERPOL, USPTO Global IP 
Academy  
10/16/2017  10/20/2017  Chinese Taipei   USPTO GIPA Patent Examination Training for 
Chinese Taipei  IP Office  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA USPTO Global IP Academy  
10/18/2017  10/18/2017  Czech Republic , 
Germany, Mexico, 
Switzerland, United 
States  WTO TRIPS and Innovation: MSME Side Event  Geneva, 
Switzerland  WTO TRIPS Council; USPTO IP 
Attaché  Programme ; USPTO 
Global IP Academy   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 7 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
10/19/2017  10/19/2017  Ukraine  Consultative Visit of Ukrainian Judges  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  DOC CLDP, Federal Judicial 
Center, UPSTO Global IP 
Academy  
10/23/2017  10/23/2017  Mexico  AMCHAM Customs Workshop  Monterrey, MX  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
AMCHAM  
10/30/2017  11/2/2017  Oman  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Best Practices in 
Trademark Examination  Muscat, Oman  Gulf Cooperation Council 
Intellectual Property Training 
Center, USPTO Global IP 
Academy  
11/2/2017  11/2/2017  India CII Interactive Session with Customs Officials 
on IPR Enforcement Best Practices  Patna, India  CII, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme  
11/3/2017  11/3/2017  India CII Interactive Session with Police Officials on 
IPR Enforcement Best Practices  Patna, India  CII, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme  
11/5/2017  11/8/2017  India USPTO GIPA -Patent Examiner Training 
Programme  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  Gulf Cooperation Council 
Intellectual Property Training 
Center, USPTO Global IP 
Academy, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 8 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
11/6/2017  11/9/2017  Argentina, Bahrain, 
Belize, Botswana, 
Brazil, Chile, China, 
Colombia, Indonesia, 
Jamaica, Mexico, 
Pakistan, Peru, Saint 
Vincent and the 
Grenadines, Spain, 
Thailand, Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA -US Copyright Office Annual 
Copyright Seminar 2017  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy, U.S. 
Copyright Office  
11/14/2017  11/14/2017  Brazil  USPTO GIPA Preparing for Implementation of 
Madrid Protocol:  The US Experience  Distance 
Learning  USPTO Global IP Academy  
11/14/2017  11/17/2017  China  USPTO GIPA -SAIC Workshop on Oppositions, 
Cancellations, and Ex Parte Appeals  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
12/4/2017  12/5/2017  Romania  Cyber and Financial Investigatory Techniques 
in IP Rights and Computer Crime Cases  Bucharest, 
Romania  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
12/4/2017  12/5/2017  Pakistan  IP Judicial and Border Enforcement 
Programme s (Series)  Karachi, Pakistan  CLDP, USPTO Global IP Academy, 
with US CBP, WCO  
12/5/2017  12/7/2017  Brazil, Chile, Georgia, 
Israel, Kazakhstan, 
Peru, Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA Trade Secret Protection and 
Enforcement  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 9 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
12/5/2017  12/5/2017  Peru How to ID Media Boxes Designed to Infringe for 
Peru Lima, Peru  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
12/12/2017  12/14/2017  Cambodia, Lao PDR , 
Nepal, Pakistan, Viet 
Nam, Myanmar  USPTO GIPA - INTERPOL Regional Workshop 
and Operational Meeting Operational Rainfall  Vientiane, Lao 
PDR INTERPOL, USPTO Global IP 
Academy  
12/18/2017  12/18/2017  Thailand  USPTO GIPA -DIP Workshop on Enforcement 
Against Signal and Streaming Piracy  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, DIP  
1/23/2018  1/24/2018  India Cyber Crime for Police Officers Programme  Patna, India  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
CDAC  
1/29/2018  1/31/2018  Thailand  USPTO GIPA - ASEAN Advanced Trademark  
Examination Training  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
ASEAN Secretariat  
1/30/2018  1/30/2018  India Roundtable Discussion with Government of 
Mizoram on the Impact of Trade in Counterfeit 
Products  Mizoram, India  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
2/1/2018  2/2/2018  Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA -NOIP Advanced Non -Traditional 
and Trade Dress Examination Training  Hanoi, Viet Nam  USPTO Global IP Academy  
2/7/2018  2/7/2018  Brazil  Dialogue with the USPTO: Perspective on PPH 
(Rio de Janei ro) Distance 
Learning  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
2/25/2018  2/25/2018  Australia, Chinese 
Taipei , Democratic 
People 's Republic of 
Korea, Indonesia, 
Japan, Papua New 
Guinea, China, 
Philippines, Thailand, 
Viet Nam , Russia n 
Federation , Canada, 
Chile, Mexico, Peru  APEC Trademark Infringement Determinations 
in a Border Enforcement Context  Port Moresby, 
Papua New 
Guinea  Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, APEC, USPTO 
Global IP Academy   
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- 10 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
2/27/2018  2/27/2018  Thailand  Seminar on U.S. Copyright Registration and 
other Roundtable Discussions and IP Activities  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
USCO, USTR  
3/6/2018  3/8/2018  Japan  Regional Seminars on PVP Overseas Application 
(Series of Two)  Tokyo, Japan and 
Kyoto,  Japan  USPTO Global IP Academy, GOJ  
3/7/2018  3/8/2018  India CWEI -USPTO National Seminar on Marketing 
and Product Innovation  New Delhi, India  CWEI, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme  
3/12/2018  3/12/2018  Viet Nam  Intellectual Property Enforcement in a Digital 
World  Hanoi, Viet Nam  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
3/13/2018  3/13/2018  Colombia  DHS IPR Enforcement Training  Cartagena, 
Columbia  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
3/13/2018  3/13/2018  Viet Nam  IPR Roundtable Meeting with Enforcement 
Agencies  Hanoi, Viet Nam  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
3/13/2018  3/13/2018  Belarus, Poland, 
Republic of Moldova, 
Romania  INTERPOL -USPTO Training Seminar on 
Combating Illicit Goods  Kiev, Ukraine  INTERPOL, USPTO Global IP 
Academy   
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- 11 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
3/20/2018  3/23/2018  Algeria, Bhutan, Brazil, 
Cambodia, Colombia, 
Indonesia, Jordan , Lao 
PDR, Malaysia, Mexico, 
Nepal, Pakistan, 
Thailand, India  USPTO GIPA Madrid Protocol Implementation 
and Administration  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
4/3/2018  4/3/2018  Colombia  USPTO DVC with SIC Colombia: ID System and 
3D Trademarks  Distance 
Learning  USPTO Global IP Academy, IP 
Attaché  Programme , SIC 
Colombia  
4/8/2018  4/8/2018  Saudi Arabia  Creating the Saudi IP Authority  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
4/9/2018  4/12/2018  Argentina, Brazil, 
Paraguay, Uruguay  USPTO GIPA Workshop on Measures Against 
Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Agricultural 
Chemicals  Foz de Iguacu, 
Brazil  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, Office 
of Oversea s Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
4/16/2018  4/17/2018  El Salvador, Guatemala  USPTO GIPA Trademark Examination Workshop  San Salvador, El 
Salvador  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
4/17/2018  4/18/2018  Chinese Taipei   Chinese Taipei  Trade Secrets Enforcement 
Workshop  Taipei, Chinese 
Taipei  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme  
4/18/2018  4/20/2018  Kuwait, the State of  USPTO U.S. Patent Examination for the Kuwait 
Institute for Scientific Research  Kuwait City, 
Kuwait, the State 
of USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
4/19/2018  4/20/2018  Costa Rica, Panama  USPTO GIPA Trademark Examination Workshop  San Jose, Costa 
Rica USPTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
USPTO Global IP Academy   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 12 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
5/3/2018  5/3/2018  Hong Kong, China  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Information on IP 
Protection and Enforcement with Hong Kong IP 
Office  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
5/7/2018  5/18/2018  Brazil  USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification 
Programme  Rio de Janei ro, 
Brazil  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
5/7/2018  5/11/2018  Indonesia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand  Table top  Exercise on IPR Cyber -Enabled Crime  Singapore  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
5/7/2018  5/9/2017  Argentina, Brazil, Chile, 
Costa Rica, The  
Dominican Republic, 
Panama, Peru, Uruguay  USPTO GIPA Judicial Workshop on the 
Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
5/8/2018  5/8/2018  Romania  DHS IPR Enforcement Training  Bucharest, 
Romania  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
5/8/2018  5/10/2018  Bulgaria, Greece, 
Moldova, Romania, 
Turkey, Ukraine  USPTO GIPA Cyber and Financial Investigatory 
Techniques in IP Rights and Computer Crime 
Cases for DNA and DIICOT  Bucharest, 
Romania  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
5/10/2018  5/11/2018  Thailand  USPTO Workshop on the Prosecution of 
Intellectual Property Cases for Public 
Prosecutors  Chiang Mai, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy  
5/10/2018  5/11/2018  Mexico  USPTO GIPA -IMPI Mexico Trademark IT and 
Administration  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 13 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
6/4/2018  6/4/2018  Colombia  USPTO 3D Trademarks DVC  Distance 
Learning  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
6/4/2018  6/8/2018  International 
participation (countries 
not reported)  USCO 2018 International Copyright Institute  U.S. Copyright 
Office, Library of 
Congress, 
Washington DC, 
USA U.S. Copyright Office  
6/12/2018  6/12/2018  Mexico  6th Annual Training Seminar of IMPI (Fashion 
Industry)  Mexico City, MX  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
6/19/2018  6/22/2018  Brunei Darussalam , 
Myanmar , Malaysia, 
Philippines, Singapore, 
Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA -ASEAN Judicial Colloquium on 
Civil and Criminal IP Infringement Cases  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
ASEAN Secretariat  
6/19/2018  6/20/2018  Rwanda  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Best Practices in 
Trademark Examination  Kigali, Rwanda  USPTO Global IP Academy  
6/19/2018  6/21/2018  Uzbekistan  USPTO GIPA Judicial Dialogue on the Protection 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Tashkent, 
Uzbekistan  USPTO Global IP Academy  
6/22/2018  6/26/2018  Uganda  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Best Practices in 
Trademark Examination  Kampala, Uganda  USPTO Global IP Academy  
6/25/2018  6/28/2018  Argentina, Brazil, 
Canada, Mexico, 
Netherlands, United 
States  High-Level Study Tour on Plant Variety 
Protection for Promoting Investments in Plant 
Breeding  Saskatoon, 
Canada  UPOV, WIPO, CFIA, MANFQ, 
USPTO  
6/26/2018  6/26/2018  Morocco  DHS IPR Enforcement Training  Casablanca, 
Morocco  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement   
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- 14 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
6/26/2018  6/28/2018  Algeria, Morocco, Niger  Regional Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Casablanca, 
Morocco  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DHS, 
Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement;  DOJ, Office of 
Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
6/27/2018  6/28/2018  Botswana  USPTO GIPA Exchange of Best Practices in 
Trademark Examination  Gaborone, 
Botswana  USPTO Global IP Academy  
7/2/2018  7/2/3018  Saudi Arabia  IP Awareness Strategies and Best Practices  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
7/3/2018  7/5/2018  Romania  IP, Social media, Financial Investigations  Bucharest, 
Romania  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
7/9/2018  7/10/2018  Greece  Combating Intellectual Property Theft  Athens, Greece  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training, USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme  
7/9/2018  7/13/2018  Myanmar  USPTO GIPA Judicial Colloquium for IP 
Administrative, Civil and Criminal Cases  Nay Pyi Taw, 
Myanmar  USPTO Global IP Academy  
7/10/2018  7/10/2018  Armenia  IPR Enforcement Training  Yerevan, Armenia  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
7/11/2018  7/13/2018  Myanmar  USPTO GIPA Judicial Colloquium for IP 
Administrative, Civil and Criminal Cases  Naypyidaw, 
Myanmar   USPTO Global IP Academy   
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- 15 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
7/12/2018  7/13/2018  Peru USPTO GIPA Workshop on Digital IP 
Infringements  Lima, Peru  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training; USPTO IP Attaché  
Programme   
7/16/2018  7/18/2018  Viet Nam  IPR Enforcement Training  Hanoi, Viet Nam DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
7/16/2018  7/17/2018  Ecuador  USPTO GIPA Trademark Examination Workshop  Quito, Ecuador  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
7/17/2018  7/17/2018  Egypt  Patent Examination Workshop  Cairo, Egypt  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme  
7/17/2018  7/19/2018  Costa Rica, The 
Dominican Republic, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, 
Panama  USPTO GIPA Workshop on Measures Against 
Trade in Illicit and Counterfeit Health and 
Safety Products  Santo Domingo, 
Dominican 
Republic  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
7/18/2018  7/19/2018  Peru USPTO GIPA - INDECOPI - Trademark 
Examination Workshop  Lima, Peru  USPTO Global IP Academy  
7/20/2018  7/20/2018  Peru USPTO GIPA - INDECOPI - Trademark 
Examination Workshop  Arequipa, Peru  USPTO Global IP Academy  
7/22/2018  7/23/2018  Egypt  Copyright Consultation Programme  Riyadh, Saudi 
Arabia  USPTO IP Attaché  Programme   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 16 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
7/23/2018  7/25/2018  Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Myanmar , Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, 
Viet Nam  USPTO GIPA Creating Outreach Initiatives in 
the ASEAN Region  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
ASEAN Secretariat  
7/30/2018  8/2/2018  Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, 
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, 
Kuwait, the State of , 
Oman, United Arab 
Emirates  USPTO GIPA MENA Intellectual Property Judicial 
Exchange  USPTO 
Headquarters, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
8/7/2018  8/7/2018  Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, 
Togo, Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Niger  DOJ/IPLEC IPR Training Class  Accra, Ghana  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
8/7/2018  8/9/2018  Benin, Burkina Faso, 
Cameroon, Ghana, 
Niger, Nigeria, Togo  Regional  Intellectual Property Rights 
Enforcement Training  Accra, Ghana  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training  
8/7/2018  8/9/2018  Argentina  USPTO GIPA IP  Enforcement Workshop for 
Judges and Prosecutors  Buenos Aires, 
Argentina  USPTO Global IP Academy  
8/8/2018  8/8/2018  Malaysia, Papua New 
Guinea, China, 
Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Chile, Mexico, Peru  APEC Determinations of Confusingly Similar 
Trademarks in a Border Enforcement Context  Port Moresby, 
Papua New 
Guinea  Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, APEC, USPTO 
Global IP Academy  
8/14/2018  8/16/2018  Mexico  USPTO GIPA IPR Enforcement Training  Monterrey, MX  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
UPSTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
8/20/2018  8/20/2018  United States  IPR Enforcement Training  Bangkok, 
Thailand  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 17 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
8/20/2018  8/20/2018  Mexico  IPR Enforcement Training  Mexico City, MX  DHS, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement  
8/21/2018  8/24/2018  Bangladesh, Bhutan, 
Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, Pakistan, 
Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand, Timor -Leste, 
Viet Nam , Indonesia, 
Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
Mongolia, Nepal  USPTO GIPA ASEAN Workshop on Criminal  
Enforcement Against Online Trade in Pirated 
Content and Counterfeit Goods  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training; ASE AN Secretariat  
9/10/2018  9/12/2018  Egypt  USDA US -Egypt Technology Transfer Workshop  National 
Agricultural 
Library, 
Beltsville, MD, 
USA USDA, US DOS, AUTM; DOC 
CLDP, USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/11/2018  9/15/2018  Bangladesh, Cambodia, 
India, Myanmar , 
Pakistan, Singapore, 
Sri Lanka, Thailand, 
Timor -Leste, Viet Nam , 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Maldives, 
Mongolia, Nepal  USPTO GIPA Asia Regional Workshop on 
Effective Practices in Border Enforcement of 
Intellectual Property Rights  Bangkok, 
Thailand  USPTO Global IP Academy; DOS, 
International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; DOJ, Office 
of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training; Smithsonian Institution  
9/11/2018  9/13/2018  Guatemala, Honduras, 
El Salvador  Combating Intellectual  Property Crime  San Salvador, El 
Salvador  USPTO Global IP Academy, ILEA  
9/12/2018  9/14/2018  Brunei Darussalam , 
Cambodia, China, 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
Viet Nam , Myanmar , 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand  Sixth Meeting of the IP Crimes Enforcement 
Network  Hong Kong, 
China  DOS, International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs;  DOJ, 
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial 
Development, Assistance, and 
Training   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 18 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/13/2018  9/14/2018  Indonesia  USPTO GIPA Intellectual Property Rights: 
Border Enforcement Workshop  Jakarta, 
Indonesia  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/18/2018  9/21/2018  Pakistan  USPTO GIPA - IPO Pakistan: Patent Examination  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/24/2018  9/26/2018  Indonesia  USPTO GIPA Biotech Examination Training and 
Needs Assessment for Indonesia  Jakarta, 
Indonesia  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/25/2018  9/27/2018  Mexico, Belize  USPTO GIPA Workshop on Border Enforcement 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Chetumal, Mexico  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
USPTO IP Attaché  Programme , 
with CBP, ICE, WCO, DOJ OPDAT 
IPLEC  
9/25/2018  9/27/2018  Armenia  USPTO GIPA Judicial Dialogue on the Protection 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Global IP 
Academy, USPTO 
Headquarters , 
Alexandria, 
Virginia, USA  USPTO Global IP Academy  
9/26/2017  9/28/2017  Antigua and Barbuda, 
Barbados, Belize, 
Bermuda, Grenada, 
Guyana, Jamaica, 
Netherlands Antilles, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 
Suriname, Trinidad and 
Tobago, Saint Lucia  USPTO GIPA Workshop on the Investigation 
and Prosecution of Intellectual Property Crimes  Bridgetown, 
Barbados  USPTO Global IP Academy   
  IP/C/W/647  
 
- 19 - Programme  
start d ate Programme  
end d ate Participating 
country(s)  Programme  description  Venue  Sponsor(s)  
9/27/2018  9/28/2018  Indonesia  USPTO GIPA Workshop on Geographic 
Indications  Bogor City, 
Indonesia  USPTO Global IP Academy, 
UPSTO IP Attaché  Program  
 
 
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