WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
21 October 2009 
 
 (09-5195) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:    English 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 2 October 2009, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States.  
 
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  The attachment contains a table providing information on the US technical cooperation activities in the area of intellectual property, covering the period from 1 October 2008 
to 30 September 2009.  Further information is av ailable on the website of the Intellectual Property 
Rights Training Programme Database:   http://www.training.ipr.gov. IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Training Date Title Countri es Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
03 Oct. 2008 -  
03 Oct. 2008  Workshop on Border 
Enforcement on IP 
Rights  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:   Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:   Trademark officials, 
Patent officials, Poli ce, Customs officials, 
other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 2- day programme on the enforcement of intellectual property 
rights.  
13 Oct. 2008 -  
17 Oct., 2008  Judicial Outreach 
Programme  China  USPTO Location:  Guangzhou/Shanghai, China  
Training Recipient: Patent officials, Organized crime task force members, 
other enforcement officials, Judges - 
criminal courts, Culture officials, Justice officials, other  
THE USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5-day programme 
on Judicial Outreach.  
21 Oct. 2008 -  
24 Oct. 2008  Enforcement Judges 
Programme  Barbados 
Brazil  Costa Rica 
Cote d'Ivoire 
Honduras  India 
Jamaica 
Jordan Lebanon 
Lithuania 
Malaysia Mexico 
Namibia 
Nepal Peru 
Philippines 
Rwanda Tanzania 
Thailand  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justi ce officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 4-day programme 
on enforcement for judges. This USPTO 
programme is typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations 
considered for eligibility must be 
submitted through the US embassy in country.  
Note:  All countries may apply.  
26 Oct. 2008 -  
28 Oct. 2008  MEPI Public 
Prosecutors Workshop  Kuwait  USPTO Location:  Kuwait  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Commerce officials, 
Justice officials, other  The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme 
to prosecutors of intellectual property.  
27 Oct. 2008 -  31 Oct. 2008  IPR Case Management 
Workshop:  Indian 
Judges  India  USPTO Location:  USPTO Headquarters  
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials, Legal professionals, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a five day programme on case management to Indian  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Judges.  
The USPTO training  programmes are 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all Nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through the US embassy in country.  
28 Oct. 2008 -  
31 Oct. 2008  Enforcement 
Programme  Costa Rica 
Israel 
Jamaica 
Lebanon 
Lithuania Malaysia 
Mexico 
Namibia  Nepal 
Peru 
Romania Rwanda 
Tanzania 
Thailand Uganda  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, Justice officials, other  
The USPTO, GIPA is offering a 4-day programme on enforcem ent. This USPTO 
training programme is typically offered to 
foreign government officials and all nominations considered for eligibility 
must be submitted through the US 
Embassy in country.  Note:  All countries may apply.  
29 Oct. 2008 -  
31 Oct. 2008  WIPO/USPTO Border 
Enforcement Workshop  Peru  USPTO Location:  Peru  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Organized crime task force members, other enforcement officials, Justice 
officials, Right holder groups, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a three day workshop 
on border enforcement.  
6 Nov. 2008 -  7 Nov. 2008  Ambassador's 7th 
Annual IPR Workshop  China  USPTO Location:  Beijing, China  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Commerce officials, Economy officials, 
other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is hosting the two-day event for 
the Ambassador's 7th Annual IPR Workshop.  
13 Nov. 2008 -  
14 Nov. 2008  USPTO & UK IPO 
Police and Prosecutors  Slovak 
Republic  USPTO Location:  Slovak Republic 
Training Recipient:  Police, Prosecutors, 
other  The USPTO/ Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme 
to police and prosecutors on intellectual property protection.  
This USPTO training  programmes are 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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  Training Date Title Countri es Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
17 Nov. 2008 -  
18 Nov. 2008  US Pharmaceuticals 
and Medical Devices  China  USPTO Location:  China  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Commerce officials, Economy officials, 
Health officials, Ministry of Public Health 
officials  The USPTO/ Global Intellectual; Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme 
on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
18 Nov. 2008 -  19 Nov. 2008  USPTO Police and 
Prosecutors  Czech 
Republic  USPTO Location:  Czech Republic  
Training Recipient:  Police, Prosecutors  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme to police and prosecutors.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
24 Nov. 2008 -  28 Nov. 2008  Advanced IP Course 
for Judges & 
Colloquium on IP  Philippines  CLDP Location:  Manila, The Philippines  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Trademark officials, Patent officials, 
Police, Customs officials, other 
enforcement officials, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, other  CLDP organized the Advanced Course for 
Judges November 24-28, 2008 in Manila, 
jointly with the Philippines Patent Office, the Philippine Judicial Academy and the 
Supreme Court of the Philippines. 
Participating judges received advanced training on intellectual property (IP) issues 
aiming to increase the enforcement of IP 
rights such as warrants for search and seizure, evidence gathering and 
evaluation. The course was case and 
problem-based, utilizing a skills-based experiential methodology of training. A 
hypothetical case was be presented to the 
judges, with lectures interspersed in a mock regular court pr oceeding, elucidating 
the various issues and aspects that the 
judges would have to consider in deciding the case, and a mock trial was held where 
the participant judges decide the case. The 
exercises included a case involving 
copyrights and trademarks, and another 
involving patents. CLDP also organized the Colloquium on IP Law for the 
Judiciary. The Colloquium included  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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  Training Date Title Countri es Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
commercial court judges as well other 
participants including enforcement agencies, law practitioners, associations, 
and the public, and focused on two topics:  
TRIPS & TRIPS Plus, and a "Comparative Discussion of Specialized Courts for IP." 
CLDP will organize a Second Colloquium 
on IP Law for the Judiciary, in Manila, in 
the first half of 2009.  
27 Nov. 2008 -  
28 Nov. 2008  WIPO/USPTO 
Enforcement Workshop  Bulgaria 
Greece Romania 
Turkey  USPTO Location:  Balkans  
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs officials, Organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement officials, 
Justice officials, other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme 
on enforcement.  
01 Dec. 2008 -  05 Dec. 2008  Geographical 
Indications and 
Enforcement 
Programme  India  USPTO Location:  Hyderabad, Bangalore, India  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Cultu re officials, Right 
holder groups, other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is hosting a Geographical 
Indications and Enforcement Workshop Roadshow programme.  
04 Dec. 2008 -  
04 Dec. 2008  Product Authentication 
and Brand Security  Hong Kong, 
China USPTO Location:  Hong Kong, China 
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Trademark officials, Commerce officials, 
Culture officials, Eco nomy officials.  The 
USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a one day programme 
on product authentication and brand 
security.  This USPTO training programme is typically offered to foreign 
government officials and all nominations 
considered for eligibility must be submitted through the US embassy in 
country.  
15 Dec. 2008 -  
18 Dec. 2008  Trademark IP 
Administration  Brazil  
China Colombia 
Congo (Dem. 
Rep. of  Costa Rica 
Ghana 
Guatemala India 
Korea 
Madagascar 
Peru  
Russian Fed. Thailand  USPTO Location:  USPTO Headquarters  
Training Recipient:  other  The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy a four day programme on 
trademark administration.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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15 Dec. 2008 -  
18 Dec. 2008  MEPI Regional Judges 
Seminar  Jordan  USPTO Location:  Amman, Jordan  
Training Recipient:  Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is hosting a five day programme 
on IPR for Judges in Amman, Jordan.  
08 Jan. 2009 -  
09 Jan. 2009  APEC Supply Chain 
Integrity Programme  Hong Kong, 
China USPTO Location:  Hong Kong, China  
Training Recipient:  Pa tent officials, other 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 2 day programme on APEC Supply Chain Integrity.  
The USPTO training programmes is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
10 Jan. 2009 -  12 Jan. 2009  Customs Programme  India  USPTO Location:  India  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Commerce officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 3 day programme 
on customs and intellectual property.  
This USPTO training programme is typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
12 Jan. 2009 -  
14 Jan. 2009  Counterfeit Drugs 
Workshop  Egypt  USPTO Location:  Egypt  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other enforcement officials, Health 
officials, Right holder groups, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a three day 
programme on counterfeit drugs.  
14 Jan. 2009 -  
14 Jan. 2009  Effective use of IP 
Recordation System  India  USPTO Location:  Kolkata, India  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, Industry officials, Ministry of Public 
Health officials, Journalists, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups, Academics  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a programme to exchange best practices and experiences 
with the intellectual property recordation 
system in the US and India.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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25 Jan. 2009 -  
29 Jan. 2009  Workshop on IPR 
Laws and Conventions  Bahrain  CLDP Location:  Manama, Bahrain  
Training Recipient:  Judges - civil/administrative courts, other  
CLDP organized two workshops to 
introduce Bahraini lawyers and judges to intellectual property rights and the benefits 
of protection. The first workshop trained 
private practice and public sector attorneys 
on the different types of intellectual 
property and the importance protecting intellectual property. The second 
workshop trained the judges on 
copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets, giving them th e tools to recognize 
and resolve disputes related to intellectual 
property rights.  
26 Jan. 2009 -  30 Jan. 2009  Copyright Programme  Brazil  
Burkina Faso 
Hungary 
Jordan  Lesotho 
Malaysia 
Mauritius  Montenegro 
Nepal  
Papua New Guinea 
Philippines 
Poland  
Serbia  
Sri Lanka Swaziland 
Tanzania 
Viet Nam Yemen  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a five day 
programme on Copyright rules and 
practices at USPTO Headquarters.  
26 Jan. 2009 -  
29 Jan. 2009  Programme on Plant 
Variety Protection 
under UPOV  Trinidad and 
Tobago  USPTO Location:  Trinidad and Tobago  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Cultu re officials, Trade 
officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a five day programme on Plant Variety Protection 
under the UPOV agreements.  
26 Jan. 2009 -  
06 Feb. 2009  Trademark FEIR 
Programme  Brazil  
India  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a ten day programme 
on Trademark rules and practices.  
30 Jan. 2009 -  
30 Jan. 2009  National Workshop on 
IP Strategy  Nepal  USPTO Location:  Katmandu, Nepal  
Training Recipient:  Administrative officials, other enfo rcement officials, 
Commerce officials, Industry officials, IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Trade officials, Legi slators, Journalists, 
Legal professionals, Right holder groups, Academics  
The USPTO/ Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a half day programme to discuss topics on increasing 
intellectual property awareness, 
enforcement and legislative initiatives.  
02 Feb. 2009 -  
13 Feb. 2009  Indian Technical 
Assistance Patent 
Programme  India  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a ten day programme 
to Patent officials with needs in technical 
assistance.  
09 Feb. 2009 -  09 Feb. 2009  US-China Scientific 
Cooperation Exchange 
Programme  China  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
This one day programme discusses the 
scientific cooperation exchange between US and China.  
09 Feb. 2009 -  
09 Feb. 2009  Life Sciences 
Programme  India  USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
Training Recipient:  other, Academics  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual property Academy is offering a programme on life 
sciences. The USPTO will present a 
lecture on different forms of intellectual property.  
11 Feb. 2009 -  
11 Feb. 2009  IPR at the Border:  Ex-
Officio for Russian 
Customs  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Commerce officials, Industry officials, 
Right holder groups, other  
The event will foster a dialogue between U.S. rights holders and Russia Federal 
Customs on protecting IPR at the border.  
11 Feb. 2009 -  
11 Feb. 2009  USPTO/Am Cham 
Programme  Russian 
Federation United States  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Customs officials, Prosecutors, Commerce 
officials, Right holder groups, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy hosted a one day programme on 
IPR rights. The programme also discussed 
enforcement and custom topics.  
18 Feb. 2009 -  20 Feb. 2009  Regional IP Protection:  
The Border and 
Beyond  Benin  
Burkina Faso 
Cape Verde 
Cote d'Ivoire Gambia  
Ghana 
Guinea Guinea-Bissau 
Liberia  
Mali  
Niger CLDP Location:  Accra, Ghana  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Trademark officials, Patent officials, 
Police, Customs officials, Administrative officials, other enfo rcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative 
courts  CLDP, along with the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO), U.S. 
Department of Justice, Department of 
Homeland Security Customs and Border  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Nigeria 
Senegal  Sierra Leone 
Togo  Protection (CBP), and in collaboration 
with ECOWAS, organized a three-day regional workshop titled “Regional IP 
Protection:  The Border and Beyond.” 
This workshop exposed 100 intellectual property (IP) enfor cement officials from 
the 16 ECOWAS memb er states to the 
importance of IP protection, its impact on 
the region’s economies and the 
international standards of protection to be attained. It also investigated the skills and 
mechanisms needed to promote greater 
communication and coordination among IP enforcement agencies in the region. 
CLDP utilized experts from the USPTO 
and DOJ as well as the CBP to investigate the aforementioned issues through 
interactive exercises of case studies and IP 
scenarios. In addition to the judges, lawyers and IP officials, the workshop 
benefitted from the participation of 
stakeholders in the music and film industries.  
20 Feb. 2009 -  
20 Feb. 2009  Copyright Conference 
for Judges and 
Prosecutors  Greece  USPTO Location:  Athens, Greece  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy hosted a one day conference on 
copyrights for Judges and public 
prosecutors.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
23 Feb. 2009 -  
24 Feb. 2009  APEC Technology 
Transfer Programme  Singapore  USPTO Location:  Singapore  
Training Recipient:  Pa tent officials, other 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 2 day programme 
on technology transfer.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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24 Feb. 2009 -  
26 Feb. 2009  Trademark Programme  Egypt  USPTO Location:  Egypt  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a three day programme on trademark rules and 
practices.  
24 Feb. 2009 -  
24 Feb. 2009  International Judicial 
Academy for Chilean 
Judges  Chile  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy hosted a one day programme for 
Chilean Judges on intellectual property rights.  
04 Mar. 2009 -  
05 Mar. 2009  MYIPO,INTA & 
MICCI Workshop on 
NTMs.  Malaysia  USPTO Location:  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, 
Commerce officials, Le gal professionals, 
Right holder groups  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a MYIPO, INTA and MICCI Workshop on Non-Traditional 
Marks (NTM).  
This USPTO training programme is typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
04 Mar. 2009 -  
04 Mar. 2009  Seminar on Integrated 
Circuit Topography TRIPs  Cambodia  USPTO Location:  Phnom Penh, Cambodia  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, Patent officials, Commerce officials  
A seminar on Integrated Topography 
under TRIPS programme.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
05 Mar. 2009 -  
05 Mar. 2009  Seminar on Border 
Protection under TRIPS  Cambodia  CBP Location:  Phnom Penh, Cambodia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other enforcement officials, Commerce 
officials  
A seminar on border protection under the TRIPS agreement.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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06 Mar. 2009 -  
06 Mar. 2009  Bulgarian International 
Visitor Leadership Programme  Bulgaria  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  other  The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a one day programme 
on IP Rights.  
Mar. 16, 2009 -  Mar. 20, 2009  Advanced Patent 
Programme on 
Biotech/Pharmaceutical  Egypt  
Jordan 
Moldova 
Russian 
Federation 
Chinese Taipei USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Commerce officials, Health officials, other 
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day Advanced 
Patent Programme on biotech and pharmaceutical procedures.  
16 Mar. 2009 -  
16 Mar. 2009  Advanced 
Pharma/Biotech Patent 
for Indian Examiners  India  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 8 day Advanced 
Pharmaceutical/Biotech Patent for Indian 
Examiner Programm e in Alexandria, 
Virginia.  
17 Mar. 2009 -  
17 Mar. 2009  DOC/NEMA Anti-
CFing Training for 
Electrical Industry  Panama  DOC 
NEMA Location:  Panama City, Panama  
Training Recipient:  other executive 
branch officials, Electrical Industry Supply Chain  
Purpose:  The IPR programme focused on 
building awareness of counterfeiting in the electrical industry supply chain and steps 
manufacturers, distributors, regulators, and 
installers can play in preventing use of 
counterfeit products.  
19 Mar. 2009 -  
19 Mar. 2009  Policy Level 
Roundtable  Kenya  USPTO Location:  Kenya  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 2 day programme 
on trademark policy.  
20 Mar. 2009 -  04 Apr. 2009  Workshop on Patent 
Registration and 
Examination  Thailand  USPTO Location:  Bangkok, Thailand  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a workshop on patent registration and examination.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
23 Mar. 2009 -  27 Mar. 2009  International Judicial 
Academy IPR 
Enforcement  Chile  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia USA  
Training Recipient:  Judges - criminal 
courts, Legal professionals, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on IPR enforcement workshop for Chilean 
Judges.  
The USPTO training programmes is IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
23 Mar. 2009 -  
27 Mar. 2009  Enforcement 
Programme  Egypt  
Fiji  India  
Jordan 
Kenya 
Moldova 
Pakistan Russian 
Federation 
Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka 
Chinese Taipei 
Uganda  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, Revenue (Tax) officials, Prosecutors, 
Commerce officials, Jus tice officials, other 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on enforcement.  
23 Mar. 2009 -  27 Mar. 2009  PRC National IP 
Strategy Delegation 
Visit  China  UCC 
USPTO Location:  New York, NY; Washington, 
DC; Los Angeles, CA  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Trademark officials, Patent officials, 
Justice officials  
The U.S. Chamber organized a 
pharmaceutical/patent roundtable, copyright roundtable, and a full day 
seminar on China’s National IP Strategy 
implementation. The PRC National IP 
Strategy Delegation Visit was led by State 
IP Office Deputy Commissioner Zhang Qin.  
24 Mar. 2009 -  
27 Mar. 2009  Border Enforcement 
Training  Turkey  USPTO Location:  Turkey  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Revenue (Tax) officials, other enfo rcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Commerce officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 4 day programme 
on border enforcement.  
30 Mar. 2009 -  
03 Apr. 2009  Recent Trends in the 
Border Enforcement of IPRs  Chile  USPTO Location:  Iquique/Valparaiso, Chile  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Customs officials, other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors,  Commerce officials. 
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is hosting a programme on 
trends in the border enforcement of 
intellectual property rights.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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31 Mar. 2009 -  
01 Apr. 2009  ASEAN/USPTO 
Seminar on Patent Examination  Brunei 
Cambodia Indonesia 
Lao PDR 
Malaysia Philippines 
Singapore 
Thailand 
Viet Nam  USPTO Location:  Singapore  
Training Recipient:  Pa tent officials, other 
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Programme is hosting a 2 day programme 
on patent examination.  
14 Apr. 2009 -  16 Apr. 2009  USPTO GCC Border 
Enforcement  United Arab 
Emirates  USPTO Location:  Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
Commerce officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 3 day programme 
on border enforcemen t of intellectual 
property.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
18 Apr. 2009 -  
22 Apr. 2009  Customs Workshop  Saudi Arabia  USPTO Location:  Riyadh/Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day programme in 
customs and intellectual property.  
This USPTO training programme is typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through the US embassy in country.  
18 Apr. 2009 -  
22 Apr. 2009  Seminar on 
Enforcement of IPR for 
Custom Officials  Saudi Arabia  USPTO Location:  Saudi Arabia  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on the best practices in border 
enforcement procedures  to reduce negative 
impact of counterfeit and pirated goods.  
20 Apr. 2009 -  
24 Apr. 2009  Enforcement for Judges 
Programme  Chile  
India 
Jordan Kuwait 
Mexico 
Uganda  USPTO Location:  Alexandria. Virginia  
Training Recipient:  other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Legal professionals, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a five day programme on intellectual property 
enforcement.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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20 Apr. 2009 -  
20 Apr. 2009  Seminar on Copyright's  Colombia  USPTO Location:  Bogota, Colombia  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a seminar on copyright's and the cultural industries. The 
seminar will address current issues in 
copyright law with a business perspective, 
including music in a global market, 
software industry, and animation are among the topics.  
20 Apr. 2009 -  
24 Apr. 2009  US-Ukraine 
Consultations for IP 
Protection  Ukraine  CLDP Location:  United States  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Trademark officials, Patent officials  
In April 2009, a delegation from the 
Ukrainian State Department of Intellectual 
Property successfully concluded its consultation programme in Washington, 
DC. The meetings focused on two aspects 
of IP protection. The first is the development of regulations and 
procedures of a new quasi-judicial 
authority to enforce IP rights based upon the model of the US International Trade 
Commission. The second is to assist the 
development of a Ukrainian IP standard curriculum for training students, lawyers 
and government officials. In showing the 
policy, structure and procedures of the US 
International Trade Commission in regard 
to intellectual property enforcement, CLDP will provide the officials of the 
State Department of Intellectual Property 
of Ukraine the tools to develop regulations and procedures for a new quasi-judicial 
authority with the power to effectively 
protect intellectual property rights of imported products. In addition, by 
developing the standard curriculum for 
IPR courses in Ukraine, CLDP will help Ukraine significantly improve the 
professional level of its lawyers, judges 
and government officials involved in the various aspects of application of the 
intellectual property law.  
20 Apr. 2009 -  
22 Apr. 2009  Middle East/Africa 
Training Conference  Bahrain  
Egypt  India  
Jordan 
Pakistan 
Saudi Arabia 
Sudan United Arab 
Emirates  ICE/IPR 
Center Location:  Egypt  
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs officials, other enforcement officials  
Smuggling trends in the region.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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21 Apr. 2009 -  
24 Apr. 2009  Geographical 
Indications  Brazil  
China  Egypt  
India 
Lithuania Mexico 
Philippines 
Russian 
Federation 
Thailand  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, Commerce officials, Culture officials, 
other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a four day 
programme on geographical indications.  
21 Apr. 2009 -  
23 Apr. 2009  Natl. Wkshp. on IP & 
Technology 
Commercialization  Philippines  CLDP Location:  Manila, The Philippines  
Training Recipient:  other, Academics  
CLDP organized the Second National 
Workshop on Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization April 21-
23 in Manila, the Philippines, jointly with 
the Philippines Intellectual Property Research and Training Institute (IPRTI). 
The three-day course targeted personnel of 
academic institutions and RDIs that actually perform technology transfer 
functions and consisted of lectures, panel 
discussions, roundtable discussions, interactive working sessions, and practical 
application through ta rgeted case studies. 
Upon completion of this Course, the participants had gained a genuine 
understanding of the operational and 
practical framework for technology 
transfer, and were better able to apply the 
skills they learned from the Course in their work in the institutions they come from. 
After this Course, the participants were 
also prepared for advanced training workshops that IPRTI and CLDP may 
conduct as follow-through activities to this 
Course. This workshop followed a successful November 2008 workshop 
organized by CLDP and IPRTI in Manila 
in which judges received advanced training on intellectual property (IP) issues 
aiming to increase the enforcement of IP 
rights such as warrants for search and seizure, evidence gathering and 
evaluation.  
Apr. 22, 2009 -  
Apr. 22, 2009  International Seminar 
on Copyrights  Colombia  USPTO Location:  Colombia  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a seminar on 
copyrights and the economic impact and 
the role of universities and businesses.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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26 Apr. 2009 -  
29 Apr. 2009  Patent and Trademark 
Industrial Design Programme  Oman  USPTO Location:  Oman  
Training Recipient:  Pa tent officials, other 
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a four day 
programme on industrial design.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
27 Apr. 2009 -  28 Apr. 2009  Plant Variety and 
Protection under UPOV  Oman  USPTO Location:  Oman  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Culture officials, other  
The USPTO/ Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a two day programme 
on plant variety and protection under 
UPOV.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
27 Apr. 2009 -  
28 Apr. 2009  Federal Judges 
Academy Seminar  Brazil  USPTO Location:  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Training Recipient:  Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Commerce officials, 
Economy officials, Ministry of Public 
Health officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual property Academy is offering a 2 day programme 
on the judicial, economic and social 
implications of intellectual property.  
28 Apr. 2009 -  28 Apr. 2009  Seminar on "Protection 
of Intellectual 
Property"  India  USPTO Location:  Kolkata, India  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Judges - civil/administrative courts, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a seminar on the 
protection of intellectual property on issues and challenges.  
30 Apr. 2009 -  
30 Apr. 2009  PTO-AMCHAM 
Roundtable on IPRs  India  USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Industry officials, Informati on officials, Trade 
officials, Journalists, Legal professionals, 
other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a one day roundtable 
on enhancing the competitiveness of India.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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05 May 2009 -  
07 May 2009  WIPO National 
Seminar on IP  Bhutan  
India Malaysia  USPTO Location:  Thimphu, Bhutan  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, Patent officials, Administrative officials, 
Economy officials, In dustry officials, 
Trade officials, Journalists, Legal professionals, Right holder groups, 
Academics  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 3 day programme 
focusing on business competitiveness and industrial designs.  
06 May 2009 -  
08 May 2009  Regional Workshop on 
Border Enforcement  Botswana 
South Africa  USPTO Location:  Cape Town, South Africa  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Organized crime task force members, other enforcement officials, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
THE USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is conducting a 3 day 
programme on border enforcement.  
06 May 2009 -  
08 May 2009  NOIP, Patent 
Examination Training Programme  Viet Nam  USPTO Location:  Hanoi  
Training Recipient:  Pa tent officials, other 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a three day 
programme on patent examination.  
10 May 2009 -  23 May 2009  Study Tour for Judges 
and Prosecutors  Brazil  
Brunei 
Cambodia 
Chile  
India 
Indonesia Lao PDR  
Lebanon 
Malaysia Morocco 
Philippines 
Singapore Thailand 
Viet Nam  USPTO Location:  United States  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justi ce officials, other  
The USPTO/Global intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a study tour for 
Judges and Prosecutors’ programme.  
13 May 2009 -  15 May 2009  Regional IP 
Enforcement:  The Border and Beyond  Angola 
Botswana Congo (Dem. 
Rep. of) 
Lesotho Mauritius 
Namibia 
Seychelles South Africa 
Swaziland 
Zambia  DOC Location:  Cape Town, South Africa  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials  As a part of the ongoing collaboration 
between the U.S. Government and Sub-
Saharan African countries and regions to assist with strengthening their intellectual 
property regimes, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA) and the Commercial 
Law Development Programme (CLDP) 
and the South Africa Department of Trade 
and Industry (DTI) an d the South African 
Revenue Service (SARS), in coordination with the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Department Of Justice, conducted a three-
day regional workshop entitled Regional IP Enforcement:  Th e Border and Beyond 
in Cape Town, South Africa on May 13 - 
15, 2009. The workshop brought together approximately 100 Intellectual Property 
(IP) enforcement and customs officials 
from South Africa and neighboring states 
of the Southern Africa region, including, 
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, 
Seychelles, Swaziland, and Zambia. The 
importance that the host government, South Africa, placed on the issue of IP 
enforcement was illustrated by the number 
of South African agencies involved in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy that 
participated. The workshop exposed the 
delegates to the importance of intellectual property enforcement, its impact on the 
region’s economies and the international 
standards of enforcement to be attained. It also imparted the skills and mechanisms 
needed to promote greater communication 
and coordination among customs services in the Southern Africa region.  
14 May 2009 -  
15 May 2009  IPR Training for 
Prosecutors  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a two day programme 
on intellectual property rights for 
prosecutors.  
14 May 2009 -  15 May 2009  IPR Training for 
Judges and Prosecutors  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  St. Petersburg, Russia  
Training Recipient:  other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts, other  
The USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is hosting a 2 day programme for judges and prosecutors  
18 May 2009 -  
22 May 2009  Plant Variety 
Protection Under 
UPOV Convention  Argentina 
Australia 
Cameroon France 
Germany 
Japan  
Korea 
Morocco Netherlands 
New Zealand 
Russian Federation USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia US  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on plant variety protection under the 
UPOV Convention:  Train the Trainer 
programme.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Spain 
Switzerland Tanzania 
Turkey  
United States  
18 May 2009 -  19 May 2009  IPR Programme for 
Judges  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  St. Petersburg, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a two day programme on the enforcement of intellectual 
property.  
18 May 2009 -  
19 May 2009  IPR Training 
Programme for Russian Prosecutors  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual property 
Academy is offering a 2 day programme 
for training on intellectual property rights 
for prosecutors.  
19 May 2009 -  21 May 2009  East Africa Seminar on 
Copyright Enforcement  Ethiopia 
Kenya 
Rwanda 
Tanzania Uganda  USPTO Location:  Nairobi, Kenya  
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, 
Customs officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts, Le gislators, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 3 day seminar on 
copyright enforcement in  the Internet era.  
08 June 2009 -  
12 June 2009  Plant Variety 
Protection under UPOV  Moldova  USPTO Location:  Chisinau, Moldova  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Culture officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day programme on plant variety protection under UPOV.  
This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
08 June 2009 -  10 June 2009  IPR Enforcement for 
Police and Prosecutors  Bosnia-
Herzegovina 
Croatia 
Montenegro  Serbia 
Slovenia  USPTO Location:  Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, and 
Slovenia  
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs 
officials, Organized crime task force members, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Justice officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 3 day programme 
on IPR enforcement to police and 
prosecutors.  
08 June 2009 -  
11 June 2009  APEC/ASEAN/USPTO 
for Public Prosecutors Cambodia 
Malaysia USPTO Location:  Malaysia  
Training Recipient:  other enforcement IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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on IPR  Philippines 
Singapore Thailand  
Viet Nam  officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, other  The USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a four day 
programme for public prosecutors and judiciary officials concerning enforcement 
of IPR.  
08 June 2009 -  
11 June 2009  APEC-ASEAN-
USPTO Colloquium on 
IP Enforcement  India 
Malaysia  USPTO Location:  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justi ce officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a APEC-ASEAN-
USPTO colloquium for public prosecutors 
and the Judiciary on intellectual property enforcement.  
08 June 2009 -  
12 June 2009  Tech Transfer:  A DOC 
Response to Armenian 
Request  Armenia  CLDP Location:  Armenia  
Training Recipient:  other  
In June 2008, Armenia’s Prime Minister requested technical assistance from a 
Commerce-led delegation that visited 
Armenia. The Prime Minister asked Commerce to provide capacity building in 
technology transfer. In response to this 
request, in June 2009, CLDP ran a workshop in Yerevan on “Technology 
Transfer and Technology Licensing”. This 
workshop, based upon case studies created 
specially by CLDP, was developed in 
close coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Armenia. The wo rkshop put a strong 
emphasis on the importance of intellectual 
property rights, a theme highlighted in the talking points that CLDP had prepared for 
the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, who 
gave opening comments. Fourteen Armenian research and development 
institutions attended the workshop.  
15 June 2009 -  
17 June 2009  Workshop on Border 
Enforcement of IPR  Lebanon  USPTO Location:  Beirut, Lebanon  
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs officials, Organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, other  The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a three day 
programme on border enforcement.  
15 June 2009 -  18 June 2009  USPTO/ROSPATENT 
IP Administrators 
Programme  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Administrative officials, Commerce 
officials, Culture officials, Economy 
officials, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a programme that 
will focus on the challenges and  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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procedural aspects of operating an 
efficient intellectual property office.  
15 June 2009 -  19 June 2009  UPOV - Technical 
Working Party on 
Automation  Australia 
Brazil  
Czech 
Republic Denmark 
Finland  
France 
Germany  
Italy Japan 
Kenya 
Korea Netherlands 
Poland 
United States  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Commerce officials, Culture officials, 
Legal professionals, other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on plant variety protection under the 
UPOV convention.  
16 June 2009 -  
18 June 2009  IP Administrators 
Programme  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Administrative officials, other  
The USPTO/ Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a three day 
programme on intellectual property 
administration.  This USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations considered 
for eligibility must be submitted through 
the US embassy in country.  
23 June 2009 -  25 June 2009  Seminar on 
Enforcement of IPR for 
Customs  Nigeria  USPTO Location:  Nigeria  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a seminar on 
intellectual property enforcement for 
Nigeria custom officials.  
24 June 2009 -  
25 June 2009  Workshop for Police 
and Prosecutors on 
IPRs  Morocco  USPTO Location:  Marrakesh, Morocco  
Training Recipient:  Police, Prosecutors, 
other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a two day programme 
on enforcement for po lice and prosecutors 
of intellectual property rights.  
29 June 2009 -  30 June 2009  Technology Transfer 
Programme  Thailand  USPTO Location:  Bangkok, Thailand  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 2 day programme on technology transfer for small and 
medium sized enterprises.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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01 July 2009 -  
03 July 2009  USPTO/ASEAN 
Programme on Technology Transfer  Thailand  USPTO Location:  Bangkok, Thailand  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 3 day programme 
on technology transfer.  
07 July 2009 -  09 July 2009  IP Protection:  
Enforcement & 
Adjudication in Mali  Mali  CLDP Location:  Bamako, Mali  
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts  
As a follow-on to the 2008 IP Forum, 
CLDP held a two-day conference that 
focused on the capacity building of Malian judges in the area of intellectual property. 
In coordination with USAID/Bamako, the 
workshop included presentations by the African Organization for Intellectual 
Property (OAPI), the U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office, and the private sector. Participants benefitted from lectures, 
presentations and discussions as well as 
case studies led by Malian and U.S. experts.  
07 July 2009 -  
09 July 2009  Workshop on the 
Adjudication of IPR  Ukraine  CLDP Location:  Ukraine  
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts  CLDP and USPTO organized a two-day 
workshop for 25 judges, utilizing expertise 
from the U.S. Judiciary, USPTO, CLDP, 
the U.S. Department of Justice, the State 
Department of Intellectual Property of Ukraine, and the IPR Enforcement 
Manual. The workshop provided an 
overview of international agreements on IPR, including the TRIPS agreement, 
international experien ce of enforcement of 
IPR and Ukrainian civil and criminal procedure pertaining to IP cases and used 
customized case studies to focus on certain 
procedural obstacles to effective IP enforcement. This workshop utilized as a 
primary resource, th e IPR Enforcement 
Manual prepared by officials of the State Department of Intellectual Property of 
Ukraine with the support of CLDP. 
Facilitators and presenters included international and Ukrainian judges and 
other IP experts. As result of this 
workshop, the Ukrainian judiciary will have gained the skill and knowledge level 
to understand the underlying rationale of 
IP legislation, handle problematic IP 
adjudication issues, and thereby provide 
more fair, effective and efficient adjudication of IP cases, leading to 
improved IP enforcement in Ukraine.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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20 July 2009 -  
21 July 2009  Workshop on the 
Adjudication of IPRs  Ukraine  USPTO Location:  Yalta, Ukraine  
Training Recipient:  Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a two day programme 
on the adjudication of intellectual property 
rights.  
20 July 2009 -  
23 July 2009  APEC/ASEAN/USPTO 
Border Enforcement 
Programme  Brazil  USPTO Location:  Hawaii  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - civil/administrative courts, 
Judges - criminal cour ts, Justice officials, 
other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is hosting a four day programme 
on border enforcemen t of intellectual 
property.  
20 July 2009 -  
24 July 2009  Administration of 
Commercial Laws in 
U.S. Courts  Bahrain  CLDP Location:  United States  
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts  CLDP organized consultations in the U.S. 
for judges in training on commercial law 
topics including:  bankruptcy and insolvency, arbitration, intellectual 
property rights, and mediation. Judges met 
with U.S. Federal district court judges in 
New York and Virginia, the Court of 
International Trade, bankruptcy courts in New York and Maryland. Additionally, 
the Bahraini judges spent a day on the 
campus of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office going over princi ples of intellectual 
property rights. The j udges competed in a 
written competition through the Judicial and Legal Studies Institute and were 
selected by an independent panel to 
participate in the U.S. consultations.  
22 July 2009 -  22 July 2009  DOC/NEMA Anti-
CFing Training for 
Electrical Industry  Colombia  DOC 
NEMA Location:  Bogota, Colombia  
Training Recipient:  other executive 
branch officials, Electrical Industry Supply 
Chain  Purpose:  The IPR programme focused on 
building awareness of counterfeiting in the 
electrical industry supply chain and steps manufacturers, distributors, regulators, and 
installers can play in preventing use of 
counterfeit products.  
27 July 2009 -  
31 July 2009  USPTO/WIPO IP 
Enforcement  Albania 
Belize 
Bhutan Botswana 
Chile  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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Czech Rep. 
Egypt India 
Jamaica 
Liberia Macedonia 
Malaysia 
Moldova 
Namibia 
Nepal Pakistan 
Philippines 
Romania Rwanda 
St. Lucia 
Thailand Viet Nam  Academy is offering a five day 
programme on the enforcement of intellectual property.  
28 July 2009 -  
30 July 2009  Technology Transfer 
Programme  Jordan  USPTO Location:  Amman, Jordan  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a three day 
programme on technology transfer.  
29 July 2009 -  
31 July 2009  Judges and Prosecutors 
Programme  Brazil  USPTO Location:  Iguaçu, Brazil  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a three day 
programme on intellectual property rights. 
29 July 2009 -  
31 July 2009  Judges and Prosecutors 
Programme  Brazil  USPTO Location:  Iguaçu, Brazil  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 3 day programme on intellectual property rights.  
05 Aug. 2009 - 
14 Aug. 2009  DOC-USPTO IP 
Training Programme  Viet Nam  USPTO Location:  Viet Nam  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal cour ts, Justice officials, 
Legal professionals, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Programme is offering a Intellectual 
Property Programme for Judges, 
Prosecutors, and Custom officials to focus on border enforcement.  
16 Aug. 2009 -  
21 Aug. 2009  Coordinated Action for 
Cross Border 
Enforcement  India  USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a six day programme 
that will focus on border enforcement of 
intellectual property rights.   IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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17 Aug. 2009 -  
21 Aug. 2009  Enforcement of IPR 
Workshop  Barbados 
Cambodia Colombia  
Fiji  
India Jordan 
Malaysia 
Mauritania 
Moldova 
St. Kitts and Nevis 
Uganda  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other enforcement offi cials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal cour ts, Justice officials, 
other  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day programme 
on enforcement of intellectual property 
rights.  
28 Aug. 2009 -  
12 Sept. 2009  Intellectual Property:  
Enforcing IP Laws  Bosnia-
Herzegovina  CLDP Location:  United States  
Training Recipient:  Justice officials  CLDP will organize two-week 
consultations for two instructors from 
FBiH's Center for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training.  The BiH delegates 
will take part in a programme of judicial 
capacity building focused on the adjudication of trademark infringement 
and copyright infringement cases.  They 
will meet with trial court judges, CAFC judges, noted IP lawyers and professors 
and talk to SMEs to understand the 
importance of IP to economic development. While in Washington, DC, 
the two instructors will develop judicial 
bench books which will be used by FBiH's 
Center for Judicial and Prosecutorial 
Training. These consulta tions are part of a 
multi-phase pilot programme. The 
objective of the judici al cooperation pilot 
programme is to help create, over the next two years, a critical mass of BiH judges 
and prosecutors trained in the enforcement 
of IP laws.  
09 Sept. 009 -  09 Sept. 2009  DOC/NEMA Anti-
CFing Training for 
Electrical Ind.  Dominican 
Republic  DOC 
NEMA Location:  Santo Domingo, Dominican 
Republic  
Training Recipient:  Electrical Industry 
Supply Chain  Purpose:  The IPR programme will focus 
on building awareness of counterfeiting in 
the electrical industry supply chain and steps manufacturers, distributors, 
regulators, and installers can play in 
preventing use of counterfeit products.  
12 Sept. 2009 -  
25 Sept. 2009  Russian Study Tour  Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Russian Federation  
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts. The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a 5 day study tour on 
intellectual property protection and enforcement.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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12 Sept. 2009 -  
12 Sept. 2009  IPR Workshop for 
Lower Courts  India  USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
Training Recipient:  Justice officials  The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a workshop on 
intellectual property rights for lower courts.  
15 Sept. 2009 -  
15 Sept. 2009  Anti-counterfeiting 
Programme  India  USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs 
officials, other enfo rcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Justice officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering an anti-counterfeiting 
programme.  
21 Sept. 2009 -  
24 Sept. 2009  U.S.-Mexico Judicial 
Sem. on the Protection of IPR  Mexico  DOS 
USPTO Location:  Mexico  
Training Recipient:  Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, other  
The USPTO/Global Intellectual Property Programme is a three day programme for 
judges. The programme will consist of 
exchanging ideas amongst judges on the application of IP laws in trademark and 
copyright cases.  
21 Sept. 2009 -  
24 Sept. 2009  US-Mexico Judicial 
Seminar on Protection  Mexico  USPTO Location:  Mexico  
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is offering a four day 
programme on the protection and 
enforcement of intellectual property rights. 
28 Sept. 2009 -  30 Sept. 2009  Rospatent Teleworking 
Study Tour  India 
Pakistan 
Russian 
Federation  USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, 
Patent officials, other  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is hosting a 3 day teleworking 
study tour.  
 
The IPR Training Coordination Group is compri sed of US government agencies and industry 
associations that provide IPR-rela ted informational programmes, training, and technical assistance to 
foreign officials and policy makers.  Many progra mmes are offered to help developing countries 
comply with their obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Prope rty Rights, commonly known as "TRIPS."  These 
programmes also help the United States meet its TRIPS obligation to provide technical assistance to 
developing and least developed Members of the WTO.  Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may view the calendar of programmes.  Members of the Training Coordination Group offer many, but 
not all, programmes on the calendar.  Non-member  programmes may also be included in order to 
facilitate programme planning by members.  IP/C/W/539/Add.1 
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  Some of the Members of the IPR Training Coordination Group are: 
United States Government: 
 US Department of State (DOS) US Department of Commerce (DOC) 
- US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 
- International Trade Administration (ITA) - Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) US Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance & Training, Criminal Division (OPDAT) 
- Computer Crime and Intellectual Propert y Section, Criminal Division (CCIPS) 
US Department of Homeland Security, Bur eau of Customs & Border Protection (CBP) 
US Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) US Agency for International Development (USAID) 
US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) 
Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) Copyright Office of the Library of Congress   Private Sector:  
Business Software Alliance (BSA) 
Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) 
International Intellectua l Property Institute (IIPI) 
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) US Chamber of Commerce (USCC)  
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