WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
17 October 2008 
 
 (08-4998) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS  
 
UNITED STATES 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 9 October 2008, 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 2007 to 30 September 2008.  Further information is av ailable on the website of the Intellectual Property 
Rights Training Program Database:   http://www.training.ipr.gov.  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
24 Oct. 2007 Ambassador's Sixth 
Roundtable China USPTO Location:  China 
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted the 
Ambassador's Sixth IPR Roundtable. 
30-31 Oct. 2007 US-China 
Symposium on 
Traditional Knowledge, etc., China USPTO Location:  Chengdu, China 
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Culture officials, Industry officials 
(i.e., Ministry of), other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a two-
day programme to discuss and exchange views on intellectual 
property issues relating to 
traditional knowledge, genetic resources and folklore in order to 
gain a more comprehensive 
perspective on the views involved and better understand those 
perspectives. 
2 Nov. 2007 Intellectual 
Property Law and 
Policy Conference Lebanon USPTO Location:  Beirut, Lebanon 
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark 
officials, Patent officials, Commerce officials, Culture 
officials, Legal professionals, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a one-
day programme on Intellectual Property Law and Policy. 
5-8 Nov. 2007 USPTO, GIPA, 
Law and Policy Algeria, 
Bahrain, Egypt, 
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, 
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, 
Saudi Arabia, 
Tunisia, United Arab Emirates USPTO Location:  Jordan  
 
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, Tradem ark officials, 
Patent officials, Police, Customs 
officials, Revenue (Tax) officials, Administrative offi cials, Organized 
crime task force members, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative courts, 
Judges - criminal courts, Commerce 
officials, Culture officials, Economy 
officials, Health of ficials, Industry 
officials (i.e., Ministry of), Information official s (i.e., Ministry 
of), Justice officials, Ministry of 
Public Health officials, Trade officials, other executive branch 
officials. 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted a three-day long seminar in Jordan covering 
basic principles of intellectual 
property and the areas of law and 
policy. 
6-9 Nov. 2007 Skills for Criminal 
Investigators Nigeria DOJ Location:  Abuja, Nigeria 
 Training Recipient:  Copyright 
officials, Tradem ark officials, 
Police, Customs officials, Organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, Health officials, Ministry of Public Health 
officials, other executive branch 
officials.  
The US Department of Justice 
organized (in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security 
(ICE) and the US Copyright Office) 
its first practical law enforcement event in West Africa, a seminar on 
Investigative Skills for Criminal IP 
Investigators.  The seminar also 
focused on practical exercises for 
the different break-out groups to ensure that the participants had the 
opportunity to reflect on the 
investigative process, as it applied to Nigeria, their resources and their 
needs.  The South Africans trainers 
that were trained by DOJ and ICE in June 2007 in South Africa, assisted 
US faculty in training the Nigerians 
thereby building cooperation in IP enforcement on the continent. 
12-16 Nov. 2007 USPTO, GIPA - 
IPR Border 
Enforcement Brunei 
Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, 
Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, 
Thailand, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Thailand  
 
Training Recipient:  Customs officials, other enforcement 
officials, Legal professionals, Right 
holder groups.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy conducted a 
five- day workshop focusing on 
challenges and procedural aspects of enforcement of IPR at the border. 
14-15 Nov. 2007 Workshop on 
Border 
Enforcement of IP Rights Russian 
Federation USPTO Location:  Moscow, Russia 
  
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement 
officials, other. IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a two day workshop on border 
enforcement of intellectual property 
rights. 
26-30 Nov. 2007 USPTO, GIPA – 
Advanced Patent 
Program Argentina, 
Ecuador,  
Lesotho, Lithuania, 
Malaysia,  
Mexico,  Morocco,  
Nigeria, 
Philippines, Serbia-
Montenegro, 
Slovak Republic, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Administrative officials, Justice 
officials, Legal professionals, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy held a five-day 
programme with hands-on study of the US  patent system for the 
protection and enforcement of 
intellectual property rights and of advanced patent law. 
27-30 Nov. 2007 USPTO, GIPA - 
Enforcement for Prosecutors Antigua & 
Barbuda, Bulgaria, 
Colombia, 
Ecuador, Estonia, 
Guatemala, 
Indonesia, 
Jamaica, 
Lebanon, Lesotho, 
Lithuania, 
Malaysia Nigeria, Peru, 
Philippines, 
Romania, St. Kitts and 
Nevis, 
Tanzania, Ukraine, 
United Arab 
Emirates USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia 
 Training Recipient:  Copyright 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Legal professionals. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Training Academy held a 
four-day programme to provide knowledge and tools concerning 
prosecuting intellectual property 
crimes to foreign prosecutors. 
3-5 Dec. 2007 IP Investigations 
and Enforcement 
Techniques Mexico DOJ Location:  Monterrey, Mexico  
 
Training Recipient:  Copyright 
officials, Tradem ark officials, 
Police, Customs officials, 
Administrative officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Economy officials, Justice officials.  
 
This workshop focused on investigative techniques that require 
cooperation for more effective 
criminal enforcement.  Attendees  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
included:  prosecutors from the 
Mexican Attorney General's office (PGR), and their state delegates 
from the Northern states, 
enforcement officials from the 
Mexican Patent and Trademark 
Office (IMPI) located in the Federal District and Monterrey, Mexican 
Customs officials from the Federal 
District and key ports-of-entry, state and municipal economic 
development, police officials from 
border states and key Northern cities, Mexican federal judges, and 
the Mexican National Copyright 
Office. 
4-7 Dec. 2007 USPTO, GIPA - 
Trademark 
Examination 
Program Bosnia-
Herzegovina, 
Brazil, 
Bulgaria, China, Czech 
Republic, 
Gambia, Iceland, Jordan, 
Latvia, 
Malaysia, 
Nigeria, 
Philippines, Serbia-
Montenegro, 
South Africa, Tanzania, 
Tunisia, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark 
officials, Administ rative officials, 
other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy hosted a four-
day programme to focus on the 
objective of fostering a better 
understanding of international 
intellectual property obligations and norms.  The programme introduced 
the US system as an example of 
providing TRIPS-level protection for trademarks;  and promoting 
discussion of trademark 
examination matters with the use of case studies. 
10-14 Dec. 2007 USPTO, GIPA – 
Patent Program 
Administration Azerbaijan, 
Brazil, 
Ecuador, Egypt, 
El Salvador, 
Haiti, Jordan  Korea, 
Lithuania, 
Malaysia, Mexico, 
Morocco, 
Nigeria, 
Philippines, 
Saudi Arabia, Serbia-
Montenegro, 
Chinese Taipei, Tunisia, 
Ukraine, 
Uruguay, Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Administrative officials, other 
executive branch officials, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted a five-
day programme on patent administration covering topics such 
as budgeting and finance issues, 
work processes, recruitment and 
training and PCT administration. IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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7-10 Jan. 2008 Border 
Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights Albania, 
Antigua & Barbuda, 
Cameroon, 
Canada, 
Czech Republic 
Egypt, El Salvador, 
Gambia, 
Jamaica, Jordan, 
Lebanon, 
Lesotho, Nigeria, Peru, 
Philippines, 
Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, 
St. Kitts and 
Nevis, St. Vincent and 
the Grenadines 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia 
(USA)   
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, other enforcement 
officials, Justice officials, Legal 
professionals, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted a four-day programme on the 
challenging aspects of border 
enforcement of intellectual property. 
7-10 Jan. 2008 Border 
Enforcement of IPR Hondurias USPTO Location:  Honduras  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Prosecutors, 
Legal professionals, other.  
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
four-day course on intellectual property enforcement. 
7-10 Jan. 2008 IP Enforcement for 
IMPI officials Mexico USPTO Location:  Mexico  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Customs officials, Legal 
professionals, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
four-day programme on intellectual property enforcement. 
14-18 Jan. 2008 Patent 
Program/Basic 
Principles Azerbaijan, 
Belize, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 
China, Costa 
Rica, Egypt, 
El Salvador, 
Greece, Hungary, 
Jordan, 
Lithuania, Malaysia, 
Mexico, Peru, 
Saudi Arabia, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement 
officials, Legal professionals, other.  
 
The USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy provided 
participants the opportunity to learn 
from and interact with US Government officials responsible 
for patent examination procedure 
and policy.  The programme also  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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Slovenia, 
Chinese Taipei, Tunisia, 
Turkey, 
Uganda provided the opportunity to build 
relationships with counterparts from other countries. 
28-30 Jan. 2008 Copyright Program Cameroon, 
China, Czech 
Republic, Libya, Mexico, 
Nepal, Nigeria, 
Tanzania, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia 
 
Training Recipient:  Copyright officials, Commerce officials, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups, 
other.   
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted a three-day programme on copyrights. 
3-6 Feb. 2008 IP Enforcement 
Program Oman USPTO Location:  Muscat, Oman 
 
Training Recipient:  Police, Customs officials, Organized crime 
task force members, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Justice 
officials. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy conducted a four 
day programme focusing on 
challenging procedural aspects of 
Intellectual Property Enforcement. 
6-7 Feb. 2008 Effecting 
Cooperation 
between Ukraine 
State Customs Service and the 
Ministry of Interior Ukraine CLDP Location:  Lviv, Ukraine 
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials and other enforcement officials. 
 
CLDP held a workshop to increase the capacity within the State 
Customs Service of Ukraine to 
implement practical measures to better enforce IP protection and to 
improve cooperation between the 
State Customs Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Interior of 
Ukraine.  This workshop utilized as 
a primary resource, the IPR Enforcement Manual prepared by 
officials of the St ate Department of 
Intellectual Property of Ukraine 
with the support of CLDP. 
11-14 Feb. 2008 IP Enforcement Afghanistan, 
Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
Bahamas, 
Bulgaria, Czech 
Republic, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 Training Recipient:  Police, 
Customs officials, Organized crime 
task force members, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Justice officials, other. IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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India, Jordan, 
Kuwait, Lebanon, 
Malaysia, 
Mexico, 
Philippines, 
Romania, Sierra Leone 
Chinese Taipei, 
Uganda, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy conducted a four-day programme focusing on 
challenging procedural aspects of IP 
Enforcement. 
25-29 Feb. 2008 Patent Program Albania 
Argentina Belgium, 
Canada, Costa 
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, 
France, 
Germany, Jamaica, 
Kenya, 
Moldova, Russian 
Federation, 
Slovak 
Republic, 
Tunisia, Ukraine  
United 
Kingdom, United States, 
Viet Nam, 
Zimbabwe USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 Training Recipient:  other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy hosted an 
intensive "Train the Trainer" 
programme. 
3-5 Mar. 2008 IP Needs 
Assessment Visit Thailand USPTO Location:  Thailand  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials. 
 USPTO conducted an IP Needs 
Assessment Visit. 
3-5 Mar. 2008 SME Awareness 
Seminar Thailand USPTO Location:  Thailand  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials. 
 
The USPTO conducted an SME Awareness Seminar. 
4-7 Mar. 2008 Patent Enforcement 
Program for Judges Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, Indonesia, 
Jordan, 
Lebanon, Peru, Philippines, 
Poland, 
Portugal, Tanzania, 
Thailand, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy provided IPR enforcement traini ng to foreign 
judges, prosecutors, customs  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
United Arab  
Emirates Viet Nam officials, police, and others involved 
in enforcing intellectual property rights. 
4 Mar. 2008 Intellectual 
Property 
Enforcement 
Seminar China USPTO Location:  Guangzhou, China  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, Justice officials, Right holder groups. 
 
USPTO conducted a joint programme with Chinese officials 
on intellectual property 
enforcement. 
6 Mar. 2008 IPR Workshop:  
Criminal IP cases in 
China China USPTO Location:  Beijing, China  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Judges - criminal courts, other.  
USPTO conducted a workshop on 
Best Practices of how to bring criminal IP cases in China. 
10-12 Mar. 2008 GIPA/USTDA 
India Patent 
Examination Training Program India USPTO 
USTDA Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  other.   
USPTO and USTDA conducted a 
Patent Examination Training 
Program. 
10-13 Mar. 2008 Challenges in 
Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property India USPTO Location:  Bangalore, India  
 Training Recipient:  Police, 
Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Legal professionals, Right holder groups. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
programme on the enforcement of 
intellectual property. 
11-12 Mar. 2008 Border 
Enforcement 
Training Estonia USPTO Location:  Estonia  
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials, 
Legal professionals, other. 
 
USPTO conducted Border Enforcement Training. 
18-21 Mar. 2008 Enforcement 
Program Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, 
Indonesia, Jordan, 
Kosovo, 
Lebanon, Peru, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, Justice officials, Legal 
professionals, other.  
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Philippines, 
Poland, Portugal, 
Tanzania, 
Thailand, 
United Arab 
Emirates Vietnam 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy conducted a four-day Enforcement Training. 
24-25 Mar. 2008 MEPI/USPTO 
Workshop on the Enforcement of 
Copyrights and 
Related Rights Tunisia USPTO Location:   Tunis, Tunisia 
  Training Recipient:  Copyright 
officials, other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a two day workshop on the enforcement 
of copyrights and related rights. 
24-28 Mar. 2008 Patent Program in 
Industrial Design Brazil, Canada, 
China, Czech Republic, 
Egypt, Japan, 
Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, 
Malaysia, 
Morocco, 
Nigeria, Peru, 
Philippines, South Africa, 
Switzerland, 
Chinese Taipei, Tanzania, 
Thailand, 
United Kingdom, 
Viet Nam, 
Yemen, Zambia USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Administrative officials, other. 
 The USPTO, The Global 
Intellectual Property Academy 
provided IP Training to the 
leadership of indu strial property 
offices.  The programme focused on industrial design. 
25-28 Mar. 2008 Trademarks:  IP 
Administration Barbados, 
Dominica, 
Ghana,  Lebannon, 
Lithuania, 
Mexico, Morocco, 
Nigeria, 
Rwanda, 
Singapore, 
South Africa, St. Kitts and 
Nevis, 
St. Lucia, Chinese Taipei, 
Trinidad and 
Tobago, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy conducted a 
programme focusing  on Trademark 
Administration.  The programme 
included training covering such 
topics as budgeting and finance issues, work processes, recruitment 
and training and administration of 
Madrid Protocol.  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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Uruguay, 
Viet Nam, Yemen 
26 Mar. – 2 Apr. 
2008 Enforcement for 
Judges Chile USPTO Location:  Santiago and Iquique, 
Chile  
 
Training Recipient:  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts, other. 
 
This programme covered both civil and criminal enfor cement topics for 
judges. 
27-29 Mar. 2008 Seminar for Judges 
on Intellectual and Industrial Property 
Rights Chile USPTO Location:  Valparaiso, Chile 
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Information official s (i.e., Ministry 
of), Legal professionals, Right holder groups, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
three-day seminar for judges in 
intellectual and industrial property rights. 
30 Mar. – 1 Apr. 
2008 Anti-counterfeiting 
Health Products 
Seminar Singapore USPTO Location:  Singapore  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
three-day seminar on anti-counterfeiting health products. 
3-4 Apr. 2008 Computer Crime 
and Internet Piracy 
Training Russian 
Federation USPTO Location:  Ek aterinburg, Russia 
Federation  
 Training Recipient:  Police, other 
enforcement officials, Justice 
officials, Right holder groups, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy provided a two day training course on "Cybercrime, 
Internet Piracy and Intellectual 
Property". 
7-9 Apr. 2008 Road Shows in 
Brazil on IP Brazil USPTO Location:  Porto Alegre, Salvador, 
Sao Paulo, Brazil  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Commerce 
officials, Culture officials, Economy 
officials, Health of ficials, Industry 
officials (i.e., Ministry of), Trade 
officials, Legal professionals, Right holder groups, other, Academics. IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered three different locations to discuss 
intellectual property policies in 
Brazil. 
14-25 Apr. 2008 MEPI Enforcement 
Study Algeria, 
Bahrain, 
Lebanon, Morocco, 
Oman, Tunisia, 
United Arab Emirates, 
Yemen USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, other enforcement officials. 
 
The subject of the programme was IPR enforcement. 
15 Apr. 2008 Patent Protection 
and Prosecution Workshop China USPTO Location:  Beijing, China  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Prosecutors, other. 
 This programme focused on patent 
protection and prosecution. 
16-17 Apr. 2008 A Seminar on 
Patent Preparation and Prosecution China USPTO Location:  China  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Journalists, other. 
  The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy hosted a 
Seminar on Patent Preparation and 
Prosecution and Traditional 
Knowledge and Genetic Resources. 
17-22 Apr. 2008 Border 
Enforcement 
Workshop Egypt USPTO Location:  Cairo, Egypt  
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, Justice officials, other. 
 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a workshop on IP Enforcement. 
21-25 Apr. 2008 Patent 
Program/Tech 
Transfer Azerbaijan, 
Cape Verde, 
China, Ecuador, 
Georgia, India, 
Jordan, Lebanon, 
Malaysia, 
Nigeria, Peru, 
Thailand, 
Uzbekistan USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials.  
The programme focused on patents 
and technology transfer. 
21-23 Apr. 2008 USTDA India 
Patent Examination 
Program India USPTO 
USTDA Location:  India  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Legal professionals, other.  
This programme provided patent 
examination training.  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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24 Apr. 2008 Industry 
Roundtable Discussion India USPTO Location:  New Delhi, India  
 Training Recipient:  other. 
 
The programme included an IPR 
Awareness Seminar and an IPR 
roundtable.  The topics covered included:  pharmaceutical, 
biotechnology, films, music and 
software.  Many issues were discussed including data protection, 
patentable subject matter, pre-grant 
oppositions, and IP enforcement. 
29 Apr. 2008 Best Practices for 
Utilizing the Media China USPTO Location:  China 
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy held a programme on Best Practices for 
Utilizing the Media in Your IPR 
Strategy. 
5-7 May 2008 IP Enforcement 
Program Argentina, 
Bolivia, Chile, 
Colombia, 
Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Peru USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, Prosecutors, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
three-day programme on the 
challenging aspects of enforcement of intellectual property. 
12-16 May 2008 Advanced Patent 
Program Armenia, 
Brazil, 
Colombia, Czech 
Republic, 
India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, 
Latvia, 
Lebanon, Pakistan, Peru, 
Poland, 
Slovenia, Thailand, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, other. 
 
The USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
five-day programme on advanced 
patent policy on topics that included biotech and pharmaceuticals. 
12-13 May 2008 Needs Assessment 
and Training Bahrain USPTO Location:  Manama, Bahrain  
 
Training Recipient:  other 
enforcement officials, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a programme on intellectual property 
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needed for intellectual property 
offices. 
23 May 2008 IPR Roundtable Russian 
Federation BSA 
USPTO Location:  Moscow  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Industry officials (i .e., Ministry of), 
Right holder groups, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy in conjunction 
with Business Software Alliance and the International Chamber of 
Commerce held the third annual 
IPR Roundtable with a focus on Russian software companies and the 
computer games sector. 
29-30 May 2008 IPR Enforcement 
Workshop Turkey USPTO Location:  Istanbul, Turkey  
 Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, Culture officials. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered an 
intellectual property rights enforcement wo rkshop.  The 
two-day programme for customs 
officials focused on identification of 
infringing goods and 
implementation of enforcement policies. 
3-4 Jun. 2008 Workshop on 
Effective Practices 
in IP Enforcement Brunei 
Darussalam USPTO Location:  Bandar Seri Begawan, 
Brunei Darussalam  
 Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, other enforcement 
officials, Commerce officials, Justice officials, Legal 
professionals, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
two-day workshop on effective practices in the enforcement of 
intellectual property rights. 
3-6 Jun. 2008 Trademark 
Examination 
Program Armenia, Costa 
Rica, Ecuador, 
Egypt, 
El Salvador, Hong Kong – 
China, 
Hungary, Jordan, Kenya, 
Malaysia, 
Moldova, Nigeria, 
Pakistan, Peru, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark 
officials, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a four-day programme on Trademark 
Examination procedures.  IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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St. Kitts and 
Nevis, St. Lucia, 
Chinese Taipei, 
Ukraine, 
Viet Nam, 
Zambia 
5 Jun. 2008 IP Technical 
Assistance 
Workshop China USPTO Location:  Beijing, China  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Commerce officials, other, Academics. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy hosted a 
workshop to discuss the role of 
academic and research institutions in technical assistance and capacity 
building work in China. 
10-12 Jun. 2008 Copyright 
Enforcement Workshop Morocco USPTO Location:   Rabat, Morocco  
 Training Recipient:  Copyright 
officials, other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
programme on copyright 
enforcement. 
16-18 Jun. 2008 Forum on IP 
Enforcement Colombia USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Legal professionals, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
five-day programme on intellectual 
property enforcement. 
16-20 Jun. 2008 USPTO 
Enforcement 
program Brazil, 
Cameroon, 
Ecuador, 
Georgia, Hungary, 
Jamaica, 
Jordan, 
Malaysia, 
Nigeria, Peru, Uganda, 
Viet Nam, 
Zambia USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Legal professionals, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a five-day programme on intellectual 
property enforcement. 
23-27 Jun. 2008 IPR Criminal 
Investigations 
Training Argentina, 
Brazil, 
El Salvador, 
Paraguay, Peru USPTO Location:  Lima, Peru  
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
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officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, 
Legal professionals, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a five-day training programme on 
criminal investigations in 
intellectual property rights. 
23-27 Jun. 2008 Patent 
Program/General 
Advanced Bosnia-
Herzegovina, 
Brazil, 
Colombia, Czech 
Republic, 
Hungary, Indonesia, 
Japan, 
Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, 
Romania, 
Swaziland, Chinese Taipei, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  other. 
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
five-day advanced patent programme. 
23-27 Jun. 2008 Patent Program 
(TK/GR) Brazil, 
Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
India, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, 
Lebanon, 
Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, 
Philippines, 
Romania, Ukraine, 
Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a five-day course on intellectual 
property with a focus on patents, 
traditional knowledge and genetic resources. 
24-25 Jun. 2008 Workshop on the 
Effective Examination of 
Trademarks Ghana, Nigeria CLDP Location:  Abuja, Nigeria 
 Training Recipient:  Trademark 
examiners. 
 CLDP and USPTO organized a 
Workshop on the Effective 
Examination of Trademarks, for approximately 35 Nigerian and 
Ghanaian trademark examiners.  
The workshop, held in Abuja, 
Nigeria investigated the tools and 
rationale needed for comprehensive internationally compliant 
examination of trademark 
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24-27 Jun. 2008 Workshop on the 
Examination of New Varieties of 
Plants Algeria  
Egypt  Jordan 
Mauritania 
Morocco 
Netherlands 
Tunisia  Turkey USPTO Location:  Tunis, Tunisia  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Culture officials, other, Academics. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy is offered a four- day workshop on the examination of 
new varieties of plants. 
25-26 Jun. 2008 Workshop on IP 
Enforcement Nigeria CLDP Location:  Abuja, Nigeria 
 Training Recipient:  Trademark and 
Patent officials. 
 CLDP coordinated with USPTO on 
a two-day workshop in Abuja, 
Nigeria.  This workshop addressed such topics as the protection of IP 
Rights for the music industry in 
Nigeria and the law enforcement perspective, combating 
counterfeiting in Nigeria and the 
threat it poses to citizens' health and safety. 
1-2 Jul. 2008 Intellectual 
Property Forum Mali CLDP Location:  Bamako, Mali 
 
Training Recipient:  IP 
stakeholders. 
 As a follow-up to an IPR 
assessment mission to Mali in 2007, 
CLDP, in coordination with the USAID mission in Bamako, 
organized a two-day conference to 
increase the awareness of IP stakeholders. Advisors from 
USPTO and ITA also participated in 
the conference.  The conference included a series of presentations by 
international, regional and local IP 
specialists from the public and private sectors.  Participants were 
exposed to the basic principles of IP 
protection and devised a series of resolutions for better IP 
implementation in Mali that were 
adopted at the conclusion of the 
workshop. 
7-11 Jul. 2008 Border 
Enforcement Workshop Jordan USPTO Location:  Amman, Jordan 
  Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, other enforcement 
officials, other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a IP/C/W/517/Add.3 
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programme on border enforcement. 
9-10 Jul. 2008 Intellectual 
Property: Judicial Capacity Building 
in Odessa Ukraine CLDP Location:  Odessa, Ukraine 
 Training Recipient:  Judges. 
 
CLDP held a workshop for judges 
representing a number of Ukrainian 
Oblasts.  Utilizing expertise from the State Department of Intellectual 
Property of Ukraine, the US 
Judiciary, and the US Department of Commerce, this workshop 
presented a comprehensive 
overview of IP matters and investigated problematic issues in 
the adjudication of IP cases, 
including the ineffectiveness of punitive measures attached to IP 
crimes and the permissions needed 
for seizure of infringing goods. 
9-11 Jul. 2008 International 
Conference on 
Judicial Protection China USCC 
USPTO Location:  China  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark 
officials, Patent officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Industry 
officials (i.e., Ministry of), Legal 
professionals, other. 
 The Supreme People's Court of 
China's IPR Tribunal Hosted the 
"2008 International Conference on Judicial Protection of IPR". 
9-11 Jul. 2008 Seminar on Plant 
Variety Protection Angola, 
Botswana, 
Lesotho, Madagascar, 
Mauritius, 
South Africa, Swaziland, 
Tanzania, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe, USPTO Location:  Johannesburg, South 
Africa  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Commerce 
officials, Culture officials, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a three-day workshop on plant variety 
protection under the UPOV 
Convention.
 
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  Training Date Title Countries  Sponsor Synopsis/Comments 
10-11 Jul. 2008 Enforcement 
Workshop on Combating 
Counterfeiting 
within the Southern 
African 
Development Community 
(SADC) Botswana, 
Dem. Rep. of Congo, 
Lesotho, 
Madagascar, 
Mauritius, 
Namibia, Swaziland 
Tanzania, 
Zambia USPTO Location:  Pretoria, South Africa  
 Training Recipient:  Patent officials, 
Customs officials, Prosecutors, 
Commerce officials, Justice 
officials, Legal professionals, other.  
 The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a 
two-day programme on the enforcement of combating 
counterfeiting within the Southern 
African Development Community. 
14-18 Jul. 2008 USPTO-WIPO IPR 
Enforcement 
Workshop for 
Prosecutor Brazil, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
Ghana, 
Grenada, Honduras, 
Jordan, 
Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, 
Malaysia, 
Nepal, Nigeria, 
Pakistan, 
Panama, Philippines, 
Sri Lanka, 
Chinese Taipei, Uruguay USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Prosecutors, 
other.  
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a five-day programme on intellectual 
property enforcement to public 
prosecutors. 
15 Jul. 2008 2008 Pearl River 
Forum on IP and 
Innovation China USPTO Location:  China  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, Commerce officials, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups, 
other.  
USPTO brought together Chinese 
and US rights holders, Chinese and US IP lawyers, and government 
representatives from relevant IP 
agencies of both countries to discuss and exchange expertise and 
practical information. 
4-8 Aug. 2008 Patent Program 
Basics Brazil, 
Colombia, 
Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, Jordan, Korea, 
Lebanon, 
Lithuania, Mexico, 
Nigeria, 
Senegal, USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia 
USA  
 
Training Recipient:  Patent officials, other. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
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Serbia-
Montenegro, Viet Nam 
25-27 Aug. 2008 Customs IPR 
Border 
Enforcement 
Practices Brazil CBP Location:  Brasilia, Brazil 
 
Training Recipient:  Customs 
officials, Administ rative officials, 
other enforcement officials, Commerce officials. 
 
US Customs and Border Patrol conducted a three-day capacity-
building seminar on IPR border 
enforcement, with presentations on 
legal and operational issues. 
11-12 Sep. 2008 Seminar on 
Effective Measures 
for Supply Chain China USPTO Location:  Hong Kong, China  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark officials, Patent officials. 
  
The USPTO and APEC offered a two-day seminar on the effective 
measures for Supply Chain in 
Intellectual Property. 
16-19 Sep. 2008 Trademark 
Program:  Madrid 
Protocol Bahrain, 
Barbados, 
Brazil, 
Colombia, 
Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, Iceland, India, 
Kenya, Korea, 
Malaysia, Mauritius, 
Mexico, Nepal, 
Nicaragua, Nigeria, 
Pakistan, Papua 
New Guinea, Peru, 
Philippines, 
Ukraine, Viet Nam USPTO Location:  Alexandria, Virginia  
 
Training Recipient:  Trademark 
officials. 
 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 
four-day programme on the 
implementation and administration of the Madrid Protocol. 
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   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 Worl d Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade 
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, commonl y known as "TRIPS."  These programmes also help 
the United States meet its TRIPS ob ligation to provide technical assi stance to developing and least 
developed members of the WTO.  Anyone with ac cess to the World Wide Web may view the calendar 
of programmes.  Members of the Training Coordi nation 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. 
 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 Program (CLDP) US Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance & Training, Criminal Division - Computer Crime and Intellectual Pr operty Section, Criminal Division 
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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