WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
21 October 2011  
 
(11-5239) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 18 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the United States. 
 
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 1. Various US government agencies provide technical assistance and capacity building in the 
area of intellectual property rights (IPR), to assist members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
in their efforts to implement the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
(TRIPS).  These US government agencies work together to leverage their respective skills to meet the 
objectives of the technical assistance and capacity bu ilding projects.  US government agencies also 
work in partnership with international inte rgovernmental organizations, including the World 
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Asso ciation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperati on (APEC) and others in planni ng and delivering IPR-related 
technical assistance and capacity building programmes.   
2. The programmes that the US government provides cover a range of IPR topics, including: 
 
 protection and management of IP; 
 administration of IP offices and human resource development related to IP office 
 administration; 
 building effective IPR border enforcement mechanisms; 
 effective adjudication of IP cases, includi ng transparency in decision-making;  
 country-specific methodologies for investig ating and prosecuting IPR criminal cases; 
 conducting searches and law enforcement techniques; 
 anti-counterfeiting, including in the area of counterfeit pharmaceutical and medical; 
 advanced computer forensics to track down, arrest and prosecute IP criminals;  and 
 public education and consumer awareness on the importance of IP protection, 
innovation, creativity, and enforcement. 
 3. The US Government agencies and agency subdivis ions that provide IPR technical assistance 
include: 
 Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) 
 US Agency for International Development (USAID) IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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 US Copyright Office of the Library of Congress (USCO) 
 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
 US Department of Commerce (DOC), including through:  
  Commercial Law Development Programmeme (CLDP); 
 International Trade Administration (ITA);  and   US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). 
 US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including through: 
 Bureau of Customs & Border Protection (CBP); and 
 US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). 
 US Department of Justice (DOJ), including through: 
 Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS); 
 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and  Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance & Training (OPDAT) 
 US Department of State (DOS), including through: 
 Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB); and 
 Bureau of International Narc otics and Law Enforcement (INL) 
 US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) 
 
4. The table included in this report provides a non-exhaustive summary of the technical 
cooperation activities that these agencies provided,  from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011.  
Further information is available on the US Gove rnment's Global Intellectual Property Education 
Training Programme Database located at http://www.usipr.gov/ .  The Global Intellectual Property 
Education Database is maintained by agencies of th e United States Government that provide training 
and technical assistance relating to protecting and enforcing IPR. 
5. Programme participants included:  officials of  national IP offices;  judicial officials; 
police/investigators; prosecutors; cu stoms officials;  officials from h ealth ministries;  officials from 
technology transfer agencies;  and officials from consumer protection agencies;  representatives of 
academic institutions, students, and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).   
Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
4/10/2010 - 
4/10/2010 Benefits of a 
"Use-Based" Trademark 
System Moscow, 
Russia Russia, USA USPTO ROSPATENT is 
considering adopting a "use-based" trademark 
system and requested e 
information regarding such systems.  This programme 
addressed questions and 
discussed the benefits of the US trademark system. 
5/10/2010 - 
7/10/2010 Sub-regional 
Workshop on 
Effective Practices in the 
Border 
Enforcement of IPR Casablanca, 
Morocco Algeria, 
Egypt, France, 
Mauritania, New Zealand, 
Tunisia, 
WIPO USPTO / 
WIPO Sub-regional Workshop on 
Effective Practices in the 
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  Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
5/10/2010 - 
6/10/2010 IP Workshop on 
Recent Trends 
in IP Practice and 
Management Lucknow, 
India India USPTO This programme was the 
third in a series of 
programmes organized for scientists from India's 
Council of Scientific & 
Industrial Research (CSIR) to discuss the USPTO's 
system of patent filing, 
examination.  Other topics discussed included the 
practice of technology 
transfer that is followed by public funded research and 
development institutes in 
the United States as well as 
management and audit of 
IP portfolios by such institutes. 
6/10/2010 - 
8/10/2010 Sub-Regional 
Workshop on 
IPR Enforcement 
and IPR 
Management and Innovation Moscow, 
Russia Armenia, 
Ukraine, USPTO IPR Enforcement and 
Commercialization 
workshop designed to increase capacity to 
promote IPR protection 
and counter the growing threat of trade in 
counterfeit goods in 
Russia. 
13/10/2010 - 13/10/2010 USPTO - IJA IP 
Seminar for 
Judges USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Argentina, 
Plurinational 
State of 
Bolivia, Chile. Colombia, 
Ecuador, 
Japan, Perú, Uruguay, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of 
Venezuela USPTO The programme focused 
on the basic principles of 
IPR Protection and 
enforcement, including a case study, an overview of 
the importance of IPR 
enforcement, and an overview of civil, criminal 
and administrative IPR 
enforcement in the US. 
19/10/2010 - 19/10/2010 5th Annual 
International Trade 
Conference Hot 
Market Watch: Selling to 
Brazil, China, 
and India Cincinnati, 
Ohio Brazil, 
People's Republic of 
China, India, 
USA USPTO A programme on IP for 
small and medium-sized enterprises that are looking 
to expand their 
international presence.  
20/10/2010 - 20/10/2010 INTERPOL IP 
Crime Con. Hong Kong, 
China  ICE A programme on IP 
enforcement. 
22/10/2010 -
31/10/2010 IPR Study Tour Washington, 
DC and 
Chicago, IL Indonesia USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice A tour on IPR for 8 
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  Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
25/10/2010 - 
5/11/2010 Enforcement 
Study Tour For 
Latin American Judges USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Chile, 
Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Dominican 
Republic,  
El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragus, Peru USPTO The programme featured 
presentations by leading 
experts on IP Protection, Judicial Adjudication of 
criminal and Civil IPR 
cases, sentencing in criminal IP cases, the 
importance of rule of law 
and transparency in judicial decision making, 
as well as other issues. 
25/10/2010 -
25/10/2010 Chinese 
Academy of Science USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia  USPTO Training on IP basics. 
25/10/2010 - 
29/10/2010 USPTO/WIPO 
Caribbean 
Trademark 
Examination Training Antigua, 
Barbuda, 
Dominican Antigua/ 
Barbuda and 
Dominica  USPTO / 
WIPO To provide trademark 
examination training to 
trademark personnel from 
the IP office of Antigua/Barbuda and 
Dominica, and to provide 
guidance on office administration issues and 
workflow processes.  This 
programme was  co-sponsored by WIPO. 
25/10/2010 - 
12/11/2010 Pakistan 
Supreme Court 
Justice and US Supreme Court 
Justices Meet 
Through CLDP Judicial 
Capacity 
Building Programme  Washington 
DC Pakistan Department 
of 
Commerce In close collaboration with 
the Pakistan Supreme 
Court through its Federal Judicial Academy (FJA), 
CLDP organized a three-
week (October 25 to November 12) judicial 
capacity building 
programme focusing on the topics of judicial 
enforcement of IPR and 
foreign arbitral awards. 
26/10/2010 - 
26/10/2010 SIPO Examiners 
Visit USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia,  People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO Training on US patent 
examination practice, 
examiners from the US and China patent offices  
engaged in discussions. 
26/10/2010 - 
27/10/2010 Pakistan-US 
Cooperation (Sharing of 
Judicial 
Experiences - IPR / 
Arbitration) USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Pakistan USPTO / US 
Department of State Sharing of Judicial 
experiences / IPR / Arbitration 
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  Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
28/10/2010 - 
03/12/2010 Ghana IP 
Advocacy and 
Outreach Programme:  
Say No To Fake 
Goods, Insist on the Original  
 
 Ghana Ghana Department 
of 
Commerce Commercial Law 
Development Programme 
has been working with the business group Coalition 
Against Counterfeit and 
Illicit Trade (CACIT) and other members of the 
nascent IP interagency 
initiative to develop and implement an outreach and 
advocacy programme with 
the twin goals of improving recognition and 
protection of the brands of 
Ghanaian right holders. 
1/11/2010 - 
5/11/2010 Patent 
Prosecution 
Highway Training 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Austria, 
Brazil, 
Canada, Chinese 
Taipei, 
Denmark, European 
Patent Office, 
Finland, Germany, 
Hungary, 
Israel, Japan, Mexico, 
People's 
Republic of China, 
Russian 
Federation, Republic of 
Korea, Spain, 
Sweden, US 
Consulate 
(Shanghai), WIPO USPTO The programme was 
designed to help promote 
greater understanding of the Patent Prosecution 
Highway by working with 
bilateral partners and interested offices to 
promote an in depth 
discussion of implementation and 
operating issues. 
8/11/2010 - 8/11/2010 Mexican 
Federal 
Officials Mexico City Mexico  ICE Panel session on IPR 
enforcement 
8/11/2010 - 
8/11/2010 USPTO GIPA / 
Cardozo School 
of Law / SIPO 
Patent Seminar USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO  
9/11/2010 - 
9/11/2010 Meeting with 
China Zhejiang 
Province IP 
officials USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia People's 
Republic of 
China, USA USPTO exchanges between China 
and the United States. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
16/11/2010 - 
17/11/2010 Combating 
Counterfeit 
Medications Workshop Guatemala 
City, 
Guatemala Guatemala USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice OPDAT conducted a two-
day workshop with 45 
participants to assist Guatemalan government 
officials to combat crimes 
related to counterfeit medications.  
19/11/2010 - 
19/11/2010 Intellectual 
Property 
Administration of Hebei 
Province, China 
(IPAHP) IP Seminar USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO The Intellectual Property 
Administration of Hebei 
Province, China (IPAHP) held consultations with the 
USPTO on matters of 
common concern. 
28/11/2010 - 
1/12/2010 XV Work 
Session and 
Administrative 
Council of 
ASIPI Santiago, 
Chile Argentina, 
Plurinational 
State of 
Bolivia, 
Brazil, Canada, Chile. 
Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Cuba, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador,  
El Salvador, 
Germany, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Italy, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Panama,  
Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, 
Spain, 
Switzerland, 
United 
Kingdom, Uruguay, 
USA, 
Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela  USPTO This meeting was held to 
develop a work plan to 
improve IP capacity .  
29/11/2010 - 3/12/2010 KIPO 
Enforcement Programme USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Korea USPTO / 
KIPO Training on 
IPRenforcement. 
30/11/2010 - 2/12/2010 Capacity 
Building in Technology 
Transfer and 
Technology Georgia Georgia Department 
of Commerce Commercial Law 
Development Programme, in cooperation with the US 
Embassy in Georgia, the 
Georgian Research and  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Name Primary 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
Licensing in 
Georgia  
 Development Foundation 
and the Technical 
University of Georgia, held a workshop on 
technology licensing 
workshop. 
29/11/2010 - 2/12/2010 Trademark 
Administration 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  Antigua and 
Barbuda, 
Armenia, 
Botswana, Cambodia, 
Chile, 
Colombia, Denmark, 
El Salvador, 
Guyana, Hong 
Kong, China; 
Hungary, Lativa, 
Mexico, 
Namibia, Nigeria, Peru, 
Romania, 
Swaziland, United 
Republic of 
Tanzania, Uganda, 
Ukraine,  
Viet Nam,  USPTO The programme included 
training on trademark 
office administration 
covering topics such as strategic planning, budget 
formulation, goal setting, 
work processes, examiner training, quality assurance 
recruitment, administration 
of the Madrid Protocol, 
tele-working programmes, 
and public awareness activities. 
30/11/2010 - 30/11/2010 GIPA Korean IP 
Office USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  Korea ICE IP Crimes impacting 
health & safety. 
1/12/2010 - 1/12/2010 INTERPOL 
Training  Istanbul, 
Turkey Turkey ICE IP case studies and best 
practices. 
1/12/2010 - 1/12/2010 International 
Visitor Leadership 
Programme 
(IVLP) / AED IP Seminar USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Argentina, 
Ecuador, México, USA, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of Venezuela USPTO Visit to the USPTO for 
consultations. 
3/12/2010 - 
3/12/2010 Meeting with 
the Intellectual 
Property Department of 
the Hong Kong, 
China SAR USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Hong Kong, 
China USPTO In this meeting, IP 
Officials shared best 
practices and discussed possible cooperation. 
6/2/2010 - 6/12/2010 Interagency IP 
Workshop Asuncion, 
Paraguay Paraguay Department 
of Justice OPDAT conducted a 
workshop on IP with 50 
Paraguayan participants.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
6/12/2010 - 
10/12/2010 Investigating 
Organized 
Crimes That Also Involve IP 
― Pilot 
Programme Africa Botswana, 
Malawi, 
United Republic of 
Tanzania and 
Zambia Department 
of Justice The goal of this Workshop 
was to increase regional 
cooperation among law enforcement officials from 
Zambia, Botswana, United 
Republic of Tanzania and Malawi, and among the 
different agencies involved 
in organized crime, including Customs, 
financial/tax investigators, 
IP investigators, prosecutors, and computer 
forensics specialists.   
7/12/2010 - 
7/12/2010 
 IP Delegation 
from China USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  People's 
Republic of 
China 
 USPTO 
 This programme provided 
a forum for US and 
Chinese IP professionals to 
share best practices and experiences in IP. 
7/12/2010 -
9/12/2010   
 Annual Seminar 
for Chinese 
Taipei Customs Officers – 
Combating IPR 
Violations and Drug Pre-Cursor 
Smuggling Taipei and 
Taichung, 
Chinese Taipei 
 Chinese 
Taipei and the 
US 
 ICE HSI and 
DGOC During 7 to 9 December 
2010, the Chinese Taipei 
Directorate General of Customs (DGOC) hosted 
the Annual Seminar for 
Chinese Taipei Customs Officers – Combating IPR 
Violations and Drug Pre-
Cursor Smuggling.  The three-day workshop 
included presentations on 
combating IPR violations, drug and pre-cursor 
smuggling, and interview 
techniques.  In furtherance of the workshop, HSI 
Attaché Hong Kong 
provided presentations on 
IPR and drug 
investigations, controlled deliveries, as well as 
interview techniques.   The 
workshop had a total attendance of 89 
individuals.  
14/12/2010 - 
14/12/2010 DVC with the 
Palestinian Authority, 
Jerusalem USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia  USPTO Conference on IP 
organized by US Consulate General in 
Jerusalem.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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  Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
16/12/2010 - 
16/12/2010 Egyptian 
Trademarks 
Office Celebrates 70 
Year 
Anniversary  Cairo, Egypt Egypt USAID Commercial Law 
Development Programme, 
in cooperation with the WIPO and the Egyptian 
Trademarks Office, held a 
seminar in trademarks and intellectual design 
protection to 
commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the 
Egyptian Trademark 
Office. 
11/1/2011 - 14/1/2011 IPR Border 
Enforcement USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Canada, 
Dominican 
Republic,  
El Salvador, 
Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Hong Kong, China; 
India, 
Jordan, Kenya, 
Mexico, Peru, 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
Spain, 
Swaziland, Uganda,  
Viet Nam USPTO This training addressed 
challenges in operating a 
border enforcement 
programme with an 
emphasis on import and 
export issues. 
12/1/2011 - 14/11/2011 SEACONET Johannesburg
South Africa Botswana, 
Kenya, Lesotho, 
Malawi, 
Mauritius, Mozambique, 
Namibia, 
South Africa, 
United 
Republic of Tanzania, 
USA, Zambia, 
Zanzibar, Zimbabwe USPTO A workshop for the 
Southern and Eastern Africa Copyright Network 
(SEACONET) in South 
Africa with focus on developing a model 
Copyright law (with 
options for implementing 
the WIPO Internet 
Treaties) that the organization will then offer 
to its members for 
adoption. 
13/1/2011 - 
13/1/2011 GIPA 
Canada/Africa/ 
etc IPR Center, 
Arlington, 
Virginia  ICE Introductory programme 
on IPR investigations at 
the border 
14/1/2011 - 
14/1/2011 IPR & Border 
Enforcement  USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Global USPTO Border Enforcement 
training at 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
14/1/2011 - 
14/1/2011 Residential 
Capacity 
Building workshop on 
IPR Law and 
industry Perspective for 
Ministry 
Secretaries and Senior Civil 
Servants of Sri 
Lanka  Colombo, Sri 
Lanka Sri Lanka USPTO, The 
National 
Intellectual Property 
Office, The 
US Embassy (Sri Lanka 
and the 
Business Software 
Alliance - 
Sri Lanka An awareness programme 
for the public sector on the 
importance of Protecting and Enforcing IPR in Sri 
Lanka. 
15/1/2011 - 15/1/2011 Residential 
Capacity 
Building Workshop on 
IPR Law and 
Industry 
Perspective for  
The Anti Piracy & Counterfeit 
Unit at the 
Criminal Investigation 
Department 
(CID) - Sri Lanka Police Wattala, Sri 
Lanka Sri Lanka USPTO, The 
National 
Intellectual Property 
Office, the 
US Embassy 
- Sri Lanka 
and the Business 
Software 
Alliance - Sri Lanka An awareness programme 
for the Sri Lanka police on 
the importance of enforcing IPR . 
20/1/2011 - 
20/1/2011 OLAF EU Anti-
Fraud IPR Center, 
Arlington, 
Virginia  ICE Introductory programme 
on IPR  best practices. 
24/1/2011 - 
28/1/2011 PCT Receiving 
Office 
Administration 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Bulgaria, 
Costa Rica, 
Egypt,  
El Salvador, Ghana, Hong 
Kong, China; 
Hungary, Kenya, 
Lesotho, 
Mexico, Peru, Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, 
Uruguay USPTO The Programme focused 
on Receiving Office (RO) 
administration and the 
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).   
27/1/2011 - 
27/1/2011 SABIT Group 
Programme:  
IPR Programme:  
Technology 
Commercialization USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Azerbaijan, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Republic of Moldova, 
Russia, 
Ukraine SABIT 
(Special 
American Business 
Internship 
Training Programme) A programme  to train 
professionals from 
associations, universities, and organizations that 
encourage technology 
transfer and commercialization in 
Eurasia.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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  Dates Programmeme 
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Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
1/2/2011 - 
1/2/2011 GIPA-
Multinational Washington 
DC  ICE Introductory programme 
on IPR  best practices 
1/2//2011 - 
24/2/2011 IP Protection & 
Enforcement USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia, Cape Verde, 
Dominican Republic, 
Ethiopia, 
India, Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, 
Lesotho, Mexico, 
Pakistan, Peru, 
Romania, Kingdom of 
Saudi Arabia, 
Sri Lanka, 
United 
Republic of Tanzania, 
USA,  
Viet Nam USPTO The programme included 
briefings from US government and industry 
experts on current issues 
and methods in IPR enforcement. 
2/2/2011 - 2/2/2011 International 
Visitor 
Leadership 
Programme: Chilean 
Delegation USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Chile USPTO / US 
Department 
of State The US Department of 
State sponsored an 
International Visitor 
leadership project for Chile entitled "Protection of 
IPR" 
7/2/2011 - 
9/2/2011 IP Law & 
Strategic Management for 
Sustainable 
Economic Development Amman, 
Jordan Jordan, 
Lebanon, Palestine, 
Ramallah, 
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen USPTO This programme 
encourages Middle East North Africa region 
legislator, government 
representatives and judges to discuss how IP law and 
strategic management can 
contribute to economic development. 
8/2/2011 - 8/2/2011 International 
Visitor Leadership 
Programme: 
Georgia Delegation USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia  Georgia  The programme focused 
on the prevention, prosecution, and 
investigation of IPR 
infringements, with an emphasis on enforcement 
procedures.     
14/2/2011 - 
18/2/2011 Research & 
Development IP 2011 For TLO 
Officers of NRF USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia  Korea USPTO / 
KIPO Programme in cooperation 
with the Washington International Patent 
Academy and the Embassy 
of the Republic of Korea to train R&D experts from 
Korea on the effective 
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patents and tech transfer.  
Participants discussed a 
broad range of topics on IP, patent protection and 
enforcement, as well as 
commercialization of patented technology.    
16/2/2011 - 
16/2/2011 IP Awareness 
Campaign Delhi, India India, South 
Asia Region USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India Joint programme with 
USPTO New Delhi, India, 
CWEI – Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of 
India and Ministry of 
Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The 
programme provided an 
introduction to different 
forms on IP and the 
importance of IP to the economy.  The programme 
was designed for women 
entrepreneurs to understand the importance 
of IP and its relevance to 
their businesses. 
22/2/2011 - 23/2/2011 CLDP Initiative 
to Fight IP 
Piracy and 
Counterfeiting Ukraine Ukraine Department 
of 
Commerce Commercial Law 
Development Programme, 
in close cooperation with 
Ukraine's Customs Service and private industry 
groups in Ukraine, held a 
two-day workshop on identification and 
interdiction of counterfeit 
and pirated products. 
23/2/2011 - 23/2/2011 IPR-basics 
briefing for US 
rights holders 
attending 
Personal Care 
and Homecare Ingredients 
trade show Shenzhen, 
People's 
Republic of 
China People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO Topics included the 
following:  Types of IP; 
the concept of 
territoriality; the Chinese 
IP enforcement system; 
US and Chinese IPR resources; the concept of 
IP as private property; and 
strategies for protecting IP assets at a Chinese trade 
fair. 
26/2/2011 - 
26/2/2011 IPR Awareness 
Programmes Chennai, 
Tuticorin, Madurai, 
Tirupur, and 
Coinbatore India India, South 
Asia Region USPTO 
New Delhi, India These seminars focused on 
macro and micro issues relating to IP. All seminars 
and workshops included 
practicing IP Consultants/Attorneys, 
Officials from the 
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Members of Judiciary, 
Enforcement Officials, IP 
Academicians and other experts in field of IP.  
6/3/2011 - 
6/3/2011 APEC PPH 
Programme Held at 
Reagan 
Building in combination 
with APEC Canada,  
Chinese 
Taipei, Indonesia, 
Japan, Korea, 
Mexico, New Zealand, 
Peru, Russia,  USPTO This programme provided 
training on the patent 
prosecution highway (PPH) and an opportunity 
for IP Offices to share best 
practices and experiences. 
8/3/2011 - 9/3/2011 Judicial Round 
Table Discussion on 
IPR Dubai, United 
Arab Emirates United Arab 
Emirates USPTO This programme provided 
a forum for a discussion on IP by the judiciary. 
10/3/2011 - 11/3/2011 Patent Office 
Economists 
Network USPTO 
Headquarters,
Alexandria, 
Virginia Australia, 
Brazil, 
Canada, 
France, Germany, 
Japan, Peru, 
Switzerland, United 
Kingdom, 
USA USPTO This programme provided 
a forum for a discussion of 
IP valuation. 
11/3/2011 - 
11/3/2011 International 
Visitors 
Leadership 
Programme: 
Meeting with 
Chinese IPR Delegation USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Georgia USPTO / 
Meridian 
Inter- 
national 
Center. This project, designed for 
government officials, 
business leaders, 
journalists, attorneys, 
judges and law 
enforcement officers, examined the 
responsibility of the public 
and private sectors for implementing and 
enforcing high IP 
standards. Discussions focused on the global 
benefits of IPR protection, 
methods that right holders  and judicial systems use to 
secure protection, and 
standards of IPR protection.  Participants 
explored topics of rule of 
law in global trade and business communities, 
examined major policy 
challenges posed by 
technology on 
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discussed efforts of law 
enforcement to regulate 
and enforce IPR. 
13/3/2011 - 14/3/2011 International 
Conference on 
IP Laws New Delhi, 
India India, South 
Asia Region USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India Joint programme with the 
USPTO New Delhi, India 
and Faculty of law, Delhi 
University. The  programme provided an 
introduction to different 
forms of IP, the importance of IP to the 
economy and improving 
system of IP protection and enforcement in India. 
Participants included 
students and faculty from 
law colleges in India. 
14/3/2011 - 
18/3/2011 Counterfeit 
Medication Programme 
Consultations Panama City, 
Panama U.S Embassy 
officials and Panamanian 
officials USPTO / 
Department of Justice Meetings with US 
Embassy officials and Panamanian officials to 
discuss issues related to 
counterfeit medications, and to plan future 
programmes. 
22/3/2011 - 
25/3/2011 ASEAN 
Regional Copyright and 
Digital Piracy 
Workshop Bangkok, 
Thailand Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Hong Kong, 
China, Indonesia,  
Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, 
Thailand, USA,  
Viet Nam,   USPTO Information sharing 
programme on copyright in the digital environment, 
digital piracy, new 
technologies, and on-line enforcement best practices, 
including case studies and 
discussion of the WIPO Internet Treaties, anti-
circumvention, rights 
management information, technological protection 
measure and Internet 
Service Provider liability 
issues. 
22/3/2011 - 
22/3/2011 IJA Conference 
for Latin American 
Judges USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Argentina, 
Chile, Colombia, 
Peru, USA USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP and enforcement with a focus 
on the view of the 
judiciary. 
28/3/2011 - 29/3/2011 BIO-USPTO-
SIPO Examiner 
Workshop and 
Roundtable Beijing, China People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO / 
SIPO To exchange information 
on the examination of 
biotechnology related 
patents in China and the US.  The programmes 
focused on patent 
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disclosure requirement, 
homology claim language, 
written description and enablement issues in the 
biotechnology/ 
pharmaceutical field. 
28/3/2011 - 29/3/2011 IP Management 
and technology 
Commercializati
on Seminar for Universities, 
Government 
Research Centers and 
Small/Medium 
Business (SME) 
Patent and TM 
Examination training at SDIP 
 Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine, other 
CIS countries USPTO The purpose of the IP 
management and 
technology 
commercialization programme was to 
introduce participants to 
the principles of IP management, 
commercialization and 
technology transfer. The 
purpose of the patent and 
trademark training was to introduce examiners and 
management to the patent 
and TM examination and appellate practice in the 
US. 
28/3/2011 - 
1/4/2011 Regional PIPRA 
IP Commercializati
on/Tech 
Transfer/SMEs:  Patent and 
Trademark 
Examination Training Lviv, Ukraine Republic of 
Moldova,  Ukraine, 
USA,  USPTO This programme provided 
a wide range of training from patent and trademark 
examination techniques, to 
patent and trademark law, to licensing of IP. 
29/3/2011 - 
29/3/2011 Industry 
Roundtable to 
Discuss China's Utility Model / 
Design Patent 
System USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia People's 
Republic of 
China, USA US Patent & 
Trademark 
Office (USPTO) 
and the 
American 
Intellectual 
Property Law 
Association 
(AIPLA) This programme gathered 
information from 
companies, patent attorneys, academics, and 
other interested members 
of the public about China's 
utility model/design patent 
system. 
31/3/2011 - 1/4/2011 Copyright 
Infringement in 
the Digital 
Environment Moscow, 
Russia Russia, USA USPTO Workshop on Copyright 
Infringement in the Digital 
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5/4/2011 - 
5/4/2011 Copyright 
Infringement in 
the Digital Environment Vladivostok Russia USPTO The workshop provided 
information to government 
officials on the importance of IPR and the harm 
caused by piracy, 
discussed IPR enforcement best practices and 
techniques for efficient and 
effective IPR enforcement, informed participants of 
IPR- related benefits and 
risks of the internet, optical discs and other digital 
technologies; and provided 
background on how the US 
addresses digital piracy.  
6/4/2011 - 
7/4/2011 USPTO China 
Road Show - Alexandria USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia People's 
Republic of China, USA USPTO The USPTO held a 2-day, 
free, programme to help US businesses protect and 
enforce their IPR in China. 
The programme is for companies of any size, 
from those contemplating 
entering the China market to those with an 
established presence in 
China, and including those who simply want to know 
more about protecting their 
products from counterfeiting and piracy. 
This programme is part of 
the USPTO's continuing commitment to increase 
public awareness of the 
importance of IPR  
8/4/2011 - 
9/4/2011 Regional Anti-
counterfeiting 
and Anti-piracy Workshop for 
South Asian 
Customs Officials Mumbai, India India, 
Pakistan,  
Sri Lanka, Nepal, 
Maldives, 
Bangladesh, Bhutan USPTO A capacity-building 
workshop on IP border 
enforcement, with an emphasis on detection 
techniques and targeting 
methods.  . The programme also promoted 
a focus on cooperation and 
information sharing among the regional customs 
offices relating to 
examination of trademark and copyright related 
merchandise.   IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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11/4/2011 - 
15/4/2011 Protecting 
Patents and 
Trademarks - The US Model Astana and 
Almaty, 
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - 
WTO 
Accession Candidate - 
2008 MOU USPTO Programme on improving 
the administration of IP 
protection systems, the effectiveness of legal 
protection for, and use of, 
IP, and developing professional skills.  
13/4/2011 - 
13/4/2011 IP Enforcement 
in Monterey, 
Mexico Monterey 
Mexico Mexico USPTO IP enforcement 
programme, sponsored by 
State department (US Consulate Monterey), with 
assistance from IPR 
attaché in Brazil. 
14/4/2011 - 19/4/2011 Regional 
Kazakhstan:  
Protecting 
Patents and 
Trademarks  - 
The US Model Almaty, 
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan USPTO This programme provided 
an introduction to patent 
and trademark law. 
19/4/2011 - 
20/4/2011 Examiner 
Training on 
Basics of US 
Examination Practice and 
Patent 
Prosecution Highway Rospatent, 
Moscow, 
Russia Russia USPTO, 
Rospatent The first part of this 
programme (April 19), 
Patent Prosecution 
Highway at the USPTO, was incorporated within 
Rospatent's 4th All-Russia 
IP in the XXI Century Forum: "The role of IPR in 
maintaining an innovative 
economy (focus on patents and trade secrets)" and 
addressed the general 
issues related to PPH at the USPTO, PPH background, 
PPH basics and etc. The 
second part of the PPH training (April 20), 
Examiner Training on 
Basics of US Examination 
Practice and Patent 
Prosecution Highway, addressed the US patent 
examination practice, 
focusing on utility, patent-eligible subject matter, 
novelty, inventive 
step/obviousness and sufficiency of disclosure, 
as well as PPH history, 
requirements & statistics, eligible applications, claim 
correspondence issues, and 
accessing USPTO's PAIR System. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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25/4/2011 - 
30/4/2011 Pakistan 
Judicial 
Capacity Building 
programme on 
IP Law and International 
Commercial 
Arbitration  Islamabad, 
Pakistan Pakistan Department 
of 
Commerce/CLDP, 
USPTO, and 
Department of State From 25-30 April 2011, 
CLDP conducted a Judicial 
Enforcement of IPR and International Commercial 
Arbitration Programme at 
Pakistan's Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad, 
Pakistan for a group of 30 
Civil Judges and District and Sessions Judges. 
27/4/2011 - 28/4/2011 Entrepreneur-
ship and 
Innovation in 
the Maghreb Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia Department 
of 
Commerce /  
Department of State Commercial Law 
Development Programme 
organized workshops April 
27-28, 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia on 
"Entrepreneurship and 
Innovation in the Maghreb" and franchising. 
2/5/2011 - 
6/5/2011 WIPO 
Workshop on 
Enforcement of IPR USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Brazil, Brunei, 
Croatia, 
Ghana, Guyana, 
Lebanon, 
Mongolia, Thailand, 
Tunisia, 
Zimbabwe USPTO / 
WIPO Joint USPTO/WIPO 
Workshop on IPR 
Enforcement. 
2/5/2011 -
6/5/2011 Plant Variety 
Protection 
Under the UPOV 
Convention- 
Train The Trainers USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Argentina, 
Brazil, EU, 
Ghana, Indonesia, 
Italy, Japan, 
Kenya, Malaysia, 
Mexico, 
Philippines, Spain, 
Sweden, 
Tajikistan, Thailand, 
USA, Zambia  USPTO The International Union 
for the Protection of New 
Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and the USPTO 
co-sponsored this 
programme. 
2/5/2011 - 13/5/2011 Egyptian 
Economic Court Judges meet 
with US 
Federal, State 
and 
International Courts Washington, 
DC Egypt Department 
of Commerce / 
USAID Judges from the Economic 
Courts of Egypt spent time in Washington, D.C. and 
New York City, New 
York, meeting with Judges 
and private sector 
attorneys working in Federal, State and 
International Courts.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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3/5/2011 - 
6/5/2011 Kyrgyzstan 
Capacity-
Building Conference: IPR 
Valuation and 
Enforcement Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Department 
of 
Commerce This programme provided 
training on IP valuation, 
and on enforcement of IPR, 
6/5/2011 - 
6/5/2011 International 
Liaison Officers Washington 
DC Belgium, 
France, 
Germany, India, Israel, 
Thailand, 
Turkey ICE This programme provided 
general information on the 
acquisition and enforcement of IPR.  
9/5/2011 - 
9/5/2011 Combating 
Counterfeit 
Medicines Amman 
Jordan Jordan USPTO To educate pharmacists 
and pharmacy owners and 
other attendees about the dangers of selling and 
consuming counterfeit 
drugs and to give pharmacists the 
information and tools they 
need to communicate this information to their 
customers, communicate to 
Judges and the dangers of trading and dealing with 
counterfeit drugs ensuring 
better law enforcement. 
9/5/2011 - 12/5/2011 Advanced 
Patent 
Examination: 
Computer-Implemented 
Inventions USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  Bulgaria, 
Chinese 
Taipei, 
Colombia, Egypt, 
Hungary, 
Indonesia, 
Jamaica, 
Jordan, Kazakhstan, 
Kuwait, 
Lebanon, Mexico,  
Peru,  
Turkey,  Viet Nam USPTO An overview of the patent 
examination procedures 
used at the USPTO to deal 
with computer-implemented inventions. 
Topics included: the 
differences in the treatment 
of these types of 
inventions between the largest patent offices, an 
overview of the evolution 
of patent protection for software, a discussion of 
recent developments at the 
US Patent and Trademark Office, and recent 
decisions from the 
judiciary. 
9/5/2011 - 9/5/2011 DIP-USPTO 
Workshop on 
Designs Bangkok, 
Thailand Thailand USPTO Training on designs. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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9/5/2011 - 
9/5/2011 DIP-USPTO 
Workshop on 
Trademarks Bangkok, 
Thailand Thailand USPTO Traini ng for trademark 
examiners in areas such as 
relative grounds examination, 
distinctiveness, collective 
marks, certification marks, and non-traditional marks. 
10/5/2011 - 
12/5/2011 Workshop on 
Trademark 
Office Administration Bangkok, 
Thailand Brunei 
Darussalam, 
Cambodia, Indonesia,  
Lao PDR, 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Singapore, 
Thailand,  
Viet Nam USPTO / 
ASEAN An overview of best 
practices on the subject of 
quality assurance using the USPTO's Office of 
Trademark Quality Review 
& Training (OTQRT) as an example, and sharing of 
information and best 
practices on the subject of 
Trademark Office 
management. 
10/5/2011 - 10/5/2011 Indonesian 
Judicial Visit USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Indonesia USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP and 
enforcement with an 
emphasis on the role of the judiciary. 
10/5/2011 - 12/5/2011 Workshop on 
Design Examination Bangkok, 
Thailand Brunei 
Darussalam, Cambodia, 
Indonesia,  
Lao PDR, Malaysia, 
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand,  
Viet Nam USPTO / 
ASEAN Seminar on IP protection 
and on the differences  between design, 
trademark, and copyright 
protection.  The programme also featured a 
segment on the importance 
of branding techniques in the new creative economy. 
16/5/2011 - 17/5/2011 Criminal 
Enforcement of IP Rights in the 
Digital 
Environment Vilnius, 
Lithuania Baltic Region: 
Lithuania, Latvia, 
Estonia, 
Russia, Finland USPTO Overview of IPR 
enforcement issues germane to the Baltics 
region.  Topics included 
combating digital piracy, combating counterfeiting 
in goods impacting health 
and safety distributed over 
the Internet, and 
investigating and prosecuting IPR crimes. 
16/5/2011 - 
17/5/2011 Regional - 
Lithuania - 
Regional IP Enforcement 
Programme  Estonia, 
Finland, 
Latvia, Lithuania, 
Russia, 
Sweden, USA USPTO Training on enforcement 
of IPRs.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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17/5/2011 - 
18/5/2011 Workshop on IP 
Issues Related 
to Food Safety, Health and the 
Environment Bamako, Mali Mali Department 
of 
Commerce Through a workshop in 
Bamako, Mali, May 17-18, 
2011 CLDP exposed 175 enforcement officials and 
private sector 
representatives to the importance of IP 
protection, its impact on 
the country's economies and the international 
standards of protection to 
be attained, as well as showcased the skills and 
mechanisms needed to 
promote greater 
communication and 
coordination among IP enforcement agencies in 
Mali. 
17/5/2011 - 
20/5/2011 Enforcement of 
IP Rights in Kenya: An 
Interagency 
Approach with Private Sector 
Coordination Nairobi, 
Kenya Kenya USPTO / 
CLDP/ITA This workshop aimed to 
facilitate the establishment of an effective interagency 
approach to IP protection 
and enforcement in Kenya, utilizing greater 
cooperation, collaboration 
and communication amongst the Anti-
Counterfeit Agency (ACA) 
partner agencies and private sector stakeholders. 
18/5/2011 - 
18/5/2011 USPTO 
Counterfeit 
Medicines  Kiev, Ukraine Prosecutors, 
police, 
Customs and industry. ICE IPR training  ,including 
case studies 
18/5/2011 - 20/5/2011 USPTO and 
CLDP 
Workshop on 
Identification 
and Interdiction of Counterfeit 
Medicines Kiev, Ukraine USA, Ukraine USPTO / 
CLDP Workshop to increase 
capacity of enforcement 
officials from Ukraine to 
combat the growing 
problem of counterfeit medicines.  
19/5/2011 - 19/5/2011 Moroccan 
Government Arlington, 
Virginia Morocco ICE Introductory programme 
on IPR basics, including discussions on US IPR 
initiatives 
23/5/2011 - 
23/5/2011 The Asia 
Foundation: China: USAID 
IPR meeting USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia People's 
Republic of China, USA USPTO IPR training. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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23/5/2011 - 
23/5/2011 
 Hong Kong, 
China Training 
Seminar  Hong Kong, 
China; 
Malaysia and People's 
Republic of 
China ICE 
 IPR Training including 
case studies. 
23/5/2011 -       
26/5/2011 
 
 IP Rights 
Investigations 
Training 
 Bangkok, 
Thailand 
 Thailand HSI Attaché 
Bangkok 
and US 
Embassy Bangkok 
Trans-
national Criminal 
Affairs 
Section 
(TCAS) 
 The training conferences, 
were designed to provide 
the participants with an 
understanding of current tactics and methodologies 
used to protect IPR . The 
training focused on defining the IPR 
investigations system, 
understanding the 
economic impact on 
industry, the trade related aspects of IP, border 
enforcement, criminal 
investigations, prosecution, civil 
litigation, international 
issues, cooperation in IP investigations and also the 
role of the private sector 
and IP Rights Holders in the enforcement of IPR 
laws 
24/5/2011 –  
27/5/2011  
 
  
 
 ICE HSI 
Southeast Asia IPR Criminal 
Enforcement 
Symposium with Three 
Participating 
Countries Hong Kong, 
China  China (PRC, 
Hong Kong, and Macau), 
Malaysia, and 
US ICE HSI and 
DOS INL 
 
 The purpose of the 
symposium was share best practices and increase 
collaboration amongt law 
enforcement agencies and prosecutors from China, 
Malaysia, and the US to 
combat IP theft. 
23/5/2011 - 
27/5/2011 
 Computer 
Forensics and IP 
Crimes, and INL  Mexico City, 
Mexico  Mexico USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice (Computer 
Crime and 
IP Section) A computer-based training 
programme for Mexican 
prosecutors and investigators on IP issues 
for 60 Mexican 
participants.  In conjunction with this 
training, OPDAT also 
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23/5/2011 - 
27/5/2011 Bosnia & 
Herzegovina: 
Judicial Consultations 
on IP 
Infringement Cases  Memphis, 
Tennessee Bosnia and 
Herzegovina 
  Department 
of 
Commerce Training was part of an 
ongoing programme of 
judicial capacity building and IP enforcement for 
Bosnia-Herzegovina 
(BiH). 
24/5/2011 - 
26/5/2011 The 4th East 
Asia Plant 
Variety Protection 
Forum Meeting Makassar Indonesia USPTO A seminar on plant variety 
protection. 
24/5/2011 - 
26/5/2011 Regional 
Seminar & Workshop on IP 
Management 
and Technology 
Commerciali-
zation Kenya School 
of Monetary Studies, 
Nairobi, 
Kenya Ghana, Kenya, 
Lesotho, Malawi, 
United 
Republic of 
Tanzania, The 
Gambia, Uganda, 
Zimbabwe USPTO The programme included 
training on substantive trademark issues, such as 
distinctiveness, likelihood 
of confusion, well known 
marks and trade dress. 
24/5/2011 - 
27/5/2011 Computer 
Crimes/ IP Conference Hong Kong, 
China People's 
Republic of China USPTO / 
Department of 
Justice/ICE Computer Crimes/IP 
Conference for officials from People's Republic of  
China 
25/5/2011 - 
27/5/2011 Copyright 
Registration Training for 
Peru Peru 
 Peru 
 US 
Copyright Office 
 Copyright registration 
practices training.  
20/5/2011 –  2/6/2011 Intellectual   
Property Rights Investigations 
Training  
 Chiang Mai, 
Thailand Thailand HSI Attaché 
Bangkok and US 
Embassy 
Bangkok Trans 
national 
Criminal 
Affairs 
Section (TCAS)  
 The training conferences, 
aimed to provide the participants with an 
understanding of 
methodologies used to protect and regulate IPR. 
The training focused on 
defining the IPR 
investigations system, 
understanding the economic impact on 
industry, the trade related 
aspects of IP, border enforcement, criminal 
investigations, 
prosecution, civil litigation, international 
issues, cooperation in IP 
investigations and also the role of the private sector 
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1/6/2011 - 
2/6/2011 UPOV 
programme on 
Plant Variety Protection 
Legislation in 
conformity with the UPOV 
Convention Zanzibar, 
United 
Republic of Tanzania United 
Republic of 
Tanzania USPTO/ 
UPOV This programme is to 
promote understanding of 
the legislation among Zanzibar government 
officials.  
1/6/2011 - 
1/6/2011  IP and Green 
Tech Innovation USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Austria, 
Belgium, Canada, 
Denmark, 
Europe, Finland, 
France, 
Germany, 
Hungary, 
India, Japan, Kenya. USPTO Outreach event in 
cooperation with Diplomacy Matters 
Institute, this programme 
was designed to provide a comprehensive briefing on 
the role of IP in green tech 
innovation and 
commercialization.  
6/6/2011 - 8/6/2011 Role of the 
Judiciary in the 
Protection and Enforcement of 
IP in East Africa Kigali, 
Rwanda East Africa USPTO A Workshop on  the role 
of the judiciary in the 
protection and enforcement of IP in east 
Africa. 
6/6/2011 - 
8/6/2011 Role of The 
Judiciary In The Enforcement Of 
IPR Within The 
Region Kigali, 
Rwanda Burundi, 
Kenya, Mauritius, 
United 
Republic of Tanzania and 
Uganda USPTO / 
Department of Justice The conference was 
designed to increase the skills and knowledge of 
the participants in 
trademarks, copyrights and electronic evidence. 
Participants included a  US 
Federal Court Judge and a DOJ official who shared 
their experiences in in 
trademark, patent and copyright matters. 
7/6/2011 - 9/6/2011 Copyright 
Infringement in the Digital 
Environment Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine USPT O The programme included 
discussion on copyright in the digital environment, 
ISP liability, best practices 
for investigation of digital piracy, best practices for 
prosecution of digital 
piracy cases, and the importance of cooperation 
with right holders. 
8/6/2011 - 
10/6/2011 IP Law and 
Strategic Management for 
Sustainable 
Economic Development USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Cape Verde, 
Chinese Taipei, Kenya, 
Lativa, 
Mauritius, Switzerland, USPTO This workshop provided a 
forum for legislators, government 
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Uzbekistan, 
Viet Nam contribute to economic 
development. 
8/6/2011 - 
8/6/2011 MIPLC 
Advanced IP Law Session USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia Japan, USA, 
People's Republic of 
China USPTO An advanced IP law 
programme held in partnership with the 
Munich IP Law Center, it 
focused on promoting strong IP law principles in 
conjunction with 
sustainable development. The programme provided a 
brief overview of the 
operations of the USPTO, and in particular the 
international policy arm 
within the Office of Policy 
and External Affairs, in 
addition to an intensive discussion of current "hot" 
international IP issues.  
14/6/2011 - 
16/6/2011 ASEAN-
USPTO IP Management 
and Technology 
Commerciali-zation Manila, 
Philippines ASEAN USPTO A 3 day workshop on IP 
management and technology 
commercialization, held in 
Manila, Philippines.  The programme was designed 
to improve knowledge and 
practical skills in IP management, technology 
assessment, marketing, 
negotiation and licensing to officials in national 
science and technology 
laboratories/offices, universities, or IP offices 
who are responsible for IP 
management and 
technology 
commercialization.   The programme also included 
discussions on national 
and institutional IP policies, the importance of 
IP management and 
commercialization in fostering innovation and 
promoting economic 
growth particularly in developing countries.   IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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14/6/2011 - 
16/6/2011 Research & 
Development IP 
2011 for Invention 
Examiners of 
WIPA USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Korea USPTO / 
KIPA This programme provided 
training for patent 
examiners. 
16/6/2011 - 17/6/2011 Regional: 
Nairobi, 
Enforcement of 
IP Rights in Kenya: An 
Interagency 
Approach Kenya Kenya USPTO This regional programme 
provided training on 
enforcement of IPR, with a 
focus on how agencies can cooperate. 
17/6/2011 - 17/6/2011 USPTO-NSF 
Joint Workshop:  
"Building the 
Future Patent 
Data 
Infrastructure" USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  Belgium, 
Canada, 
France, Italy, 
UKIPO, USA, USPTO The conference brought 
together participants 
working on the frontier of 
this issue:  economists, 
scholars from other social 
science disciplines like sociology, information 
technology experts, and 
computer scientists.  . This workshop initiated a 
participatory research 
agenda to lower the barrier to efficient use of patent 
data, to allow scholars to 
focus on the more productive task of 
innovation theory-
building, and ultimately to improve both the quantity 
and caliber of innovation 
policy scholarship. 
20/6/2011 - 20/6/2011 INTERPOL 
Training Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria, Benin 
and Burkina 
Faso ICE IPR Training  
20/6/2011 - 
22/6/2011 9th Interpol IP 
Crime Training 
Seminar Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice This three-day training was 
organized with the support 
of the Nigerian Police and 
included the participation of about 50 delegates from 
Nigeria, Burkina Faso and 
Benin.  Apart from the Police, many agencies 
dealing with IP Crime in 
Nigeria took part to the training, such as the 
Economic and Financial 
Crime Commission (EFCC), the National 
Agency for Food and Drug 
Administration and  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Control (NAFDAC), the 
Nigeria Copyright 
Commission (NCC), Nigerian Customs, and the 
Standards Organization of 
Nigeria (SON).  Some right holders were also in 
attendance.  
20/6/2011 - 
24/6/2011 IP Awareness 
Campaign II  Nizhniy 
Novgorod and Tver, Russia Russia USPTO Programme focused on 
educating the participants on how to obtain 
protection for their 
inventions and trademarks in the US and Russia, as 
well as on topics such as 
IP management and 
commercialization and 
technology transfer.    
22/6/2011 - 22/6/2011 CIPA - USPTO 
Power of IP 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  Belize, 
Jamaica, 
Panama,  
St. Lucia, Suriname, 
USA, US. 
Virgin Island USPTO IPR training for 
participants were from 
Jamaica, Belize, Panama, 
St. Lucia, Suriname, USA and US Virgin Island. 
22/6/2011 - 24/6/2011 Copyright 
Registration 
Training for 
Korea  Korea US 
Copyright 
Office Copyright registration 
practices training for 
specialists from the Korean 
Copyright Commission (KCC) 
24/6/2011 - 
24/6/2011 Brunei 
Delegation Hanoi, Viet 
Nam  ICE Programme on IPR, 
including discussion of US 
IPR initiatives.  
28/6/2011 - 29/6/2011 Trademark 
"Squatting" 
Programme Beijing, China People's 
Republic of 
China USPTO The goal of the programme 
was to raise awareness 
about the problem or 
trademark squatting .  The 
programme was co-hosted 
by OHIM, JPO and SAIC (China). 
30/6/2011 - 
30/6/2011 INTERPOL IPR 
Training Nigeria Nigeria ICE IPR training ,including 
case studies 
8/7/2011 - 
8/7/2011 General 
Administration of Press and 
Publication of 
the Peoples' Republic of 
China (GAPP) USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia People's 
People's Republic of 
China, USA USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IPR and specific training on 
Copyright. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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11/7/2011 - 
14/7/2011 Industrial 
Design Patent 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Burkina Faso, 
Canada, Chile, 
Dominican Republic, 
Egypt, 
Hungary, Jordan, Korea, 
Lao PDR 
Republic, Lithuania, 
Malaysia, 
Peru, Tunisia, Turkey, 
Ukraine USPTO Programme focused on the 
protection of industrial 
designs and the unique examination considerations 
for evaluating industrial 
design patentability in the United States.   
11/7/2011 - 14/7/2011 USPTO KEA IP 
Enforcement 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Korea USPTO / 
KIPO Programme on the US 
enforcement system, 
primarily focused on 
patent enforcement.  Additional topics include 
patent asset management 
and technology transfer. 
11/7/2011 - 16/7/2011 Criminal 
Enforcement of 
IP at the Border Manzanillo, 
Mexico  Mexico USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice The training focused on  
detecting, detaining, and 
deterring the importation 
of pirated and counterfeit goods. 
12/7/2011 - 
13/7/2011 Workshop on 
IPR and 
Enforcement for the Iraq 
Judiciary and 
Law Professors USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Iraq CLDP , 
USPTO Technical assistance 
programme for Iraqi 
judges and law professors.  
13/7/2011 - 13/7/2011 2011 ASIA 
Pacific Legal 
Institute 
Summer IP 
Training 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia  USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP. 
14/7/2011 - 15/7/2011 USPTO – FSI 
IPR Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Bosnia, 
Herzegovina, 
Estonia, 
Kenya, Nigeria, USA USPTO Foreign Service Institute 
Training for IP 
18/7/2011 - 
20/7/2011 Manila IP 
Training Manila 
Philippines Philippines ICE IPR training with 
initiatives/case studies 
18/7/2011 - 
22/7/2011 Trademark 
Examination Programme, 
China USPTO 
HeadquartersAlexandria, 
Virginia  USPTO Substantive trademark 
examination training.   IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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18/7/2011 - 
26/7/2011 
 IP Protection 
and 
Enforcement for Engineering 
Professors 
 USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia 
 Korea 
 KIPA Programme providing 
training on the US IP 
protection and enforcement system.  
Additional topics include 
patent asset management and technology transfer.  
Participants include about 
20 Engineering Professors sponsored by the Korean 
Invention Promotion 
Agency.   
18/7/2011 –  20/7/2011 ICE Homeland 
Security 
Investigations 
Southeast Asia 
IPR Criminal 
Enforcement Symposium 
 Manila, 
Philippines United States 
of America, 
the Philippines 
 ICE/HSI Conference that brought 
together law enforcers, 
prosecutors and trademark 
holders to discuss current 
IP crime trends and 
strategies to more effectively combat the IP 
crime problem in the 
Philippines.   
19/7/2011 - 19/7/2011 International 
Judicial 
Academy: IP 
and Justice Seminar for 
judges from 
Mexico USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Argentina, 
Mexico USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP and 
enforcement with a focus 
on the judiciary. 
19/7/2011 - 21/7/2011 ASEAN Train 
the IP Trainers 
Workshop Bangkok, 
Thailand Brunei, 
Cambodia, 
Indonesia,  
Lao PDR, Malaysia,  
Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand,  
Viet Nam USPTO Three-day workshop for 
officials of IP offices who 
have responsibilities for 
the training of others or for conducting public 
awareness programmes on 
IP.  The goal of the work-shop was to share tools 
and tips on information 
dissemination, presentation 
skills, and how to train 
others on IP matters - including discussions of 
types and systems of IP, 
questions and issues that trainers may come across  
25/7/2011 - 
27/7/2011 East African 
Workshop on 
Cyberspace Security Nairobi, 
Kenya Kenya, 
Rwanda, 
Burundi, United 
Republic of 
Tanzania, Uganda, and 
the African 
Union USPTO /  
Department 
of Justice Workshop on several 
topics including, cyber 
security awareness and capacity-building, rule of 
law and freedom of 
expression, the Budapest Convention, and online IP 
crimes.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Name Primary 
Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
25/7/2011 - 
28/7/2011 General IPR 
Enforcement USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia Armenia, 
Bulgaria, 
Colombia, Denmark, 
Gambia, 
Ghana, Hong Kong, China, 
India, Jordan, 
Kenya,  Lao PDR, 
Lithuania, 
Mauritius, Mexico, 
Nigeria, Peru, 
Russia, 
Slovakia, 
Turkey, Uganda USPTO Training on IP 
enforcement , technical 
assistance to leaders of industrial property offices 
and other IP experts, as 
well as judges and prosecutors.  The 
programme included 
briefings from US Government and industry 
experts on current issues 
and methods in IP enforcement. 
25/7/2011 - 
29/7/2011 Workshop on 
ARIPO 
Regional Framework on 
Plant Variety 
Protection Accra, Ghana ARIPO 
member 
countries--17 Sub-Saharan 
African 
Countries USPTO, 
UPOV Regional workshop to 
discuss and explain the 
UPOV convention and regional legal framework 
on plant variety protection 
to its member countries.  
26/7/2011 - 26/7/2011 Paraguay 
Delegation Arlington 
Virginia   ICE This programme provided 
general training on IP. 
26/7/2011 - 
27/7/2011 Agricultural 
Biotechnology 
Programme Delhi, India India USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India A two day workshop in 
collaboration with USTDA 
and Government of India for the Indian Plant 
Protection Variety office, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Council for Scientific and 
Industrial Research (CSIR) 
and National Research Development Corporation 
(NRDC), Ministry of 
Science & Technology 
officials. The workshop 
focused on the protection of plant varieties and 
agricultural biotechnology 
inventions. Topics included biotechnology 
patent practice, plant 
variety protection, deposit of materials, treatment of 
genetic resources 
/traditional knowledge, and examination issues in 
herbal medicines and plant 
extracts.   IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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  Dates Programmeme 
Name Primary 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
25/7/2011 - 
29/7/2011 Paraguayan  
IPRStudy Tour Washington, 
D.C.  Paraguay USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice OPDAT conducted an  IPR 
study tour for 22 
Paraguayan participants 
28/7/2011 - 28/7/2011 Cameroon 
INTERPOL IP 
Training Cameroon Cameroon ICE IPR training, including  
case studies 
1/8/2011 - 12/8/2011 WIPO Summer 
School IP (WASS) USPTO 
Headquarter, Alexandria, 
Virginia Argentina, 
Austria, Bangladesh, 
Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Dominican 
Republic, 
France, Ghana, Haiti, 
India, Italy, 
Korea, 
Mexico, 
Nicaragua, People's 
Republic of 
China, Poland, Russian 
Federation, 
USA USPTO / 
WIPO Overview of Trademark 
and Patent Law to law students. 
1/8/2011 - 5/8/2011 Developing 
Regional IP 
Task Force 
Coordination Action Plans for 
Ghana, Liberia, 
Nigeria and Kenya  USPTO 
Headquarters 
Alexandria, 
Virginia , and the National 
IPR Center Ghana, Kenya 
Liberia
 and 
Nigeria USPTO, 
CLDP, DOJ, 
ITA Programme on 
enforcement of IPR. 
5/8/2011 - 
5/8/2011 International 
Visitors 
Programme USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Afganistán, 
Algería, 
Bulgaria, 
Costa Rica, 
People's Republic of 
China, Czech 
Republic Ecuador, Fiji, 
India, 
Lebanon, Nigeria,  USPTO This programme 
introduced the visiting 
scholars to IPR, and on 
how right holders acquire 
and enforce IPRs.  
8/8/2011 - 
9/8/2011 Regional 
Customs 
Workshop - Uruguay Montevideo, 
Uruguay Uruguay USPTO/ 
Customs 
Border Patrol, 
Department 
of Commerce The programme is a 
regional customs work-
shop for customs officials from the Mercosur region.  
The programme was being 
coordinated with Uruguayan Customs, as IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
well as several US 
agencies.  The programme 
focused on trade facilitation issues, and 
included sessions on 
customs valuation, customs modernization 
issues, and risk 
management.   
8/8/2011 - 9/8/2011 Exchange of 
Best Practices in 
the Area of 
Examination and 
Cancellations in 
Trademarks Mumbai, India India USPTO 
New  Delhi, 
India A two day programme on 
Best Practices in the Area 
of Examination and 
Cancellations in Trade-marks organized in 
collaboration with the 
Government of India, for 
Indian Trademarks 
Examiners in Mumbai.  
9/8/2011 - 10/8/2011 Workshop on 
IPR and 
Enforcement for 
the Iraq Judiciary and 
Law Professors USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, 
Virginia Iraq USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP and 
enforcement with a focus  
on the role of the judiciary. 
9/8/2011 - 9/8/2011 John Marshall 
Law School Visit to USPTO USPTO 
Alexandria, Virginia People's 
Republic of China, USA USPTO A general background on 
IP was provided.  
9/8/2011 - 
11/8/2011 Counterfeit 
Medication 
Workshop  Panama Panama USPTO / 
Department 
of Justice A programme on 
counterfeit medication for 
Panamanian officials.  
10/8/2011 - 10/8/2011 Trademark 
Programme on 
Madrid Protocol  Mumbai, India India USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India USPTO, New Delhi 
organized a half day 
programme in collab-
oration with International Trademark Association 
(INTA) focusing on the 
Protocol to the Madrid 
Agreement Concerning the 
International Registration of Marks  
11/8/2011 - 
12/8/2011 Regional: 
Exchange of 
Best Practices of Electronics 
and Computer 
Inventions Chennai, India India, South 
Asia Region USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India USPTO, New Delhi India  
organized a 2 day work-
shop for Indian patent examiners.  An "Exchange 
of Best Practices in the 
Area of Electronics and Computer Related 
Inventions Patents" was 
held in collaboration with India's Intellectual 
Property Office.  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Venue Participating 
Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
15/8/2011 - 
15/8/2011 International 
Judiciary 
Academy - Seminar for 
Judges from 
China USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia People's 
Republic of 
China, USA USPTO This programme provided 
general training on IP and 
enforcement with an emphasis on the judiciary. 
15/8/2011 - 15/8/2011 Orientation 
Sessions with 
Enforcement 
Bodies on the menace of 
Counterfeiting 
& Piracy Five Indian 
cities 
including 
Punjab, Delhi, Hyderabad, 
Vadodara and 
Kanpur India USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India Joint Programmes with 
Confederation of Indian 
Industries (CII) for Indian 
Police and Customs officials on counterfeiting 
and piracy and on 
standards for protecting IPR. 
25/8/2011 - 
25/8/2011 5th International 
Conference on 
Counterfeiting 
& Piracy Mumbai, India India USPTO 
New Delhi, 
India Joint Programme with the 
Confederation of Indian 
Industries (CII) for 
Government of India 
officials as well as for Industry representatives. 
The conference 
highlighted the importance of protection of IPRs and 
the need to combat the 
growing threat of piracy & counterfeiting.  
29/8/2011 - 
2/9/2011 Regional: 
Technology 
Transfer and Commercializati
on Workshop Bogota and 
Medellin Colombia USPTO An introduction to 
technology transfer and 
technology valuation.  
31/8/2011 - 2/9/2011 IP Law and 
Strategic Management 
For Sustainable 
Economic 
Development Bogota, 
Colombia Plurinational 
State of Plurinational 
State of 
Bolivia, 
Colombia, 
Ecuador, Perú, USA USPTO This workshop provided a 
forum for legislators, gov. representatives, and judges 
to discuss how IP law and 
strategic management can 
contribute to economic 
development.  
5/9/2011 - 
5/9/2011 Copyright 
Infringement in 
the Digital Environment Vladivostok, 
Russia Russia USPTO A workshop for 
government officials on 
the importance of IPR and the harm caused by piracy. 
6/9/2011 - 
7/9/2011 Regional: 
Enforcement of 
IPR Belgrade, 
Serbia Serbia USPTO The topics included recent 
trends in enforcement of 
IPR, protection of consumer safety, and 
presentation of country 
reports on IPR enforcement. IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Name Primary 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
12/9/2011 - 
16/9/2011 Regional: 
Patents and 
Tech Transfer Programme 
 Moscow, 
Russia  USPTO This regional programme 
provided training on 
patents, and licensing of patent rights. 
12/9/2011 - 13/9/2011 APEC-IPEG 
Technology Transfer and IP 
Commercializati
on Seminar San Francisco, 
California Canada, 
Mexico, USA USPTO This 2 day programme 
focused on technology transfer, IP asset 
management and IP 
commercialization..  
14/9/2011 - 16/9/2011 Workshop on 
the 
Development of 
a Judicial IP Benchbook for 
Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  Sarajevo, 
Bosnia  Bosnia and 
Herzegovina Department 
of 
Commerce Workshop on the 
Development of a Judicial 
IP Benchbook in Sarajevo, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina and  
14/9/2011 - 
16/9/2011 Regional: 
Roundtable on 
Business Methods, 
Computer 
Implemented Inventions and 
Methods of 
Treatment & Roundtable on 
Business 
Methods, Computer-
Implemented 
Inventions and Methods of 
Treatment/ 
Diagnosis Examination at 
Rospatent; 
Technology 
Transfer and IP 
Management for Universities Moscow, 
Russia Russian 
Federation USPTO The first programme 
(September 14, 2011) 
focused on issues in patent examination of business 
methods, computer-
implemented inventions and methods of medical 
treatment/diagnosis. The 
programme was conducted at Rospatent for patent 
examiners and managers.  
The second programme (September 15-16, 2011) 
focused on technology 
transfer and IP management at 
universities. The 
programme was organized in collaboration with 
Rospatent and the Moscow 
State University and took 
place at the Moscow State 
University. The audience included researchers, TT 
managers, students from 
local universities and colleges.  
15/9/2011 - 
16/9/2011 Regional: 
Geographical 
Indications Nairobi, 
Kenya ARIPO 
Members 
States USPTO A programme for ARIPO 
Members States 
(Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, 
Liberia, Malawi, 
Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, 
Sudan, Swaziland, United 
Republic of Tanzania,  IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Uganda, Zambia and 
Zimbabwe) on how the US 
provides protection to GIs through its trademark 
system. 
19/9/2011 - 
22/9/2011 Judicial 
Training Workshop in 
Baghdad on IP Baghdad, Iraq  Iraq Department 
of Commerce A workshop on the 
enforcement of IPR with focus on common disputes 
relating to trademarks, 
copyrights, trade secrets and other forms of IP. 
19/9/2011 - 
23/9/2011 Copyright in 
The Digital Age USPTO 
Headquarters
Alexandria, Virginia, Bangladesh, 
Brunei, 
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, 
Cambodia, 
Cape Verde, 
Estonia, Hong 
Kong, Hungary, 
Indonesia, 
Kenya, Malawi, 
Malaysia, 
Mauritius, Mexico, 
Moldova, 
Nepal, Peru, Philippines, 
Turkey, USA, 
Viet Nam USPTO A programme on the 
protection and 
enforcement of Copyright in movies, music, books, 
video games.  
19/9/2011 - 
29/9/2011 IPR Border 
Enforcement  
US Study Visit 
for ASEAN Customs 
Officers Alexandra, 
Virginia ; 
Washington 
DC, Los Ángeles, CA; 
San Diego, 
CA; San 
Francisco, CA ASEAN USPTO Advanced techniques in 
border measures, border 
enforcement, investigation, 
and criminal prosecution of commercial-scale IP 
infringement, importation, 
and exportation, with 
emphasis on transnational 
crime and cooperation. 
20/9/2011 - 21/9/2011 IP Workshop in 
Kyrgyzstan  Bishkek, 
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  Department 
of 
Commerce "The Role of IP and 
Technology 
Transfer: Opportunities 
and Challenges for Kyrgyzstan's Economy" 
21/9/2011 - 
23/9/2011 Technology 
Transfer 
Programme Morocco, 
Rabat and 
Casablanca (tentative) Morocco USPTO The programme was 
organized by the US 
Embassy and the Moroccan government to 
share the US technology 
transfer experience and to assist the government in IP/C/W/560/Add.6 
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Countries Sponsoring 
Agency Synopsis 
establishing effective 
technology transfer 
systems.   Topicsincluded:  principles of US tech 
transfer policy, 
institutional policies for IP in universities and basics 
of Tech Transfer Office 
operations. 
26/9/2011 - 30/9/2011 Trademark 
Examination - 
China USPTO 
Headquarter, 
Alexandria, 
Virginia   China USPTO Substantive trademark 
examination training.  
 
 
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