WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
25 October 2010 
 (10-5537) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: 
INFORMATION FROM MEMBERS 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
Addendum  
  The following communication, dated 22 October 2010, 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 togeth er to leverage their respective skills to meet 
the objectives of the technical as sistance and capacity building proj ects.  US government agencies 
also work in partnership with international in tergovernmental organizations, including the World 
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the As sociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 
and the Asia-Pacific Economic Coope ration (APEC) in planning and de livering IPR-related technical 
assistance and capacity building programmess.   
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; 
• integration of national legal regimes into a broader international system; 
• 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 on law enforcement techniques; 
• anti-counterfeiting, public health and safety enforcement; 
• 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); 
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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 Programme (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 
 Bureau of 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 2009 to 30 September, 2010.  
Further information is available on the US Gove rnment’s Intellectual Property Rights Training 
Programme Database at http://www.IPR.gov
. 
5. Programme participants were:  officials of national intellectual property offices; judicial 
officials; police; prosecutors; customs officials; he alth ministry officials;  officials from technology 
transfer agencies; and officials from consumer pr otection agencies.  Participants also included 
representatives of academic institutions, student s, and representatives of small and medium 
enterprises (SMEs).   
DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
11 July 2009 -  
25 July 2009 Mauritius 
Agriculture 
Intellectual Property Rights 
Training Mauritius USDA  Location
:  Mauritius 
Training Recipient :  Students, 
businesses, and academic institutionsProgramme Description
:  Officials 
from a US state university conducted 
a two-week course in Mauritius that focused on the fundamentals of 
Intellectual Property, technology 
transfer, use and management within 
the context of the World Trade 
Organization (WTO).  This programme provided hands-on 
training in the day-to-day handling 
of IPR issues in several settings including university, business and 
legal environments; drafting of  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
institutional IPR policy; review of 
technology transfer agreements; 
road-map for converting ideas into business through public-private 
sector partnerships.   
01 Oct. 2009 - 
04 Oct. 2009 Colloquium on the 
Adjudication of IP 
Cases for 50 SACU 
judges  Namibia 
Lesotho 
Botswana 
Swaziland South Africa   DOJ Location
:  Windhoek, Namibia 
Training Recipient :  Judges 
Programme Description :  This 
programme built upon a previous Roundtable for 200 South African 
judges and focused on harmonizing 
judicial practices among the various other SACU countries in the region. 
06 Oct. 2009 - 
07 Oct. 2009  USPTO-
International 
Judicial Academy (IJA) Program on 
IPR Enforcement  Argentina  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia 
Training Recipient : 
Programme Description :  This 
programme was conducted by the 
USPTO for Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials and other officials from Argentina.  The 
programme focused on policy and 
legal principles of copyrights, patents and trademarks and the 
enforcement of those IPRs.  
09 Oct. 2009 - 
09 Oct. 2009  Workshop on 
Intellectual Property and 
Innovation  India  USPTO Location
:  Delhi, India  
Training Recipient :  Commerce 
officials, Economy officials, Health 
officials, Industry  officials, Right 
holder groups, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a programme on 
intellectual property and innovation 
in the Pharmaceutical Industry for Media and NGOs.  
12 Oct. 2009 - 
23 Oct. 2009  Multi-city 
Workshops on IP 
Enforcement  Viet Nam  USPTO Location :  Viet Nam 
Training Recipient :  Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered an extensive look 
into intellectual property 
enforcement usi ng workshops and 
other tools to highlight this growing 
topic.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
19 Oct. 2009 - 
21 Oct. 2009  Technology 
Transfer  Jordan  USPTO Location :  Amman, Jordan  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Commerce officials, other 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day programme on technology transfer.  
26 Oct. 2009 - 29 Oct. 2009 IPR Border 
Enforcement Programme  Ukraine  USPTO Location
:  Ukraine  
Training Recipient :  Border 
enforcement officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on border enforcement 
of intellectual property.  
1 Nov. 2009 -  1 Nov. 2009 Caribbean Regional 
Enforcement 
Training Bahamas  DOJ Location
:  Bahamas 
Training Recipient :  Enforcement 
officials (police and prosecutors) 
Programme Description : 
Workshops involved creating 
handbooks on investigating and 
prosecuting an IPR criminal case and practical training on conducting 
searches and other law enforcement 
techniques in IPR cases. 
09 Nov. 2009 - 13 Nov. 2009  USPTO-ASEAN 
Sub-Regional IPR 
Border 
Enforcement  Thailand  USPTO Location
:  Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a programme on 
IPR border enforcement training 
methods.  
09 Nov. 2009 - 12 Nov. 2009  Workshop on the 
Judicial 
Adjudication of IP 
Cases  Bosnia-
Herzegovina  CLDP Location
:  Sarajevo, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina (BiH) 
Training Recipient :  35 judges and 
prosecutors, as well as representatives from state police and 
customs officials  
Programme Description
:  In 
response to needs expressed by the 
BiH government, and the BiH 
business and legal community, the workshop focused on practical and 
efficient training in IP adjudication 
skills through the use of country-specific case studies.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
09 Nov. 2009 -  
13 Nov. 2009  USPTO-WIPA 
Enforcement of IPR  Argentina  
Brazil  
Colombia  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Police, 
Customs officials, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day programme on intellectual property 
enforcement.  
10 Nov. 2009 -  
11 Nov. 2009 Seminar on the 
protection and 
enforcement of IPR.  Kyrgyz Republic  USPTO Location :  Kyrgyzstan  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
: The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 5 day 
programme on intellectual property 
rights border enforcement training.  
11 Nov. 2009 - 13 Nov. 2009  USPTO-ASEAN 
Sub-Regional 
Enforcement 
Training  Thailand  USPTO Location
:  Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Police, 
Customs officials, Organized crime 
task force members, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts, Legal 
professionals, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day 
programme on intellectual property 
border enforcement training.  
14 Nov. 2009 - 17 Nov. 2009  Intellectual 
Property for the 
Arab Region  Oman  USPTO Location
:  Muscat, Oman  
Training Recipient :  Trademark 
officials, Patent officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on "Intellectual Property for the Arab region: In Depth Patent 
and Trademark Examination and an 
Overview of UPOV and other IP issues.  
  
16 Nov. 2009 - 
20 Nov. 2009  Border 
Enforcement in the Tri-border Region  Argentina  
Brazil  Peru  USPTO Location
:  South America  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is hosting Tri-border 
intellectual property enforcement 
programme of South America.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
17 Nov. 2009 - 
18 Nov. 2009  WIPO-USPTO-
SADC Regional 
IPR Enforcement  South Africa  USPTO Location : South Africa  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Justice officials, Legal 
professionals, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered an IPR 
enforcement programme on 
trademark and copyright 
enforcement. 
17 Nov. 2009 - 19 Nov. 2009 GIPA Border 
Enforcement in the 
Tri-Border Region  Argentina  
Brazil  
Paraguay  
Peru  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Customs officials, 
enforcement officials, other Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy is having a 3 day programme on border enforcement.  
01 Dec. 2009 - 
04 Dec. 2009 General IPR 
Enforcement 
Programme for CIS Countries  Azerbaijan  
Turkmenistan  
Ukraine  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, Justice officials, Legal 
professionals, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme on 
trademark and copyright 
enforcement.  
07 Dec. 2009 - 10 Dec. 2009 Copyright 
Enforcement 
Programme  Egypt  USPTO Location
:  Egypt  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, Organized crime task force 
members, other enforcement officials, Judges - criminal courts, 
other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on copyright and trademark enforcement. 
07 Dec. 2009 - 
10 Dec. 2009 Economic Court 
Judges and 
Prosecutors Workshop  Egypt  USPTO Location
:  Egypt  
Training Recipient :  Trademark 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, 
other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day 
programme for Judges and 
prosecutors.   IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
07 Dec. 2009 - 
11 Dec. 2009 IP Protection, Anti-
Counterfeiting, 
Public Health  Brunei 
Bulgaria 
Cambodia Cape Verde 
Colombia 
Cote d'Ivoire Egypt 
Estonia 
Fiji 
Gambia 
Hungary Kenya  
Lesotho  
Lithuania  Malaysia  
Mauritius  
Nigeria  Philippines  
Serbia-Montenegro 
Slovak Republic  Tanzania  
Thailand  
Uganda  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal 
courts, Health officials, Justice 
officials, Legal professionals, other Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered an intellectual 
property protection, anti-
counterfeiting, public health, and safety enforcement workshop.  
11 Dec. 2009 - 13 Dec. 2009 IP Crimes 
Enforcement 
Network (IPCEN) 
Workshop on 
Advanced 
Computer and Digital Forensics Indonesia 
 Philippines 
Singapore 
Thailand USPTO 
DOJ/CCIPS 
DOJ/OPDAT 
 Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia 
Training Recipient :  15 law 
enforcement offici als (police and 
prosecutors) 
Programme Description : 
Programme held in cooperation with DOJ’s Asia-based IP Law 
Enforcement Coordinator, provided 
training on advanced computer forensics techniques to track down, 
arrest and prosecute IP criminals. 
14 Dec. 2009 - 
16 Dec. 2009 APEC-ASEAN-
USPTO Seminar on Signal Piracy  Indonesia  USPTO Location
: Indonesia  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day seminar on signal piracy regulation.  
19 Jan. 2010 - 
22 Jan. 2010 Egyptian Copyright 
Police Workshop  Egypt  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme on copyrights.  
16 Feb. 2010 - 
19 Feb. 2010 Patent Programme  Egypt  
Israel  
Kuwait  
Saudi Arabia  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a patent programme.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
18 Feb. 2010 - 
19 Feb. 2010  GW 7th India 
Project IPR Summit  India  USPTO Location :  Mumbai, India  
Training Recipient :  Administrative 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Academics  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy in cooperation with GW 
law on the awareness of IPR.  
22 Feb. 2010 -. 
23 Feb. 2010 CSIR-USPTO 
Workshop on IP 
Protection  India  USPTO Location :  Ghaziabad, India  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy and the Council of 
Scientific and Industrial Research will be conducting a programme on 
best practices and procedures in 
patent examination.  
23 Feb. 2010 - 26 Feb. 2010 Seminar on Plant 
Variety Protection 
Under the UPOV  Tanzania  USPTO Location
:  Tanzania  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Culture officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on plant variety protection under the UPOV 
Convention.  
02 Mar. 2010 - 
05 Mar. 2010 Trademark 
Examination 
Programme  Bahamas  
Brazil  
Bulgaria  
Cambodia  Costa Rica  
Ecuador  
Jamaica  Moldova  
Morocco  
Namibia  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on trademark 
examination.  
08 Mar. 2010 - 11 Mar. 2010 USPTO Internet 
Piracy and 
Enforcement 
Programme  Ukraine  USPTO Location
:  Ukraine  
Training Recipient :  Police, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts, Legal professionals, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on Internet piracy and 
enforcement of intellectual property. 
08 Mar. 2010 - 12 Mar. 2010 Training on 
Copyright Issues 
Pertaining to Blind  Belarus  
Brazil  
Cameroon  
Ecuador  
Gambia  USCO Location
:  Washington, DC  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Culture officials  
Programme Description : 
International training programme on  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
India  
Jamaica  
Kazakhstan  Kenya  
Lebanon  
Lithuania  Mexico  
Mongolia  
Nigeria  
Paraguay  
Saudi Arabia  Slovenia  
Tunisia  emerging issues in copyright and 
related rights and issues pertaining to 
blind and visually impaired persons co-sponsored by the World 
Intellectual Property Organization.  
The programme explored the intersection of copyright law, 
technology, the marketplace and 
international cooperation in efforts to 
increase access to copyrighted works 
for the blind and visually impaired. 
09 Mar. 2010 - 11 Mar. 2010 USPTO-ASEAN 
IPR Border Enforcement 
Training  Brunei  
Malaysia  Philippines  USPTO Location
:  Brunei  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day 
programme on intellectual property border enforcement. 
09 Mar. 2010 -  
11 Mar. 2010 IP Rights for 
Kosovo's IT 
Industry  Kosovo  CLDP 
USAID Location :  Pristina, Kosovo  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Administ rative officials, 
Legal professionals, Right holder 
groups  
Programme Description : 
Workshop held in coordination with 
the Kosovo Association of Information and Communication 
Technology (STIKK) and USAID's 
Kosovo Private Enterprise Programme for Kosovo's IT industry 
to deepen understanding of concepts 
of intellectual property and software licensing and answer both simple 
and complex questions which have 
emerged in the Kosovo IT community.  
10 Mar. 2010 - 
12 Mar. 2010 Workshop on IPR 
Enforcement  Tanzania  USPTO Location :  Tanzania  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day programme on intellectual property 
enforcement. The Programme will 
cover counterfeit medicines in the 
East African community.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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TITLE PARTICIPATING 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
11 Mar. 2010 - 
12 Mar. 2010 Customs IPR 
Workshop  Croatia  USPTO Location :  Balkans and Croatia  
Training Recipient :  Police, 
Customs officials, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 2 day programme on customs enforcement 
workshop on intellectual property.  
10 Mar. 2010 - 
12 Mar. 2010 Regional and 
Commodities-
Specific: East 
Africa and Health and Safety Tanzania 
Uganda DOJ 
DOC 
DHS/ICE 
USPTO Location
:  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Training Recipient : Counterfeit 
enforcement officials 
Programme Description :  Building 
upon previous efforts, this regional 
workshop provided for training and 
exchanges of information on the current challenges posed by health 
and safety counterfeits in the region, 
as well as discussion on practical enforcement approaches, and 
cooperation on a joint line of action 
for follow up.   
15 Mar. 2010 - 19 Mar. 2010 Industrial Design 
Programme  Brazil  
Bulgaria  
Cambodia  
Costa Rica  Jamaica  
Jordan  
Kuwait  
Moldova  
Namibia  Slovak Republic  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on industrial design.  
16 Mar. 2010 - 
19 Mar. 2010 General IPR 
Enforcement 
Programme  Brunei  
Bulgaria  
Cambodia  Colombia  
Ecuador  
Egypt  Jamaica  
Namibia  
Nigeria  Tanzania  
Uruguay  
Zambia  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - criminal courts, Legal 
professionals, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4-day 
programme on the enforcement of copyrights and trademarks. 
18 Mar. 2010 - 20 Mar. 2010  Workshop on IPR 
Enforcement  Tanzania  USPTO Location
:  Tanzania  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3-day workshop 
on copyright and trademark 
enforcement.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
22 Mar. 2010 - 
25 Mar. 2010  Border Measures 
Against 
Counterfeiting  Egypt  USPTO Location :  Alexandra, Egypt  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day programme for Egyptian Customs 
Officials.  
22 Mar. 2010 - 
26 Mar. 2010 Regional 
Cooperation Mauritius DOJ Location :  Port Louis, Mauritius 
Training Recipient :  Criminal 
enforcement officials 
Programme Description :  DOJ 
arranged for a DHS/CBP Attaché to 
attend two IP trainings held by the 
World Customs Organization (WCO) with the goal of positively 
impacting Criminal Enforcement. 
23 Mar. 2010 - 
24 Mar. 2010  GIPA Combating 
Internet Piracy Workshop  Estonia  USPTO Location
:  Tallinn, Estonia  
Training Recipient :  Police, 
Prosecutors, Right holder groups  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a workshop on 
Combating Internet Piracy.  
13 Apr. 2010 - 
16 Apr. 2010 Workshop on 
Computer Forensics for Mexican 
Intellectual 
Property 
Prosecutors, Mexico DOJ Location
:  Alexandria, VA; 
Baltimore, MD Training Recipient
:  20 Mexican 
prosecutors 
Programme Description :  
This programme included training on 
digital evidence, intro. to computer forensics, Internet mechanics, online 
surveillance and evidence-gathering 
techniques, etc.  It also featured a tour of CBP offices in Baltimore, 
MD and the Port of Baltimore. 
19 Apr. 2010 - 
22 Apr. 2010 Seminar on Patent 
Work sharing  Philippines  USPTO Location :  Philippines  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy is offering a 4 day 
programme on patent work sharing 
and ASPEC implementation.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
19 Apr. 2010 - 
22 Apr. 2010  Workshop on IP 
Management and 
Technology  South Africa  USPTO Location :  South Africa  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Administ rative officials, 
other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day workshop 
on IP management and technology 
commercialization.  
19 Apr. 2010 - 
21 Apr. 2010 Workshop on 
Patent Examination 
Co-operation ASPEC  Philippines  USPTO Location
:  Manila, Philippines  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Administ rative officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered to Patent Directors and Examiners from the IP offices 
from 9 ASEAN countries. The 
programme will include experts from USPTO, Canada and Indonesia 
about the technical requirements for 
effective work sharing.  
19 Apr. 2010 - 22 Apr. 2010 Roundtable on 
Border 
Enforcement of IPR  Costa Rica  
Dominica  
El Salvador  
Guatemala  Honduras  
Nicaragua  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day 
programme on the implementation of 
border measures.  
20 Apr. 2010 - 
21 Apr. 2010 Regional: French 
Speaking West African Countries Mali 
Senegal Cote d’Ivoire 
Benin 
Burkina Faso Cameroon DOC 
DHS DOJ/CCIPS 
DOJ/OPDAT Location
:  Bamako, Mali 
Training Recipient :  150 customs 
officials, prosecutors and criminal 
investigators 
Programme Description :  Regional 
French Speaking Workshop for the 
Implementation at the Border of 
Intellectual Property Rights.   
20 Apr. 2010 - 21 Apr. 2010 Conference on the 
Enforcement of IP 
Rights  Benin  
Burkina Faso  
Cameroon  
Cote d'Ivoire  Mali  
Senegal  
Togo  CLDP 
USDOJ Location
:  Bamako, Mali  
Training Recipient :  150 Police, 
Customs officials, other enforcement 
officials  Programme Description
:  Building 
on previous regional programmes, 
this conference focused on improving skills and knowledge of 
officials involved in enforcement of 
IP at the border, including customs officials and prosecutors/police, 
facilitating cooperation at the border 
among law enforcement entities in 
West Africa, developing a 
framework of cooperation and communication between customs  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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and prosecutors/poli ce at the border, 
exposure to working models of 
processing counterfeiting goods and related issues at the border. 
21 Apr. 2010 - 
22 Apr. 2010  Enforcement 
Workshop on IPR 
Enforcement  Belarus  
Tajikistan  
Uzbekistan  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient : other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - civil/administrative courts, 
Judges - criminal courts  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered an enforcement programme on trademark and 
copyright enforcement. 
21 Apr. 2010 - 
23 Apr. 2010 Seminar on 
Enhancing Experience of 
Social Property  Argentina  
Brazil  Colombia  
Costa Rica  USPTO Location
:  Venezuela  
Training Recipient :  Commerce 
officials, Industry  officials, Right 
holder groups, other, Academics  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day seminar on 
enhancing regional experiences in forma of social property in the local 
and rural areas.  
21 Apr. 2010 - 
30 Apr. 2010 Ghana IP 
Interagency Task Force on IP 
Protection  Ghana CLDP Location
:  Accra, Ghana  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Trademark officials, Patent 
officials, Police, Customs officials, 
Administrative officials, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, 
Commerce officials, Economy officials, Health of ficials, Industry 
officials, Justice officials, Trade 
officials, other executive branch officials, other  
Programme Description
:  In April 
2010, CLDP, in conjunction with the US Department of Homeland 
Security Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and the US Patent and Trademark Office, conducted a 
three-day workshop  in Accra to 
facilitate the development of such an Interagency IP Task Force. 
24 Apr. 2010 - 
26 Apr. 2010 Regional 
Cooperation: Mauritius DHS/CBP Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Judges - civil/administrative courts, 
Judges - criminal courts  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a enforcement programme.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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Sending DHS/CBP Attaché to Two 
Trainings That Will Impact Criminal 
Enforcement -  World IP Day 
26 Apr. 2010 - 
07 May 2010 IPR Enforcement 
Advanced Seminar  Mexico  USPTO Location :  California  
Training Recipient :  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered an advanced 
seminar study tour on trademark and copyright enforcement.  
03 May 2010 - 
04 May 2010 USPTO/WIPO 
Caribbean 
Trademark Examination  Antigua & Barbuda USPTO Location
:  Antigua  
Training Recipient :  Trademark 
officials  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 2 day programme on trademark 
examination.  
03 May 2010 - 
07 May 2010 UPOV Train the 
Trainers - Advanced  Albania  
Brazil  Bulgaria  
Indonesia  
Mexico  Netherlands  
Nigeria  
Oman  
Tanzania  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day programme. The Programme 
includes information from the 
International for the Protection of the 
New Varieties of Plants. 
03 May 2010 - 
07 May 2010 Workshop on 
Technology Transfer & 
Licensing  Georgia  CLDP 
US Embassy Location
:  Tbilisi, Georgia  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Legal professionals, 
Academics  
Programme Description : 
Workshop conducted in conjunction 
with the Georgian Research and 
Development Foundation and the Technical University of Georgia on 
R&D commercialization, technology 
transfer and technology licensing.  The programme was designed to 
deepen the participants' knowledge 
of IP commercialization and promote the development and growth of 
Georgia's science and technology 
sector.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
04 May 2010 - 
06 May 2010 GIPA Criminal 
Investigation of IPR  Ukraine  USPTO Location :  Ukraine  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, Organized crime task force members, other enforcement 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials, Legal professionals, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered 3 day programme 
on the criminal investigation procedure of intellectual property 
rights. 
04 May 2010 - 
07 May 2010 PCT Workshops  Argentina  
Uruguay  USPTO Location :  Argentina and Uruguay  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Administ rative officials, 
Industry officials, Legislators, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups  The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered PCT 
workshops. 
05 May 2010 - 07 May 2010 Liberian 
Interagency Task 
Force on IP  Liberia  CLDP Location
:  Monrovia, Liberia  
Training Recipient :  50 Copyright 
officials, Trademark officials, Patent 
officials, Customs officials, Revenue (Tax) officials, Administrative 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Commerce officials, Economy 
officials, Industry officials, Justice 
officials, other Programme Description
:  
Convened in partnership with the 
Liberian government authorities to support the development of a 
National Interagency Task Force on 
Trade Related Matters, this workshop focused on the issues to be 
dealt with by an IP Interagency Task 
Force, which will serve as a model for the Liberian agencies to emulate 
in developing the broader 
Interagency Task Force on Trade Related Matters. 
10 May 2010 - 
12 May 2010  Public Intellectual 
Property Resource 
for Agriculture (PIPRA) 
Workshops  Viet Nam  USPTO Location
:  Viet Nam  
Training Recipient :  other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day 
programme on biotechnology 
protection. IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
10 May 2010 - 
13 May 2010 US Visit on 
Development of an 
E-Filing System  Georgia  CLDP 
USPTO Location :  Washington, DC  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Trademark officials, Patent 
officials  
Programme Description :  
Programme was designed to help Georgia’s Intellectual Property 
Office (Sakpatenti) launch e-filing 
systems for patents, trademarks and 
copyrights and promote areas of 
bilateral cooperation in these areas. 
11 May 2010 - 11 May 2010  Colombian 
Copyright Office IP 
Enforcement  Colombia  USPTO Location
:  Colombia  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
other  Programme Description
: The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a one day programme on copyright 
enforcement. 
13 May 2010 - 
15 May 2010 Regional and 
Skills-Specific: Southern African 
Judiciary  Angola 
Botswana Democratic 
Republic of Congo 
(DRC) Lesotho 
Madagascar 
Malawi 
Mauritius 
Mozambique Namibia 
South Africa 
Swaziland United Republic of 
Tanzania 
Zambia Zimbabwe DOJ 
DOC CLDP Location
:    Botswana 
Training Recipient :  Judges 
Programme Description :  Regional 
Southern Africa Development 
Community (SADC) Judicial Workshop on IP Enforcement: 
Adjudicating IP Cases. 
 12 May 2010 - 
14 May 2010  IP Training Course 
at the International 
Law Enforcement Institute Peru  USPTO Location
:  Peru  
Training Recipient :  Police, other 
enforcement officials, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 3 day course on 
copyright and trademark 
enforcement. 
13 May 2010 - 15 May 2010  Regional Workshop 
on IP Enforcement  Botswana  
Lesotho  
Malawi  
Mauritius  
Mozambique  
Namibia  Seychelles  CLDP 
DOJ 
USPTO Location
:  Gaborone, Botswana  
Training Recipient :  100+ Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials  
Programme Description : 
Workshop designed to increase the skill and knowledge of the  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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Swaziland  
Tanzania  
Zambia  participants so that they might more 
fairly, consistently , and efficiently 
adjudicate IP cases in the region. The programme resulted in a set of 
recommendations shared across the 
region. 
17 May 2010 - 
21 May 2010 Trainers Workshop 
for Mexican IP Law 
Enforcement Officials at the 
Border Mexico DHS/CBP 
 Location
:  Mexico 
Training Recipient :  IP Border 
Enforcement Officials Programme Description
:  Trainers 
Workshop for Mexican IP Law 
Enforcement Officials at the Border conducted in partnership with the 
World Customs Organization 
(WCO). 
17 May 2010 - 21 May 2010 Trainers Workshop 
for South African 
IP Law 
Enforcement Officials at the 
Border South Africa DHS/CBP 
 Location
:  South Africa 
Training Recipient :  IP Border 
Enforcement Officials 
Programme Description :  Trainers 
Workshop for South African IP Law 
Enforcement Officials at the Border 
conducted in partnership with the World Customs Organization 
(WCO). 
18 May 2010 - 
23 May 2010 Workshop for 
Public Prosecutors on IPR  Cambodia  USPTO Location
:  Bangkok, Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Judges - civil/administrative courts, 
Commerce officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a workshop for 
public prosecutors on intellectual 
property rights and enforcement. 
20 May 2010 - 25 May 2010 IP Crime Training 
and Operational 
Workshops  East Africa Region USPTO Location
:  Nairobi, Kenya  
Training Recipient :  Organized 
crime task force members, other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 6 day 
programme on intellectual property 
criminal enforcem ent training.  
20 May 2010 - 
25 May 2010 Regional and 
Skills-Specific: 
Western and 
Northern Africa for Investigators and 
Prosecutors  Northern Africa 
Region USPTO 
Other US 
Agencies 
Interpol Location
:  Dakar, Senegal 
Training Recipient :  Investigators 
and Prosecutors 
Programme Description :  Regional 
Intellectual Property Crime Training 
Workshop IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
25 May 2010 - 
27 May 2010 Patent and 
Trademark 
Examiners Training  Kenya  USPTO Location :  Kenya  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a patent and 
trademark examiners training programme. 
06 Jun. 2010 -  08 Jun, 2010  Judicial Workshop 
on IPR  Jordan  USPTO Location
:  Jordan  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - criminal courts  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 3 day 
programme on intellectual property 
rights. 
07 Jun. 2010 - 08 Jun. 2010 USPTO-ASEAN 
Seminar on 
Trademark 
Administration  Thailand  USPTO Location
:  Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Trademark 
officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a seminar on 
trademark administration and examination. 
07 Jun. 2010 - 
07 Jun. 2010 Mexican Judges 
Programme on IPR  Mexico  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme for 
judges on trademark and copyright enforcement. 
09 Jun. 2010 - 
11 Jun. 2010 USPTO-ASEAN 
Workshop on 
Design Protection  Thailand  USPTO Location :  Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a workshop on 
design protection and examination. 
09 Jun. 2010 - 11 Jun. 2010 GIPA IP Protection 
Workshop  Uganda  USPTO Location
:  Uganda  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Police, Pr osecutors, Culture 
officials, Justice officials  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day workshop on copyright and trademark 
protection and enforcement.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
09 Jun. 2010 - 
11 Jun. 2010  Regional IP 
Protection: East 
African Coordination  Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo Ethiopia  
Kenya  
Malawi  Mauritius  
Rwanda  
Tanzania  
Uganda 
Zambia CLDP 
USPTO 
DHS/CBP DHS/ICE Location
:  Kampala, Uganda  
Training Recipient :   Copyright 
officials, Trademark officials, Patent 
officials, Police, Customs officials, 
other enforcement officials  
Programme Description :  
Programme conducted in coordination 
with the East African Community 
(EAC) and the Ugandan Ministry of 
Tourism, Trade and Industry (MTTI) to 
promote dialogue on the importance of intellectual property protection and its 
impact on the region's economies and 
development, and to determine mechanisms, programmes and 
procedures that would improve the 
cooperation, collaboration, and communication amongst IP agencies in 
the East Africa region.  
10 Jun. 2010 - 
18 Jun. 2010 Study Tour for 
Indian Customs Officials  India  USPTO Location
:  Various US cities  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a study tour for 
Indian Custom s officials. 
14 Jun. 2010 - 
18 Jun. 2010 Interagency 
Cooperation to 
Increase Criminal 
Enforcement at the Border Mexico DOJ 
DHS Location
:  Mexico 
Training Recipient :  100 
Prosecutors 
Programme Description : 
Programme was designed to provide 
basic intelligence gathering skills 
training. 
14 Jun. 2010 - 16 Jun. 2010 Adjudication of IP 
Civil Infringement 
Cases  Bosnia-
Herzegovina  CLDP Location
:  Sarajevo, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  
Training Recipient :  50 Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Justice officials  
Programme Description
:  Workshop 
held in cooperation with the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centers of BiH, 
Republic Srpska and Brcko District, that 
focused on copyright, trademark, and collective copyright management issues. 
This programme is part of a multi-phase 
judicial capacity pilot programme implemented to build a critical mass of 
competent, fair and efficient judges and 
prosecutors trained in the enforcement of 
IPR. IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
14 Jun. 2010 - 
16 Jun. 2010 Regional & 
Interagency 
Coordination of IP Enforcement  Hungary  
Moldova  
Romania  Slovak Republic  
Ukraine  CLDP 
DHS/CBP Location
:  Kiev, Ukraine  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, Commerce officials, Economy 
officials, Right holder groups  
Programme Description
: 
Workshop conducted in partnership 
with the Ukraine Customs Service 
and the Ukrainian State Department 
of Intellectual Property (SDIP) to 
promote improved regional collaboration and coordination 
between the countries in the 
interdiction of IP infringing goods. 
17 Jun. 2010 - 18 Jun. 2010 Customs IPR 
Workshop  Slovenia  USPTO Location
:  Slovenia  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 2 day programme on custom enforcement 
for Balkan officials.  The USPTO 
training programme is typically offered to foreign government 
officials and all nominations 
considered for eligibility must be 
submitted through the US Embassy 
in country.  
21 Jun. 2010 - 02 Jul. 2010 USPTO-ASEAN 
Practical Visit on 
IPR Protection  Brunei  
Cambodia  
Indonesia  
Laos  Malaysia  
Philippines  
Thailand  Viet Nam  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Customs officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme on 
policy and legal principles of copyrights, trademarks, and patents 
and the enforcement of those IPRs. 
05 Jul. 2010 - 
08 Jul. 2010  IP Programme  Ukraine  USPTO Location :  Ukraine  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 4 day programme for intellectual property. 
The USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all 
nominations considered for 
eligibility must be submitted through 
the US Embassy in country.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
06 Jul. 2010 - 
09 Jul. 2010  Workshop on Plant 
Variety Protection  Cameroon  USPTO Location :  Cameroon  
Training Recipient : Patent officials, 
Culture officials, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a workshop on plant variety protection under the 
Bangui Agreement for the African 
Intellectual Property Organization.  
06 Jul. 2010 - 
08 Jul. 2010 Judicial Workshop 
on Intellectual 
Property Rights  Jordan  USPTO Location :  Jordan  
Training Recipient :  Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 3 day 
programme on intellectual property 
rights concerning the enforcement of trademarks and copyrights. 
10 Jul. 2010 - 
18 Jul. 2010 Study Tour for 
Indian Customs 
Officials  India  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia and 
various US cities  
Training Recipient :  other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a study tour to Indian custom officials.  
12 Jul. 2010 - 
16 Jul. 2010 Customs IPR 
Border 
Enforcement 
Programme  Mongolia  USPTO Location :  China, Mongolia, and 
Russia 
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, 
Prosecutors, other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day programme on border enforcement.  
The USPTO training programme is 
typically offered to foreign government officials and all 
nominations considered for 
eligibility must be submitted through the US Embassy in country.  
13 Jul. 2010 - 
16 Jul. 2010 Advanced Patent 
Examination 
Programme  Bosnia-
Herzegovina  
Cambodia  Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Ethiopia  India  
Mexico  
Morocco  
Nigeria  
Viet Nam  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient : Justice officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered an advanced patent 
examination programme.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
13 Jul. 2010 - 
16 Jul. 2010 GIPA General IPR 
Enforcement 
Programme  Burundi  
Cameroon  
Cape Verde  China  
Cote d'Ivoire  
Ecuador  Egypt  
Guinea-Bissau  
Lesotho  
Lithuania  
Mali  Mexico  
Morocco  
Sri Lanka  Tanzania  
Uganda  
Viet Nam  USPTO Location
: Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient : Patent officials, 
Police, other enforcement officials, Prosecutors, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on trademark and 
copyright enforcement. 
19 Jul. 2010 - 23 Jul. 2010 Trademark 
Examination  Burkina Faso  
Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Korea  Mexico  
Moldova  
Morocco  Nigeria  
Thailand  
Uruguay  
Viet Nam  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Trademark 
officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 5 day 
programme on trademark examination.  The USPTO training 
programme is typically offered to 
foreign government officials and all 
nominations considered for 
eligibility must be submitted through the US Embassy in country.  
19 Jul. 2010 - 
20 Jul. 2010 Thailand Copyright 
Training 
Programme  Thailand  USPTO Location :  Thailand  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme for Thailand copyright related 
community and the Department of 
Intellectual Property staff on Digital Copyright. 
20 Jul. 2010 - 
23 Jul. 2010 Seminar for 
Judiciary on IP 
Enforcement  Thailand  USPTO Location :  Bangkok, Thailand 
Training Recipient :  other 
enforcement officials, Prosecutors, Justice officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a programme on 
law enforcement investigations and 
public prosecutions on criminal 
enforcement of IPR.   IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
22 Jun. 2010 -  
26 Jun. 2010 Investigating Large 
Scale Internet 
Crimes for Intellectual 
Property Mexico 
Dominican 
Republic Central America US Secret 
Service 
Organization for American 
States Location
:  Mexico 
Training Recipient :  investigators 
and prosecutors Programme Description
: The goal 
of this Workshop was to increase 
regional cooperation on digital evidence as it relates to IP crimes. 
26 Jul. 2010 - 27 Jul. 2010 Algerian 
Roundtable  Algeria  USPTO Location
:  Algeria  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a two day roundtable on patent and trademark 
examination and administration 
issues. 
26 Jul. 2010 - 30 Jul. 2010 GIPA Latin 
America Copyright 
Programme  Chile 
Costa Rica  
Dominican 
Republic  El Salvador  
Guatemala  
Honduras  Nicaragua  
Peru  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Copyright 
officials, Prosecutors, Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Culture officials, Legislators  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Programme offered a programme on 
copyright enforcement.  
02 Aug. 2010 - 
31 Aug. 2010 Workshop on Plant 
Variety Protection Under UPOV  Mexico  USPTO Location
:  Mexico  
Training Recipient :  Patent 
officials, Culture officials, other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a workshop on 
plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention and a seminar on 
plant variety protection 
implementation for Mexico and new UPOV members in Mexico.  
03 Aug. 2010 - 
06 Aug. 2010 USPTO-ASEAN 
Workshop on IP 
Management  Malaysia  USPTO Location : Malaysia  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a workshop on IP 
management and technology commercialization.  
03 Aug. 2010 - 
03 Aug. 2010 Patent Protection 
Programme  Ghana  
India  
Japan  Thailand  USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme for 
the University of Washington's Center for Advanced Studies and 
Research of Intellectual Property 
(CASRIP) on patent protection. IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
09 Aug. 2010 - 
20 Aug. 2010 Study Tour for Thai 
Judges  Thailand  USPTO Location :  Alexandria, Virginia and 
US cities  
Training Recipient :  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a study tour to 
judges on intellectual property rights 
and enforcement of copyrights and 
trademarks. 
16 Aug. 2010 - 27 Aug. 2010 USPTO-WIPO 
Advanced IPR 
Programme  Austria  
Benin  
Brazil  
Cameroon China 
Costa Rica  
Denmark Dominican 
Republic 
India Italy  
Lebanon 
Mexico Netherlands 
Nicaragua 
Nigeria 
Poland  
Republic of Korea Slovakia 
Spain 
Turkey Zimbabwe USPTO Location
:  Alexandria, Virginia  
Training Recipient :  other  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on trademark and 
copyright enforcement. 
19 Aug. 2010 - 
20 Aug. 2010 International 
Conference on 
Counterfeiting  India  USPTO Location :  Mumbai, India  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, other enforcement officials, Commerce officials, Legal 
professionals, Right holder groups  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 2 day conference 
on counterfeiting and piracy.  
25 Aug. 2010 - 28 Aug. 2010  CS India Retreat  India  USPTO Location
:  Goa  
Training Recipient :  Patent officials 
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property Academy offered a 4 day 
programme on IPR and 
administrative procedures on 
intellectual property.   IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
30 Aug. 2010 - 
31 Aug. 2010 Adjudication of IP 
Criminal 
Infringement Cases  Bosnia-
Herzegovina  CLDP Location :  Sarajevo, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina  
Training Recipient :  25 Police, 
Customs officials, Prosecutors, 
Judges - criminal courts  
Programme Description :  Follow 
up workshop on Adjudication of 
Intellectual Property Criminal 
Infringement Cases (to the 
programme held from Jun. 14-16, 
2010) that focused on counterfeit medicines and internet piracy. 
31 Aug. 2010 - 
31 Aug. 2010 Counterfeit and 
Piracy w/Police 
Programme  India  USPTO Location :  Hyderabad, India  
Training Recipient : Police  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a session on 
counterfeit and piracy with police officers.  
09 Sep. 2010 - 
09 Sep. 2010  The Role of the 
Judiciary in IP 
Enforcement  Benin  
Burkina Faso  
Cameroon  Cote d'Ivoire  
Senegal  
Togo  CLDP 
DOJ 
USPTO DOC/ITA Location
:  Dakar, Senegal  
Training Recipient :  60-70 
Copyright officials, Trademark officials, Patent officials, Police, 
Customs officials, other enforcement 
officials, Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Industry officials, 
Justice officials  
Programme Description
: Workshop 
held in collaboration with the Judicial Training Center of the Senegalese 
Ministry of Justice to improve the skill 
and knowledge level of judges to provide for fair, efficient, and 
consistent adjudication of IP cases 
based upon the standards of protection afforded by domestic and international 
law. IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
13 Sep. 2010 - 
15 Sep. 2010  
 Workshop on 
Enforcement of 
IPRs  Antigua and 
Barbuda 
Barbados Belize 
Dominica 
Dominican Republic 
Grenada 
Haiti 
Jamaica 
Mexico Montserrat 
Saint Lucia 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
Suriname 
Trinidad and Tobago USPTO Location
:  Trinidad and Tobago  
Training Recipient :  Customs 
officials, Judges - civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials, 
Ministry of Public Health officials, other  
Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day workshop 
on intellectual property rights enforcement. The workshop will 
focus on combating counterfeit health 
and safety products in the CARICOM region. 
13 Sep. 2010- 
13 Sep. 2010 GIPA/USPTO-
SIPO Patent 
Industry Roundtable  China USPTO Location
: Beijing, China  
Training Recipient : Patent officials, 
other  Programme Description
:  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme that will provide patent attorneys and US 
patent rights holders with the 
opportunity to discuss the operation 
of the new patent Chinese Patent 
Law. 
14 Sep. 2010 - 17 Sep. 2010  South African 
Development 
Community 
(SADC)  Botswana 
Lesotho 
Mauritius 
Namibia Seychelles 
South Africa 
Tanzania USPTO Location
:  South Africa  
Training Recipient : Patent officials 
The USPTO, Global Intellectual 
Property Academy offered a programme on policy and legal 
principles of copyrights, patents and 
trademarks and th e enforcement of 
those IPRs. 
15 Sep. 2010 - 
15 Sep. 2010  Innovation and 
Development  Brazil  USPTO Location :  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Training Recipient :  Academics  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a programme 
related to the protection and enforcement of patents, copyrights 
and trademarks.   
22 Sep. 2010 - 
24 Sep. 2010  Brazilian Police IP 
Enforcement Training  Brazil  USPTO Location
: Brazil  
Training Recipient :  Police, other 
enforcement officials  
Programme Description :  The 
USPTO, Global Intellectual Property 
Academy offered a 3 day 
programme on trademark and copyright enforcement training.  IP/C/W/550/Add.5 
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  DATE(S) PROGRAMME 
TITLE PARTICIPATING 
COUNTRIES SPONSORING 
US AGENCY SYNOPSIS/COMMENTS 
29 Sep. 2010 - 
29 Sep. 2010  Video 
Teleconference on 
Copyright Law  Pakistan  CLDP Location :  USPTO Global 
Intellectual Property Academy  
Training Recipient :  Judges - 
civil/administrative courts, Judges - 
criminal courts, Justice officials  
Programme Description :  The 
Honorable Edward J. Damich, 
United States Court of Federal 
Claims conducted a digital video 
conference on copyright law for 
members of the Pakistan judiciary. The topics to be covered include the 
following: -Overview of 
International Copyright Law -Textbook Infringement -Software 
Infringement -Internet Piracy -
Procedure and Management of Court Dockets for Copyright Cases  
 
 
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