US Patent & Trademark Office: USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA), Trademarks Program

$94.8K USD

Funder	Department of Commerce
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Commerce
Country	World
Start Date	Jan 20, 2008
End Date	Aug 13, 2012
Duration	1,667 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`71954-45`

Grant Description

Location: Alexandria, VA. Training Recipient: trademark officials, administrative officials, and others.

USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) hosted four-day training program on trademarks, with a particular focus on trademark examination.

Program objectives include: fostering better understanding of international intellectual property obligations and norms, introducing the U.S. system as an example of providing WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement-level protection for trademarks, and promoting discussion of trademark examination issues through the use of case studies.

Sponsors: USPTO/U.S. Department of State, Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).