WIPO Training and Awareness-Raising Activities in the field of Building Respect for IP, and respective cooperation with Intergovernmental and Non Governmental Organizations
January to December 2012
| Dates | Venue | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 19-20, 2012 | WIPO, Geneva | Eighth Session of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) |
| December 5–7, 2012 | Kathmandu, Nepal | WIPO Workshop on Building Respect for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for Law Enforcement Officials; Half–day WIPO Colloquium for Judges of Appeal and District Courts |
| December 3–4, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey | International Trademark Association (INTA) Conference on Advanced Anti-counterfeiting Strategies; Meeting of the Steering Group of the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy |
| November 26, 2012 | WIPO, Geneva | Second Session of the Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Technical Assistance Against Counterfeit Medicines |
| November 22–23, 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | National Intellectual Property Seminar for Judges and Other Enforcement Institutions, in cooperation with the Bulgarian Patent Office |
| November 12–20, 2012 | Seoul, Republic of Korea | Interregional Training Program on Copyright Enforcement, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Copyright Commission |
| November 12–13, 2012 | Muscat, Sultanate of Oman | WIPO Sub-regional Workshop on Building Respect for Intellectual Property |
| November 5-9, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Training Course on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, co-organized with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) |
| October 23 24, 2012 | Chisinau, Moldova | Fifth Inter-Regional Symposium on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, in cooperation with the State Agency on IP of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) |
| October 22 24, 2012 | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | Séminaire sous-régional de sensibilisation en matière de promotion du respect de la propriété intellectuelle à l’intention des magistrats des États membres de l’Organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI) et d’autres États francophones, organisé conjointement avec l’OAPI en coopération avec l’INPI-France et l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) |
| October 16-18, 2012 | Dakar, Senegal | Sub-regional Workshop on the Social and Economic consequences of counterfeiting and other IP Infringements for the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS), co-organized with the Japan patent Office (JPO) in cooperation with the Senegalese Agency of Industrial Property and Innovation Technology (ASPIT) and ECOWA |
| October 23–24, 2012 | Brussels, Belgium | 7th WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group Meeting |
| September 27-28, 2012 | Alicante, Spain | First Plenary Meeting of the European Observatory on Infringements of IP Rights |
| September 26–27, 2012 | Singapore | Colloquium for Judges on the Enforcement of IP Rights, in cooperation with the IP Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) and with the assistance of the European Union |
| September 11-13, 2012 | Panama City, Panama | 2012 International Law Enforcement IP Conference, co-hosted by INTERPOL and the Policía Nacional de Panamá in partnership with Underwriters Laboratories |
| September 10, 2012 | Panama City, Panama | International IP Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC) Advisory Group |
| September 4–5, 2012 | Vilnius, Lithuania | WIPO Sub-regional Conference on the Enforcement of IP Rights for Judges, in cooperation with the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania |
| July 26-27, 2012 | Lusaka, Zambia | Regional Workshop on the Enforcement of IP Rights for the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Officials, in cooperation with ARIPO and the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) of Zambia, and with the support of the USPTO |
| June 21-25, 2012 | Geneva | WIPO and the American University Washington College of Law Program on International Organization Law and Diplomacy: Intellectual Property Issues |
| July 17-18, 2012 | Beirut, Lebanon | National Workshop on IP Enforcement and its Impact on Business |
| July 12, 2012 | Geneva | WIPO-University of Geneva Summer School on IP (Topic 33: Building Respect for Intellectual Property) |
| July 6, 2012 | Brussels, Belgium | Meeting of the Steering Group of the Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy |
| July 3-4, 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | WIPO-UNEP Regional Workshop on the Disposal of Counterfeit Goods |
| June 20, 2012 | Geneva | UNECE: IPR Business Partnership Meeting |
| June 18, 2012 | Geneva | WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP (Theme 11: Enforcement of Intellectual Property) |
| June 14-15, 2012 | Tirana, Albania | National Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for Judges, in cooperation with the Albanian Copyright Office (ACO) |
| June 12, 2012 | Geneva | Study Visit of the Chief Magistrate of Antigua and Barbuda |
| June 5, 2012 | Geneva | WTO: Meeting of the Council for TRIPS |
| May 22–23, 2012 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | National workshop on Enforcement |
| May 22-23; May 25 |
Antigua & Barbuda; St Kitts & Nevis; |
Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Officials |
| May 9, 2012 | WIPO, Geneva | Meeting with Judges from the Administrative Tribunal of Costa Rica |
| May 8-10, 2012 | Washington, D.C., U.S.A | WIPO-USPTO Workshop on the Enforcement of IP Rights for Judges |
| April 26, 2012 | Brussels, Belgium | Sixth WCO Counterfeiting and Piracy (CAP) Group Meeting, Brussels, May 2 and 3, 2012 |
| April 18–20, 2012 | Jakarta, Indonesia | ASEAN-USPTO Advanced Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights Against Trade in Counterfeit Goods |
| March 28–30, 2012 | Odessa, Ukraine | Europe-Asia Pacific Commonwealth of Independent States (EUR ASP CIS) Cross-Regional Seminar on Current Methods for Combating Cybercrime |
| March 26–28, 2012 | San Salvador | WIPO National Workshop on Enforcement of IP Rights for Prosecutors, Police and Customs Officials |
| March 27–29, 2012 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Séminaire sous-régional sur l’impact économique et social des atteintes aux droits de propriété intellectuelle dans l'espace de l’Union économique et monétaire Ouest africaine (UEMOA) à l’intention du corps judiciaire, des administrations publiques et du secteur privé |
| March 22, 2012 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | IPR Business Group Meeting and REACT General Assembly |
| March 22, 2012 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China | First Meeting of the International IP Crime Investigators College (IIPCIC) Advisory Group, organized by INTERPOL |
| March 22, 2012 | Geneva | WIPO-WTO Advanced Course on IP for Government Officials (Topic 21: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: Legal and Policy Context) |
| February 28-29, 2012 | Geneva | Meeting of the Council for TRIPS |
| February 28, 2012 | Geneva | Visit by a Team of IP Specialists from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) |
| February 20, 2012 | Geneva | Study Visit of Officials from Pakistan Enforcement Agencies |
| February 9, 2012 | Geneva | Study Visit of a Delegation from the UK IP Office |
| January 21, 2012 | Geneva | 130th Session of the World Health Organization Executive Board |
| January 10-11, 2012 | The Hague, Netherlands | Eighth Green Customs Partners’ Meeting organized by UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) |
