WIPO Enforcement-Related Training and Awareness-Raising Activities and Cooperation with Intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organizations
January to December 2008
| Dates | Venue | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 22-23, 2008 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | WIPO Malaysian National Seminar on Counterfeit Medicines and Public Health |
| December 8-19, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | JPO-WIPO Regional Training Course on the Enforcement of IPRs |
| November 28. 2008 | WIPO | WIPO-SCIPS Training Program on IP for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| November 27-28, 2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria | WIPO Sub-regional Symposium on Enforcement of IP Rights in cooperation with the USPTO |
| November 20, 2008 | WIPO | Study Visit by High Level Policy Makers from Afghanistan |
| November 18, 2008 | WIPO | Visit By Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) |
| November 10-13, 2008 | WIPO | Seminar on IP for Journalists |
| November 9-11, 2008 | Cairo, Egypt | Regional Conference on IP Enforcement in the Digital Age |
| November 5, 2008 | WIPO | Study Visit by High Level Officials from Yemen |
| November 4-5, 2008 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Conference on Brand Protection |
| October 29-31, 2008 | Lima, Peru | Sub-regional WIPO-INDECOPI-USPTO Seminar on Border Enforcement of IPRs |
| October 29, 2008 | Rome, Italy | 16th Meeting of the Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Action Group (IIPCAG) |
| October 14-16, 2008 | Budapest, Hungary | IPR Enforcement officer training in the European region by USPTO |
| October 13, 2008 | London, UK | IPR Business Partnership Group meeting |
| September 17, 2008 | WIPO | Study Visit from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| September 16, 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | International Conference "Fighting Against Piracy" |
| September 9-10, 2008 | Santiago de Chile | National Seminars “Observancia de los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual” (Enforcement of IPRs) for Judges and Police Officers |
| September 8-10, 2008 | Bangkok, Thailand | WIPO Asia and the Pacific Regional Workshop on Effective Enforcement of IPRs: Strengthening Border Measures |
| September 4, 2008 | WIPO | Study Visit by Senior Officials from the Sudanese Center for IP Studies |
| July 17, 2008 | UN, Geneva | UNCTAD/ICTSD Conference on the Global IP Enforcement Debate |
| July 14-25, 2008 | Academy, WIPO | WIPO Summer School on IP |
| July 10-11, 2008 | Pretoria, South Africa | Consultation Workshop on the Enforcement of IP Rights Within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) co-organized with the USPTO |
| July 9, 2008 | WIPO | WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP |
| July 8-11, 2008 | Guayaquil, Cuenca, Quito; Ecuador | Series of Seminars on CRR for Judges, Magistrates, Prosecutors and the Judicial Police |
| July 2-4, 2008 | UN, Geneva | UNECE Meeting of the Team of Specialists on IP (TOS-IP) |
| July 2, 2008 | UN, Geneva | IPR Business Partnership Group Meeting |
| (1) June 26-27; (2) Jun 30-Jul 1, 2008 |
(1) St Vincent & the Grenadines; (2) Grenada |
WIPO Back-to-Back National Workshop on the Protection of IPRs for Enforcement Officials |
| June 24-27, 2008 | Halifax, Canada | Second International IP Crime Conference; Interpol IP Crime Action Group meeting |
| June 24-26, 2008 | Abuja, Nigeria | Seminar on the Law, Policy & Enforcement of Intellectual Property co-organized with the USPTO |
| June 10-12, 2008 | Rabat, Morocco | WIPO-USPTO Regional Conference on the Law and Enforcement of Copyright |
| May 27, 2008 | Paris, France | OECD Counterfeiting Advisory Group Meeting |
| May 21-23 & 26-27, 2008 | Stuttgart & Munich, Germany | GRUR Annual Meeting; Meeting with President of German Federal Patent Court, Max Planck Institute Board Meeting |
| May 14-16, 2008 | Berlin, Germany | 2008 International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC) Spring Conference |
| May 13, 2008 | Brussels, Belgium | European Commission High Level Conference on Counterfeiting |
| April 17-19, 2008 | Mexico City | Colloquium on "Professional Practice of Lawyers in and before International Organizations" and the "Specialist Course on IPRs" |
| April 15 - 16, 2008 | Beijing, China | WIPO Supreme Court Judges' Colloquium |
| April 14 - 16, 2008 | Khartoum, Sudan | Interregional Judges' Colloquium |
| April 10 - 11, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | G-8 Intellectual Property Rights Expert Group Meeting; consultations with Japanese authorities |
| March 27, 2008 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | IPR Business Partnership Meeting |
| March 17-21, 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | WIPO Study visit for Albanian Enforcement Officials |
| March 3, 2008 | New York, USA | International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) & Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) CEO Global Leadership Group Meeting |
| February 26 - 29, 2008 | Cancun, Mexico | First International Forum on Intellectual Property, organized by the Mexican IP Office (IMPI), the College of Magistrates & Judges of the Judicial Power & the National Copyright Institute (INDAUTOR) |
| February 25 - 29, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | JPO-WIPO Speaker at the Training Course on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights |
| February 22, 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Global Secure Summit (brand enforcement and protection) |
| February 19, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | G-8 Intellectual Property Rights Expert Group Meeting |
| February 11, 2008 | Milan, Italy | Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE) Intellectual Property Advanced Training Courses |
| February 3 - 5, 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Fourth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy |
| January 24 - 25, 2008 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | WIPO Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on the Protection and Enforcement of IPRs in Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy |
| January 15, 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic | IPR Business Partnership Meeting |


