CLDP organized workshops April 27-28, 2011in Tunis, Tunisia on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Maghreb and franchising, as well as launched the French-language version of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Maghreb book published by CLDP.

CLDP led a three-day workshop in Kigali, Rwanda, June 6-8, 2011, focusing on the judiciarys role in promoting intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement throughout the East African region.The outcome of this workshop resulted in a series of recommendations for the East African...

Two federal judges, a United States Patent and Trademark Attorney, and a private sector attorney conducted a two-day workshop in Cairo for 120 Egyptian judges on the legal ramifications of the recently enacted Egyptian intellectual property law.

In response to a large backlog of patent applications, and increased volume in patent applications each year as a result of Pakistan's new recognition of pharmaceutical product patents, Pakistan's Patent Office has hired 12 new examiners. These examiners, though junior, are computer capable and...

As part of CLDP's ongoing support of Russia and Ukraine's efforts to make the protection of intellectual property rights under their Commercial Codes more compliant with the TRIPS Agreement, CLDP conducted a five-day workshop for Russian and Ukrainian border enforcement officials nominated by the...

CLDP organized consultations in November 2005 in Washington, D.C. for a delegation of public and private sector experts and franchising stakeholders from Algeria.

CLDP conducted a program for Ukrainian intellectual property officials. The program, entitled "U.S. Consultations on Intellectual Property Appellate Proceedings: Ukraine State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP)" sought to acquaint Ukrainian intellectual property officials with the...

CLDP advisors, including an expert on IP administration shared information with Pakistan’s Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) on best practices in patent office operation and consulted on strategies for faster and more accurate patent application determination.

CLDP coordinated a two-day workshop-conference, to be held from September 13-14 in Manila for roughly 200 attendees from the Philippines IPO, academia, law enforcement, and private sector. US, Filipino, and international experts provided an overview of the challenges and benefits of digital...

An integral part of CLDP’s assistance is the reform of Ukraine’s intellectual property (IP) regime. At the request of the State Department of Intellectual Property of Ukraine (SDIP), CLDP, in coordination with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), held a U.S.-based consultation for SDIP...