On April 26, in close coordination with the United States Patent &Trademark Office (USPTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO) of Sri Lanka, CLDP will help NIPO celebrate World IP Day which has a theme of “Innovation-Improving Lives” this year. This event will help raise intellectual property awareness in Sri Lanka and highlight USG and other donor initiatives to strengthen Sri Lanka’s IP regime. On April 24, 25, 27 and 28 CLDP/USPTO/WIPO, in close coordination with the University Grants Commission, will conduct university IP policy workshops for technology transfer office managers that are charged with incentivizing innovation and commercialization at their universities.