Following the March 2014 workshop that brought together leading power project and energy experts from firms in Africa, Europe and the US, as well as the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), to review and annotate the most heavily negotiated

CLDP hosted a Workshop on the Prevention of  Counterfeit and Illegal Agro-Inputs in Bamako, Mali on June 17-18, 2014.

CLDP organized the US Consultations on Franchising for Georgia in New York from June 16-21, 2014 to assist officials from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MOESD) and the Business Association of Georgia to develop a business environment conducive to attracting more franchises i

To support the development of US franchise opportunities in Iraq, the US Department of Commerce (FCS and CLDP), in cooperation with the Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC), the US Embassy in Iraq, and the US Consulate in Erbil, organized a Franchising Program for representatives from&

CLDP, in cooperation with the Georgian Copyright Association (GCA), the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia “Sakpatenti”, and the High School of Justice (HSJ), held a two-day Workshop on Adjudication of Copyright and Trademark Disputes in Batumi, Georgia forapproximately 25 judges as