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 officials in November 2005 on the U.S. appellate process for patent and trademark appeals. The program sought to acquaint Ukrainian IP officials with the substantive and administrative principles and processes of IP appellate proceedings. Building upon the November 2005 consultations, CLDP and USPTO officials traveled to Ukraine to conduct exercises and mock trials with a larger group of Ukrainian IP officials. The SDIP officials who attended the consultative sessions in the U.S. applied the knowledge gained during the workshop and take the lead in conducting the program in Ukraine. CLDP staff and five USPTO officials traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, to hold a four-day workshop with Ukrainian IP officials on Appeals Chambers Proceedings. The IP officials participated in mock trials and work through various patent and trademark appeals scenarios.