Working toward compliance with the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, ten Bahraini customs officials met met with two experts from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for consultations focusing on the procedures surrounding advance rulings.

Regional coordination, communication and cooperation were the focus of the June 9-11 workshop in Kampala, Uganda, Regional IP Protection: An East African Coordination.

CLDP, jointly with the Egyptian Consumer Protection Agency (ECPA), hosted a 2-day conference and workshops to raise consumer awareness as to the safety concerns associated with counterfeit goods.

CLDP provided an advisor to present at the Egyptian Competition Authority's Workshop for General Prosecutors on May 31 and June 1, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. The DOJ advisor spoke to the working relationship with US Attorney's offices in cartel and bid-rigging cases in the U.S.

In recent years, CLDP has been working closely with the National Center for Judicial Studies (NCJS) to develop the capacity of Egyptian judges and enhance their understanding and implementation of Egyptian legislation in the areas of intellectual property, telecommunication, and electronic signat