CLDP Attorney Michael Cofield participated in the U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement annual meetings on December 11-13, 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.On Monday, December 11, 2017, CLDP briefed the TIFA-level Working Groups on the work and results of the CLDP-facilitated Expert...

On July 26-28,CLDPled a workshop on technology transfer for advisors and practitioners in Yerevan,Armenia. Representatives from American University of Armenia (AUA), Yerevan State University, National Polytechnic University, National Science Academy, and private sector law firms attended the program...

CLDPs Michael Cofield and Yulia Melara facilitated U.S.-based Consultations on certification levels in procurement training on October 30 through November 3, 2017, in Washington, D.C. by hosting five delegates from the Training Center within the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic for visits...

On July 20-21, CLDP hosted theThird Annual Georgia Against Counterfeiting Conference in Batumi, Georgia.

CLDP, together with advisors from the US PTO, US CBP, and the WCO, led a workshop on border identification and interdiction of counterfeit and pirated products on May 15-17, 2018, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

CLDP co-organized workshops on intellectual property for judges and for journalists in Batumi, Georgia from September 23-25, 2017.

On May 30-June 2, 2017, as a follow-on to CLDPs Trans-Caspian Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Cross-Border Issues, Michael Cofield was invited to participate in the 16th Annual International Trade and Transport Week (ITTW) in Odessa, Ukraine and to present as part of the UN Economic Commission...

CLDP, in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is hosting a two-week U.S. Consultations with Georgias National Intellectual Property Center (Sakpatenti) to provide assistance and advanced training for trademark examiners.

From May 10-12, 2017, CLDP held a regional program with participants from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Morocco in Casablanca, Morocco to share best practices in promoting SME development.