{"id":948,"date":"2011-06-29T21:39:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T01:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamie.workingagenda.com\/blog\/?p=948"},"modified":"2018-10-22T12:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T16:30:42","slug":"usptos-summer-indoctrination-program-for-intellectual-property-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamie.workingagenda.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/29\/usptos-summer-indoctrination-program-for-intellectual-property-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"USPTO’s summer indoctrination programs for intellectual property officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/abbr>\n

This is the May to August schedule for the USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA).<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/ip\/training\/schedule.jsp#heading-8<\/a><\/p>\n

Among the countries mentioned in the schedule are Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam. However, many of these events are regional or topical meetings <\/a>that include officials from many other countries. The costs of these operations have to be fairly substantial. <\/p>\n

May 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

2-6, UPOV Train the Trainers at USPTO headquarters – View agenda
\n2-7, WIPO Workshop on Enforcement of IPR at USPTO headquarters – View agenda
\n8-13, International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, California
\n9-12, Advanced Patent Examination – Computer-Implemented Inventions at USPTO headquarters – View agenda
\n9-13, WIPO Workshop on Enforcement of IPR at USPTO headquarters
\n10-12, Seminar on Trademark Office Administration and Workshop on Design Protection and Examination in Thailand
\n11, US-Japan Judicial IP Appellate Seminar in Japan
\n16-17, GIPA IP Enforcement Program in Lithuania
\n17-20, Enforcement of IP Rights: An Interagency Approach with Private Sector Coordination in Kenya
\n18-20, Workshop on Identification and Interdiction of Counterfeit Medicines in Ukraine
\n23-26, Regional Seminar and Workshop on IP Management and Technology Commercialization in Kenya<\/p>\n

June 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

6, Claim Construction at the Federal District Court and USPTO headquarters
\n7-10, GIPA Enforcement for Public Prosecutors in Ukraine
\n7-9, GIPA Copyright Infringement in the Digital Environment in Ukraine
\n8-10, Intellectual Property Law and Strategic Management for Sustainable Economic Development at USPTO headquarters – View agenda
\n14-16, ASEAN IP Management and Technology Commercialization in Philippines
\n15-24, Multi-city IPAC II Program in Russia
\n27-July 1, GIPA Trademark and Geographical Indications Program at USPTO headquarters
\n28-30, US-Vietnam Bilateral Seminar in Vietnam
\n29-30, US-Malaysia Bilateral IP Seminar in Malaysia
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July 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

11-14, Protection of Industrial Design at USPTO headquarters
\n12-13, Workshop on IPR and Enforcement for the Iraq Judiciary and Law Professors at USPTO headquarters
\n18-22, GIPA Advanced Patent Examination Program at USPTO headquarters
\n25-28, GIPA General Enforcement Program at USPTO headquarters
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August 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

1-5, GIPA Advanced Trademark Examination Program at USPTO headquarters
\n1-5, Collaboration Workshop on Interagency IPR Task Forces in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia
\n1-12, USPTO-WIPO Summer School at USPTO headquarters
\n8-12, GIPA Policy, Legislation and Enforcement Program at USPTO headquarters
\n8-12, Patents and Technology Transfer Program at USPTO headquarters
\n9, John Marshall Law School Tour at USPTO headquarters
\n23, GIPA Customs Enforcement Program at USPTO headquarters
\n23-25, Fifth Symposium for Heads of Intellectual Property Academies at USPTO headquarters
\n23-26, Enforcement Practices Against Trade in Counterfeit Hard Goods in Indonesia
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In the past, KEI had to use the FOIA to request the lists of speakers at some sessions. Programs for some events are not transparent, and may feature industry lobbyists and consultants as experts, without presenting a range of views or balance in terms of the information presented. <\/p>\n

For the programs that are provided from the USPTO, the lack of balance is evident. For example, for the WIPO-USPTO Workshop on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights held in Washington, DC on Washington D.C., May 2 to 6, 2011, there were four private sector speakers. They were:<\/p>\n