Workshop Brings Russian and US Officials Together St. Petersburg, Russia IIPI, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the government of the Russian Federation conducted a three-day workshop on the protection of intellectual property rights through border enforcement. The audience for the workshop consisted of Russian customs officials... Read More »

Conference highlights the role of specialized courts in protecting intellectual property rights; Delegates discuss potential for specialized courts in Latin American countries Washington, DC Judges from Argentina, Chile and Mexico met in Washington this week to discuss current trends in intellectual property protection. The conference,... Read More »

New Court replacing Privy Council could mean greater economic opportunity for Caribbean region as well as more autonomy Chief Justice David Simmons of the Barbados Supreme Court, discusses the role of the CCJ in successful regional economic integration. Washington, DC Over 150 judges, attorney generals, attorneys, legal scholars... Read More »

Organizers see facilitating discussion on inter-country cooperation as their primary goal for symposium on proposed regional judicial tribunal Washington, DC The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) announced plans today to partner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to co-host a two-day symposium... Read More »

Development Program Launched to Increase Awareness of Intellectual Property as Mechanism to Advance Commercialization in Thailand Washington, DC IIPI completed the first phase of its national IP development and management-training program in Thailand this week. In partnership with the Kenan Institute Asia (KIAsia) and Thailand’s... Read More »

Participants discuss the importance of promoting economic development through IP-based industries with U.S. officials and private sector Washington, DC The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) welcomed today a group of sixteen delegates from Vietnam visiting the United States on an intellectual property rights study... Read More »

Washington, DC. The International Intellectual Property Institute, IIPI, released today a report exploring the role technology transfer plays in South Africa’s economic development. “Technology transfer,” the process of transferring new technologies invented at universities and other public research organizations to the private... Read More »