St. Petersburg Customs Event a Success

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...

IIPI Launches EU CII Discussion Forum

New Feature Meant to Encourage Discourse on IP Issues Washington, DC The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI) today launched a public Discussion Forum focusing on the European Union’s proposed Directive on Computer Implemented Inventions (CII). The EU...

IIPI Begins Work on Central American Patent Search Authority

Feasibility Study Funded by EPO Washington, DC The International Intellectual Property Institute project team has begun carrying out a feasibility study on behalf of the European Patent Office, investigating the potential of creating a regional patent search system...

Industry Experts Discuss the MGM v. Grokster Case

Fourth House IP Caucus Roundtable presents a lively informative copyright debate to Members of Congress Washington, DC On March 10, 2005, IIPI hosted a congressional roundtable discussion to publicize the first intellectual property focused Supreme Court case in...

Conference Highlights IP in West Africa

Washington, DC The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), in association with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and ABA-Africa, successfully concluded a 3-day conference in Dakar, Senegal, titled West Africa and Intellectual Property: Policy...