IIPI Announces Collaborative Programs with USPTO for 2005-06

Projects Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa Washington, DC. The International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI), an intellectual property development organization and think tank, released today details of two new collaborative projects with the United States Patent and...

IPR Capacity-Building Event for ASEAN Government Officials Completed

Seminar Presented Concrete Examples of Benefits of IPRs to Domestics SMEs Washington, DC . IIPI, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat with support from the Kenan Institute Asia, hosted...

Beijing Conference Tackles IP and Software Issues

Washington, DC. The Asia Pacific Conference on Strategies for Building a Competitive Software Industry was successfully concluded today. The conference was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Beijing, from June 28-29. IIPI organized this conference in association with the...

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...