USPTO’s Global Intellectual Property Academy Continues to Advance IP Awareness and Respect At Home and Abroad
Guest blog by Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter
The USPTO’s Office of Policy and External Affairs (OPEA), through its Global Intellectual Property Academy (”Academy”), is pleased to produce some key metrics from the first and second quarters of FY 2013 that quantify the advancement of its mission to promote awareness of and respect for the intellectual property rights of American businesses. During these past two quarters, the Academy expanded its educational, technical assistance, and capacity-building on IP issues to audiences both in the U.S. and abroad. Academy programs were offered to patent, trademark and copyright officials in the U.S. and abroad, including judges and IP enforcement officials, to further understanding and respect for intellectual property rights.
The Academy conducted 15 programs during the first two quarters for U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises. For example, it participated in the USPTO’s Trademark Expo, which highlights the important role trademarks play in commerce and society. The Academy also organized seminars on a variety of topics, including “What Every Small Business Must Know about Intellectual Property,” and the problems of counterfeiting and piracy.
During the first two quarters, the Academy also conducted 44 training programs for 1,937 foreign officials. One particularly important program brought approximately 300 judges here from around the world to discuss IP awareness and enforcement in a historic conference of the International Association of Judges. The Academy focused on such topics as the use of specialized courts and addressing IP infringements in the digital environment.
For more information on our activities across the first two quarters of fiscal year 2013, I invite you to see all of our performance metrics, which are available on our Policy and External Affairs dashboard.
Posted at 07:12AM May 02, 2013 in ip | Comments[2]
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