Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: WIPO Training Course on Patent Search and Examination for Latin American Countries
Description: The main objective of the training course is to enhance technical skills of patent examiners from Latin American countries in using online search engines to improve their performance in the substantive examination process.
The training course will also stress the importance of patent search and examination in a specific field of biotechnology this year.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to search prior art through existing online search engines and make proper substantive examination.
Type: Workshop
IP Subject Area: Industrial Property
WIPO Sector: Professional Development Program
Date From: 01/05/2017 - 05/05/2017
Venue City: Havana
Venue/Host Country: Cuba
Activity held in Language: Spanish

Beneficiary / Participant Countries

Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Argentina 2
Brazil 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Costa Rica 2
Dominican Republic 1
Ecuador 1
Mexico 2
Paraguay 1
Peru 1
Uruguay 2
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1
Total Number of Participants:  16