Learning

• Recorded webinar on good practice and recent trends on classification of goods and services for trade mark registration. Organised by CarIPI and delivered by Thom Clark, Senior Expert Legal Affairs at EUIPO.
• Development of a classification database for goods and services
• Classification trends and good practice

• In this course, a variety of subjects and experts offer insights into future perspectives of the interlinked relationship between trade marks and geographical indications.

• Different aspects related to the Gis, such as: possibilities to protect them by other legal means, the concept of property and the ownership, their contribution to the social cohesion and economic development.

• GI e-learning course with several modules and other information

• Geographical Indications (GIs) for local products with unique characteristics

• GIs overview

• The training material in the present volume, Linking people for quality products: sustainable interprofessional bodies for geographical indications and origin-linked products, focuses on the management and promotion of the specific qualities of geographical indications (GIs) by local stakeholders gathered together in a collective management organization – the interprofession, or joint body – that are central to the commercial success, and ultimately to the sustainable impact, of any initiative to promote the link between a product and its origin.    
• The content and theory pages of this training manual set out the basic concepts, while the exercise sheets provide for participative activities. The trainer notes, together with the introduction, guide trainers in the preparation of tailored training in relation to the five steps of the virtuous circle.

• Training on origin-linked products - Tools for a participatory approach

17 full course

1 hour Module on Gis

• Module 1: Introduction 
• Module 2: Quality and Consumers
• Module 3:Market Research
• Module 4: Asymetric Information about Quality
• Module 5: Food Labeling
• Module 6: Pricing Strategies and Implications
• Module 7: Consumer Behaviour and Brand Personality
• Module 8: Geographical Indications: “Geographical Indication” and the key facts about the protection of GIs in the EU. You will also be able to explain the importance of the GI sector within the EU market.
• Module 9: Innovation and Quality 

• Module 1: The Role of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications in the Market
• Module 2: Trademarks
• Module 3: Geographical Indications
• Module 4: Industrial Designs
• Module 5: Protection Against Unfair Competition
• Module 6: Making Brand and Managing Intellectual Property
• Module 7: IP and Development - Flexibilities and Public Domain under Trademarks
• Final Exam

• Recorded webinar on the technical aspects regarding the relations between Geographical Indications and Trademarks (incl. collective and certification marks), PGIs and ex-officio examination of TM applications, PGIs and earlier TM rights in opposition. Organised by CarIPI and delivered by Hugh O’Neill (Legal Affairs at EUIPO).

• Recorded webinar on TM opposition proceedings delivered by Ewelina Sliwinska (Legal Affairs at EUIPO)

• Recorded webinar on TM distinctiveness and likelihood of confusion in relative grounds delivered by Ewelina Sliwinska (Legal Affairs at EUIPO)
   

• Recorded webinar on the protection of non-EU Geographical Indications in the EU, delivered by Monika Turek (DG AGRI, European Commission)

• Recorded webinar on the assessment of non-EU GI applications under bilateral agreements, jointly delivered by Franciska Schönherr (EUIPO Operations Department) and by Ewa Miszczak (DG AGRI, European Commission)

• Recorded webinar on the experience of Georgia in relations to the agreement on protection of GIs with the EU, delivered by Sophio Mujiri (EUIPO Seconded National Expert from IP Office of Georgia)

• Recorded webinar on the cooperation between customs and right holders delivered by Massimo Antonelli (EUIPO Observatory).

• Recorded webinar on risk management systems delivered by Maurice Adefalou (World Customs Organisation).  

Plant Variety System in CARIFORUM

carIPI

Recorded Webinar

EN

52 min

Plant Variety

• Recorded webinar on the importance of plant variety protection to promote plant breeding activities in the CARIFORUM region.

TM and GIs: EU Case Law

carIPI

Recorded Webinar

EN

21min

Trade Marks; Geographical Indications

• Recorded webinar on relevant case law on Geographical Indications delivered by Virginia Melgar, Chairperson of the 5th Board of Appeal of EUIPO

TM and GIs: Case Law from Costa Rica

carIPI

Recorded Webinar

EN

18 min

Trade Marks; Geographical Indications

• Recorded webinar on relevant case Law from Costa Rica (Manchego Cheese) delivered by Pedro D. Suarez Baltodano, Judge at the Trinibunal Registral Administrativo

TM and Gis: Future of Jurisprudence

carIPI

Recorded Webinar

EN

10 min

Trade Marks; Geographical Indications

• Recorded webinar on the future of the jurisprudence in the area of TM and GIs, delivered by Justice Anderson, Charmain of the CCJ Academy for Law

The Role of Intellectual Property in Developing Your Brand

CEDA

Recorded Webinar

EN

110 min

Trade Marks; Designs; Geographical Indications 

• Recorded webinar on how to create and protect brand values, delivered by Erica K. Smith, Intellect Management Services Inc.

• Recorded webinar on how specific commodities have been able to brand their products in national, regional and international markets, delivered by the managing director of Windward Commodities.

• Recorded webinar to raise awareness on the benefits – for the business sector and in particular to SMEs in the CARIFORUM countries - of the existing regional and international convergence efforts.

• Recorded webinar about the benefits of the international registration systems for international trade. Experience sharing from EU and CARIFORUM speakers. 

• Recorded training session on  unregistered trade marks delivered by Irina Sotirova, EUIPO Senior Expert on Legal Affairs

• Recorded training session on bad faith in trade mark registration, delivered by Ewelina Sliwinska, EUIPO Senior Expert on Legal Affairs.

• Recorded training session on invalidity proceedings and best practices, delivered by Rebecca Santana Davies, EUIPO expert.

• Recorded training session on design examination, with experts from the EU and CARIFORUM 

• Recorded training session on practical aspects of design examination, i.e. product indication, classification, and deferment. 

• Recorded training session focussing  on the graphical representation of designs and correct use of visual disclaimers.

• Recorded webinar delivered by the attorney-at-law Tira Green, focussing on major trade agreements affecting IP rights in the CARIFORUM region.

• Recorded training session delivered by EUIPO expert Rebecca Santana Davie on the interplay between geographical indications and trade marks within the EU.

• Recorded session on  on the legal framework for GIs and TMs in the CARIFORUM area, delivered by  Marissa Longsworth, deputy chairperson of the Cayman Islands Government's IP tribunals

• Virtual on-the-job training for officials from Caribbean IPOs on the implementation of the Madrid System operations

• Recorded webinar to promote the Madrid International Registration System for SMEs in Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with TTIPO, and launch of the  booklet “The Madrid Protocol – A Route to Global Branding for Entrepreneurs”. 

• Recorded webinar  in collaboration with ABIPCO on the use of the Madrid International Registration System - targeting the business sector in Antigua and Barbuda

• Recorded webinar on GI specifications (part 1) focussed on management of GI systems and the key role they play in the protection and promotion of a brand.

• Recorded webinar on GI specifications (part 2), focussed on GI control and management mechanisms.

• Recorded webinar in collaboration with the West Indies Rum and Spirits Association (WIRSPA) on  Geographical Indications (GIs) and the regional rum sector