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Strengthening IP enforcement systems
Weak enforcement remains a major barrier to effective IP protection in the CARIFORUM region.…Capacity building for judiciary and legal professionals
A strong intellectual property system depends on both robust legal frameworks and the institutions…Stakeholder consultations on project status and planning
The EU–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) calls for strong institutions, coordinated…Past Activities
IP Awareness on geographical indications and plant varieties
Geographical indications (GIs) play an important role in promoting and preserving local traditional…Geographical Indications and Origin Linked Products: Mentorship Programme
GIs serve as powerful instruments for promoting economic resilience by connecting products to their…Support in drafting modernised IP legislation
Modernising IP laws to adapt to the fast-changing business environment and aligning them with…International IP treaties: promotion, training, publications
Accession to international intellectual property (IP) treaties and alignment with global IP…Other news
Manual on Types of Marks and Distinctiveness of Trade Marks in Absolute Grounds in (selected) CARIFORUM IP Offices
On 17 April 2023, the CARIFORUM Intellectual Property and Innovation Project (CarIPI) published a manual on Types of Marks and Distinctiveness of Trade Marks as a result of the joint efforts of the Intellectual Property Offices and Registries of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, D [...]
CarIPI celebrates World IP Day with CARIFORUM intellectual property offices
In celebration of World IP Day on 26 April 2023, for which the theme is ‘Women and IP: accelerating innovation and creativity’, CarIPI will collaborate with different CARIFORUM national intellectual property (IP) offices to promote all their activities during IP Week.
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Belize joins the Madrid System
On 24 November 2022, the Government of Belize, through its intellectual property office (BELIPO), presented the World Intellectual Property Office its instrument of accession to the Protocol Relating [...]
