On 6 June 2023, the World Intellectual Property Organization hosted a webinar on trade mark examination. It was co-organised with the CARIFORUM Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation (CarIPI) project, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office and the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office.

The webinar "Successful Intellectual Property Strategies in the Horizon Europe Programme: Cooperation Opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean Countries", that was held on 23 May, is now available in our Learning Portal.

It was jointly organised by AL-INVEST Verde DPI and the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation (AUCI).

On 26-27 June 2023, CarIPI organised a train-the-trainer online workshop on IP pre-diagnostic (IP scan) services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The purpose was to train CARIFORUM business support organisations’ experts on the needs of SMEs wishing to protect their IP rights. The workshop provided valuable information on how to establish the best use of intangible assets for business competitiveness.