CARIPI

Act. 12 is composed of different public awareness- and capacity building actions, intended to  stimulate the private sector (especially SMEs, micro-enterprises and indigenous communities), to create, protect and manage their own value chains, and use IPR as a competitive tool. Particular focus is placed on branding, trademarks, designs, and GIs/origin-linked products. For enhanced impact, actions under this activity are organised in collaboration with other actors in CARIFORUM, like Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), and WIPO. 

As of 27 July 2020, the National Industrial Property Office of the Dominican Republic (ONAPI) and the Intellectual Property Office of Saint Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN) are part of TMclass.

ONAPI will use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass and IPOSKN will join the tool with a list of common terms between HDB and WIPO’s Madrid Goods and Services (MGS).

CarIPI welcomes accession of the Republic of Suriname to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (so-called “Geneva Act”).

The deposit of Suriname instrument of accession took place on 10 June 2020, whereas it will enter into force 3 months later, on 10 September 2020.

The training is expected to strengthen the technical capacities and skills of the CF IP Offices staff on TM examination, with particular focus on TM opposition proceedings, and TM distinctiveness and likelihood of confusion.

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The training aims at strengthening the technical capacities and skills of the CF IP Offices staff on TM and GI examination. The online training will particularly focus on the technical aspects regarding the relations between GIs and TMs (incl. collective, certification marks), PGIs and ex-officio examination of TM applications, PGIs and earlier TM rights in opposition.

Watch this video related with this activity:

Video 1 - Huge O'neill, EUIPO - Technical aspects of the relationship between GIs and TMs

The seminar is targeted at senior officers with responsibility in enforcement and experience in particular with IPR enforcement, from customs authorities and police of the 16 CARIFORUM countries. The objectives are to share good practice and recent trends on IPR enforcement matters between EU and CARIFORUM law enforcement agencies, and identify the main challenges and discuss potential future activities that CarIPI can facilitate. Topics such as the cooperation between Customs authorities and right holders, and Risk Management Systems in this first interaction will feature.