#1Presentation of Mr. Lalloo Ramlal, representative from the Trinidad and Tobago, Intellectual Property Office The "XXVIII Meeting of International Cooperation Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean: Cooperation for Intellectual Property" and the "Seminar on Opportunities for International Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards Greater Strengthening of Regional Cooperation" organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin America and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Panama be held in Panama City Panama, from November 7 to 9, 2017.#2Brief Overview of Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office's Initiative "To strengthen the capability of the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office to provide Knowledge Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights Education, Information and Training Services through cooperation with the Mexican Industrial Property Institute (IMPI) and El Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INAPI) de Chile"#3About Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) . Is one of the fourteen (14) countries of the Caribbean Region Population 1.3M (CSO, 2016) : • Area : 5,128 Sq Km OGDP per Capita: US 17,935 USD (Source Carib Econ Report, April 2017) Economy (Source CSO) Sector % GDP % of Labour Force/Employment Manufacturing 8 8.0 Oil/Gas 36.2 2.9 Services 54.9 84.8#4Patent and Trademark Applications Sources of Patent Applications Number of Number of Applications Applications 2014 2015 Number of Applications 2016 Remarks Mainly through PCT in Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas and International 185 164 135 Applications organic Chemistry Local Applications 2 3 3 TOTAL 187 167 138 Sources of Trademark Applications Number of Number of Number of Remarks Applicatio Applications Application ns 2015 S 2014 2015 International 1110 1296 991 Local 368 380 408 TOTAL 1478 1676 1339#5IPICA Policy White Paper (13 January, 2017) IPICA, the Spanish acronym for "Empowering knowledge transfer in the Caribbean region through effective intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Transfer Regimes • 3 Yr project funded by EU:ACP-EU Co-Operation Programmes ● Completed in January 2017 Project Team . • 2 Universities from EU (Alicante, Austria) 3 Universities from Caribbean Region 2 Intellectual Property Offices One Ministry from Jamaica Support from IP Office T&T, Spanish IP Office, OHIM Spain, WIPO#6IPICA Policy White Paper : Situation Lack of policy action in the Caribbean Region to stimulate IPR in general, more so in the area of science, Technology and Innovation (STI) • Need: For the Region to use IP tools more strategically#7IPICA's Policy Recommendations for Trinidad and Tobago . Many recommendations • However the recommendation: "Establish support services such as Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCS) within existing institutions/local entrepreneurship enablers to support the commercialization of IP" ⚫ is being pursued by the T&T's IP Office. (IPICA Policy White Paper)#8T&T IPO's Strategy to Establish a TISC The approach is not to "re-invent the wheel" • Seek through South-South cooperation linkages into TISC-type services, infrastructure and expertise available in the Region • WIPO's consultant (see RADAUER, A (2015). Integrating Intellectual Property into Innovation Policy formulation in Trinidad and Tobago. WIPO) recommended that T&T "reference": • Mexico's IMPI CADOPAT system and • Chile's INAPI PROYECTA system#9IMPI's CADOPAT: Its Expertise and Resources . Prior art search reports Patent examination reports . Patentability opinions. . Support documents#10INAPI'S PROYECTA; Its Expertise and Resources . Processing, reporting and dissemination of technical knowledge Providing education and training services to support technology transfer#11T&T Needs to progress • . Operationalize the "co-operation agreement" with Chile's INAPI and establish another with Mexico's IMPI Immediate needs • A description and analysis of INAPI's PROYECTA and IMPI's CADOPAT systems The concept of an integrated TISC information system linking INAPI and IMPI services A strategy to accomplish these objectives#12Updates . • T&T has already signed a MOU with Chile Both the Controller of the T&T IPO and senior officials of IMPI met. There is preliminary agreement on both sides regarding access to CADOPAT. This South-South type relationship is the first of its kind in the region. An enabling mechanism is required to operationalize the agreements for cooperation.#13References • IPICA: Empowering knowledge transfer in the Caribbean through effective IPR & KT regimes - POLICY WHITE PAPER: ENCOURAGING IPR & KT GOOD PRACTICES IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION IPICA project (2016). Empowering knowledge transfer in the Caribbean through effective IPR & KT regimes - MICRO-LEVEL STUDY: BENCHMARKING REPORT. Universidad de Alicante. RADAUER, A (2015). Integrating Intellectual Property into Innovation Policy formulation in Trinidad and Tobago. WIPO. • IPICA: Empowering knowledge transfer in the Caribbean through effective IPR & KT regimes • - POLICY WHITE PAPER: ENCOURAGING IPR & KT GOOD PRACTICES IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION https://cadopat.impi.gob.mx#14Thank You!!!!!