US Government Coordinates IP Training Through CIIPO

The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) worked with United States Government enforcement agencies to stage regional intellectual property (IP) training in the Cayman Islands.

CIIPO, which falls under the remit of the Ministry of Financial Services, coordinated the enforcement training through the Homeland Security Investigations division. The sessions, which took place 23-26 July on Grand Cayman, focused on investigations and enforcement operations, specifically concerning counterfeit goods and their connection to transnational organised crime.

Financial Services Minister Tara Rivers addressed the opening of the conference and stated the strength of Cayman's IP regime factored into the US Government's decision to stage its training sessions in the Cayman Islands.