Learn about international efforts to help women use intellectual property (IP) to take their ideas into the marketplace at our next Women’s Entrepreneurship (WE) event, happening virtually and in person on Wednesday, March 6 from 1:45-2:30 p.m. ET at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Join us as we welcome some of our international counterparts and hear about initiatives and opportunities for women.

Panel Discussion: Global initiatives and opportunities for women*

• Rowel Barba, Director General, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)*Speakers may be subject to change
• Claudia Franco, National Director, National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI)
• Vivienne Katjiuongua, CEO, Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) of Namibia
• Clyphendie Pierre-Louis, A/Director General, Services to Business, Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
• Vaishali Udupa, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO (moderator)

For more information or if you have any questions or comments, please email us at WE@uspto.gov.

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We look forward to continuing to support women entrepreneurs and promote education around intellectual property. Please visit the Empowering Women’s Entrepreneurship webpage for upcoming events, mentorship opportunities, resources, and tools available through the USPTO.