TAIEX training on ‘Intellectual Property Rights’

From 25 to 27 April 2017, 20 participants from different administrations of the General Administration for Border and Crossings (GABC) as well as representatives from the Palestinian Ministry of Economy and Culture attended a 3-day training on Intellectual Property Rights, funded by the ‘Technical Assistance and Information Exchange’ program (TAIEX) in collaboration with EUBAM Mission.

The training held in Jericho was conducted by experts from the Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency on the current mechanisms in place to prevent and tackle IPR infringements with an overview of the legal framework, practical cases and the role of institutions, which as a result, aimed at strengthening the capacities of the PA workforce.