Timothy P. Trainer

President,
International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition

Mr. Trainer assumed the position of President of the Washington, D.C.-based International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC) in September 1999. He oversees the IACC's day-to-day operations, including its domestic and international programs. As its President, Mr. Trainer has participated in intellectual property (IP) initiatives in eastern Europe and has spoken at conferences and participated in IP training programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America.

Prior to joining the IACC, Mr. Trainer was an attorney in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) Office of Legislative and International Affairs for over three and a half years. At the PTO, he worked primarily on enforcement and trademark issues. He regularly represented the United States at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), provided IP technical support to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in bilateral consultations with governments in Asia, Europe and South America and supported other U.S. Government agencies regarding IP issues generally and IP enforcement in particular.

Mr. Trainer regularly developed and coordinated IP enforcement programs for WIPO, the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies. While at the PTO, Mr. Trainer's primary geographic areas of responsibility for enforcement matters were Asia and Europe.

He has also worked in the Intellectual Property Rights Branch of the U.S. Customs Service and practiced law in the Washington, D.C., office of Arter & Hadden.

Mr. Trainer has authored articles published in numerous professional journals, including "Copyright World," "Trademark World," "Trademark Reporter," "AIPLA Quarterly Journal" "Federal Circuit Bar Journal" and "Managing Intellectual Property." His book, Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property, was published by Oceana Publications in January 2000.

Mr. Trainer received his law degree from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1986. He also has a Master of Arts Degree in Asian Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to his graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh, he studied at Keio University's International Center in Tokyo in 1978-79.

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