The ARISE+ IPR team hosted a series of workshops in Indonesia, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand on the Madrid system for the international registration of marks from 27 February to 5 March, to assist local businesses in taking advantage of the benefits the system offers. The workshop in Cambodia also included information on the Hague system for the international registration of designs. Each workshop featured the launch of a booklet for participants on local procedures and requirements.

Parallel consultation meetings on trademarks, designs and information technology with representatives from the ASEAN national IP offices and the ASEAN Secretariat in Bangkok on 18-20 February discussed a range of initiatives to improve IP services in the region.