Following the success of the “National Seminar on Protecting Brands, Inventions and Designs Overseas” for Myanmar IP officials and SME representatives in Yangon on 12 November, ARISE+ IPR will organise a second seminar in Mandalay on 11 December for stakeholders based in the North of the country.
The ARISE+ IPR team delivered a series of seminars on geographical indications (GIs) in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Thailand in November. The seminars provided advice and assistance to over 300 GI producers and GI association representatives across the region so they could better benefit from GI protection and improve the quality standards and control systems for their GIs.
The “National Seminar on Protecting Brands, Inventions and Designs Overseas” for Myanmar IP officials and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) was held in Yangon on 12 November, highlighting the key types of IP, the EU and international registration systems, and international IP treaties. The event was organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and ARISE+ IPR, in cooperation with the Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors Association (MIPPA).
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Representatives from each of the ASEAN IP offices, the ASEAN Secretariat, and ARISE+ IPR experts attended a workshop in Bangkok on 31 October - 1 November to discuss a feasibility study on the possible establishment of an ASEAN IP Academy and evaluate some preliminary proposals.
ARISE+ IPR and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in cooperation with the Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors Association (MIPPA), will organize the “National Seminar on Protecting Brands, Inventions and Designs Overseas” for Myanmar IP officials and SME representatives in Yangon on 12 November. The seminar will focus on administrative procedures and international best practices that may be considered in implementing the Myanmar IP laws once approved.
A series of seminars is taking place in 6 ASEAN Member States on geographical indications for GI producers and associations, as well as IP officials responsible for GI. The seminars will focus on the importance of registering GIs, how to market them by developing branding strategy, and on adhering to quality standards and complying with control systems: Malaysia: 7 Nov, Myanmar: 13 Nov, Indonesia: 15 Nov, Cambodia: 19 Nov, Lao PDR: 21 Nov, Thailand: 23 Nov
The meeting, to be attended by representatives of all 10 ASEAN IP Offices as well as ASEC is one of the first steps to carry out a “Feasibility study on an ASEAN IP Academy”, which directly supports the ASEAN IPR Action Plans Initiative 7.1. The purpose of the study is to assess the most feasible mechanism for the establishment of the ASEAN IP Academy, taking into account the region’s requirements and accessibility and availability of new technology to stakeholders and users.
The winners of the Creative ASEAN Furniture Design Contest were announced during the awards ceremony at Style Fair 2018 in Bangkok on 17 October. Organised by the EU-funded ARISE+ IPR programme and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Thailand, the contest aims to raise awareness among designers in the region on the importance of creativity and protecting their intellectual property.
ARISE+ IPR hosted a seminar on IP commercialisation on 5 September at the IP Week @ SG 2018 conference in Singapore.