ARISE+ IPR supported the participation of the 6 GI Associations from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar in the third edition of the one-week training on GIs in Kampot, Cambodia. Following the two successful AsiaGI training, this edition was also organized by CIRAD and REDD for a week in which the experts combined theoretical presentations, role play and practical field visits, counting with a total of 24 participants from Asia (mainly ASEAN countries)

ARISE+ IPR supported the organization of the 2nd ASEAN Network of IPR Enforcement Experts (ANIEE) Meeting held in Manila (Philippines) on 25 April 2018.  The ANIEE consists of representatives from various SE Asia and international IP offices and is tasked by the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) to undertake the implementation of the IPR enforcement initiatives under the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025.

ARISE+ IPR held the ‘Regional Workshop on Online Infringments for IPR Enforcement Officials, Prosecutors and ANIEE’ in Manila on 23-24 April. Opened by EU Delegation Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen and Deputy Director General Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Atty. Teodoro C.

The 1st Sub-Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on 30 March 2018, served as the official launching event and starting point of the ARISE+ IPR project. The meeting, celebrated back-to-back with the 55th Meeting of the AWGIPC, was organized with the purpose to discuss and the first Annual Work Plan (AWP1) which 23 activities were formally approved and adopted by all AMSs. 

Local producers and association, intellectual property (IP) and agriculture officials, and IP practitioners from 12 countries gathered in Kampot, Cambodia on 14-18 May 2018 for a training on geographical indications (GIs).

ARISE+ IPR held the ‘Regional Workshop on Online Infringements for IPR Enforcement Officials, Prosecutors and ANIEE’ in Manila on 23-24 April. Opened by EU Delegation Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen and Deputy Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Atty. Teodoro C.