On 2-4 November 2022, ARISE+ IPR hosted a training on how to deliver trade mark-related training for ASEAN IP Academy trainers. The ASEAN IP Academy was established under previous Annual Work Plans (AWPs), and has been conducting trainings at various levels. Under the current AWP, ARISE+ IPR supported the ASEAN IP Academy trainers and trade mark officials to ensure the sustainability of training on this topic and that knowledge gained will be available for future generations of trade mark examiners.

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A trade mark opposition is a procedure that allows an entity or an individual to oppose the registration of a trade mark within a country based upon a number of different grounds, such as lack of distinctiveness, passing off, and earlier intellectual property rights (IPRs), among other grounds. ASEAN Member States currently have a number of different rules relating to trade mark oppositions. Therefore, ARISE+ IPR organised a training on trade mark opposition on 19‑20 October 2022.

Trade mark applications worldwide and within ASEAN continue to grow. Therefore, it remains of utmost importance to continue to enhance the capacity of trade mark examiners within ASEAN to keep up with this global demand for trade mark applications. The ASEAN Common Guidelines for Substantive Examination of Trade Marks serves as a good starting point within ASEAN for training and collaboration between the ASEAN IP Offices.

In this activity AL-INVEST Verde IPR supports the Argentinian IP Office (INPI) in its capacity building efforts towards reinforcing the “value-bridge” between research and industry, in which Intellectual Property (IP) plays a key role. In this endeavor, it will bring EU and regional expertise together. The main topic of the session is Knowledge Transfer Management (KTM) with special attention to success cases involving “green” innovation and valuable institutional experiences from both sides of the Atlantic.

African countries are a key destination for counterfeit goods, such as pharmaceuticals, with all the hazards and dangers that these pose for consumers. At its meeting from 2 to 4 November 2022, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, AfrIPI, in collaboration with the OAPI, organised a regional conference on the protection and exploitation of African medicinal inventions for OAPI member states.