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In December 2019, IT officials from Cambodia and Lao PDR together with the EUIPO’s IT experts discussed the future integrations of both counties to TMclass (one of the IT tools developed by the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) and the EU IP offices).
ARISE+ IPR carried out a study on the role and involvement of women in community-based industries related to IPR in the ASEAN under the Annual Work Plan 3-2020. The content includes a comparative analysis of key community-based and women-led industries across the ASEAN, a discussion on women’s relationships with the IP landscape in the region and a showcase of products from relevant sectors.
In March 2021, the ARISE+ IPR programme launched the online training modules for all the ASEAN Member States and the relevant officials within each IP office on the ARISE+ IPR website and the EUIPO e-learning portal to support the implementation of the ASEAN IP Academy. The feasibility of establishing the ASEAN IP Academy is one of the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025’s initiatives.
Following the ‘IT Training on the Maintenance and Update of ASEAN TMview and ASEAN DesignView’ at the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) headquarters in December 2019, the ARISE+ IPR programme continues to assist the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) IP offices in the updating and maintenance of the ASEAN IT Tools and enhance the ASEAN Member States’ capacity to manage their regional tools in a sustainable
To improve the ASEAN design service quality, harmonise design practices in the region, and provide a platform for the exchange of design-related trends and issues, we agreed in February 2018 that the ASEAN Design Convergence Network would be established. The 1st ASEAN De
The ASEAN Trade Mark Convergence Network aims to develop new content to improve the ASEAN Common Guidelines on Trade Marks, the overall quality of trade mark services in the region, to harmonise trade mark practices, and to discuss the technical and legal issues ASEAN IP Offices currently encounter.
ARISE+ IPR developed national leaflets to raise awareness on intellectual property rights, with a focus on IPR infringements and enforcement for some interested ASEAN Member States (AMS). The areas covered are ARISE+ IPR’s scope, namely trade marks, industrial designs, and geographical indications. The leaflets are bilingual, that is, in both English and the local language.
Geographical indications (GIs) give added value to the local economy of several countries globally. The GI protection system identifies goods that come from a specific geographical area, guarantees their quality and improves their reputation. There are many GIs in the world and the European Union (EU) encourages and supports the strong protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) in all countries.
In 2020, the EU-funded project ARISE+ IPR launched a general awareness campaign devoted to project stakeholders, local businesses, and the public lasting until 29 January 2021. Some of the highlights include facts about national GIs (Geographical Indications) in ASEAN, the benefits of GIs in the EU, the Hague system's implementation at the EU and the Geneva Act, and the new features on the project website.
ARISE+ IPR provided a strategic training course for the IPR helpdesk staff in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar, covering several areas under the scope of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and the IP protection system in the respective ASEAN Member States (AMS). Topics included an introduction to trade mark, design and GI protection and the associated benefits, international protection systems, and the importance of customer service.