ArisePlusIPR

ARISE+ IPR is supporting the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) to hold a meeting with officials in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on 11-12 June to discuss technical requirements for the establishment of a national IP office in the country. Topics to be covered include implementation plans and procedures, corporate governance, financial management, human resources, IT infrastructure, examination guidelines, and training, among other aspects.  

The ARISE+ IPR team will be on hand at IP Fair 2019 in Bangkok on 30-31 May to provide advice on the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks and demonstrate the IP tools databases, ASEAN TMView, ASEAN TMClass and ASEAN DesignView. These free online databases are the premier tools for conducting searches of trademarks, accepted goods and services for trademarks, and published and registered industrial designs, respectively, and are widely used by IP rightsholders and legal practitioners.

The ARISE+ IPR team will be on hand at IP Fair 2019 in Bangkok on 30-31 May to provide advice on the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks and demonstrate the IP tools databases, ASEAN TMView, ASEAN TMClass and ASEAN DesignView. These free online databases are the premier tools for conducting searches of trademarks, accepted goods and services for trademarks, and published and registered industrial designs, respectively, and are widely used by IP rightsholders and legal practitioners.

IP Key SEA and ARISE+ IPR Project Leader Tiago Guerreiro outlined the key IP enforcement tools and databases currently in use in the EU during a Southeast Asia IPR SME Helpdesk webinar on enforcement held on 17 April. The webinar and presentation materials are available for download here.

An ARISE+ IPR regional workshop on the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights for enforcement officials, investigators, and prosecutors from across the ASEAN region concluded in Manila, the Philippines, today. Discussions covered IP rights protection and enforcement in the digital age, online business models infringing IP rights, best practices on investigative techniques and intelligence gathering, as well as challenges and measures to combat infringement, particularly in the online environment.