ArisePlusIPR

The ARISE+ IPR management team held a consultation session with heads of the ASEAN IP offices at the 57^th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) on 27 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia. They discussed ARISE+ IPR activities from the first-year annual work plan, including a briefing on the progress of feasibility studies for an ASEAN IP academy and an ASEAN trademark registration system, both of which are in the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025. The ARISE+ IPR team also discussed potential activities for the second-year work plan.

The ARISE+ IPR management team held a consultation session with heads of the ASEAN IP offices at the 57^th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) on 27 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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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).

This monthly newsletter compiles information on the upcoming and last activities carried out by the EUIPO in the context of the EU-Funded IP projects implemented on behalf of the European Commission.

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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