An initiative in the framework of the EU-China IP Academic Network, organised by IP Key China and hosted by Fudan University Law School.

The third edition of the EU-China IP Academic Forum took place on 22 November 2018 in Shanghai, hosted by Fudan University Law School.

The Forum aimed at academics from the EU and China to discuss the latest IP topics, research and funding cooperation opportunities as well as the future of the EU-China IP Academic Network (EUCIPAN).

From 6-8 November, IP Key China cooperated with the DG TAXUD and the Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department in the organisation of a working group meeting in Hong Kong. Customs officers from 7 EU Member States (Spain, Sweden, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy) together with the Officers from the Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department participated in this activity.

On 6 November, co-organised with and hosted by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court, in cooperation with Xiamen University Intellectual Property Institute and CAASA, IP Key China held an IP Café event, featuring open discussions about IPR protection on e-commerce, across enforcement measures and voluntary cooperation models. Experts, judges and academics from EU and China participated in this event, to exchange views and learn from each other’s experience.

Representatives from each of the ASEAN IP offices and ARISE+ IPR experts will attend a kick-off meeting in Bangkok on 30-31 October to discuss a feasibility study on the possible establishment of a regional ASEAN IP academy. The participants will discuss and evaluate initial proposals for the study.

A roundtable dialogue between EU and Indonesian experts was held in Jakarta on 24 October to discuss recent developments in relation to the new patent law of Indonesia, and share international best practices on patent examination procedures. Representatives from the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of Indonesia, European Delegation to Indonesia, European Patent Office (EPO), and IP Key SEA participated in the dialogue.

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IP Key SEA organised exchange dialogues in Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia on 17 - 24 October for local customs authorities to share expertise on IP enforcement practices and border control measures with EU representatives. The activity aimed to further intensify the level of coordination and engagement of local law enforcement authorities in curtailing the trade in IPR infringing goods.

The activity, which will take place in Chile on the 29th and 30th of October, consists in a seminar where participants will review the types of Copyrights applicable for visual artists, enshrined in Latin American copyright laws. It will also observe the obstacles that may exist in the region for their effective implementation. 

IP Key will participate in the Trade mark Experts Sub Regional Workshop of Central American countries and the Dominican Republic jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The General Direction of Intellectual Property of Honduras (DIGEPIH). The activity will take place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras between October 17th - 19th, 2018, and is aimed mainly at trade mark examiners.

IP Key LA will organize a one-week technical workshop between November 12th-16th in Lima, Peru, with the support of the Peruvian IP Office (INDECOPI). The activity is designed to improve the application and examination processes of Latin American Trade marks and designs.

The activity consists in a two-day workshop in Brazil and will take place next October 23rd and 24th, with the objective of providing a hands-on training on free EPO tools (Espacenet, CCD and Global Dossier). The training, to be carried out by an EPO official, is a contribution by IP Key LA to help Latin American IPOs increase in the efficiency and predictability of their examination decisions though a better understanding of EPO tools and an improved understanding of EPO search reports.