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Support and Assistance for the Implementation of Free Trade Agreements
Following the conclusion of Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Viet Nam, the IP Key SEA Phase…Technical Expertise and Assistance for Bilateral Trade Agreement Negotiations and IP Dialogue
As the IP Key SEA Phase II Action is designed to facilitate bilateral trade agreement negotiations…IP Awareness Raising Events
Through this activity, the IP Key SEA Phase II project will continue to participate in major IPR…Past Activities
IP Key SEA Project Conclusion Event: Conference on the Future of IPRs
This activity will serve as the closing event of the IP Key SEA Project. The conference will focus…Conference on Geographical Indications
This activity will continue the project’s efforts to promote adequate and effective GI protection…Forum on Industry Cooperation Against IP Infringements
This activity will continue the progressive approach adopted in Phase I of the IP Key SEA project…Best Practices in the Examination of Industrial Designs in the EU
This activity involves organising workshops to promote the convergence of practices and exchange…Other news
Frontier Technologies and Copyright
On 23 and 24 July 2024, the IP Key South-East Asia project organised the Conference on Copyright, Technology, and the Future of the Creative Industries in South-East Asia. At the event, international experts shared their knowledge on copyright protection in today’s digital environment.
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Sharing Best Practices in Trade Mark Examination
On 22 and 23 July 2024, the IP Key South-East Asia project organised a workshop titled ‘Best Practices in the Examination of Trade Marks’ in Taguig City, the Philippines.
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IP Key SEA joins Indonesia’s Year of Geographical Indications celebrations
This year has been designated the ‘Year of Geographical Indications’ by Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), recognising the significance of geographical indications (GIs) for the economy, rural development and conservation of cultural heritage and traditional knowledg
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Promoting Intellectual Property and Geographical Indications in Viet Nam
On 6 and 7 June 2024, the IP Key South-East Asia project and the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam co-organised a seminar entitled ‘Promoting Creativity and Innovation: The Intellectual Property Law of Viet Nam’ and an exhibition of EU and Vietnamese geographical indications.
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Meeting between South-East Asian Judges and the IP Key SEA Team at the IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC) in Alicante
On 29 and 30 April 2024, IP Key SEA organised a meeting between the project team and eight judges and senior legal officials during the 5th EUIPO IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC) in Alic
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EU-funded projects – Call for Expression of Interest for IP expertise – RELEASED
EUIPO has published a Call for Expression of Interest to compile a list of vendors interested in providing independent and
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How Intellectual Property Contributes to Sustainability
Business is not only about profits. For many companies, the bottom line is not always the only concern, as they were created to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. Likewise, intellectual property (IP) is not only about commerce.
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Trade Secrets in the EU and South-East Asia
On 17 April 2024, IP Key SEA organised a webinar on trade secrets in the EU and South-East Asia (SEA), bringing together three experts from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the
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SMEs and Intellectual Property: how to escape the middle-income trap
Talks about avoiding or escaping the middle-income trap are widespread around the world, not least in South-East Asia, where only two out of ten countries – Brunei and Singapore – are currently in the high-income bracket ([1]).
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Viet Nam joins DESIGNview
As of 2 February 2024, the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam) has made its industrial designs data available to the DESIGNview search tool.
With IP Viet Nam on board of DESIGNview, the tool now contains data from 76 participating offices.
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