EU Trade Mark Practices and IT Tools Workshops in Alicante to sow the seeds for IPR Protection in the SEA

The IP Key South-East (SEA) Project closed the year 2019 with  two activities organized in headquarters of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain on 2-5 December.  The activities focused on the Convergence Programme, which aims to harmonize practices among Inte

Thailand joins TMview

As of 27 September 2019, The Department of Intellectual Property under the of Ministry of Commerce in Thailand (DIP) has made its trade mark data available to the TMview search tool.

With DIP on board of TMview, the tool now contains data from 69 participating offices.

Official visit of the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam at EUIPO

From 26 to 27 September 2019, the EUIPO receives a visit of a delegation from the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam (IP Viet Nam), led by Mr Phan Ngan Son, the Deputy Director General.

IP enforcement tools in the EU explained

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.

IP Key SEA and LaLiga mark World Intellectual Property Day in Thailand

IP Key SEA teamed up with Spanish football league, LaLiga, to highlight the importance of IP in sports, particularly for football, at World Intellectual Property Day in Bangkok, Thailand on 26 April. [...]

Join IP Key SEA and LaLiga to celebrate World IP Day 2019 in Thailand!

The IP Key SEA team joins Spanish football league, LaLiga, to mark World IP Day in Bangkok, Thailand, highlighting the important role that intellectual property plays in supporting sports leagues, clubs, players and facilities.  Trademarks and copyright, in particular, help protect the revenue fr

Workshop tackles trade in counterfeit goods in Southeast Asia

IP Key SEA and EUIPO experts shared insights at the ‘Workshop on Trade in Counterfeit Food, Beverages, Cosmetics, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods’ in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, on 2-5 April.

Establishment of sui generis GI protection system explored at IP Key SEA meeting in Brunei Darussalam

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Home Affairs and SME assistance body, Darussalam Enterprise, provided insights on the potential development of a sui generis system for protecting geographical indications (GIs) at a meeting

Viet Nam to draft new trademark examination guidelines

Officials from IP Vietnam met with IP Key SEA representatives to discuss new national trademark examination guidelines on 21-22 February.

IP offices work towards enhanced EU-SE Asia patent data exchange services

IT officials and managers from the IP offices of Southeast Asia met with IP Key SEA and European Patent Office (EPO) representatives in Bangkok on 20-21 February to work through data sharing mechanisms that will lead to enhanced services for both local and international users.