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Social Media Awareness Raising Campaign on IP Protection and Enforcement
This campaign will involve a series of regularly published content on the project’s social media…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…Past Activities
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…Best Practices in the Examination of Trade Marks in the EU
This activity involves organising workshops to promote the convergence of practices and exchange…Other news
Webinars on GI protection for IP authorities in SEA
IP Key SEA organised from 9 to 21 July a series of webinars on geographical indication (GI) targeting GI and Intellectual property authorities, government officials and GI producers from SEA countries.
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Webinars on protection of trademarks and prevention of bad faith registrations in the SEA region
On 23, 25 and 29 June 2020, IP Key SEA organised a series of webinars on trade marks targeting trade mark experts, legal officers and businesses in the SEA region to discuss the new developments in non-traditional or new types of trade marks in a fast moving digital world and how these marks are
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EUIPO publishes a call for compiling a list of vendors
EUIPO is setting up a list of economic operators interested in providing independent and hands-on expertise to foster IP cooperation and increase effective awareness in the field of intellectual property rights in both EU and non-EU countries.
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IP Key SEA celebrates green innovation on the World IP Day, supporting the DIP Thailand Photo Contest
On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2020, IP Key South-East Asia (SEA) project extends its support to innovators and creators who embark on the green journey and supports the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Thailand in the organization of the DIP Photography
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IP Key SEA join forces with the DIP Mini Marathon against piracy in Thailand
On 1 March 2020, IP Key South-East Asia (SEA) joined the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand for a good cause, against the buying, selling, and use of infringing products at the ‘DIP Mini Marathon 2020: Stop Piracy’ in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. [...]