During July and August, the IP Key South-East Asia (IP Key SEA) project organised roving seminars on trade marks and industrial designs, as well as a closed workshop on industrial designs. Whereas the former were open to the public and targeted the business sector, the latter was addressed to examiners from national IP offices.
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.
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. During the two-day event, IP officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam engaged in technical exchanges relating types of trade marks, relative grounds, convergence of practices, bad faith and reputation.