South-East Asia

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Officials from the European Union and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of Thailand met for the EU-Thailand IPR Dialogue in Brussels, Belgium, on 5 October. The IPR Dialogue is where experts from the EU and Thailand discuss areas of cooperation and exchange information on various aspects of IP rights.

As the IP Key SEA Action is designed to facilitate FTA negotiations and IP Dialogues, the project will provide technical expertise and assistance geared towards strengthening knowledge-based policy making in SEA countries through the conduct of IP studies and other forms of assistance as needed. This activity will cover initiatives identified with FTA partner countries in SEA, such as reports, studies, seminars, or meetings, among others, which should be useful in ensuring positive results in the negotiations and dialogues.

This activity provides for the possibility of undertaking ad hoc initiatives upon the request of DG TRADE on aspects related to the implementation of FTAs.