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SEA Conference on Copyright and the Creative Industries
The activity is aimed at continuing to raise awareness on plant variety protection and the benefits…Awareness Raising on Plant Variety Rights Protection
The activity is aimed at continuing to raise awareness on plant variety protection and the benefits…Best Practices in the Examination of Trade Marks and Industrial Designs in the EU
This activity entails the organisation of workshops to promote the convergence of practices and…SEA Judicial Colloquium
The activity continues the project’s efforts to contribute to establishing a body of practice among…Trade Secrets in the EU and SEA
The activity entails the organisation of a webinar to promote awareness on trade secrets, focusing…Promoting Creativity and Innovation: The Amended IP Law of Viet Nam
Following the enactment of the Amended IP Law of Viet Nam, which took effect on 1 January 2023,…Advanced Training on Patent Search and Examination
The activity entails the continuation of the advanced training programme that the project has been…Other news
Philippines to use the harmonised database in TMclass
As of 28 July 2021, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) uses and accepts the list of terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass.
[...]EU experts highlight benefits of plant variety protection to farmers and breeders in South-East Asia
Earlier in June, the European Union (EU) organised under its intellectual property (IP) technical cooperation programme IP Key South-East Asia (SEA) the ‘Webinar Series on Plant Variety Protection and UPOV 1991’ to provide the public and private sectors in the EU and South East Asia with a platfo
[...]Protecting SMEs: the drivers of global economic growth
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in driving economic growth across the globe, stimulating development, innovation, and competitiveness.
[...]Intellectual property rights for SMEs: A roadmap for growth in uncertain times
Every business starts with an idea. That idea is an essential intellectual property asset that can drive business development, economic prosperity and human progress.
[...]Intellectual property rights futureproof an SME’s continued growth
There are many benefits to living in an increasingly globalised and digitised world, such as greater connectivity, increased global trade and better information sharing.
[...]IP protection in the South-East Asia region: What EU SMEs should know
Why is IP protection important for EU SMEs?
[...]The darker side of the booming cosmetics industry
In our beauty-obsessed world, how much is too much when it comes to getting the latest look? With viral trends spreading faster than ever thanks to social media, keeping up with the latest skin routine can prove an expensive game.
[...]IP Key SEA partners up with BIPAM for the ‘Workshop on IP in Performing Arts’ in Bangkok
On 25 March 2021, the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (BIPAM) and the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), in partnership with IP Key South-East Asia (SEA), organised a ‘Workshop on Intellectual Property in Performing Arts’ in Bangkok, Thailand.
[...]Intellectual property and keeping medicines safe
If you are what you eat, and bad diets lead to bad health, imagine what unsafe medicines can do.
[...]IP Key SEA launches its fourth Annual Work Plan
The EU-funded project, IP Key South-East Asia, (IP Key SEA) implemented its first, second, and third Annual Work Plans in 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.
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