Activities

ARISE+ IPR – ANNUAL WORK PLAN FOR 2018

The ARISE Plus Intellectual Property Rights (ARISE+ IPR) programme is one of the components under the Enhanced ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the European Union, or ARISE Plus. The five-year, €5.5 million ARISE+ IPR programme supports regional integration through intellectual property cooperation and aims to upgrade the IP systems for creation, protection, utilisation, administration and enforcement, in line with international best practices and standards and the strategic objectives of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2016-2025.

The programme is aimed at regional activities in ASEAN as a whole, promoting regional harmonisation, convergence of practices, and cooperation among the ASEAN Member States on intellectual property within the framework of the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025. ARISE+ IPR focuses on trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, and IP enforcement.

The ARISE+ IPR programme comprises four components:

Expected Result 1: Enhanced regional IP platforms and network of strengthened and more efficient ASEAN IP Offices delivering timely, quality and accessible trademark and design services to stakeholders, including the business community.
Expected Result 2: Effective participation of the ASEAN Member States (AMS) in global protection systems and other relevant international treaties in the IP field.
Expected Result 3: Increased awareness on the importance of IP protection in the ASEAN society and improved capacity of the productive sector to create, protect, utilize, commercialize and enforce their IP rights in the ASEAN region.
Expected Result 4: Strengthened capacity of the IP administration in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar to fully participate in the project initiatives and promote innovation in their countries.

ARISE+ IPR is implementing 23 activities during the initial implementation period of 12 months (first Annual Work Plan) from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019. The activities were identified through a comprehensive consultation process with the ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat, as well as other key stakeholders in the region.

2018

2019

No.

Description

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

CROSS-IP

Development of a monitoring system and automatic reporting mechanism for the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025

Feasibility study on an ASEAN IP Academy

Information and Awareness-Raising sessions on the benefits of IP rights and global IP tools available to the business community

Provision of technical assistance to DIP Cambodia and DIP Lao PDR to set up IPR helpdesks/Information centres

Feasibility study in evaluating the likelihood of reformulating the IP office models of Cambodia and Lao PDR as totally or partially self-financed

Technical support to the establishment of the Myanmar IP Office

Creation of training modules for examiners and trainers’ capacity building in Myanmar

TRADEMARKS AND DESIGNS

Updating mechanism of ASEAN Common Guidelines on Substantive Trademark Examination

Feasibility study relating to the convergence on graphical representations of designs

Feasibility study of an ASEAN regional trademark registration system

Pre-accession and post-accession on-the-job training to ASEAN Member States on Madrid and Hague

Evaluation study on the accession and recommendations on implementation of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Elaboration of booklets and workshops on the Madrid Protocol and the Hague Agreement

Support to Creative ASEAN

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

Roving seminars on the protection of GIs, including branding strategies, quality standards and control systems, especially in the LDCs [1] [2]

Development of GI leaflets and booklets

Provision of assistance and support to the 3rd edition of the one-week training on GIs in Kampot, Cambodia

ENFORCEMENT

Organisation and support for the ANIEE regional enforcement workshop and meeting

Presentation and proposal on setting up ASEAN enforcement tools for enforcement agencies

IT TOOLS

Support in the integration of IP tools for the management of TM and ID, in particular Front Office, CESTO and User Satisfaction Survey (USS)

Supporting AMS in updating and upgrading ASEAN TMview, ASEAN DesignView and ASEAN TMClass

Provision of technical assistance to update the content of ASEAN TMclass database

Assistance to Cambodia in the integration into DesignView and Lao PDR in TMview

25 - 30 Mar

Bali, Indonesia

ARISE+ IPR supports ASEAN officials and producers at AsiaGI 2019 in Bali

The ARISE+ IPR team will support the participation of IP officials and producers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar to learn more about geographical indications (GIs) at the AsiaGI 2019 training event in Bali, Indo

27 - 05 Feb - Mar

Indonesia, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand

Workshops on international trademark and design registration procedures for local business

The ARISE+ IPR team hosted a series of workshops in Indonesia, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Thailand on the Madrid system for the international registration of marks from 27 February to 5 March, to assist local businesses in taking advantage of the benefits the system offers.

07 - 08 Feb

Philippines

Design contest winners attend internship with leading furniture design studio

The winners of the Creative ASEAN Furniture Design Contest participated in an internship programme with acclaimed designer Kenneth Cobonpue in Cebu City, Philippines, on 7-8 February.

01 - 31 Jan

Lao PDR

ARISE+ IPR delivers Singapore Treaty assessment study to Lao PDR

An assessment study on the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (STLT) for Lao PDR has been undertaken by the ARISE+ IPR project in close collaboration with the Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Science and Technology, of Lao PDR.

11 Dec

Mandalay, Myanmar

Mandalay SME representatives to examine international IP practices

Following the success of the “National Seminar on Protecting Brands, Inventions and Designs Overseas” for Myanmar IP officials and SME representatives in Yangon on 12 November, ARISE+ IPR will organise a second seminar in Mand

27 Nov

Siem Reap, Cambodia

AWGIPC briefed on status of ARISE+ IPR studies

The ARISE+ IPR management team held a consultation session with heads of the ASEAN IP offices at the 57^th Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) on 27 November in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

12 Nov

Yangon Myanmar

Myanmar IP officials and SMEs to be briefed on international practices for trademarks, patents and designs

ARISE+ IPR and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in cooperation with the Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors Association (MIPPA), will organize the “National Seminar on Protecting Brands, Inventions an

07 - 21 Nov

Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand

Roving seminars on the protection of GIs, including branding strategies, quality standards and control systems, especially in the LDCs

A series of seminars is taking place in 6 ASEAN Member States on geographical indications for GI producers and associations, as well as IP officials responsible for GI.

31 - 01 Oct - Nov

1st ASEAN IP Academy Meeting

The meeting, to be attended by representatives of all 10 ASEAN IP Offices as well as ASEC is one of the first steps to carry out a “Feasibility study on an ASEAN IP Academy”, which directly supports the ASEAN IPR Action Plans Initiative 7.1.

04 - 05 Sep

Singapore

ARISE+ IPR hosts IP commercialisation seminar at Singapore IP Week

The ARISE+ IPR team will host a seminar on ‘Generating Value From Ideas: IP in the Innovation Ecosystem, Key Players and Success Factors’ at

15 - 17 Aug

Bangkok

Updating the ASEAN Common Guidelines for Substantive Examination of Trademarks

The 8th Trademark Consultation Meeting commenced in Bangkok on 15 August to discuss possible updates to the guidelines on the substantive examination of trademarks.

14 - 28 Aug

TH (14-15) LA (20-21) CAM (23-24) INDO (27-28)

Madrid Protocol and Hague Agreement in practice

A series of training sessions held by the ARISE+ IPR team to support post-accession of certain ASEAN countries to the Madrid Protocol and the Hague Agreement commenced on 14 August in Bangkok.

06 - 08 Jul

BITEC, Bangkok

IP Key SEA and ARISE+ IPR at IP Fair 2018 ‘IP: Powering Change’

The IP Key SEA and ARISE+ IPR teams and experts will be present at IP Fair 2018 in Bangkok providing hands-on training on IT tools (ASEAN TMview, ASEAN Designview, GI Database and ASEAN TMclass).

14 - 18 May

Kampot (Cambodia)

3rd Edition of the AsiaGI

ARISE+ IPR supported the participation of the 6 GI Associations from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar in the third edition of the one-week training on GIs in Kampot, Cambodia.

25 Apr

Manila (Philippines)

2nd ANIEE Meeting

ARISE+ IPR supported the organization of the 2nd ASEAN Network of IPR Enforcement Experts (ANIEE) Meeting held in Manila (Philippines) on 25 April 2018. The ANIEE consists of representatives from various SE Asia and international IP offices and is tasked by the ASEAN Working Gr

23 - 24 Apr

Manila (Philippines)

Regional Workshop on Online Infringements

ARISE+ IPR held the ‘Regional Workshop on Online Infringments for IPR Enforcement Officials, Prosecutors and ANIEE’ in Manila on 23-24 April.

30 Mar

Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Darussalam)

Sub-PSC – Brunei 30 March 2018

The 1st Sub-Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on 30 March 2018, served as the official launching event and starting point of the ARISE+ IPR project.