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Some 250 participants from small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam attended a two-day seminar where European and ASEAN speakers gave an overview on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and their benefits to SMEs. In parallel, a sideline exhibition showcasing IP-related products and services was organised. In addition to IP-related institutions and governmental agencies, Remy Martin and Baker&McKenzie participated at the exhibition.
Dr Markus Cornaro, Ambassador-Head of EC Delegation to Vietnam, Mr Bui Manh Hai, Vice Minister of Science and Technology and Mr Alain Cany, EUROCHAM Chairman, addressed the opening of this event.
“Intellectual property rights have long been championed by the EU. Adequate protection in both law and practice of IPR is vital and highly beneficial to Vietnamese small & medium sized enterprises. Unfortunately, many SMEs do not always realise the full benefits and the added value they could get from IPR protection”, said Dr Markus Cornaro – Ambassador/ Head of the EC Delegation to Vietnam during his opening speech.
The seminar gathered European and ASEAN experts who shared their respective areas of expertise with the participants. Among the topics discussed were patents, trade marks, industrial designs, geographical indications, copyrights, collecting societies and IPR enforcement. The International Federation of Spirits Producers (IFSP), an industry particularly prone to IP violations, presented the importance of a well-functioning IPR enforcement.
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| Organisers and speakers at the opening ceremony. From left: Niclas Morey, ECAP II Director, Pham Phi Anh, Deputy Director General of NOIP, HE Markus Cornaro, Ambassador-Head of EC Delegation to Vietnam, HE Vice Minister Bui Manh Hai, Ministry of Science and Technology, Alain Cany, Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, Oreste Montalto, Office for Harmonizationin the Internal Market (OHIM), Ta Quang Minh, NOIP and Phan Quoc Nguyen, Hanoi University of Technology.
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Presentation materials from this seminar are available for downloading: - Introduction to IPRs: Overview and International Developments (English/Vietnamese) by Professor Michael Blakeney, Queen Mary IP Research Institute (QMIPRI), London, United Kingdom
- The role of IP offices (English) by Mr Ta Quang Minh, National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP)
- The role of Academia (English) by Mr Phan Quoc Nguyen, Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam
- Patent Protection: From Invention to Innovation (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Franck Fougere, Vidon & Partners, Thailand
- Patent Information: Free and easy access to new technologies and business trends (English/Vietnamese) by Dr Nigel Clarke, Patent Information Division of the EPO, Vienna, Austria
- Trade Mark and Industrial Design Protection (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Oreste Montalto, Office for harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), Alicante, Spain
- Protection of Geographical Indications: A land of Opportunities (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Antonio Berenguer, European Commission, DG Trade. H2 (New Technologies, Intellectual Property and Government Procurement), Belgium
- Copyright Protection and Collecting Societies (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Ang Kwee Tiang, Regional Office (Asia-Pacific, International Confederation Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), Singapore
- Importance of Licensing, Franchising, Valuation and Commercialisation of IP Rigths (English/Vietnamese) by Prof Michael Blakeney
- Vietnamese Experience (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Markus Schlueter, EUROCHAM Intellectual Property Working Group, Vietnam
- European Union and Enforcement of IPR (English/Vietnamese) by Mr Antonio Berenguer
- Press Release (English/Vietnamese)
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