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2022

Event Organizer Date / Location

First WIPO - IPOS International Advanced IP Management Program 

May 10, 2022

IP, Innovation and Youth for a Better Life – World IP Day in Malaysia 

May 5, 2022

Viet Nam celebrates World IP Day and World Innovation Day 

May 5, 2022

What does “Innovating for a Better Future” mean? 

May 5, 2022

World IP Day in Singapore a Great Success! 

May 5, 2022

WIPO Singapore Office Joins Regional Workshop for Officials Responsible for the Madrid System 

April 7, 2022

2021

Event Organizer Date / Location
Regional Workshop on the Madrid Protocol November 16 & 17
Pre-accession Hague Webinar Benefits ASEAN IP Officials November 10 & 11 (via video conference)
WSO Joins UK-ASEAN IP Innovation Webinar November 8 (via video conference)
Four Way Partnership Delivers Results in Vietnam October 15
Vietnamese IP Professionals Benefit from Webinar on WIPO Services September 30
Successful Dialogue Boosts Patent Examiner Training in Asia-Pacific August 31
Stakeholder Meeting Delivers Valuable Sharing June 30
Building IP Capacity in ASEAN Through Technical Assistance June 23
Helping Member States Prepare for Accession to the Geneva Act June 17
Budapest is a Big Hit with Webinar Audience June 10 (via video conference)
Patent Law Treaty Webinar Attracts Participants from Eleven Countries June 3
Great Response to Webinar on the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks May 27
Webinar Series to Enhance Accession Efforts in Asia-Pacific May 25
Helping Brand Owners in the Philippines April 27
WIPO Partners with the ASEAN SME Academy April 26
WSO World IP Day Event: IP Offices Supporting SMEs April 26
WSO Joins Malaysian World IP Day Celebrations April 26
WSO joins early World IP Day Celebration in Viet Nam (via video conference) April 21
Collaborating to Achieve Shared Goals (via video conference) April 14
WIPO PROOF Webinar for ASEAN IP Professionals (via video conference) April 6
Regional Webinar for IP Offices on Alternative Dispute Resolution (via video conference) April 1
Building the IP Ecosystem in Singapore (via video conference) March 26
Madrid Update and Alternative Dispute Resolution (via video conference) March 16
Supporting SMEs in the Philippines (via video conference) February 23
WSO at the ASEAN IP Association Annual Conference (via video conference) February 17

2020

Event Organizer Date / Location
Sub-Regional Webinar on the PCT for ASEAN Member States (via videoconference) December 3
Webinar on Protecting Designs Internationally for Members of the Hague System (via videoconference) November 25
Sorbonne-Assas International Law School – Singapore LLM Webinar (via videoconference) November 24
Franchising and Licensing Asia Conference (via videoconference) November 19
Webinar for Cambodia on Protecting Designs Internationally with The Hague System (via videoconference) October 28
Webinar for Vietnamese Businesses on Protecting Designs Internationally with the Hague System (via videoconference) October 21
Roundtable for Executives of National and Regional IP Associations in ASEAN (via videoconference) October 15
Strategic Use of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks for Business Development (via videoconference) October 13
Enhancing Innovation Policy in South-East Asia (via videoconference) October 1
IP And the Student Entrepreneur (via videoconference) September 22
WIPO LIVE Q&A PCT (via videoconference) August 5
IP Office of the Philippines iLEAP IP Session for Patents and the PCT (via videoconference) July 28
IP Office of the Philippines iLEAP IP Session for Trademarks and the Madrid System (via videoconference) July 14
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Branding Webinar (via videoconference) July 13
IP Office of the Philippines iLEAP IP Session for Patents and the PCT (via videoconference) July 7
IP Office of the Philippines i-LEAP IP Session for Trademarks (via videoconference) June 23
INTA’s Regional Review of Madrid Protocol: Southeast Asia (via Videoconference) June 16
International IP Commercialization Council’s Online Training Workshop - The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (via Videoconference) June 16
Roundtable for the Executives of National and Regional IP Associations in ASEAN (via Videoconference) May 12
Informal Meeting of the IP Technical Assistance Providers in ASEAN (via Videoconference) April 28
Study Visit from the IP Association of the National University of Singapore February 5
Presentation of the World Intellectual Property Report 2019 February 4
Designing a Better Future Seminar, January 23, 2020 January 21
Study Visit from the Beijing Normal University January 13

2019

Event Organizer Date / Location
Regional Workshop on Strategies to Promote the Use of Domestic and International IP Registration Systems December 2
National Seminar on Branding and WIPO’s Madrid System, Kuala Lumpur November 6
Press Conference on Malaysia’s Accession to the Madrid Protocol November 4
National Seminar on Branding and WIPO's Madrid System, Penang, Malaysia November 4
Study Visit of the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School October 31
Informal Meeting of the IP Technical Assistance Providers October 29
Briefing for APEC on the Global Innovation Index October 24
WIPO Singapore Office Speaking at the INTA Asia 2019 Conference October 18
WIPO Singapore Office Presenting at the Malaysian Association of Valuers’ Conference October 15
WSO at the IP Law Asia Summit October 11
Advanced IP Management Course 2019 Cohort September 30
WIPO Regional Seminar on the PCT September 3
WSO Meets with the Indonesian Licensing Association August 30
WIPO – IPOS IP Awards 2019 August 27
7th Heads of IP Office Conference for countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Mongolia August 26-29
Lecture to the National University of Singapore August 16
Study Visit of Students from Chinese Institutes of Higher Learning July 29
Protecting IP Oversea - Seminar for Indonesian Businesses July 24
Roundtable for the Executives of National and Regional IP Associations in ASEAN July 11
Seminar: Protecting Designs and Trademarks for Vietnamese Enterprises July 5
Study Visit: Ugandan Registration Services Bureau July 4
Visit of the UAE IP Association July 3
Study Visit: University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia March 27 (Singapore)
Workshop on Geographical Indications in Asia March 25 (Singapore)
WIPO National Seminar in the Philippines March 15 (Singapore)
Study Visit from Nihon University, Japan March 14 (Singapore)
Seminar on Branding with the Vietnamese IP Association and Chamber of Commerce & Industry February 26 (Singapore)
Collaboration with the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School February 19 (Singapore)
Central University, Beijing Visits the WSO February 18 (Singapore)
Study Visit of Students From Sixteen Chinese Universities February 11 (Singapore)
Five Chinese Universities Visit the WIPO Singapore Office January 22 (Singapore)
Study Visit From the Beijing Normal University January 14 (Singapore)

2018

Event Organizer Date / Location
Presenter at Future Trends in IP organized by the Singaporean MFA and Australia’s DFAT December 7 (Singapore)
Organizer of the Regional Workshop on the International Trademark Landscape (photo 2 and photo 3) December 3-4 (Singapore)
Presenter at the Seminar (in partnership with the ARISE+ programme EUIPO) on the protection of geographical indications, including branding strategies, quality standards and control systems November 23 (Bangkok)
Presenter at The International Association for Political Science Students annual conference November 20 (Singapore)
Presenter at a seminar (in partnership with the ARISE+ programme EUIPO) on the protection of geographical indications, including branding strategies, quality standards and control systems November 15 (Jakarta)
Presenter at a seminar (in partnership with the ARISE+ programme EUIPO) on the protection of geographical indications, including branding strategies, quality standards and control systems November 13 (Yangon)
Organizer of a National Seminar on protecting brands, inventions and designs overseas, with the assistance of ARISE + IPR (EUIPO) and the Myanmar IP proprietors Association. (photo 2 and photo 3) November 12 (Yangon)
Presenter at an ASEAN – USPTO Workshop on IP Enforcement, Public Awareness and Consumer Behaviour November 7-8 (Bangkok)
Presenter at the ASEAN Innovation Insights event organized by Deloitte November 1 (Singapore)
Study visit of students from the Assas-Sorbonne International Law School October 31 (Singapore)
Organizer of a National Seminar on WIPO Services relating to trademarks and copyright (in partnership with the Indonesian IP Consultant Association (AKHKI) and the National Creative Agency) (photo 2) October 25 (Jakarta)
Organizer of a National seminar on WIPO global services for Malaysian SMEs (in partnership with MyIPO) (photo 2) October 15 (Kuala Lumpur)
Study visit by the Advanced IP Management Course run by the Singapore IP Academy October 1 (Singapore)
Presenter at the Litbeat (Literature and Heartbeat) Festival September 10-11 (Singapore)
The WSO hosts the final session of the ASEAN Working Group on IP Cooperation (AWGIPC) during its fifty sixth meeting held in Singapore. September 7 (Singapore)
Organizer of the annual informal meeting of the IP Technical Assistance Providers in ASEAN September 6 (Singapore)
Presenter at an IP Week@SG Panel Discussion on success factors for promoting innovation through the commercialization of IP September 5 (Singapore)
2018 WIPO – IPOS Award Ceremony September 4 (Singapore)
Organizer of a Regional Workshop on Digital Disruption in the Creative Economy: A Multifaceted Challenge with Great Potential September 3-4 (Singapore)
Presenter at a workshop on Patent Protection, Licensing and Enforcement (organized by the USPTO) August 28 (Ho Chi Minh)
Presenter on the International IP Landscape for students enrolled in IP Management under the National University of Singapore's Engineering Master’s Program August 17 (Singapore)
Panelist as part of a session coordinated by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) at the International Malaysia Law Conference August 16 (Kuala Lumpur)
Study visit from Shenzhen University, China August 1 (Singapore)
Organizer of the second Roundtable for the Executives of National and Regional IP Associations in ASEAN July 30 (Singapore)
Speaker at the ASEAN-USPTO Workshop on Creating Outreach Initiatives in the ASEAN Region July 25 (Bangkok)
Study visit from the Xi'an Polytechnic University, China July 23 (Singapore)
Study visit from Chongqing University, China July 20 (Singapore)
Study visit by students from the Temasek Polytechnic institution July 9 (Singapore)
Presenter at an event organized by the Indonesian Reproduction Rights Foundation June 22 (Jakarta)
Joint organizer of two seminars with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, entitled Protecting your Trademarks and Inventions Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives for Filipino Businesses June 5-7 (Manila and Cebu)
Organizer of the Regional Seminar on the International Legal Framework and Multilateral Agenda in the Field of Patents May 25 (Singapore)
Organizer of the Regional Workshop on 40 Years of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - Ensuring it Continues to Empower Innovators May 23-24 (Singapore)
Organizer of a briefing on the PCT for the Science and Technology Diplomatic Circle of Singapore May 21 (Singapore)
Presenter at training “An Introduction to Origin Based Quality Products: Geographical Indications in Asia” May 12 (Kampot, Cambodia)
Presenter at the National Seminar on Awareness Building On Digital Copyright And Related Rights 'Tapping On The New Techs And Apps : Opportunities And Challenges' May 12 (Brunei Darussalam)
Courtesy Call to the WSO by a Delegation from the Brazilian IP Office May 7 (Singapore)
Presenter at an event as part of the Cambodian celebrations for World IP Day April 26 (Phnom Penh)
Organizer of a World IP Day high level panel discussion featuring three expert women speakers from the business, IP and creative sectors talking on Women in the Creative and Innovation Sectors April 26 (Singapore)
Presenter at a World IP Day workshop organized by IPOS for business owners looking to expand overseas April 26 (Singapore)
Presenter at a World IP Day event organized by the IP attachés in ASEAN from the USPTO, UKIPO, INPI and JETRO April 24 (Singapore)
Mission related to the cooperation agreement with IFPI and SCAPR for a NERICOM project over 9 months, in the area of collective management April 12-13 (Manila)
Presenter at the annual conference of the ASEAN IP Association (AIPI) April 6-7 (Phnom Penh)
Presenter at the third ASEAN Regional Meeting of the AIPPI April 6 (Phnom Penh)
Presenter at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) working group on SMEs March 26-27 (Brunei)
Study Visit of Students from Singapore Management University March 9, 2018 (Singapore)
Presenter at the Conference on Arts and Music relating to copyright and CMOs in Indonesia. March 7-8 (Ambon, Indonesia)
Organizer of Viet Nam National seminar on WIPO’s Global Services, Tools and Platforms in partnership with the Vietnam IP Association, the IP Association of Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam and INTA March 5 (Ho Chi Minh)
Moderator at the IP Scholars of Asia 2018 event organized by the Singapore Management University March 1-2 (Singapore)
Presenter at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation February 26-27 (Port Moresby)
Judge in the IP Moot Finals hosted by the National University of Singapore (law faculty) February 9 (Singapore)
Panelist speaking on the benefits of the Madrid Protocol ‘2018 Indonesia Start Up, Digital Marketing, Content Economy - What to Look For’, organized by the Indonesian business community in Singapore February 6 (Singapore)
Study visit by international law students from the Assas-Sorbonne University February 6 (Singapore)
Presenter at the Conference on Cultural Industries and Intellectual Property in South East Asia organized by the Singapore Management University February 1-2(Singapore)
Presenter at the Hague Workshop organized by the DGIP Indonesia and the Indonesian Center for Strategic and International Studies January 31 (Jakarta)

2017

Event Organizer Date / Location
Study Visit by the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School December 11 and 12, 2017 (Singapore)
IP is Big News: Regional Seminar for Journalists December 11 and 12, 2017 (Singapore)
WIPO Regional Office in Singapore at the Business of IP Asia Forum December 7 and 8, 2017 (Singapore)
"WIPO Connect" Introduction Meeting November 28 and 29, (Singapore)
Study Visit of ASEAN Member States under the Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme November 17 (Singapore)
Sub-Regional Meeting for ASEAN Countries on the Marrakesh Treaty and the Production and Exchange of Accessible Books November 1 (Singapore)
Study Visit by the Singapore-Australia Third Country Training Program October 30 (Singapore)
Franchising and Licensing Asia 2017 Event October 12 (Singapore)
Study Visit of the Singapore IP Academy's Advanced IP Management Program October 6 (Singapore)
WIPO Sub-Regional Seminar on Trade Secrets and Innovation: Intersection between Innovation, Patents and Trade Secrets September 25 - 26 (Singapore)
Study Visit to the WIPO Singapore Office by the Department of Economic Development of Dubai September 19 (Singapore)
WIPO Inter-Regional Seminar on Policies for the Promotion of Better Use of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) September 11 – 13 (Singapore)
Study visit by students from Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore July 12
(Singapore)
Study visit by Bocconi University, Italy and the National University of Singapore July 6
(Singapore)
Study visit by IP office and research institute officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Russia June 21 – 23
(Singapore)
Study visit of the University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia May 23
(Singapore)
INTA Mini Seminar March 22
(Singapore)
IP Scholars Asia Conference School of Law, Singapore Management University February 23 & 24
(Singapore)
In-House Counsel Seminar: Alternative Dispute Resolution for IP and Technology Disputes – Recent Developments WSO February 8
(Singapore)
WIPO Singapore Office at the 2017 Licensing Executives Society Thailand Annual Conference Licensing Executives Society Thailand February 3
(Bangkok)
Study Visit by Students from the National University of Singapore WSO January 19
(Singapore)

2016

Event Organizer Date / Location
Study visit by higher education institutions from Jilin Province, China Intellectual Property Office of Singapore November 3
(Singapore)
Study Visit by Sorbonne - Assas students WSO November 3
(Singapore)
Study Visit by participants in the Global Executive Institute Program IP Academy (Singapore) October 3
(Singapore)
Panel Presentation – WIPO Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks Singapore Management University’s Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asia September 20
(Singapore)
International Trademark Registration under the Madrid System Department of IP, Thailand September 7 - 8
(Bangkok)
Using IP to protect and promote traditional arts and crafts USPTO-ASEAN September 6 - 8
(Bangkok)
Study visit from the Korean Institute for Climate Change Action related to WIPO GREEN September 5
(Singapore)
Advance Course on Recent Issues on IP Law Indonesia IP Academy August 29 – September 1
(Depok, Indonesia)
Inauguration ceremony of the IP Association of Cambodia August 17
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Information Sharing Event with International Organizations, Inter-government Organizations and Research Institutes within the WSO precinct July 22
Sub-Regional Seminar on the PCT for Member States of ASEAN May 27
(Singapore)
Visit to the WSO by the Singapore Inventors Development Association May 20
(Singapore)
Regional Seminar on Building Awareness of the Principles and Functions of Copyright in Today’s Changing Environment April 27 – 29
(Singapore)
Study visit by students from Singapore Management University March 23
(Singapore)
ASEAN IP Association Annual Meeting and Conference March 4 – 6
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
AIPPI ASEAN Regional Meeting: Changing IPR Dynamics in ASEAN March 3
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
WIPO – Queensland University of Technology Master of Laws in Intellectual Property February 29 – March 1
(Brisbane Australia)
Asian Business Law Institute Conference on “Doing Business across Asia: Legal Convergence in an Asian Century” Singapore Academy of Law January 21 - 22
(Singapore)
Visit to the WSO by representatives from Jinan University, Guangzhou, China IP Academy Singapore/WSO January 12
(Singapore)

2015

Event Organizer Date / Location
Visit to WSO by delegates from the Korean Intellectual Property Office and Korean IP Tribunal and Appeal Board Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board of KIPO/WSO December 9 (Singapore)
Visit to WSO by delegates from the Department of Science and Technology, Guangxi, China China-Asean Expo Secretariat Singapore Liaison Office/WSO December 8
(Singapore)
Study visit of the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School Sorbonne-Assas International Law School (Singapore)/WSO October 26
(Singapore)
TechInnovation IPI Singapore September 22 - 23
(Singapore)
TechConnection Taylor Vinters September 21 - 23
(Singapore)
ASEAN IP Public Conference 2015 on IP Interoperability: ASEAN and Beyond National University of Singapore

August 25
(Singapore)

FastTrack Conference Centre of Content Promotion August 11 - 12
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
UNESCAP Regional Workshop on Harnessing Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development  UNESCAP August 6
(Bangkok, Thailand)
Global IP Valuation Conference Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia June 8 - 10
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Sub-Regional Training on Madrid Protocol for IP Attorneys and Trademark Examiners from ASEAN IP Offices ECAP & AANZFTA

May 12 to 14
(Manila, Philippines)

The WIPO-Korean Intellectual Property Office-Korea International Women’s Invention Forum WIPO/KIPO May 15
(Seoul, Republic of Korea)
The fifth meeting of the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) May 16-17 (Boracay, Philippines)
Awareness Raising on Trademarks and Madrid Protocol for Myanmar Stakeholders ECAP  May 20-21 (Yangon, Myanmar)
Advanced Training on Madrid Protocol Operations ECAP & AANZFTA May 27-29
(Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Intellectual Property (IP): Enabling Businesses, Educating Consumers Licensing Executives Society (Singapore) March 12 (Singapore)
Malaysia IP Conference Asian Legal Business (ALB)

March 12
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

National Open Seminar TMs & IDs EU-ASEAN Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (ECAP III) program February 3 (Vientiane, Laos PDR)
How Private Colleges in Singapore Can Access the World’s Best Content & Comply with Copyright Law Copyright Agency, Australia and the reproduction rights organization (RRO) of Singapore, CLASS Limited January 19 (Singapore)