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| At the at the signing ceremony are (from left) Consul-General Raly Tejada, IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba, HK Director of Intellectual Property David Wong and Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Andy Lam. |
The Philippine and Hong Kong governments have agreed to help
each other strengthen their systems to promote and protect intellectual property.
The agreement was in a form of a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Department (IPD) and the
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).
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The document, signed by IPOPHL Director General Rowel Barba
and Hong Kong’s Intellectual Property Director David Wong, was one of the
highlights of the Business of Intellectual Property Asia (BIP Asia) Forum held
in Hong Kong.
Among those who attended the signing was Philippine Consul-General
Raly Tejada.
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The MOU aims to establish a framework to facilitate
co-operation between Hong Kong and the Philippines in the areas of IP
awareness, creation, protection, utilisation, management, trading and
commercialisation.
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Under the MOU, Hong Kong and the Philippines will pursue
further cooperation in various areas of IP by exchanging information and
sharing experience; fostering high-level dialogues on policy developments;
strengthening co-operation in IP training; sharing best practices in providing
quality and efficient services to stakeholders; and promoting co-operation
among the two places and the relevant IP practitioners, industries,
institutions and organisations.
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"The National 14th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong's
development into a regional IP trading center,” Wong said. “Both Hong Kong and
the Philippines recognize the value of IP rights in driving economic growth.”
He added”The IPD will continue its engagement with IP
offices and authorities outside Hong Kong to tell the good stories of IP in
Hong Kong."
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The BIP Asia Forum is an annual IP flagship event in the
region organised by the HK Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development
Council.
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Its 13th edition, held at the Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on December 7 and 8 under the theme "IP and
Innovation: Steering New Economic Growth", features over 90 renowned
speakers.
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They included senior officials from the China National
Intellectual Property Administration, the World Intellectual Property
Organization, and IP offices of member states of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations.
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