Earlier this year (in March) a delegation of 35, seven participants from each of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, took part in a "Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights for IP Enforcement Staff". This seminar, which is the third in the series, was jointly organised by the Japan Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. The five-day seminar focused on talks and discussions by top IP administrators, judges, and law enforcers from these countries. The topics discussed ranged from the IPR enforcement scene in the Asian region, enforcement activities in Singapore to a study on the flow of counterfeit products.
Mr. Yuji Tsuruya, Director of the International Affairs Division of the Japan Patent Office, said "the seminar provides participants with an excellent opportunity to gain practical knowledge to support their daily enforcement activities in each country. Singapore is very active in fighting piracy and was a logical choice when
