EABC Exclusive Business Luncheon with OHIM (July 15, 2013)
July 15, 2013
EABC has been offered an exclusive opportunity to welcome and hosted a luncheon with Mr António Campinos, President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Spain during his visit to Thailand on July 15, 2013 at Conrad Hotel. Event participants also included H.E.David Lipman, Ambassador of the European Union to Thailand and H.E.Vítězslav Grepl, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Thailand. Mr Campinos presented the background of OHIM and how the organization serves the business community in Europe and abroad In brief, President Campinos shared with participants key points as follows:
1) OHIM and some of its recent achievements, including the EU TM and Design Network and the Observatory on the Infringement of IP rights, serving industry in Europe.
2) OHIM’s participation in international harmonization and standardization efforts (within TM5, WIPO, etc.) aimed at improving IP protection at the international level (in the benefit of the international business community).
3) OHIM’s recently accepted role as implementing agency of EU funded projects, including ECAP and IP Key China (the latter aimed at providing direct support to EU industry doing business in China). 4) A brief reference to the ways in which ECAP will contribute to further improve the conditions for doing business in Thailand and other ASEAN countries (quality IP registration services, improved IPR enforcement, more complete and transparent IP information tools, other work with the DIP in trying to address market access issue etc..)
Background of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is the official executive agency of the European Union administering and enforcing trademarks and designs. OHIM administers the registration of the Community trade mark (CTM) and Community design (RCD), which are essential components of the European single market. These registrations provide trade mark and design protection throughout the European Union, which covers 27 countries and almost 500m people. The Office also works in close partnership with national IP offices in the EU member states, with international offices, and the European Commission on a wide range of issues affecting the owners and users of intellectual property rights.
OHIM was recently entrusted by the European Commission with the implementation of the EU-ASEAN Project on Intellectual Property Rights (ECAP III) Phase II following the reformulation and realignment of the project activities to be in conformity with the ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2011-2015. The ECAP III Office held the opening ceremony of its office on 12 July 2013 which was graced by President of OHIM, Mr Campinos. In this occasion, EABC has secured the opportunity to organize a Business Luncheon with Mr Campinos as an honorary guest speaker aiming at presenting the mission of OHIM and “how OHIM serves the business community in Europe and abroad” including in Thailand to EABC members and European business community.
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