RP to host ASEAN antipiracy summit

Thu, 27 May 2004 | Source: AFP

MANILA: The 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is mulling a region-wide system to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), the Philippines said on Wednesday.

ASEAN IPR experts and trade officials are to meet in Manila in August to discuss the plan, said Edu Manzano, chairman of the Philippines' Optical Media Board, which is spearheading the effort.

"ASEAN countries are now aiming to strengthen their cooperation in the field of IPR through an open and outward looking attitude with a view to contributing to the promotion and growth of regional and global trade liberalization," Manzano said. -- AFP

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