About Us
The South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk supports European Union (EU) small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to both protect and enforce their Intellectual Property (IP) rights in or relating to South-East Asian countries, through the provision of free information and services. These take the form of jargon-free, first-line, confidential advice on intellectual property and related issues, plus training, materials and online resources.
The South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk project is funded by the European Commission.
The Helpdesk's free services for European SMEs include:
Helpdesk Enquiry Service – Confidential Advice
Individual SMEs and SME intermediaries can submit IP enquiries directly to the Helpdesk via phone, email or in person, getting access to a panel of experts to receive free and confidential first-line advice.
Training
The Helpdesk arranges training on IP protection in South-East Asian countries and enforcement in Europe and South-East Asia, tailored to the needs of SMEs, including:
- General IP issues, including IP registration and establishing an IP protection strategy.
- Practical business challenges such as choosing a South-East Asian business partner, attending a trade fair, licensing.
- Helpdesk IP Clinics offering SMEs free 20-minute one-on-one consultations with an IP expert are available at most training events.
- Train-the-trainer resources for SME service providers and intermediary bodies (Trade Associations, SME Networks etc.) to improve the awareness of intermediary representatives about the scope and tools offered by the Helpdesk for the benefit of intermediary members.
Materials
Industry and business-focused guides and training materials address IP issues in South-East Asia by:
- IP topic, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, dealing with counterfeiting.
- Business focus, including IP as a business asset, technology transfer, finding the right lawyer.
- Nation and Industry, including textiles, medical devices, ceramics.
Online Services
The multi-lingual online portal provides easy access for all EU SMEs to Helpdesk information and services, including Helpdesk guides, E-learning modules, videos, podcasts, event information, and live webinars.
Our Experts
Azrul Abdul Hamid, Muhammad
MALAYSIA | PATENTS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Azrul, Liew & Co.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Baranda, Edmund J.
THE PHILIPPINES | PATENTS ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Baranda & Associates, Rouse
Location: Manila, the Philippines
Binh, Nguyen Hoa
VIETNAM | PATENTS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Daitin & Associates
Location: Vietnam
Calboli, Irene
SINGAPORE | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Texas A&M University
Location: Cambodia
Cheetham, Simon
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK
Firm: Erinyes International Ltd
Location: London, UK
Chow, Kin-Wah
INDONESIA | PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Rouse & Co. International LLP
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Citrawinda, Cita
INDONESIA | PATENTS
Firm: Cita Citrawinda Noerhadi & Associates
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Conduit, Andrew
INDONESIA | TRADE MARK, PATENTS
Firm: SKC Law, Advocates and IP Consultants
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
De Wit, Severin
INDONESIA | PATENTS ENFORCEMENT
Firm: IPEG Consultancy
Location: The Netherlands and Indonesia
Deltombe, Philippe
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Firm: Partner at AGM abogados
Location: Barcelona, Paris, Singapore
Diamond, Andrew
INDONESIA | PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Januar Jahja & Partners
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Doan, Son
VIETNAM | TRADE MARK
Firm: IPMAX Law Firm
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Earterasarun, Somboon
INDONESIA, THAILAND | TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Elio de Tullio
SOUTH EAST ASIA | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: De Tullio & Partners
Location: Rome, Italy
Fabiosa, Jose Maria Clint B.
THE PHILIPPINES | PATENTS ENFORCEMENT, TRADEMARK
Firm: Office of Bagay-Villamor & Fabiosa
Location: Cebu and Manila, the Philippines
Fougere, Franck
THAILAND | TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHT, PATENTS
Firm: Ananda Intellectual Property
Location: Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong
Frey, Dorothée
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: IPHub Asia Pte Ltd
Location: Singapore
Furneaux, Robert
SOUTH EAST ASIA | TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Sipara
Location: Oxford, UK
Garnett, Nic
THAILAND | COPYRIGHT
Firm: Inter Right (Asia) Co. Ltd
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Girard-Foley, Philippe
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, VIETNAM | ENFORCEMENT
Firm: GIRARD-FOLEY & Associates
Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Goh, Gloria
SINGAPORE | ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Allen & Gledhill
Location: Singapore
Greif, Daniel
THAILAND | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, COPYRIGHT
Firm: Schmitt & Orlov Intellectual Property
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
HAU NGUYEN
VIETNAM | ENFORCEMENT
Firm: SCHMITT & ORLOV IP Co. Ltd
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Hechanova, Editha
THE PHILIPPINES | COPYRIGHT, PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Hechanova Bugay & Vilchez
Location: Manila, Philippines
Hemingway, Chris
MALAYSIA | PATENTS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Marks & Clerk
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jahja, Prudence
INDONESIA| TRADEMARK
Firm: Januar Jahja & Partners
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Kaye, Rebecca
SOUTH EAST ASIA | TRADE MARK
Firm: Sipara
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Kinnaird, James
SINGAPORE
Firm: Marks & Clerk
Location: Singapore
Klaczynski, Michal
SOUTH EAST ASIA | TRADE MARK, TRADE SECRET, COPYRIGHT
Firm: Klaczynski Legal Consulting
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Kusumah, Justisiari P.
INDONESIA | COPYRIGHT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Firm: K&K Advocates
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Lai, Stanley
SINGAPORE | COPYRIGHT
Firm: Allen & Gledhill
Location: Singapore
Leong, Angela
SINGAPORE | TRADEMARK, PATENTS
Firm: Ravindran Associates
Location: Singapore
Li, Sue-Ann
SINGAPORE | TRADEMARK, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Ravindran Associates
Location: Singapore
Lindsay, Jonas
SINGAPORE | PATENTS
Firm: Marks & Clerk
Location: Singapore
Lohadhasan, Sharmini
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK, CONTRACTS
Firm: BP
Location: Singapore
Louis, Jevon
SINGAPORE
Firm: Shook Lin & Bok
Location: Singapore
Maia, Mariana
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK
Firm: Thomsen Trampedach
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Manh Hung Tran
VIETNAM | TRADE SECRET, PATENTS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Firm: BMVN International LLC, a Baker & McKenzie International member
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Massmann, Oliver
VIETNAM
Firm: Duane Morris Vietnam LLC
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Mattei, Fabrice
THAILAND | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, PATENTS
Firm: Rouse Thailand/Myanmar
Location: Bangkok & Yangon
Matteucci, Gianfranco
SINGAPORE | PATENTS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Partner at Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP
Location: Singapore
Ng, Max
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHT
Firm: Gateway Law Corporation
Location: Singapore
Nga Nguyen
VIETNAM | TRADEMARK, PATENTS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Firm: Vietnam, Intellectual Property
Location: Vietnam
Nguyen, Lan
VIETNAM | TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Vietnam, Intellectual Property
Location: Vietnam
Nopakun, Rutorn
THAILAND | ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office Ltd.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Nyunt Tin, Min Tayza (Nelson Tin)
MYANMAR | TRADE MARK
Firm: MN Associates
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Olivas Caceres, Ester
SOUTH-EAST ASIA | GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION, TRADE MARK
Location: Valencia, Spain
On, Hung Zheng
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: CCW Partnership
Location: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Rackette, Karl
SOUTH-EAST ASIA | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: RACKETTE Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Location: Freiburg, Germany
Ratanaprayul, Wongrat
INDONESIA | PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia / Bangkok, Thailand
Ravindran, M.
SINGAPORE | PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Ravindran Associates
Location: Singapore
Redfearn, Nick
INDONESIA | TRADE SECRET, PATENTS
Firm: Rouse & Co. International LLP
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Rico, Ellen
THE PHILIPPINES
Firm: Baranda & Associates
Location: Manila, the Philippines
Ross-Macdonald, Rupert
INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, VETNAM | TRADE MARK, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Rouse & C0 International LLPP
Location: London, UK
Santaniello, Dino
LAOS | TRADE MARK, TRADE SECRET, PATENTS
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins
Location: Vientiane, Laos
Scheil, Joerg-Michael
VIETNAM | PATENTS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Schulz Noack Bärwinkel (SNB Law)
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sovath, Phin
CAMBODIA | TRADE MARK
Firm: Bun & Associates
Location: Cambodia
Tachon, Mathilde
SINGAPORE | TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: IPHub Asia Pte Ltd
Location: Singapore
Taweepon, Suebsiri
THAILAND | TRADE MARK, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbens
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Thea, Pheng
CAMBODIA | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Abacus IP
Location: Cambodia
Thean-ngarm, Yuwadee
MYANMAR | PATENTS, TRADE MARK
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins
Location: Myanmar
Treutler, Thomas J.
VIETNAM | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins (Vietnam)
Location: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Udén, Mats
SOUTH-EAST ASIA | TRADE SECRET, TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHT
Firm: Udén IP Strategy & Management AB
Location: Jonkoping, Sweden
Vachanavuttivong, Darani
THAILAND | TRADE MARK, COPYRIGHT, PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins
Location: Myanmar and Thailand
Vidon, Patrice
SOUTH-EAST ASIA | TRADE MARK, PATENTS
Firm: Vidon IP Law Group (Europe - Asia)
Locations: Bangkok, Shanghai, Paris, Rennes, Nantesa
Vu, Yen
VIETNAM
Firm: Rouse Vietnam
Locations: Vietnam
Wai Yeng Chan
SINGAPORE | TRADE SECRET, PATENTS, ENFORCEMENT
Firm: Wong Jin Nee & Teo (WJNT)
Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wong, Jin Nee
MALYSIA | TRADE MARK, PATENTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Firm: Wong Jin Nee & Teo (WJNT)
Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wulansari, Risti
INDONESIA | TRADE SECRET, COPYRIGHT, PATENTS
Firm: K&K Advocates
Locations: Indonesia
Benoît Tardy
IP BUSINESS ADVISOR
Firm: Eurocham
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam