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