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Article: Philippines to hold ASEAN conference on intellectual property rights
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 25, 2004
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Philippines to hold ASEAN conference on intellectual property
rights
MANILA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will lead anti- piracy
campaign among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) by hosting the first regional conference on the protection
and enforcement of intellectual property rights ( IPR), a local
newspaper reported Tuesday.
Optical Media Board chairman Edu Manzano was quoted by Today as
saying in a statement that ASEAN members, including Brunei, Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam, are expected to discuss further
regional cooperation and strengthen the protection and enforcement of
IPR during the conference.
"Abuse of IPR restraints trade and ...