Where can I obtain more information on ASPEC?
For more information, you may wish to refer to the ASPEC Notice and Procedures available
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ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation
(ASPEC)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States of the Association are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
For inquiries, contact The ASEAN Secretariat, Public Outreach and Civil Society Division | 70A JalanSisingamangaraja, Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
Phone : (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991 | Fax : (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504 | E-mail : [email protected]
General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org
Catalogue-in-Publication Data: ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation (ASPEC) (English) | Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, April 2014
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The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided proper acknowledgement is given and a copy containing the reprinted material is sent to
Public Outreach and Civil Society Division of the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta.
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What is ASPEC?
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