Intellectual Property Rights and ASEAN Development in the Digital Age

Lurong Chen is Senior Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). He obtained his PhD in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. His research interests include international trade and development, digital economy, and Asian regionalism. He advises governments, international organizations, and the private sector on development issues related to digitalization and regional integration. Fukunari Kimura is Chief Economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Keio University. He obtained his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research interests include international trade and development, economic growth, applied microeconomics, and Japanese and Asian economies. Dr Kimura was President of the Japan Society of International Economics (2010–2012) and Dean of the Graduate School of Economics, Keio University (2015–2017). He advises governments and international organizations on trade policy and development issues.

• Introduction 1. IPR Protection and Global Value Chains in the Digital Era: With Policy Implications for ASEAN Development 2. IPR Protection for Asian Development: Opportunities and Challenges from Global Value Chains and the Digital Economy – Singapore 3. The Challenges of Digital Economy and Copyright Protection in Indonesia 4. Intellectual Property and Digital Technology in Thailand: Opportunities and Challenges 5. Copyright Protection in Malaysia: Development and Challenges of the Digital Economy 6. Assessing IPR Protection in the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry in the Philippines: Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Value Chain 7. Enforcing IPR to Leverage Viet Nam’s Benefits from the GVCs and the Digital Economy 8. Korea’s Intellectual Property Protection Strategy and Its Implications for ASEAN 9. Patent Regulatory Framework in ASEAN in the Light of New Generation FTAs: A Comparative Analysis with the Andean Community and the Pacific Alliance