RT Conference Proceedings T1 The Regulation of Competition and Innovation in the European Union and Spain: Opportunities for the Philippines and the ASEAN A1 Olmedo-Peralta, Eugenio K1 Derecho de la Competencia K1 Propiedad Intelectual K1 Propiedad Industrial AB The Philippines are currently facing a process of regional economic integration insidethe ASEAN, in some way similar to the process undertaken by Spain and the European Uniondecades ago. Since January 2016, the ASEAN has become a Common Market, for whoseeffective achievement Competition and Innovation Law and Policies may play a crucial role.The scope of these pages is to overview the importance of the regulation in these issues andthe promotion of competition within the member States throughout the process of regionaleconomic integration. Then, we will consider the role that Competition and IntellectualProperty Law and Policies have played in the construction of the European Union, and we willpoint out some current challenges that are still to be faced. Finally, we will offer somecomparative conclusions considering the importance that these norms and policies will havein the construction of the ASEAN as an economic integrated area, and the way the ASEANmight follow the footsteps set by the European Union in its integration process. YR 2016 FD 2016-06-29 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10630/11708 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10630/11708 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 27 feb 2026