Trademarks and copyrights can happen to be overlapping.  A logo trademark usually comprises an artistic work. Where copyright protection subsists, this provides rights that are valuable and additional to but quite different from those arising under the trademark law. In Thailand, enforcement of a logo trademark can legally be litigated in one or several proceedings... Read More

The problem of trademark and copyright infringement in Thailand has been a significant problem which negatively impacts the economy of the country for many years.  However, the situation is getting better in these recent years as the Thai government becomes more aggressive in enforcing law, amending the existing law and issuing some new laws to... Read More

Dear Clients and Colleagues, There have been various legislative updates and changes in the intellectual property law and practice of Thailand in 2018, and further developments can be expected in 2019.  To keep you updated of these developments, we list some key updates and changes as shown below. 1.   Accession to Madrid Protocol The... Read More

Our Managing Partner, Mr. Kowit Somwaiya, is interviewed in the Volunteer Spotlight of INTA Bulletin, December 15, 2018. For the full interview, please click here. For the INTA Bulletin, please click here.      

On 4th December 2018, the BOI Office issued its Notification No. Por. 11/2561 re: Permission to Employ Foreign Unskilled Labours in Investment Promoted Projects to cancel its 2016 notification on permission to employ foreign unskilled labours. Previously, BOI promoted projects could employ only foreign unskilled labours from the neighboring countries which signed a memorandum of... Read More