We are pleased to announce that Meritas launches the Asia Data Privacy Guide, a comprehensive resource guide developed by the firm members of Meritas in Asia. The Guide provides a collection of the data privacy laws and practices across the Asia region.  LawPlus Ltd. is a member of Meritas and contributes the Thailand chapter to... Read More

(Revised: 6th October 2023) Franchisors, amongst others, are prohibited from conducting any “unfair trade practices” that can cause damages to their franchisees under Section 57 of the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (“TCA”).   To implement Section 57 of the TCA, for franchise business, the Trade Competition Commission issued its Notification on Guidelines for Consideration of Unfair... Read More

On 18th October 2023, the State Administration Council (SAC) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued its Notification No. 217/2023 to designate 31st October 2023 as the effective date of the Industrial Design Law 2019 (IDL) of Myanmar. Starting from 31st October 2023, creators of industrial designs (Designs) can file applications for registration... Read More

On 14th July 2023, the Ministry of Planning and Finance (MOPF) issued its Notification No. 50/2023 on Customs Rules (CR) for Protection of Trademark Rights Pursuant to Section 106 (c) of the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (MTL 2019).  The CR consists of 3 major parts: (1)   recordal of registered trademarks with the Customs Department (CD);... Read More

The mainstream Courts of Justice in Thailand are the Courts of First Instance (“CFI”), the Appeal Courts (“AC”), and the Supreme Court (“SC”).  Thailand also has specialized courts, such as the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, the Tax Court, the Labor Court, the Administrative Court and the Constitutional Court. If a party to a... Read More