During 20-22 June 2018, the Judicial Colloquium on Civil and Criminal IP Infringement Cases was held in Bangkok, Thailand.  The event was jointly organized by USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy and the ASEAN Secretariat.  On the first day of the forum, Kowit Somwaiya, Managing Partner and Founder of LawPlus Ltd., spoke on the topic of... Read More

Thailand promotes investments by granting tax and non-tax incentives to Thai and non-Thai investors who are manufacturers and service providers of promotion eligible business activities. 1.  Major Governing Legislations (1)   Investment Promotion Act B.E. 2520 (A.D. 1977) as amended by the Investment Promotion Act (No. 2) B.E. 2534 (A.D. 1991) and the Investment Promotion Act... Read More

The National Legislative Assembly passed the Eastern Economic Corridor Act B.E. 2561 (“EECA”) in February 2018 and it was published in the Government Gazette on 14th May 2018 and has become effective since 15th May 2018. The EECA establishes the EEC Policy Committee (“EECPC”) chaired by the Prime Minister and the EEC Office (“EECO”) to... Read More

Kowit Somwaiya, Managing Partner of LawPlus Ltd., was interviewed by the WIPR on anti-counterfeiting and brand enforcement.  The interview was published as “Meeting the Challenges of Innovation in Asia” in the INTA Daily News dated 19th May 2018 during the INTA 140th Annual Meeting in Seattle. In the interview, Kowit discussed the main trademark-related goals... Read More

On 14th May 2018, the Myanmar National Committee of Minimum Wage (“Committee”) issued the Notification No. 2/2018 (“Notification”) to repeal and replace its Notification No. 2/2015 dated 28th August 2015 to increase the minimum wages for employments in Myanmar. According to the Notification, effective from 14th May 2018, the minimum wages of MMK450 per hour... Read More