On 10th October 2017, the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce jointly with other foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (Amcham, BeluThai Chamber of Commerce, CanCham, Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce, etc.) held a joint-chamber luncheon at InterContinental Hotel Bangkok to discuss the introduction of the 4.0 policy by the Thai government and the... Read More

On 20th September 2017, Mr. Kowit Somwaiya, Managing Partner of LawPlus Ltd. and Chair of the Harmonization of Trademark Law and Practice Committee of the International Trademark Association (“INTA”) attended the ASEAN-USPTO Colloquium for the Judiciary on Civil and Criminal IP Appellate Cases at Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok.  The event was organized by the... Read More

The Global IP Academy of the USPTO and the USDOJ in cooperation with the US Customs and Border Protection, the US Homeland Security Department and the support of the US Department of State organized a regional workshop on effective practices in border enforcement of IPR (“Workshop”) in Bangkok from 12 to 15 September 2017. The... Read More

The Myanmar Government has increased privatization efforts.  A total of 115 factories in 21 different industries located all across Myanmar are now opened to foreign investments. Food, textile and consumer goods factories represent huge investment opportunities. Tire and rubber, paper and plastic factories are also up for privatization. Out of the 115 factories under the... Read More

On 27th September 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) organized a roundtable discussion on landlord liability under Thai law in Bangkok (“RT Discussion”).  The purpose of the RT Discussion was to bring in all relevant stakeholders to come and provide their perspective and their concerns on this issue for a better understanding... Read More