The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) of Thailand has issued the PDPC Notification on Criteria for Deletion, Destruction or Anonymization of Personal Data B.E. 2567 (2024) dated 31st July 2024 (“Notification”).  The Notification was published in the Royal Gazette on 13th August 2024.  It will become effective on and from 11th November 2024.  We summarized... Read More

On 11th March 2019, the Patent Law 2019 (“PTL”) was passed by the Union Parliament of Myanmar (“Pyidaungsu Hluttaw”) to provide protection for patents and petty patents.  On 1st June 2024, the State Administration Council (“SAC”) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar issued its Notification No. 106/2024 to designate 31st May 2024 as... Read More

The State Administration Council (SAC) announced 1st April 2023 as the effective date of the Trademark Law 2019 (TML 2019). The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) allowed re-filing of registered and used trademarks and filing of new trademarks under the TML 2019.  The IPD is now examining trademark applications under the normal basis and the examination... Read More

We are pleased to announce that LawPlus has been recognized as one of Thailand’s top law firms in the Data Compliance & Cybersecurity category by Asia Business Law Journal’s Thailand Law Firm Awards 2024, published by Vantage Asia Publishing Ltd., Hong Kong.  We are grateful for the recognition from the ABLJ and for the support... Read More

Key Legislations •  The Royal Decree on the Operation of Digital Platform Service Businesses That Are Subject to Prior Notification B.E. 2565 (2022) (“DPS Law”) effective on 21st August 2023. •  The Regulations issued by the Electronic Transactions Commission (“ETC”) and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (“ETDA”) under the DPS Law. Digital Platform Service (“DPS”)... Read More