The Expert Committee (EC) of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) imposed a THB7,000,000 (around USD212,000) administrative fine on a data controller company on 31 July 2024.  It was the first ever fine for personal data breach in enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) (PDPA). The EC investigated the data... Read More

The Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999) of Thailand as amended (“AMLA”) and the regulations issued under the AMLA apply not only to financial institutions but also to non-financial institutions who are professional operators (“POs”) under the AMLA.  This article discusses the duties of POs under the AMLA and its key regulations listed below: (a) ... Read More

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