Thailand has introduced the long-term resident visa (“LTR Visa”) to stimulate economic growth post the COVID-19 pandemic. The LTR Visa is offered to four categories of foreign nationals (“Eligible Foreigners”) who are wealthy global citizens (“WGC”), wealthy pensioners (“WP”), work-from-Thailand professionals (“WTP”), and highly-skilled professionals (“HSP”). Spouses and children (“Dependents”) of the LTR Visa holders… Read More
Thailand has introduced the long-term resident visa (“LTR Visa”) to stimulate economic growth post the COVID-19 pandemic. The LTR Visa is offered to four categories of foreign nationals (“Eligible Foreigners”) who are wealthy global citizens (“WGC”), wealthy pensioners (“WP”), work-from-Thailand professionals (“WTP”), and highly-skilled professionals (“HSP”). Spouses and children (“Dependents”) of the LTR Visa holders… Read More
1. On 28th August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued Order No. 63/2020 to announce the Soft Opening of the Trademark Office (“TMO”) under the Intellectual Property Department (“IPD”) for re-filing of registered trademarks and filing of used but non-registered trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL2019”). 2. The Soft Opening… Read More
Electronic signatures are valid and recognized under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (“ETA”) as issued in 2001 and amended in 2008 and 2019. An electronic signature can be made in the form of letters, characters, numbers, sounds or any other symbols created in an electronic format and attached to a data message with the… Read More
On 18th April 2020, the Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha issued an Emergency Decree on Electronic Meetings B. E. 2563 (“ED on E-Meetings”) effective from 19th April 2020. Under ED on E-Meetings, the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), the Board of Directors (BoD) Meeting of companies can now be… Read More
Old System and Trademark Law 2019 Before 2019, protection and enforcement of trademarks in Myanmar were possible under the “old system” based mainly on the Specific Relief Act 1877, the Law of Torts 1855, the Penal Code 1860, the Civil Procedure Code 1908, the Registration Act 1908 and the Deeds Registration Law 2018. The first-to-use… Read More