On 25th June 2018, the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand (“DIP”) disclosed that during the period of 9 months from September 2017 to May 2018, the DIP has been working cooperatively with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) to suppress the dissemination and to remove some online IP-infringing contents under Section 20(3)… Read More
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
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
On 9th May 2018, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued its Notification No. 25/2018 to regulate and facilitate wholesale and retail sale businesses (“Notification”). The Notification applies to all wholesale and retail sale businesses owned and operated by foreigners or Myanmar nationals or their joint ventures. 1. Wholesale and Retail Sale Under Under… Read More
On 13th May 2018 the Government of Thailand enacted the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Business Operation B.E. 2561 (“EDDABO”) and the Emergency Decree on Amendment of Revenue Code (No. 19) B.E. 2561 (“EDARC”) effective from 14th May 2018 to regulate and tax digital assets (cryptocurrencies and digital tokens). Some provisions of the two laws… Read More