(1)  Employee Welfare Fund (“EWF”) Thailand has implemented the EWF, effective from 1st October 2026, requiring employers who employ 10 or more employees to participate in the EWF, except for those fall within the exemptions, e.g. employers who have already established and maintain compliant provident funds under the Provident Fund Act B.E. 2530 (1987), employers... Read More

Thailand does not yet have a specific law dedicated to online games or e-sports.  Instead, these activities fall under a fragmented framework of existing laws, including the laws governing sports, gambling, consumer protection, e-commerce, foreign business, data protection, etc. 泰国目前尚无专门针对网络游戏或电子竞技的单独立法。然而，此类活动目前应适用泰国现有的多部法律中的相关规定，包括与体育、赌博、消费者保护、电子商务、外商经营及数据保护法律法规中的相关规定。 Thailand officially recognizes e-sports as a professional sport supervised by the Sports Authority of Thailand.... Read More

Thailand does not yet have a specific law dedicated to online games or e-sports.  Instead, these activities fall under a fragmented framework of existing laws, including the laws governing sports, gambling, consumer protection, e-commerce, foreign business, data protection, etc. Thailand officially recognizes e-sports as a professional sport supervised by the Sports Authority of Thailand.  This... Read More

Effective from 15th August 2025, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of Thailand per its Announcement dated 6 August 2025 will issue trademark registration certificates (CM1 Form, CM2 Form and CM3 Form) and trademark registration replacement certificates (CM4 Form, CM5 Form and CM6 Form) in their digital forms for recognition of IR registered under the... Read More

Thailand’s judicial interpretation of patent law has evolved through a series of landmark decisions that shape how patentability, infringement, and enforcement are assessed under the Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979).  This article summarizes and analyzes the key judgments given by the Supreme Court and the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (IPIT Court) in... Read More