On 9th April 2025, the Board of Investment of Thailand (“BOI”) issued Announcement No. 2/2568 re: Amendment to Efficiency Enhancement Measure for Alternative Energy Utilization Through Installation of Solar Energy Power Generation Systems according to the enhancement measures for smart and sustainable industry under the BOI Announcement No. 15/2565.  This Announcement supersedes the BOI Announcement... Read More

The Government of Myanmar through the Department of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with other relevant government agencies held the first ever International Conference on Intellectual Property 2025 in NayPyiTaw, Myanmar on 3-4 July 2025.  During the two days of the conference, local and foreign IP law professionals and experts presented... Read More

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) proposed principles and reasons for drafting an Act on Amendments to the Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (A.D. 1994) for public hearings from June 13 to 30, 2025.  The proposed amendments aim at expanding the scope of copyright protection, strengthening the moral rights of authors and performers, giving the examination and... Read More

The Ministry of Finance, through the Revenue Department (RD), aims to promote small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting digital technology as a tool for business operations and management.  Thus, they proposed to the Cabinet a draft Royal Decree that would provide tax exemptions to qualified digital investments.  On 24 June 2025, the Cabinet approved... Read More

Key Considerations under Personal Data Protection Act of Thailand Across the Asia-Pacific region, the automotive industry is transforming automobiles into sophisticated data collection platforms.  These platforms can gather/collect everything from location information and driving patterns to biometric data and personal preferences.  In Thailand, the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PDPA”) provides the legal... Read More