Lack of distinctive character is one of the most common reasons raised by the Trademark Registrar and the Board of Trademarks in Thailand to reject a trademark for registration. Given that many brand owners face strict examination regarding the distinctiveness of their trademarks, several cases have been brought before the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (IP&IT Court) in an attempt to reverse decisions by the Registrar and the Board.

Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins have written the Thailand chapter of The Global Legal Post’s Foreign Direct Investment: A View from the Inside, a guide to investment opportunities and decision-making in various jurisdictions across the globe.

Practical Law has published the 2016/17 edition of the Distribution and Marketing of Drugs Global Guide, a guide to key issues involved in bringing drugs to market in 28 jurisdictions worldwide. The Vietnam chapter, written by Tu Ngoc Trinh, Hien Thi Thu Vu, and Nhung Thi Hong Nguyen, members of the Tilleke & Gibbins regulatory affairs team in Vietnam, reflects the current regulatory regime under Vietnam’s new Law on Pharmacy of 2016, and covers the following subjects in detail:

The 2016/17 edition of the Distribution and Marketing of Drugs Global Guide, covering issues related to the marketing of drugs across 28 different jurisdictions, has been published by Practical Law. The Thailand chapter of the guide was authored by Alan Adcock, Siraprapha Rungpry, and Atthachai Homhuan from the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property team in Bangkok. The chapter covers issues surrounding:

Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins have written the Vietnam chapter of Practical Law Company’s Doing Business in … Global Guide, an essential handbook for businesses looking to expand their operations abroad. The guide provides a practical overview of the legal system in more than 50 jurisdictions worldwide, with the Vietnam chapter including the following main subjects:

The minimum wage in Thailand has been driven—both theoretically and historically—by the cost of living, inflation, and work efficiency, which often vary from province to province.The government, through the Ministry of Interior, first passed legal measures to regulate the minimum wage for workers in Thailand in 1972. Consideration was made to the cost of living, standard of living, cost of goods production, business capacity, and the economic and social conditions applicable to specific local geographical areas.

Virtual reality (VR) describes a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional (3D) space, which allows users to feel as if they are exploring a physical environment. To achieve this effect, a user wears a headset that performs the dual functions of displaying the 3D images and blocking out physical reality. By tracking the movements of the user’s head, the displayed images may be adjusted to create the sense of being able to view an environment in 360 degrees.

This article was first published in the Data Privacy Asia Newsletter. For Part 1 of this series, please click here.