The ninth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws & Regulations  provides international practitioners and in-house counsel with comprehensive legal analyses of telecoms, media, and internet laws and regulations in 37 countries worldwide.

On January 22, the government issued a new notification, published in the Royal Gazette, setting out controversial labeling and message restrictions for alcoholic beverages that could result in major losses for the alcohol industry. It is being challenged before the Administrative Court, but pending the outcome of that case it has come into effect on April 22.

On September 4, Thailand’s Department of Business Development (DBD) implemented the “DBD e-filing” system, which is used to file audited financial statements online. The DBD e-filing system entirely replaces the old system of submitting hardcopy documents, which will be phased out with effect in 2016. 

The third edition of International Employment Law  (Release 4, 2015), published by the Center for International Legal Studies, provides an overview of employment law in 42 jurisdictions around the world.

Kien Trung Trinh, senior attorney-at-law, Annika Svanberg, registered foreign attorney, and Tu Ngoc Trinh, attorney-at-law, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Vietnam corporate and commercial group, have written the Vietnam chapter of International Employment Law, Third Edition (Release 4, 2015), which provides an overview of employment law in 42 jurisdictions worldwide. The Vietnam chapter covers the following topics in detail:

The 6th edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents  provides practical cross-border insight into patent law across 34 jurisdictions. The Thailand chapter of the guide was coauthored by Nandana Indananda, partner, and Siraprapha Rungpry, consultant, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group.

Over the past two years, Vietnam has become a battleground over IP rights in the pharmaceutical industry, especially in protecting and enforcing patent rights to prevent the illegal production and marketing of certain generic drugs. While previous decisions by the authorities have left pharmaceutical innovators puzzled and disappointed, a recent case shows that real progress is being made.

The key legislation that governs intellectual property in Laos is Law No. 01/NA of December 20, 2011, on Intellectual Property, as amended (IP Law). Under the IP Law, trademark owners can bring an administrative action, through the Department of Intellectual Property Rights (DIPR), against a retail shop which sells counterfeit products. This is currently the most effective anti-counterfeiting measure in Laos.