Businesses who have greatly invested in the reputation of their trademarks may decide to license the use of their marks to third parties to benefit from royalties and to expand their existing product lines into sectors that they may not be able to enter into on their own. The license holders also benefit, with the opportunity to draw upon the market power of an established trademark to promote an increase in sales. Trademark License Agreements are made to accommodate such goals and to ensure that the relationships between the parties are in order.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) has recently amended its food product registration and controlling procedures to shorten its approval timelines, without compromising food quality or safety surveillance. This initiative has been dubbed the “Reprocessing Program.”

The Thai Trademark Act allows any interested party or the registrar to file a petition with the Board of Trademarks to cancel a trademark registration on the basis of non-use. In order for a mark to be cancelled, it is necessary to prove the following:

Life sciences experts Tu Ngoc Trinh and Tu Thanh Pham of the Tilleke & Gibbins corporate and commercial team in Hanoi have co-authored the Vietnam chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising 2014 (11th edition). The ICLG series, published by the Global Legal Group, provides multi-jurisdictional insight into a range of legal areas.

As part of the European Commission’s objective to support small and medium-sized enterprises to secure their ASEAN intellectual property rights (IPR), the ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk—a European Commission project that provides free information and services on IP—has published a guide on Protecting Your IP at Trade Fairs in Southeast Asia.

The ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk, a European Commission project to support European Union enterprises in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights (IPR) in or relating to ASEAN, has published a guide on Transfer of Technology to Southeast Asia.

Having multiple legal options is generally viewed as positive in a business context. It may, however, also imply the need to make a difficult decision—one with significant practical and legal consequences. This is particularly so where the transaction is unique, has significant monetary value, or has the potential to affect existing third-party contracts. Real estate transactions fall firmly into this category.

The latest edition of How to Hire and Fire, a guide to the rules and regulations governing employment relationships around the world, has been published by Multilaw. Chinachart Vatanasuchart, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial department, contributed the Thailand chapter of the guide, in which he expounds on important issues related to labor and employment law in Thailand. The chapter covers the following main topics: