If you are a corporate director or officer or are thinking of accepting such a post in Thailand, you would be well advised to know that with the benefits of the position come responsibilities as well as potential liabilities. This is particularly true in Thailand, since directors and officers can be held both civilly and criminally liable to persons injured by their actions or their failure to act. In fact, a director’s duty of care is extended beyond the company shareholders to third parties and to the government.

This article sets forth three truths as they relate to international arbitration: (1) most clients don’t like litigators; (2) commercial clients like certainty and as much control as possible; (3) clients want to maximize their profits and, therefore, be cost-effective.

Thailand has enacted legislation to confront the emerging challenges of the internet and e-commerce. This article summarizes the present state of Thai copyright, cyber-squatting, and criminal law to illustrate the point.

Recently, Thai inventors have become increasingly interested in filing new patent applications both in Thailand and overseas. These inventors face an important question: What is the easiest, most cost-effective way for them to protect their inventions around the world? The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may be the answer. This article describes the expected benefits of Thailand’s anticipated accession to the PCT.

Recently, Thai inventors have become increasingly interested in filing new patent applications both in Thailand and overseas. These inventors face an important question: What is the easiest, most cost-effective way for them to protect their inventions around the world? The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may be the answer. This article describes the expected benefits of Thailand’s anticipated accession to the PCT.

A court writ is an order issued in writing by a court commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing an act. The Thai word for court writ is maai saan. Upon receipt of a court writ, many people panic as they believe themselves to be in trouble with the law. Although that may certainly be the case as writs can be issued to inform a person that a claim has been filed against them, it is not always so as writs can also be issued to provide notice to a person that they are required to testify in court or provide documents for a court case.

A tension has arisen between the Thai tradition of freely exchanging seeds to develop new crops, on the one hand, and the development of intellectual property rights, on the other. This article summarizes the key issues raised in Thailand’s Plant Varieties Protection Act.

When acquiring an existing business, the purchase is not limited to the land, the office accessories, or the client base. In addition to these material elements of a business, the brand, trade name, and trademark or service mark are all significant components of the acquisition which must be considered. The successful case described in this article deals with a dispute over the trade name of a famous restaurant in Thailand: Rong Beer German Tawandang.