Thailand’s pharmaceutical industry is helping inform the citizenry about the dangers of counterfeit medicines as the country joins forces with groups including Interpol, the World Health Organization’s Anticounterfeiting taskforce, and the United States Pharmacopeia to combat an invasion of fake drugs. Tilleke & Gibbins consultant Clemence Gautier was interviewed for the article.

This World Intellectual Property Review article is based on an in-depth interview of Paul Russell and Alan Adcock. The article discusses the increasingly popular trend to outsource IP legal counsel in Thailand and the rest of Asia.

This article provides an introduction to Tilleke & Gibbins based on the firm’s winning the prestigious International Law Office Client Choice Award 2007 for Thailand.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration has recently released an announcement regarding the control of static devices/chairs, electrical massage beds, and direct current devices for soaking feet. All business operators who produce, import, or sell these products, which are classified as “Notification Medical Devices” in Thailand, are required to submit additional documents in order to register new products or continue to import and sell already-registered products. The additional documents are as follows: