Alan Adcock and Somboon Earterasarun, both partners in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group, will be speaking at a seminar on “Trademark and Branding Strategies for University Technology Transfer Offices.” The event will be jointly hosted by the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), the Licensing Executive Society (LES) Thailand, and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) at OHEC in Bangkok on August 7.

On August 3, 2017, Dr. Jakkrit Kuanpoth, of counsel in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office, will join an Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Patent Surgery course as a guest speaker in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The event will be focused on the importance of a strong IP protection system, and is part of the APAA’s international series of Patent Surgeries being held periodically across Asia.

Alan Adcock, partner and deputy director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property and regulatory affairs group, and Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh, of counsel in the firm’s corporate and commercial group, will be speaking at a Licensing Executive Society (LES) Thailand event, “IP Valuation and IP Implications of Thailand’s New Trade Competition Act,” which will be hosted at the firm’s Bangkok office on July 31.In his capacity as the president of LES Thailand, Alan will provide opening remarks, which will be followed by presentations on the following topics:

Managing IP  has released the full results of its 2017 IP world survey, in which eight Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers have been named as “IP Stars” across Thailand and Vietnam. IP Stars are among the top global practitioners in the fields of patents and trademarks. Selection is based on client and peer recommendations in the country in which they practice, with only the most commended practitioners being listed in the annual survey.The following Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were named as IP Stars in both trademark and patent categories: