On June 10, 2019, head of Tilleke & Gibbins’ office in Vientiane, Dino Santaniello, will speak at an event hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lao PDR (ECCIL) for honorary consuls from Europe who have been seconded to the country. Dino’s presentation will give a brief introduction to the European Commission’s Southeast Asia Intellectual Property Rights SME Helpdesk, discuss the challenges of protecting IP rights in Laos, and provide attendees with practical tips and tools from real-life experiences to better enforce IP rights in the quickly-expanding Lao market.

The 2019 edition of Asian Legal Business’ annual intellectual property rankings has been released, with Tilleke & Gibbins ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Thailand for matters relating to patents, copyright, and trademarks. Tilleke & Gibbins is one of just four firms to be placed in the highest tier for categories, marking the eleventh consecutive year in which it has received the top ranking in every category for which it is eligible in Thailand.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been named as a Tier 1 firm in Vietnam for Patent and Copyright/Trademark work in the 2019 IP Rankings issue of Asian Legal Business  (ALB ).

Tilleke & Gibbins is proud to announce that Darani Vachanavuttivong, co-managing partner and managing director of the firm’s intellectual property practice, has been recognized in the 2019 edition of Managing Intellectual Property ’s (MIP) Top 250 Women in IP list. This esteemed annual directory of industry leaders aims to highlight female IP practitioners who have made outstanding contributions over the past year to their clients, their firm, and the IP field as a whole, and who have practiced admirable corporate social responsibility.