Somboon Earterasarun, director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Jakarta office, will participate as a panelist at a roundtable discussion on “Trademark Protection and Enforcement – Sharing Best Practice in Asia Pacific,” an event jointly hosted by the International Trademark Association, the Indonesian Intellectual Property Attorneys Association, and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights office of Indonesia. Somboon will be joined by three other panelists, and together, they will discuss the following topics, among others:

Tilleke & Gibbins has been shortlisted for two awards in the ALB  Southeast Asia Law Awards 2015. Factors such as key hires and departures; complexity, innovation, breadth, impact, significance, and volume of cases handled; and third-party awards and recognitions are being considered by Asian Legal Business  to determine the winners of the awards. The winners will be announced on May 28 at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore.Our firm has been nominated for awards in the following two categories:

Alan Adcock, a partner and deputy director of the intellectual property department at Tilleke & Gibbins, and Areeya Pornwiriyangkura, an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group, will speak on the topics, “Importance of IP – Trademark Registration” and “Franchise-Related Regulations,” at the Asia Food Franchising Seminar, an event hosted by THAIFEX–World of Food Asia.

Siraprapha Rungpry, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group, will speak at the conference, “Legal & Financial Due Diligence Strategies for Successful Acquisitions, JVs, & Strategic Alliances,” hosted by IDEAL Forum. The event will cover the strategies and tactics behind legal, commercial, tax, and financial due diligence, as well as critical risk and intellectual property issues. Siraprapha, who will speak on the topic “Intellectual Property Valuation and Due Diligence,” will discuss the following main subjects: