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May 23, 2023

Practical Law: Life Sciences Commercialization in Thailand 2023

Life sciences specialists at Tilleke & Gibbins’ office in Bangkok have contributed a new “Life Sciences Commercialization in Thailand” chapter to the Life Sciences Global Guide from Practical Law. The Q&A-style guide provides strategic information for companies active in the life sciences sector in Thailand. The chapter covers a number of key areas:

  • Overview of the life sciences sector
  • Pricing, government funding, and reimbursement: National health care system, price regulation and reimbursement
  • Distribution and sale
  • Cross-border trade and parallel imports
  • Advertising and engagement with patient organizations
  • Patents: Conditions for patentability, registration, length of protection, infringement, international treaties
  • Trademarks: Requirements, registration
  • Competition law issues: Authorities and legislation, commercial contracts and competition law, licensing approvals and formalities
  • Product liability: Regulators, medicinal product liability law, liable partners, defenses, product liability claims, remedies

Practical Law, produced by Thomson Reuters, is the world’s leading legal know-how resource for business lawyers, publishing a huge range of guides covering hundreds of jurisdictions and practice areas.

The full “Life Sciences Commercialization in Thailand” section can be found on the Practical Law website.

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