On Friday, April 26, Suebsiri Taweepon, a partner in the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property department, will be speaking at Reach for Gold: IP and Sports—a half-day event celebrating World IP Day at the Institute of Physical Education in Chiang Mai.

On April 25, Sher Hann Chua, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property department, based in our Bangkok and Yangon offices, will speak at a seminar co-hosted by the Overseas Trademark Protection office of the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation, the Shanghai Trademark Association, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) in Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

As the Lao market continues to welcome increased numbers of foreign investors, a thorough understanding of intellectual property (IP) in the jurisdiction has become essential for domestic and international companies seeking to stay competitive. At the Australian Chambers of Commerce (Austcham Lao) breakfast briefing on May 14, 2019, Head of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Lao office, Dino Santaniello, will address this compelling topic in a presentation titled “Intellectual Property – why register your trademark in Lao PDR?”

On Saturday, April 20, in anticipation of World Intellectual Property Day on April 26, Tilleke & Gibbins and the International Trademark Association (INTA) are organizing a student outreach event at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULaw) as part of INTA’s Unreal Campaign.