On March 29, 2020 Laos imposed lockdown and confinement measures instructing Lao citizens to stay home, and nonessential businesses to cease operations. Certain temporary measures are now being lifted but the borders and international checkpoints remain closed. The impact on some industries during the pandemic has been severe, but we are also seeing some positives coming out of this which may well continue once the lockdown measures have been lifted:

The Cambodian Government, like many other countries, tightened its border controls and shut down certain businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Whilst many of these businesses are now reopening and more international travelers are now entering Cambodia, the COVID-19 pandemic is still having a significant impact on Cambodia’s economy, which is heavily dependent on international trade and tourism.

Cambodia is set to become the latest member of the Berne Convention—the key international treaty governing copyright and related rights—following a law passed on June 27, 2020, ratifying the convention and authorizing the government to take steps to implement it.

While the Indonesian government already has the power to exercise compulsory licensing through existing patent laws, a new regulation, thought to be a preemptive response to the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, has expanded the scope of the government’s ability to use patents in the public interest.The changes are contained in Presidential Regulation No. 77/2020 regarding Procedures of Patent Implementation by the Government, which took effect on July 8, 2020, and is an implementing regulation of Patent Law No. 13/2016 (chapter 7, articles 109–120).

We are proud to announce that Tilleke & Gibbins’ international family disputes team has successfully obtained the first return order issued by a Thai court pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, an international multilateral treaty that provides mechanisms for parents whose children are abducted from their habitual residence and held elsewhere without the parent’s consent.

Lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins have contributed to the new online edition of Digital Business in Thailand: Overview, a Q&A-style guide from Thomson Reuters Practical Law that provides detailed answers on the regulatory environment surrounding the activities of online businesses and electronic business activities. The Thailand overview, which is one of 37 such guides to jurisdictions worldwide, discusses the following main issues:

The 2020 update of Kluwer Law International’s Global Patent Litigation  provides a comprehensive overview of patent law and litigation in jurisdictions around the world. It covers how a patentee can enforce a patent and what pitfalls and remedies exist so that parties can make informed decisions about their litigation strategies.

Practical Law has published an updated online version of Patent Litigation in Thailand: Overview,  a Q&A-style guide that provides detailed overviews of courtroom and litigation procedure as it relates to patent dispute resolution. The Thailand overview is one of 33 such guides to jurisdictions worldwide, covering key practical issues related to the legal environment for patent litigation.