Practical Law has published the 2018 edition of its Distribution and Marketing of Drugs Global Guide, a easily accessible Q&A overview of the key legal issues involved in bringing drugs to market in 29 jurisdictions worldwide. Members of the Tilleke & Gibbins life sciences team wrote the Vietnam chapter of this year’s guide.

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed to the 2018 edition of the Distribution and Marketing of Drugs Global Guide, a Practical Law Company publication covering issues related to the distribution and marketing of drugs across 28 different jurisdictions.Providing their expertise in the guide’s Thailand chapter were Alan Adcock, partner and deputy director, Siraprapha Rungpry, consultant, and Dr. Atthachai Homhuan, regulatory affairs manager, from the Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group in Thailand. The chapter covers the following topics:

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed to the 2018 edition of the Employment and Employee Benefits Global Guide, a Practical Law Company publication that provides an overview of employment and employee benefits in 30 jurisdictions worldwide. The Myanmar chapter of the guide was written by members of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office, including Yuwadee Thean-ngarm, director, Nwe Oo, attorney-at-law, and Sher Hann Chua, consultant.

Partner Kien Trung Trinh, from Tilleke & Gibbins’ Hanoi office, authored the Vietnam chapter of Practical Law’s Employment and Employee Benefits Global Guide 2018. The latest edition of the popular handbook provides a comparative overview of labor law in 30 jurisdictions worldwide, from China to Gibraltar. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributed the Myanmar chapter of the guide.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is considering issuing a circular to amend Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT of 2014 on the management of e-commerce websites, and Circular 59/2015/TT-BCT of 2015 on the management of e-commerce activities via mobile applications. It is expected that the amendments will be issued in the coming months.The proposed amendments in the draft circular seem to be aimed at eliminating vague language and narrowing the subjects of notification and registration requirements in certain e-commerce activities, specifically:

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed to the 2018 edition of the Practical Law Patent Litigation Global Guide, which provides a high-level overview of patent disputes in 33 jurisdictions worldwide. The Thailand chapter of the guide was coauthored by Nandana Indananda, partner, Piyawat Kayasit, attorney-at-law, and Siraprapha Rungpry, consultant. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributed the Vietnam chapter of the guide.

Lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins and its associate firm TGVN have written the Vietnam chapter for the 2018 edition of the Practical Law Patent Litigation Global Guide. The latest edition, in Practical Law’s signature Q&A format, provides an overview of how patent disputes are handled in 32 jurisdictions worldwide. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributed the Thailand chapter of the guide.