The key legislation governing intellectual property issues in Laos is the Law on Intellectual Property (Law No. 01/NA of December 20, 2011, as amended), which covers industrial property, new plant varieties, copyright, and related rights. Although this law is now entering its third year of implementation, the country’s IP officers remain relatively inexperienced, especially with regard to handling IP infringement cases and verifying whether products are genuine or counterfeit.

The Internet country code top-level domain for Indonesia, “.id” (also known as “anything.id”), has been officially launched by Indonesian Internet Domain Name Management (PANDI), the Indonesian-based nonprofit organization that manages the country’s Internet domain. The launch, which took place on January 15, 2014, was in response to growing demand for a top-level domain name in Indonesia. This move is in line with the government’s policy to facilitate and promote economic growth in the country.

In Young Sangyo Co Ltd v Department of Intellectual Property (November 25, 2013), the Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (IP&IT Court) in which the latter had found the figurative trademark BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB was confusingly similar to the earlier figurative trademark SANTA BARBARA POLO & RACQUET CLUB.

As various countries introduce restrictions on trademark rights with regard to certain products – most notably tobacco – there is growing concern about whether such national rules may undermine trademark rights and how they apply internationally.

When a contract is breached, or a party does not perform its obligations, this does not instantly affect the validity of a contract. It will continue to be valid and binding unless it is rescinded.

Part 1 of 5: Understanding the Owner-Brand RelationshipThe recent news of “activist investor” Carl Icahn’s 3,000 word-letter to Apple encouraging the release to investors of USD 50 billion in cash reserves allows for comparisons of the relationship between a hotel owner and a global operator.For starters, let’s think of:

The latest edition of Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration, a multijurisdictional guide to arbitration law, has been published by Law Business Research, with this year’s publication covering 49 jurisdictions worldwide. Kornkieat Chunhakasikarn and John King, attorney-at-law and partner respectively in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution group, have coauthored the Thailand chapter to this guide.

Patent litigation is on the rise in Thailand as patent owners become increasingly vigilant and their competitors strive to take advantage of technical disclosures and publicly available advancements.With such intense market competition nowadays, it is no surprise that most companies try hard to be more innovative, both in terms of process improvements and new product developments.