As Myanmar continues to open to foreign investment, employers from other ASEAN countries and places farther afield have been setting up local operations. Understanding the requirements of Myanmar labour law is, of course, a crucial part of this.By staying in compliance with the country’s regulations on working conditions, leave and holiday entitlements, and other labour regulations, entrepreneurs can increase their likelihood of business success in Myanmar.Working hours and pay

The Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights (DGIP) recently notified a patent applicant with existing annuity debts that they will not process the application further until the applicant’s debts are settled. This follows the DGIP’s instruction to all patent holders to pay their annuity debts by August 16, 2019 (as reported by Tilleke & Gibbins in February of this year).

On October 1, 2019, Vietnam filed an instrument of accession to join the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Geneva Act of July 2, 1999). The Hague Agreement will officially take effect in Vietnam on January 1, 2020, three months after the filing date of the instrument.

This country profile looks at Thailand, which traditionally has had a reputation as a “crossroads” for numerous illegal activities and of the laundering of significant sums of tainted money.Member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? No.Any Egmont members?  Yes. Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) is a member of the Egmont Group.Regulation

John Frangos, a partner and deputy director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution practice, and Santhapat Periera, a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial department, have contributed the Thailand chapter of the Chambers & Partners Aviation Finance & Leasing Guide—a publication covering the most important legal developments affecting aircraft lessors, lessees, and financiers in 20 strategically importa

Earlier this year, Thailand enacted its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which was published in the Government Gazette on 27 May 2019. Most parts of the PDPA will become effective one year after this, on 27 May 2020. As the PDPA will have broad impact across multiple aspects of most businesses—including their human resources operations—lawmakers provided this one-year period for those affected to prepare for compliance with the PDPA.

Two Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were quoted in a wide-ranging feature on trade secret protection in the latest issue of Asia IP . The article explores laws and regulations on trade secret protection in several jurisdictions in Asia, including Thailand and Vietnam.

Hani Wulanhandari, an intellectual property (IP) professional in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Jakarta office, which operates as an IP boutique in Indonesia, recently shared her expertise on copyright infringement through social media channels in Indonesia for the August 2019 issue of Asia IP .