In Thailand, as in other countries, there are many possible legal grounds for the cancellation of registered trademarks. The nonuse ground, under Section 63 of the Trademark Act...

Owners of the above types of land or buildings are therefore only required to pay 10% of the land and building tax normally owed for 2021.

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against a licensed digital asset broker, its overseas trading platform...

The Vietnamese government is in the process of amending the Law on Atomic Energy, originally issued in 2008...

Vietnam's new Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) was passed by the National Assembly on June 26, 2025, and will enter into force on January 1, 2026.

On April 2, 2024, the Cambodian Competition Commission (CCC) issued Decision No. 087 on Requirements and Procedures of Exemptions under the Law on Competition...

Thailand and China have a longstanding and significant trade relationship, which increasingly extends to e-commerce and digitally enabled supply chains. While these channels create new opportunities for businesses to reach consumers across borders, their growth also brings greater exposure to intellectual property (IP) infringement across jurisdictions and online platforms.

The adoption of financial technology, or fintech, solutions has grown rapidly across Southeast Asia in recent years.

On December 17, 2025, Laos' Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) issued a notice introducing a new digital system that allows e-commerce businesses to obtain required certificates and licenses through an online...

Laos has expanded its registration requirements for importers and exporters by mandating additional registration and financial procedures. Bank of Lao PDR (BOL) Decision No. 677, which was issued on July 24, 2023, requires importers and exporters to register with the BOL and to open a dedicated commercial bank account for their import-export business activities.

The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) issued a letter on September 7, 2021, notifying all banks, financial services companies, and mobile financial service providers about a change...

In April 2022, Myanmar's State Administration Council established the Foreign Exchange Supervisory Committee (FESC) to approve foreign currency conversion...

Myanmar, which is now more than halfway through the scheduled soft opening of its Intellectual Property Department (IPD) under the country's New Trademark Law

Myanmar’s industrial design registration regime has been steadily gaining momentum since the country officially began accepting applications under the Industrial Design Law of 2019.

Patent specialists from Tilleke & Gibbins have contributed the Myanmar chapter to the 2023 edition of Patents: Practical Cross-Border Insights into Patent Law from International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG), published by Global Legal Group. q

Myanmar's Patent Law 2019—the country's first legislation specifically addressing patent protection—took effect on May 31, 2024.

Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced a significant policy change allowing foreign companies incorporated in Myanmar under the Myanmar Companies Law 2017 to export eight categories...

On October 31, 2022, the Department of Trade in Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce announced that payments for importation at the border are to be made via bank transaction.

On November 25, 2021, the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) issued a list of investment sectors that will receive priority attention in order to encourage national development and state building.

On July 7, 2026, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) issued a press release announcing the establishment of two new subcommittees designed to intensify oversight of digital platforms and modern trade...