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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trademarks in Thailand

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BRAND on price labelsToday’s South-East Asia IPR Basics post covers trade mark law in Thailand

Trade marks are essential for brands relying on the reputation and goodwill they have built with their clients and customers and should be afforded comprehensive protection, ideally before market entry. This article provides SMEs with a background to Thai trade mark law, as well as the registration and enforcement procedures available in the country.

As always, if you’d like more information on how to protect and enforce your trade marks in Thailand, check out our in depth IPR factsheet, or get in touch with our Helpdesk experts for free, in-depth advice!

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In Vino Veritas: Terroir IPR Part 2: Regulatory bodies and collective action against counterfeiting

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wine label-04In our previous article we discussed wine’s history as a product heavily reliant on geography, soil quality, and climate, or terroir for its unique characteristics, the resultant importance of regional classifications, and the legal protection available for producers based in distinctive wine regions. In this article we’ll be looking at how certain regulatory bodies and wine associations can, and in some cases already do, help producers to protect the reputations of their brands. Finally we’ll look at how the wine industry can come together to tackle the counterfeiting industry which continues to damage the sales and reputation of this much loved beverage.

As always, if you have any questions, get in touch with our experts here.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Copyright law in Vietnam

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copyright2Continuing our series on the core IPRs relevant to SMEs in Southeast Asia, this month we’ll be looking into the legal framework and practical registration and enforcement procedures in Vietnam, tipped to be one of the world’s fastest growing economies in the coming years.

Copyright is an essential tool in any company’s IPR arsenal, covering not only literary and artistic works, but also your brochure images and text, instruction manuals, and product labels. Here we’ll lay out the Vietnamese copyright law, how to exploit it, and how best to enforce your rights in the event of an infringement.

As always, if you have any further questions, simply drop our experts a message and they’ll get back to you with free, tailored advice for your business.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Patents in Singapore

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PatentsToday we’re continuing with our South-East Asia IPR Series with another core area of Singaporean IP law, the law of patents. Patents are essential, especially to those operating in the mechanical or electrical engineering sector, or manufacturing goods anywhere in the world.

A solid patent portfolio can prevent the copying and manufacturing of products by competitors and allows SMEs to exploit their inventions free from competition.

In addition, monitoring competitors patent portfolios and applications can provide useful information on their business strategy and product direction, thus enabling SMEs to react in advance of product releases to better handle threats to their market position presented by products utilising these new features or processes.

Singapore has recently been named ASEANs first International Patent Search and Examination Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and has the most developed legislation and procedures in the region.

So read on, and if you have any queries, feel free to contact our experts at the South-East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk for free, tailored advice.

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