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BANGKOK LEGAL BLOG (BLB) is a non-commercial, informational & educational supplement of the Thai arm of Kelvin Chia Partnership – Kelvin Chia Thailand, as part of the latter’s Legal Awareness Program (LAP) – dedicated to providing readers with a cursory feel of the Thai legal regime. Kelvin Chia Partnership is a regional law firm with lawyers qualified from 16 different jurisdictions and with 10 local branches in key Asian business hubs. To learn more about Kelvin Chia Partnership, please go here or to the firms’ group website.To learn more about Kelvin Chia Thailand, the Bangkok-based Thai arm of KCP, please go here.

Readers may wish to ease navigation by using the links as posted under their respective categories on the left side.

For Thailand-related legal queries, please use the Enquiry Form here or contact the author directly via contact card on the left.

** Headlines

• Kelvin Chia Partnership crowned Myanmar national winner for the ASEAN Business Awards 2014 “Most ASEAN Admired Enteprises” under the MSME category.
• 3.7.2014 – Kelvin Chia Partnership opens its doors in Mandalay, Myanmar, complementing its top-tier practice in Yangon. [news]

* Current Features

• Author featured in “Keeping the Chain Intact” feature in Asia IP Magazine,  September 2014 [Online Version] [Download PDF]
• Kelvin Chia Partnership on the American BAR Association’s International Law News – Cover Story – Gearing Up for the ASEAN Economic Community: Investment Frameworks in Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand
• Recent Developments in Myanmar and Indonesia’s Foreign Investment Regime (published in Singapore-Thailand Chamber of Commerce Newsletter)
• PUFF Advertising – Thailand’s Legal Regime against False, Misleading or Exaggerated Advertising – Singapore-Thailand Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Version
• Foreign Investment in Thailand – Circumventing Thailand’s Restrictions on Foreign Investment (republished on Thailand Business News)
• BANGKOK LEGAL BLOG’s feature in UNESCAP’s (& APCTT) ‘Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor’ [Technology Transfer] [Complete Issue]
• Author featured in “Franchising the Future” feature in Asia IP Magazine,  July/August 2013 [Online Version] [Download PDF]

* Recent Events in Thailand

• 19.5.2014 – Kelvin Chia Partnership and Deloitte host joint seminar in Japanese for Thailand-based Japanese investors re: investments into Myanmar and Cambodia [request presentation (in Japanese)]
• 25.4.2014 – Kelvin Chia Partnership and Finone Academie host joint seminar in English for key international trade representatives re: international financial markets and commercial contracts in Thailand [view presentation (in English)]

 Thailand Franchising

• Chapter 1: Things to Consider Before Buying into / Selling a Franchise in Thailand
• Thailand Franchise Basics (reproduced extract)
• Crucial Considerations for the Franchise Business Model in Thailand (published on Singapore-Thailand Chamber of Commerce Newsletter)
• Author featured in “Franchising the Future” feature in Asia IP Magazine,  July/August 2013 [Online Version] [Download PDF]

Thailand Mergers & Acquisitions

• Thailand Legal Due Diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions

Thailand Advertising

• Advertising in Thailand – ‘Puff Advertising’ – Thailand’s Legal Regime against False, Misleading or Exaggerated Advertising
• PUFF Advertising – Thailand’s Legal Regime against False, Misleading or Exaggerated Advertising – Singapore-Thailand Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Version

Thailand Market Entry – Thailand Foreign Investment

• Foreign Investment in Thailand – Navigating Thailand’s Foreign Investment Restrictions
• Foreign Investment in Thailand – Circumventing Thailand’s Restrictions on Foreign Investment (republished on Thailand Business News)

Thailand Market Entry – Thailand Limited Liability Companies

• Incorporation of Private Limited Companies in Thailand (Brief Introduction)

Thailand – International Tax Planning

• Thailand – International Tax Planning – Thailand Tax Implications for Foreign Entities in Thailand

Thailand Incorporation Other

• Incorporation of Charities / Non-Profit Organizations / Foundations in Thailand
• Registration of Domain Names in Thailand

Thailand Contracts

• (Presentation) Thailand Commercial Contracts
• Thailand Contracts and Agreements – Insight into Commercial Contracts in Thailand

Thailand Employment

• Thailand Employment – Chapter 1: Employing Employees in Thailand
• Thailand Employment – Chapter 2: Terminating Employees in Thailand
• Thailand Employment – Hiring Employees in Thailand Basic Necessities (reproduced extract)
• Brief Insight into an Awkward Dimension of Thai Work Permits (non-legal)

Thailand Real Estate & Conveyancing

• Chapter 1: Basics
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) & Thailand Condominiums
• Before Buying Thai Real Estate (reproduced extract)
• (Circulated Publication) Condominium Foreign Purchase Guide
• Thailand’s House & Land Tax; New Property Tax?
• Update: Condominium Foreign Ownership under FET Exemption Inheritable

Thailand Intellectual Property – Thailand Trademarks
THAILAND TRADEMARK NOW. (An in-depth walk-through in an FAQ format of everything Trademark Thailand)

• Chapter 1:  Basic Overview of the Thai Trademark Registration System –  Filing the Thai Trademark Application
• Chapter 2:  Basic Overview of the Thai Trademark Registration System – International Trademarks
• Chapter 3:  Basic Overview of the Thai Trademark Registration System – Well Known Status
• Chapter 4:  Basic Overview of the Thai Trademark Registration System – Cancellation Actions
• Thailand Trademark Process / Procedure Flowchart (Traffic Light Format)
• Thailand Trademark Process / Procedure Flowchart (Extended Format)

• Trade Dress Protection in Thailand

Thailand Intellectual Property – Thailand Patents

• Thailand Intellectual Property – Patents – Novelty – ‘State of the Art’: A High Threshold
• Thailand Intellectual Property – Patents / Franchising / Distributorship – Patent Licensing Agreements – The Intricacies of Thai Patent Licenses
• BANGKOK LEGAL BLOG’s feature in UNESCAP’s (& APCTT) ‘Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor’ [Technology Transfer] [Complete Issue]

Thailand Intellectual Property – Thailand Geographical Indications, Attestations of Origin

• Lessons to be learned from WIPO’s initiative with Thailand Handicraft (Commentary)

Publications in Local Media on Other Jurisdictions

• Recent Developments in Myanmar and Indonesia’s Foreign Investment Regime (published in Singapore-Thailand Chamber of Commerce Newsletter)

BLB’s Guest Blogs on Other Blogs

@intellectualpropertyblawg

• Thailand Intellectual Property – Enlarging the Scope of Trademark Protection? – Post-Application Amendments to Goods / Services in Thailand Trademarks.

Guest Articles

• International Tax Planning – Australian Investor establishing Holding Company in EU Tax Jurisdiction (Case Treatment)

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