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The Risk of trade secret misappropriation during work-from-home arrangements
Published on 05/08/2020
» While we've all seen how quickly life has changed during the pandemic, from a business and HR angle the possibility of intellectual property misappropriation and theft occasioned by work-from-home policies may not yet be clear to many. With many employees working outside their company's normal IT security fence, their increased use of their own computers and devices instead of those in their offices with standard or enhanced security mechanisms has made it more challenging for employers to control access to key business information.
IP linkage: Connecting agencies to speed patent approvals
Business, Published on 14/04/2017
» Many people were surprised when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha revealed on Feb 24 that there were more than 12,000 patent applications awaiting decisions by the Thai Patent Office. Addressing what has become one of the world's longest patent backlogs, he said, had become an urgent matter.
Thailand's new alcohol labelling and message requirements
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 18/09/2015
» On Jan 22, the government issued a new notification, published in the Royal Gazette, setting out controversial labelling and message restrictions for alcoholic beverages that could result in major losses for the alcohol industry. It is being challenged before the Administrative Court, but pending the outcome of that case it has been in effect since April 22.
Plain packaging works
News, Published on 27/10/2012
» The article ''Thailand's draft tobacco consumption control act: Plain packaging and beyond'' by Alan Adcock published on Oct 19, 2012, in the Business section presented several false claims about plain packaging.
Thailand's draft tobacco consumption control act: Plain packaging and beyond
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 19/10/2012
» Australia will soon be the first country to require all tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging. From Dec 1, 2012, tobacco packaging will be standardised for all manufacturers; photographic health warnings will occupy 75% of the front and 90% of the back of the packaging, and product names will appear in a uniform font on the remainder of the pack, which itself must be coloured olive green. No famous logos, other branding, trademarks or colours can be applied.
IP in financial services
Business, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Published on 27/01/2012
» Many companies are looking deep into their businesses to identify areas that could serve as value drivers, and intellectual property (IP) is one of the first things they turn to. The financial services industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in IP registration and commercialisation across the globe. Banks, credit card companies, credit unions, consumer finance companies, insurance companies stock brokerages and investment funds are catching up with what are considered more traditional IP-generating industries such as pharmaceuticals, IT and electronics. The fact is, there are numerous aspects of financial services businesses that are worth protecting.