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Legal updates, practical guidance, and thought leadership from our team, covering the developments that matter to businesses operating in Thailand.
What the 21 July Cabinet Means for Taxpayers, Landowners, and China-Facing Businesses in Thailand
The 21 July session, chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, was quieter than the two before it: no migrant-workforce rescue, no ministry restructuring. Its weight sits in three places: a draft Royal Decree doubling the tax deduction for supporting the Social Enterprise Promotion Fund, a land-use amendment for two Chiang Mai districts, and the follow-through machinery for the fifteen Thailand-China agreements signed during the Prime Minister's visit.
What the 14 July Cabinet Means for Employers of Migrant Workers and Foreign Investors in Thailand
If you employ registered Lao, Myanmar, or Vietnamese workers, the 14 July Cabinet moved to save a large part of your workforce. Some 562,068 workers could not complete passports and visas by the 31 July B.E. 2569 (2026) deadline and were weeks from losing status. The Cabinet approved a framework letting every worker registered under the 11 November B.E. 2568 (2025) resolution renew to work until 11 December B.E. 2570 (2027), with renewal applications due by 11 December 2026.
Using AI and Software in Thailand: Your Legal Rights and Obligations
Every business in Thailand now uses artificial intelligence and software, whether to draft documents, serve customers, analyse data, or build products. The legal questions that follow are practical and immediate: who owns what the AI produces, whether you may feed your data or someone else's content into it, what happens to your confidential information, and who pays when the technology gets something wrong.
What the 30 June Cabinet Means for Property Buyers, Landowners, and Employers in Thailand.
If you are closing a Thai home or condominium purchase right now, start here: the reduced property transfer and mortgage fees lapsed on 30 June B.E. 2569 (2026). As of today, the full 2 percent transfer fee and 1 percent mortgage fee are back, and they stay back until the renewed scheme is published in the Royal Gazette.
Patent Protection in Thailand: What Businesses Need to Know
Patents in Thailand are governed by the Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979), as amended up to B.E. 2542 (1999), and administered by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). A long-awaited amendment, to streamline examination and join the Hague system for designs, is under parliamentary consideration but is not yet law. The rules below are those currently in force.
Registering a Trademark in Thailand: What Businesses Need to Know
Thailand protects trademarks under the Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991), as amended (most recently in B.E. 2559 (2016)), administered by the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP). For any business selling goods or services in Thailand, registration is the only way to secure enforceable, exclusive rights. Unregistered marks have very limited protection.
Trademark Registration in Thailand: What Foreign Companies Need to Know
Thailand operates a first-to-file trademark system. Foreign companies entering the Thai market should register their marks before commercial launch — this guide covers the process, timelines, and common pitfalls.