Business Visitation of IP Firm

On May 22, 2023, Franco de Barba, European Trademark Attorney, MERX IP, visited our ILAWASIA office in Bangkok to meet Intellectual Property Team, in order to greet on behalf of the firm; and to share business development opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.


More updates at INTA Annual Meeting 2023

Vicheka Lay, Thanapha Phetkeereeskul, Viphavanh Syharath, and Thamolwan Insawang on the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2023, in Singapore.

We had a fantastic time meeting IP colleagues from all over the world, reconnecting with friends, fostering businesses, and exploring new opportunities! #INTA2023


INTA Annual Meeting 2023

#EventAttendance

Our IP attorneys, Miss Thanapha Phetkeereeskul (Senior Associate); and Miss Thamolwan Insawang (Associate) are ready to meet all IP practitioners, colleagues, friends and new people at the INTA annual meeting 2023!


Event Attendance : Resolve2Win - Legal Services of Hong Kong, Opportunities for All

On March 16, Attorney Kridtaporn Sirisereephap; and Attorney Kanyamol Phupapeiw, Senior Associate (Litigation) of ILAW ASIA, attended "Resolve2Win - Legal Services of Hong Kong, Opportunities for All," a conference co-hosted by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong (DoJ) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC).

Together we will create opportunities for businesses as well as legal and alternative dispute resolution services providers.


New Year's Eve festivities hosted by the Thai-Lao Business Council

Our Managing Partner participated in New Year's Eve festivities hosted by the Thai-Lao Business Council.

Our managing partner, Somphob Rodboon, visited the abbot of Wat Sisaket in Vientiane, Laos, on January 13, 2023, along with members and the committee of the Thai-Lao Business Council. Additionally, the group of members traveled to welcome the new year and met with the ambassador of the Thai Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, the minister of industry and the minister of energy, and mine. The members of the Thai-Lao Business Council then attended an internal meeting to discuss work plans for the year 2023 at Krung Thai Bank, Vientiane Capital, before attending the council-arranged New Year's party.


ILAWASIA attorney joined ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation meeting in Chiang Mai

At the 68th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and Related Meetings, Miss Thanapha Phetkeereeskul, IP Associate and delegate on behalf of Somphob Rodboon ILAWASIA Managing Partner, participated in the INTA session as one of the Trademark Offices Procedure Committees, on the 8th of December 2022.



World IP Forum

Mr. Vicheka Lay, our Local Partner of I.L. Asia, and Miss Thanapha Phetkeereeskul, IP Associate of ILAWASIA, are currently joining at the World Intellectual Property Forum (WIPF) Conference, held at The Landmark hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, from 10th October to 12th October 2022.


International Trade Event: Comprehensive Asia Development Plan 3.0 (CADP 3.0)

On 9th November 2022, attorney Vicheka Lay, ILAWASIA Cambodia partner, attended the Comprehensive Asia Development Plan 3.0 (CADP 3.0) Symposium: Towards and Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy, co-organized by the Cambodia Ministry of Commerce and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This symposium shared an understanding of CADP 3.0 as a framework for future development with government officials, the private sector and academics.

 

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ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2022 in Phnom Penh.

On 9th and 10th November 2022, attorney Vicheka Lay, ILAWASIA Cambodia partner, attended the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The event was held on the sideline as Cambodia is an ASEAN chair and ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2022. Attorney Vicheka Lay met with various members and leaders of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, participants from other ASEAN countries, trade policy makers and other relevant stakeholders from various countries in the region and beyond that attended this even

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Vicheka Lay attended seminar organized by the International Law Society of Cambodia

On 22nd October 2022, attorney Vicheka Lay, ILAWASIA’s Cambodia partner, coordinated an international law seminar, organized by the International Law Society of Cambodia.
 
Speakers in the event include vice prosecutor from Kampong Speu court of first instance, Mr. Chak Sambath, who spoke about the precedence of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia; Mr. Mao Kimpao, officer from arbitration council, who spoke about an arbitral award regarding the Cambodia-India cooperation project; and Mr. Kong Sovannraingsey, who spoke about island territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia.
 
Attorney Lay touched bases on a number of growing significance of international laws in the Cambodian context, due to various international legal instruments that Cambodia entered into, including the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement, Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and others.