Global Innovation Policy Center

Primary Sources

• Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (March 12, 2010)
• ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (May 17, 2010)
• Competition Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) (1999)
• Consumer Protection Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) (1979)
• Copyright Act (No. 2) B.E. 2558 (2015) (2015)
• Copyright Act (No. 3) B.E. 2558 (2015) (2015)
• Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994) (1995)
• Customs Act B.E. 2469 (1926)(consolidated as of 2005) (2005)
• Customs Act No.21, December 4, 2015
• Export and Import of Goods Act, B.E. 2522 (1979) (1979)
• Industrial Products Standards Act, B.E. 2511 (1968) (1968)
• Ministerial Regulation on the Application for Patent Protection to Implement the Patent Treaty Cooperation B.E. 2552 (2009) (2009)
• Ministry of Commerce Notification: Prohibited goods through the kingdom, 2015
• Optical Disc Production Act B.E. 2548 (2005) (2005)
• Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (1999)
• Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medecinal Intelligence Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) (1999)
• Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act B.E. 2543 (2000) (2000)
• Tobacco Products Control Act (2016 – proposed)
• Trade Secrets Act (No. 2) B.E. 2558 (2015) (2015)
• Trade Secrets Act B.E. 2545 (2002) (2002)
• Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991) (consolidated as of 2000) (2000)
• Trademarks (No. 3) Act B.E. 2559 (2016)

Secondary Sources

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• Bangkok Post (2015), “IT law update, part 2: Amending the Computer Crimes Act gives cause for concern”, 1/30/2015
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• Bangkok Post (2016), “Pharmaceutical patents and the future of objection proceedings in Thailand”, 5/10/2016
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