Food Compliance
Intelligence & Solutions

Intellectual Property and Regulatory Perspective of Thailand Food Business

FREE
Alan Adcock, Atthachai Homhuan
Thursday , 25th Feb 2016
Tilleke & Gibbins
Background

Effective protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and ensuring the compliance of food legislation are key drivers of food investment. Companies in the food industry face challenges in IPR protection and obtaining market authorization before launching their products in a new market.

This webinar aims to tell international food companies how to achieve effective protection of IPRs and strategies for food regulatory compliance in Thailand.

Contents
  1. IPR and dealing with local distributors - what the food industry needs to know

  2. Food legislation and regulation in Thailand and ASEAN Harmonization

  3. Food for thought: recent and upcoming changes to food-related IP and laws/regulations in Thailand and ASEAN 

Speaker
  • Deputy director
    Alan Adcock is a partner and deputy director of the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property and regulatory affairs groups. Since 2005, Alan has received recognition by Asialaw Leading Lawyers Survey as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers in the area of intellectual property, and he has been named a top IP lawyer in Thailand by Chambers Asia-Pacific and WTR 1000. He has extensive experience in IP acquisitions, strategic structuring, technology transfer, and IP licensing and securi tization agreements. He has handled various IP infringements and regulatory infractions involving labeling, advertising, clinical trials, product handling/warehousing, product registration, taxation, and import/export violations in AP countries.
  • Manager, regulatory affairs
    Dr. Atthachai Homhuan is a manager, regulatory affairs, at Tilleke & Gibbins. Atthachai assists chemical, life sciences and pharmaceutical companies to draft and review their patent claims and specification. In addition to patent work, Atthachai prepares healthcare product dossiers for registration and helps international companies develop market entry strategies for countries in Southeast Asia.