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Sunbelt are not quite correct.

Firstly, I would recommend filing for US trademark. The US trademark has the most credibility worldwide but still only protects your mark in the US, although many people can be "fooled" with a US trademark elsewhere in the world...but a good lawyer will check.

Secondly, I would file for a European trademark via a Community trademark that covers the EU member states. It's the easiest way to get wide EU coverage. You could also consider the Madrid protocol for wider (but weaker) European trademark protection.

But expect to spend some money on decent trademark lawyers...

I would ignore the rest go the world as too hard.

I love gardening...I could watch my staff do it all day.

What are the disputed amounts for?

Marina fees are marina fees - usually berth, fuel and utilities. What could a marina charge for that you feel is not your responsibility? Did you damage something?

Given the boat is not in the marina, he will have to file charges before a boat can be seized. He may be able to get a lien or an emergency injunction on the boat so you can't sell it, but you could always go to Langkawi and berth it there...but troubles will follow the boat if he is successful. He may be able to use connections to stop you getting fuel, but it's more a threat. Immigration problems are a long way off...but using connections to make your life stressful is the norm.

...but having said all that, unless you are very confident you can defend your case with clear proof, I'd pay it and sleep better.

Where is the boat registered? I assume Thailand.

Yingluck sure looks good!

Desperate Sicko!

-mel

Frame grabs off of TV tends to flatten peoples heads.

Great for resting my beer can.

self censored.

Gary, sorry to hear about your troubles. I can understand how you feel. I also have a pond and fish that I raised from fingerlings to decent size, purely for fishing and relaxation. Knowing someone stole my fish and was probably bragging and eating them would really piss me off.

I have a fence topped with barbed wire around my 12rai - not really to keep people out, but to keep pit bulls in. Whilst the dogs sleep with me, they are very sensitive to noise.

On that fence I put big signs in Thai "Beware of Dogs" and locals see me walking the dogs around the property regularly. It would be a pretty brave (or drunk) person to jump over my fence to try and steal a few fish.

Thank you all for taking the time to replay. I have to say, nobody really has answered my question, which was my fault as I think I wasn't able to make it clear enough. I did not ask your opinion about the Thai system. Internet is full of people talking about how terrible the system is and how may horrifying stories they have heard. As far as I know, Thailand is full of farangs owning a business. In a different Country, I would have done differently. For the simple reason: in most Countries nobody requires to have a local shareholder holding 51% of the quotes! So, my question is very simple: is standard procedure to make the Thai shareholder the director of a new company until one of the farangs get the work permit?

Thanks to everybody who will be so kind to answer a yes or no.

This is a question for your Thai lawyer.

Oh wait...he is the husband of your largest shareholder and Director. His answer may be skewed.

however, the tool cost is too high for this project ( 85.000 baht )

How many cavities? What daily output? What lifetime required? All that affects the cost.

Payboy is asking all the right questions.

Silicone molds are really just used for prototypes. They have a very short lifetime and deteriorate with each use. You may get 100 - 300 decent casts before it is no longer useful.

85,000baht for tooling is very reasonable and should be a one-off expense if made by a competent toolmaker, used by a competent manufacturer (pressure, heat and repairs) and well maintained - 10million cycles minimum.

All depends on your needs and budget.

I have attended few networking event in Bangkok, or anywhere else for that matter.

For people that do attend these networking events, why do you go? What do you want to achieve?

I ask that because the few events I have attended it felt that the majority of people were looking for investment, advertising or a job. Whilst I am always looking for investments and always hiring, it was not the best forum for me and I got little out of it.

To be honest, the lower price for women sets of a red flag in my mind. It makes no sense to me to offer women a lower price if they are worthy of being at a networking event of any value.

Why not 10,000baht and having a serious event - speakers, guests, events, food, drinks etc. To me it would be a pre-qualification of the type of person attending. I need to get something of value out of an event.

...maybe these events are just not for me, but I'd value some insight as to what people get out of these events.

Your lawyers wife?

Should the lawyers wife do anything silly, who do you think the lawyer is going to support?

You are completely at the mercy of the wife, the lawyer and the Thai legal system.

Firstly, get a new lawyer who offers you good legal and company structure advice. You can be the Director. You can have shares of different voting rights for the Thais (10:1) and have pre-signed share transfer agreements from the Thai's just in case you want to change shareholders in the future for any reason. The Thais are basically nominees and technically illegal also, so you may want to consider "loan agreements" to cover their % of the "investment".

This is how the nightmare starts...change the Directorship and get those blank share transfers signed before you put 1 baht into this venture.

As I see it, you made a few mistakes:

1. The wording of that clause is vague and does not read that their rights expired after 3 years, only that they can deduct a maximum 3 years of interest (15%)

2. Regardless, you did not get in writing their intention NOT to buy back your land after 3 years

3. You signed such a contract to begin with

4. You did not start construction

The way I read the situation is that you have breached a contract and they have enforced to buy it back at 15% discount because they can.

Given that the exchange rates in 2005 ranged between 38 and 42, you paid between $142k - $158k *.

They are offering to buy back the land at 5.1million baht at todays exchange (31.4) is $162k.

They will take you to court, waste your time and legal costs and they are likely to win.

Time to move on.

Note - exchange rates are approximate.

I have been wondering what happened.

The Duke's burgers were usually pretty decent. A few times they had a temp cook who overcooked them, but generally, they were worth the ride into town for.

This was my last burger at Dukes. I have no idea why I took the picture at the time, but everything happens for a reason.

Farewell my burger...I will always love thee.

Regardless...the bill goes up by the rental price per day for everyday its not paid.

...I recommend you pay it and put this down to youthful stupidity.

Well, that's seen him off.

Strange lad, that.

Best. Royal. Ever.

So, let me make sure I understand this.

You readily signed an agreement that stated that you liable for any damage to a rental bike.

You left your passport as a form of guarantee.

The contract stated that if you damaged the bike you could fix it yourself, but you had to pay 10,000 baht.

You crashed the bike.

The bike needs to be repaired and the owner will use factory parts to repair the bike to the same condition it was prior to you crashing it.

Everyday the bike is not rented it costs him more potential money.

You do not have the money to repair the bike to his standards?

And you don't want to pay?

But happy to bitch that he has threatened to sell your passport?

You are the kind of chump that makes things difficult for people in Thailand. You knew the rules. You busted the bike. Pay up.

Regardless of what anyone thinks, the bike owner holds all the cards. You hold a couple of Jokers.

BJ, it was a setup from the start and the only person who didn't know was you.

We've all been there and I know how you felt.

In your case, I probably would have just divided the bill by the amount of people and handed over that amount and got up and left.

I left Tiger that night about 30-60 minutes before the fire. It was a relatively slow night for TIger. I'd say abou 60% of what of avarage night. Almost no crowding. This could have been so much worse.

Next death trap in Bangla is Hollywood. Always crowded. Always difficult to move around.

Alfa, I think we all know the answer to this question, but was the DJ still playing and they were serving drinks when you left.

i.e. does the "sheltering from the rain" carry any weight at all, or will some easy investigation show that it was business as usual, beyond the legal opening times?

I'm interested in why the Lawyer continues this line, and the "lightning struck the generator" line when both as so easy to refute.

O dear...

Nah, all the talk will be about how awesome the breakfast in the picture looks. I specifically included it in a later edit to deflect some attention and brighten everyone's spirits. So no worries.

So ehm.. Where IS the place serving the pictured breakfast? I'd like to know please, it's poetry on a plate.

I must agree Winnie...that breakfast looks dam_n fine...even at 6pm.

This post is probably the best post investment I have seen on TV.

Josh has 12 posts.

He has 202 responses.

That's a 16-times multiple on his posting investment.

Outstanding work Josh....and given that you are likely a troll, it is even more noteworthy.

I really doubt those girls were tricked into what they were doing.

I agree they were not tricked into it, they were forced into it.

99.95% of the white or black women you see in Thailand hooking are forced into it, for them its not a choice.

One of the reasons Thailand is popular as a sex destination is that the vast majority of Thai women involved in the business is they do it voluntarily and most reasonably guys do care about the trafficked women.

The decimal point indicates a certain level of detail and statistical accuracy.

What is your source of "99.95% of the white or black women you see in Thailand hooking are forced into it, for them its not a choice"?

what kind of gems can we buy near Ranong in Myanmar

The fake kind.

Semper is right. Fakes abound.

Even if gems are real, this is not the place to buy them. They will be low quality and over priced.

JTC in Bangkok is still the safest place to buy gems...or Chanthaburi gem market if you know your stuff.

...a little gem knowledge can be a very dangerous thing.

I thought the convention among Thais was to leave the handbrake off when parking so there is no chance of anyone being blocked in, as the car park attendant can simply move the cars around as necessary.

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That's what normally happens.

But it can REALLY piss you off when they don't and you have to wait for them.

The person in Phuket with the Honda Jazz who's windows was smashed in with a 9-iron because they blocked me in for over an hour...it was me.

Poor choice of club.

Fair call...but it was the first one I grabbed.

No doubt a driver or possibly a 3-iron would have gotten more distance.

Little fella is going to have a lot to talk about at "Show and Tell".

Very envious. Have a great and safe trip.

I thought the convention among Thais was to leave the handbrake off when parking so there is no chance of anyone being blocked in, as the car park attendant can simply move the cars around as necessary.

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That's what normally happens.

But it can REALLY piss you off when they don't and you have to wait for them.

The person in Phuket with the Honda Jazz who's windows was smashed in with a 9-iron because they blocked me in for over an hour...it was me.

...so you are all buying this "lighting strike" excuse then?