Thailand ramps up fight against online IP infringements

[webfact]

 

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered the Intellectual Property Department to accelerate measures against online intellectual property (IP) infringements.

 

The proliferation of such violations on digital platforms, he noted, not only damages IP owners, predominantly entrepreneurs but also tarnishes Thailand’s image.

In response to this, small and medium-sized enterprises are being encouraged to boost their comprehension of IP rights. This includes registering for protection across various IP sectors such as copyrights, patents, and trademarks, according to Phumtham.

 

Vuttikrai Leewiraphan, the director-general of the Intellectual Property Department, stated that an agreement has been reached with major online platforms such as Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop, as well as 30 rights owners. The purpose of this agreement is to prevent the sale of products that violate IP rights on these platforms.

 

Vuttikrai explained that rights owners can swiftly alert the platforms for immediate removal if they recognise any product listings that infringe on IP rights. If the platform doesn’t act, the department can be contacted who will then coordinate with the platform to ensure the product’s quick removal.

 

by Alex Morgan 

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-04

 

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[Emdog]

"... agreement has been reached with major online platforms such as Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop,"

Just for laughs, bust them like you do with mom and pop shops selling knock off Gucci bags and such. Essentially the same crime

"Sell 5 fake Vutton bags, you're a crook. Sell a thousand and you're retailer of the year"

[RandolphGB]

The irony of the The Thaiger posting that article.

[stoner]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered the Intellectual Property Department to accelerate measures against online intellectual property (IP) infringements.

 

would that be akin to having unlicensed or fake software on computer systems ? 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered the Intellectual Property Department to accelerate measures against online intellectual property (IP) infringements.

Are sellers like Lazada and Co on the hit list?

[timendres]

52 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

would that be akin to having unlicensed or fake software on computer systems ? 

 

About 8 years ago, companies like mine were all notified that the Business Software Alliance was "on the prowl", and we were informed to review all company computers for pirated software, and that we could expect some sort of "inspection" by that organization at some point. How, and under what authority, these inspections were to be conducted was not explained. The inspection never happened, and I believed the notice was the entire "attempt" by the BSA. In other words, "these notices will cause some XX% of compliance for the least possible expense". It was a 6 month phenomenon, and never heard of again.