Legal know-how
Guides and explainers about Business & Investment, written for people who are not lawyers.
If you sell in your own name, from a shop or online, you may have to register within 30 days. The 2024 Ministry of Commerce rules in plain terms: who must register, who is exempt, where to file, the documents, the 50-baht fee and the fines.
Photos from the internet, background music in a clip or songs played in a shop all have owners. What counts as infringement under Thai law, what the Section 32 and 33 exceptions allow, the penalties, and what to do when someone demands a royalty.
Small shops must follow Thailand's PDPA too. When you can collect customer data without asking for consent, what a privacy notice must say, how to handle CCTV, how fast you must answer customers' requests, and the one exemption small businesses get.
An unregistered brand cannot be enforced as a trademark against copycats. How to register with Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property, the official fees per item, the 60-day deadlines to remember and how renewal works.
Since 2023, two promoters are enough to form a Thai limited company, and with the paperwork ready it can be registered in a single day. The six steps, the fees, and what to watch when a shareholder is a foreigner.
