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Personal Data Protection Update: recent developments, sub-regulations, guidelines, and official plan under the Thai PDPA

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Personal Data Protection Update: recent developments, sub-regulations, guidelines, and official plan under the Thai PDPA

This newsletter will review the recent updates to and developments in legislation and regulations under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), as well as the notable administrative measures taken by the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) during the last few months: 

During the first quarter of 2025, our Bangkok office plans to hold a public seminar on notable updates to and developments in personal data protection; please stay tuned for more information, and we hope you will join us for this important event!

This article is intended merely to provide a regulatory overview; it is not intended to be comprehensive, and does not constitute legal advice. Should you have any questions on this or related matters, please do not hesitate to contact our Personal Data Protection team at pdpa_bkk@eml.nishimura.com. We would be pleased to assist you.
 

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Pavinee is a leading expert in intellectual property (IP) law. She joined the Intellectual Property Practice Group of SCL Law Group (currently known as SCL Nishimura & Asahi) as an associate upon its formation in 2005. Prior to that, Pavinee was an in-house legal counsel at many companies where she gained extensive hands-on experience within general law practice, IP and e-commerce related matters. She also gained comprehensive knowledge of contracts and telecommunications working with government agencies while she was an in-house legal counsel. Pavinee was a guest lecturer and speaker on IP and information law at various forums. Currently, Pavinee routinely advises major clients on matters relating to trademark and patent registrations, copyright recordation, license agreements, as well as trademark, patent and copyright infringement. Versatile and keen, she also assists with overseas trademark and patent registration applications and acts as counsel providing expert guidance to clients throughout IP enforcement process and litigation proceedings. She has been consistently consulted with on cases involving electronic trade and commerce, domain name registrations and personal data and privacy protection. Representing numerous international and domestic organizations in both public and private organizations, Pavinee takes advantage of a refined understanding of IP prosecutions and commercial risk to deliver to the clients borderless and practical legal advice based upon reliable and comprehensive understanding of the laws, regulations and best practices in Thailand. With her comprehensive knowledge and extensive experience, she is well-equipped to meet the clients’ diverse needs whereby she tailors her legal service and professional advice to suit the particular needs of each client.