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Vietnam's National Assembly on Sunday approved amendments to the customs law that strengthen customs powers to intercept counterfeit and intellectual property-infringing goods.

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DJKI) has waived copyright registration fees for songs and music, effective from 1 August. 

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore announced two changes to its patent and trade mark procedures.

Thailand has finalized its social media KYC (“know your customer”) rules under Notification of the Electronic Transactions Commission on Measures to Prevent Technological Crimes for Social Media Service Providers (No. 2)

Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has published IP filings statistics for the first half of 2026 via their official Facebook page on 21 July 2026. Overall, the data shows an increase across all IP applications and registrations vs the same period in the previous year.

The Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) has officially transitioned to issuing electronic patent certificates under Circular Letter No. HKI-14.KI.05.02 Year 2026.

The Indonesian Government has recently issued Government Regulation No. 30 of 2026 on Non-Tax State Revenue, which introduces new official fees for services administered by the Ministry of Law, including Intellectual Property (IP) services, from 1 August 2026.

Thailand's Economic Crime Suppression Division announced that police seized a warehouse suspected of storing and selling counterfeit goods in Bangkok's Min Buri district. More than 30,000 counterfeit items were confiscated on site, including fake motor oil of several well-known automobile brands

Thailand’s evolving trademark rules improve slogan protection, despite ongoing registration challenges.

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical and healthcare enforcement landscape is under heavy international scrutiny following the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) 2026 Special 301 Report, released on 30 April 2026.

The Thai Customs Department, in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Trade, has announced the results of a joint enforcement operation at Laem Chabang Port that led to the seizure of imported goods falsely labeled as being of Thai origin.

On 17 July 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 1782/QD-BCT, adopting its 2026-2027 action plan to strengthen administrative enforcement of IP rights (“Plan”).

Malaysia’s Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) has launched the IP Accelerator Programme (IPX) – Batik Evolution: Preserving Tradition, Empowering Value to strengthen intellectual property (IP) management among young batik entrepreneurs.

This lecture series addresses key IP topics relevant to innovation and research.

Indonesia is preparing a sweeping rewrite of its copyright law that would expand liability for digital platforms, including Google and AI companies.

The Philippines concluded its chairship of the 68th Series of Meetings of the WIPO General Assemblies with strengthened international partnerships and renewed commitments to advance innovation, IP and technology cooperation, reinforcing the country’s growing role in shaping the global IP agenda.

The US wants Vietnam to take more action on non-tariff barriers, economic security cooperation and intellectual property as the two sides continue to wrangle over a trade deal after months of negotiations, according to the US Trade Representative.

Thai regulators have recently launched a joint IP financing program to encourage Thai businesses to leverage their intellectual property (IP) as another type of collateral when seeking credit or raising funds.

Indonesia will implement a new schedule of official Intellectual Property (IP) fees beginning 2 August 2026, affecting several Trademark services while also introducing new official fees for certain Patent procedures.

On 9 July 2026, the ETDA released the Draft AI Act for public consultation. If enacted, it would become Thailand's first comprehensive AI regulation.