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Laos updates Law on Intellectual Property with eye on foreign investment

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By Khemphet Phonphakdy, Saithong Rattana
| Managing Intellectual Property Verified
Since the enactment of Laos’ first Law on Intellectual Property in 2007, the country has issued periodic amendments and updates to bring the law into line with current practices and needs. The latest of these, issued in November 2023 (the 2023 Law on IP), was published in the Lao official gazette on March 1 2024. Some of the most notable changes and updates under the 2023 Law on IP are highlighted below.
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Laos Issues Updated Law On Intellectual Property

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By Khemphet Phonphakdy, Saithong Rattana
| Mondaq
On March 1, 2024, the Lao official gazette published the newly amended Law on Intellectual Property No. 50/NA, dated November 20, 2023 (the "2023 Law on IP"). The timing of this update is consistent with Laos' history of providing regular revisions to the country's IP legislation since the enactment of the first Law on Intellectual Property by the National Assembly in 2007 (the "2007 Law on IP"). These revisions include amendments in 2011, 2017, and now 2023.
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Laos Issues Updated Law on Intellectual Property

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By Dino Santaniello, Khemphet Phonphakdy, Saithong Rattana
| Lexology Verified
On March 1, 2024, the Lao official gazette published the newly amended Law on Intellectual Property No. 50/NA, dated November 20, 2023 (the “2023 Law on IP”). The timing of this update is consistent with Laos’ history of providing regular revisions to the country’s IP legislation since the enactment of the first Law on Intellectual Property by the National Assembly in 2007 (the “2007 Law on IP”). These revisions include amendments in 2011, 2017, and now 2023.
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