The investigation found that the company employed eight copies of unlicensed AutoCAD software to design blueprints related to their specialised measurement instruments, including equipment used for monitoring ground stability, and structural integrity.
It added that the eight counterfeit goods have a combined worth of 1.2 million baht.
ECD said: “It’s quite alarming that 80% of the companies during these raids had no licensed software, which is a criminal offence under Thailand’s software intellectual property laws. The remaining 20% were also found to be ‘under-licensed’, meaning that they were using a few licensed products alongside many illegal copies.”
