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Dr Pollawat Suppattarasaet

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Partner

Career

BRIEF PROFILE:

Pollawat focuses mainly on intellectual property and international law. He has extensive knowledge in all aspect of intellectual property laws. He specializes in all IP matters namely trademark, industrial design, invention patent and copyright including prosecution, opposition, counterstatement, and appeal. His current practice is mainly focused on reviewing and advising clients on Trademark License Agreement, Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA), Confidentiality Agreement, Distribution Agreement, Co-Existence Agreement (for overseas cases) and other agreements concerning intellectual property as needed.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• January 2024 – Present: Counsellor to the Senator of Thailand (Dr. Pholdej Pinprateep)
• May 2023 – Present: Intellectual Property Committee, Eastern Science Park, Burapha University.
• August 2022 – Present: Honorary Expert, National Innovation Agency, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation of Thailand.
• August 2022 – Present: Promotional and Support Committee of the Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Thailand
• May 2022 – Present: PDPA Advisory, School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.
• April 2022 – Present: President of Legal Development and Assistance for SMEs Committee, The Federation Thai SMEs.
• Guest lecturer at College of Management, Mahidol University on the topic of Strategic Marketing Management and speaker for International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) on the topic of “Intellectual Property Rights in International Trade: Tools for enhancing export growth.”

LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 2012 – 2023, as Managing Partner at Law Republic Limited: Responsible for all IP, corporate and commercial, litigation cases of the firm; Consulting clients on all legal aspects; & Managing the Firm and all lawyers.
• 2011 – 2012, as Partner at ILAW Advocates & Solicitors Ltd : Responsible for all IP cases of the firm; & Consulting clients on all legal aspects.
• 2008 – 2011, as Senior Associate at Apisith & Alliance Ltd. : Responsible for all IP cases of the firm; Preparing proposal for both overseas and Thai clients; Advising clients on the protection and business planning strategy concerning IP rights in overseas; & Reviewing and advising clients on all IP’s agreements such as Trademark License Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Distribution Agreement, Co-Existence Agreement (for overseas)
• 2005-2008, as Patent & Trademark Attorney at Vidon & Partners : Preparing and sending quotation/proposal for filing and registering trademark, patent, and copyright in Thailand and overseas; Preparing Power of Attorney, Deed of Assignment and other relevant documents regarding to intellectual property matters in Thailand and/or overseas.; Legalizing documents at the Embassies and/or Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Responding to clients’ inquiries and giving advices concerning trademark, copyright and patent applications; Proceeding with the search for identical trademark and patent, analyzing and reporting to the clients; Preparing application and filing of trademark, patent invention, petty-patent and industrial design and following up until the registration completed (domestic); Sorting and translating examination notices; Reporting of official actions on amendments, associated trademark, disclaimer, publication, registration, conditions of acceptance/objection with opinions; Preparing, drafting and filing of appeal and/or cancellation petition for trademark applications; Filing of trademark, patent (including PCT application) and design and following up with the case until the registration completed (overseas); and Making invoices for the cases handled (both domestic and overseas)
• Jan 2005 – Jun 2005, as IP Consultant at Frank International Co., Ltd. : Filing documents, locating and arranging files; handling incoming mails; Preparing and filing trademark/patent application; recording deadlines; Following up work in progress; Making billing; Sorting and translating examination notices; Searching and drafting search reports; Reporting official actions on amendments, publication, registration, conditions of acceptance/objection with opinions.

Languages

Fluent and literate in Thai and English, conversant in Chaozhou (Tae-chew).

Memberships

• Extraordinary Member, the Thai Bar Association under The Royal Patronage
• Attorney at law, Lawyers Council of Thailand under The Royal Patronage
• Licensed Notarial Services Attorney
• Registered Patent Agent, Department of Intellectual Property Department

Education

• P.A. (Doctor of Public Administration Program), Bangkok Thonburi University, Bangkok, 2023
• LL.M. in International Law, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2004
• LL.B. (Business Law), Assumption University, 2003

Personal

PUBLICATION:

• Main-author of “Innovative Disruption Era Implementation in Providing Services in Bangkok Metropolis,” published in Journal of MCU Phetchaburi Review, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023, July – December).
• Co-author of “Problems Related to Procurement by Specific Methods in accordance with the Procurement and Inventory Management Act B.E. 2560,” published in Journal of Suvarnabhumi Institute of Technology (Humanities and Social Sciences), Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020, January – June).

SPEAKERS  & LECTURERS:

• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Moral, Good Governance and Work Ethics” arranged by Chitralada Technology Institute on August 23, 2023.
• Being a Guest Lecturer on the topic of “Intellectual Property Management: Brand Creation” arranged by Eastern Science Park, Burapha University on June 10, 2023.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Soft power, Creative Economy and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)” arranged by Ambassade Royale de Thailande en France on April 25, 2023.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Technic: The Creation of Business With No Dispute By New Entrepreneur” arranged by Department of lntellectual Property of Thailand on March 28, 2023.
• Being a Guest Lecturer on the topic of “Intellectual Property Management: Brand Creation and Protection in Overseas” arranged by Eastern Science Park, Burapha University on August 19, 2022.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Trade Secret” arranged by Department of Science Service on August 23, 2022.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Brand Creation, Money Creating” arranged by SME’s Thai on December 7, 2021.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Intellectual Property Management For Value Added” arranged by Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) November 3, 2021.
• Being a Guest Lecturer on the topic of “Information System Management for Business” arranged by Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University on June 13, 2021.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Enhancing the Competence of SME’s Thai” arranged by SME’s Thai on May 19, 2021.
• Being a Guest Speaker on the topic of “Strategy of Creation and Protection of Trademark: Brand Creation For Enhancing The Value of Business Innovation” arranged by National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) May 11, 2021.
• Being a Guest Lecturer at College of Management, Mahidol University on the topic of “Strategic Marketing Management” (2018).
• Speaker of the project “Hague Agreement concerning International Industrial Design”, arranged by the Department of Intellectual Property on March 31, 2011.
• Legal research on the “Advantages and disadvantages of Thailand in accession to the Hague Agreement concerning Industrial Design (Geneva Act 1999)”, authorized by the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand, Ministry of Commerce (2011).
• Being a Guest Lecturer on the topic of “Intellectual Property Rights in International Trade: Tools for Enhancing Export Growth” for ITD at Chamchuri Square, Bangkok, Thailand (2010).