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Tilleke & Gibbins Offices
SUPALAI GRAND TOWER, 26 F
1011 RAMA 3 ROAD, CHONGNONSI, YANNAWA
BANGKOK 10120
Thailand
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Mrs Darani Vachanavuttivong
Work Department
Intellectual Property Department
Position
Managing Partner and Managing Director of Intellectual Property Department
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Career
Darani Vachanavuttivong is a formidable enforcer of intellectual property rights (IPR), including trademarks, copyrights, and patents. Regarded as “a brilliant, hands-on lawyer who works extremely hard for her clients” (WTR 1000), Darani is currently recognized as a top IP practitioner by such publications as Asialaw Leading Lawyers (since 2003), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (since 2003), and Chambers Asia-Pacific (since 2008). She has been named as one of the most accomplished female IP practitioners in the world by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, which includes Darani in its list of the “Top 250 Women in IP”
Darani helps clients protect IPR in some of the toughest jurisdictions in the world—Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Darani previously headed the firm’s trademark registration group and is well-versed in writing patents, having represented numerous patent clients and having attended several high-level courses on drafting patent specifications, including the South East Asian Patent Drafting Training Course and the Patent Agent Training Course organized by the Department of Intellectual Property, Bangkok.
A leading IP attorney and a leader in the IP field, Darani is the managing director of the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property group, which is consistently recognized as the preeminent IP practice in Southeast Asia. Darani is actively engaged in the global intellectual property community, and currently sits as President of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (AIPA) and chair of the Asia-Pacific Sub-Committee of INTA’s Global Advisory Council. She has also served terms as President and Vice President of the Thailand group of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association; and as President of the Intellectual Property Association of Thailand.
Darani takes a realistic, no-nonsense approach to protecting intellectual property in Southeast Asia, and notes that, “protecting IPR should be viewed as an investment in the product and the company’s good name and as a critical line-item in any originator’s budget.”
Languages
Thai, English
Education
LLB, Ramkhamhaeng University
MSc, Thammasat University
BBA, Thammasat University
Lawyer Rankings
Thailand > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Darani Vachanavuttivong and Alan Adcock jointly helm Tilleke & Gibbins‘s IP practice, which is routinely entrusted by clients with a whole host of issues, ranging from trade mark searches and registration to license agreements and due diligence. The firm also fields a strong practice in the areas of IP enforcement, litigation and commercialisation. Somboon Earterasarun is noted by clients for his worldwide trade mark portfolio management, while Suebsiri Taweepon‘s broad range of experience covers contentious and non-contentious IP, with a notable focus on tech-related matters. Sukontip Jitmongkolthong is regularly trusted by international corporations for her knowledge of the enforcement of valuable IP rights. Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa is well-versed in matters of brand protection, IP enforcement, and anti-counterfeiting matters. Nandana Indananda is also recommended.
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