Following a lead identified by our client, we recently conducted an investigation of two large wholesalers in Soi Lalaisub and Sampeng Markets in Bangkok.

The popularity of the franchise business model has been growing rapidly in Southeast Asia in recent years, with some of the world's top brands becoming common sights in the commercial districts and shopping malls of major regional cities in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Since Thailand joined the Madrid Protocol in 2017, the Thai Trade Mark Office (TMO) has expressed its commitment to issuing local registration certificates for International Registrations (IRs)...

Under the Thai Government's latest Covid-19 prevention measures, private companies and government entities in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area and adjacent provinces must implement strict work-from-home measures for...

The Thai Trade Mark Office has very precise requirements in relation to specifications of goods/services.

From 20 July 2021, the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand (DIP) is closed to the public due to the surge of COVID-19 cases.

The Department of Intellectual Property ("DIP"), under the Ministry of Commerce, has temporarily exempted surcharges for trade mark renewals fees during the grace period, ...

Following the successful launch of "fast-track renewals" in March 2021, Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) is continuing its efforts to better serve brand owners by launching the "First Action Fast Track" program.

On March 1, 2021, the renewal process for qualifying trademarks in Thailand got significantly faster, with the examination of applications and grant of a certificate of renewal now...

2025 年 8 月起，泰国商标局（TMO）更新了为 "指定泰国...

自2017年泰国正式成为《马德里议定书》的一员，泰国商标局一直致力于根据世界知识产权组织的授权声明，为指定泰国的国际注册商标发放本地

Capitalizing on the recent preliminary ruling issued by the European Court of Justice in favor of "Champagne" against "Champanillo" according to which the concept of ‘evocation'...

Parallel imports—branded goods imported into a domestic market and sold there without the consent of the intellectual property (IP) owner

On 5th April 2021, the Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand (DIP) announced two notifications to fast-track the trade mark application and renewal examination processes.

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has recently changed the criteria for accepting cases under their jurisdiction, which greatly benefits intellectual property (IP) owners who wish to bring legal action before the DSI.

The Thai Department of Intellectual Property ("DIP") has updated the classification of goods and services in accordance with Nice Classification of Goods and Services (13th Edition)...

Trademarks are used to identify a particular product or service. Often companies invest a significant amount of money in introducing and establishing a trademark.

Although parties in IP cases will generally be required to produce witnesses at trial, for less complicated cases documentary evidence may be sufficient.

The Business Collateral Act B.E. 2558 (2015) (BCA) was enacted to provide additional means for creditors to secure primary obligations, such as amounts due under loan agreements.

In Thailand, as in other countries, there are many possible legal grounds for the cancellation of registered trademarks. The nonuse ground, under Section 63 of the Trademark Act...