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ARTICLE · 05 AUGUST 2026

Thailand DIP Publishes 2026 IP Filing Statistics – Trade Marks And Copyright

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Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property has released statistics showing significant growth in IP filings for the first half of 2026, with trade mark applications up 8% and copyright notifications surging 33% year-over-year. The data reveals strong domestic participation alongside sustained international interest, with health, retail, and consumer sectors leading trade mark activity while Thai universities dominate copyright recordation.

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Terapat Laopatarakasem
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Thailand’s DIP published H1 2026 IP filing statistics. Part one examines trade marks and copyright.

Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP)has published IP filings statistics for the first half of 2026 (January – June 2026) via their official Facebook page on 21 July 2026 (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/195YtEgr3K/). In the first of our two-part series, this article covers trade marks and copyright. Overall, the data shows an increase across all IP applications and registrations vs the same period in the previous year.

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  • 28,507 trade mark applications were filed in the first half of 2026, an 8.01% increase from the same period in 2025, indicating stronger demand for brand protection.

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