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ARTICLE · 07 MAY 2012

Trade Mark Office Practice In Relation To Specifications Of Goods/ Services

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

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The Thai Trade Mark Office has very precise requirements in relation to specifications of goods/services. Applications for registration in relation to all goods, or even to a broad category of goods, in a particular class, will not be accepted. Applicants must be very specific as to the goods in relation to which they seek registration.

To avoid the additional costs and delays that will inevitably result from filing an unacceptable specification of goods and services, and to ensure that you have an accurate estimate of costs at the outset, it is advisable to consult a local practitioner.

If the goods or services have not been specified sufficiently precisely, the application will be rejected unless amended – resulting in inevitable delays. By way of example, an application for registration in relation to cosmetics in Class 3 would be rejected. The applicant would be required to specify more precisely the type of cosmetics in relation to which registration was being

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