Tilleke & Gibbins deals with a variety of intellectual property matters ranging from trade mark clearance searches and renewals to refusals and disputes. The practice is jointly spearheaded by Wongrat Ratanaprayul and Somboon Earterasarun, who are particularly experienced dealing with the technology and food and beverage sectors. Ratanaprayul is well known in the pharmaceutical sector and has strong contentious expertise. She has had repeated success in cancellation actions. Earterasarun is based in Bangkok and is well versed in IP portfolio management matters in both domestic and international markets.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I believe that Ms. Wongrat Ratanaprayul, the leader of the Tilleke & Gibbins Indonesia team, demonstrates a strong ability in effective team management. Our cases are managed appropriately, and we always receive prompt, thorough, and reliable advice from the team members. Their advice is highly professional and of an advanced level, and both we and our clients are very satisfied.’
- ‘Ms. Wongrat and Ms. Rina Sinaga, who assist us with our cases, possess a high level of practical expertise and consistently provide high-quality output. Above all, their strong ability to execute their work is of utmost importance, and we are very satisfied in this regard.’
Key clients
- Sandisk Technologies
- Dechert LLP
- Interfood holdings
- Seiwa Patent & Law
- Ferrero Group
- Bugnion S.p.A.
- Bird & Bird
- Arnott’s Biscuit Limited / PT Arnott’s Indonesia
- Valve Corporation
- OP Solutions, LLC
Work highlights
Appointed by Valve Corporation, an American video game developer and publisher, to manage its trade mark portfolio in Indonesia, including handling renewals for all its trade marks in Indonesia and handling oppositions against trade mark applications that may infringe on the client’s IP rights in the market.
Advised Sandisk Technologies, Inc. on the successful registration of 47 industrial design and 13 trade mark assignments in Indonesia following a major intra-group IP transfer from Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Engaged by Chang Tsi & Partners to assist ByteDance (and TikTok) with the prosecution of over 100 trade mark applications in Indonesia.
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Wongrat Ratanaprayul; Somboon Earterasarun
Other key lawyers
Rochmali Zultan