Profile
Position
Partner and Director, Indonesia
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs
Career
Wongrat Ratanaprayul is a partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Indonesia operations, based in Jakarta. She is recognized as a leading practitioner in Indonesia by IAM Patent 1000 and WTR 1000, and in 2023 she was named to Managing Intellectual Property’s list of the Top 250 Women in IP globally. She advises clients on all aspects of IP prosecution in Indonesia, as well as in multiple jurisdictions throughout Southeast Asia, to ensure efficient and effective IP portfolio management. Wongrat’s practice benefits from her exceptional breadth of expertise and her international reach.
Wongrat is a particularly adept patent practitioner, and is much sought-after in highly technical fields including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics, and computer-related technology. She regularly interviews inventors to derive information pertinent to drafting patent applications in life sciences and consumer products; provides opinions on freedom-to-operate analyses; routinely conducts patent and design searches; and provides clients with clear and practical patent portfolio management strategies to protect their interests.
Wongrat also oversees the firm’s regulatory affairs practice in Indonesia, serving clients in pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and related industries with respect to product registration and compliance. In addition, she supervises the preparation of trademark applications, registrations, and renewals, and coordinates enforcement strategies to protect brand owners’ interests.
Prior to attending law school, Wongrat worked at Keck Graduate Institute, where she focused her research on proteomics. During her graduate study in biotechnology, she specialized in bioinformatics and annotated mouse genes present on pancreas cDNA.
Before moving to head up the firm’s Indonesia office, Wongrat worked as an attorney-at-law in the firm’s head office in Bangkok for several years. Wongrat is admitted to the bar in Connecticut and Massachusetts and is qualified as a Thai patent agent.
Languages
Education
JD, University of Connecticut School of Law
Master of Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania
BSc, State University of New York at Stony Brook
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Testimonials
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‘The firm always responds to our needs promptly and formulates strategies to address our issues as quickly as possible. They keep us informed and share updates on the progress of the work in a timely manner.’
‘We are very satisfied with their promptness in responding to our needs.'
‘The team is very efficient, and they respond very quickly to queries.'
‘Wongrat Ratanaprayul is very efficient and always responds to our queries promptly with recommendations and a plan of action.'
‘Their extensive expertise covers various aspects of intellectual property, including trademark filing and prosecution, as well as handling invalidation and cancellation actions. When it comes to soliciting feedback, they consistently deliver timely and invaluable responses that are customised to meet the specific needs of our clients.’
‘We are thoroughly impressed with the exceptional teamwork exhibited by the entire team. Their profound knowledge and expertise are remarkable. In particular, Melinda Ambrizal and Wongrat Ratanaprayul are exceptional attorneys with outstanding skills. Their contributions have been instrumental in guiding us through intricate legal matters, showcasing their proficiency and dedication.’
Key clients
- Arnott’s Biscuit Limited / PT Arnott’s Indonesia
- Audi AG
- BMW
- ByteDance
- Ferrero
- John Hardy
- LG Electronics
- Solvay Group
- Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited
- Valve Corporation