Rouse hires Thai patent litigators

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Rouse hires Thai patent litigators

Jade Donavanik and Manothai Pramoj Na Ayuthaya have joined Rouse’s Bangkok office as senior managers

Jade Donavanik
Manothai Pramoj Na Ayuthaya

They were both formerly with Kamthorn Surachet & Somsak in Bangkok.

As well as practising IP litigation, Donavanik (far right) is Dean of the Faculty of Law of Dhurakit Pundit University.

Pramoj Na Ayuthaya litigation experience spans pharmaceuticals, life sciences, mechanical inventions, semiconductors and optical networks.

IP firm Rouse has more than 600 people in 16 offices in 13 countries.

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