Thailand

Kritsana Mingtongkhum and Shantanu Ajit Tambe of Satyapon & Partners review crucial Thai case law which indicates a long-awaited departure from a conservative approach to trademark non-use cancellation

Waralee Sripawadkul of Tilleke & Gibbins says that the overturning of a decision on a trademark application by ExxonMobil could have a substantial impact in the area of non-traditional marks

Sher Hann Chua of Tilleke & Gibbins Thailand discusses the latest revision to Thailand’s guidelines on franchising, focusing on the changes to the first-refusal requirement

Suebsiri Taweepon and Waralee Sripawadkul discuss a recent decision in a case concerning a store layout, which led to the highest-ever damages award in a trademark case in Thailand

Satyapon & PartnersのKritsana MingtongkhumとShantanu Ajit Tambeが、マドリッドプロトコル・ルートでタイに新規商標出願する場合と直接出願する場合を比較し、そのメリットとデメリットについて解説します

Kritsana Mingtongkhum and Shantanu Ajit Tambe of Satyapon & Partners discuss the pros and cons of filing new trademark applications in Thailand via Madrid compared to direct filings

Kannicha Wungmuthitakul of Tilleke & Gibbins considers a case in Thailand that addresses the registration of a game title as a trademark

Suebsiri Taweepon and Ploynapa Julagasigorn of Tilleke & Gibbins discuss the amendments to Thailand’s Copyright Act that copyright owners, legal practitioners and internet service providers should be aware of

Suebsiri Taweepon and Pongchaiwat Jirayustienjinda of Tilleke & Gibbins describe how Thailand is looking to step up its online IP enforcement for the digital age

October 31 2020, marked the closing of the public comment period for Thailand's proposed amendments to the Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979). The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) had published its latest draft of the amendments on September 30 for the month-long period of public feedback.

COVID-19のパンデミックは、世界中が全く想定外で準備ができていない中起こったことは間違いありません。一部の国、特に東南アジアでは、非常に上手にこの嵐を切り抜けてきた国もありますが、多くの国はまだこの未曾有の現実に直面していたり、健康への影響を否定したりして、人々に犠牲を強いることになっています。一方で経済的な影響について否定する者はおらず、グローバル規模で壊滅的な被害を及ぼしており、いかなる国も経済も影響を受けなかったところはありません。

Kritsana Mingtongkhum and Nathan Wood of Satyapon & Partners look at the growing business of medical mask counterfeiting as a result of COVID-19 and explore the ways in which trademark owners can protect themselves, preferably through registration, or failing that, through recourse to criminal law