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Renewal window for Thai trademark registrations
A registered mark lasts ten years from the Thai filing date. The renewal can be filed in the window before that date.
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WHO WE ARE
N&K IP Ltd. is an international IP law firm in Bangkok
We are a specialized IP law firm in Bangkok, Thailand. The company was established in 2012 by Thai and Japanese attorneys who committed to providing local and international investors with quality representation and advice.
Our firm is comprised of leading IP and legal professionals who are experienced in protecting the proprietary rights of international investors and the assets that they place at risk.
We combined technical expertise with many years of practical business experience to provide clients with the insight necessary to create effective IP strategies for Thailand and the Asia-Pacific region.
Our practice is broad-ranging, encompassing all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law advice on entertainment law, domain names, security interests in intellectual property, licensing, franchising and related aspect of commercial law and other legal areas dealing with technology.
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NEWS & KNOWLEDGE
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Filing a trademark in Thailand when the mark is already in use abroad
Thailand is a first-to-file country. A mark already used abroad should be filed here before someone else files it.
Read the noteRecording a trademark assignment at the DIP
A pending application or a registered mark can be assigned. The assignment is recorded at the Department of Intellectual Property.
Read the noteWhat a Thai patent must show
A patent needs novelty, an inventive step, and industrial application. The term is twenty years from the Thai filing date.
Read the noteDesign filing drawings: what the application should show
A design patent protects the appearance shown in the drawings. The views should present the shape, pattern, or colour claimed.
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สิทธิบัตร
Patent
A new invention with an inventive step. Protection runs 20 years from the Thai filing date.
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A new, industrially applicable invention without an inventive-step test. Six years from filing, renewable to ten.
Read the answers สิทธิบัตรออกแบบDesign
The shape, pattern, and colour of a product. Protection runs 10 years from the Thai filing date.
Read the answers เครื่องหมายการค้าTrademark
A sign that distinguishes goods or services. Ten years from filing, and the registration can be renewed.
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