The Department of Intellectual Property announced on March 4, 2024, that “Koh Yao Sea Cucumber” has been registered as the fourth geographical indication (GI) product of Phang Nga Province. This recognition was granted due to the product’s unique characteristics and its wide range of potential applications, including both food consumption and use in the production […]
Within this past year, Thai elephant pants, a product that has been produced and sold in Thailand for a long time, have become increasingly popular among both Thais and foreigners. This has led to a call from the public to promote elephant pants as part of Thailand’s soft power. In a bid to respond to […]
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) introduced a “Target Patent Fast-Track Program” in 2022. It is tailored for patent and petty patent applications associated with creative inventions in the fields of medical sciences, public health and, since the 1st of January 2024, future food. This program is designed to accelerate the examination process, aiming […]
On January 3, 2023, less than one year after committing to a shorter examination timeline for trademark applications with a short list of goods and services, the Department of Intellectual Property set up a new accelerated examination process for trademark applications. The timeline from filing to issuance of the certificate of registration will be of only 4 […]
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) introduced a new guideline for issuing electronic certificates, known as e-certificates, in parallel with physical certificates. This initiative, effective from April 19, 2021, aims to modernize certificate issuance, maintenance, and verification processes. The guideline includes a new verification system accessible on the DIP website, utilizing QR code and […]
In Thailand, a trademark renewal request can be filed within 3 months prior to the expiration date of a trademark. Late renewal is possible in the 6 months following the expiration date (grace period) and sanctioned with a 20% surcharge of the official fees due. Ordinarily, the recordal of the trademark renewal and the […]
On April 16, 2021, the Department of Intellectual Property announced a new expedited examination process for trademark applications. Under this fast-track scheme, a trademark will be examined within as few as 6 months from the Thai filing date – instead of the standard 10 to 16 months. This fast-track system is automatically and only […]
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property has just announced that the deadlines to submit additional documents or respond to office actions for patent, design and petty patent applications filed in Thailand, if falling between the 16th of April and the 31st of May 2021, are automatically extended to the 30th of June 2021. This extension […]
It is possible to request an exceptional time extension on the basis of the global health crisis. This request needs to meet the following requirements: It should be introduced at the latest within 15 days following the date where exceptional circumstances (such as lockdown) have ceased, OR before the actual deadline. The applicant needs to […]
The 2016 Trademark Act B.E. 2558 paved the way to registration of sound marks in Thailand, adopting commonly agreed criteria to assess the distinctiveness of such a mark: (1) the mark must not directly refer to the character or the quality of the goods it is attached to; (2) it must not mimic the natural […]