Intellectual Property

Tilleke & Gibbins is a one-stop center for all IP services, including registration and enforcement, commercialization, litigation, government relations, and regulatory affairs. Our high-caliber practice is internationally recognized in anticounterfeiting, IP litigation, strategic filing advice, and commercial IP work.

We help creators strategically position, protect, and profit from intellectual assets in diverse markets worldwide. Our success on our clients’ behalf has led to global recognition as a leading intellectual property (IP) practice in Thailand and Vietnam by such surveys as Asialaw Profiles, Chambers Asia Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Managing Intellectual Property, Practical Law Co., World Trademark Review, Asia IP, Asian Legal Business, and others. 

We are versatile practitioners—well-educated in the overlapping fields of science, technology, and the law by top universities and real-world practice in one of the toughest IP regions in the world. In Bangkok, our IP group consists of 48 lawyers, including 7 litigators; 9 patent agents with backgrounds in chemistry, biology, computer science, food science, materials science, or physics; 10 trademark executives; 60 support personnel, including a government/police liaison and a private investigator; and 24 technical specialists in various scientific fields, on an as-needed basis. The Vietnam IP team consists of 15 members, including veteran IP practitioners and patent agents.

We are educators—our IP attorneys provide free lectures and tours of our Museum of Counterfeit Goods to students of all ages, clients, diplomats, intellectual property practitioners, Thai and foreign police, Interpol officers, judges, government officials, and business executives. The museum’s collection is composed of more than 3,500 products in 14 broad categories of goods, many of which were used as evidence in court or seized in raids overseen by our firm. By viewing counterfeit goods alongside their genuine counterparts, museum visitors gain a new perspective on the extent and consequences of the counterfeiting of legitimate goods.

To learn more about our IP services and our achievements on behalf of our clients, please continue reading about our IP Registration and Enforcement, IP Commercialization, and IP Litigation practices.

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Dung Thi Kim Vu

Patent Specialist Hanoi

kimdung.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5554

Hang Thi Nguyen

Trademark Specialist Hanoi

hang.n@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5578

Hassana Chira-aphakul

Associate Bangkok

hassana.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5881

Hien Thi Thu Vu

Associate Hanoi

thuhien.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5606

Hiranrat Chakartnarodom

Associate Bangkok

hiranrat.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5763

Huong Thi Thu Le

Trademark Specialist Hanoi

huong.l@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 6688

Inthupim Chokwaranun

Associate Bangkok

inthupim.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5880

James Evans

Consultant Bangkok

james.e@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5886

Jeffrey J. Blatt

Of Counsel Bangkok

jeffrey.b@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5644

Jitluedee Siemanond

Patent Specialist Bangkok

jitluedee.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5739

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August 1, 2010

Asia IP Names Tilleke & Gibbins a Tier 1 Trademark Practice

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

Asia IP named Tilleke & Gibbins a Tier 1 trademark practice in Thailand in its annual Trademark Survey.

The August 2010 issue of Asia IP features the results of...

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October 20, 2010

Tilleke & Gibbins Wins Trademark Firm of the Year

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On October 20, 2010, Asia IP awarded Tilleke & Gibbins the distinctions of Trademark Firm of the Year for Thailand and Patent Firm of the Year for Thailand.

Asia IP...

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October 6, 2010

Asialaw Profiles Honors the Firm’s IP Practice

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On October 6, 2010, Asialaw Profiles honored the firm’s IP practice with a Tier 1 ranking in Thailand. The firm’s Thailand practices were also distinguished in the following areas.

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April 30, 2010

Chambers & Partners Recognizes Firm's Expertise in Intellectual Property

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On April 30, 2010, Chambers & Partners recognized Tilleke & Gibbins’ expertise in Intellectual Property with a Tier 1 ranking in Thailand in Chambers Asia 2010.  In addition...

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January 28, 2011

Firm’s IP Experts Present on Trade Secrets

Nandana Indananda, Siraprapha Rungpry

IP specialists, Nandana Indananda, Partner, and Siraprapha Rungpry, Consultant, presented on “Protecting and Enforcing Business Trade Secrets,” at the fifth IP Lunch Talk at the Tilleke...

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April 27, 2007

Restaurant Name Dispute Resolved by IP&IT Court

Srila Thongklang, Suebsiri Taweepon

The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court (IP&IT Court) has issued a decision clarifying the ownership of a trade name following the plaintiffs’ sale of a restaurant...

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May 4, 2007

Compulsory Licences and Legal Compliance

Thailand’s recent decision to issue compulsory licences for certain drugs has been widely reported both at home and abroad. Yet, despite the extensive media coverage, few people completely...

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May 18, 2007

Law Enforcement Training Helps to Suppress Counterfeiting

Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa

The Royal Thai Customs Department has a proactive policy to protect Thai consumers from illegal goods that damage both the Thai economy and the public’s confidence in consuming imported goods....

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May 24, 2007

Compulsory License Shock in Thailand

This article discusses the Thai Ministry of Public Health’s announcement of compulsory licenses on selected pharmaceutical products that remain protected by patent, as well as the lack of...

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June 4, 2007

Intellectual Property and Thailand’s Trade Competition Act

There has been much discussion recently concerning the compulsory licensing by Thailand of certain patented drugs under Article 31 of the WTO TRIPS Agreement. Thailand has granted a license to...

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