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.

Namesort icon Position Office Contact

Yuwadee Thean-ngarm

Associate Bangkok

yuwadee.t@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5875

Yen Thi Vu

Patent Specialist Hanoi

yen.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5608

Wongrat Ratanaprayul

Associate Bangkok

wongrat.r@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5609

Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa

Associate Bangkok

wiramrudee.m@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5873

Wipaphat Swangphol

Associate Bangkok

wipaphat.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5740

Tuyen Thi Hong Le

Trademark Specialist Hanoi

hongtuyen.l@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5585

Titirat Wattanachewanopakorn

Associate Bangkok

titirat.w@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5869

Titikaan Ungbhakorn

Associate Bangkok

titikaan.u@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5747

Threenuch Chatmahasuwan

Associate Bangkok

threenuch.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5885

Thomas J. Treutler

Partner Hanoi

thomas.t@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5633

Date Title
March 1, 2011

Tilleke & Gibbins Receives Tier 1 Rankings in Trademarks

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On March 1, 2011, Managing Intellectual Property announced the results of the largest survey of the world's leading trademark firms in prosecution and litigation, in Africa, the Middle...

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February 1, 2011

Tilleke & Gibbins Receives Tier 1 Rankings in Patents

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On February 1, 2011, Managing Iintellectual Property announced the results of its biggest survey to date, which ranks leading law firms in intellectual property in 80 jurisdictions. In...

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May 4, 2010

Tilleke & Gibbins Named a Leading Firm in IP

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock

On May 4, 2010, PLC Which Lawyer ranked Tilleke & Gibbins a Leading Firm in intellectual property. The firm was also recognized in the following fields.

August 1, 2010

Asia IP Honors Tilleke & Gibbins’ Trademark Practice in Vietnam

Dung Thi Kim Vu, Thang Duc Nguyen, Thomas J. Treutler

Asia IP recognized Tilleke & Gibbins’ Trademark area of the IP practice in Vietnam. The magazine had also recognized Nga Thi Phi Ngyuen, Thomas J. Treutler, Thang Duc Nguyen, and Dung...

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October 6, 2010

Asialaw Profiles Recognizes the Firm in IP and Property in Vietnam

Thomas J. Treutler

On October 6, 2010, Asialaw Profiles recognized the firm's IP and property practices in Vietnam...

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August 31, 2011

New U.S. Law Affects Users of Unlicensed or Pirated IT

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Alan Adcock, Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa

Manufacturers whose products are sold, or offered for sale, in Washington State should be aware of a new unfair competition law in that state. The new law, which went into effect on 22 July 2011,...

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August 31, 2011

Licensee Issues in Thailand: Post-Termination Experiences

James Evans

Thailand has long been a popular country for companies to have goods manufactured. It has a skilled labor force, especially when it comes to apparel, and it offers competitive labor costs. But it...

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August 31, 2011

Thailand PCT National Phase

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Ampolphan Sriduangchan

After coming into force in Thailand on December 24, 2009, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) gave patent owners additional time to enter their patents in Thailand. This resulted in a sharp...

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August 31, 2011

Landlord Liability for IP Infringement in Thailand

Parichart Monaiyakul, Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa

Despite vigorous attempts by Customs and other government officials to clamp down on intellectual property right violations, counterfeit goods continue to be traded openly at well-known shopping...

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September 5, 2011

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2012 – Thailand Chapter

Nandana Indananda

Presented in a Q&A format, the Thailand chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2012 provides a broad overview of Thai patent law. The authors review key...

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