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.

Name Positionsort icon Office Contact

Ampolphan Sriduangchan

Associate Bangkok

ampolphan.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5746

Areeya Pornwiriyangkura

Associate Bangkok

areeya.p@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5882

Daroonwan Siripornanan

Associate Bangkok

daroonwan.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5751

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

Inthupim Chokwaranun

Associate Bangkok

inthupim.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5880

Yuwadee Thean-ngarm

Associate Bangkok

yuwadee.t@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5875

Kanjana Pumichatpong

Associate Bangkok

kanjana.p@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5745

Kasama Sriwatanakul

Associate Bangkok

kasama.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5758

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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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July 13, 2011

Asian Legal Business Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as a Leading IP Practice in Thailand

Tilleke & Gibbins has been ranked as a leading IP practice in the Asian Legal Business annual IP rankings. This marks the third consecutive year that the firm has been awarded this...

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March 5, 2012

Asian Legal Business: Tilleke & Gibbins Expands Intellectual Property Practice in Vietnam

Loc Xuan Le, Linh Duy Mai

Asian Legal Business has reported that the Tilleke & Gibbins team in Vietnam has been expanded through the recent hirings of Loc Xuan Le and Linh Duy Mai.

According to the...

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September 19, 2012

Asian-Mena Counsel Names Tilleke & Gibbins IP Firm of the Year

For the second time, consecutively, Tilleke & Gibbins has received the IP Firm of the Year award for Thailand in 2012, by Asian-Mena Counsel magazine. These annual results were...

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August 6, 2007

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Areeya Pornwiriyangkura

This article examines the widespread practice among Thai university students of photocopying academic textbooks. Tilleke & Gibbins legal consultant Areeya Pornwiriyangkura is quoted in the...

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July 14, 2008

Carabao and Red Bull Unlock Horns

Somboon Earterasarun

This article describes a multijurisdictional dispute between Carabao Tawandang Company Limited and Red Bull GmbH, both of which are large producers of energy drinks. Red Bull launched oppositions...

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July 19, 2010

Case Studies Reveal Pitfalls of Patent Filings

Jitluedee Siemanond

When an applicant lacks a true understanding of the intended purpose of the patent system, has little or no experience in drafting a specification, and is not knowledgeable in patent laws and...

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May 2, 2011

Changes in Patent Office Practice Affect Pharmaceuticals

Darani Vachanavuttivong

The Thai Patent Office has recently implemented two changes in its practice that could have a significant impact on applicants for pharmaceutical patents. These changes include a revised...

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December 1, 2008

Circulars Add Clarity to IP Laws

Thomas J. Treutler

The year 2008 saw several developments in Vietnamese IP legislation that are expected to improve the country’s enforcement regime. Notably, Vietnam finally issued long-awaited guidelines on...

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March 31, 2008

Clarity, Novelty, and Inventiveness: Keys to Patentability

To obtain patent protection, patent owners are obligated to publicly disclose certain information about the invention. The specification must be explicitly disclosed in a manner sufficiently clear...

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