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 Position Officesort icon Contact

Alan Adcock

Partner Bangkok

alan.a@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5871

Ampolphan Sriduangchan

Associate Bangkok

ampolphan.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5746

Areeya Pornwiriyangkura

Associate Bangkok

areeya.p@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5882

Aungkana Kiatkamolkul

Patent Specialist Bangkok

aungkana.k@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5759

Darani Vachanavuttivong

Partner Bangkok

darani.v@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5888

Daroonwan Siripornanan

Associate Bangkok

daroonwan.s@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5751

Hassana Chira-aphakul

Associate Bangkok

hassana.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5881

Hiranrat Chakartnarodom

Associate Bangkok

hiranrat.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5763

Inthupim Chokwaranun

Associate Bangkok

inthupim.c@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5880

James Evans

Consultant Bangkok

james.e@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5886

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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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December 19, 2008

Fake Celebrities and the Law

Kasama Sriwatanakul

It has become virtually impossible to watch television, listen to the radio, or flip through a magazine without encountering advertisements featuring celebrity endorsements. This form of marketing...

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December 23, 2008

Intellectual Property Enforcement: The Human Cost of Counterfeiting

Intellectual property rights owners are regularly and increasingly feeling the pressure and economic pain of loss of revenue due to competition from black market counterfeit goods invading the...

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January 8, 2009

New Film and Video Act Clamps Down on Piracy, Ratings System

The New Film and Video Act, which entered into force on June 4, 2008, has been implemented in order to update the antiquated 1930 Movie and Video Act, which was widely criticized by the filmmakers...

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March 11, 2011

PLC Cross-border Doing Business in … Handbook 2011 – Thailand Chapter

Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Siriwan Phentalay, Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn, Charunun Sathitsuksomboon, Hiranrat Chakartnarodom

This chapter provides an overview of the legal system and key laws for foreign companies doing business in Thailand. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the chapter examines the rules...

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March 7, 2011

PLC Life Sciences Cross-border Handbook 2011 – Thailand Chapter

Areeya Pornwiriyangkura, Paul G. Russell, Siraprapha Rungpry

Written in a Q&A format, this chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the issues faced by life sciences companies in Thailand. Topics covered include the regulatory framework,...

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