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

Annika Svanberg

Consultant Ho Chi Minh City

annika.s@tilleke.com

+84 8 3936 2057

Dung Thi Kim Vu

Patent Specialist Hanoi

kimdung.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5554

Hien Thi Thu Vu

Associate Hanoi

thuhien.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5606

Thomas J. Treutler

Partner Hanoi

thomas.t@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5633

Nhung Thi Hong Le

Trademark Specialist Hanoi

nhung.l@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5589

Thang Duc Nguyen

Associate Hanoi

thang.n@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5573

Tuyen Thi Hong Le

Trademark Specialist Hanoi

hongtuyen.l@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5585

Thanh Phuong Vu

Patent Specialist Hanoi

phuongthanh.v@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5571

Loc Xuan Le

Associate Hanoi

loc.l@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5536

Linh Duy Mai

Associate Hanoi

duylinh.m@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5537

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February 28, 2012

Tilleke & Gibbins Ranked as Tier 1 Firm in Intellectual Property in Thailand

Tilleke & Gibbins has been ranked as a Tier 1 firm in the Intellectual Property category by Chambers and Partners. The ranking, listed in Chambers’ annual guide Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012...

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February 29, 2012

Vietnam IP Team Ranked in Tier 1 by Chambers

In its annual Chambers Asia-Pacific guide for 2012, Chambers and Partners ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1firm for Intellectual Property in Vietnam. Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012...

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March 2, 2012

Nine Tilleke & Gibbins Attorneys Recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012

Cynthia M. Pornavalai, Darani Vachanavuttivong, Thawat Damsa-ard, Sriwan Puapondh, Hassana Chira-aphakul, Alan Adcock, Michael K. Lee, Thomas J. Treutler

Nine attorneys at Tilleke & Gibbins were individually recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 for outstanding work on behalf of their clients over the past year. The following...

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March 5, 2012

Nandana Indananda Presents on IP at Japanese Embassy

Nandana Indananda

On March 2, Nandana Indananda, a Partner with the Tilleke & Gibbins IP group, gave a presentation for Japanese embassy officials from several ASEAN countries, who had gathered at the embassy...

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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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December 13, 2011

Marks That Are Similar to INNs Cannot Be Registered

Areeya Pornwiriyangkura

Generic drug manufacturers in Thailand tend to use names for their products that are similar to the generic name of the drug (also known as international non-proprietary name or INN), despite the...

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December 16, 2011

How to Prove Damages in Trade Secret Infringement Disputes

Inthupim Chokwaranun

Calculating damages is difficult in any type of litigation, but attempting to assess the damages in cases involving trade secrets can be far more complex than in cases relating to other forms of...

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December 21, 2011

Patent Litigation: Thailand Chapter

Siraprapha Rungpry, Nuttaphol Arammuang

As patent law and litigation in Thailand continues to develop rapidly, this Q&A chapter provides an overview of the legal framework of the Thai Patent Act and its amendments, along with an...

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December 21, 2011

Patent Litigation: Vietnam Chapter

Thomas J. Treutler

Published by the European Lawyer Reference series, Patent Litigation examines the strategies for patent disputes in several key jurisdictions. The Vietnam chapter provides a valuable...

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December 23, 2011

PLC Doing Business in … Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2012 – Thailand Chapter

Sriwan Puapondh, Hiranrat Chakartnarodom, David Duncan, Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn, Michael Ramirez, Anake Rattanajitbanjong

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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