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 Office Contact

Alan Adcock

Partner Bangkok

alan.a@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5871

Darani Vachanavuttivong

Partner Bangkok

darani.v@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5888

Nandana Indananda

Partner Bangkok

nandana.i@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5879

Srila Thongklang

Partner Bangkok

srila.t@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5529

Sukontip Jitmongkolthong

Partner Bangkok

sukontip.j@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5867

Thomas J. Treutler

Partner Hanoi

thomas.t@tilleke.com

+84 4 3772 5633

Jeffrey J. Blatt

Of Counsel Bangkok

jeffrey.b@tilleke.com

+66 2653 5644

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

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July 18, 2012

Asia IP Names Tilleke & Gibbins a Tier 1 Patent Practice in Thailand

Tilleke & Gibbins was recently named a Tier 1 patent practice, for both the patent prosecution and patent contentious categories, in Thailand in Asia IP’s annual Patent Survey. The...

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July 19, 2012

Vietnam Patent Prosecution Group Ranked in Tier 1 by Asia IP

In its annual Patent Survey, Asia IP has recognized Tilleke & Gibbins as one of the top patent prosecution teams in Vietnam.

Tilleke & Gibbins was a key firm featured in...

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July 23, 2012

Tilleke & Gibbins Co-Managing Partners Featured in ALB’s Women in Law Initiative

Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tiziana Sucharitkul

This month’s issue of Asian Legal Business (ALB) focuses on the Women in Law Forum (in May), discussing the barriers to career progression that women have faced in Asia. Despite the...

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July 26, 2012

Conference on Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliances to Feature Tilleke & Gibbins Lawyers

Alan Adcock, Charunun Sathitsuksomboon

In light of the increasing number of acquisitions and investors in the region as a result of Asia’s thriving economy, there have been significant changes in the regulatory environment, and this...

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August 21, 2012

Thai Media Quotes Darani Vachanavuttivong on Plain Packaging in Australia

Darani Vachanavuttivong

An article analyzing the impact on trade and public health of Australia’s plain packaging law was published by Manager Online on August 16, 2012. The article refers to the Australian High Court...

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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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December 26, 2011

Intellectual Property in Thailand: Registration, Protection, Commercialization

Written for business operators who are new to the country, Intellectual Property in Thailand: Registration, Protection, Commercialization provides a helpful introduction to IP issues...

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