Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in patent infringement litigation against a local generic company. Managed a major pharmaceutical-related patent during a trial on patent infringement.
Areeya Pornwiriyangkura
Attorney-at-Law
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
MLI, University of Wisconsin Law School
LLM, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
LLB, Assumption University
Areeya Pornwiriyangkura is an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group. She provides legal advice to a variety of high-profile IP owners both locally and internationally and to several world-leading pharmaceutical companies.
Her areas of practice include IP enforcement, licensing and distributorship, and pharmaceutical regulation. Areeya has a keen interest in IP commercialization transactions and pharmaceutical regulation, and she is a prolific author and speaker on these topics.
Areeya also works closely with IP litigators on complex patent litigation, encompassing preliminary injunctions, Anton Piller orders, settlement negotiations, and other critical matters.
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Acted as counsel to a major pharmaceutical company, which representation included liaising with the Thai FDA on marketing compliance issues, verifying that the client’s marketing activities were in compliance with the complex regulations governing pharmaceutical practice in Thailand, and preventing and mitigating risk and loss.
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Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in its cancellation petition against a registered trademark based on the mark’s similarity to an International Nonproprietary Name (INN) issued by the World Health Organization (WHO). The Board of Trademarks withdrew the trademark.
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Represented the top direct sales company in Thailand against a Thai company that filed a criminal case and a civil case seeking damages for alleged wrongful acts and loss of reputation.
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Represented our client before the IP&IT Court and obtained a very favorable settlement just prior to the rendering of judgment in what has been widely regarded as the largest and most complex patent infringement case in Thai history. In this multijurisdictional case, our team not only secured a rare Anton Piller order to seize infringing goods, which enabled us to successfully prove infringement, but also formulated extensive strategies for protecting the validity of our client’s patent.
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| April 18, 2013 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Named Top Intellectual Property Firm in Thailand by MIP Tilleke & Gibbins has won the Thailand IP Firm of the Year award at Managing Intellectual Property’s 9th Global Awards ceremony, held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on the evening of April 17... |
| April 10, 2013 |
Areeya Pornwiriyangkura to Present on Navigating Technology Licensing Agreements Areeya Pornwiriyangkura Ideal Forum, a business conference and event organizer in Thailand, will be hosting a conference on “Negotiating, Drafting, and Managing Risks on Commercial Contracts” on April 18-19, 2013. During... |
| March 7, 2013 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Trademark Group Tops Managing IP Rankings for Thailand Managing Intellectual Property has placed Tilleke & Gibbins at the top of its annual rankings of trademark firms in Thailand. For the tenth consecutive year, the magazine has ranked the firm in... |
| March 1, 2013 |
Thailand IP Team in Top Tier in Chambers 2013 Rankings Tilleke & Gibbins has once again been ranked among the top intellectual property practices in Thailand by Chambers Asia-Pacific. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the firm has been... |
| February 12, 2013 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Ranked in Tier 1 for Thailand in Managing IP Patent Survey The Tilleke & Gibbins patent group continues to thrive at the top of the Thai market, according to Managing Intellectual Property. In the magazine’s recently released annual patent survey, the... |
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| May 17, 2013 |
Employee Inventions and Creativity: Ownership and Compensation Areeya Pornwiriyangkura With Thailand making the transition to a creative economy, and employers now recognizing the importance of employee creativity, it has become very important for managers to know the principles of... |
| May 15, 2013 |
Combating IP Infringement under the Anti-Money Laundering Act Sukontip Jitmongkolthong, Areeya Pornwiriyangkura Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Act has been amended to include “intellectual property crime” as a predicate offense, resulting in new mechanisms for combating IP infringement. Although the Thai... |
| May 7, 2013 |
PLC Life Sciences Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2013 – Thailand Chapter Alan Adcock, Areeya Pornwiriyangkura In recent years, the Thai FDA has made large-scale efforts to tighten its budget and escalate its standards of scrutiny. In response to these changes, this article provides insight into the... |
| March 20, 2013 |
Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2013 Published by Tilleke & Gibbins in association with Lex Mundi, the Guide to Doing Business in Thailand provides a comprehensive overview of the legal environment for investors entering the Thai... |
| February 14, 2013 |
PLC Doing Business in … Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2013 – Thailand Chapter Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut, Kobkit Thienpreecha, Weerawat Distapinyo, David Duncan, Areeya Pornwiriyangkura, Sriwan Puapondh, Michael Ramirez, Anake Rattanajitbanjong, Passanan Suwannoi In association with Lex Mundi, Practical Law Company has now published the latest edition in its series of guides on how to do business in jurisdictions worldwide. The Thailand chapter, written by... |
