Won a historic judgment for a global technology leader against former employees who misappropriated our client’s tremendously valuable trade secret technology. In the IP&IT Court decision, our client was awarded an injunction against use and disclosure of its trade secret technologies, including machines, processes, and information. Our client also received substantial damages and recovery of legal fees. This was the first case that a trade secret owner has successfully enforced against trade secret misappropriation in Thailand.
Hassana Chira-aphakul
Attorney-at-Law
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
BSc, University of Portsmouth
LLB, Thammasat University
Hassana Chira-aphakul is an attorney-at-law in the intellectual property group of Tilleke & Gibbins. Chambers Asia Pacific reports that Hassana is “fantastic and very highly regarded” and “has proven expertise in the enforcement of IP rights.”
Hassana’s areas of practice include copyright and trademark issues, licensing and distributorship, and IP enforcement, with a particular focus on crimes related to software, as well as domain name and Internet issues. She also works closely with investigators and law enforcement authorities on investigation and suppression activities throughout Thailand, including at Thailand’s borders and ports.
Hassana is a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, the Thai Bar Association, the Intellectual Property and Innovation Association (IPA), and the Thammasat University Law Association.
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Negotiated the transfer of websites to our client; the domain name of four websites incorporated our client’s well-known brand, while the other websites sold watches that imitated our client’s branded products.
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Identified the manufacturer of counterfeit Italian sport cars, which were being exported to Europe and Hollywood for sale, and stopped the Thai manufacturer from producing such vehicles bearing our client’s branded name.
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Advised and assisted clients in seeking critical copyright recordation for their creative works, such as cartoon characters, software programs, books, and other artistic works.
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Secured the removal of infringing materials from the Internet on behalf of our clients, including convincing website operators to delete infringing investment reports and to take down a website promoting infringing technology products.
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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... |
| 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... |
| March 1, 2013 |
Tilleke & Gibbins TMT Team Recognized by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2013 The technology, media, and telecommunications practice at Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized as a regional market leader in the latest edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. Chambers and Partners’... |
| 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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| April 9, 2013 |
Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World 2013 – Thailand Chapter Hassana Chira-aphakul, James Evans Updated for 2013, the Thailand chapter of Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World provides a broad overview of media, advertising, and entertainment law in the Kingdom,... |
| 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... |
| November 7, 2012 |
Thai Cabinet Approves Draft Amendments to Copyright Act Hassana Chira-aphakul The current Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994) has been in force for 18 years. Given the rapid technological change in the last two decades, copyright owners and practitioners widely agree that it is... |
| September 5, 2012 |
The Report: Thailand 2012 – Legal Framework The Report: Thailand 2012, published by Oxford Business Group, provides an in-depth analysis of different sectors of the Thai economy. Tilleke & Gibbins contributed the legal section of the... |
| June 22, 2012 |
Software Protection in Thailand James Evans, Suebsiri Taweepon, Hassana Chira-aphakul Medien & Recht Publishing has published the first edition of Software Protection: A Comparative Perspective, which gives insight into the field of ICT law in 24 different jurisdictions. For an in... |
