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.
Nandana Indananda
Partner
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
Master of Law and Technology, University of Stockholm
LLM, University of Leicester
LLM, University of Hong Kong
LLM, Ramkhamhaeng University
LLB, Ramkhamhaeng University
Nandana Indananda, a former judge of the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, is a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group. He counsels clients on a broad range of laws including intellectual property, e-commerce, information technology, and biotechnology matters. Widely known as an expert in complex litigation, Nandana has successfully led IP litigation teams in several patent and trade secret lawsuits on high-technology assets. He has been recognized by the WTR 1000 as one of the top enforcement and litigation lawyers in Thailand.
Nandana obtained masters’ degrees in law from renowned universities in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Sweden. He continues to conduct in-depth legal research and is a frequent contributor to definitive legal journals. Nandana regularly gives lectures at top universities and is a special lecturer for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Nandana has completed the Barrister-at-Law requirements of the Institute of Legal Education, Thai Bar Association.
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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.
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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 patent infringement litigation against a local generic company. Managed a major pharmaceutical-related patent during a trial on patent infringement.
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Liaised with the Royal Thai Police to end a predatory business tactic. As our client operates in many provinces in Thailand, a competitor filed criminal charges of “false statement” against our client in many provinces in order to force our client to spend time and money travelling to meet police officers throughout Thailand. We convinced the Royal Thai Police that the cases were related and should be consolidated and tried in Bangkok.
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Represented a top Italian fashion design company in a case before the IP&IT Court. The IP&IT Court cancelled the defendants’ 18 trademarks, awarded a substantial amount of compensation to the client, and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendant from using marks similar to the client’s trademarks and trade name.
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Represented a highly successful Chinese manufacturing enterprise in a dispute with a Malaysian manufacturing company concerning the worldwide usage of similar trademarks pertaining to vehicles. A favorable resolution was reached through negotiation.
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Represented an Italian fashion brand in a civil action against the Department of Intellectual Property to appeal the Board of Trademarks’ rejection of the client’s trademark application.
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Secured the registration of a trademark for a market leader in aircraft components in an appeal at the IP&IT Court.
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Secured a trademark litigation victory for an agrichemical company against its former distributor, who was passing off of our client’s trademarks. Finding in favor of our client’s better right, the IP&IT Court ordered the cancellation and withdrawal of 16 of the former distributor's trademarks containing logos and wording that infringed our client’s mark and further ordered that use of the infringing marks cease.
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Advised a pharmaceutical client on various IP issues, such as product liability, government advocacy on new regulations, compulsory licenses, new laws (Patent Act, Drug Act), and trademark registration.
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Represented a leading Japanese electronics company in a patent infringement case against a Thai distributor which concluded in an amicable settlement through mediation in less than one year. The settlement included the seizure and disposal of existing counterfeit inventory, an agreement to stop the sale and marketing of counterfeit products, and a marketing awareness campaign educating the public on the differences between authentic and counterfeit products.
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| May 14, 2013 |
Nandana Indananda Joins Faculty of WIPO Thailand Summer School on Intellectual Property Nandana Indananda Nandana Indananda, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property (IP) group and a former judge of the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, has been invited by the... |
| 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 Ranked as a Top Tax Practice in Thailand by Chambers 2013 In its annual Chambers Asia-Pacific guide for 2013, Chambers and Partners has ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1 firm for tax in Thailand. The publication praised the firm for handling “a... |
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| May 13, 2013 |
Supreme Court Judgments Offer Insight into Concurrent-Use Trademark Registration Srila Thongklang, Nandana Indananda, Parichart Monaiyakul, Nuttaphol Arammuang Disputes about the registrability of similar marks are on the rise in Thailand. When a brand owner’s attempts at trademark registration are thwarted by a prior-registered similar mark, one option is... |
| 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... |
| September 17, 2012 |
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents 2013 – Thailand Chapter Nandana Indananda, Nuttaphol Arammuang The 3rd edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Patents provides practical cross-border insight into patent law, across 31 jurisdictions, and is presented in Q&A form. Nandana... |
| 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... |
| August 28, 2012 |
3-D Printing: The Intellectual Property Challenge Nandana Indananda Just last month, artificial blood vessels were made on a 3-D printer at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. One of the largest manufacturers and distributors of 3-D printers, Stratasys, has seen... |
