Secured a victory for the top producer of welding electrodes in Thailand against a local infringer in a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Thailand. The client’s resounding success may be attributed to the defensive strategy of using multiple separate trademark registrations to collectively cover the entire package design.
Suebsiri Taweepon
Attorney-at-Law
PRACTICE
OFFICE
LANGUAGE
Thai, English
EDUCATION
LLM, Duke University
LLM, Thammasat University
LLB, Chulalongkorn University
Suebsiri Taweepon is an attorney-at-law specializing in IP enforcement in the intellectual property group. Suebsiri works every day to protect the intellectual property rights of his clients and handles a wide range of matters relating to IPR, including trademark and patent registration, IP litigation, and negotiation of IPR-related conflicts and acquisitions. He also has a great deal of experience in anticounterfeiting matters, including investigating IP violations and criminal raid actions. Each year from 2008 to present, Suebsiri has been identified by Asialaw Leading Lawyers as a leading practitioner in the area of intellectual property.
Suebsiri is a part-time lecturer, teaching IP law in the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, one of the top law schools in Thailand. He is also a prolific writer and speaker on IP topics.
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Cooperated with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to execute sophisticated raid plans and successfully seize more than 1,000 fully assembled motorcycles worth more than THB 40,000,000 from a motorcycle factory in southern Thailand. The motorcycles were seized under the authority of the Thai Patent Act for the offense of criminal infringement of a well-known Japanese motorcycle company’s design patents.
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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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Advised a Fortune 500 health care services company and successfully secured its valuable trade secret from possible misappropriation by suspected infringers.
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Provided strategic advice on trademark portfolio management and helped to combat several infringing logos on behalf of the world’s largest international coffeehouse chain company.
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Advised and assisted a financial services company in protecting its computer software against unauthorized use and dissemination of copyrighted works.
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Represented a multinational sportswear company in obtaining a rare Anton Piller order granted by the IP&IT Court to seize nearly 100,000 infringing products.
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Represented multinational companies in complex patent litigation matters in both prosecuting against patent infringement and defending against the alleged use of equivalent technology.
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| February 2, 2012 |
Managing IP Patent Survey: Tilleke & Gibbins in Tier 1 for Thailand For the tenth consecutive year, Managing IP has ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1 firm in Thailand in its annual patent survey. Recognizing the firm’s ability to serve clients across the full... |
| November 14, 2011 |
Asia IP Names Tilleke & Gibbins Firm of the Year for Patents and Trademarks Asia IP, a leading magazine covering intellectual property issues in Asia, held its second annual Asia IP Awards ceremony on November 11, 2011. At the event, Tilleke & Gibbins was honored to... |
| November 9, 2011 |
Tilleke & Gibbins Dispute Resolution Practice Awarded Top-Tier Ranking by Asialaw Profiles Asialaw Profiles, a guide to the leading law firms throughout Asia, has ranked Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1 firm in the Dispute Resolution practice in Thailand. This annual ranking is based upon... |
| November 4, 2011 |
Legal 500 Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1 IP Practice in Thailand In its annual rankings for 2011, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific has identified Tilleke & Gibbins as a Tier 1 IP practice in Thailand. This marks the ninth year in a row that the firm’s IP practice... |
| July 13, 2011 |
Asian Legal Business Ranks Tilleke & Gibbins as a Leading IP Practice in Thailand Tilleke & Gibbins has been ranked as a leading IP practice in the Asian Legal Business annual IP rankings. This marks the third consecutive year that the firm has been awarded this status, and... |
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| January 4, 2012 |
Lex Mundi Guide to Doing Business in Thailand 2012 This guide provides a detailed overview of doing business in Thailand. Topics covered in the guide include investment, import and export regulations, exchange controls, tax, requirements for... |
| 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 under Thai law.... |
| December 14, 2011 |
Thailand Legal Basics, a valuable primer for foreign investors, begins with an overview of Thailand’s legal system, including its history and the events and professionals that are shaping the legal... |
| August 31, 2011 |
Damages Awards Increasing in Thai IP Cases Suebsiri Taweepon In pursuing civil litigation in court, most IP owners will first and foremost seek an injunction against any infringing activities. In addition, IP owners will often demand adequate damages as... |
| May 11, 2011 |
The Report: Thailand 2011 – Legal Framework The Report: Thailand 2011, published by Oxford Business Group, provides an in-depth analysis of various sectors of the Thai economy. In the legal section of the publication, Tilleke & Gibbins... |
