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 a senior associate at Tilleke & Gibbins specializing in intellectual property. Each year since 2008, he has been recognized as one of the top legal experts in Asia by the annual Asialaw Leading Lawyers survey.
Suebsiri takes a considered, practical approach to his work, and has experience in a wide range of intellectual property matters, both contentious and noncontentious, including litigation, licensing, and registration of intellectual property rights, with particular emphasis in computer software and technology-related industries. He advises local and overseas clients on protecting and managing their portfolios of trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights, and domain names, as well as commercial licensing of intellectual assets.
Suebsiri has been involved in several government consultations and has a great deal of experience in anticounterfeiting matters, including investigation of intellectual property infringement and criminal raid actions.
In addition to his work at Tilleke & Gibbins, Suebsiri is a part-time lecturer, teaching intellectual property law in the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, one of the top law schools in Thailand. He is also a prolific author of articles and other publications, and a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on intellectual property–related 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 leading U.K.-based sportswear and football equipment supplier in a civil case against its former Thai distributor. Obtained an Anton Piller order and seized a total of 96,000 counterfeit items that were produced in breach of the defendant’s contract with the client.
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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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| May 9, 2013 |
Suebsiri Taweepon to Speak at Personal Care Summit on Counterfeit Products and Threats to the Market Suebsiri Taweepon This Personal Care Summit conference will provide attendees with a complete and contemporary overview of the current personal care market, including cosmetics, skincare, and haircare. The conference... |
| 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 17, 2013 |
Bangkok Trader Visits Museum of Counterfeit Goods Suebsiri Taweepon Bangkok Trader, an English-language general interest and lifestyle magazine in Thailand, has published an article describing the Tilleke & Gibbins Museum of Counterfeit Goods. Journalist Dave... |
| 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... |
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| 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 19, 2012 |
Srila Thongklang, Suebsiri Taweepon Can a professional model claim for protection of copyright over her walk on the runway? In August 2012, the Thai Supreme Court rendered a final decision to resolve one of the most controversial... |
| 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 24, 2012 |
Using Copyrighted Materials from the Internet Suebsiri Taweepon You are preparing a slide presentation for a speech or an internal company meeting and want to use some photos you found on a Google Images search in your slides. Is it necessary to ask permission... |
| 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... |
