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December 27, 2014

Bangkok Post: Tilleke & Gibbins’ Museum of Counterfeit Goods Featured in Documentary

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Tilleke & Gibbins’ Museum of Counterfeit Goods was recently featured in a short documentary produced by the Bangkok Post  newspaper. The documentary, which delves into the harmful effects of fake goods, showcases the museum’s stock of counterfeit products and interviews Suebsiri Taweepon, an attorney-at-law in the Tilleke & Gibbins intellectual property group.

Suebsiri was interviewed about the different types of intellectual property, the effect of counterfeit goods on companies, and the fake products housed in the museum.

If you would like to watch the video, please visit the Bangkok Post website.

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