Manaswee Wongsuryrat

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Manaswee Wongsuryrat

Attorney-at-Law

Biography

Manaswee Wongsuryrat is an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group. He handles a wide range of contentious and noncontentious IP matters including trademark registration and IP litigation. He also provides advice on IP strategies for his clients.

Before joining Tilleke & Gibbins, Manaswee worked as a lawyer in a multinational law firm specializing in intellectual property, where he gained experience handling a broad range of intellectual property matters for both domestic and international clients.

Manaswee graduated with an LLB from Thammasat University in Thailand, an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, and an LLM in Chinese Civil and Commercial Laws from Peking University in China. Manaswee is a qualified lawyer in Thailand and a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand. He speaks fluent Thai and English, and is proficient in Chinese.

Experience

Worked closely with leading multinational companies to implement effective strategies for trademark portfolio management in Thailand and overseas.
Filed trademark applications and collaborated with officials at Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property to ensure smooth registration processes for brand owners in a wide range of industries.
Represented clients in maintaining and defending their trademark portfolios through recordal of changes/assignments, oppositions, cancellations, renewals, registration of trademark and service mark license agreements, watch services, and other related actions.

ABOUT Manaswee

Languages

Thai

English

Chinese (Mandarin)

Education

LLM, Peking University

LLM, The University of Edinburgh

LLB, Thammasat University

Insights

November 6, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Nominated for Three Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in three firm-wide categories in the Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2020. The awards, which are organized each year by Euromoney to recognize firms that are strongly committed to gender issues and women’s advancement in the law, are an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of leading women in the legal profession, as well as law firm initiatives for gender diversity, mentorship, and more.

September 16, 2020

Amendments to Thailand’s Civil Procedure Code to Allow Civil Mediation before Litigation

Recent amendments to Thailand’s Civil Procedure Code (CPC) will allow parties to submit a matter for court-supervised mediation prior to the actual filing of the case. Encouraging mediation prior to filing a complaint is intended to save time and resources that would otherwise be expended on a trial.These changes are contained in the Act Amending the Civil Procedure Code (No. 32) B.E. 2563 (2020), which was published in the Government Gazette on September 8, 2020, and will apply to all disputes from November 7, 2020, onward.

August 7, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Leads the Way on Copyright: MIP IP Stars 2020

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP ) has released its list of top-rated copyright law firms around the world, part of its IP Stars 2020 guide, and Tilleke & Gibbins has been recognized with top marks in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam—all of the firm’s jurisdictions that were rated by MIP for copyright and related rights work.

June 17, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Tops 2020 IAM Patent 1000 Rankings in Thailand

Tilleke & Gibbins’ patent practice in Thailand has garnered a top-tier ranking in the latest edition of IAM Patent 1000 from Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine. This is the eighth consecutive year that Tilleke & Gibbins has been listed in the gold band—IAM Patent 1000 ’s highest distinction—in the guide to the top patent professionals around the world.

Awards & Rankings

November 13, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins Named Thailand Firm of the Year in Who’s Who Legal Awards 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins has been named Thailand Firm of the Year at the Who’s Who Legal Awards 2020, held on November 12, 2020. Notably, this award marks the fifth consecutive year that Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office has been recognized as the leading full-service law firm in Thailand by Who’s Who Legal (WWL).

October 29, 2020

AMCHAM Thailand Recognizes Tilleke & Gibbins at 2020 CSR Excellence Awards

On Tuesday, October 27, Tilleke & Gibbins was singled out for an award for exceptional corporate social responsibility (CSR) work during the past 12 months at the 2020 CSR Excellence Awards, held by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM).

September 24, 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins’ Regional Employment Practice Wins at Benchmark Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2020

Tilleke & Gibbins was named Asia-Pacific Labour and Employment Firm of the Year at the recently announced Benchmark Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2020. The award recognizes the firm’s strength over the past year across the full range of contentious labor matters, from labor-management relations conflicts to disputes over alleged employee wrongdoing and unfair termination lawsuits.

September 21, 2020

Asialaw Profiles 2021: Tilleke & Gibbins Dominates the Thailand Rankings

The recent publication of Asialaw Profiles 2021, a guide to the leading Asian law firms, saw Tilleke & Gibbins further maintaining its dominance of the legal market in Thailand. The firm earned rankings in all 18 of the industry and practice area categories ranked for the jurisdiction, which is more than any other firm in Thailand. Of these rankings, 12 are in the highest tier available in the category.

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