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Orawan Kijpakamas

Associate

Biography

Orawan Kijpakamas is an associate in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property group in Bangkok, where she specializes in prelitigation strategy for enforcing intellectual property rights in Thailand. She has extensive experience dealing with oppositions, counterstatements, appeals, and cancellations in Thailand, and she has also worked on trademark appeals and oppositions submitted to the Trademark Office in Laos.

With her broad expertise and experience in intellectual property law, Orawan provides companies with practical and actionable legal opinions on intellectual property matters and legal compliance issues. Her sound advice—coupled with her involvement in complex legal research projects—helps clients secure, protect, and capitalize on their intellectual assets.

Orawan holds LLB and LLM degrees from Thammasat University and a BA from Assumption University. She is a member of the Lawyers Council of Thailand, a member of the Thai Bar, and a qualified notarial services attorney.

Experience

  • Represented clients in defending their trademarks through appeals, counterstatements, oppositions, and cancellations.
  • Successfully petitioned Thailand’s Board of Trademarks to change its opinion regarding a disclaimer requirement, prevailing in our argument that the Roman letters at the center of the dispute were sufficiently stylized; as a result, the registrar cancelled the disclaimer instruction.
  • Represented a foreign owner of an unregistered trademark in successfully securing cancellation of the registration of a similar mark in Thailand.
  • Successfully petitioned the Lao Trademark Office’s Board of Trademarks to change its opinion regarding a disclaimer requirement by demonstrating that the trademark in question did not consist of words or phrases having direct reference to the character or quality of the goods; as a result, the registrar cancelled the disclaimer instruction.
  • Successfully petitioned Thailand’s Board of Patents to change its opinion regarding a cancellation of patent registration due to the owner not paying the annual fee.
ABOUT Orawan

Practices

Intellectual Property

Location

Languages

    Thai

    English

Education

    LLM, Thammasat University

    LLB, Thammasat University

    BA, Assumption University

Insights

April 1, 2022
Thailand Legal Basics, a valuable primer for foreign investors, explores all aspects of living and doing business in Thailand. Written by specialists at Tilleke & Gibbins in Bangkok, it is the only comprehensive English-language guide to the Thai legal system with a focus on the concerns of foreign business and investment.
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January 13, 2022
Intellectual property experts from Tilleke & Gibbins were engaged by ARISE+ IPR, a regional support program funded by the European Union and implemented by the European Intellectual Property Office, to craft a series of IP enforcement guides for Southeast Asian countries, aimed at raising local awareness of the importance of IP protection. The five-year, EUR 5.5 million ARISE+ IPR program supports regional integration through IP cooperation and aims to upgrade national IP systems for creation, protection, utilization, administration, and enforcement to be in line with international best practices and standards and the strategic objectives of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2016-2025. The guides were developed by Tilleke & Gibbins’ lawyers in cooperation with the IP offices of each participating country, and cover issues related to trademarks, industrial designs, and geographical indications. Each guide was produced in a compact leaflet form in English as well as the local language, and is considered an official publication of the respective national IP office. The guides can be accessed from the ARISE+ IPR site (under “Leaflets, brochures and booklets”), or by clicking on the links below: Cambodia: English | Khmer Indonesia: English | Bahasa Indonesia Thailand: English | Thai Vietnam: English | Vietnamese
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October 14, 2021
As part of its membership in Lex Mundi, Tilleke & Gibbins has published an updated edition of its Guide to Doing Business in Thailand for 2021. This guide outlines all of the key factors for starting and operating a business in the Thai market. Issues covered include: Investment incentives Financial facilities Exchange controls Import and export regulations Structures for doing business Requirements for the Establishment of a Business Operation of the Business Cessation or Termination of the Business Labor legislation, relations, and supply Tax Immigration requirements This publication is part of Lex Mundi’s Guides to Doing Business series prepared by member firms in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide. The guides serve as a useful resource when planning an international business strategy or researching a new market.
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August 7, 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.
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Awards & Rankings

July 20, 2023
Tilleke & Gibbins has received a remarkable slate of nominations for the prestigious Euromoney APAC Women in Business Law Awards 2023. The recently released shortlists for this year’s awards include Tilleke & Gibbins in both firm and individual categories. In the firmwide categories, Tilleke & Gibbins is in the running for five distinguished awards: Work-Life Balance National Firm Women in Business Law National Firm Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Attorneys from Tilleke & Gibbins also received seven individual nominations: Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year – Sarah Galeski Patent Lawyer of the Year – Darani Vachanavuttivong Shipping and Maritime Lawyer of the Year – Noppramart Thammateeradaycho Technology Lawyer of the Year – Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh Trademark Lawyer of the Year – Linh Thi Mai Nguyen Corporate Rising Star of the Year – Nitikar Nith The APAC Women in Business Law Awards recognize law firms and professional services firms in the region for their efforts in promoting gender equality and supporting women’s advancement in the legal profession. Winners are determined through a rigorous process involving submissions, peer reviews, and judgment based on professional accomplishments and advocacy for gender diversity and work-life balance programs. This year’s awards ceremony will take place at an in-person event in Singapore on September 7, 2023. For more information on the APAC Women in Business Law Awards 2023, including a full list of nominees, please visit the awards website.
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July 6, 2023
Managing IP magazine has released its rankings of patent-related legal service providers, and Tilleke & Gibbins has again secured high rankings in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The accolades are part of Managing IP’s highly regarded IP Stars rankings, which the magazine rolls out in stages. Tilleke & Gibbins’ rankings in the covered Southeast Asian jurisdictions include: Indonesia – Tier 2 Thailand – Tier 1 Vietnam – Tier 1 These showings demonstrate the firm’s regional strength and its remarkable consistency in retaining these excellent rankings. Managing IP does not yet provide patent rankings for Tilleke & Gibbins’ other jurisdictions, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. The patent rankings are a part of IP Stars, MIP’s specialist guide to the world’s leading intellectual property firms and practitioners. For more information and to browse the full rankings, please see the IP Stars website.
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July 6, 2023
In the recently released results of Managing IP magazine’s Asia-Pacific Awards 2023, Tilleke & Gibbins was named IP Firm of the Year in three jurisdictions in Southeast Asia: Indonesia IP Firm of the Year Thailand IP Firm of the Year Vietnam IP Firm of the Year These showings highlight the regional strength of Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property practice in Asia. The annual awards recognize the most innovative and challenging intellectual property work by law firms, companies, and individuals across the Asia-Pacific region, and are based on the results of extensive market research and client and peer interviews. Managing IP is a leading global intellectual property industry magazine that covers the latest news and developments from the world of intellectual property. Their global awards and IP Stars rankings are highly regarded by law firms, individual practitioners, and the corporate community. For more information on the Asia-Pacific awards and a complete list of winners, please see the Managing IP website.
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