Thailand remains on USTR’s 2024 Special 301 Report Watch List
Upgraded from the Priority Watch List to the standard Watch List, Thailand is maintained on the Watch List for the eighth year in a row
Positive changes ahead: Thailand’s draft amended patent act
Most Madrid applications designating Thailand are receiving provisional refusals since the Madrid System became operational in Thailand
The elephant pants, a fashionable symbol for Thailand
Thai elephant pants are gaining popularity among locals and tourists alike, prompting calls to promote them as part of Thailand’s soft power.
Thailand’s target patent fast-track program
This program is for patent applications associated with creative inventions in the fields of medical sciences, public health and future food.
More than an ordinary sea cucumber: the Koh Yao Sea Cucumber
Koh Yao Sea Cucumber’ is now the fourth geographical indication (GI) product of Phang Nga Province.
Thai customs launches new IP recordation system
Thai Customs Department has recently introduced its platform for intellectual property recordation, called TCIRs
Thailand’s new customs recordation procedures (2022)
Under the new recordation system, brand owners are allowed to record their intellectual property information with the Customs Department
E-certificates for patent, petty patent and design
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) now issues e-certificates alongside physical certificates.
Fast-track trademark renewal operational in Thailand
The Thai DIP introduced a new fast-track trademark renewal system through which new certificates can be obtained within one hour
Deadlines adjustment for trademark and patent in Thailand due to COVID-19
Exceptional time extensions can be requested due to the global health crisis.
