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Patent System in Thailand
   
GENERAL COUNTRY INFORMATION
Thailand is located due north of Malaysia and is flanked by Laos and Cambodia to the east and Myanmar to the west. The country is divided into 76 provinces and 2 special districts of which Bangkok, its capital, is one of them. Its population numbers more than 64.6 million people. Last year’s gross domestic product (purchasing power parity) estimate for Thailand comes at about US$585.9 billion with a per capita of US$9,100.

THAILAND PATENTS SYSTEM

HIGHLIGHTS
Major international treaty signed

None

Costs of obtaining a patent Please contact us at thailand@mirandah.com
Average time to obtain a patent

5 - 8 years

Official language for patent prosecution Thai
Non-patentable subject matter
  • Naturally existing micro-organisms and their components, animals, plants and, animal and plant extracts
  • Discoveries or scientific theories
  • Mathematical formulae
  • Methods of medical treatment and diagnostic methods
  • Computer programs
Grace period for prior disclosure or sale

6 months before the Thailand Filing date (for experiments, R&D or disclosure to learned community)

Major prosecution events

Paris Convention entry  12 months
Request for Examination 60 months
Payment of grant fees upon grant
Renewals of patents every year
Extension of deadlines

90 days for certain formality events

Pharmaceutical Data Exclusivity Laws Not available
Parallel Imports Not an offence under the Act
Term of patent 20 years
Patent term extension Not available
Restoration of lapsed patent Available
Search and Examination The Patent Office conducts its own Search and Examination but favours Search and Examination reports issued in prescribed countries such as US, UK, Australia, Japan as well as the prescribed regional European Patent Office
Other forms of patents (e.g. petty/innovation patents) Petty and design patents
Useful links

www.mirandah.com



ENFORCEMENT OF PATENTS

  HIGHLIGHTS
Infringement offence Civil and Criminal (in special cases)
Any specialized courts for IP Yes
Outline of the enforcement steps

File a complaint with the police or the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court

Relief against groundless threats Right to counter sue
Declaration of non-infringement Available
Preliminary injunctions Available, but difficult to obtain
Alternative dispute resolution

Not available for criminal cases but available for civil cases if the parties agree

Availability of damages and other relief for infringement

(i)  Injunction
(ii) Damages 



Disclaimer: The information provided above is intended to serve as a general guideline and is not intended as legal advice. The information is correct at the time of printing.