Thailand
| Legal Basis | Trademarks Act B.E. 2534 (1991) as amended by Trademarks Act (No.2) B.E. 2543 (2000) and Trademarks Act (No.3) B.E. 2559 (2016). |
| Major international treaties signed |
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| Cost of obtaining a trademark | Please contact us at thailand@mirandah.com |
| Average time to obtain a trademark | 10 to 15 months |
| Official language for trademark prosecution | Thai |
| Registrable marks | Any distinctive device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, photograph, word, letter, numeral, shape of goods, 3 dimensional trademarks, sound, packaging or combination of colors or any combination thereof |
| Filing and prosecution procedures | Stage 1: Filing Stage 2: Examination Stage 3: Publication Stage 4: Opposition (if any) Stage 5: Registration Stage 6: Renewal |
| Number of classes | 45 (Nice Classification) |
| Multiple class filing | Available |
| Filing of series marks | Not available |
| Necessary document for filing | Power of Attorney – notarized |
| Common objections | Descriptiveness Non-distinctiveness Prior conflicting rights Specifications |
| Extension of office action deadlines | Not available |
| Opposition term | 60 days (non-extendible) |
| Term of trademark protection | 10 years (renewable) |
| Restoration of lapsed trademark | Available within 6 months’ grace period from the date of expiry. |
| Parallel Imports | Available |
| Minimum period of use to avoid non-use cancellation action | 3 years (continuous) |
| Useful links | www.mirandah.com www.ipthailand.go.th |
| Infringement offence | Available |
| Specialised courts for IP | The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court of Thailand |
| Outline of the enforcement steps | Civil – Trademark Infringement and Passing Off pursuant to the Trademarks Act B.E. 2534 (1991) as amended B.E. 2543 (2000) and Trademarks Act (No.3) B.E. 2559 (2016). – Tortious claim pursuant to Section 420 the Civil and Commercial Code (CCC) of Thailand.Quasi-Criminal – Effected through the Trademarks Acts and Sections 273-275 of the Penal Code of Thailand |
| Relief against groundless threats | Not available |
| Declaration of non-infringement | Not available |
| Preliminary injunctions | Available |
| Time frame for various legal actions | 12 to 36 months (depends on various factors) |
| Alternative dispute resolution | Mediation Arbitration |
| Availability of damages and other relief for infringement | As per below |
| Civil Remedies | Injunction Damages |
| Criminal Sanctions | Trademarks Act (registered mark only) Fines or imprisonment or bothPenal Code (registered and unregistered mark including foreign registered mark) Fines or imprisonment or both *Trademark Act has higher penalties than the Penal Code |
Trademark Applications
| Year | Resident | Non-Resident | Total |
| 2001 | 16,712 | 9,407 | 26119 |
| 2002 | 21,518 | 8,591 | 30109 |
| 2003 | 23,335 | 9,714 | 33049 |
| 2004 | 26,414 | 10,554 | 36968 |
| 2005 | 24,275 | 12,148 | 36423 |
| 2006 | 21,171 | 12,776 | 33947 |
| 2007 | 20,140 | 13,415 | 33555 |
| 2008 | 21,950 | 13,472 | 35422 |
| 2009 | 24,734 | 11,353 | 36087 |
| 2010 | 24,781 | 12,875 | 37656 |
| 2011 | 23,457 | 15,493 | 38950 |
| 2012 | 27,508 | 17,455 | 44963 |
| 2013 | 27,881 | 18,216 | 46097 |
| 2014 | 27,517 | 18,144 | 45661 |
| 2015 | 33,347 | 18,997 | 52344 |
Trademark Registrations
| Year | Resident | Non-Resident | Total |
| 2001 | 11,453 | 8,484 | 31390 |
| 2002 | 13,281 | 9,865 | 23146 |
| 2003 | 11,440 | 6,543 | 17983 |
| 2004 | 15,918 | 7,614 | 23532 |
| 2005 | 18,497 | 8,948 | 27445 |
| 2006 | 15,595 | 8,520 | 24115 |
| 2007 | 14,769 | 9,871 | 24640 |
| 2008 | 12,574 | 9,367 | 21941 |
| 2009 | 11,981 | 10,502 | 22483 |
| 2010 | 13,268 | 8,552 | 21820 |
| 2011 | 11,657 | 7,050 | 18707 |
| 2012 | 11,821 | 8,004 | 19825 |
| 2013 | 11,148 | 8,415 | 19563 |
| 2014 | 11,487 | 9,130 | 20607 |
| 2015 | 11,247 | 9,930 | 21177 |
Source: WIPO