Tilleke & Gibbins, Intellectual Property | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

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Tilleke & Gibbins boasts one of Thailand’s largest trademark practices and the country’s most active patent team, offering comprehensive IP services across Southeast Asia and beyond. Our trademark specialists handle searches, registration and prosecution, recordals, oppositions, cancellations, renewals, license agreements, watch services, coexistence, due diligence, and customs recordals. Our patent team—renowned for technical expertise and industry breadth—manages patents, petty patents, and designs, including searches; registration and prosecution; recordals; annuities; oppositions; cancellations; infringement and validity assessments; freedom-to-operate analyses; and license agreements.

Our IP enforcement and IP litigation team handles investigations, officer training, market surveys, anticounterfeiting campaigns, raids, criminal and civil IP disputes dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, and government liaison for trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, cancellations, appeals, and commercial IP issues such as franchising and distributorship. We also advise on IP commercialization—covering licensing, technology transfer, confidentiality, joint ventures, franchising, and collaborations—and conduct IP due diligence, asset valuation, infringement searches, audits, risk assessments, and freedom-to-operate opinions.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Thailand

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Tilleke & Gibbins is a market-leading law firm for IP matters in Thailand. As such, the firm is consistently instructed by top-name multinational and Thai clients on IP registration and prosecution, as well as complex patent, trade mark and copyright disputes. It assists clients with anti-counterfeiting actions, including online infringement, and is additionally well-positioned to advise on the commercialisation of IP assets, including franchise matters. The firm is notable for its regional scope, where the team regularly advises clients in the technology, entertainment, retail, automotive and manufacturing sectors.

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Work Highlights

Tilleke & Gibbins advised Abercrombie and Fitch on its franchising expansion into Thailand.

Strengths

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Tilleke & Gibbins is one of the premier Thai firms and has specialists in all areas. I have seen instances of complex and problematic work being handled with a well thought-out strategy.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team has a significant advantage in IP in Southeast Asia, particularly in prosecution and protection. Their team members have a deep understanding of the regional legal environment.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific

Tilleke & Gibbins is one of the premier Thai firms and has specialists in all areas. I have seen instances of complex and problematic work being handled with a well thought-out strategy.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific

The team has a significant advantage in IP in Southeast Asia, particularly in prosecution and protection. Their team members have a deep understanding of the regional legal environment.

Intellectual Property respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Darani Vachanavuttivong

Eminent Practitioners

Darani Vachanavuttivong is one of Thailand's most well-recognised IP lawyers. She advises clients from such sectors as manufacturing and life sciences, particularly on patent prosecution and portfolio management.

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Alan Adcock

Band 2

Alan Adcock handles non-contentious IP matters, including in relation to commercial arrangements, and also has expertise in the technology space. He is especially well-versed at handling cases requiring cross-border expertise.

Alan Adcock is an experienced and knowledgeable lawyer whom I rely on to help me navigate IP matters in Thailand.

He’s very good. He has in-depth knowledge of the subject matter, is meticulous and very prompt and fast.

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Suebsiri Taweepon

Band 2

Suebsiri Taweepon handles both contentious and non-contentious IP matters relating to patents and copyrights, and he has specialist expertise in the technology sector.

Suebsiri Taweepon has been great. He is a very careful and detail-oriented lawyer. He keeps an eye on legal standards and building relationships, which is required in a market like Thailand.

He always attends to questions in time, making sure that the team is functional and delivers quality services. He is also well connected with local businesses, which helps with communicating.

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Somboon Earterasarun

Band 3

Somboon Earterasarun is well placed to represent local and international clients on IP work in Thailand, including trade mark opposition, IP portfolio management and the IP aspects of transactions.

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Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa

Band 3

Wiramrudee (Pink) Mokkhavesa is an IP lawyer in Thailand who is particularly well-versed in enforcement matters, as well as IP litigation.

Pink is wonderful. She is excellent, proactive and committed.

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Nuttaphol Arammuang

Band 4

Nuttaphol Arammuang in Bangkok advises Thai and international corporates on a range of trade mark and patent portfolio management matters, as well as enforcement issues.

Nuttaphol Arammuang is a reliable lawyer that can always think ahead and address your concerns.

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Sukontip Jitmongkolthong

Band 4

Sukontip Jitmongkolthong in Bangkok is especially active on enforcement matters, often representing international companies with interests in Thailand. She is also active on anti-counterfeit mandates.

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