Law: Trademark Act (B.E. 2534) 1991 (Thailand)

Thailand: Examiners’ unique approach to distinctiveness underscores complex registration process

Featured in The Trademark Prosecution Review 2025

There are several key aspects of Thailand’s registration process that rights holders need to know, from the first-to-file system to renewals. One crucial element is that examiners often consider abbreviated marks to be non-distinctive; the same goes for captions or descriptions of goods or services.

06 September 2024

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