LINEIntellectual property
We prepare the documents and file them with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) at the Ministry of Commerce, for trademark registration and for copyright notification.
Our lawyers hold valid licences.
We keep your documents confidential, and we can sign an NDA if you prefer.
Trademark registration
- Service fee
- From 3,500 baht
- The DIP's fees are charged separately from our service fee
- Timeframe
- 6–12 months
- It can take longer, depending on the DIP, so we can't guarantee a timeframe
What you'll need
- The mark As an image file, or as the word is written
- A description of the mark Such as what it means and how it's pronounced
- The goods or services you use it for
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Proof of identity
- Thai individual: a copy of your ID card
- Thai company: a company certificate issued within the last 3 months
- Foreign individual: a passport copy
- Foreign company: its registration documents
- A power of attorney We prepare it for you to sign. A foreign applicant's must be notarized.
Steps
- A search for identical or similar marks already registered
- Preparing and filing the application
- Examination by the registrar If the registrar issues an order that needs a response or a challenge, we'll quote for that part separately
- Publication, which gives others 60 days to file an opposition If someone files one, that's quoted separately too
- Paying the registration fee and receiving the certificate of registration
- Renewal every 10 years
The DIP decides whether to register a mark, so we can't guarantee the outcome.
Good to know
Once it's registered, the name, logo or symbol you use for your goods or services is protected under the Trademark Act.
We also file in Thailand for foreign individuals and foreign companies.
Copyright notification
- Service fee
- From 2,500 baht
- The DIP's fees are charged separately from our service fee
- Timeframe
- 1–3 months
- This depends on the DIP, so we can't guarantee a timeframe
What you'll need
- Copies or samples of the work
- When it was created And when and where it was first published, if it has been
- An account of how it was made, what it means and what inspired it This shows the work is original and who created it
- The employment contract, commission agreement or assignment If it was made by an employee, commissioned, or bought from its creator
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Proof of identity
- Individual: a copy of your ID card
- Company: a company certificate issued within the last 3 months
- A power of attorney We prepare it for you to sign, notarized if you're a foreign client.
Steps
- Checking the work and its ownership details
- Preparing the notification form and copies of the work
- Filing with the DIP
- Receiving the certificate of copyright notification
Good to know
Copyright arises the moment you create a work and fix it in a tangible medium, such as writing it on paper or saving it as a file, so it's protected without registration. Notifying the DIP puts a record of your ownership on file with a government agency.
The certificate you receive doesn't settle ownership conclusively, though. If there's a dispute, the court decides, and the certificate is one piece of evidence it weighs.
All eight kinds of work under the Copyright Act can be notified: literary works (including computer programs), dramatic works, artistic works, musical works, audiovisual works, cinematographic works, sound recordings and broadcasts.
Send us your mark on LINE
For a trademark, we start by searching for identical or similar marks already registered. For copyright, we start by checking the work and its ownership details.
We keep your documents confidential, and we can sign an NDA if you prefer.
Or email info@wpk-notary.com
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