Registration is, in itself, no guarantee against infringement. Therefore,the owner of a trademark, its local distributor, or a trademark agent should monitor for possible trademark infringements. If detected, the trademark owner may initiate legal action against the infringing party.This might include filing an opposition to a published application to register a similar mark, lodging a complaint with the police, directly submitting a criminal complaint to the Courts, or initiating a civil action. Penalties for trademark violations under sections 108 and 109 of the Trademark Act include fines of up to 400,000 baht and/or four years of imprisonment, or 200,000 baht and/or two years imprisonment for any infringement, provided the trademark is registered in Thailand.