Registration Procedure
In order to register a Trademark the applicant or their agent must have a fixed place of business or address in Thailand. Foreigners must appoint a Thai agent and grant them power of attorney to register the Trademark on their behalf. Trademark applications must be filled out in Thai.
It is also common, and recommended by BSA Law, to perform a Trademark search whereby the applicant searches the Trademark Register to ensure that they are not infringing upon the marks of others.
Once the Trademark has been submitted for review the Trademark Registrar is empowered to seek explanations, statements and opinions from the applicant or third parties. These too may be required to be in Thai. Failure to comply with the request for this additional information may result in a failure to register the Trademark.
If the Registrar finds that the Trademark meets the three criteria described above the Trademark application will be published in the Trademark Journal. If no objection to the application is raised within ninety days of the publication the Registrar will register the Trademark.
The registration process generally takes between six months and one year from the date of filing the application with the Registrar.