Intellectual property in Thailand

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The institution responsible for the registration and protection of industrial property is the Trade Department in the Ministry of Commerce. Information on the regulation body, the Department of Intellectual Property, can be found on its website.
Regional Organisations: Thailand has signed the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation.
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patent Act (No.3) B.E.2542 (1999)	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (2000)	10 years renewable
Design Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979), as amended by Patent Act (No. 2) B.E. 2535 (1992) and Patent Act (No. 3) B.E. 2542 (1999)	10 years
Copyright Copyright Act B.E.2537 (1994), as last amended in 2015 (B.E.2558)	50 years	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Industrial Models Patent Act BE 2522 (1999)	10 years

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