泰國針對商標註冊及延展現在提供”快速系統”服務－IBC泰國法律金融會計事務所International Business Consultancy

“Fast Track System” is now available for Trademark Registration and Renewal in Thailand

泰國針對商標註冊及延展現在提供”快速系統”服務

Recently DIP has announced fast track system for trademark registration and renewal in Thailand which has been effective since 2021/2/23.

最近DIP發佈泰國商標註冊及延展的快速系統，已於2021年2月23日生效。

Following is basic introduction:

以下為簡單介紹:

Trademark registration: With the fast-track system, if the trademark meets the two requirements will be reviewed within 6 months to complete the examination, which are:

1. The number of goods/services is within 30 items;

2. The number of designated goods/services must be selected from DIP’s official website.

商標註冊: 如果商標符合以下要求，可利用快速系統於6個月內完成審查:

1.商品/服務名稱不超過30個;

2.指定商品/服務名稱挑選自官方網站。

Trademark renewal: With the fast-track system, the renewal application of Thailand trademark with the following conditions only takes 45 minutes, which are:

The number of goods/services is within 30 items;
There are no changes of the trademark detail, ex: change of address;
The renewal application must be filed either by the owner or the appointed attorney;
The applicant shall request for Fast Track examination to the DIP Officer at the time of filing the Renewal Application;
All the renewal official fees are fully paid.

商標延展: 如商標符合以下要求，可利用快速系統於45分鐘完成延展申請:

商品/服務名稱不超過30個;
商標資訊無變動，例如地址變更;
延展申請由申請人或授權人提出;
已支付延展規費。

In addition, on January 28, 2021, DIP announced the draft of updated trademark manual. Following are key points of the draft:

There are five levels of distinctiveness of determining likeness of a mark, which are fanciful, arbitrary, suggestive, descriptive and generic.
A mark contains geometric shapes or general designs isn’t registrable.
It will depend on the knowledge of Thai society to determine whether a mark is a geographical name.
The following marks are considered lacking distinctiveness:

A mark is descriptive to the designated goods/services or geographical names;
A mark is descriptive to the designated goods/services but intentionally misspelt, but still have the same pronunciation of the original words;
A mark contains a group of letters and non-distinctive words;
A mark contains more than two words with meaning, and the meaning is considered descriptive of the designated goods/services.

此外，DIP於2021/1/28宣布草擬的商標更新手冊，以下為重點介紹:

商標的識別性分五個等級，分別是虛構、任意、暗示性、描述性和一般。
商標包含幾何形狀或一般設計不得註冊。
商標是否為地名取決於泰國的社會認知。
以下商標被認定缺乏識別性:

商標對指定商品/服務或地名有描述性;
商標對指定商品/服務有描述性但故意拼錯，對於原意仍有相同發音;
商標包含一串字及無識別性的字;
商標包含兩個以上有含意的字，且此涵義對指定商品/服務有描述性。

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