Academic Qualifications:
- 2007, LL.M. (International Trade Regulations), Thammasat
University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2005, Certificate of Intellectual
Property & International Trade Law (Practical Approach),
Institute of Legal Education, The Thai Bar, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2004, Certificate of Transport and
International Trade Insurance, The Transportation Institute,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2003, Diploma in International Taxation,
Institute of Legal Education, The Thai Bar, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2002, Certificate of Intellectual
Property Law, Institute of Legal Education, The Thai Bar,
Bangkok, Thailand
- 2002, Diploma in International Trade
Law,
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2001, Bachelor of Laws, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand
Other Professional
Training:
- Specialist in Intellectual Property Law, Department of
Special Investigation, Nakornratchasima, March 24-25, 2008.
- Management Communication, Sasin Graduate Institute of
Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, March
21-May 18, 2006
- Notarial Services Training Course administered by the
Registry of Signature and Document Attestation, Lawyers
Council of Thailand, November 19-20, 2005
- Specialist Bar in IT, conducted by
the Intellectual Property & International Trade Court,
Bangkok, July 12-August 30, 2005
- Practical Approaches
to Arbitration and Conciliation in Intellectual Property
and International Trade Disputes, conducted by the Intellectual
Property & International Trade Court, Bangkok, 2004
Professional Qualifications:
- 2005, registered as Notarial Services Attorney
- 2005, received lawyer's
license
- 2003, registered
as patent attorney in Thailand
Employment:
- January 2005-present, Attorney -
Enforcement, Intellectual Property Division, Tilleke &
Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- February 2004-December 2004, Trademark
Lawyer, Intellectual Property Division, Tilleke & Gibbins
International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
- 2002-2004, Legal Officer, The Supreme
Court of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2000, Internship Program, Department
of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Bangkok, Thailand
Major Areas of Work
Handled:
- Enforcement of Intellectual
Property Rights
- Intellectual Property Registration
Membership in Professional
Associations:
- Thai Bar Association
- Lawyers Council of Thailand
- Intellectual Property Association
of Thailand
- Prevention and Suppression of Intellectual
Property Infringement Committee (Private Sector)
Honors:
- Identified
by the Asialaw Leading Lawyers Survey as one of Asia's
leading business lawyers in the area of Intellectual Property,
2008
Publications
& Presentations:
- "A Security Preference for Creative Packaging:
IP Protection & Today's Counterfeit Crisis", presentation
at the seminar, Brand Protection 2: A Security Preference
for Creative Packaging, organized by Merck, Bangkok, April
24, 2008.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Victory
for Valentino on Valentine's Day",
Thailand:
IP Developments (T&G client newsletter), March 2008.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Unusual
Combination of Words: Distinctive or Not?"
Thailand:
IP Developments (T&G client newsletter), March 2008.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Korean
patent battle in Thailand", Asian Counsel magazine,
November 2007. Also published in Thailand:
IP Developments (T&G client newsletter), November
2007.
- (With Charunun Sathitsuksomboon,
Pimvimol Vipamaneerut, Cynthia Pornavalai, Sriwan Puapondh,
Nuttaphol Arammuang, Parichart Monaiyakul and Wiramrudee
Mokkhavesa),
"Doing Business in ... Handbook 2008" (chapter
on Thailand), published by Practical Law Company in association
with Lex Mundi, November 2007.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Rong
Beer German Tawandang: Unique Restaurant and Its Newly Created
Mark", Thailand: IP Developments (T&G client
newsletter), July 2007.
- (With Rachel Muchmore), "Innovative
trademark protection strategies", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business News, June 15, 2007. Also
published in Thailand: IP Developments (T&G client newsletter),
July 2007.
- "IP Protection for the Smart Exporter", presentation
at the Smart Exporter Seminar, organized by the International
Trade Training Institute, Department of Export Promotion,
Bangkok, June 7, 2007.
- (With Manoon Changchumni), “IP Protection in the
Furniture Industry”, presentation at the Mini-MBA for
Executives of Thai Furniture Industries Program, jointly
organized by the National Science and Technology Development
Agency, Industrial Technology Assistance Program, The Thai
Furniture Industries Association, Kasetsart University,
Department of Export Promotion, and King Mongkut’s
Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, June 5, 2007.
- (With Titirat Wattanachewanopakorn), "Protection
of IPRs in the Automotive Industry", Plant
Manager, April-May, 2007.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Restaurant
name dispute resolved by IP & IT Court", World
Trademark Report, April 24, 2007.
- (With Prateep Naboriboon and Thaneeya Lalitkulthorn),
“An Introduction to IP Protection and Enforcement
in Thailand", presentation at the exhibition, Inventor's
Day, organized by the National Research Council of Thailand,
Bangkok, February 2 and 5, 2007.
- (With Manoon Changchumni, Sukontip
Jitmongkolthong, Areeya Ratanayu, and Wiramrudee Mokkhavesa),
"Registering and Enforcing Intellectual Property
Rights", presentation at the 2007 In-House Congress,
Bangkok, January 24, 2007.
- "Museum of Counterfeit Goods", presentation
to officers, lecturers, and senior students of Prapokraw
Institute, Bangkok, October 9, 2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly), "IP
Issues for Thailand's Automotive Industry", Asialaw
IP Review, October 2006.
- (With Prateep Naboriboon) "Introduction to Intellectual
Property Laws regarding Mahaphant Group's Business",
presentation at Mahaphant Fibre-Cement Public Co., Ltd.
In-house Training, Bangkok, September 18-19, 2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly), "New
Elite Government IP Suppression Unit to Bolster Thailand's
Drive to Be Automotive Regional Hub", Thailand:
IP Developments (Tilleke
& Gibbins' client newsletter), August
2006.
- "Museum of Counterfeit Goods", presentation
to Custom Officers, August 16, 2006.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Thailand's
Evolving Doctrine of Trademark Dilution and Well-Known Marks",
Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke
& Gibbins' client newsletter), August 2006.
- "Main Functions of Trademark Law", presentation
to members of PreMA - Pharmaceutical Industry IP Executive
Training Course, Bangkok, June 15, 2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly and Edward A. Madden), International
Guide to IP Rights Enforcement (Chapter on Thailand), compiled
by the ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau, First Edition
2006.
- (With Edward J. Kelly and Srila Thongklang), "Brand
Owners Complain of Thai Distributors' Trademark Hijacking",
Thailand:
IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter),
November 2005. Published in World Trademark Law Reports,
November 23, 2005.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Intended
Trademark Use: New Considerations", Thailand:
IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter),
November 2005.
- (With Napalai Huayhongtong), TV presentation on topic
"Management of Your Intellectual Property Products",
Nhee Phan Din - Business Digest Program, UBC Channel 7,
October 11, 2005.
- (With Areeya Ratanayu), "Thailand's
New Optical Disc Control", Asialaw IP Review,
October 2005.
- (With Areeya Ratanayu, Edward A. Madden, John Fotiadis),
Lex Mundi 2005 Country Survey on the Interaction between
Intellectual Property and Competition Laws," September
2005.
- (With Srila Thongklang),
"VALENTINO COUTURE is well known, court rules",
World Trademark Law Report, July
21, 2005.
- (With Srila Thongklang), "Thai
Dika (Supreme) Court Recognizes Well-Known Marks",
Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke
& Gibbins' client newsletter), July 2005.
- (With Vipa Chuenjaipanich), "Protecting
unique shapes as trademarks, Part II", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business News, March 18, 2005.
- (With Vipa Chuenjaipanich), "Protecting
product shapes with 3D trademarks", Corporate
Counsellor, Bangkok Post Business News, March 4, 2005.
- (With Vipa Chuenjaipanich), "How
to Register Your Product as a 3-Dimensional Trademark",
Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client
newsletter), February 2005.
Interviews:
- Interviewed by TITV on March 21, 2007 for a news story
on the Museum of Counterfeit Goods aired on March 25, 2007.
- Interviewed by Karnjana Karnjanatawe on February 21, 2007
for her article, "House of fakes", concerning
the Museum of Counterfeit Goods published in Horizons,
Bangkok Post, March 1, 2007.
- Interviewed by Mr. Jean-Manuel Traimond, a French book
writer, concerning the Museum of Counterfeit Goods, February
20, 2007.
- Interviewed by ASTV on December 12, 2006 regarding the
current situation of IP infringement in Thailand and the
Museum of Counterfeit Goods for airing on ASTV channel on
December 19, 2006.
- Interviewed by Smart2Work on November 2, 2006 regarding
the current situation of IP infringement in Thailand and
the Museum of Counterfeit Goods for airing on Nation Channel
on November 3, 2006.
- Interviewed by Joomphol Phongnailert, editor of GM Plus
magazine, and GM Watch magazine, regarding the current situation
of IP infringement in Thailand and the Museum of Counterfeit
Goods on August 11, 2006 for article to be published in
September.
- Interviewed by BK Magazine regarding the current situation
of IP infringement in Thailand and the Museum of Counterfeit
Goods on July 28, 2006 for cover story appearing in Issue
No. 148, Aug. 25-31, 2006.
- Interviewed by "168 Hours" TV Program regarding
the current situation of IP infringement in Thailand and
the Museum of Counterfeit Goods, July 25, 2006.
- Interviewed by C Max Magazine regarding the current situation
of IP infringement in Thailand and the Museum of Counterfeit
Goods, July 5, 2006.
- Interviewed by Nattha Keenapan for article, "Pirated
hoard" which appeared in the Thai Day Section, International
Herald Tribune, September 9, 2005.
Practice Areas: Intellectual
Property
E-mail:
Telephone:
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+66 2263 7700 Local
Dialing 0 2263 7700
Facsimile:
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Dialing +66 2263 7710 Local Dialing
0 2263 7710
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2008) 
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