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Mai 06, 2021 (Newsletter Issue 9/21)
Thailand
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Fast-Track TM Renewal and Examination Introduced


On March 1, 2021, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) introduced a fast-track trademark renewal process to examine applications and grant a certificate of renewal. The expedited process incurs no additional official fee.

The applications must comply with all of the fast-track conditions specified in the recent DIP notification:
- The total number of goods or services must not exceed 30 items.
- No changes are made to the particulars of the registration.
- The application must be filed at the DIP by either the owner or an appointed attorney. In the latter case, a power of attorney must authorize the attorney to collect the certificate on the owner’s behalf.
- Fast-track examination must be requested when the renewal application is submitted.

Further, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) made a “First Action Fast Track” program available to the public on April 16, 2021. The program expedites the issuance of a first office action for trademarks within six months from the application's filing date at no additional cost.

The applications must comply with all of the fast-track conditions specified in the DIP notification:
- The total number of goods or services must not exceed 10 items.
- The description of goods or services should follow the DIP’s suggested description manual
- No amendment (such as recordal of name or address change), recordal of assignment or inheritance, or request to prove acquired distinctiveness through use is made on the application.

For more information, please check here and here

Source: www.tilleke.com