In IPR village, is Madrid Protocol a Desideratum? Speaker - Nettaya Warncke of Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office Bangkok

PARADISE

Consumers queuing up in front of Prada shop in Tokyo.

First Thai Trademarks Act 1931

OAPI Organization Africain de la Propriete Intelectuelle aka AIPO African Intellectual Property Organization Members 16 French Speaking African Countries

ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization Members 15 English Speaking African Countries

ASEAN 10 Countries AWGIPC ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Co-operation

EC European Community of Trademarks

Madrid Union Members (84) 27 October 2008 Agreement only 6 Protocol only 25 Agreement and Protocol 50 (Including EC)

Madrid Union Members (84) 27 October PROTOCOL & AGREEMENT Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran ( Islamic Republic of ), Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, Viet Nam 6 AGREEMENT ONLY 25 PROTOCOL ONLY Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Estonia, European Community, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Madagascar, Norway, Oman, Republic of Korea, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Zambia Algeria, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Sudan, Tajikistan Madrid System

Gross domestic product 2007

Madrid Protocol Promotion Activities

TrademarkAbsolute Grounds Trademark Board’s Decision No. RAMBODescriptive of farm machines 547/2537 because the movie hero named RAMBO signifies strength BON GIORNODescriptive of clothing articles 601/2538 because the mark means good day-light ASIAN PULSEDescriptive of broadcasting 1282/2539 services, it tells about the heartbeat of Asia

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN similar to ALEXANDER NICOLETIE Co-existence refused in I.C. 25 Trademark Board’s Decision No. 1335/2548

BUDGET not similar to BUDJET Co-existence allowed in I.C. 16 Due to different goods Trademark Board ‘s Decision No. 975/2548

DIGA similar to TIGA Trademarks Board Decision No. 222/2551

CONCERT Supreme Court Decision No. 3549/2541

Trademark Absolute Grounds Trademark Board’s Decision No. NETBURST Descriptive of computer 1091/2544 hardware and software XSCALE Descriptive of computer 1552/2544 Programs TRUSTY Descriptive of pet food 1294/2542 I-MODEDescriptive of 398/2546 communication services

Statistics of court cases against Trademarks Office

Statistics of Trademark Application and Registration Department of Intellectual Property

( Jan 19, 2009 )

10,000 Foreign Applications Per Year

YearIndian Applicants Foreign Applicants Total ,1905,93094, ,80115,45092, ,90615,09078, ,30812,36185, ,21015,209103,419 Trend of Applications filed to

Local 5 Foreign 1