Eligibility and Rights of a Patent Holder in Thailand
Who are eligible to apply for a patent application in Thailand?
The following classes of persons are eligible to apply: 1) Thai nationals; and 2) foreign nationals under the reciprocity rule. This rule allows foreign nationals of those countries who confer the same privilege to Thai nationals to file a patent application in Thailand.
So what then are the rights of a patent holder?
Below is an enumeration of the rights of a patent holder:
- To enjoy the ownership of a patent in a span of 20 years from the date of filing the application
- To possess the exclusive right to produce, reproduce, offer for sale, sell and import the patented application
- To enjoy the exclusive right to use and mark its product with “Thai Patent”
- To assign the right to another person or entity, which must be in writing and officially registered
- To grant another person a license to use the patent, subject to the following conditions:
- no covenants, restrictions, provisions or agreement can cause an unfair restraint in competition
- no payment of royalties can be imposed after the expiration of the patent validity
Violations of these two conditions will result in the nullity of the license issued. If you have a question related to Eligibility and Rights of a Patent Holder in Thailand, please feel free to contact us.
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