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Titirat Wattanachewanopakorn

Position:  Attorney-at-Law

Department:  Intellectual Property

Nationality:  Thai

Languages:  Thai and English

 

Academic Qualifications:
  • 2001, LL.M. (International Legal Studies), Washington College of Law, The American University, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • 2000, M.S.A., Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • 1997, LL.B., Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Professional Qualifications:

  • 2005, received patent attorney license
  • 2004, received lawyer's license

Other Training:

  • October-December 2004, Certificate, Intellectual Property & International Trade Law Course, Thai Bar Association
  • 2004, Practical Approaches to Arbitration in Intellectual Property & International Trade Disputes, organized by the IP&IT Court
  • October 2003, Management of Intellectual Properties in Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Mahidol University Applied and Technological Service Center
  • December 1999, SAP R/3 Enterprise Software Certificate (integrated enterprise software applications), Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A.
  • May 1998, English Language Program for International Students Certificate, Central Michigan University, English Language Institute, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.A.

Employment:

  • October 2004-present, Attorney - Enforcement, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
  • August 2002-September 2004, Legal Consultant, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand
  • August-October 2001, Legal Intern, International and Legal Resource Division, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • January-April 2001, Dean's Fellow at International Legal Studies Program Office, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Description of Major Areas of Work Handled:

  • Enforcement of intellectual property rights
  • Intellectual property registration

Membership:

  • Thai Bar Association
  • Lawyers Council of Thailand (formerly The Law Society of Thailand)
  • Asian Patent Attorneys Association
  • Intellectual Property Association of Thailand
  • Thammasat University Law Association

Publications/Presentations:

  • "How to Identify Genuine and Counterfeit Goods", presentation at training for police authorities at ECOTEC on behalf of Daimler AG, Bangkok, November 5, 2008.
  • "How to Identify Genuine and Counterfeit Goods", presentation at training for Customs Officers at Bangkok Port on behalf of Daimler AG, Bangkok, on October 2-3, 2008.
  • "Trademark Registration vs. Drug Registration: Who won this match?" Thailand: IP Bulletin (Monthly Report of the IP Department to the Korea Trade Center), September 2008.
  • (With Clemence Gautier and under the supervision of David Lyman), updated "An Overview of Thailand's Anti-Corruption Legislation", September 2008 (first written by Karsta Straub in 2004, updated in February 2007).
  • "How to Identify Genuine and Counterfeit Goods", presentation at training for Customs Officers at Klongtoey Port and Bangkok Port (August 28, 2008) and for Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), and police from the Economic and Technological Crime Suppression Division (ECOTEC) (August 29, 2008) on behalf of Daimler AG, Bangkok.
  • "Dispute of Music Redundant in Hotels, Movie Houses, Computer Programs, Patents and Trademarks" organized by the Department of Intellectual Property, Nakornsawan Province, June 23, 2008.
  • (With Edward J. Kelly), "A Guide to Anti-Counterfeiting in Thailand", Asialaw IP Review, April 2008.
  • (With Siraprapha Rungpry), "Global Guide to Anti-Counterfeiting" (Thailand chapter), World Trademark Review, April 2008.
  • (With Suebsiri Taweepon), "Protection of IPRs in the Automotive Industry", Plant Manager, April-May, 2007.
  • "Mediation though the DIP's Office of Dispute Prevention and Settlement", presentation to local government officers and private sector, Udonthani Province, December 2006.
  • "Country Report of 2006 and Questionnaire", presentation to APAA Design Committee, Kaohsiung, November 2006.
  • "Case Study of Copyright Software Violation in Thailand", presentation to Overseas Vocational Training Association (OVTA) at United Nations, Bangkok, November 2006.
  • "Software Infringement Situation in Thailand", presentation to BSA members, Kuala Lumpur, September 27-30,2006.
  • "Museum of Counterfeit Goods", presentation to officers of the Royal Thai Customs Department, August 2006.
  • "SHISEIDO's Thai-Cambodian Border Market 'Talad Rong Kloua' Raids", Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter), March 2006.
  • (With Nuttaphol Arammuang), TV presentation on "Infringement of Products in Thailand", Nhee Phan Din - Business Digest Program, UBC Channel 7, October 4, 2005.
  • (With Liza S. Leung), "Crackdown on Underground Pirated DVDs", Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter), July 2005.
  • "Boebae Market", Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter), May 2005.
  • "Copyright Law of Thailand", presentation at The Adobe Sales Kick-Off 2004 Thailand, Bangkok, March 12, 2004.
  • (With Edward J. Kelly), "Can a Business Method be Patented in Thailand?", Thailand: IP Developments (T&G Newsletter), March 2003. Also published in AustCham, the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce's newsletter.
  • (With Vipa Chuenjaipanich and Woranuch Periera), "Katzarov's Manual on Industrial Property", January 2003.

Interviews:

  • Interviewed by Erika Fry and Maxmilian Wechsler for article, "Will the real Chanel please stand up?", Bangkok Post Spectrum, Vol. 1 No. 10, November 9-15, 2008.
  • Interviewed by Rungrat Luanwarawat, a freelance writer, on February 20, 2008.
  • Interviewed by Krungthep Turakij newspaper concerning the Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods and IP infringement in Thailand, January 24, 2008.
  • Interviewed by Erika Fry for an article in the Sunday Perspective section of Bangkok Post focusing on obscure, lesser-known products counterfeited in Thailand and their impact on the economy and legitimate producers, September 26, 2007.
  • Interviewed by Knock Knock Magazine concerning the Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods and IP infringement in Thailand, August 31, 2007.
  • Interviewed by International Press Services concerning Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods, September 13, 2006.
  • Interviewed by Kwanruen Magazine concerning Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods, June 2006.
  • Interviewed by TV Asahi Japan about Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods, June 10, 2004.
  • "The Judiciary" - Interviewed by Dr. Pimolrat Wattanahatai about Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods, December 2003.
  • Interviewed by Fairchild TV Canada about Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods, October 14, 2003.
  • Interviewed by Patcharee Soksawatmakin of Plan Motif Co., Ltd. regarding Tilleke & Gibbins' Museum of Counterfeit Goods for the guidebook, "Tour of 100 Museums in Bangkok", March 2003.

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

E-mail:

Telephone: +66 2653 5869

Facsimile:  +66 2653 5678

(November 2008)     

 

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