Suebsiri Taweepon

Position:  Attorney-at-Law

Department:  Intellectual Property

Nationality:  Thai

Languages:  Thai and English

• 2008, Certificate, Duke-Geneva Institute for Transnational Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland
• 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:

• (With Srila Thongklang), "Supreme Court Ruling: Extension of Scope of Protection for a Patented Invention", Thailand: IP Developments (Tilleke & Gibbins' client newsletter), June 2008.
• "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:

• suebsiri.t@tillekeandgibbins.com
  

Telephone: +66 2653 5877

Facsimile:  +66 2653 5678

(August 2008)