What are the requirements for utility model application documents in Thailand?

Filing Language: Thai

via Paris Convention

via Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

Abstract
Abstract Drawing
Claim
Specification
Drawing

Necessary documents:

Abstract
Abstract Drawing
Claim
Specification
Drawing

Attachments (if any)

Power of Attorney
Certified Priority Document
Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation
*Thailand patent application documents need to be notarized

Attachments (if any)

WIPO Publication
ISR/IPRP
Entering the Thai national phase 19/28/34/41 amended
Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
Business license for company registration or articles of incorporation

*Thailand patent application documents need to be notarized

Whether the invention patent application in Thailand can be DAS

no

Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Thailand

not applicable. Designs disclosed to the public prior to filing are not eligible for application.

Whether the application for a Thai invention patent can be type-converted

yes. Patent applicants can change the patent type from invention to petty patent (utility model) before the patent application is granted. The converted patent application has the filing date of the original patent application.

How many years is the protection period of the invention patent application in Thailand?

20 years

Is it possible to apply for a combined appearance for an industrial design application in Thailand?

no

How long does it take to apply for authorization of a utility model in Thailand?

8 months

Characteristics of Thailand design patent application process

DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.

Novelty Grace Period for Thailand Invention Patent Application

If within 12 months before the filing date/priority date, the essence or details of the invention are maliciously disclosed, or exhibited by the inventor in an international or official exhibition, the invention does not lose its novelty.