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Trademark registration in Thailand

To register a trademark in Thailand, file with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) or designate Thailand through the Madrid System. Official fees are charged per item listed in each class, and after approval a registration fee is due within 60 days; if it is not paid, the application is treated as abandoned.

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Trademark registration in Thailand

Five questions first

Which route?File directly with DIP if you only need Thailand or want to adjust the goods item by item; designate Thailand through Madrid if you already have a home application or registration and want several countries.Details ↓What do I need?The applicant's name and address, the mark, and the goods or services listed item by item; with an earlier application filed abroad, priority can be claimed within 6 months.Details ↓How are official fees charged?By the number of items in each class: THB 1,000 per item for 1–5 items, THB 9,000 per class for more than 5; a registration fee follows approval. Service fees are quoted after you submit the order.Details ↓How long does it take?DIP publishes no average processing time that can be cited. Statutory milestones: 60 days to comply with an examination order, a 60-day opposition period, and 60 days to pay the registration fee.Details ↓What are the main risks?Similarity to earlier marks (including goods of the same character in other classes), lack of distinctiveness, signs linked to the Royal Family, and missing the registration fee after approval.Details ↓
Key facts

Trademarks in Thailand: key facts

OfficeDepartment of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce. Website and search links: IP Toolbox.
LawTrademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991), as amended by Act No. 2 (2000) and Act No. 3 (2016)
Registration principleRights through registration: an unregistered mark cannot be the basis of an infringement action (section 46); where identical or similar marks are filed, the earlier application is examined first (section 20)
Madrid SystemMember since 7 November 2017; Thailand can be designated through Madrid
Multi-class applicationsAllowed (section 9); official fees are charged by the number of items in each class
Address in ThailandThe applicant or its agent must have an address in Thailand at which the Registrar can make contact (section 10); does not apply to Madrid designations
Registrable signsWords, devices, combinations of colours, three-dimensional shapes, sounds and combinations of these; certification marks and collective marks are also available
Examination orders (statutory)Orders to amend, disclaim and similar must be complied with within 60 days; an appeal against a refusal goes to the Trademark Board within 60 days
Opposition period (statutory)60 days from publication; the applicant answers within 60 days of receiving a copy of the opposition
Registration fee (statutory)Due within 60 days of receiving the notice of approval for registration; if not paid, the application is treated as abandoned
Term and renewal10 years, with the filing date treated as the date of registration; renewal within 3 months before expiry, or within 6 months after expiry with a 20% surcharge
Non-useIf the mark has not been genuinely used in the 3 years before the request, an interested person or the Registrar can ask the Trademark Board to cancel it (section 63)
Filing feeTHB 1,000 per item for 1–5 items in a class; THB 9,000 per class for more than 5 items (in force since 28 July 2016)

Checked on 2026-10-06; general information only — the office's published rules and fees prevail.

Which route

Direct filing or a Madrid designation

Both routes lead to registration in Thailand. They differ in prerequisites, fee structure and flexibility.

ItemDirect filing with DIPMadrid designation of Thailand
PrerequisiteNoneA basic application or registration at your office of origin
Official feesFiling fee by the number of items in each class, paid to DIP; a registration fee follows approvalBasic fee and a Thai individual fee (per class, in Swiss francs; see the WIPO fee calculator) paid to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); no separate registration fee to DIP
Address in ThailandRequired (section 10); foreign applicants usually use the address of their Thai agentSection 10 does not apply; the designation is forwarded through WIPO
Goods and servicesListed item by item and can be amended during examination when required; the number of items sets the official feesThe list of the international registration, which cannot go beyond the basic application
Examination objectionsRespond or appeal within 60 days (statutory)Respond within the deadline stated in the Thai refusal notice; the agent arranges a local Thai agent to handle it
Start of protectionThe filing date is treated as the date of registration in Thailand; 10 yearsDesignation in the international application: the date the office of origin received the international application is treated as the date of registration (or the date the International Bureau received it, if it did not arrive within the prescribed period; section 79/7). Subsequent designation: protected from the date the International Bureau records it, expiring with the international registration (section 79/8)
Dependency riskNoneIf the basic application or registration is refused or cancelled within 5 years, the Thai designation falls with it (section 79/10)
Best forYou only need Thailand; you want to adjust the goods item by item; you have no home filing to rely onYou already have a home filing and want protection in several countries

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What to prepare

Documents checklist

For a direct application to DIP, prepare the following information and documents. Signed documents such as a power of attorney are provided following the agent's instructions.

Applicant

  • Name (for a company, its full legal name as registered, given in English)
  • Address and nationality or place of incorporation
  • Address in Thailand: foreign applicants usually use the address of their Thai agent

The mark

  • Word mark: the wording
  • Figurative or combined mark: a clear image; for a mark in colour, state the colours claimed
  • The statutory fee schedule charges extra per centimetre for a representation longer or wider than 5 cm; the agent prepares the image to size

Goods and services

  • Classified under the Nice Classification; one application can cover several classes
  • List each product or service in every class item by item; the number of items directly affects the filing and registration fees

Priority and other matters

  • Earlier application filed abroad: priority can be claimed within 6 months (section 28)
  • Documents in a foreign language: the Registrar can require a Thai translation within a set period (section 12); if it is not filed, the application is treated as abandoned

Most orders issued by the Registrar must be complied with within 60 days, so watch for notices forwarded by the agent.

How long

Process and timeline

Example: a direct application with no opposition.

  1. Step 1

    Clearance search (recommended)

    Search for similar marks and settle the number of items in each class

  2. Step 2

    Filing

    File with DIP and receive an application number

  3. Step 3

    Examination

    Comply with any order to amend, disclaim and similar within 60 days, or appeal to the Trademark Board (statutory)

  4. Step 4

    Publication

    60-day opposition period (statutory)

  5. Step 5

    Registration fee

    Pay within 60 days of receiving the notice of approval (statutory); otherwise the application is treated as abandoned

  6. Step 6

    Registration

    The registration certificate is issued; the filing date is treated as the date of registration, valid for 10 years

DIP publishes no average examination time that can be cited, so this page gives none; examination orders, an opposition or an appeal add considerably to the time.

How to read the periods: "statutory" = set by law; "official statistics" = averages published by the office; "estimate" = typical cases. Actual timing varies.

How much

Official fees

Official fees in Thailand are charged by the number of items of goods or services in each class: each item is charged for classes with 1–5 items, and a flat fee per class applies above 5. The filing fee is paid at filing and the registration fee after approval. The table below shows the current rates in the fee schedule of the Trademark Act.

ItemChargedAmountApprox. USD
Paid on filing
Filing fee (per item, where a class has 1 to 5 items)Per item1,000 THB≈ USD 30
Paid on registration
Registration fee (due within 60 days of the grant notice; per item, where a class has 1 to 5 items)Per item600 THB≈ USD 18
Registration fee (due within 60 days of the grant notice; flat per class where a class has more than 5 items)Per class5,400 THB≈ USD 161
Payable when applicable
Filing fee (flat per class where a class has more than 5 items, instead of the per-item fee)Per class9,000 THB≈ USD 269
Keeping the registration
Renewal fee (every 10 years; per item, where a class has 1 to 5 items; plus 20% within the 6-month grace period)Per item2,000 THB≈ USD 60
Renewal fee (every 10 years; flat per class where a class has more than 5 items; plus 20% within the grace period)Per class18,000 THB≈ USD 538

Source: www.ipthailand.go.th · current fees in force since 2016-07-28 · checked on 2026-10-06 · USD figures are approximate, converted at the Bank of China spot selling rate (or, for currencies it does not quote, at the central bank's published USD rate); the official fee is the amount in the original currency

Official fees are as published by the office; the service fee is quoted by an agent after you submit, and you pay only after accepting the quote.

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Example: an application listing 3 items in class 25 and 10 items in class 9 costs 3 × THB 1,000 + THB 9,000 = THB 12,000 in filing fees; after approval, the registration fee is 3 × THB 600 + THB 5,400 = THB 7,200.

Service fees are quoted by the agent after you submit the order; you pay only after accepting the quote.

Watch out

Rules specific to Thailand and common refusals

These are the most common grounds for refusal in Thai examination, along with Thailand-specific rules that are easy to overlook.

Fees per item: count them carefully

Each item is charged for classes with 1–5 items, and a flat fee per class applies from 6 items; registration and renewal fees work the same way. Around the 5-item threshold the cost changes sharply, so decide how many items to list in each class before filing.

Registration fee within 60 days of approval

Thailand charges a separate registration fee after the opposition period ends and the mark is approved; it must be paid within 60 days of the notice, or the application is treated as abandoned. Madrid designations of Thailand do not pay this fee.

Royal and national symbols cannot be registered

Royal names and their abbreviations, portraits of the King, the Queen or the Heir Apparent, names or words referring to members of the Royal Family, the emblem of the Chakri Dynasty, the Thai national flag and national emblems, and signs similar to any of them cannot be registered (section 8).

Similarity to earlier marks, including goods in other classes

The Registrar compares not only goods in the same class but also goods of the same character in other classes (section 13). A clearance search before filing greatly reduces this risk.

Lack of distinctiveness

Words that directly describe the character or quality of the goods, and geographical names published by the Minister, are not distinctive (section 7); a mark that has been widely sold or advertised can be treated as distinctive if this is proven as required.

Short deadlines with no statutory extension

Orders to amend or disclaim, answers to oppositions and appeals to the Trademark Board all have 60 days, and the Trademark Act provides for no extension. If a deadline is missed, the application is in most cases treated as abandoned.

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After registration

Keeping the registration

Thai registrations are renewed every 10 years, and a registration lapses if the grace period is also missed; a mark not used for 3 years is at risk of cancellation.

WhenWhat to doOfficial fee
Within 3 months before expiryRenewal, for 10 years each timeTHB 2,000 per item for 1–5 items in a class; THB 18,000 per class for more than 5 items
Within 6 months after expiryLate renewal in the grace periodRenewal fee plus 20%
Any timeRecord an assignment; change of name, address or other registered particularsAssignment THB 2,000 each; change THB 400 each

Thai Customs runs a trademark and copyright recordal system (Customs IPR); once the mark is registered, you can record it so that infringing imports can be intercepted at the border. E-commerce brand registries usually also require a registered or pending trademark.

FAQ

Trademark registration in Thailand

How much does a Thai trademark cost?

Official fees are charged by the number of items in each class: the filing fee is THB 1,000 per item for 1–5 items, or THB 9,000 per class for more than 5; after approval, the registration fee is THB 600 per item for 1–5 items, or THB 5,400 per class for more than 5. For example, one class listing 5 items costs THB 8,000 in official fees in total. Service fees are quoted by the agent after you submit the order; you pay only after accepting the quote.

How long does trademark registration take in Thailand?

DIP publishes no average examination time that can be cited. The statutory milestones are: 60 days to comply with an examination order, a 60-day opposition period after publication, and 60 days after approval to pay the registration fee. Examination orders or an opposition make it take longer.

Can one Thai application cover several classes?

Yes. Since the 2016 amendment, one application can cover several classes; official fees are still calculated separately from the number of items in each class.

Does my mark have to be in Thai?

No. The Trademark Act does not require a mark to contain Thai, so marks in English, Chinese characters or other scripts can be filed. For documents in a foreign language, the Registrar can require a Thai translation within a set period. If you sell to Thai consumers, consider also registering a Thai-script or English version of the mark.

How do I renew a Thai trademark?

File the renewal within 3 months before expiry; if you miss it, you can still renew within 6 months after expiry, with a 20% surcharge on the renewal fee. The renewal fee is THB 2,000 per item for 1–5 items in a class, or THB 18,000 per class for more than 5.

Direct filing or a Madrid designation of Thailand: which is better?

If you only need Thailand and want to adjust the goods item by item, a direct application suits you better; if you already have a home filing and want several countries at once, Madrid is simpler and needs no separate registration fee to DIP. See the route comparison above.

Other IP rights

Patents: Thai invention patents last 20 years from the filing date; petty patents last 6 years from the filing date and can be renewed twice, for 2 years each time. Thailand is a PCT member (since 24 December 2009), so PCT applications can enter the Thai national phase.

Designs: designs are protected in Thailand by design patents, for 10 years from the filing date. Thailand has not joined the Hague Agreement, so you apply directly to DIP.

Patent applications are handled through an affiliated patent agency.

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