The
Ministry of Commerce has stated its intention to join the Madrid system as part
of its ASEAN obligations. Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) Director
General Patchima Thanasanti said last week that joining the Madrid Protocol by
2015 is a priority. The DIP and Council
of State have completed the draft amendment to the Trade Mark Act to comply
with Madrid. The draft amendment is
expected to be introduced to Parliament in August this year. It should take
effect in early 2014.
Major
expected amendments are as follows.
1. Enabling multi-class applications.
2. Abolishing the provision relating to
association of marks
3. Allowing assignment of all or some
goods/services (partial assignment)
4. Adding the new chapter on international
registrations, i.e. the rules on Central Attack, Transformation and Replacement
Thailand
should join Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines as the 4th ASEAN
member.
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