not applicable. Designs disclosed to the public prior to filing are not eligible for application.
no
6 months
DIP conducts substantive examination of design patent applications, and only examines whether the conditions of novelty and industrial applicability are met.
Filing Language: Thai Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- 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
5-8 years
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.
The initial period of protection is 6 years, which can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 10 years.
10 years
8 months
Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.