I. General Overview
Area: 513,000 square kilometers.
The population is approximately 66.17 million. There are over 30 ethnic groups in the country. The Thai are the majority, accounting for 40% of the total population. The remainder are Lao, Chinese, Malay, Khmer, and mountainous ethnic groups such as the Hmong, Yao, Kwai, Boon, Karen, Shan, Semang, and Sagai. Thai is the national language. Over 90% of the population is Buddhist, while Malays practice Islam. Smaller minorities also practice Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.
The main economic data for 2023 are as follows:
GDP: US$512.2 billion.
GDP growth rate: 2.7%.
Currency name: Baht.
Exchange rate (average price throughout the year): 1 US dollar ≈ 34.67 baht.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 2008

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 2009

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 2017

III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
1. Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Thailand include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Thailand include: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.

2. Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration

3. Required Documents
⦁ Trademark registration application form;
⦁ Applicant's name, address and nationality;
⦁ List of goods and/or services;
⦁ Clear representation of the mark;
⦁ Notarized power of attorney;
⦁ A certified copy of the priority document (if a priority is claimed).

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: The 12th edition of the Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class are possible; the principle of first-to-file is followed.
Examination: Substantive examination; 6-12 months.
Publication/Opposition: The opposition period is 60 days
Registration: From application to registration, it takes about 18 to 24 months (if smooth)

5. Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration.

6. Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. An assignment agreement and trademark certificate (if any) must be provided, and the processing period is approximately 1-2 years.

7. Chang of Name/Address
For trademark changes, name changes require a notarized proof of change, while address changes do not require a notarized proof of change. The processing period is about 1 year.

8. Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for three consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.

IV. Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 45,853
2021: 45,113
2022: 42,279
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020: 4,979
2021: 5,014
2022: 4,231