The Cancellation of Trademark Registration in Bad Faith
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The purpose of this research is to study 1) fundamental concepts on the intellectual property of trademarks, 2) related laws concerning trademark protection and prohibitory characteristics for registration of trademarks intended in bad faith, and 3) interpretation problems of trademarks prohibited for registration under Section 8(9) of The Trademark Act B.E. 2534. This research analyzes and compares academic information, journals, academic articles, seminar reports, updates from public and private sectors, laws, court judgments, and etc. regarding the interpretation of The Trademark Act B.E. 2534. It appears that Thai law has no legislation for refusing the registration of trademarks intended in bad faith. Consequently, this leads to legal complications as follows; (1) the interpretation problems of trademarks intended in bad faith, (2) the law enforcement against the spirit of the law requiring consideration of trademarks with distinctiveness only, and (3) the refusal of registration of trademarks intended in bad faith creating controversial directives. The first directive accounts that refusing the registration of trademarks intended in bad faith follows Section 8(9). On the other hand, the other directive accounts that refusing the registration of trademarks intended in bad faith violates Section 8(9).
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