The Prevention and Suppression of Tradmark Infringement in Thailand

Abstract

This research study aims to 1) study the causes of trademark infringement in Thailand, 2) study the problem of prevention and suppression of trademark infringement in Thailand, 3) to propose guidelines for the prevention and suppression of trademark infringement in Thailand. The Research method that were use was qualitative research by studying documented data and by in-depth interviews with target groups or key informants. Using a semi-structured interview using a highly specific method of selecting key informants, 12 people, consisting of five trademark owner representatives, five law enforcement representatives and two representatives from the legislature and the executive branch.

The research results were found that the causes of trademark infringement in Thailand are from 1) the culprit 2) the victim 3) the right opportunity. As for the current problems in the prevention and prevention act suppression of trademark infringement, 1) internal resource management problems such as lack of personnel and lack of expertise. Budget problem, the problem of lack of materials and equipment in the operation. The problem of corruption of the staff and the problem of personnel training. 2) The external environment: Political problems, Economic problem, Social problem, and technology problems. There are 6 ways to solve the problem of prevention and suppression of trademark infringement at present: 1) cultivating values and consciousness for society 2) adding relevant laws and eliminating unnecessary regulations 3) increasing the budget to support operations compliance with all aspects of law enforcement agencies 4) Creating training courses for officers 5) Establishing a trademark owner association 6) Domestic economic recovery.