Statement from Ambassador Ralph Boyce

Welcome to U.S. Embassy Bangkok’s Intellectual Property Rights Toolkit, designed to detail the nature of IPR protection in Thailand and assist the American business community to protect their rights. This toolkit contains practical information on how the Royal Thai Government registers and enforces IPR, and where rights holders can turn for additional assistance.

The U.S. and Thai governments are united in their recognition of the value of intellectual property and the role it plays in economic development. As Thailand’s economy moves further toward a knowledge-based economy with new investments in information technology, intellectual property will play an ever-increasing role.

The U.S. Embassy takes IPR protection seriously in Thailand. Officials from the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are stationed at the Embassy to work on intellectual property issues. We work closely with Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property, Thai police and other law enforcement agencies, the local legal community and industry associations to strengthen IPR enforcement in Thailand.

We appreciate the progress that Thailand has made to date to protect the intellectual property rights for U.S. business, but recognize the long road ahead to provide genuinely adequate protection. The U.S. Embassy is committed to working with Thailand to further strengthen their intellectual property system.

I wish you success in your business in Thailand and assure you that the U.S. Embassy stands ready to assist you in any way that we can.

Sincerely,
Ralph L. Boyce

To download, please click IPR Toolkit for the Kingdom of Thailand