FAQs Relating to Trademark Registration

According to Section 8 of the Trademark Act B.E. 2534(with B.E. 2543 amendment), you cannot register Trademarks having or consisting of any of the following characteristics:

• State arms or crests, royal seals, official seals, Chakkri emblems, emblems and insignia of the royal orders and decorations;
• National flags of Thailand, royal standard flags or official flags;
• Royal names, royal monograms, abbreviations of royal names or royal monograms, ornames, words, representations, terms or emblems signifying the King, Queen or Heir to the Throne or members of the royal family;
• National or official emblems, names, monograms and flags of foreign states, international organizations, and head of foreign states, unless permission is given by the competent officer of the foreign state or international organization;
• Official emblems and emblems of the Red Cross or appellations “Red Cross” or “Geneva Cross”;
• A mark similar to a medal, diploma or certificate or any other mark awarded at a trade exhibition or competition held by the Thai government or a Thai government agency for public enterprise or any other government organ of Thailand, a foreign government or international organization unless such medal, diploma, certificate or mark has been actually awarded to the applicant for goods and used together with the trademark;
• Any mark which is contrary to public order, morality or public policy;
• A mark registered or not, which is the same with a well-known mark under the Ministerial Notifications, or so similar thereto that the public might be confused as to the owner or origin of the goods; and
• Geographical indications protected under the law on geographical indications.