Thanapha Phetkeereeskul

Thanapha Phetkeereeskul is a senior associate in intellectual property group. She has extensive experiences across a broad range of IP matters, with particular focus on patent and trademark work. Her responsibilities include managing both domestic and international clients’ portfolios, covering registration, opposition, cancellation, appeal drafting, recordal projects, and renewals.

• LL.M., Intellectual Property and The Digital Economy, University of Glasgow, 2017
• LL.B., Chulalongkorn University, 2016

• Registered Patent Agent (No. 2970), officially accredited by the Department of Intellectual Property, Thailand.

• Bronze Tier for Prosecution and Strategy in the 2025 and 2026 edition of World Trademark Review (WTR).

• Advised one of Thai well-know skincare and consumer goods public company, and its affiliates on management of IP Portfolio including register and maintain of their Trademarks across multiple jurisdictions globally and file response to the office actions in Thailand, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Monitored and managed IP Portfolio of one of Thai restaurant chain; and assisted client to renew of Trademark, to record of name and address change, and to attend the registration stage for Trademark in Thailand.
• Advised one of Thai medical and pharmaceutical company on monitoring and management of IP portfolio including renewal of Trademark in various countries.
• Represented a Thai deep‑tech smart home company in filing a design patent application in Thailand, and complementing the client’s existing invention patent.
• Drafted technical specifications, prepared drawings and 3D mechanical schematics, and submitted petty patent filings in both Thailand and China on behalf of an industrial cleaning technology company.‍

• World Trademark Review (WTR) 2025: "Thanapha Phetkeereeskul can be relied on for strategic brand protection solutions spanning multiple jurisdictions."
• World Trademark Review (WTR) 2026: "Thanapha’s experience spans both contentious and non-contentious matters; her thorough understanding of domestic and international IP frameworks enables her to guide clients to successful, practical solutions."

• Certificate in Advanced IP Law (IP Bar 2021): IP Challenge in the Next Normal by the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court.

• International Intellectual property course (DL-101), collaboration with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
• LexisNexis(Advanced Certificate) and Westlaw.
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• Attended China IP Annual Conference (CIPAC), in China, during 11 - 12 November 2025.
• Attended 22nd General Assembly and 77th & 78th Council Meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during 8 - 10 November 2025.
• Attended 21st General Assembly and 76th & 77th Council Meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), in Manila, Philippines, during 18 - 21 November 2024.
• Attended the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA,during 18– 22 May 2024.
• Attended 20th General Assembly and 74th & 75th Council Meetings of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), in Singapore, during 3 - 7 November 2023.
• Attended the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting 2023, in Singapore, during 16 – 21 May 2023.
• Participated in the INTA session as one of the Trademark Offices Procedure Committees, at the 68th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and Related Meetings in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 8 December 2022.
• Joined the World Intellectual Property Forum (WIPF) Conference, held at The Landmark hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, during 10-12 October 2022.
• Joined the World Intellectual Property Forum (WIPF) Conference, held in Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
• Attended a workshop “Thomson Reuters IP ManagementSoftware training session” to enhance skills in managing IP portfolios held in Japan, 2017
• Joined CREATe Project research programme related to the creative industries at the School of Law, University of Glasgow, United Kingdomin 2016
• Attended “Creative Commons (CC) seminar” to promoting educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for legal use and building upon, held at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2016.

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• Rodboon, Somphob; May, Htar Su; Phetkeereekul, Thanapha;& et al.  (2023, March).  Developments on Trademark Law in Myanmar.
• Phetkeereekul, Thanapha (2017, December). Masters Dissertation on Copyright and Character Merchandising: A Comparative Study.
• Contributed expert commentary in the interview feature “How Laos is Transforming Intellectual Property Laws”, published in AsiaIPMagazine, November 2024, pp. 54–57.

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