Design Patent Registration

A design patent protects the outer shape, form, or pattern of a product. A trademark protects the symbols or names used to distinguish goods/services. A single product can receive both types of protection at once if it qualifies for each.

Use a plain background and even lighting, covering every necessary angle (front, back, left/right side, top, bottom). Our team will check whether your images are sufficient for filing during the consultation.

Once your design patent is granted, you can take legal action under patent law against anyone who manufactures, sells, or imports a product with an identical or similar design without your permission.

You can file more than one design in a single application if they belong to the same product category, with an additional fee per design. Our team will help assess whether to combine or separate applications as appropriate.

Protected for 10 years from the filing date, with no renewal like a trademark, but an annuity fee starting from year 5 must be paid to maintain the right throughout the protection term.

Yes. The owner can fully assign the right or license it to someone else with a limited scope or term. This should be done through a written contract and recorded with the Department of Intellectual Property to bind third parties.

You can file an appeal or amend the application with the Department of Intellectual Property within the specified time limit. An experienced patent agent will help assess the right approach, for example if the refusal was for lack of novelty or similarity to an already-registered design.

You can do a preliminary check for free through the Department's IP search system at search.ipthailand.go.th, or have Patent To You's team search and assess your chances of successful registration before you file.