SBC handles both contentious and non-contentious work in the field of copyright, designs, patents and trademarks (IP), as well as rights in confidential information.

Our IP team has extensive experience of handling all kinds of IP related disputes and of advising on IP protection and exploitation. Our clients include all sorts of media and entertainment companies; IT companies; engineering, design and other industrial concerns; pharmaceutical and healthcare companies; and bio-technology companies and other research based institutions. We also advise on IP issues for clients whose mainstream activities are in other fields, such as banking, insurance, leisure, food and drink, sports services, aviation and shipping.

• Patents, Petty Patents, and Designs: Patent and Design Searches, Registration and Prosecution of Patents, Petty Patents, and Designs in Thailand, Recordal of Changes, Annuity Payments, Oppositions, Cancellations, Watch Services, Registration of Patent License Agreements
• Trademarks: Mark Searches, Registration and Prosecution of Marks in Thailand, Recordal of Changes, Oppositions, Cancellations, Renewals, Registration of Trademark/Service Mark License Agreements, Watch Services, Customs Recordal
• Intellectual property enforcement : Searches for Infringement, Registrability and Validity Analysis, Inventor Search, Audits to Identify and Protect IP Assets including Trade Secrets, Advice to Avoid Disputes when Terminating Dealers/Distributors, Consents and Assignments for IP Created by Employees/Contractors (Work for Hire)
• Litigation (Criminal and Civil) and Arbitration: Infringements, Validity and/or Other Commercial Disputes involving Intellectual Property Assets
• Intellectual Property Licensing and Contracts: Franchising Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Distributorship Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Employment Agreements, Asset Purchase Agreements; Valuation of Intellectual Property Assets and Due Diligence
• Copyrights: Subsistence, Filing, Recording, Foreign Registration and Filing, Enforcement