Leading Adviser 2019

140 Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2019 Apr19227 Acquisition International - Issue 9 2019 11 Jul19675 For more than 70 years Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office has been supporting both domestic and overseas clients and helping them to navigate Thailand’s Intellectual Property Market. Earlier this year, Prabjote Busdee found success in AI’s Leading Adviser 2019 where she was righteously awarded the accolade Leading Patent and Trademark Design Attorney of the Year, Thailand. On the back of this win, we profiled the firm to discover more about the extraordinary services the team provides, especially under award-winning leadership. ounded in 1947, Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office has grown rapidly over the past 71 years into one of the key players in the Thai Intellectual Property market. Today, 50% of the patent applications filed by foreign companies in Thailand and 20% of the trademark applications filed by foreign companies in Thailand are dealt with by this dynamic and professional practice. In addition to its substantial market shares of foreign clients, the firm also assists prominent Thai companies, including leading companies in telecommunication, real estate, and textile industries, in both contentious and non-contentious matters. With 130 full-time members, including five experienced partners, 20 lawyers, 15 technicians, and additional 50 outside experts supporting it, the practice is able to meet the needs of a diverse array of clients ensuring that the clients’ matters are thoroughly analysed from all perspectives, including legal, technical and business perspectives. Every aspect of Intellectual Property law is supported, with services offered by Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office ranging from domain name registration and copyright law services through to trademark registration and patent creation. The firm can guide it clients throughout all steps from clearance search, prosecution, maintenance, and enforcement. Thanks to its collaborative approach, the practice is also able to serve as a regional hub to accommodate the multinational clients by providing trademark and patent services across the south eastern Asian region, namely, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It also assists Thai clients to register, maintain and enforce their rights worldwide. Seeking to enhance the reputation for excellence that it has been building for more than seven decades, looking ahead Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office is eager to strengthen its team to support even more clients throughout Thailand and provide them with the award-winning Intellectual Property services they have come to expect and rely upon. Fundamentally, as the business market continues to grow towards invention driven business and becomes increasingly competitive, companies need to make sure they are protected and that their Intellectual Property is safe, and as such companies will need to collaborate with experts to ensure their continued success. Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office aim to be those experts for a wide range of clients throughout 2019 and even further into the future, drawing on the vast expertise of the practice’s team to ensure that it remains a trusted and valuable partner to everyone it has the pleasure to work alongside. An Invention Driven Business F Company: Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office Contact: Prabjote Busdee Website: www.dsb.co.th “...drawing on the vast expertise of the practice’s team to ensure that it remains a trusted and valuable partner to everyone it has the pleasure to work alongside.” Leading Pate t a d Trademark Design Attorn y of the Year, Thailand