
WHY US?
When deciding on an IP or trademark firm to work with, it is quite natural to ask:
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Is this firm any good? Are they reliable?
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How's the quality?
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Are they prompt?
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Are they reasonably priced?
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How long have they been around?
Well, to get your answers, the best option is to go to the firm's website to find out more. ​Most of the time, you will find very informative and detailed information about the firm, telling you exactly what you want to hear, i.e. that the firm has been around for many years, provides prompt, quality, reliable and cost-effective services.
This may be true of most firms, of course, but then how do you decide on which firm to work with when most of them have the same qualities and attributes? One way is to ask for a referral from a friend or colleague. Another, more effective way is simply to try out the firm and let the work speak for itself. This is what we, at Seiter IP Consultants LLP, advocate. Like most other trademark and IP firms, we too offer high quality, prompt, reliable and cost-effective trademark, design, copyright, domain name and other business-related IP services in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries. But, we have three important differences.

Our clients come to us because they are frustrated in dealing with multiple agents in Southeast Asia and prefer working with one firm, one contact, without the hassle of dealing with various agents, inconsistent reporting styles, language barriers and below-par legal advice.
Although we do charge about 10% to 20% more in professional fees, there is certainly no double charge because our size allows for more flexibility with costs. ​As we have structured our business differently, we hope that you will give us the opportunity to show you how we work.
What's in a name? Everything.®
Trademarks in Thailand
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Filing a trademark in Thailand is relatively straightforward, and although multi-class applications are allowed, we do not recommend filing a multi-class application because it takes longer to examine multi-class applications and if one class is refused, the entire application is delayed.
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The application is filed with the DIP (Thailand) and the fees for filing a trademark in one class would be approximately US$700. We offer discounts on a case by case basis.
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The average time taken to obtain registration of a trademark is 12 to 18 months, with the opposition period being 60 days (non-extendible).
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DIP (Thailand) may object to a trademark application for being non-distinctive, descriptive or even for being confusingly similar to another prior trademark. Sometimes, you may face objections to your list of goods or services applied for.
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If you face objections (i.e. office actions), then you have various options of the overcoming the objections when filing a response with the DIP (Thailand). We would be happy to explain the different approaches in detail at the relevant time. The chances of success in overcoming any objections depends on the merits of each case.
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For responding to office actions, we charge on fixed fees rather than hourly rates. We would be happy to provide you with our preliminary assessment and quote upon request.
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Thailand adopts a “first to file” system so to protect your rights against potential infringers or copycats, we recommend you file your application as quickly as possible.
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Before embarking on any trademark application, we recommend you engage our services to conduct a trademark search on the Registry’s records to ascertain if your trademark is registrable and whether there are any confusingly similar marks that may block your trademark registration.
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If you have a Thai trademark and would like to expand your business overseas, you may file your trademark nationally in different countries. Get in touch with us today for a fee quote!