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Thailand IP Applications Surge 7.4% in First 10 Months

Thailand's intellectual property applications reached 67,535 in the first ten months of 2026, a 7.39% increase year-on-year, signaling stronger business reliance on IP for competitive advantage. Trademarks led with over 50,000 filings, while invention patents saw double-digit registration growth at 12%. The Department of Intellectual Property registered more than 47,000 rights across all categories.

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IP applications in the first 10 months surpassed 67,000, growing 7.39%, reflecting businesses increasingly leveraging intellectual property to create added value and strengthen competitiveness. Jittima Sri-thaporn, Director-General of the Department of Intellectual Property, revealed that overall IP protection applications in Thailand during the first 10 months of 2026 (January–October) — covering trademarks, invention patents, petty patents, and design patents — reached 67,535, up over 7.39% from the same period in 2025 (62,888).

In the first 10 months of 2026, the Department registered over 47,494 IP rights across all four categories, a 7.80% increase from the previous year (44,057). Details by category:

1) Trademarks: 50,209 applications in the first 10 months of 2026, up 7.35% from 2025 (46,772). Top five product/service groups: (1) Retail, sales and marketing services (6,119), (2) Health, medical and herbal products (5,910), (3) Cleaning and beauty products (5,638), (4) Electronic tools and equipment (4,558), (5) Plant, grain, seasoning and food flavor products (3,873). Thai applicants accounted for 57%, foreigners 43%. Top five applicants were all Thai companies led by Fox Formulate Co., Ltd. (172 applications). Trademark registrations reached 34,885, up 2.37%.

2) Invention Patents: 7,153 applications, up 3.23% from 2025 (6,929). Top innovation groups: (1) Pharmaceuticals and health products (867), (2) Communication innovations (671), (3) Antibody and biologic drugs (328), (4) Batteries and energy storage systems (295), (5) Macromolecular industry (196). Thai applicants 13%, foreigners 87%. Top five applicants were all foreign, led by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan, 242). Patent registrations reached 4,600, up 12.03%.

3) Petty Patents: 4,746 applications, up 16.75% from 2025 (4,065). Top innovation groups: (1) Food and beverages (723)...

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