Domnern Somgiat & Boonma Law Office Ltd

The firm was established in 1947, and in the nearly 80 years since then, Domnern Somgiat & Boonma (DS&B) has been advising both global and local clients on IP matters affecting businesses in Thailand and in surrounding countries. For this year to date (December 2022), the firm has advised global brands, with headquarters in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, the US, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Current statistics show that DS&B is the leading firm in Thailand for Patent applications filed by foreign parties – and for Trademarks, the firm represents approximately one-third of the world’s top brands. Additionally, following Thailand’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, DS&B is now handling a large portion of all provisional refusals by many top Madrid filers. International brands represented by the firm for IP work are myriad, and good examples include:  Auto – Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, Mercedes-Benz; Computers / Tech – Adobe Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Personal Apparel –  HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH Co. KG, Chanel SARL, NIKE Innovate C.V., The Polo/Lauren Company, L.P.; Cosmetics/Personal Care – Beiersdorf AG, Johnson & Johnson; Electronics – Sony Corporation, HP Hewlett Packard Group LLC, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; F&B – Heineken Brouwerijen B.V, McDonalds Corporation, E.Remy Martin & Co. S.A.; Pharmaceuticals – Eli Lily and Company, Pfizer Inc, Takeda Pharmaceutical. This is just a short summary of major global brands the firm represents.

Clients also benefit from the firm’s close relationships with respected law firms in: Brunei, China, Cambodia, EUTM, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, the UK, the United States and Vietnam.  This list continues to grow.

In addition to regularly achieving top tier awards from well-known legal directories, other recent indications of DS&B’s global recognition for IP excellence include: Apiwatt Kongsoowan and Rutorn Nopakun in, A List – Top 100 Lawyers-Thailand, by Asia Business Law Journal; Best Patent Law Firm 2022, by Corp Today Magazine; Law Firm of the Year 2022, by The Global 100 – a list that ranks the world’s most sustainable organizations. This list is published by a Toronto-based media and research company, Corporate Knights, and awardees are announced each year during the World Economic Forum in Davos; Copyright Law Firm of the Year 2022 – Thailand, by The Lawyer Network. Clients benefit from the legal team’s active participation in IP-focused, international organizations: Rutorn Nopamon, Partner, was President of the Thailand group of APAA from 2015-18, and currently holds the same role. His is also an active contributor to INTA. Apiwatt Kongsoowan, Partner, is Vice President of the Intellectual Property Association of Thailand (IPAT), and also represents the Thailand Recognized Group on the Trademark Committee of APAA. Chakrapat Mongkolsit, Partner, is active in: IPAT, APAA, INTA, AIPPI, FICPI and in ASEAN IPA. Prabjote Busdee, Partner, represents the firm in: IPAT, APAA, INTA, AIPPI, FICPI and in ASEAN IPA. Nathapong Tongkaew, Partner, is a Council Member of the ASEAN IP Association, and is also active in PTMG and INTA. Regular participation in these respected global (and local) legal organizations enables DS&B lawyers to knowledge-share about evolving IP trends and legislation – and to lead in introducing new and innovative legislation to protect client’s IP rights locally and in other Asian countries. Maintaining high international standards for every client, on every case, is a top priority for the DS&B lawyers, as are the service qualities inherent in the firm’s motto: Trusted Partner – True Protection.