. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/THA/1
21 March 2003
(03-1650)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects
of Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
THAILAND
By means of a communication from its Permanent Mission dated 31 January 2000,
9 January 2001 and 10 September 2002, the following notification has been received from Thailand
under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.
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In accordance with Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights and the procedures laid down by the TRIPS Council, Thailand hereby notifies to the
Council laws and regulations relating to the fields covered by the Agreement, as follows:
- The "main laws and regulations" are submitted in the original language and in an
English translation, and are listed in Annex I.IP/N/1/THA/1
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Copyright
- Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994) 1
- Ministerial Regulation B.E. 2540 (1997), issued under the Copyright Act of 1994 2
Trademarks 3
- Trademarks Act B.E. 2534 (1991) 4
- Ministerial Regulation (1992), issued under the Trademarks Act of 1991 5
- Ministerial Regulation Nº 3 (1997), issued under the Trademarks Act of 1991 5
Industrial designs and patents
- Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979), as amended by Pa tent Act (Nº 2) B.E. 2535 (1992) and Patent
Act (Nº 3) B.E. 2542 (1999) 6
- Ministerial Regulation Nº 10 (1986), as amended by Ministerial Regulation Nº 28 (1999),
issued under the Patent Act of 1979 7
- Ministerial Regulations Nºs 21-27 (1999), issued under the Patent Act of 1979 8
Plant varieties
- Plant Varieties Protection Act B.E. 2542 (1999) 9
Layout-designs of integrated circuits
- Protection of Layout-Designs of Inte grated Circuits Act B.E. 2543 (2000) 10
Undisclosed information
- Trade Secrets Act B.E. 2545 (2002) 11
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1 See document IP/N/1/THA/C/1 and IP/N/1/THA/C/1/Rev.1.
2 See document IP/N/1/THA/C/2.
3 More Regulations have been notified under this heading and as soon as the texts are received, an
addendum to this document will be issued.
4 See document IP/N/1/THA/T/1 and IP/N/1/THA/T/1/Rev.1.
5 Document will be issued as soon as the English translation is received.
6 See document IP/N/1/THA/I/1 and IP/N/1/THA/I/1/Rev.1.
7 See document IP/N/1/THA/I/2.
8 See documents IP/N/1/THA/I/3-9.
9 See document IP/N/1/THA/P/1 and IP/N/1/THA/P/1/Rev.1.
10 See document IP/N/1/THA/L/1.
11 See document IP/N/1/THA/U/1.