Thai authorities learn to spot goods
PUBLISHED: 5 Feb 2025 at 05: 56
Japan has provided Thai officials with a guidebook of product identification and is helping to distinguish between counterfeit goods from legitimate Chinese products.
The Japan External Trade Organisation ( Jetro ) and Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property ( DIP ) on Tuesday held a Thailand-Japan IP protection training seminar to counter intellectual property violations.
Staff from the Chinese government, businesses, and Thai government officials were present at the event.
It aimed to share information about IP rights ownership, improve product identification through coaching, and explore novel ways to combat Internet infringement.
The DIP and the Thai Customs Department received a reference book on” False Identification Points” to aid in the monitoring of products that resemble those produced by seven Chinese companies.
According to Jetro President Kuroda Junichiro, violating IP rights can also be harmful to consumers and inhibit innovation and creativity among those who own Internet privileges.
According to him, “effective enforcement of IP rights helps safeguard the holders of classic design and technology patents while creating a better business environment for more investment.”
Arwut Wongsawas, DIP assistant director-general, said Thailand has put Internet safety on the national plan and has huge acted to control Internet copyright in all aspects.
Thailand acknowledges the value of taking appropriate steps to safeguard IP rights in order to foster trust among Thai and international national right holders, traders, and investors.
He did acknowledge that Thailand also had trouble distinguing imported counterfeit goods from authentic people.
” Knockoff products today are difficult to identify, and it takes a great ability level to display them”, he said.
Mr. Arwut thanked the Chinese specialists for their help.
According to the Department of Intellectual Property, 1, 226 Internet infringement cases were reported from January to November next year, with 2, 724, 757 things seized.
In August, the ministry destroyed 1, 249, 588 counterfeit and pirated things, with an estimated worth exceeding 325 million ringgit.