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Extension of Time for Patent

In furtherance to the earlier notification dated 16 April 2021, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”), on 12 July 2021, issued a Notification extending the deadline for submitting documents and amendments to the DIP in response to office actions; in order to ease the burden on applicants for patents, petty patents and design patents. This notification was issued to address the current issues related to travel restriction measures during the countrywide COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the notification, effective as of 12 July 2021, all office action deadlines falling between 12 July 2021 and 31 August 2021 will automatically be extended until 31 August 2021, and applicants may submit their responses to the Office Actions from 1 – 30 September 2021. However, please note that the applicants may still choose to submit their responses within the deadline as originally given in the office actions if they are able to do so.