Unit 1401, 14th Floor, Abdulrahim Place
990 Rama IV Road, SIlom, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Thailand
Telephone:
+66 2 636 0662
E-mail Address:
Kowit Somwaiya
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Enforcement, IP Litigation, Licensing & Franchising, IT & Telecoms
Overview
Kowit Somwaiya is the founder and managing partner of LawPlus Ltd. and LawPlus Myanmar Ltd. He obtained a BA (Education) from the Ubon Ratchathani Rajbhat University, an LL.B. from Thammasat University, an LL.M. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Certificate of Instruction for Lawyers from Harvard Law School. He is a registered patent attorney and licensed lawyer of Thailand.
Kowit has been in the IP law practice since 1982. His IP expertise consists of advising and representing MNCs on IP prosecution, utilization and enforcements in Thailand and abroad. Currently, Kowit is serving as a member of the INTA Digital Transformation Advisory Board (2020-2021). Previously he was a member of the INTA Board of DIrectors (2018-2020), the INTA GLobal Advisory Council-Asia & Pacific (2018-2019), the Vice President of the Intellectual Property Association of Thailand (IPAT) (2017-2018); the Co-Chair of the APAA Emerging IPR Committe (2013-2015), and a member of the APAP Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (2016-2020).
Kowit also has expertise and intensive experiences in laws on banking, corporate, foreign direct investment, merger and acquisition, telecommunications, digital technology, dispute resolution and litigation.