Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property announced on 12 October 2026 that from January to September 2026, applications across four types of intellectual property totaled 61,288, up 9.59% year on year. Trademark applications reached 45,696, up 10.76%, with foreign applicants accounting for 44%.
Applications and Registrations by IP Type
According to Department of Intellectual Property data released by the Ministry of Commerce (January-September 2026, compared with the same period of 2025):
| Type | Applications | YoY | Registrations | YoY |
|---|
| Total | 61,288 | +9.59% | 43,379 | +6.34% |
| Trademarks | 45,696 | +10.76% | 32,033 | +0.98% |
| Invention patents | 6,483 | +3.98% | 4,101 | +10.54% |
| Petty patents | 4,313 | +18.16% | 1,944 | +33.24% |
| Design patents | 4,796 | +0.27% | 5,301 | +35.92% |
Who Is Applying
Among trademark applications, Thai applicants accounted for 56% and foreign applicants for 44%. Foreign applicants accounted for 87% of invention patent applications, led by Toyota, Qualcomm, Nippon Steel, JFE and Unicharm. In addition, 17,176 copyright notifications were recorded, up 63.71% year on year.
Another Development the Same Week
On 14 October, during the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the Ministry of Commerce promoted "IP Finance", aiming to align Thailand's IP valuation standards with international practice by 2028 and to run an IP financing sandbox pilot.
Key Points
January-September applications across four IP types totaled 61,288, up 9.59%; registrations totaled 43,379, up 6.34%.
Trademark applications reached 45,696, up 10.76%, with foreign applicants accounting for 44%.
Foreign applicants accounted for 87% of invention patent applications.
Copyright notifications totaled 17,176, up 63.71%.
Z&X Insight
Rising trademark filings, with foreign applicants accounting for over 40%, mean a growing chance of conflicts with similar marks. Businesses planning to sell their own brands in Thailand should search and file before launching products or signing distribution agreements. Z&X Trademark Registration and Maintenance covers the full trademark life cycle, including filing, responses to oppositions and examination reports, and renewals, liaising with Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property and reporting in Chinese throughout.
Sources
กรมทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา เผย 9 เดือนแรกปี 69 ยอดคำขอรับความคุ้มครอง IP ในไทยโตต่อเนื่อง ทะลุ 6.1 หมื่นคำขอ เพิ่มขึ้น 9.59% (Department of Intellectual Property: IP Applications in Thailand Keep Growing in the First Nine Months of 2026, Exceeding 61,000, Up 9.59%) | Ministry of Commerce, Department of Intellectual Property | 2026-10-12 | https://www.moc.go.th/th/gallery/category/detail/id/5/iid/2270
พาณิชย์ผลักดันระบบ “IP Finance” ผ่านเวที AM2026 เชื่อม “ทรัพย์สินทางปัญญา” สู่แหล่งทุน ขับเคลื่อนเศรษฐกิจไทย-อาเซียน (Ministry of Commerce Promotes an IP Finance System at AM2026, Linking Intellectual Property to Funding to Drive the Thai and ASEAN Economies) | Ministry of Commerce | 2026-10-14 | https://www.moc.go.th/th/gallery/category/detail/id/5/iid/2275
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