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    IP

    Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement

    Agreement for transferring ownership of intellectual property — trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.

    Updated:
    Legal Basis: Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994); Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991); Patent Act B.E. 2522 (1979)Est. Cost: THB 10,000–30,000 for lawyer-drafted agreement + DIP registration fees

    When to Use

    When buying, selling, or transferring ownership of intellectual property. Common in business acquisitions, employee inventions, and freelance work.

    Key Clauses

    IP Description

    essential

    Specific identification of IP being assigned: registration numbers, descriptions, jurisdictions.

    Assignment of Rights

    essential

    Full and unconditional transfer of all rights, title, and interest. Worldwide and perpetual.

    Consideration

    essential

    Payment amount, schedule, and whether lump sum or royalty-based.

    Warranties

    essential

    Assignor warrants they own the IP, it doesn't infringe third-party rights, and there are no encumbrances.

    Registration Transfer

    essential

    Assignor cooperates with re-registration of IP in assignee's name at DIP.

    Moral Rights Waiver

    recommended

    For copyright: author waives moral rights (attribution, integrity) to extent permitted by law.

    Warnings

    IP assignments must be in writing to be enforceable.

    Trademark assignments should be registered with the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP).

    Copyright moral rights cannot be fully waived under Thai law — only limited waiver possible.

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