Thailand cracks down on online sale of fake products
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Phumtham Wechayachai said on December 4 that he has instructed the Intellectual Property Department to crack down on the sale of fake branded products via online trading platforms.
Director-General of the Intellectual Property Department (second from left) (Photo: The Nation)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce PhumthamWechayachai said on December 4 that he has instructed the Intellectual PropertyDepartment to crack down on the sale of fake branded products via onlinetrading platforms.
He said online platforms have become popular among small businesses,but many use them to sell goods that violate property rights, thus dam🌳aging Thailand’s image.
Phumtham said he has also told the department to educate smalland medium-sized enterprises to patent their products to protect them frombeing copied, adding that the ministry will promote the registration of more geographicalindication products that could be promoted as Thailand’s soft power.
VuttikraiLeewiraphan, Director-General of the department, said the department will havea memorandum of understanding signed between 30 copyright owners and three keyonline trading platforms to prevent piracy, namely Lazada, Shoppee and TikTokShop.
Accordingto the department, the three platforms have been informed of 960 items thatviolate copyright and have removed them after being informed. The itemsinclude imitation ink cartridges, sneakers, clothes, cosmetics an🀅d auto parts./.
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Director-General of the Intellectual Property Department (second from left) (Photo: The Nation) 
