Thailand Patent Guide 2026: Invention Patents, Petty Patents and Designs for US and Foreign Companies, PCT Entry, Fast-Track Options and the Draft Patent Act
How a US or other foreign company protects technology and product design in Thailand in 2026: the three rights under the Patent Act (20-year invention patents, petty patents of up to 10 years with no substantive examination, 10-year design patents), entering Thailand through the PCT at 30 months or under the Paris Convention, why a US grace-period disclosure can destroy Thai novelty, the Japan-only PPH and other fast-track routes, what cannot be patented, the employee's non-waivable right to remuneration, criminal and civil enforcement, and what the draft Patent Act would change in fees, deadlines and design term.