Practice areas

• Trade marks
• Branding strategies
• Disputes

Experience

• Advising businesses in relation to branding and IP related issues
• Advising businesses in relation to global trade mark protection
• Branding and trade mark portfolio advice and management
• Pre-use trade mark searching and clearance
• Prosecution of trade mark applications, and trade mark opposition and cancellation proceedings
• Trademark infringement proceedings
• Negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements
• Trademark assignments

Qualifications

• Assumption University (LL.B.)
• New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (Certificate in Intellectual Property)
• University of Minnesota (LL.M.)
• The George Washington university (LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law)
• WIPO – University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property (Certificate in Intellectual Property)

Profile

With her appreciation for the creative and business development process, Oraphan has found a strong interest in protecting intellectual property rights of artists, inventors, and business people. After pursuing academic studies in the United States and Switzerland, Oraphan joined Domnern Somgiat & Boonma in 2013 as a Trademark Associate. Handling all aspects of trademark prosecution and IP enforcement in foreign countries for the firm, she enjoys finding solutions to seemingly intractable situations, translating ideas into binding legal documents, working within difficult time constraints and interpreting laws and applying them to real-world business situations. She works closely with clients across a wide range of industries including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, personal care, fashion and retail, automotive and telecommunications. With extensive experience and insight in trade mark prosecution and opposition/cancellation proceedings particularly in Indochina, Oraphan is considered as a go-to person ready, willing, and able to meet clients’ expectations.