Ministry of Industry Office of Small and Medium

Ministry of Industry Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Thailand Ministry of Commerce Department of Intellectual Property Thailand WIPO-KIPA ASIAN REGIONAL MEETING ON USING IP PANORAMA FOR BUILDING CAPACITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES FOR STRATEGIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Jeju Island ( Republic of KOREA ) December 13 and 14, 2007

SMEs Capacity Enhancement Through Intellectual Property In Thailand By Thitiwat Teerakulthanyaroj Office of Small and Medium Enterprises

Intellectual Property SMEs Goals & Strategies Mission To Enhance SMEs’ Capacity Through Intellectual Property Goals Increasing IP Awareness Increasing IP Knowledge Accessing to Providing IP Knowledge - Advertisements & PR - Showcase - Success Story - Training & Workshop - Study Trip - Advisory & Consulting Strategies IP Information Action Plans Enhancing IP Registration & Commercialization Stimulating IP Regis. & Commercialization - Financial Supports - Commercializing Supports Source : Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce

Intellectual Property SMEs Goals & Strategies Increasing IP Awareness Goals Accessing to Strategies IP Information - Advertisements & PR - Showcase - Success Story Action Plans Implementation ü IP selection ü IP exhibitions ü IP concept & creativity ü Targeted communication

Intellectual Property SMEs Goals & Strategies Increasing IP Knowledge Goals Strategies Providing IP Knowledge - Training & Workshop - Study Trip - Advisory & Consulting Action Plans Implementation ü IP training courses ü IP manual ü IP theory/ workshop ü IP visiting trip ü Patent Mapping on web-based ü R&D/Product/Service development supports ü Technology transfer supports

Intellectual Property SMEs Goals & Strategies Enhancing IP Registration & Commercialization Goals Strategies Stimulating IP Regis. & Commercialization - Financial Supports - Commercializing Supports Action Plans Implementation ü Reduce registration related expenses ü Product &Trade Mark design supports ü IP financial support program ü IP evaluation program ü IP Mart

Intellectual Property SMEs Strategies of SMEs Promotion Plan y Sustainable SMEs growth based ont. Intellectual and skill er p development ro Vision l. P a tu lec l h ug ro h gt cin n E Es M S na y SEs -Knowledge -Skill Micro Skill LEs - System - Economy of Scale KB ME c& i s- Experience m ha n D e nt I - Knowledge - Innovation - Productivity and innovation - Sufficiency Economy -Moderate, rationality, good immunity on the basis of wisdom and good governance Source : Office of Small and medium Enterprises Promotion

Intellectual Property SMEs Strategies of SMEs Promotion Plan Intellectu al Infrastru cture Strategy 1: Create new entrepreneur and develop the capability of existing 2: Strategy Productivity entrepreneurs Upgrade Manufacturi ng SMEs 3: Strategy Increase the efficiency and reduce impediment in trading sectors Strategy 4: Promote the Capability on Value Creation in Services Strategy 5: Sector Networ Promote SMEs k in Regional and Local & Strategy 6 : Areas Allianc Create business e environment and enabling Capacity Building Fund factors Intellectual Property Fund Competitivene ss Source : Office of Small and medium Enterprises Promotion

Intellectual Property SMEs Intellectual Property Fund Enhancing IP Registration & Commercialization Strategy 6 : Create business environment and enabling factors (15, 000 US)

Intellectual Property SMEs Integrated Implementation Knowledge & Processing IP Center partment of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce Financial Support Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion, Ministry of Industry Database & Workshop

Intellectual Property SMEs Integrated Implementation IP Center Knowledge & Processing IP Center rtment of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce IP Information Center IP Training Center IP Management Center IP Library

Intellectual Property SMEs Integrated Implementation IP Center Knowledge & Processing IP Center rtment of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce Supporting Activities SMEs Project OTOP Project Mobile Unit for IP Registration International Cooperation Documents and Publications Assignments from the Department

Intellectual Property SMEs Integrated Implementation Financial Support Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion, Ministry of Industry Intellectual Property Fund Capacity Building Fund Internationalization Consultancy Fund

Intellectual Property SMEs Integrated Implementation Database & Workshop

Intellectual Property SMEs Future Challenges More IP Awareness to SMEs Benefits – Value Added - Assets More Commercialization from IP “From Shelves to Trade” IP as The Asset Based Lending (ABL) Access to Sources of Fund From Direct Supports to Indirect Support “From Subsidy to Support”

Ministry of Industry Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Thailand Ministry of Commerce Department of Intellectual Property Thailand