A representative of the owner of the controversial “Pang Cha” trademark has said that the owner, Lukkaithong Thai Royal Restaurant, does not intend to claim compensation from those who use the registered trademark, but wants them to stop using it immediately.
The representative, called Ann, told a TV talk show that the restaurant originally wanted to register “Pang Cha The Best Thai Tea” as its trademark, but the Department of Intellectual Property demanded that the words “The Best Thai Tea” be deleted, because they are in common use and cannot be registered “so we were granted the “Pang Cha” trademark”.
She also said that the notices, which were sent to some restaurants that use the same trademark by the lawyer, were intended to stop them from using the trademark, but not to claim compensation as the names of their restaurants were not specified in the…
