DSI searched warehouses of trademark infringed eyeglasses in Dao Khanong with over 300 million Baht damage

DSI searched warehouses of trademark infringed eyeglasses in Dao Khanong with over 300 million Baht damage

       On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 10:45 a.m. the Director-General Pol.Lt.Col. Korrawat Panprapakorn, a Deputy Director-General and the DSI’s spokesman Pol.Col. Akarapol Punyopashtambha, the Director of Intellectual Property Crime Bureau Pol.Lt.Col. Phayao Thongsen, a special case expert and a deputy spokesman Pol.Maj. Woranan Srilam, along with special case inquiry officials and officials of the DSI armed with the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court’s search warrants searched 2 target warehouses of trademark infringed goods as follows:

       1. the BMC Dao Khanong Cinema, Dao Khanong Subdistrict, Thon Buri District, Bangkok,

       2. the Room Nos. 1418, 1420, 1611, 1612 on the 6th Floor, the Dao Khanong Condominium, Dao Khanong Subdistrict, Thon Buri District, Bangkok

       This search resulted from investigations of the Intellectual Property Crime Bureau revealing big warehouses of fake brandname eyeglasses in Dao Khanong full of trademark infringed goods, such as Ray Ban, Gucci, Oakley, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana or D&G, Cartier, Montblanc, Armani, Fendi, Gentle Monster, Celine, and Versace, etc., causing damage to the owners of such trademarks. The Intellectual Property Crime Bureau investigated and pursued until evidence of crime commission was found.

       From the search, the Bureau team found Mr. Chang Li Lee, a 42-year-old Chinese national (the alleged offender) with a lot of fake brandname eyeglasses smuggled into the Kingdom without customs clearance, totaling about 3 million pieces, with over 300 million Baht in damage. The said Chinese national was arrested for legal prosecution.

       The non-standard eye glasses found might severely affect a visual system working and health of customers. The act of the alleged offender affects public order regarded as a criminal offence being a special case that must proceed according to the Special Case Investigation Act, B.E. 2547 (2004). The DSI has its policy to seriously prevent and suppress intellectual property infringement, especially in the red zone and the areas of intellectual property infringement.

Dated January 19, 2021