Abstract
This article aims to study the concept and fundamentals of intellectual property
and consumer protection in e-commerce businesses and to study the measures for
intellectual property and consumer protection in e-commerce businesses in Thailand
and other countries that are currently enforced. The current problem of distributing
trademark-infringing products in the e-commerce system in Thailand, in addition to
causing damage to trademark owners, consumers and the general public are at risk of
being deceived by online advertising. Consumers are unable to fully understand the
correct information about the characteristics of the products. In addition, consumers
will be informed that the products they have purchased are trademark-infringing
products after they have paid for the products and received them. As a result,
consumers become a group of people who are taken advantage of by the sale of
products in the e-commerce system. Although Thailand has laws to prevent and
suppress trademark infringement, such laws are still not consistent with the current
situation. Due to the nature and methods of the law, legal measures are still set by
the old methods, which require complicated practices and require coordination from
many agencies. Therefore, there are slow inspection and implementation methods,
which cause the victims, namely trademark owners and consumers, to not receive
assistance, compensation, and termination of damages within a suitable period of
time.
Meanwhile, from the study of the provisions of foreign laws, such as the United
States, Malaysia, Japan and China, it was found that these countries have developed
specific laws and effective measures. All countries have guidelines for determining
the duties of platform providers to inspect and prevent trademark infringement in
e-commerce businesses in order to protect the rights of trademark owners and
protect consumers. The level of strictness and methods of determining preventive
and suppressive measures differ.
The research finds that the core problems stem from the limitations of the
Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991), which primarily addresses physical infringements;