Title VIII
Offence Relating to Trade

Section 270 Whoever uses or possesses for use an instrument of weighing weight, or measure, which is contrary to standard in order to take advantage in trade, or possesses such instrument for sale, shall be punished with imprisonment not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 271 Whoever sells the products by deception to deceive the buyer of the origin, nature, quality, or quantity, if such act is not constitute cheating and fraud, he shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 8 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 272 Whoever;
(1)       Uses a name, figure, artificial mark, or any wording in the carrying on the trade of the other person, or causes the same to appear on products, packing, coverings advertisements, price lists, business letters, or other related in order to make the public believe that it is the products or trade of another person,
(2)       Imitates a signboard or the like so that the public is likely to believe that his trading premises are those of another person situated nearby
(3)       Circulates the false statement in order to bring discredit to the trading premises, products, industry, or commerce of any person with a view to obtaining benefit for his trade.

He shall be punished with imprisonment not more than one year or fined not more than twenty thousand baht, or both.

The offense under this Section is a compoundable offense.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 273 Whoever, forging the registered trademark of another person, whether to be registered inside or outside the Kingdom, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 274 Whoever imitates the registered trademark of the other person, whether it is registered within or outside the Kingdom in order to make the public believe that it is the registered trademark of such other person, shall be punished with imprisonment not more than one year or fined not more than twenty thousand baht or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 275 Whoever brings into the Kingdom, disposes or exposes for disposing the products bearing the name, figure, artificial mark or any wording as prescribed by Section 272 (1), or the products bearing the forged or imitated trade-mark to belong to the other person under Section 273 or Section 274, shall be punished in such Section.