Answer ... Yes. The court will assist both parties with discovery and has the power to issue subpoenas if certain information needs to be made available for the plaintiff or the defendant.

Answer ... The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade (IPIT) Court usually admits large volumes of evidence, including written documents (eg, articles, publications, patent specifications, search reports), physical samples, police reports, investigation reports, test reports, pictures, charts and presentations. The court will also and principally hear from witnesses, as well as technology or industry experts, both orally and in writing.

Testimony is an essential part of patent litigation in Thailand.

Answer ... No, except the information must be retrievable and its existence must be plausible. A motion must be filed to the IPIT Court – preferably in the early stages of the proceedings – to increase the chances that the court will issue a subpoena.

The court has discretionary powers in allowing discovery.