Myanmar Intellectual Department Expected New Trademark Law to Come into Force in March 2023
In Brief
On January 12, 2023, the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department issued an announcement stating that the Trademark Law 2019, is planned to come into force in March 2023.
Key Takeaways
The Myanmar Intellectual Property Department will formally accept the trademark registration system once the Trademark Law is put into effect. Before the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department issues the official announcement that will come into force, mark owners must gather the necessary information to obtain trademark protection in Myanmar.
However, the registered marks/used marks are still accepting during the soft opening period according to Notification No. 63/2020.
The procedure for accepting payment will be announced from the Department with the specific notification.
The person who received the WIPO FILE User Account will be allowed to act as a representative for trademark registration after completion of the Trademark Registration training course conducted by the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department.
Therefore, the person who received the WIPO File User Account holders and who wish to register as the trademark registration representative are required to attend the Trademark Registration Representative Training Course held in Intellectual Property Department.
Conclusion
As further updates on Myanmar’s Trademark Law becomes available, we will certainly keep you apprised of any future developments in its regard. Should you need further information on protecting trademarks in Myanmar both under the current practice and the new Law, please drop us a line at IP@ilawasia.com
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ILAW LAOS CO., LTD provides quality legal advice and full service of intellectual property area, we assist our client to identify their trademark and working keenly in order to ensure that our client receive the legal protection.
We are proficient in legal advice and transactional assistance, commercial and legal issues, as well as timely coordination, suitable for any business transactions.
Moreover, our practiced lawyers are well acquainted with technical and stylistic features of legal terms and vocabulary, suitable for the translation service for legal documents.
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ILAW Myanmar Company Limited is an international law firm in Yangon since 2018. With strength in Myanmar law practices, the company is affiliating with ILAWASIA of Thailand, ILAW (Laos), and I.L Asia (Cambodia). And because of these alliances, we are integrating into a regional network throughout Southeast Asia. The firm has been recognized as one of the outstanding legal providers with exceptional performances and strong professionality in various legal services, not only in the litigation field but also in the corporate and intellectual property area.
