On 4th January 2022, the Cabinet of Thailand approved the draft Notification of the Ministry of Commerce on Counterfeits and Pirated Goods Prohibited from Export, Import and Transit to and from Thailand (“Notification”) to enhance the intellectual property protection commitment of Thailand under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) and the Regional... Read More

Update on Trademark Registration and Trademark Re-Filing in Myanmar This note is an update on the law and the practice of Myanmar in relation to registration of new trademarks and re-filing of registered and used trademarks in Myanmar as of December 2021. New Trademark Registration under the Old Law A new trademark can be registered... Read More

We have two good news from Myanmar. New Trademark Registration under the Old Law We are pleased to report that effective from 1st May 2021 the Registry Office in Yangon has resumed accepting the filings of DTOs for registration of new trademarks under the old law system, and that the IPD continues to accept the... Read More

On 1st February 2021, the military seized the administrative power from the Myanmar government and formed a new Government body (State Administrative Council).  For two months now, protests against the military coup are going on countrywide.  However, despite the coup and the protests, the private and public services are available albeit limited. Refiling of Registered... Read More

On 28th August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued Order No. 63/2020 to announce the Soft Opening Period (“SOP”) starting from 1st October 2020 for owners of registered trademarks to refile their trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL2019”). As of 31st December 2020, around 26,000 registered marks have been refiled.  They were refiled via... Read More