As of 20th March 2020, Myanmar has done the followings, amongst other things, to be prepared for implementation of the MTL2019. The Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”) has been established under the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar.  The DIP drafted the Trademark Rules for implementing the MTL2019. In December 2019 and January 2020, the DIP... Read More

Re-filing of Registered Trademarks in Myanmar Overview of Intellectual Property Laws of Myanmar

Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL”) The MTL establishes a new trademark registration system in line with international standards and practices which will come into force when the President of Myanmar publishes an announcement to that effect (expected within Q1 of 2020) replacing the current system of Declaration of Trademark Ownerships (“DTO”) registration and Cautionary Notices... Read More

Following the enactment of the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL”), Myanmar is replacing its old trademark registration system where declarations of trademark ownerships (“DTO”) are registered with the Office for Registration of Deeds with a new trademark registration system where trademarks will be registered with the Myanmar Intellectual Property Office (“MIPO”). 1.   Re-filing of Registered... Read More

On 10th September 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (“MOALI”) issued its Notification No. 299/2019 called Deeds Registration Rules (“DRR”) under the Deeds Registration Law 2018 (“DRL”) to set out the procedures for registration of deeds in Myanmar. The major provisions of the DRR include: – 1.   For a deed executed abroad, the... Read More