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
1. On 28th August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued Order No. 63/2020 to announce the Soft Opening of the Trademark Office (“TMO”) under the Intellectual Property Department (“IPD”) for re-filing of registered trademarks and filing of used but non-registered trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL2019”). 2. The Soft Opening… Read More
On 28th August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued Order No. 63/2020 to announce the Soft Opening for owners of registered trademarks and used but non-registered trademarks to file their trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL2019”) starting from 1st October 2020. The key points of the Order are summarized below…. Read More
On 28th August 2020, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar (“MOC”) issued Order No. 63/2020 to announce the Soft Opening for owners of registered trademarks and used trademarks to file their trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (“MTL2019”). The key points of the Order are summarized below. 1. Owners of trademarks already registered with… Read More
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (the “Ministry”) is in charge of issuing gemstone production permits and determining the areas within the gemstone tract where gemstone can be extracted as gemstone blocks. The Ministry has announced in late August 2016 that it will not renew the existing permits for gemstone production following their… Read More
On August 28th 2015, the President U Thein Sein signed the first-ever broadcasting law in Myanmar, opening the television market to the private sector. The Broadcasting Law 2015 (the “BL”) sets up the legal framework for the development of the Myanmar broadcasting industry. Commercial licenses for TV or radio will be available for bidding and an independent supervisory authority… Read More