Myanmar's New Trademark Law

Early 2019 witnessed an introduction of a number of Intellectual Property Laws in Myanmar. A new Trademark Law and a new Industrial Design Law were enacted on January 30, 2019. This was followed by the enactments of a new Patent Law on March 11 and Copyright Law on May 24. Among all these new enactments, the Trademark Law is said to have the maximum impact on the investors and entrepreneurs. This is a big step taken by Myanmar to attract foreign investors given the fact that how important intellectual property protection is viewed by the modern world. Myanmar already bears the brunt for being the only ASEAN country that is not a member of the Madrid Protocol. The new Law establishes a new framework for trademark registration and protection in line with other ASEAN countries and international standards.