Background
Myanmar has no devoted law on trademarks. In Myanmar,
registration of a trademark is possible through "Declaration
of Ownership of Trademark" in the Office of the Registration
of Deeds under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Irrigation and Assurances. The Inspector General of Registration
supports this process under the section 18(f) of the Registration
Act of 1909. To publicize the registration, a cautionary notice is
published in local newspaper which describes the details of related
trademark.
Process
In order to register a trademark in Myanmar, the below described
process has to be followed:
- A prior mark search has to be
conducted in to ensure the uniqueness of trademark. This confirms
that the trademark has not been registered previously. Since there
is no IP Office in Myanmar, this search has to be conducted on
private basis from the cautionary notices published in the local
newspaper or journals. as is the case with services
