On November 21, 2025, Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC)
issued Notification No. 103/2025 promulgating the Geographical
Indication Rules (GI Rules), establishing a comprehensive framework
for the registration and administration of geographical indications
(GI), which are primarily governed by the Trademark Law of 2019. On
the same day, the MOC released Notification No. 104/2025 specifying
the required forms for GI-related matters.
The GI Rules establish a comprehensive set of procedures for the
entire GI application process, including filing applications,
oppositions, cancellations, and invalidations, and appointing a
local representative for GI-related matters. Under the Trademark
Law and the GI Rules, domestic and foreign legal entities
(organizations) that formally represent a defined group of
stakeholders (such as producers or manufacturers of natural
products or resources, agricultural products, handicrafts, or
industrial products) and other competent
