Myanmar Passed Legislation To Protect Intellectual Property

Myanmar government's efforts paid off by passing first legislation which will be passed into law.

Government stepped forward to improve its intellectual property laws formaking Myanmar an eye-catching destination for foreign investors.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has prepared four draft IP bills with cooperation of the Union Attorney General's Office and other government ministries

1. The Trademark Law (TL)
2. Industrial Design Law (IDL)/li>
3. Patent Law (PL) and
4. Copyright Law (CL)

These drafts were finalized by Union Solidarity and Development Party in 2014 and were submitted to legislative committee of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Myanmar's parliament). On 30th January 2019, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw passed Trademark and Industrial Design Law into legislation. However, both the laws will be effective and implemented only after notification is passed by President of Myanmar. So far, there is no update when the president would pass