A number of seminars have been held in and around Myanmar where
representative officials presented and discussed Myanmar's
plans for implementation of its new Trademark Law. Subsequently,
several conflicting updates have issued from various sources and
this is Spruson & Ferguson's verified summary of the
official plans.
The Myanmar representatives are running further training on 19
December 2019 and we will update you on any clarifications that
result from that training.
Day 1
The Myanmar authorities are still currently deciding on
important issues such as official fee rates and Power of Attorney
certification requirements. Also, the number of officials engaged
to run the new IP Office are still insufficient. While both the
international community and Myanmar government would like to see
the Trademark Law implemented as soon as possible, the official
authorities have set Day 1 for 1 January 2020. We
see any earlier commencement date as impracticable
