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ARTICLE · 02 OCTOBER 2017

Reforming Myanmar's Intellectual Property Laws

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Myanmar's new IP laws are under deliberation by the legislative committee of Myanmar's parliament and are expected to be promulgated by the end of 2017. Presently, IP protection in Myanmar is inadequate for foreign investors.

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The Myanmar government is currently reforming its outdated intellectual property (IP) regime. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has prepared four draft IP bills (new IP laws)—the trademark law (TL), industrial design law (IDL), patent law (PL) and copyright law (CL)—in cooperation with the Union Attorney General's Office and other government ministries.

The new IP law drafts were finalized by the previous Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) government in 2014 to encourage foreign investment. However, these IP laws are still in the bill stage and are not yet law. The new IP laws are presently under deliberation by the legislative committee of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Myanmar's parliament) and are expected to be promulgated by the end of 2017. The body of implementing regulations will take a further three to six months to pass following enactment.

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