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This move is significant due to Myanmar's geographical proximity to countries notorious for trade mark infringement...

When implemented, the new Myanmar trade marks law will be closer to international trade mark practices.

Myanmar's State Administration Council has specified the enforcement date of the country's 2019 Trademark Law as April 1, 2023—confirming a recent announcement from Myanmar's...

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...

Myanmar's modernized intellectual property framework offers businesses two distinct pathways to protect product packaging: trademark registration for distinctive brand elements and industrial design registration for visual appearance. Understanding which protection mechanism—or combination thereof—best suits your packaging strategy requires careful analysis of how consumers perceive and interact with your product presentation.

On January 30, 2019, Myanmar's Parliament, known as the Assembly of the Union, passed the long-anticipated Myanmar Industrial Design Law ("IDL"). The rules governing its implementation were made...

Myanmar's first-to-file trademark registration system, operational since April 2023, introduces enhanced legal protections but also more rigorous requirements for brand owners. While the system prioritizes registration, evidence of trademark use remains crucial for establishing acquired distinctiveness, demonstrating well-known status, and strengthening enforcement positions in this evolving legal framework.

On November 21, 2025, Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Notification No. 103/2025 promulgating the Geographical Indication Rules (GI Rules)...

Myanmar had an existing legal framework for trademarks under the Myanmar Trademark Law of 2019. This law introduced significant changes to the previous legal regime and aimed to align...

2019年1月30日，缅甸议会即联邦议会通过了期待已久的...

New TM registration system in Myanmar that is slowly being introduced is closer to international TM practices.

Early 2019 witnessed an introduction of a number of Intellectual Property Laws in Myanmar. A new Trademark Law and a new Industrial Design Law were enacted on January 30, 2019.

The Department of Intellectual Property (IPD) under the Ministry of Commerce, Myanmar has released its first Trademark Journal bearing no. TM/2024/01 under the new trademark law...

Myanmar's long-awaited first-to-file trademark registration system came into full effect on April 26, 2023, with the "grand opening" of the country's Intellectual Property Department (IPD).

Since the trend of Global trade has been changing through ages the developed and developing countries in the world today are not only practicing earnestly the free market system but also ...

2023年7月14日，缅甸规划与财政部发布了第50/2023号通知《保护商标权的海关规则》（《海关规则》）。该框架为注册商标维权设立了一个法律制度（ࡍ

New Myanmar trademark law coming into effect on April 1, 2023, has been highly anticipated, despite the political and economic challenges in the country.