Why do you have to renew an Industrial Design in Myanmar?

Renewal is a legal cornerstone of maintaining industrial design protection in Myanmar. The structured 15‑year term, strict renewal windows, and procedural formalities reflect a mature legal framework aligned with international standards. By adopting robust renewal protocols in 2025, HASVIP Co., Ltd. ensures your design rights remain defensible, enforceable, and valuable assets within Myanmar’s evolving IP landscape.

Strategic Renewal Considerations for Industrial Design

Financial Planning and Cost‐Benefit

• Renewal fee of 220,000 MMK (~USD 120) is a modest cost relative to potential commercial gains.
• Human oversight ensures prompt renewal – automation tools help avoid unintentional lapses.

Portfolio Audit & Alignment

• Review your design portfolio in 2025: retain commercially viable registrations and allow obsolete ones to lapse.
• Align renewals with product cycles, market demand, and branding strategy.

Enforcement Readiness

• Only active registrations can be enforced through civil or criminal channels via the Intellectual Property Court.
• Ensure renewals precede any enforcement or licensing actions.

Licensing & Transfer Implications

• Renewed designs are commercial assets; transfers and licenses must be registered via Forms ID‑12 (assignment) or ID‑13 (license).
• Recordation updates public registers and preserves legal standing.

Priority & International Positioning

• Renewals in Myanmar maintain alignment with priority claims and may support later Hague Treaty filings under WIPO.

Practical Steps for Renewal: A Checklist

1. Identify expiry dates using the Register and internal records.
2. Decision-making: evaluate commercial utility and decide on renewal intake.
3. Prepare documents: Form ID‑11, certificate copies, agent POA.
4. Submit with fee at least three months before expiry for safety.
5. Monitor IPD notices: anticipate correction requests.
6. Obtain renewal certificate, verify correctness.
7. Record assignments/licenses post-renewal, if any.

Non‑compliance & Legal Consequences

Failure to Renew

• Results in automatic expiration after grace period; enforcement rights are lost.
• Others may then exploit or register facsimile designs.

Reinstatement Impossibility

• Expired registrations cannot be reinstated.
• Critical to renew timely to avoid irreversible loss.

Invalid Renewal Risks

• Misuse of forms (e.g., wrong ID‑11) may lead to rejection, and fee forfeiture.
• Carefully review forms to avoid common mistakes.