Myanmar has finally enacted its long-awaited Industrial Design Law on January 30, 2019. A summary of the provisions of the new Industrial Designs is provided below: The Industrial Design Law imposes a universal novelty threshold which must be met for industrial designs to be registrable. Registered industrial designs will be

If a person who has applied for registration of an Industrial Design in any country that is a party to the Paris Convention or is a member of the World Trade Organization or its successor in title submits an application for registration of the same Industrial Design as those registered

1. The term of patent shall be 20 years from the submission date of the patent application. 2. The patentee or patent applicant shall pay the annual fees, which are determined periodically, in the following manner to the Department for the purpose of maintaining the patent or patent application: Prescribed

1. Eligible patent applicants under this Law, who wish to receive patent rights, shall apply as prescribed to the Registrar for grant of patents. 2. The applicant for a patent: (a) May complete the application for patent in Myanmar or English. (b) Shall translate the application in Myanmar into English

1. A patentee, who complies with the provisions contained in chapter 13, is entitled to the patent rights contained in this chapter during the term of the patent. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 54, the patentee: (a) as an exclusive right: (1) Shall be entitled to

On March 11 2019, the Myanmar parliament enacted the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 7/2019 (Patent Law) heralding the dawn of a new era in patent registration in Myanmar. While the new Trade Mark Law passed on January 30 2019 is expected to come into force this year, the new Patent

Inventions Eligible for Protection  Inventions which conform to the following in addition to not meeting any of the provisions set out in section 14 are eligible for protection: a. Novelty Explanation : An invention is novel if it is not previously existing technology. Previously existing technology includes technologies which have

If a patent applicant who has applied in a Member State of the Paris Convention or in a Member State of the Word Trade Organization or any transferee of said applicant applies to the Department for registration of the same invention within one year from date of initial application, the

WIPO là tổ chức sở hữu trí tuệ thế giới, là tổ chức làm ra luật về sở hữu trí tuệ và giám sát hệ thống bằng sáng chế khắp thế giới. Sau cuộc bỏ phiếu mới đây, một người Singapore đã đánh bại ứng viên Trung Quốc để giành

Myanmar has finally enacted its long-awaited Trademark Law on January 30, 2019. A summary of the provisions of the new Trademark Law is provided below: To enjoy statutory protection under the new Trademark Law, all existing trademarks recorded in Myanmar must be registered under the new system. Under this first-to-file

Trade names shall be protected without the necessity of filing for registration, irrespective of whether the trade name forms part of a Mark. If a name or denomination is contrary to public order or morality due to the nature of such name or denomination or due to the use of such name or denomination,

1. If the Owner of a Mark complies with the provisions of Chapter (11), it shall be entitled to the rights attached to a registered Mark provided in this Chapter during the term of registration. 2. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 39 and 40, the Owner of a