1. The term of registration for a registered Industrial Design is five (5) years from the filing date of the application for registration of such Industrial Design. The registration may be renewed up to two terms and each term will last five (5) years. 2. If the Owner of an Industrial Design wishes to renew the term
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IP IN MYANMAR
1. If the Owner of an Industrial Design complies with the provisions of Chapter (14), it shall be entitled to the rights of a registered Industrial Design provided in this Chapter during the term of registration. 2. Subject to the provisions of Section 49 and 50, the Owner of an Industrial Design (a) as exclusive
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Protectable Industrial Design 1. An Industrial Design shall be protected if it is novel and has an individual character. 2. An Industrial Design shall be considered novel if it has been not made available to the public, locally or internationally, by means of being described in words, used, published and exhibited or otherwise disclosed prior
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1. A person who wishes to apply for registration of an Industrial Design to obtain rights in said Industrial Design may submit an application to the Registrar as per the specified requirements. 2. An applicant for registration of an Industrial Design (a) may submit a single application for one or more Industrial Designs if Industrial Design
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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 protected for an initial term
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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 in the Member Country to
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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 fee shall be paid within
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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 or vice versa if requested
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