Design
There is no practical
position of protecting patents and design
per se in Myanmar although there has been
the Science and Technology Development Law
since 1994. The Ministry of Science and
Technology was newly established in Myanmar
as the focal point ministry, but, till now,
there has not yet been Myanmar Patent
Office.
At the present, the
Office of the Attorney-General is drafting
the bills on the IP laws in compliance with
the TRIPS Agreement due to the fact that
Myanmar is a member of WTO, ASEAN, and at
the latest, WIPO in 2001.
In this interim period,
design may be registered under section 18(f)
of the Registration Act. A design may be
registered with the Registry of Deeds and
Assurances by means of declaration which is
a solemn statement of facts made by the
patent owner. Publication of cautionary
notice in a local designated newspaper based
on registration is the sole process to
remind the public for any possible
passing-off and infringement of the right of
design ownership during the period of lack
of promulgated law, rules and regulations
involved.
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