Trademark protection in Myanmar
To have the best of business luck, Protect your trademark
We offer ONE STOP service for your
Trademark
Once you entrust us for your trademark’s
protection , we keep monitor the mark ,
remind you timely of the needs and perform
the required practices: registration ,
publication , renewal., Assignment , Merger
and Licensing as well as negotiation and
litigation if necessary.
1. Trademark
Search
Official trademark search
is not available in Myanmar Registry Office.
In this situation, we can assist the clients
in conducting a private search on the base
of newspaper publications since 1989 by the
reason that most of the trademark
registrations are usually followed by
publication of the Cautionary Notice in the
designated local newspaper for public
awareness. While there is no official search
system, this private search practice gives
valuable help to the trademark owners up to
an extent.
2.
Trademark Registration
In the absence of
specific trademark law, trademark can be
registered in Myanmar Registry Office under
Section 18(f) of the Registration Act and
Registration Direction 13 by means of
declaration which is a solemn statement of
facts made by the trademark owner.
In filing an application
for registration of the Declaration of
Ownership of trademark, the requisite
documents are as follows:
Special Power of Attorney
(POA) executed by the applicant. {This
document must be duly notarized,
authenticated and endorsed by the Myanmar
Embassy/ Myanmar Consul/ Vice Consul/
Representative of the Government of the
Union of Myanmar in some appropriate country
for foreign clients.}Declaration of
Ownership of Trademark (DOT) executed by the
applicant.If any Declaration was registered
in Myanmar prior to this registration it is
to be attached with its copies.(Six) clear
representations of the mark to be
registered.
3.Trademark
Renewal
Validity period of
trademark registration is not prescribed by
existing Myanmar laws. However, as per
current well-established practice, trademark
is to be renewed in one of these three
options:
by re-registration once
every three years after first registration;
OR by republication once
every three years after first publication;
OR by the way of both
re-registration and re-publication (most
trademark owners prefer this way:
re-registration in order to update the
record of their registered mark at the
Registry Office and after that,
republication of the cautionary notice of
the re-registered mark is followed for
public awareness in the market) aiming at
preventing against the possible infringers
and showing his constant interest upon the
mark
4.Amendment of Trademark Registration
Amendment registration
can be filed for name change and address
change of the applicant , mentioning the
previous registration number and date.
In filing an application
for registration of the “ Declaration of
Amendment of Trademark Ownership “ , the
requisite documents are as follows:
-Special Power of
Attorney (POA) executed by the applicant.
{This document must be duly notarized,
authenticated and endorsed by the Myanmar
Embassy/ Myanmar Consul/ Vice Consul/
Representative of the Government of the
Union of Myanmar in some appropriate country
for foreign clients.}
-Declaration of Amendment of Trademark
Ownership executed by the applicant.
-A copy of previous registration .
Regarding with Assignment , Merger and
Licensing
Detail information and requisite forms will
be available on request
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