Patent and Trademark Law and Practice in Myanmar

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Patent Law and Practice

Requirements	Due Date and Remarks
Deadline to claim priority	The priority claim should be filed with the Myanmar Patent Office within 12 months from the date of the overseas filing.
Specification and drawings Specification with claims, abstract in Word and pdf format, and drawing in PDF format. Applicant, inventor’s information	English. Burmese translation of the claims and abstract must be available at the time of publication.
Power of Attorney Representative (PT/UM-2) Form	Must be submitted at the time of filing (scanned copy) If the document is not available at the time of filing, a formality office action will be issued, and a response will be required to be filed within 60 days from the date of the notice.
Executed Agreement/Deed of Assignment/Contract of employment between the applicant and inventor	Must be submitted at the time of filing (scanned copy) If the document is not available at the time of filing, a formality office action will be issued, and a response will be required to be filed within 60 days from the date of the notice.
*Certified priority document/Verified English translation of priority document (along with translation certificate)	Must be submitted at the time of filing. (scanned copy) If the document is not available at the time of filing, a formality office action will be issued, and a response will be required to be filed within 60 days from the date of the notice.
Detailed Particulars of Foreign Applications	Advisable to file details of updated status of corresponding foreign applications at the earliest

Trademark Law and Practice

Procedures

E-filing applications are to be filed via stipulated account of trademark representative into IP Department’s E-filing system. There will be examination, publication and opposition procedures before granting registration. Trademarks are to be used in Myanmar market within three years from filing date. Validity term of trademark registration will be 10 years from the filing date and it is renewable for the next 10 years after each term.

Required Documents

Trademark filing application (TM-1 form) to be executed by the applicant or trademark representative. AND Appointment of representative (TM-2 form), to be executed by the applicant and to be notarized by the Notary Public are required to provide us. When you let us know details of applicant, trademark and list of goods/services, we will prepare the required documents ready for execution.

Time Frame

New system trademark registration has just started and we are still not able to mention exact time frame. We can expect that if it is smooth registration without involving office action and opposition, it may take at least 9-12 months from filing up to obtaining registration certificate.