The Department of Intellectual Property (IPD) under the Ministry of Commerce, has officially began issuing Trademark Registration Certificates for the applications filed under Myanmar’s newly enacted trademark law. The IPD has issued details of the registered trademarks as a part of Trademark Journal No. TM/-2024/08, dated December 01, 2024.
Along with the application opposition details previously published, the registration publication includes comprehensive details / information about the registered marks such as registration number, date of registration and its validity period.
According to IPD Database, approximately 1800 applications were granted registration in the month of November 2024. These applications, which were published for opposition in May 2024, have now successfully completed the registration process. It is worth noting that the IPD is effectively completing the formality of submission of registration fee and issuing the registration certificate in around 5 months out of which 2 months is the period / deadline to submit the Registration fee by the Applicant.
Under the new trademark regime, once registered, the registered trademarks will be valid for 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed for another 10 years after expiration and so on by filing the Form TM-11 along with the prescribed fee.
It is also pertinent to note that due to soft-opening period, where applications were filed on the basis of Declaration of Ownership of Trademark (DOT), the application date assigned to all those applications were same i.e. April 26, 2023. Hence, several applications will get due for renewal on April 26, 2033.
This development marks a significant milestone for the IPD in the journey of implementing National Trademark Law. However, we are yet to witness the first opposition, rectification and post registration amendment under the new trademark law in Myanmar.
For more information of filing and prosecuting trademarks in Myanmar, please feel free to contact us at foreign@ssrana.com.