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Filing
Requirements
FILING
GUIDANCE FOR
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN MYANMAR
REQUIRED
INFORMATION:
1.
Full name, address and nationality of the applicant;
2. Description of the trademark: meaning, colors claimed, translation
or transliteration of the characters into English if the trademark
includes characters in other languages.
3. List of goods, services to be covered by the trademark and if
possible, class(es) of the respective goods/ services according
to the International Classification.
REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS:
1.
A Special Power of Attorney executed by the applicant.(pdf
file  ) (DOC
file )
(This document must be duly notarized, authenticated and endorsed
by the Myanmar Embassy/Myanmar Consulate or Representative of the
Government of the Union of Myanmar in the applicant country) (to
be provided);
2. A Declaration of Ownership executed by the applicant.
(This document just need to be signed by the one who had signed
the special power of attorney previously) (to be provided);
3. 08 specimens of the trademark (with the size not larger than
80mm x 80mm and not smaller than 15mm x 15mm);
4. Certified priority documents for claiming priority (if any).
GENERAL
INFORMATION:
1.
Multi-class application is accepted in Myanmar;
2. It usually 04 - 06 weeks from the filing to granting date to
obtain a Trademark Registration Certificate in Myanmar;
3. Renewal of trademark registration is usually done once in every
03 years;
4. In Myanmar, since there has been no specific trademark law so
far, right after completion of the trademark registration, it is
strongly recommended to follow the Cautionary Notice in the local
newspaper in order to have public awareness of the ownership of
the trademark and warn any potential infringement in case of trademark
conflict problem although it is neither compulsory nor stipulated
by any law.
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