Trade Marks

Our trade mark services include:

• advising on the specification of the scope of goods and services under the trade mark according to the international classification system;

• preparing all documents required for registration of a new trade mark – whether by a foreign-owned applicant or a Myanmar applicant – under the paper-based registration system and assisting with document execution formalities;

• filings and processing trade mark registration applications with the ORD;

• organizing public advertisements of new trade mark registrations and evidence of ownership and use;

• advising on the documents required to support applications for priority re-registration of existing Myanmar trade marks in the new online trade mark system during the current ‘soft opening’ period;

• filings and processing trade mark priority re-registration applications via the online system;

• advising on options for trade mark enforcement in cases of potential infringement; and

• advising on principles of good trade mark usage to enhance the protection of your trade mark as a trade mark and minimize risks of dilution of your trade mark protection through unclear or inconsistent use.