OUR SERVICES
Intellectual
Property Protection
We provide a full trademark and design service including pre-file
availability searches and advice, registrations, renewals and other
services such as trade mark watch, license and assignment recordals,
amendments such as change of name and address recordals. In
addition, we also represent our clients’ in infringement matters,
cancellations/withdrawals of trade marks. Our full trade mark
services include:
• Trade Mark Searching
• Filing and Prosecution
• Enforcement
• Cancellation and Invalidity Proceedings
• Trade Mark Renewals
• Monitoring Trade Marks (Watching Services)
• Assignments, Licences and other Registrable Transactions
Advice and Assistance are offered in the related areas of domain
names, company names, copyright, registered designs and unregistered
designs right as Myanmar’s IP Laws are enacted in the next few years.
Trade Mark Searching
We advise clients to have searches prior to the registration of the
mark, in order to identify any earlier trade marks which may pose a
risk of infringement or a potential obstacle to registration.
Our trade mark availability searches covers both identical and
similar trade marks. Our search reports identify any potentially
problematic earlier marks and provide advice on whether the intended
marks are registrable in Myanmar.
Filing and Prosecution
Our Advocates are experienced in filing Trade Marks in Myanmar for
over 20 years. Our professional approach towards filing ensures that
all the trade mark applications submitted at the Registry without
issues. We guide the applications through each stage of the
registration process, and provide clients with regular updates on
its progress.
For the publication stages, we are able to advise on appropriate
publication strategy according to clients particular requirements
and budgets.
Enforcement
We have over 15 years experience in prosecuting and advising on
matters of trade mark infringement. Where a conflict or potential
conflict arises, we can advise as to where the clients’ stand in the
matter, when they are in a position where they are looking to bring
the action. Even in the absence of IP laws in force, Myanamar’s
available legal system provides justice to IP Owners against
infringers.
Cancellation and Invalidity
Proceedings
Our Advocates have many years of experience in prosecuting a wide
range of proceedings involving registered trade marks, such as
non-use cancellation and revocation actions.
We are experts at negotiating the complex rules and procedures
surrounding such actions, including those relating to proof of use
and evidence.
Trade Mark Renewals
We offer our clients a dedicated Renewals Service, designed to
ensure that renewal formalities are dealt with in the most reliable,
cost-effective and timely manner possible. In Myanmar, renewal of
registration is optional. It is an established practice to Renew a
registration every (3) years or so affords the owner’s rights to
ownership of the trademark and is of evidentially value in case of
litigation at a court, if there is any. Therefore, renewal of
registration is recommended. It also announces continuity of
ownership and any changes to the address or company name or list of
goods etc.
Monitoring Trade Marks (Watching
Services)
We can offer a full range of trade mark watching and monitoring
services to suit client’s requirements and budgets. We would
strongly recommend that all trade mark owners ensure that they have
the appropriate trade mark watches in place.
Assignments, Licences and other
Registrable Transactions
In the absence of Intellectual Property laws enacted or enforced in
the country, we help create the most appropriate and cost effective
line of action to protect our client’s interest.
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