Significant progress made in Myanmar's trademark system including finalizing rules, fees, Soft-Opening Phase 2, & IPD announcement. Owners need to pay fees, submit TM-2 by May 31 for common priority date. New applications can be filed under first-to-file principle from April 26, 2023....

The State Administration Council (“SAC”) of Myanmar issued the Notification No. 82/2023 which provides April 01, 2023 as the effective date for the new Myanmar Trademark Law to come into effect. Accordingly, phase 2 of the Soft-opening period will also start on April 01, 2023 and last until the Grand...

The Myanmar Trademark Law is planned to come into force in March 2023. Accordingly, the Soft-opening period will close and the procedures for trademark registration/and Grand-opening will commence. The trademark owners who were not eligible for registration during the Soft-opening period will be able to file their trademark applications under...

Trademark registration in Laos is one of the first things businesses need to do since the first-to-file principle. This is a solid legal basis to help businesses protect their brands, rest assured to develop their brands, and avoid legal troubles and unfair competition practices....

There are 8 key changes on copyright in Vietnam IP Law 2022 such as: amending and supplementing definition of authors and co-authors; supplement the regulations that copyright is the basis for refusing trademark protection; amending and supplementing regulations on moral rights and asset rights; supplementing a number of new terms...