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Recent years witness the rushing foreign investment, especially from Chinese, Singaporean and EU investors into Myanmar, the conflicts and disputes in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) in Myanmar appear more and more frequent as a consequence, however, the current legal system of Myanmar is not sufficient to regulate such disputes. Recognizing the indispensability of an IP law system to protect the IP assets of foreign investors and further attract investment capital, the Government of Myanmar has made strong commitments to establish an IP Law system.

Following the bilateral agreement between the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in October 2015, the PPH Pilot Program has undergone two seasons since 2016 with aim of reducing local backlog of Patent examination.

The Intellectual Property Magazine ASIA (ASIA IP) has just announced the short-listed IP firms for the 2017 Asia IP Awards. Thanks to the continuous efforts, Ageless IP Attorneys & Consultants has once again been selected to be in TOP 5 nominees for “Trademark firm of the Year” award which is only for the Top 5 prominent Trademark firms.

Since the 2000s, the counterfeiting and low-quality goods are present in many segments of the market in every corner of Vietnam, from the grocery stores in traditional markets in remote areas to the urbans, even find their ways to luxury shopping centers in such metropolitans as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, etc., which “challenge” the knowledge of consumers and trademark protection in Vietnam.

Please be informed that as from 16 July 2017, the area telephone codes for Hanoi, Vietnam will officially change by adding an extra number “2” in front of the current code.

From 11th July 2016, our Hanoi head Office will be moved to a more convenient and modern premises: 11th Floor, Tower C, Ho Guom Plaza, 102 Tran Phu Road, Mo Lao Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, Vietnam. Our phone/fax numbers and e-mail addresses will remain.