Friday, April 28, 2017

Intellectual Property Laws need awareness promotion



April 27, 2017
Intellectual property laws such as industrial design, invention trademarks and literature and artistic patent rights need awareness promotion in Myanmar, because only a few people know that intellectual property laws even exist, according to Daw Swe Zin Htike, vice chairperson of Intellectual property entrepreneurs’ association.


“Myanmar people are not very much aware of the intellectual property (IP) law. Even the inventors and manufacturers are not aware of the IP laws,” she added.

Lack of knowledge of IP laws in Myanmar has led people from other countries to register Myanmar traditional make-up (Thanakkha) and local products such as fruits and vegetables as their patented products, in accord with the IP laws.

People need to be aware of the IP laws and to be able to protect their own products.

The ministry of planning and finance permitted the establishment of an Intellectual Property Entrepreneurs’ Association on 26 June, 2014 with a view to rapid development of the IP sector.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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