Chairman of the State Administration Council, Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivered a speech at the opening of the International Conference on Intellectual Property (2025) at the Jasmine Naypyitaw Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
The Senior General unveiled the ceremony by applying digital
technology.
Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General said that
intellectual property (IP) is important and indispensable in the areas of
international trade, foreign investment, and scientific and technological
collaboration.
He continued that to foster greater innovation and
creativity, it is necessary to establish a system that connects universities,
research institutions, and MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise)
businesspersons.
He pointed out that a robust intellectual property system
plays a crucial role in building a modern and developed nation, significantly
supporting industrial development and helping attract greater foreign
investment. He noted that the conference aims to enhance intellectual property
(IP) awareness and knowledge, promote innovation, creativity, and
entrepreneurship, foster greater investment, trade, and commerce, and support
the country’s economic development.
Salient points from the speech delivered by the Senior
General at the International IP Conference
1. A robust intellectual property system plays a crucial role
in building a modern and developed nation, significantly supporting industrial
development and helping attract greater foreign investment.
2. The Trademark Law, Industrial Design Law, and Copyright
Law came into force in 2023, while the Patent Law came into effect in 2024 to
provide legal protection and promote innovation.
3. Connecting universities and research institutions with
MSME businesspersons to help bring innovations and creations to the market is a
system commonly practised in economically developed countries.
The Senior General highlighted that the conference is being
organized with the theme of building a strong intellectual property ecosystem
that encourages innovation, drives economic growth, and helps preserve cultural
heritage in Myanmar.
He emphasized that to effectively protect the interests of
the people and their creative innovations, four types of intellectual property
laws were enacted in 2019: the Trademark Law, the Industrial Design Law, the
Patent Law, and the Copyright Law. The Trademark Law, Industrial Design Law,
and Copyright Law came into force in 2023, while the Patent Law came into
effect in 2024 to provide legal protection and promote innovation.
He recounted that Myanmar, being a member of the World Trade
Organization-WTO and the World Intellectual Property Organization-WIPO has to
follow the Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
Agreement in addition to taking part in the ASEAN Framework Agreement on
Intellectual Property Co-operation.
The Senior General explained that Myanmar is currently
implementing the ASEAN Regional Intellectual Property Action Plan under the
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The country is also aligning its intellectual
property practices with those of other regional and ASEAN member states.
He underscored that Myanmar is also implementing its
national-level Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) 2018–2030.
He stressed that as intellectual property (IP) plays a role
within this plan, the use of an effective IP system can greatly support the
promotion of innovation across all sectors, including the establishment of
sustainable and long-lasting industrial enterprises.
The Senior General noted that the trademarks used, creative
designs produced, innovations developed, and literary and artistic works
created by MSME entrepreneurs can all be protected under the intellectual
property (IP) system, ensuring legal protection for their creations.
He spotted that connecting universities and research
institutions with MSME businesspersons to help bring innovations and creations
to the market is a system commonly practised in economically developed
countries. Therefore, it is also necessary to promote and strengthen the use of
intellectual property in the MSME sector.
By studying and analyzing knowledge and findings from
intellectual property research papers, he expressed his firm belief that
intellectual property insights capable of addressing challenges and problems in
the IP field will improve and expand. The acquired knowledge can then be
effectively shared and applied for mutual benefit.
The Senior General and attendees viewed a documentary on 2025
(International Conference on Intellectual Property-2025) and visited the
exhibition to mark the International Conference on Intellectual Property-2025.
Also, present at the ceremony were Council Joint Secretary
General Ye Win Oo, council members, Union-level dignitaries, Union ministers,
senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, the Nay Pyi
Taw Council chairman, deputy ministers and officials in addition to internal
and external IP experts, rectors from universities, resource persons, legal
experts, IP doctorate trainees and guests.
The conference will last till 4 July, and internal and
international resource persons will participate in discussions under relevant
topics.
MNA/TTA
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