On 3 June 2020, Myanmar’s Central Committee for Intellectual Property (CCIP) convened for the first time at the Ministry of Commerce in Nay Pyi Taw, with Vice President Henry Van Thio as committee chairman.
As you know, Myanmar’s new Intellectual Property Laws – Trademark Law, Patent Law, Industrial Design Law and Copyright Law – were enacted in 2019. Initially under the purview of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Commerce is now the focal ministry to implement the IP laws.