Yangon
Office
| The local Lawyer at Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd., is (Mr)
U Than Maung,
Advocate, holder of LLB degree (1981-82) and Diploma in Maritime Law
and Diploma in Business Law. He joined the firm as a legal associate
in 1998. Prior to joining the firm, U Than Maung was a Law Officer
cum Public Attorney with the Attorney General's Office of the Union
of Myanmar. He has undertaken a wide range of matters in the fields
of intellectual property and trademark registration, trade and
economy, taxation and all aspects of investment and commercial
business. Proficiently bi-lingual in Burmese and English, U Than
Maung is effective in representing our clients before the courts and
tribunals in Myanmar. He works with various local and foreign
companies, and liaises with government authorities and regulatory
bodies in the Union. |
U Than Maung |
He is a regular contributor of legal articles both
in English and Myanmese, in "LAW JOURNAL", a biannual
publication of the Attorney General Office of Myanmar, and
"JUDICIAL JOURNAL", a biannual publication of the Supreme
Court, as well as in other periodicals, such as "International
Economic Journal", "Commerce Journal of the Ministry of
Commerce", "Business Journal of UMFCCI", etc.
| The Corporate Affairs Manager of Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd. is (Ms)
Min Min Ayer
Naing. She was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993 and joined the firm in 1996. She received a Diploma
in Business Law in 2001 and Diploma in Maritime Law in 2002. She has been working with the firm for 7 years and is experienced in the registration of documents, incorporation of companies, and corporate secretarial services. She currently handles matters in the fields of trademark registration, trade and economy, taxation, incorporation of companies and all aspects of investment and commercial business. |
Min Min Ayer Naing
|
You can contact us at:
Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd.
Unit 701-702 Traders Hotel,
223 Sule Pagoda Road,
Pabedan Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Tel: (951) 242828 -ext 701/702
Direct Dial : (951) 372760
Fax: (951) 242800 -Ext.701
E-mail:
Singapore Office
Contact Person: Ms Cheah Swee Gim
Kelvin Chia Partnership
6 Temasek Boulevard
29th Floor
Suntec Tower Four
Singapore 038986
Tel: 656220 1911
Fax: 656 224 4118
E-mail: info@kcpartnership.com
One of our core services is the registration of trademarks in Myanmar. While there is currently no trade marks law nor a formal system of trademark registration in Myanmar, a person may nonetheless protect his trademarks in Myanmar by registering a Declaration of Ownership of Trademark with the Office of the Registrar of Deeds in Yangon, pursuant to the Governmental Direction.
The documents required for the registration of a Declaration of Ownership of Trademark are a Power of Attorney form (Attachment A) and a Declaration of Ownership form (Attachment B).
The Power of Attorney must be notarized as well as legalised by the Myanmar diplomatic office in the applicant's home country, but the Declaration of Ownership of Trademark needs only be notarized. A specimen of the subject mark must be affixed to the Declaration of Ownership. Both the Power of Attorney and the Declaration of Ownership must be executed by the owner of the trademark or its authorised representative and submitted to the Registrar within 4 months from their respective dates of execution. The registration process will take approximately two weeks.
After the Declaration of Ownership is registered, the owner of the trademark may wish to publish a Cautionary Notice in the local English newspapers. This notice would contain the particulars of the trademark, the name of the owner as well as a short warning against infringement of the trademark. Although it is not compulsory to advertise, it is advisable and customary to do so as it is essentially the only means by which the public may be made aware of the applicant's proprietorship of the mark.
We also wish to clarify that other than the registration of a Declaration of Ownership of Trademark, there are no provisions in the laws of Myanmar for the protection of other Intellectual Property rights, such as industrial design and patent. In the case of copyright, this would be protected under the Copyright Act by way of civil litigation against an
infringer.
