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2023年3月9日缅甸知识产权局(IPD)举办了关于商标法实施细则的研讨会,随后缅甸国家行政委员会(SAC)颁布第82/2023号通知,将2023年4月1日定为缅甸《新商标法》正式生效日。

以下是缅甸知识产权局(IPD)研讨会和缅甸国家行政委员会(SAC)官方通知的主要内容摘要:

1. Phase 2 of the Soft-opening period will also start on April 01, 2023 and last until the Grand Opening of the IPD (the length of this phase has not been identified yet). During Phase 2, trademark owners shall pay official fees for the refiled marks and submit a notarized Power of Attorney (also known as TM2 form).

过渡期(Soft-opening)第二阶段将于2023年4月1日开启,持续至正式实施阶段(Grand Opening)为止(这一阶段持续时间的长短尚未确定)。在过渡期第二阶段,商标申请人需对过渡期重报的商标支付官费,并提交委托书(TM2表格)公证件。

2.The seminar established the official fees, but the exact amount has not been publicly disclosed yet. It is anticipated that this information will be announced in April.

+ Application stage: 150,000 MMK per class (approximately 75 USD);

+ Registration stage: 150,000 MMK per class (approximately 75 USD).

缅甸知识产权局(IPD)研讨会制定了相关官费,但具体金额尚未正式公布。据预测,官费明细将于2023年4月宣布。根据官方非正式消息称,缅甸商标费用将分为申请阶段和注册阶段,如下:

申请阶段官费:150,000缅币/每类(约合75美元);

注册阶段官费:150,000缅币/每类(约合75美元)。

3.The IPD confirmed that TM2 form has to be notarized if the applicant is not a local Myanmar entity or individual, and/or it is executed outside of Myanmar. The IPD is considering the possibility of accepting a single notarized TM2 form that includes a list of the trademark applications submitted during the Soft-opening period as an alternative to requiring separate notarized TM2 forms for each trademark application.

缅甸知识产权局(IPD)表示,如果商标申请人并非缅甸当地实体企业或个人,及/或委托书于缅甸之外的其他国家或地区签署的,则必须对委托书(TM2表格)进行公证,但无需进行使馆认证(之前旧刊登制度下的委托书是需要公证及使馆认证的)。鉴于过渡期重报的商标数量较多,若每个商标申请均单独提交一份委托书公证件,则会增加商标注册成本并降低申请效率,故缅甸知识产权局(IPD)目前正在考虑为多个商标申请仅提供一份委托书公证件的可行性。

目前,可以确认的是,在过渡期(Soft-opening)内提交的商标申请将在正式费用公布并支付后首先进行审查。缅甸知识产权局(IPD)正不遗余力地促进新商标法的正式实施,我们拭目以待商标申请流程的进一步优化。

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