Region: Myanmar

'Champagne' is first GI to be officially protected

The Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne has successfully recorded the first GI - ‘Champagne’ - in Myanmar under the recordation procedure with the Registry of Deeds and Assurance. The Ministry for Science and Technology of Myanmar has been working on the first comprehensive draft Trademark Law, which includes provisions on the protection of GIs.

12 March 2013

What trademark owners need to know as Myanmar opens up to foreign brands

As Coca-Cola becomes available in Myanmar for the first time in 40 years, more international brands are likely to follow suit. There is great potential in this untapped jurisdiction - however, brand owners need to be aware of the challenges of dealing with a country that was, until very recently, under military rule.

25 September 2012