{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Tilleke &amp; Gibbins","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com","author_name":"Joel Akins","author_url":"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/author\/joel\/","title":"Myanmar Grants First Trademark Registration Certificates under New Trademark Law - Tilleke &amp; Gibbins","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tBYktFWbZb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/insights\/myanmar-grants-first-trademark-registration-certificates-under-new-trademark-law\">Myanmar Grants First Trademark Registration Certificates under New Trademark Law<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tilleke.com\/insights\/myanmar-grants-first-trademark-registration-certificates-under-new-trademark-law\/embed\/#?secret=tBYktFWbZb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Myanmar Grants First Trademark Registration Certificates under New Trademark Law&#8221; &#8212; Tilleke &amp; Gibbins\" data-secret=\"tBYktFWbZb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"On December 1, 2024, Myanmar\u2019s Intellectual Property Department (IPD) issued the first group of trademark certificates of registration for marks registered under the Trademark Law of 2019. This is the first registration announcement since the start of the IPD\u2019s soft opening period in 2020. With the registration of marks now in place, registered owners will benefit from stronger legal protections. These protections include the exclusive right to prevent unauthorized use of identical or similar marks by third parties and the ability to take enforcement and administrative actions. Myanmar\u2019s implementation of the \u201cfirst-to-file\u201d system further emphasizes the importance of early registration. Marks registered at an early stage will be in a stronger position when filing oppositions against subsequent applications for identical or confusingly similar marks. The IPD issues certificates of registration in an electronic format to owners who have filed their applications via the IPD\u2019s online filing system. For applicants who"}