IP/N/1/MMR/5  
IP/N/1/MMR/D/1  
 
12 April 2024  
(24-3098)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
MYANMAR : INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LAW (2/2019)  
Notifying Member  MYANMAR  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LAW (2/2019)  
Subject matter  Industrial designs  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/MMR/24_02577_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/MMR/24_02577_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Industrial Design Law was enacted by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw with Law No. 2/2019 dated 
30  January 2019.  
 
The objectives of this Law are:  
 
(a) to protect the rights and interests of the owner of industrial design and creator in accordance 
with this Law;  
 
(b) to contribute to the development of industry by promoting the protection of creation of 
industrial designs;  
 
(c) to contribute to the devel opment and dissemination of industrial design technology;  
 
(d) to contribute to the mutual advantage of creators and industrial design -users of technological 
knowledge and in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare;  
 
(e) to contribute to a balan ce of rights and obligations of creators and industrial design -users.  
 
According to Industrial Design Law 2019, any industrial design shall be protected if it is new and 
independently created. An industrial design is new if it has not been disclosed to the public inside or 
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  to the filing date of the application or date of priority if the right of priority is claimed in the 
application for t he registration of industrial design in the State. The term of the registered industrial 
design shall be 5 years from the filing date of the registration of industrial design and may be 
renew ed, for not more than two consecutive periods of five years each.  The industrial design owner 
can enforce their rights against infringers only through civil actions.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Myanmar  
Entry into force  31 October 2023  
Other date   Adoption: 30 January 2019  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 April 2024  
Other information  www.commerce.gov.mm  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Office (52)  
Intellectual Property Department  
Ministry of Commerce  
Nay Pyi Taw  
 
Telephone:  +95-673430572  
  +95-673430573  
 
Emails:  enquiry@ipdept.gov.mm   
  legalaffairs@ipdept.gov.mm   
 
Website:  www.commerce.gov.mm  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
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