ASEAN IP Roundup for February 2021
February 09, 2021
IP Developments in South East Asia (Oct 20-Jan 21)
Myanmar: New IP office expected to strengthen country’s global IP position
The new Myanmar Office of Intellectual Property (OIP) has opened and started accepting trade mark applications (1 October 2020) during a ‘soft opening’ phase. Read the article here.
Myanmar: Launch of trade mark re-registration program
From 1 October 2020 for a period of at least six months, “the soft launch period”, it will be possible to re-register existing trade mark recordals or register trade marks already in use in Myanmar. After the soft launch period, regular filing will become available. Read the article here.
Geographical indication for Yen Bai’s Bat Do bamboo shoots announced Tuesday, January 12, 2021
YBO -
The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Science and Technology has recoginised the geographical indication of “Mang tre Bat Do” (Bat Do bamboo shoots) for Bat Bo bamboo shoot products of Yen Bai province.
The Intellectual Property Office’s certificate for the geographical indication of “Mang tre Bat Do” (Bat Do bamboo shoots) is handed over.
The recognition was recently announced by the provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Tran Yen district People’s Committee.
Yen Bai is currently home to more than 4,000ha of Bat Do bamboo, mostly planted in Tran Yen, Luc Yen, Yen Binh, and Van Yen districts. The plant prefers moist soil and doesn’t need rich nutrition, which is suitable for traditional cultivation practices of residents in mountainous areas.
The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam recently provided updated regulations on the signed authorisation required to register IP rights in Vietnam, which affect both foreign and local rights owners and applicants. The requirements constitute a more stringent approach towards the authorisation of representatives and the documentation associated with the IP rights registration process. However, for Vietnam's IP regime as a whole, this new approach represents a step in the right direction.
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