On 22^nd October 2024, the Intellectual Property Agency (IPA) of Myanmar issued its Notification No. 2/2024 to announce the rates of the official fees in Myanmar Kyat (MMK) for patent and utility model (petty patent) matters under the Patent Law 2019.  The official fees range from MMK500,000/ (around USD250) to MMK1,500,000 (around USD750).  The official filing fees are MMK500,000 for the first 5 claims and the first 20 pages of description of application of patent.  If the application has more than 5 claims, the official filing fee for each additional claim is MMK20,000.  If the description of application consists of more than 20 pages, the additional official filing fee is MMK3,000 per page.

As the IPA has announced the rates of the official fees, the Intellectual Property Department has allowed filings of applications for patents and utility models starting from on 31^st October 2024.

The key filing requirements for each patent and utility model application consist of the followings:

1)   the official Application Form PT/UM-1, completed and signed by the applicant;
2)   a description of the invention (its title, field of the invention, technical specifications, etc.);
3)   a summary of the invention;
4)   statements of claims;
5)   drawings with brief descriptions;
6)   name, address and nationality of the inventor(s);
7)   written consent(s) of the inventor(s);
8)   name, nationality, country of incorporation and address of the applicant;
9)   name, national registration card number and address of the Myanmar representative (agent); and
10)  a copy of the first foreign application if the priority of the first application will be claimed.

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