UNDERSTANDING GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs)
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GIs)
 ââGeographical Indications means any indication which identifies goods as originating in the territory of a country or a region or a locality in that territory where a given quality, reputation or other characteristics of the goods is essentially attributable to its geographical origin.
 ââGIs are protected under the Trademarks Law as collective or certification marks, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 3, which is enacted on 30 January 2019.
OBJECTIVES
 ââTo improve the quality of regional products of Myanmar and to promote the economic development by penetrating the global market through protection of geographical indications.
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THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE REGISTRATION OF A GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GIs)
- Who can apply GI registration?
- What information shall be submitted for the GI application?
- What factors make the geographical indication not to be entitled for registration?
- Publication and Opposition
- TERM OF GI