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Brief description of the
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The
Patent Law was enacted by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw with Law No. 7/2019 dated 11
March 2019.
The objectives of
this Law are:
(a) to protect the rights and interests of the
patentee and inventor in accordance with this Law;
(b) to develop the production of the State by
promoting technological innovations and the dissemination
and transfer of technology;
(c) to be to the mutual advantage of
technological knowledge and socioeconomic welfare between inventors and users of inventions;
(d) to support a balance of the rights and
obligations of the inventors and users of inventions;
(e) to
prevent the abusive exercise of the patent and practices by the patentee or
right holder which unreasonably restrain trade; and
(f) to encourage an environment of innovation.
According to
Patent Law 2019, any patent shall be protected if it is new, involves an
inventive step, capable of using in any industry, and not contrary to the
provisions of the Law. The Patent Law provides protection for both patents
with a protection term of 20 years and utility models with a term of 10
years. Patent owners can enforce their rights against infringers only through
civil actions.
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