Western Companies Want Better Enforcement of Trademarks in Myanmar

Aaron Hutman, an international trade attorney in Pillsbury’s Washington, D.C. office, suggested that even companies that are not yet in Myanmar “should still be considering proactive steps to protect their trademarks given the state of intellectually property laws.”

Hutman also agreed that current IP laws need to be clarified and more strictly enforced. “This legal regime could benefit from greater clarity under a new law. Further, there have not been recent instances of trademark enforcement and foreign companies are looking for reassurances that trademark rights, once asserted, would be enforced by Myanmar courts.”