HomeNews & ArticlesIP EventsEducational discussion with MSMEs of Mandalay Region on Industrial Design rights

Educational discussion with MSMEs of Mandalay Region on Industrial Design rights

Event Date - July 12, 2024

Educational discussion on Industrial Design rights was held at 14:00 pm on july 11, 2024 with Virtual online system,(Zoom meeting), by IP Department, Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with the Department of Industrial Supervision and Inspection. Dr. Moe Moe Thwe, Director General of IP Department has attended the occasion and delivered a speech. The above Educational discussion was also attended by Deputy Director General, Directors and responsible officials from the Department of Industrial Supervision and Inspection and IP Department as well as the business owners of Micro , Small and Medium Enterprises from Mandalay Region ,totaling 100 persons.
In her opening speech, the Director General explained that the Industrial Design Law was enacted in 2019. In order to implement this Law, the required Rules were issued in 2023 which has already been published in September, 2023. In implementing of the IP system, it is not sufficient merely to enforce Law
and Rules , but the public also needs to comply with them and to understand the stipulated requirements, benefits and rights of IP Laws and Rules. All items starting from daily used kitchenware to luxury items such as motor vehicles, motor cycles and phones have their own designs .Thus we are now going to
provide educational discussion on obtaining the rights and benefits by getting protection of above design ownership right. If the creators of designs have the awareness of the provisions of Industrial Design Law, they can get protection under this law for their created items or the products which they produced and distributing in the market. Further , it will be able to prevent from copying,
imitating and selling of their designs by the other party and taking legal action against the infringers.

After that, the Director of the IP Department Dr. Khin Sandar Win explained the important facts about industrial design and gave answers to the questions of the attendees, then the discussion was ended.