Copyright law of Myanmar

The basic laws on copyright in Myanmar are Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 15/2019 and Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 3/2019. Burma has not signed the Berne Convention, but it has signed the TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organization. Burma is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Related and subsequent amending copyright legislation are listed by WIPO as well.
The main overseer for copyright is the, and for registering trademarks the Office of Registration of Deeds. Prior to the 2019 law going into force, formal copyright registration procedures had never been instituted since the country's independence.
Prior to the 2019 law going into force, copyright in Myanmar was governed under the Copyright Act of 1911 and the Merchandise Marks Act 1889, both instituted when the country was part of the British Empire.
On 18 October 2023, State Administration Council announced the effective date of the Copyright Law as 31 October 2023.