U THEIN AUNG
(Advocate cum IP Practitioner)
B.Sc (Physics), R.L, D.B.L
Practice Diplomas in Int’l Business Organizations and Int’l Intellectual Property Law (The University of Law, Guildford, U.K)

Experiences

• Law Officer (Office of the Attorney-General) 1983-1991
• Legal Manager (Y.M.Ho & Partners) Singapore 1993-1994
• Co-Founder cum Senior Partner (Myanmar Trademark and Patent Law Firm) 1995-update
• Speaker of (Myanmar IP Seminar organized by JPO+JETRO) Tokyo, Japan 2013; (Asia IP Forum of APAA) Bali, Indonesia, 2016 & ……
• Member of Myanmar Delegation for drafting IP Laws, WIPO, Geneva 2013
• Member of Experts’ Team for Myanmar IP System, MOST 2014
• Core Working Group Member of TRIPS & Medicine, MoH+UNDP+UNAIDS 2014
• Selected Attendee of USAID (IPR Roundtable) Alexandria, Washington, U.S.A 2015

Corporate Responsibities

• Vice President, Myanmar Intellectual Property Proprietors’ Association (MIPPA)
• Special Legal Advisor, Myanmar Cosmetics Association (MCA)
• Legal Consultant, The Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI)
• Member, Trademark Committee and Membership Extension Committee of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
• President, APAA Myanmar Recognized Group 2011-2018
• Vice-President cum Councilor, APAA 2011-2018
• Councilor, ASEAN Intellectual Property Association (ASEAN IPA) 2001-2016

Authorship

• Co-author in the commemorative book, “Legal Action against IP Infringement in ASIA” issued for 60^th birthday of Korean Patent Attorney MYUNG-SHIN KIM 2004
• Co-author of the book, “The Best International Logos and Brands” 2009 in Myanmar version
• Freelance Writer of IP articles (Myanmar Times Journal and New Day Journal formerly known as World Economic Journal)

International Membership: International Trademark Association (INTA); International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA); APAA; ASEAN IPA