This section offers a repository of IP Laws for each ASEAN Member State and at the ASEAN regional level.
- ASEAN IPR Action Plan 2016-2025 [PDF - 97 KB]
- ASEAN IPR Enforcement Action Plan [PDF - 783 KB]
- ASEAN Common Guidelines for the examination of industrial designs 2022 [PDF - 5.68 MB]
- ASEAN Common Guidelines for the Substantive Examination of Trademarks 2020 [PDF - 5.53 MB] [ID] [LA] [TH] [VN]
- ASEAN Common Guidelines for the Substantive Examination of Industrial Designs 2018 [PDF - 4 MB] [ID] [KH] [LA] [TH] [VN]
Regional Treaties:
- ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation 1995; and its protocol to amend the framework 1997
- ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
- Agreement on Promotion and Protection of Investment in ASEAN
- Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area
ASEAN Countries IP Legislation
Brunei Darussalam
Trademarks
- Trade Marks Act, 2000
- Trade Marks Act (Amendment) Order, 2014
- Trade Marks Act (Amendment) Order, 2017
- Trade Marks Rules, 2000
- Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2017
- Trade Marks (Importation of Infringing Goods) Regulations
Industrial designs
- Industrial Designs Order, 1999
- Industrial Designs (Amendment) Order, 2014
- Industrial Designs Rules
- Industrial Designs (International Registration) Rules, 2014
Cambodia
- Law concerning Marks, Trade Names and Acts of Unfair Competition of the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2002
- Sub-Decree on the Implementation of the Law concerning Mark, Trade Names and Acts of Unfair Competition of the Kingdom of Cambodia
- Law on Patents, Utility Models and Industrial Designs, 2003
- Prakas on the Procedures for the Registration and Protection of Marks of Goods which include a Geographical Indication
Indonesia
Trademarks
- Law Nº 15 of August 1, 2001 regarding Marks (2001)
- Government Regulation No. 7 of 2005 regarding the Organizational Structure, Duties and Functions of Trademark Appeal Commission. State Gazette of 2005, No. 23
Industrial designs
- Law Nº 31 of December 20, 2000 regarding Industrial Designs (2000)
- Government Regulation No. 1 of 2005 regarding the Implementation of Law No. 31 of 2000 regarding Industrial Design. State Gazette of 2005, No. 1
Geographical indications
- Law Nº 20 of 2016 regarding Marks and Geographical Indications
- Government Regulation No. 51 of 2007 regarding Geographical Indications. State Gazette of 2007 No. 115
Enforcement
Lao PDR
- Law No. 38/NA of 2017 on Intellectual Property
- Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks 2017
- Lao IP Law 2011
- Law No. 08/NA on National Heritage
- Decision of the Minister of Science and Technology on the Implementation of Geographical Indications under the Law on Intellectual Property
Malaysia
Trademarks:
Industrial Design:
- Industrial Designs 1996 (Incorporated the changes made up to 1st July 2013)
- Industrial Designs Regulations 1999 (Incorporated the changes made up to 31st January 2012)
- Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Geographical Indications:
- Geographical Indications Act, 2000
- Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act, 2002
- Geographical Indications Regulations, 2001
- Geographical Indications (Amendment) Regulations, 2013
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Trademark:
- Trade Marks Act (Chapter 332, Revised Edition 2005)
- Trade Marks Rules (Revised Edition 2008)
- Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2014
- Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules 2013
- Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules 2002
- Trade Marks (Border Enforcement Measures) Rules, 2001
- Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2012 (Act No. 16 of 2012)
Registered Design
- Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2017
- Registered Designs Act (Chapter 266) (Revised Edition 2005, as amended up to Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2012)
- Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2014
- Registered Designs Rules (Revised Edition 2002, as amended up to the Registered Designs (Amendment) Rules 2014)
- Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules 2005
- Registered Designs (Composition of Offenses) Regulations (Revised Edition 2002)
Geographical Indications
Thailand
Trademark
Geographical Indication
- GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS PROTECTION ACT, B.E. 2546 (2003)
- Ministerial Regulation of Geographical Indications B.E. 2547 (2003), 2007
Vietnam
- Law No. 36/2009/QH12 of June 19, 2009, amending and supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property, 2010
- Law No. 50/2005/QH11 of November 29, 2005, on Intellectual Property