The Patents (Amendment) Act 2022 was read and passed by the Upper House (Dewan Negara) of Parliament on 22 December 2021. The Act received the Royal Assent on 04 March 2022 and came into force together with the implementing Regulations on 18 March 2022.
With the enforcement of this Act, ... Read More
Malaysia - Law and Practice Updates
The PPH pilot program between the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and Japan Patent Office (JPO) which commenced on 01 October 2014 for a trial period of 03 years was extended for a second trial period of 03 years. After a successful trial period of 06 years, MyIPO and ... Read More
We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited Trademarks Act 2019 has finally came into force on 27 December 2019.
We would like to highlight certain salient transitional and saving provisions under the new Act that you may wish to take note:
“Existing registered mark” are defined as marks registered under the ... Read More
On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited with WIPO its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 106th member of the Madrid System.
The Protocol will take effect for the country on 27 December 2019. From that date, local brand owners in Malaysia can begin making use of the ... Read More
We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited overhaul of trademark laws in Malaysia is finally coming to fruition. The all-new Trademarks Bill 2019 was tabled in the Malaysian Parliament on 11 April 2019 and was approved, with some amendments, by the Lower House (Dewan Rakyat) on 02 July 2019 ... Read More