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In today’s world of too much information across a plethora of social media platforms, most businesses need to compete for consumers’ attention and ensure that the goods or services they offer would be the one chosen. When other circumstances or…
The second anniversary of the Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019, on December 27 2021, came and went without much fanfare. By the time the new year of 2022 had announced itself, the general perception was that the relevant stakeholders and the…
Since our last article in August 2019 on Malaysia’s new Trademarks Act 2019 (“the Act”) and its subsequent enforcement on 27 December 2019, a lot has happened across the globe. For one, the current COVID 19 pandemic has almost upended…
The newly minted Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019, enforced since 27 December 2019 gives a breath of fresh air for well-known trademark owners. Protection for this category was first introduced in 2001 when the now repealed Trade Marks Act 1976 was…
On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited the instrument of accession and became the 106th member country of the Madrid Protocol System. Prior to the said date, Malaysia was one of the two remaining ASEAN countries that still had not acceded…
Ch’ng Kim Chye & Anor t/a Lam Soon Huat v SP Yam Huat Sdn Bhd [2019] 10 MLJ 562 The Plaintiff is the common law owner of the following trademarks in respect of tobacco products. The Defendant is the registered…
It is commonly known that businesses and companies often undertake brand investment in order to increase their market share, which in turn will further enhance their reputation and goodwill. What is lesser known perhaps is that brand investment has the…
It comes as no surprise to how ubiquitous and prevalent the internet is in our lives right now. The level of technology that has pushed the boundaries of globalization and how we communicate on a daily basis has certainly come…
TM Application and Registration Trade mark protection in Malaysia enjoyed one of its most buoyant years in 2015. With a record high of nearly 36,000 trade mark applications being filed, it is heartening to note that the upward trend of…
The above statement was recently pronounced by a full quorum of the Federal Court’s panel of 5 judges with regard to the role of the Trade Mark Registrar as a party to a rectification or cancellation action. In Malaysia, a…
On 06 July 2006, a trade mark application was filed for the mark OILUM by Galenium Pharmasia Laborotories, an Indonesian pharmaceutical company and the application was accorded Trade Mark Number 06011831. Subsequent to a smooth search and examination process by…
Effective 01 January 2014, the Malaysian Intellectual Property Office (“MyIPO”) has released a set of guidelines for the good conduct of IP Agents. Its main purpose and objective is to introduce and put in place a set of rules to…