Henry Goh

Henry Goh

Lunar New Year 2023

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The Year of the Water Rabbit was welcomed with a bang at Henry Goh on 31 January 2023 with the customary lion dance. Its performance is considered an auspicious event to grace the new lunar year and this was reflected…

APAA 2022 Busan, South Korea

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The 73rd Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Council Meeting was held in Busan, South Korea from 14 to 18 October 2022 and was the first international conference in the IP industry in which members could safely attend in-person after the…

Henry Goh 45th Anniversary Celebration

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The Firm celebrated its 45th anniversary with a grand dinner event in Kuala Lumpur for the people of Henry Goh and their families on Saturday 01 October 2022. The night’s program offered a healthy mix of entertainment, competitions, award presentations…

Continuing the Legacy of Excellence

continuing the legacy of excellence

“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” – Alfred North Whitehead It gives us great pleasure to share a list of recognitions recently accorded to…

The Budapest Treaty in Malaysia and New Directives

the budapest treaty in malaysia and new directives

On 31 March 2022, Malaysia deposited the instrument of ratification at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters in Geneva and officially acceded to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of…

HG Chinese Facebook Page

hg chinese facebook page

Social connections and genuine communication are integral parts of social media. Facebook continues to be the #1 platform used by many businesses, large and small around the world with over 2.01 billion active users each month. Our Corporate HG Page…

IAM Global Leaders 2022

iam global leaders 2022

Dave A Wyatt, Executive Director in our Malaysia office, has been recognized in IAM Global Leaders 2022, a compilation of the world’s top private practice experts in the field of patents. This is the second year running that Dave has…

Excellence is our TrademarkTM

excellence is our trademark

Three years after the enactment of the Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019, it is a real pleasure to announce that our Firm has found its firm footing in the latest trademark practices. With the aid of an efficiently organised system of…

Legacy of Excellence Continues

legacy of excellence continues

It is with pride and jubilee that we announce our family of IP agents has expanded yet again; becoming the IP agency in Malaysia with the biggest roster of registered agents. We now welcome two more trademark agents to the…

Hybrid Working Arrangement Resumes

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After nearly six months of lockdown and remote working, the teams at Henry Goh Malaysia started a phased return to the office in October 2021. With strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place for everyone’s safety and wellbeing, small groups…

2021 Business Operations Updates

2021 business operations updates

Like many businesses around the world our operations have been impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and government efforts to control the spread of infection. In response to the various restrictions and standard operating procedures that were imposed on Malaysian…

Exceptions to the First Ownership Rule

exceptions to the first ownership rule

It is a commonly accepted principle that copyright ownership lies with the author of a work. In Malaysia, it is codified in Section 26 (1) of the Copyright Act 1987 (CA) which provides that copyright shall vest initially in the…