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…
After two long years of missing out on the camaraderie of our global IP associates at INTA’s annual meeting, we are eager to finally be back albeit virtually. Our Trademark Manager, Lim Eng Leong will be representing our firm this…
Even as Malaysia opens our international borders on 01 April 2022, we will continue to harness technology in connecting us to our clients and associates worldwide. Henry Goh will be holding a virtual connect with East-Asian clients in conjunction with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Henry Goh Malaysia has collaborated with Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia on donating medical equipment to Selayang Hospital. On 17 September 2021, Henry Goh and Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia delivered a transport incubator along with four syringe pumps to Selayang Hospital…
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…
As the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is business as usual for innovators to develop new inventions, technologies and solutions since innovation does not stop. Intellectual Property continues to play an indispensable role in providing a…
Henry Goh Malaysia is pleased to support Connect.ED, a social enterprise that repairs and refurbishes secondhand laptops for students to access e-learning. The initiative is to bridge the digital education divide amongst Malaysian students by providing digital resources and upskilling…
As a testament and assurance that the quality of our IP services have not been compromised by the challenges of a global pandemic, Henry Goh has once again been conferred with a slew of IP awards. Such recognition is only…
The start of Phase Two of Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was brought forward to 17 April 2021. This phase covers high-risk groups, including senior citizens over 60. The Sungai Buloh Hospital PPE Support Group was tasked to prepare a…
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…
The Covid-19 pandemic which wreaked havoc across the globe in the early months of 2020 has since brought rapid changes to the way business is conducted all over. One obvious effect in Malaysia particularly, is the forced rapid digitalisation of…
“The whole patent team at Henry Goh Malaysia is renowned not just for their technical capability but also for a dedication and commitment to the highest quality of work and client care. It is a great honour to take on…
The previous year was an unprecedentedly challenging one for most industries globally, including trademark agency practice. Thus, it came as a real morale booster when 2021 started with a bang for Henry Goh Malaysia. Our trademark team is once again…
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. Our first priority is the health and safety of all our staff, clients and suppliers…
I – AMENDMENTS TO THE SINGAPORE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ACT 2014 AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS RULES The Singapore Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020 and Geographical Indications (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2020 entered into force on 15 August 2020. The amendments elucidate the…
Malaysia’s Patents Act 1983, Industrial Designs Act 1996 and Trademarks Act 2019 all contain provisions under which a licensee of the registration owner may take action for infringement in their own name in certain prescribed circumstances. These provisions reflect the…
We are proud to announce that our patent executives Ally Leong and Wong Qi Yuen are now full-fledged patent agents. Since joining in 2017 they have been an invaluable addition to the Firm, both being involved in handling the formalities…
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.…
In our last article, we have explored one of the fundamentals of copyright in that an original work is protectable under the Copyright Act 1987 (“CA”) if it falls under one of the categories of the protectable works under section…
In a landmark 2017 decision, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court determined that patent infringement can arise even in a scenario where the alleged infringement is outside the wording of the claim when construed according to established principles of construction. Traditionally,…