“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,…
“I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks.” – William Shakespeare We are honored by the significant recognition accorded to our patent and trademark teams by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), World Trademark Review (WTR) and…
This article was first published by IP Watchdog, Inc. on 26 March 2020 and is reproduced with the kind permission of the author. To view the original publication, please click here. If while you’re reading this you are stuck at home…
As part of Singapore’s continuous commitment to regularly review its intellectual property regimes to ensure that they are progressive and world-class, Singapore has signed and acceded to the Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs on 19 December…
The German-Malaysian Round Table organized an event for members in Munich, Germany. While he was not required to attend the event, our Head of Patent and Industrial Design, Mr Dave A Wyatt contributed a presentation that compared the European patent…
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII) in cooperation with MyIPO organized this seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seminar served to share the latest updates and developments of IP legislation and…
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…
The law of copyright is based on the principle that anyone who, by his or her own skill and labour, creates an original work shall enjoy the exclusive right to copy that work. Anyone who copies the created work without…
In a rare though welcome reversal, the Federal Court in Merck Sharp & Dohme & Anor v Hovid Berhad ([2019] 9 CLJ 1) has over-ruled its earlier authority on the effect of invalidation of an independent claim of a patent on the…
Earlier this year in a decision for Sunseap Group Pte Ltd & 2 Ors v Sun Electric Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 4 (hereafter “Sunseap”)—a case between two Singapore based solar power companies—the Court of Appeal ruled that a High Court…
Team HG recently hosted Connect 1.0 at Colony Q Sentral on 21 November 2019 to Meet · Eat · Engage · Drink with IP owners and entrepreneurs. The interactive Connect session was centered around the new Trademarks Act 2019. A…
This year, APAA turned golden when it celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan from 09 -12 November 2019. The opening ceremony, which also coincided with its 70th Council Meeting was graced by Mr. Wen-je…
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers [FMM] hosted back-to-back tentpole events recently and Henry Goh was there to lend our support. FMM held their annual Industry 4.0 Conference on 26 September 2019 and the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry…
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…
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,…
What a starry night it was for the Firm’s annual dinner last weekend. Held at Cedar@15, Hotel Impiana, the venue which overlooked the beautiful KLCC twin towers was a perfect fit for the chosen theme. The event was a celebration…
An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape and configuration, or a pattern and ornamentation in two- or three-dimensional form containing aesthetic value that is used to produce a product, industrial commodity or handicraft. Processing of industrial design…