With effect from June 2013, the Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO), formerly known as the Patent Registry Office, has assumed responsibility for administration of trade mark registrations from the Attorney General’s Chambers. BruIPO will also be re-locating to a new…
Effective 01 October 2012, the Registry of Industrial Designs in Brunei has been transferred from the Attorney General’s Chambers to the Patent Registry Office (PRO). This move is part of an ongoing restructuring of the country’s IP administration system that…
Brunei Darussalam’s Patents Order, 2011 came into force on 01 January 2012. As a result, re-registration patents in Brunei are now subject to payment of local annuities to keep the patent in force. The earliest fee is due on the…
On 24 April 2012, Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. The Budapest Treaty will will enter into force for Brunei…
Brunei Darussalam became the 145th PCT Contracting State on 24 April 2012. The PCT will enter into force for Brunei Darussalam on 24 July 2012. Any PCT application with international filing date on or after 24 July 2012 may designate…
Brunei Darussalam (country code – BN) deposited its instrument of accession to the Paris Convention on 17 November 2011. The country will become bound by the Stockholm Act (1967) of the Paris Convention on 17 February 2012.
Brunei Darussalam’s Patents Order, 2011 came into force on 01 January 2012. The Order repeals the Inventions Act 1925 (subject to transitional provisions), establishes for the first time an independent patent system for the receipt, processing and grant of patents…
MyIPO has issued three new patent practice notes that take effect from 01 June 2016. The first and second notices are related, and concern the processing of a patent application that proceeds directly to the issuance of a clear substantive…
Effective 01 October 2014, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) have commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. The program will initially run for a trial period of three years, followed by…
The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 has come into force in Malaysia to regulate the processing of personal data in commercial transactions. At HENRY GOH, we will always treat your data in confidence and with respect; regardless whether you are…
Malaysia’s Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2013 were published in the Government Gazette on 24 June 2013 and will come into force on 01 July 2013. The principal changes are: The remaining amendments are largely of a housekeeping nature. There are…
Malaysia’s Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013 will come into force on 01 July 2013. The principal changes under this Act are: Please contact us at malaysia@henrygoh.com for further information.
On 27 September 2012, Malaysia deposited at WIPO its instrument of accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). Both treaties will come into force locally on 27 December 2012. This is a fulfillment…
(01 June 2012) marks a significant development in copyright protection in Malaysia with the coming into force of the Copyright (Voluntary Notification) Regulations 2012. There is still no formal copyright registration process (due to automatic protection by virtue of Berne…
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has announced that the first-ever amendment to the Industrial Designs Regulations 1999, will come into force on 15 February 2012. The Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2012 will result in: MyIPO has advised that…
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has given us advance notice of the first-ever amendment to the Industrial Designs Regulations 1999, which is currently pending approval by the Attorney General’s Chambers. The Industrial Designs Regulations (Amendment 2012) will result…
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has launched an initiative to encourage greater use of its online filing facilities for patents. Henry Goh Malaysia was one of six major IP firms identified by MyIPO as their premier patent filing…
The Malaysian Patents Act and Regulations contain provisions for the amendment of patents post-grant. It is a fairly straightforward process, consisting essentially of re-examination by MyIPO. The patent owner files a request with MyIPO, together with the desired amendments. These…
Idea Marketing SA (“the Respondent”) is the global promoter for the F1 Powerboat World Championship racing event. The Respondent has applied to register the application mark “F1H2O” with the priority date of 11 January 2007 (“the relevant date”) in Singapore.…
Over the last few years, there have been a number of reported High Court decisions on issues relating to licensing and ownership of intellectual property in Malaysia. This article is about a trade mark licensing dispute. Playboy Enterprises International, Inc.…
Legislative changes to the Singapore patents law on 14 February 2014 introduced a new procedure known as Supplementary Examination to the foreign route prosecution option where reliance on final results of search and examination of certain foreign or international applications…
The Opponent, Polo/Lauren Company, L.P., filed an opposition in the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore against the trade mark application made by United States Polo Association in Class 09 on 17 October 2012 for a “double-polo-playing-horsemen-device” with the text “USPA”…
Changes to Singapore patents law which came into effect on 14 February 2014 introduced a new procedure called Supplementary Examination (SPE). Under Section 29(1)(d) of the Singapore Patents Act, applicants may rely on the final results of search and examination…
Intellectual Property (IP) is increasingly becoming a crucial catalyst of business growth in globalised and developing economies such as Malaysia. We have seen a steady growth of patent applications filed in Malaysia in the last decade which is a testament…
The legislative amendments to the Trade Marks Rules, Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules, Registered Designs Rules and Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules came into effect on 13 November 2014. A brief summary of the changes are as follows: TRADE MARKCounter-statement…