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The Patents (Amendment) Act 2022 together with the Patents (Amendment) Regulations 2022 brought a wave of changes to patent practice in Malaysia as it introduced various new provisions such as restoration of right of priority, publication of (direct) patent applications,…
On 01 July 2018, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program with China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), formerly SIPO. This pilot program will run for an initial trial term of three…
Patent litigation The patent infringement case of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor vs Hovid Bhd [2017] MLJU 77 – 06 January 2017; Suit no. 22IP-72-12/2014 of 2017 centered around Malaysian patent MY-118194-A (194 patent). This case is the…
Last year, the Malaysian IP Office (MyIPO) maintained the fast pace of substantive examination, which began in year 2014. This has resulted in an increase of more than 5% in the number of patents granted in year 2015. This effort…
There are presently 79 countries that are party to the Budapest Treaty (amended 26 September 1980) on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. Accession to the Treaty is open to member states…