INTA 2015
INTA 2015
INTA 2015

INTA 2015

From the 2nd till the 6th of May 2015, San Diego, California was the place to be for the 137th International Trademarks Association (INTA) Annual Meeting. The scenic city by the bay once again played host to this international gathering of trade mark practitioners, after last welcoming us a decade ago. This year’s meeting continued to break records, with more than 9,900 registered attendees. Henry Goh was represented by our Trademark Manager, Lim Eng Leong and Design Manager, Jason Cheah. It was a hectic five days of networking but productive because of the information exchanged, bridges built and ties renewed. This year’s occasion was made all the more ‘interesting’ from the buzz caused by heavy promotions and controversy surrounding the .sucks domain name. INTA 2015 came to a fitting close with a one-of-a-kind block party at the Gaslamp Quarter.

Here’s to seeing our IP Friends in Orlando, Florida next year.

Malaysia joins the Madrid Protocol

 

The wait is finally over! 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 brand owners in Malaysia can begin making use of the international registration system to protect their trademarks in over 120 territories of the System’s other 105 (currently) members by filing a single international application and paying a single set of fees.

Likewise, foreign trademark owners can take advantage of the System’s simple designation process to seek protection here.

Malaysia has made declarations to extend the refusal period to 18 months, to receive individual fees, to require a declaration of intention to use the mark and to mandate that the recording of licenses in the International Register shall have no effect in Malaysia unless recorded here.

Stay tuned for more updates from us as we close the year 2019.