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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The Trade Descriptions Act 1972 has been repealed and replaced by the Trade Descriptions Act 2011; with the new Act having come into effect since 01 November 2011. Its purpose is to promote good trade practices by prohibiting false trade…
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has recently announced substantive amendments to the Trade Marks Regulations 1997 and the Patents Regulations 1986. Of particular interest to you are the provisions to expedite the examination of trade mark and patent…