Patent Registry Office to handle Industrial Designs from 01 October 2012
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).…
Updates
New Requirement for Payment of Annuities on Brunei Re-registration Patents
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…
Brunei Darussalam joins the Budapest Treaty effective 24 July 2012
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…
Brunei Darussalam joins the PCT effective 24 July 2012
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.…
Brunei Darussalam joins the Paris Convention effective 17 February 2012
Brunei Darussalam (country code – BN) deposited its instrument of accession to the Paris Convention on 17 November 2011. The country will become bound by…
New Patent Law in Brunei from 01 January 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…
New Patent Practice Notes issued by MyIPO effective 01 June 2016
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…
MyIPO and Japan Patent Office launch PPH Pilot Program
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…
Data Protection Notice
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,…
Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2013
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.…
Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013
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…
Malaysia Commits to Fuller Copyright Protection
On 27 September 2012, Malaysia deposited at WIPO its instrument of accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).…