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German-Malaysian Round Table in Munich
04 March 2020
The German-Malaysian Round Table organized an event for members in Munich, Germany. While he was not required to attend the event, our Head of Patent…
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German-Malaysian Round Table in Munich
MyIPO-JPO Follow Up Seminar on Development of IP Legislation
17 February 2020
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII) in cooperation with MyIPO organized this seminar in Kuala Lumpur,…
Transitional and Saving Provisions under Trademarks Act 2019
We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited Trademarks Act 2019 has finally came into force on 27 December 2019. We would like to highlight…
Fundamentals of Copyright Revisited – A Case Review
The law of copyright is based on the principle that anyone who, by his or her own skill and labour, creates an original work shall…
Federal Court breathes Life back into Dependent Claims
In a rare though welcome reversal, the Federal Court in Merck Sharp & Dohme & Anor v Hovid Berhad ([2019] 9 CLJ 1) has over-ruled its earlier…
Singapore after Sunseap: Impact on the Law and Practice
Earlier this year in a decision for Sunseap Group Pte Ltd & 2 Ors v Sun Electric Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 4 (hereafter “Sunseap”)—a case…
Malaysia and the Madrid System
On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited the instrument of accession and became the 106th member country of the Madrid Protocol System. Prior to the said…
Connect 1.0 @ Colony Q Sentral
Team HG recently hosted Connect 1.0 at Colony Q Sentral on 21 November 2019 to Meet · Eat · Engage · Drink with IP owners…
APAA 2019 Taipei
09 – 12 November 2019
This year, APAA turned golden when it celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan from 09 -12 November 2019. The…
FMM Industry 4.0 Conference 2019
FMM 51st Annual Dinner 2019
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers [FMM] hosted back-to-back tentpole events recently and Henry Goh was there to lend our support. FMM held their annual Industry…
Malaysia joins the Madrid Protocol
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…
Trademarks Act 2019
We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited overhaul of trademark laws in Malaysia is finally coming to fruition. The all-new Trademarks Bill 2019 was…