[MGCC Perspectives] KASS director appointed as INTA committee member
[Malaysia SME] Ineffective IP rights enforcement in Malaysia
[Business Today] Perception & Reality: IP rights enforcement in Malaysia
By P. Kandiah If one were to walk along the well-known streets of Kuala Lumpur often traversed by tourists, or patronize certain popular shopping complexes in the city, odds are one will find counterfeit merchandise such as watches, music CDs, digital video discs and T-shirts for sale. This brazen public display of knock-off products would […]
What does the TPPA have in store for patents?
By P. Kandiah At long last, the final draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has been officially published, with Chapter 18 of the draft dealing with Intellectual Property (IP) Rights. This article will examine the provisions relating to patents, though the chapter also deals with other IP Rights such as Trademark, Industrial Design, Copyright, […]
[Business Today] Taking Your Business to the World?
[The Petri Dish] Everyday Encounters with Intellectual Property
Navigating Patents and Copyrights for Software
By Megha Anand The debate on the patentability of software has always surrounded inventions in the domain of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) / Computer Implemented Inventions (CII). This uncertainty can be attributed to the fact that the ICT / CII domain was a nascent and evolving technology. Hence, most patent offices did not have […]
[New Straits Times] Speedier Trials for IP Offenders
[Business Today] The Recipe to Success…
By Geetha K. The food and beverage industry is a booming one because, let’s face it, people need to eat. It is reported that food consumption in Malaysia has been growing at a rapid rate since the year 2000. Not only that, but with hankerings for different foods to suit different moods and palates becoming […]
File or Fabricate: Which Comes First, the Patent Application or the Prototype?
By Joel Cheong Consider the following fictitious scenario: Eddy Sun is a seasoned engineer who developed a prototype of a self-powering cold fusion lamp for refrigerators in the 90s that provides both illumination and refrigeration effect, but due to management shelving the prototype in favour of eco-friendly refrigerants, a patent application for the prototype was […]