Review: Updates in the Malaysian Patents Act 1983
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has recently announced that the Malaysian Patents Act 1983 will be amended to bring the Act into substantive conformity with international practices. Our attorneys attended a brief discussion with MyIPO and representatives from various local organizations in relation to the amendments, which will be presented at the House […]
What’s Happening In The Fight Against Counterfeiting In Malaysia?
Illicit trade involving counterfeiting, naturally a very harmful form of encroachment, could easily injure the rightful ownership of an intellectual property; and in Malaysia, counterfeiting is not taken lightly. In the eyes of law, infringement of intellectual property is a serious offence, with possible civil or criminal prosecutions against an infringer. Basically, if you own […]
[Palm Oil Engineering Bulletin] Technological Improvements in Palm Oil Milling/Refinery: The Monetary Incentive
Malaysia is the home of the palm oil industry – where the industry originated. And now the size of the industry is increasing at a rapid pace in countries with appropriate climatic conditions. This leads to tremendous opportunities and a large market for technical innovations and strong monetary returns on cost of innovation. With this, […]
[Malaysia SME] Incorporating the national spirit in your trademark? Think again!
More On Medicinal Inventions
We previously discussed Japan Patent Office (JPO) examination guidelines on what is patentable as “medicinal use” in respect of “dosage and administration” of chemical entities. In this article, we shall look at the standard of JPO on the patentability of medicinal materials (cells, etc) derived from living organisms which are publicly known. Although Patent Law […]
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Intellectual Property Rights as a Business Weapon for SMEs in the Automotive Industry – Part 3
[Malaysia SME] KASS Spread Its Wings To Indonesia
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Intellectual Property Rights as a Business Weapon for SMEs in the Automotive Industry – Part 2
[BFM] Branding and Trademark Myths
Patent Marking in the USA
Recent developments in the US concerning patent markings may have a significant effect on companies that are producing products which may be protected by way of a US patent. The question here is: Are the patents still valid? If the patent in question has expired, do you still indicate the patent number on the packaging […]