UBS Corporation Sdn Bhd VS UBS AG
On 21 June 2006, Justice Datuk Wahab Bin Patail ruled in favour of UBS AG (a renowned global financial group) in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, with regard to the issue of Trademarks amendments. The Respondents, UBS Corporation Sdn Bhd owned a trademark which consisted of the letters ‘UBS’, the words ‘User Business System’ and […]
Singapore Update: Patent Prosecution Highway Programmes With US and Japan
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme Singapore has signed on to a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme with the United States of America and Japan. The idea behind this programme is for patent authorities to share their search and/or examination (SE) results with each other, thereby reducing the examination period significantly. The PPH pilot programme with […]
KASS International’s Managing Director Elected as President of MGCC
We are proud to congratulate our Managing Director, Mr. P. Kandiah, for having been elected as the President of MGCC for the 2009 – 2011 term. Mr. Kandiah will be taking over the reins from preceding MGCC president, Datuk Muhammad Feisol bin Haji Hassan. We wish Mr. Kandiah all the best in this undertaking and […]
[Press Release] Growing Intellectual Property Demand Prompts Opening of KASS International’s Singapore Office
KUALA LUMPUR – KASS International Sdn Bhd – a well-established Intellectual Property (IP) boutique firm located in Kuala Lumpur, announced the opening of its new office in Singapore which will serve to oversee and coordinate KASS’ operations in the region. “Aspiring to be the ‘IP heartbeat of South East Asia’, KASS International speaks local languages of the […]
Biosafety Act 2007
Malaysia has enacted Biosafety Act 2007 to regulate the release, import, export and contained use of ‘living modified organisms (LMOs)’ and the release of products of such organisms. The act has not come into force yet, as the enabling Regulations were not ready. Now the Biosafety Regulations 2009 draft is ready and is being discussed with […]
KASS Now Has 2 New Patent Agents
We congratulate Ms. K. Geetha and Ms. N. Puvaneswarri on their success in the recent Malaysian Patent Agent Examination. We delight in their accomplishment and welcome the addition of new agents within the KASS team to better serve your IP needs.
Cost-Cutting Measures by the European Patent Office
In view of the current global economy crisis, several cost-cutting measures have been introduced by the European Patent Office, the European Union Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office, and the Japanese Patent Office in order to reduce the financial burden of applicants who may be affected by the crisis. European Patent Office (EPO) The recent […]
Non-Traditional Marks in Malaysia
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has informed the public that it intends to widen the scope of trademarks recognized under the Trade Marks Act 1976 in Malaysia by including Non-traditional Trademarks (NTMs) in three years time. NTMs are basically new types of trademarks which do not belong to the pre-existing or conventional category […]
No Two Patents Are the Same
What makes a good patent description? Can you be certain that your patent specification has what it takes to protect your invention / innovation sufficiently or to obtain a patent? Read about the dangers of drafting a patent description based solely on the information given by the inventor / researcher : No_Two_Patents_Are_The_Same.pdf
National Intellectual Property Award 2009
In conjunction with National Intellectual Property Day 2009, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) will be conferring the National Intellectual Property Award (AHIN) as recognition for inventors/creators on the contribution of their intellectual property to the country’s socio-economic development. The four (4) categories of awards are as follows: