Malaysia’s IP Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities for Growth
By P. Kandiah “TOP GLOVE’S R&D arm ranks second highest among Malaysian patent applicants in 2020” ran the headline across major Malaysian newspapers in mid-February. The other top four Malaysian patent applicants are MIMOS Bhd., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University of Malaya and Petroliam National Bhd. (PETRONAS). Are we beginning to see an emerging trend of […]
[The Petri Dish] Imagination vs Innovation
[Malaysia SME] Imagination vs. Innovation
Imagination vs Innovation
By Jagannathan Arumugam “What? A card for paying money?” This is how people might have reacted when they were first introduced to the concept of debit card in the utopian science fiction novel “Looking Backward From 2000 to 1887” by Edward Bellamy (Though it was called as a credit card in the novel). One may […]
[Business Today] From Pen To Print: What you need to know about Copyright and ISBNs to get your book on the market
[The Petri Dish] Shall I file for a Patent Application first or develop a Prototype of the invention first?
[Business Today] On-Site Plant Visits
[The Petri Dish] Caution on On-Site Plant Visits
In Malaysia, many manufacturing companies are becoming more enlightened and more aware of patent rights, trade secrets and the importance of safeguarding trade secrets against inadvertent disclosure to third parties or strangers visiting the production facilities.