[Business Today] Indecent Exposure
[Malaysia SME] Edging Out Your Competitors
[AsiaIP] Government Invest US$65 Million To Help SMEs Use Patents
By KASS International For years, the conversation around patents in Malaysia has centred on a familiar complaint: the process is too expensive, too slow, and too complicated for small and medium businesses to engage with meaningfully. The government’s decision to commit US$65 million to help Malaysian SMEs navigate and leverage the patent system is therefore […]
[Business Today] Freedom Isn’t Free
Freedom Isn’t Free!
Have you ever tried to register for an email or social networking account? Chances are your first few choices of usernames had already been taken up by someone else. Naturally, you would end up with silly usernames like “HunnyBunny” or “VinnyPeach”, which my colleagues have recently informed me, were slightly suggestive in nature. If I […]
[Malaysia SME] Contract Manufacturer or Competitor?
Longer Protection but Constricted Remedial Relief For an Industrial Design In Malaysia!
The Malaysian Industrial Designs Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has recently been amended to incorporate several changes to improve the protection of Industrial Designs in Malaysia. There have been three significant changes made to the Act: Registrability of an Industrial Design in Malaysia An Industrial Design may be registered only if it […]