[New Straits Times] “Secure Intellectual Property Rights to your Assets”, SMEs told
SMALL and medium enterprises should acquire intellectual property (IP) rights for their products before they spend money on marketing and promotion. IP lawyer P.Kandiah said SME owners should file IP rights for their products or design before they expose them to the public. In fact, the law requires it. He said many SMEs have lost […]
Malaysian New Plant Varieties Act 2004
Malaysia is a signatory to the TRIPS Agreement which stipulates that member countries shall provide for the protection of plant varieties by a patent or by an effective sui generis system or by any combination thereof. Accordingly, Malaysia has enacted the New Plant Varieties Act 2004 (NPVA) which came into force on 20 October 2008. The […]
Our Principal Appointed as “Expert Advisory Programme” Managed by SMIDEC
Our Principal and CEO, Mr. P. Kandiah has been appointed as an expert in the “Expert Advisory Programme”, managed by the Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC) of Malaysia. The firm is honored to have our CEO recognised and appointed on to the panel of experts. The appointment involves the provision of consultancy services […]
KASS Wins Another IP Battle in Court
WHAT’S IN A DESIGN? KASS registered a series of Industrial Designs in respect of shape and configuration of an anchorage lug (brackets) used in earth retention wall mounting system for a leading civil engineering firm in Malaysia. Contested Design All the designs were registered by the Malaysian Intellectual Property Office (MyIPO) under Registration No.: MY […]
New Changes in European Patent Cost Structure
More and more businesses today are looking to expand their trade to European countries. However, the high costs associated with doing so have made business owners somewhat reluctant to take on Europe. This mindset looks set to shift this year, as a significant change in the cost structure for European patents will be introduced, bringing […]
R.I.P. Domain Name Tasting
In July 2008, Internet Incorporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a new resolution, effectively ending domain name tasting. Domain name tasting is the act of registering domains, observing the traffic and hits to the registered domains and then deleting a mass quantity of unwanted domain names. Domain name tasting when at first, seemed […]
You Can Now Claim Convention Priority in Thailand
We are pleased to report to you that the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand has ratified accession to the Paris Convention on 10 January 2008. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs deposited the instrument of accession to the Paris Convention on 2 May 2008 and the Paris Convention will be binding on Thailand as of 2 […]
Voice Your IPR Concerns
KASS is a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI) The Committee is very active in attending to IPRs issues of its members in relation to government policies, IPR recognition and IPR enforcement. We welcome enquiries and comments from readers and if we clear appropriate we shall […]
File in Brunei Within 3 Years and Your Patent’s Still Valid!!!
Under the provision of the Brunei Darussalam Invention Act (Cap. 72 of 195), the owner of a patent granted in Malaysia, United Kingdom or Singapore may apply within 3 years of the date of grant of the patent to register the same in Brunei. We would be pleased to assist you in filing such registrations. […]
Descriptive and Generic Marks – Why to Avoid Using Them
Owning a registered trademark gives the owner exclusive rights to do the following: to use the mark on its goods and services; and to exclude others from using the same or very similar mark on same or related goods and services. However, this monopoly of rights is given, by Trademark Offices worldwide, only to owners who […]