[Business Today] Moving up the IP ladder
[Malaysia SME] Southeast Asian countries’ performance in the International IP Index growing
By Geetha K. Southeast Asia has been attracting an increasing number of foreign direct investments. The emerging markets of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar have been included in the expansion plans of most multinational corporations. In the 2015 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey, a report published by the US Chamber of Commerce in collaboration […]
[Malaysia SME] Ineffective IP rights enforcement in Malaysia
[Business Today] Perception & Reality: IP rights enforcement in Malaysia
By P. Kandiah If one were to walk along the well-known streets of Kuala Lumpur often traversed by tourists, or patronize certain popular shopping complexes in the city, odds are one will find counterfeit merchandise such as watches, music CDs, digital video discs and T-shirts for sale. This brazen public display of knock-off products would […]
What does the TPPA have in store for patents?
By P. Kandiah At long last, the final draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) has been officially published, with Chapter 18 of the draft dealing with Intellectual Property (IP) Rights. This article will examine the provisions relating to patents, though the chapter also deals with other IP Rights such as Trademark, Industrial Design, Copyright, […]
File or Fabricate: Which Comes First, the Patent Application or the Prototype?
By Joel Cheong Consider the following fictitious scenario: Eddy Sun is a seasoned engineer who developed a prototype of a self-powering cold fusion lamp for refrigerators in the 90s that provides both illumination and refrigeration effect, but due to management shelving the prototype in favour of eco-friendly refrigerants, a patent application for the prototype was […]
[MGCC Perspectives] Farewell Sundowner
Patents for New Plant Varieties in Europe?
By P. Kandiah & Samini Thiruchelvam A common dilemma amongst plant breeders is how to protect their new plant variety. In general, there are two ways to do this – by patent or by plant variety protection. New varieties of plants can be created by genetic engineering. Can such new varieties be protected by patents? […]
Made in Malaysia
By Ilangkumanan Kashaban “Merdeka!” rang the voice of freedom as the father of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman declared Malaysia’s independence on 31st August 1957. It has been 58 years of independence since, and every year Merdeka Day is awaited by the nation to cherish moments of togetherness regardless of race, ethnicity and culture. Today, the […]