KASS On Air & In The News
BFM 89.9: Click here to listen to P. Kandiah’s interview on Open For Business where he talks about IP rights protection and what businesses need to do to maintain their competitive advantage. Nanyang Siang Pau: Read about KASS International’s take on the lack of IP awareness in Corporate Malaysia here. The Star (Starbiz): Find out why protecting your Intellectual Property may […]
[The Star] Protecting your IP
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Knowledge of Intellectual Property is Low in Malaysian Corporate Society
[BFM] Protecting your IP Rights to Maintain Your Competitive Advantage
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 […]
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:
[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 […]
Research & Intellectual Property Rights Seminar
Malaysia’s leading research institution, the Malaysian Rubber Board has engaged KASS International to design and conduct a 2-day intensive seminar/workshop on “Research & Intellectual Property Rights” for its research officers. We are pleased with this recognition of our expertise in the IP field and welcome other organizations interested in conducting seminars/workshops/talks on IP Rights for […]
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 […]
Top Foreign Patent and Utility Innovation Applicants Malaysia 2008
Rank Country Year 2007 Year 2008 Total Applications 1. USA 526 1,447 1,973 2. Malaysia 670 864 1,534 3. Japan 362 746 1,108 4. Germany 67 355 422 5. Switzerland 86 257 343 6. Netherlands 22 289 311 7. United Kingdom 72 237 309 8. Taiwan 97 128 225 9. Korea 82 134 216 10. […]