Come December 2019, Malaysian entrepreneurs will be able to trademark their Intellectual Property under the newly-amended Trade Marks Act 2019 The new Trade Marks Act 2019 will allow the registration of traditional and non-traditional trademarks. Example of non-traditional trademarks are; sounds, motion, holograms, shapes, colours, smells, position and patterns. Traditional trademarks are logos, brands, names, […]
Trademark Bill passed by Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat has passed The Trademarks Bill 2019 which would allow companies or individuals to register non-traditional trademarks such as smell, shape, sound, and colour. This is in line with Malaysia’s plan in adopting the Madrid Protocol and also a necessary expansion of our current protection scope of trademarks. Domestric Trade and Consumer Affairs […]