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 […]
Intellectual Property Dissemination (Or The Lack of It)
We recently ran an article on Malaysia SME on the topic of Intellectual Property awareness. In case you missed it, here is the article: Intellectual Property Dissemination (Or The Lack of It) Intellectual. Property. What comes to your mind when you hear those two words? In Malaysia, a very likely answer or response would […]