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PCT NATIONAL PHASE ENTRY IN MALAYSIA |
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1 April 2008
Available for any PCT application with an International Filing Date on or after 16 August 2006.
The time limit for national phase entry is 30 months from the Earliest Priority Date.
Kindly furnish us with the following:-
1) PCT International Application Number
2) A copy of the PCT International Application (in or translated into English):
a. Request form PCT/RO/101
b. Description
c. Claim(s)
d. Abstract
e. Drawing(s)
3) Amendments filed in the International Phase (in or translated into English)
4) A signed Appointment of Patent Agent form (NO legalization is required)
5) A statement justifying the Applicant’s right to the invention (e.g. by assignment / by employment), if the applicant is NOT the inventor
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Fraud Email from Lim Chong Associates |
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21 December 2007
Lately, we received email notification about a Barrister Lim Chong soliciting consent to act as a next-of-kin with regards to a bank account. The Barrister claimed to be from Lim Chong Associates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The attachments of the identity card and the lawyer certificate were all false and can be considered illegal.
With this, we wish to advise all of our clients and the public at large to be cautious of such persons and activities.
Your best action will be to immediately ignore such communication.
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TOP MALAYSIAN BRAND 2007 |
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26 November 2007
The evaluation of Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands 2007 has been completed by the MMVB.
Top 30 Malaysian Brands are as follows:-
1) Maybank (Banking): USD 2,764 million
2) Public Bank (Banking): USD 1,967 million
3) Maxis (Telecoms): USD 1,521 million
4) Genting (Leisure): USD 1,315 million
5) Celcom (Telecoms): USD 1,167 million
6) CIMB (Banking): USD 981 million
7) Astro (Media): USD 946 million
8) Hong Leong (Banking): USD 888 million
9) Perodua (Automative): USD 700 million
10) DiGi (Telecoms): USD 600 million
11) Giant (Retail): USD 592 million
12) Malaysia Airlines (Airline): USD 493 million
13) Sime Darby (Property): USD 437 million
14) TV3 (Media): USD 315 million
15) Petronas (Energy): USD 264 million
16) YTL (Property): USD 210 million
17) RHB Bank (Banking): USD 187 million
18) Ambank (Banking): USD 187 million
19) AirAsia (Airline): USD 95 million
20) The Star (Media): USD 91 million
21) Dutch Lady (Food & Beverage): USD 86 million
22) Kurnia (Insurance): USD 83 million
23) Proton (Automotive): USD 68 million
24) MAA (Insurance): USD 67 million
25) Affin Bank (Banking): USD 65 million
26) Padini (Apparel): USD 61 million
27) Parkson (Retail): USD 36 million
28) Sunway (Property): USD 25 million
29) Mamee – Double Decker (Food & Beverage): USD 25 million
30) Bonia (Apparel): USD 22 million
For further information, please visit the MMVB’s homepage at www.aaaa.org.my/mmvb/
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MALAYSIA USING NICE CLASSIFICATION 9TH EDITION |
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8 October 2007
Malaysia has become the Contracting Party to Nice Agreement and Vienna Agreement on 25 July 2007. The Agreements entered into force on 28 September 2007.
For applications file on and after 28 September 2007, applicants are required to use the Nice Classification 9th Edition.
As for marks consisting of device/figure, please use Vienna Classification 5th Edition.
(Please click here to download Nice Classification 9th Edition and Vienna Classification 5th Edition from the WIPO.)
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INDONESIA CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF FOLK SONG ‘RASA SAYANG’ |
3 & 4 October 2007, The Stars
Malaysia is using the folk song “Rasa Sayang” in its Truly Asia tourism campaign.
Indonesia now claimed the ownership of the folk song as an Indonesian heritage. Indonesia further accused Malaysia of claiming ownership of traditional Indonesian handicrafts like batik and wayang kulit puppets.
Indonesia’s Copyright Council chairman Enteng Tanamal said that suing Malaysia was unlikely to succeed because the song’s author was unknown.
Malaysia’s Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said Indonesia has no right to claim ownership over the wayang kulit as it was brought by the Hindu ruler Sri Vijaya in the seventh century and the performing art spread to Langkasuka (Kedah), Palembang, Batavia and Temasik. If Indonesia wants to pursue the matter, it will face a dead end and will affect Malaysia-Indonesia relation.
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| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COURTS TO BE SET UP |
2 July 2007, New Straights Times
[Further to IP News – 4 September 2006]
By month end, 21 Intellectual Property (IP) courts – including 15 Sessions Courts, which specifically handle criminal IP cases will be set up in all States. 6 High Courts which will sit as “special designated courts” in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Perak, Sabah and Sarawak.
Cases to be handled by the courts will include those under the Trade Description Act 1972, Patent Act 1983, Copyright Act 1987, and Optical Disc Act 2000.
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| PRAYER PAPER FOR BURNING HAD OBTAINED TRADE MARK REGISTRATION |
6 February 2007, Oriental Daily News
Mr Lin Hui Ming of Zhu Ge Kong Ming Sdn Bhd warned all imitation of their “prayer paper” products to be withdrawn from the market.
Zhu Ge Kong Ming Sdn Bhd has obtained trade mark registration for the design of its prayer paper, particularly the “Debt Returning Gold” words. He claimed that the power of official prayers had been endowed on all their original products. Therefore, the burning of their prayer paper could help to avoid the unfortunate according to a Chinese belief.
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| COPYRIGHTS DISPUTE – PLAYING CHINESE NEW YEAR SONGS IN PUBLIC |
27, 29, 30 January 2007, Oriental Daily News
MCA Youth strongly disagreed with the payment of royalty/licensing fee to Phonographic Performance Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PPM) for playing Chinese New Year songs in public. They claimed that the festive mood of Chinese New Year celebration has been curtailed.
Mr Fang Zhen Ping, of MCA Youth claimed that consumers had already paid to purchase the album. There will be double payment if consumers have to pay in order to play the songs in public.
Mr Chen Ye Fu, of PPM claimed that our Copyrights Act explicitly states that playing songs in the public requires payment of broadcasting copyright fees. There are only three exemptions, namely for non-profit activities, education or charity purposes.
Mr He Xiang Zan, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, said that the Ministry will have to reconsider amending our Copyrights Act, to include cultural celebration as another exemption, as suggested by MCA Youth.
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| MALAYSIA PCT - NATIONAL PHASE |
11 September 2006
According to our Malaysian Patent Office, Malaysia is only available for designation during PCT International Phase after 16 August 2006. As such, National Phase entry to Malaysia will only available for the PCT International Applications filed after 16 August 2006 (Malaysia is designated in the applications).
Our Malaysian Patent Office has indicated their fees for the National Phase, but other fees pertaining to the International Phase are yet to be announced.
We will keep you posted.
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| IP COURT SETUP TO BRING POSITIVE RESULTS |
4 September 2006, New Straits Times
Malaysia is set to have its own Intellectual Property Court to hear cases involving IP infringements.
Expected to be set up by late this year, the court will have specialized judges and lawyers to create a more effective judicial system and speed up cases relating to patents, copyrights and trademarks.
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| MALAYSIA ENTERS THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) |
Malaysia has become the 131st PCT Contracting State on 16 May 2006. The PCT enters into force on 16 August 2006.
For brief background of PCT, please click here to View or download
Our Malaysian Patent Office is yet to announce their specific requirements and fees for acting as PCT Receiving Office and PCT national phase. We will keep you posted.
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| GLOBAL FORUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2006 |
10 April 2006, Oriental Daily News
The IP Academy’s Inaugural Global Forum on Intellectual Property will be held in Singapore on 21 and 22 August 2006.
The theme of this forum is “Tilting the Global Balance in the IPR Landscape: The Strategic Implications of the Growth in the Asia Pacific Region”. This will be the first multi-disciplinary IP forum in the Asia Pacific region covering all the three main IP rights, as well as enforcement and business issues.
This forum is expected to draw about 400 delegates from various IP related fields around the world.
For further information, please visit the homepage at www.globalforumip.com
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| COMMONWEALTH LAW PORTAL LAUNCHED TODAY |
10 April 2006, Oriental Daily News
Mylawbox Sdn Bhd has launched a brand new Commonwealth Cases Law Portal today. This is the first website in the world that covers the legal resources of 11 Commonwealth countries, namely Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and United Kingdom.
For further information, please visit the homepage at www.mylawbox.com
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| COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE |
20 February 2006, News Straits Times
It is very difficult to register a patent for computer software because most computer codes are likely to infringe the IP that is already owned by established foreign software developers.
An alternative way out is to copyright computer software. Software developers can make a statutory declaration on the IP so that it becomes an evidence.
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