Getting One’s Just Desserts
It may be an opportune time to revisit the saga between Tan Kim Hock Tong Seng Food Industry Sdn Bhd (‘TKHTS’) and Tan Kim Hock…
Updates
The Budapest Treaty in Malaysia and New Directives
On 31 March 2022, Malaysia deposited the instrument of ratification at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters in Geneva and officially acceded to the…
Malaysia’s Patents (Amendment) Act 2022 and Implementing Regulations
The long-awaited Patents (Amendment) Act 2022 together with the implementing Regulations has finally come into force on 18 March 2022. After more than a decade…
Trademark Licensing in Malaysia
One of the notable new provisions that was encapsulated in the recently enforced Trademarks Act 2019 is the concept of ‘registrable transactions.’ In brief, registrable…
Pursuing Software Patents in Malaysia
Pursuing patent protection for computer software related inventions have always been complicated affairs. Notwithstanding the substantial differing substantive requirements employed by different patent jurisdictions from…
Top 10 Reasons Why a Patent is Important
This article was updated in June 2025 to improve accuracy and readability. Patent protection is a valuable commercial tool and a strategic investment for businesses…