Procedural Changes under the Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019
Since our last article in August 2019 on Malaysia’s new Trademarks Act 2019 (“the Act”) and its subsequent enforcement on 27 December 2019, a lot…
Updates
Court of Appeal: Licensee is entitled to sue for Infringement jointly with Registered Design Owner
Malaysia’s Patents Act 1983, Industrial Designs Act 1996 and Trademarks Act 2019 all contain provisions under which a licensee of the registration owner may take…
Moral Rights in Copyright
In our last article, we have explored one of the fundamentals of copyright in that an original work is protectable under the Copyright Act 1987…
Fuel Your Name
What is in a name? Can one be entitled to use it legally as a trademark? The answers may be gleaned from the recently decided…
Is a Doctrine of Equivalents applicable in Malaysia?
In a landmark 2017 decision, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court determined that patent infringement can arise even in a scenario where the alleged infringement is…
Do Your Home Work: Keeping Trade Secrets Safe While Working Remotely
This article was first published by IP Watchdog, Inc. on 26 March 2020 and is reproduced with the kind permission of the author. To view…