The Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Revised Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) has opened on Monday 13th March 2006 in Singapore. It is the first time that a diplomatic conference in the field of intellectual property is held in Asia. And for Singapore, it has a strong significance according to Deputy Prime Minister and […]
Malaysia Contemplates Intellectual Property Rights Sharing
With the increased realization by the government of Malaysia that it is imperative to develop an innovation-driven economy, the government is taking steps to allow the IP rights derived from inventions made in research work undertaken with government grants to be jointly owned by the government, the respective research institute as well as the inventors […]
Malaysia has deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 16 May 2006.
The said treaty will enter into force on 16 August 2006 and PCT applications filed on or after 16th August 2006 will automatically designate Malaysia. More than 1.2 million international patent applications covering new technology have been filed since the PCT began operating in 1978. Malaysia became the 131st contracting states of the PCT to […]
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Prelude to Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and the US
It is widely known that Malaysia has yet to seal the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States although the pact will encourage greater liberalization of foreign investment between the United States and Malaysia as well as deliver stronger Malaysian growth, prospects of higher investments into the country, higher quality medicines for illnesses and […]