Intellectual Property Guides
Brands, designs and creative work
Explore articles on trade marks, industrial designs, copyright and ownership of business assets. These articles provide general information, not legal advice.
Start here
Begin with the Malaysian trade mark, copyright and design articles, or read about our intellectual property services. Overseas and digital-asset commentary is labelled by jurisdiction; read it in that context and do not assume it describes Malaysian law.
Latest articles
1 Feb 2009
Maerogel: Malaysian Aerogel from Rice Husks
Today I came upon some literature that I had taken from an exhibition some time ago. Of interest was a product known as "Maerogel" produced by Prof. Dr.…
17 Jan 2009
WIPO Awards King Bhumibol Adulyadej the WIPO Global Leaders Award
The Nation reported on 15th January 2009 that WIPO has awarded His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the WIPO Global Leaders Award. It is a great honour for the…
9 Sep 2008
S’pore IP Academy Deputy Chairman: Malaysian Companies Realising Value of Intellectual Property
A report by Bernama today quoted David Llewelyn, deputy chairman of Singapore's IP Academy, saying that most companies in Malaysia today are realising the value of intellectual property…
25 Aug 2008
A Post After A Long While
This blog has been lying fallow for some time now. In the spirit of honesty, perhaps it is good for me to review the types of players there…
21 Apr 2008
Good way to Promote An IP Firm
Raj, a patent agent, is quite technologically savvy. So much so that at this point of writing, he has 20 videos uploaded into YouTube under the username "RajPatent".…
19 Apr 2007
Bluetooth Dispute Settled for USD$15million
In a stunning bit of negotiation savvy, the Washington Research Foundation, a branch of the University of Washington, walked away with USD$15 million from CSR PLC. The original…
5 Mar 2007
Starbucks vs. Starstrucks
Who? Shahnaz Husain, an Indian entrepreneur in Mumbai. What? She plans to start a string of 25 glamourous coffee shops in India, decorated with posters of (presumably Bollywood,…
2 Mar 2007
Hard Disk Loading and IP Enforcement
What's "hard disk loading"? A very hard way of loading up a disk?! Well, unfortunately it's a little closer to home than that. Notice every time you purchase…
26 Feb 2007
BitTorrent Goes Legit!
BitTorrent is restyling its business to sell downloads of movies and TV shows licensed from studios. This development is a bit of a surprise because BitTorrent was the…
24 Feb 2007
iPhone Trade Mark Dispute Ends
Talk about how an intellectual property dispute can be amicably resolved! Today's news covered one such incident: Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. agreed that both parties could…
1 Feb 2007
Online Transactions in Malaysia and the Law
In 2006, IDC Malaysia reported that "six million unique buyer identities" conducted online transactions, or e-commerce in ordinary language. Here are some statistics from the report: Malaysia's population: 26.6…
30 Jan 2007
Potential Loopholes in Comparative Advertising
What is comparative advertising1? It takes place when the advertiser compares his product to another known product. It "rides on the reputation" of the mentioned product. It also…
Trade marks & IP at KCN
Trade marks, industrial designs, copyright, licensing, franchising and ownership of the family brand.
Browse by subject
These articles provide general information, not legal advice. Check each article’s date and jurisdiction: older material may describe rules that have changed.
Get in touch
Discuss your circumstances
Send a short outline with the parties’ names and any deadline.