Patents, like trademarks and Industrial Designs, are territorial by nature. Therefore, inventors and companies usually find themselves faced with the demands of multiple filings when they need to register...
Generally, the criterion for a design to be registrable in Malaysia is that it must be “new” at the point the application is filed. This means that as long as...
Filing an invention for a patent registration involves a considerable amount of time and financial investment. ...
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It was recently reported that the franchise industry would have contributed 2.6% or some RM22.5 billion to Malaysia’s total gross domestic products (GDP) in 2012. ...
Most of us would agree that among all the business strategies for expansion, franchising is one of the most effective and popular choices, especially in the food and beverage (F&B)...
In this era, most of us buy everything from coffee to burger and apparels to groceries from franchises. We have an endless appetite for convenience. ...
Malaysia Business owners often get confused about Franchising and Licensing. Both of them are considered as a means of business expansion method undoubtedly but their differences should be taken into...
In Malaysia, according to Section 14(1) and (2) of the Malaysian Patents Act, an invention is considered new if it is not anticipated by prior art, which means it should...
The wheel, airplane and light bulb are among some of the major inventions of all time. The wheel brought to the existence of automobiles, bicycles and conveyor belts and thus...