24 Sep What is a Trademark?
Every person or object needs a name for the purpose of identification. A product or a service is no different....
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24 Sep Patent Registration & Innovation – Success Stories from Malaysia and the World
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24 Sep Patents, Utility Innovation and Trade Secrets – How Do They Compare?
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Not all inventions can be patented, and not all inventions would be worth the time, money and effort spent in filing it for...
24 Sep Is Your Invention Patentable?
This means the invention has not been disclosed to the public anywhere in the world by any methods – such as word of mouth, through the press and advertising, product...
24 Sep Is Patenting Necessary and Worthwhile?
Filing an invention for a patent registration involves a considerable amount of time and financial investment. ...
24 Sep Industrial Design Registration Criteria
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...
24 Sep Filing for an International Patent Application
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...
24 Sep Patent Commercialization
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]As a developing country, Malaysia needs a mass amount of innovation in its quest to become a developed country. According to the INSEAD...
24 Sep Motivators and Conditions for Innovation
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...
24 Sep Important Amendments To The Patent Act of Japan
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...