Malaysia: Business Environment
The central organisation in charge of the protection and promotion of intellectual property rights is the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).
In order to register a trademark, it is necessary to seek its registration from the Registrar of Trade Marks and to indicate a user of the brand in the country. As soon as the trademark is registered, it becomes protected and its use is continuous.
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
Patent Law on Patents 1983 (amended 1993) |
20 years |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) |
Trademark Law on Trademarks 1976 (amended 1994 and completed 1997) Standards and regulations for trademarks 1983 |
10 years renewable without limit | |
Design Law on designs and industrial models 1996 |
5 years renewable twice | |
Copyright Law on copyright 1987 |
Either up to 50 years after the author's death or 50 years after the first publication or the creation of the work |
Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works |
Industrial Models Law on designs and industrial models 1996 |
5 years renewable twice |
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