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Trademark System in Malaysia
 
GENERAL COUNTRY INFORMATION
Malaysia is a nation in Southeast Asia consisting of 13 states with two geographical regions separated by the South China Sea: Peninsula Malaysia and Borneo. Malaysia is home to about 24 million people of various races, mainly Malays, Chinese and Indians with a number of other ethnicities as well. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. As of 2006, the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in term of purchasing power parity (PPP) is estimated to be US$308.8 billion with $12,700 per capita.

Malaysia Trademark System

  HIGHLIGHTS
Legal basis Trade Marks Act 1976
Major international treaty signed Paris Convention
Cost of obtaining a straightforward registration Please contact us at malaysia@mirandah.com
Average time to register a trademark 18 to 24 months
Filing and prosecution procedures

Stage 1: Filing
Stage 2: Examination
Stage 3: Advertisement
Stage 4: Opposition (if any)
Stage 5: Registration

Registrable marks Any distinctive device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, or combination thereof; all distinctive and graphically representable signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers, devices, colors, three-dimensional forms
Number of classes 45 in line with the Nice Classification
Multiple class filing Not available
Filing of series marks Available
Necessary documents Notarized Statutory Declaration of Ownership
Electronic filing Not available
Common objections
  • Deceptiveness
  • Prior conflicting rights
  • Inventiveness, descriptiveness and non-distinctiveness
Opposition term 2 months from publication
Duration of protection 10 years from the date of registration
Restoration of lapsed trademark Within 12 months from the expiry of the last registration
Compulsory period of use to avoid cancellation action 3 consecutive years from the date of registration until 1 month before the application to remove the mark
Parallel Imports Allowable
Use Not necessary for filing purposes as an application can be filed based on “intention to use”
Useful links www.mirandah.com
www.mipc.gov.my


ENFORCEMENT

  HIGHLIGHTS
Outline of the
enforcement steps
Civil
  • Infringement pursuant to the Trade Marks Act 1976 
  • Passing-off

Quasi-Criminal
  • Application for a Trade Description Order under the Trade Descriptions Act 1972
  • Border Measures
Civil Remedies
  • Interlocutory / permanent injunction
  • An order for the surrender or the destruction of the offending trademark or signage
  • Damages or account of profits in lieu of damages
  • A declaration of the plaintiff’s rights to the trademark and defendant’s infringement of these rights
Criminal Sanctions Trade Description Order 
Monetary fines or imprisonment or both

Border Measure
Prohibition of importation; seizure; detention; forfeiture of counterfeit trademark   goods
Others It is an offence to represent a trademark as registered when it is not. Criminal sanctions include monetary fines or imprisonment of both
Time frame for various legal actions 12 – 36 months
Alternative dispute resolution
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Any specialized courts for IP No


    OTHER INFORMATION

    Application Of Trade Marks From 2000 to 2006

      Year

    Application

    Registration
      Local Foreign Total Local Foreign Total
    2000 6303 12500 18803 449 1328 1777
    2001 6525 10078 16603 1570 5341 6911
    2002 7654  8785 16439 4056 7072 11128
    2003 8327  9439 17766 3014 9108 12122
    2004 10334 10410 20744 3243 8473 11716
    2005 10453 11691 22144 3683 7771 11454
    2006 11209  12840 24049 5651 10108 15759


    Disclaimer: The information provided above is intended to serve as a general guideline and is not intended as legal advice. The information is correct at the time of printing.