Malaysia Hotline: +603- 2141 8908
Through
the latest statistic information of Malaysia trademark registration and
application by local Malaysians and foreigners from Intellectual Property
Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), there was successfully registered and applied
for 59,204 cases in year 2013. Malaysia brand name registration allows people
to register their brand names to the government in order to protect it and use
it for their marketing purpose.
What is Malaysia Brand Name?
Malaysia
brand name (® or ™) is the badge of origin in conjunction to distinguish from
other products and brands. ® denotes that the brand name is registered and
protected under Malaysia Trademark Law whereas ™ denotes that it indicates the
brand name is used by the company. A brand name can consists of words, logos,
pictures, alphabets, numbers or a combination of these. Brand name serves as a
tool to enable consumers to recognize the products by the specific trader.
Who can apply for Malaysia Brand
Name?
Any
person, whether Malaysian citizen or foreigner, who is the owner of the brand
name used or proposed to be used by him or her in Malaysia, will be eligible to
apply for Malaysia brand name registration.
Why an applicant needs a Malaysia
Brand Name search report?
Before
the applicant registers Malaysia brand name, the applicant can do a brand name
research through one or more brand name classes and that particular class must
be related to the use of the brand name and the business nature. The brand name
search report will show the information such as any similar or duplicate
existing brand names that have been registered under Intellectual Property
Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) in order to avoid plagiarism and receive any
objection from other owner of the similar brand name during the Malaysia brand
name registration process.
Why register brand name in
Malaysia?
Registering
your own brand name in Malaysia is to give you the exclusive right to use it
within the relevant region you have registered. Anyone else who uses your
registered brand name will be presumed to be a willful infringer, and you could
be entitled to monetary damages as a result of the infringement because there
is a protection of the registered brand name in Malaysia.
Moreover,
a registered brand name can treat as a valuable asset for the owner either own
by individual or a company which can be sold or transferred to others.
Distinguishing your products or services by using your brand name from other
competitors can allow your consumers to recognize and identify your products or
services provided in the market in order to provide consumer convenience and
prevent marketplace confusion to the consumers. Your brand name can be design
in the form of words, logo, slogan, package design, or other indicators of
origin.
How long is the Period of Malaysia
Brand Name Registration?
Once the
applicant has registered his or her own Malaysia brand name to MyIPO, if there
is no objection filed, the Malaysia brand name registration will be done within
one or two months. For the reply of confirmation or rejection of the brand name
registration, this procedure normally will take 1-2 years by the MyIPO’s
officer to determine whether or not the applied brand names fulfill all the
criteria under the Malaysia Trademark Law and whether or not receive any
objection from other registered similar brand name’s owner. If there is an
objection incurred during the process of confirmation for brand name
registration, the applicant can be either choose to appeal it or redesign the
brand name and apply the brand name registration again.
How long is the Protection Period
of Malaysia Brand Name?
For
Malaysia brand name, the protection period of the registered brand name
certificate is normally up to a maximum of 10 years and it requires to renew it
every 10 years by submitting some of the required documents and payment to
MyIPO for the brand name ownership’s renewal arrangement.
Contact
us
If
you have further queries, please contact Tannet
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hours Malaysia hotline：603-21418908;
24
hours Hong Kong hotline：852-27837818;
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hours Hong Kong hotline：86-755-
36990589;
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