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Malaysia × Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection in Malaysia
Protecting your brands, technology and other intellectual property, and earning from them, across countries. In Malaysia, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
Who handles this work
On request
WONE Global can find the right Intellectual Property & Brand Protection professional in Malaysia for you.
No WONE Global Partner holds this yet. Send us your requirement: WONE Global confirms whether a vetted Associate firm can act, tells you who it is and checks for conflicts before any work begins.
Bring a requirement →Malaysia at a glanceSoutheast Asia
Kuala Lumpur · Wednesday 4 November
04:01
Local time
- Currency
- MYR
- Working week
- Monday – Friday
- Dialling code
- +60
- Region
- Southeast Asia
What the rules say in Malaysia
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, the essentials
From the Malaysia market guide: the points that matter most for intellectual property & brand protection, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research35% of statements checked against a source16 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-199 held back until checked against an official source4 topics include AI-written statements, not source-checkedNot yet professionally reviewed
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) administers registration of trade marks, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications and layout-designs of integrated circuits, and keeps a voluntary copyright notification system.
Registrable IP rights in Malaysia.AI-written, not source-checkedThe Trademarks Act 2019 replaced the Trade Marks Act 1976, allowing multi-class applications and non-traditional marks and enabling Malaysia's accession to the Madrid Protocol; a registration lasts ten years and is renewable for further ten-year periods.
Trade marks.AI-written, not source-checkedMalaysia is a party to the Paris Convention, the Berne Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Madrid Protocol, and is bound by the TRIPS Agreement as a WTO member.
Treaty membership.AI-written, not source-checkedIndustrial designs are protected by registration under the Industrial Designs Act 1996, while copyright under the Copyright Act 1987 arises automatically without registration.
Industrial designs and copyright.AI-written, not source-checkedIP owners can bring civil infringement actions in the High Court, and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living enforces criminal provisions on trade mark counterfeiting and copyright piracy.
Enforcement.AI-written, not source-checked
Read the full guide: Intellectual property
Scope
What the service covers here
- 01Identify the IP that needs protection
- 02Review ownership and licensing arrangements
- 03Secure or coordinate registrations where relevant
- 04Address enforcement, infringement and brand-risk issues
Key questions
What we will work through with you
- What needs to be decided before intellectual property & brand protection work starts?
- Who is professionally responsible in each country?
- Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
- What information and decisions are needed from the business?
If your work involves another country or another area of expertise, WONE Global brings in the right professional and keeps all advisers informed.
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Cases
What clients bring to Intellectual Property & Brand Protection
The cases this service leads or joins, each with what is at stake, how WONE Global handles it and who handles it in Malaysia.
Urgent Someone abroad is pretending to be our company. How do we stop it?Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesDo we need to register our brand before we export?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we register our trade mark in other countries?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we protect our technology in other countries?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensingSomeone is selling under our brand in another country. How do we stop them?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingWe're launching in new countries. Is our brand protected there?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingSomeone has our brand as a domain or social account. Can we get it back?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingHow do we license our technology abroad without losing control of it?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensingWe've been accused of infringing a patent or trade mark abroad. What now?Trademarks, brands & counterfeitingDo we actually own the code and designs our contractors abroad created?Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing
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