September 2005

The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) said awareness on copyrights in Sabah has increased significantly over the years. Its Director of Copyright, A. Manisegaran, said this is reflected through the attendance level at a seminar on copyright law on Wednesday. “This is the fourth year we have been coming to Sabah and we found…

The two restaurants serve similar Western-style seafood in shallow metal pans. They also both use seafood-related slogans – while one said it had “Something Fishy”, the other used “Nothing Fishy About It”. But last Tuesday, OB Singapore Operations, which owns the Fish & Co chain of restaurants, sued rival Manhattan Fish Market (MFM) Restaurants for…

A LACK in enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) may hinder the steady and strong growth in bilateral trade and investment between Malaysia and the US. US Ambassador to Malaysia Christopher J. LaFleur said there are some key areas the US would like the Malaysian Government to make some progress in, one of which is…

Efforts will be made soon to produce entrepreneurs among scientists at universities in Malaysia, especially those involved in biotechnology, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis. He said he would submit a proposal to the cabinet for discoveries that are made by local scientists to be given intellectual property rights so…

Widely famous for its economic dynamism, ASEAN is not well known as a region of intellectual property creation. Patented assets owned by regional entities have remained very small in volume, notwithstanding the fast-paced, electronics-based transformation in regional production and trade from the 1990s. This is a matter for significant concern because inventions and innovations are…

Malaysia has an opportunity to develop its Intellectual Property capabilities to be on a par with the best countries in the Pacific Rim. It is a relatively small country with an active inventor population in its major industries, small and medium companies, entrepreneurs, and Universities. This inventor community is not presently focused on obtaining IP.…

Mindvault Sdn Bhd, a leader in Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) solutions, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US based PetrashWilliamson to license and deploy best practice Intellectual Property Asset Management (IPAM) tools in Malaysia. This is the first time that these tools will be made available in the South…

One of the most quoted examples in IP circles is the story of The Dow Chemical Company. In 1992, Dow conducted an audit of its 30,000 patents. Based on the results of the audit, subsequent business decisions produced more than US$100 million in revenue and savings of more than US$50 million. The person who led…

SMALL- and medium-sized industries (SMIs) and small- and medium-sized businesses should create and develop brands that can compete globally, said Asia-Pacific Brands Foundation chairman Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Jaafar. “Local SMIs should no longer just manufacture goods, but also focus on creating positive branding for Malaysia,” he said at the launch of The Brand…