Intellectual Property

Our proficiency encompasses intellectual property matters such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and design rights, as well as trade secrets, unfair competition, counterfeiting, and domain name concerns.

Our advisory services cover the full spectrum of intellectual property rights, including but not limited to:

1. Establishing protocols for early identification and safeguarding of rights, recording unregistered rights, ensuring ownership, and monitoring rights;
2. Developing strategies to prevent infringement and implementing systems to confirm the unrestricted use of new brands, products, and services;
3. Arranging comprehensive searches of registrable rights, including domain names, on a global scale, focusing on aspects such as novelty, registrability, infringement, ongoing awareness, and ownership;
4. Securing necessary third-party intellectual property rights licences;
5. Devising anti-counterfeiting strategies; and
6. Conducting intellectual property rights due diligence.

We are equipped to provide guidance on intellectual property contracts and legal matters, which encompass:

1. Facilitating acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights;
2. Advising on licensing, technology transfers, and know-how sharing, and joint ventures;
3. Assisting in the negotiation and drafting of supply, distribution and agency agreements;
4. Addressing issues related to security interests over intellectual property rights;
5. Handling research and development agreements, including collaborations with government entities, universities, and aid-funded institutions; and
6. Navigating the intricacies of marketing and advertising law, including compliance with trade descriptions legislation, advertising regulations and comparative advertising law.

In the event of disputes, our services encompass, but are not limited to:

1. Offering strategic and tactical advice on pursuing and defending claims;
2. Assisting with applications for injunctions and defending against them, which may include search and seizure orders and anti-counterfeiting measures;
3. Legal actions in all Malaysian courts; and
4. Participation in proceedings or representation before the Intellectual Property Division of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living.