Entry 11

My dad just texted me to fetch him from KLIA tomorrow from out station. He works in the robotic industry and of course he deals with a lot of industrial designs. Therefore, I had the idea to google on how Malaysia protects ID works. I found that the industrial design protection in Malaysia is governed by the Industrial Designs Act 1996 and Industrial Designs Regulations 1999. The Act provides the rights of registered industrial designs as that of a personal property capable of assignment and transmission by operation of the law.

To be eligible for registration, industrial designs must be new and do not include a method of construction or design that is dictated solely by function. In addition, the design of the article must not be dependent upon the appearance of another article of which it forms an integral part.

Local applicants can file registrations individually or through a registered industrial designs agent. However, foreign applicants will need to seek the services of a registered industrial designs agent. Registered industrial designs are protected for an initial period of five years which may be extended for another two 5-year terms, providing a total protection period of 15 years.

source:https://www.mida.gov.my/home/intellectual-property-protection/posts/