Malaysia - Trade Mark - Important Updates

Since our last issue of MY News in April of this year which highlighted the changes introduced by the new Trademarks Regulations 1997, the Malaysian Trademarks Registry has announced several changes to its rules of practice in relation to new trade and service mark applications. The Trademarks Regulations 1997 prescribe that all trade and service mark applications submitted after 1 December 1997 must be accompanied by:-

1. a Statutory Declaration inter alia affirming the applicant as the bona fide proprietor of the trade mark or service mark;

2. a certified true copy of the relevant priority document (in cases where priority is claimed); and

3. whenever applicable, a certified transliteration and translation of wordmark(s) having non-Roman characters.