Trade And Service Mark Applications In Malaysia - New Changes

The Malaysian Trademarks Registry has further changed its 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 or service mark;
2. the relevant priority documents (in cases where priority is claimed); and
3. whenever applicable, a certified transliteration and translation of wordmark(s) having non-Roman characters.

However, in order to facilitate the implementation of the new Regulations during the transitional phase, the Registry has in practice been flexible in allowing the applicants a grace period (with an extendible deadline) to submit the required accompanying documents. This practice will soon cease on 15 September 1998 as the Registry has by an Official Notice announced that with effect from the aforesaid date :-