KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) — A proposal to establish a National Intellectual Property Policy that will make intellectual property a national asset will be presented to the Cabinet early next year.
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said the policy guideline was being prepared by a consultancy firm appointed by […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts to wipe out piracy in the country will receive a major boost when a national intellectual property policy is implemented next year. 
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal said the policy would boost the economy and attract more foreign investors. 
The policy aims to ensure a higher standard of protection […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 (Bernama) — MIMOS researchers have surpassed this year’s patent disclosure target by 100 per cent, with a total of 80 patent disclosures to date.
Under its internal Intellectual Property (IP) Reward Scheme, MIMOS’ previously stated target was to have 40 IP disclosures by the end of 2006, ramping up to 200 patent […]

SINGAPORE/SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. , maker of market-leading iPod digital music players, has filed a second patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against rival Creative Technology Ltd. .
The counter-suits come after Singapore-based Creative, the world’s number two MP3 player maker, filed patent complaints against Apple last month in a federal court and […]

Google has launch a patent search engine features. The patents issued coverage in the 1790s through those issued in the middle of 2006.
Google provides the “advanced search page” provides a nice search interface for the database:  http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search

The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) is Malaysia’s most exciting initiative for the global information and communication technology (ICT) industry.

Conceptualized in 1996, the MSC Malaysia has since grown into a thriving dynamic ICT hub, hosting more than 900 multinationals, foreign-owned and home-grown Malaysian companies focused on multimedia and communications products, solutions, services and; research and […]

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) continued to achieve success when it emerged as the first Public Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) to receive the 2006 National Intellectual Property’s Award for organisation category in conjunction with the National Intellectual Property Day this year.
This first ever award organised by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs had […]

Government of Malaysia has taken steps sufficeint to monitor and significantly decrease pirate production in licensed as well as unlicensed facilities. A International intellectual property alliance 2006 special 301 report has publish. You will find a clear information about the reduction number of pirate exports, with special focus on enterainment software andadeuately enforce against piracy […]

Vietnamese health officials are concerned medicine patents could raise drug prices in an increasingly intellectual-property-aware Vietnam, and called for strict management on their issuance.
Professor Le Van Truyen, said TRIPS - a treaty on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights which every nation must comply with once entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) - […]

McDonald’s has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases the course of the fast food chain’s 66-year history. Many of these have involved trademark issues, but McDonald’s has also launched a significant number of defamation suits.
Cases brought by McDonald’s
Cases brought by McDonald’s
McDonald’s has also been criticized for its approach to preserving […]