Patent Protection in Malaysia

Malaysian patent protection is in compliance with the 1983 Patent Law and can be used at the domestic stage of domestic direct application or Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application. The applicant can choose from two patent classifications, standard patents or design patents and utility models. With respect to Malaysia's patent application requirements, the applicant must file a patent with Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO), Kuala Lumpur, or an affiliate in Sabah State and Sarawak State.

In the case of patent protection invention medicaments, the invention relates generally to a novel molecule or family of molecules (protected by so-called "products" or "substance patents") or a method for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment (or prevention) of a specific disease . (Protected by so-called "process" or "method" patents). The patent grants exclusive rights to the owner, usually 20 years. In the meantime, no matter how you duplicate the proprietor of the patent or how you propose the invention yourself, you can not duplicate it. The tradeoff is that the patent document itself (called the "standard") becomes a publicly available document. Therefore, when a patent comes into effect, another person can read the invention, understand its mechanism, and obtain the information immediately after the patent expires.

Patent protection process, basic method and your first invention The idea behind this patent is to exchange secrets and details of the invention between the inventor and the public, and the government invents the invention Grant the right to exclude the benefit from limited. In the United States, this patent protects your invention for 20 years beginning with the application for claims. A patent application must meet three specifications.

Patents are allowed to protect the invention. A patent is an exclusive right granted by the government to the applicant by the invention. Patents may be applied by the inventor or other person / company designated by the inventor. We exclude the rights of others who create, use, provide, sell or import inventions without permission. A patent is a negative right, a patent is not a right to manufacture, use or sell an invention, but a patent owner (patent owner) does not use his own invention by a third party, It is a right to give authority to prevent or prevent use. . Her permission patent includes the right to license others with regard to the manufacture, use or sale of a patented invention.

Several inventions can obtain a patent. The patent legally protects the inventor's intellectual property and legally recognizes that the claimed invention is actually an invention. The rules and requirements of invention patents vary from country to country, and the process of obtaining patents is often expensive. Another implication of the invention is a cultural invention, a series of useful social behaviors that people accept to others and tell others. The Social Invention Institute has gathered such many ideas in magazines and books. The invention is also an important part of the creativity of art and design. Inventions often expand the boundary of human knowledge, experience, ability