Since the 70s, Malaysia has continuously adjusted its industrial structure and vigorously promoted an export-oriented economy, with rapid development in the electronics, manufacturing, construction and service industries. Currently, Malaysia is a party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights Related to **, and the Convention of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Malaysian patents include invention patents, utility models, and design patents.
In the previous article, Xiaowei introduced the trademark in Malaysia. The following is an introduction to invention patents in Malaysia.
1. Application channels
1.Apply directly.
2.Paris Convention Pathway.
3.PCT International Application Route.
2. Application documents
1.Name, nationality, address and other information of the applicant and inventor;
2.Title of invention in English and Chinese;
3.Description, claims, abstract of description, description of drawings and abstract drawings;
4.Priority document (if required);
5.Power of attorney (notarized required).
3. Form of examination
Including:Preliminary examinationwithSubstantive examination。If there are no problems with the application documents, the preliminary examination procedure will be initiated;If a correction is required, the applicant will have 3 months to make the correction. The patent office shall disclose the patent 18 months after the priority date.
Within 18 months from the filing date, the applicant must submit an application for substantive examination. If the applicant fails to file, the patent application is deemed to have been withdrawn. The Patent Office conducts a substantive examination of the requirements of the Patent Act on inventions in three cases: the substantive examination of improvements, which is generally completed within six months;Standard Substantive Examination;The extension of the substantive examination is generally completed in five to six years, and can be registered and announced after the review is approved. After entering the substantive examination procedure, the applicant can make corrections within 2 months. After the patent is granted, the Malaysian Patent Office will issue a patent qualification certificate to the applicant.
4. Term of Protection
20 years from the filing date.
5. Language of application
English. The above is the Malaysian invention patent introduced by Xiaowei. Malaysia is strategically located in Southeast Asia, and in terms of intellectual property protection, Malaysia is one of the ASEAN member states with a relatively complete protection system, and the number of applications is also quite large. In addition, Malaysia has always encouraged foreign capital to enter its domestic high-tech field, and it is undoubtedly the investment method with the highest safety factor and the shortest return period to seize the opportunity in Malaysia's domestic high-tech field by obtaining patent rights.