On 19th September 2019, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) held a Public Consultation on the proposed changes and new provisions concerning the Trademark Regulations under the new Trademarks Bill 2019. The Consultation Paper released by MyIPO dated September 2019 is available for download here.
One of the relevant stakeholders in the intellectual property landscape that MyIPO had invited to give feedback at the Public Consultation was the Malaysian Intellectual Property Association of Malaysia (MIPA). RDL Partner Yvonne Ong led the discussion on behalf of the Trademarks Taskforce of MIPA. Yvonne, an experienced intellectual property practitioner and a member of the Executive Committee of MIPA, is also a member of both the IP Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council and the ICC Malaysia Intellectual Property Working Committee. She is often invited to give her views on pertinent IP issues at conferences.
