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Intellectual Property
Our IP commercial services extend to regulatory advice, registration, litigation, enforcement, licensing, franchising, IP audit, due diligence and sale of IP rights.
We advise our clients regularly on a variety of matters involving IP rights in their business operations. Our IP specialists have represented clients from a wide range of sectors including automotive, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer products, food and beverage, luxury goods, telecommunications, financial services, IT, publishing, media, entertainment and hospitality. We provide practical solutions to our clients to assist them in protecting their valuable IP assets. We also design and implement anti-counterfeiting programs for our clients.
Latest insights
In this special edition of the KPMG Intellectual Property newsletter on Green IP and Sustainability, our Senior Associate, Stanley Lee Wai Jin has contributed an article about the preservation and protection of traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Malaysia. The article also explores the role of international treaties and local legislation in deterring biopiracy and unfair exploitation of traditional knowledge.
KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter Edition 4, 2024
In the third edition of the KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter for 2024, our Senior Associate, Stanley Lee Wai Jin, has contributed an article on the protection of sui generis or unique IP rights in Malaysia. The article explores key issues pertaining to geographical indications, layout designs of integrated circuits and protection of plant varieties.
KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter Edition 3, 2024
Nadarashnaraj Sargunaraj and Stanley Lee Wai Jin have recently contributed their insights to the Malaysia Q&A Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide -Product Liability 2024 published by the Global Legal Group. The publication covers common issues pertaining to laws and regulations on product liability in Malaysia – including causation, defences, legal procedures, limitation periods, remedies and potential costs of litigation. The publication can be viewed at ICLG’s website or alternatively, a copy of the publication can also be downloaded in the link provided below.
International Comparative Legal Guide - Product Liability 2024 (Malaysia)
In the second edition of the KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter for 2024, our Senior Associate, Stanley Lee, has contributed an article on dealing with employee-generated IP in Malaysia. The article explores key issues pertaining to ownership of IP assets created by employees, including some pointers for employers to consider before entering into a Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement (“CIIAA”) with an employee based in Malaysia.
KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter Edition 2, 2024
In the first edition of the KPMG Intellectual Property Newsletter for 2024, our Senior Associate, Stanley Lee, has contributed an article on measures to curb illegal streaming in Malaysia. The article looks at recent amendments to the Copyright Act 1987 to tackle the growing problem of online piracy of copyrighted media.