The Practice
- Intellectual Property
- Advertising Law and Regulatory Compliance
- Employment Disputes
- Notarial & Legalization Services
- General Civil Litigation
Our Intellectual Property (IP) Practices is one of the core strengths of The Firm.
Our Founding Partner have solid grasp of the Law and is able to tailor fit each piece of advice to its clients best suited be it from a commercial point of view or even weighing the potential risks associated with each set-up.
Our IP Practices includes all aspects of IP, namely, Trade Marks, Copyrights, Domain Names, Industrial Design covering the territory of Malaysia.
The Firm also handles cross border transactions involving various IP in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, India, Australia, China, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The scope of the Firm’s IP Practices:
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IP Portfolio Management
Our Lawyers have strong ability to advise on the best possible way to protect clients IP, overseeing the whole registration process up to achieving the certificate of registration including handling post grant maintenance.
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Franchise and Licensing
Our Lawyers have strong ability to advise on the most effective ways to exploit business goodwill and reputation through monetizing clients IP. This is often made possible through Franchising and Licensing.
Our advisory role does not end at merely giving advice, it also includes handling the procedural compliance for the franchise registration process with the competent authorities.
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Market Watch / Surveillance
We conduct regular market watch / surveillance for our clients as an added value to our services.
The scope of our market watch / surveillance for our clients encompasses the identification of potential counterfeiting and infringing activity by third party or any misappropriation of clients IP and / or non-use market survey reports. We also advise client and make the appropriate recommendations based on the surveillance report.
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IP Enforcement & Litigation
Our Founding Partner has vast experience in IP enforcement and litigation and have acted for various multinational clients as well as local clients.
We adopt the most efficient and solution-oriented approach in handling IP enforcement & litigation. Identifying the issue in a potential dispute and litigating in a most effective way is core to the Firm’s values.
The Firm works closely with its foreign associates in Thailand, India and Indonesia on cross border advertising regulatory compliance and is often kept abreast of the development of the advertising regulations in these countries.
Our lawyers have strong ability to advise on the Law / Regulatory Compliances relating to:
- Advertising and Marketing Content;
- Sweepstakes;
- Contest prizes and promotion Law;
- Influencer Marketing;
- Personal Data Protection.
The Firm actively represent clients in this area.
Our lawyers have experience in handling employment dispute relating to unfair dismissal and / or constructive dismissal.
Our representation covers both employee as well as employer in any legal proceeding relating employment disputes.
We assist clients in authenticating documents / legal instruments, Power of Attorney (POA) at various embassy and consulates. This is an added service to our clients.
We also assist cross border authentication of documents / legal instruments to facilitate our clients needs.
The Firm handles general civil litigation which includes areas relating to injunctions, contractual disputes, probate, tenancies, defamation and negligence.
Our lawyers have experience in these areas of law and is able to advise clients on their rights, liabilities and remedies.