Malaysians are getting more creative by the day. I see a lot of new creations and brands coming up and I often wonder if all these innovators/ creators/ business developers/ entrepreneurs protect the labour of their creative thinking ie their products. Because 'copycats' love to imitate a great idea and tweak it into their own, which happens a lot nowadays. In Malaysia, we have heard about songs, makeup brands and headscarves designs being copied and some are being discussed in courts to solve the issues.
I have said that it is a kind of a recognition as 'copycats' only copy the best but I don't think the business owner would have the same sentiment about their creative inventions being duplicated.
In Malaysia, there is a statutory body that is responsible for the development and management of the intellectual property system i.e. patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights and layout designs of integrated circuits in Malaysia. The body is called the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia or fondly named MyIPO.
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the intellect for which a monopoly is assigned to designated owners by law. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are the rights granted to the creators of IP and include trademarks, copyright, patents, industrial design rights, and in some jurisdictions trade secrets. Artistic works including music and literature, as well as discoveries, inventions, words, phrases, symbols, and designs, can all be protected as intellectual property.
While intellectual property law has evolved over centuries, it was not until the 19th century that the term intellectual property began to be used, and not until the late 20th century that it became commonplace in the majority of the world.
MyIPO is an agency under the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism and prior to 1983, the intellectual property rights were administered by Pejabat Cap Dagangan dan Jaminhak before changing its name to Pejabat Cap Dagangan dan Paten and placed under the jurisdiction of the then Ministry of Trade and Industry.
After a restructuring on 27 October 2990, the office changed its name to Intellectual Property Division and placed under the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (which is now Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism). The division was tasked to administer Patents Act 1983, Trade Marks Act 1976 and Copyright Act 1987.
The Division was corporatized on 3 March 2003 and renamed as Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (PHIM) before rebranded to MyIPO on 3 March 2005.
So, what kind of services do MyIPO offers to the mass?
Lots and lots and in such simple steps, your creative inventions will be secured and protected.
Hurm. I think now I want to also register #RawlinsGLAM as my intellectual property so that I will be the only one using it since I have been using the hashtag for like... forever for all my social media sharing.
As more and more entrepreneurs coming up, MyIPO is the best solution to protect all their creative inventions and by doing so, it will save them a lot of troubles when someone is claiming their rights over the inventions or manipulating their design to gain profits. As it is also MyIPO's mission to providing strong legal infrastructure and effective administration regime to enhance greater creativity and exploitation of intellectual property.
We all know that the court processes might take a while and a lot of cash, so it is the best for all innovators/ creators/ business developers/ entrepreneurs to register their business on the website to avoid the costly affairs.
As we all love to search for more information online, here are some hashtags that will be useful to know more about MyIPO.
berapa agaknya kos untuk mempatenkan brand produk kita yea?
Bagus MyIPO ni. Melindungi produk kita daripada diciplak. Tak semua orang ada kesedaran dan tahu cara nak paten hasil diorang.
We are lucky as Malaysia has this persatuan to protect the designer, creator and so on..
rawslinsGlam haaa cepat paten kan sebagai trademark hehe..
Memang digalakkan sesiapa yang ada logo ,hasil-hasil rekaan berdaftar dengan myipo bagi untuk elak diciplak..
This is actually a great way to protect our brand, especially from copy-paste punya orang. Sadly, not many people know about this.
Sekarang ni isu copycat sgt berleluasa dalam apa2 induatri pun. Raya baru2 ni isu copycat design baju kurung. So kalau tak di paten atau ada cap dagang susah juga nak claim tu design kita kan. Semua kena celik myIPO lepas ni nampaknya. Masih ramai yg tak aware lagi.
Ada certain kos dikenakan untuk pattern kan harta intelek kita..dalam RM370 untuk cap dagang..my friend baru je buat utk bisnes boss dia..bagusnya kita boleh melindungi harta intelek kita dari diciplak kan?
Great info! Thanks..im just about you to register my lock name hahaha..let me know what are the process that u have been going thru?
cocok sekali bagi mereka yang mau buka bisnsi produk. berapa besar ya kira" biayanya untuk membuat hak cipta produk?
Bagus benda ni cuma kalau nak register tu bia proper dan pastikan kita dah puas hati, tak da lah depan hari nanti rasa nak ubah-ubah lagi.
Bagus info MyIPO ni... kena fahamkan dulu keperluan-keperluan dia utk kita sebagai pengguna ni.
Dunia semakin maju, tapi masih ada yg suka berfikiran singkat contohnya meniru, menciplak hack org lain.mujur ada MyIPO ni.
di zaman semua maklumat di hujung jari ni memang kita terdedah dengan spesis copycat ni semua. walaupun berisiko, harap2 dijauhkanlah sebab perkara macam ni bukan setakat merosakkan reputasi, bahkan menutup pintu rezeki orang lain. mujur ada kemudahan macam myipo ni. woohoo!
Good to know this information, and thanks that you share about this MyIpo. This is very important to all bloggers.
Wow good to know that Malaysia are serious about IPO. We also have it here but am not sure how serious the body are. Having IPO solidify your brand.
Wah menariknya boleh register hashtag juga ya. Copy paste ni memang bersepah dan susah nak bendung.
Our government is so cool to came out with this thing. It is really important to protect their design etc from those copy-ori and always claim their design.
it's good to see that IP is getting the awareness in Malaysia now!
Benda pasal IP nie bro dulu memang rajin amik tahu, sebab kerja dalam industri yg terlibat.
Ah, great information here! I have always wondered how I can protect my intellectual property. Gonna do a little more research on this now that I have guidance from you.
Interesting post and information! I also thinking about the My IPO and there's a lot of area that we need to understand and verify about this issues.
Baguslah ada MyIPO. Nanti Kak Bell ada resepi baru boleh patenkan. Hehe. Yg mana berdaya kreatip tu eloklah pergi daftar kan, nanti senang2 je org lain claim. Semua benda nak claim dia punya. Eh!
We should really protect all intellectual properties.. Great effort in spreading the awareness..