KM Lim & Partners

05/07/2019

商标注册的好处：
- 独家使用权力，如果有他人或企业侵犯您的商标，您可以立即根据商标法令对侵权人或企业采取法律诉讼，或向马来西亚商标执法部门投诉以保护您的权利。
- 您可以将商标以分配、许可和特许经营权的方式给第三方经营，将业务拓展到全球。

08/05/2019

您知道吗？公积金Akaun 2可以使用来买房屋！

我们的公积金（KWSP）账户分成两个户口, Akaun 1 和 Akaun 2的存款是根据以下百分比来存放：Akaun 1为70％; Akaun 2为30％。基本上，Akaun 1 是不能动的，因为是给我们以后退休的养老金。Akaun 2 则可以提出来买房屋或给头期钱 (down payment)。

如果我们是向银行借钱买房屋 (House loan 100%)，那么我们可以从公积金Akaun 2 的账户提出房屋的 10% 价格。比方说，房屋价格是 RM 150K，那么我们可以提出 RM 15K。如果我们的 Akaun 2 账户没有 RM 15K，那么我们可以把 Akaun 2 里的钱全部提出来。

买房屋时记得向您的律师询问更多关于公积金Akaun 2提款的详情！

05/05/2019

越来越多人意识到立遗嘱的重要性，可是您知道有立遗嘱与没有立遗嘱的分别吗？

有遗嘱：
- 可自行决定执行人和继承人。
- 可自行选择遗产分配额（可以决定遗产如何分配）。
- 减少法律程序。申请遗产管理状（Grant of Probate）的程序较简单，而且因为执行人和继承人已经列明在遗嘱里，不需要向法庭申请来决定分配人。
- 减少法律程序上的花费。

没有遗嘱或遗嘱有缺陷：
- 必须先向法庭申请委任管理人（Letter of Administrator），然后再申请财产分配。
- 以上两个法律程序增加了法律开销。
- 要完成两个程序导致需要更久的时间才能继承遗产。
- 限制遗产分配额。

想知道如何制定一份有效的遗嘱，请联络：林与伙伴法律事务所（KM Lim & Partners）016-209 4842。

25/04/2019

马来西亚房屋买卖流程：
１）给定金, 通常3%;
２）找律师拟定买卖合约(Sale & Purchase Agreement);
３）申请贷款, 可以4-5家银行一起申请;
４）签买卖合约再给7%，这样一共支付10%的房屋总价;
５）贷款批准，签Letter of Offer;
６）用买卖合约和Letter of Offer 申请EPF(公积金);
７）银行发放贷款;
８）律师进行屋契转让和交屋。
详情请联络：林与伙伴法律事务所（KM Lim & Partners）016-209 4842。

13/04/2019

如果您认为商标注册是多余的，那么请您尝试不要注册吧！
If you think that trademark registration is superfluous, please try not to register!

12/04/2019

如果创业时无视了商标的重要性，没有及时为公司公司的商品或服务进行商标的注册。等到该商标已经被他人抢先注册了，不是等着他人的律师信要求停止使用该商标，就是只能重头再来建立与推广一个全新的商标。

05/04/2019

商标是什么？

商标是商品或服务等独家使用的标志。通常由文字、图案等构成。某个商标经过注册后，将受法律保护。

04/04/2019

在马来西亚，夫妻其中一方可以在没有取得另一方同意的情况下自行提出离婚申请。提出离婚的原因可以是：
1) 另一方有外遇；
2) 另一方的不合理的行为举止让申请者无法继续和他相处下去；
3) 另一方抛弃申请者两年或以上；或
4) 夫妻双方分居或分房超过两年。

18/03/2018

Copyright & Graffiti

H&M went to court arguing a graffiti artist had no right to work he painted illegally. It wound up getting so much backlash that it has dropped the case.

09/02/2018

We assist our clients to register and protect their trade marks in Malaysia & worldwide.

A Trade Mark is a sign which distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of another. A mark includes words, logos, pictures, names, letters, numbers or a combination of these. A trade mark is used as a marketing tool to enable customers in recognizing the product of a particular trader.
Trade marks registration in Malaysia provides :
Exclusive Rights - Registered trade marks owners have exclusive right to use their marks in trading. They also have the rights to take legal action for infringement under the Trade Mark Law against others who use their marks without consent. They can either take civil action or lodge complaints to Enforcement Division for appropriate actions under the Trade Description Act.

Legal Evidence - Registration certificate issued by Registrar Office is a prima facie evidence of trade mark ownership. A certificate of registration serves as an important document to establish the ownership of goods.

What happens if the trade mark is not registered in an action for infringement?
The owner cannot commence any action under the provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1976. However, actions may be instituted under the common law principals whereby the trade mark owner has a duty to convince the court that the infringing act had mislead the public and the infringing goods or services may be mistaken as his goods or services. This action is very contentious and costly.

Does Malaysian registration for trade mark give protection abroad?
No, trade mark protection is territorial in nature.

How does one secure protection abroad?
An applicant may file trade mark application separately in each intended country. However, a Malaysian application may be used as a basis for Priority Date Claim in the countries which are party to the Paris Convention or World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

For your information, we are the Registered Trade Mark Agents and provide trade mark serach and registration services in Malaysia & worldwide.

Are all trade marks registrable?
No, in order for a Trade Mark to be registrable it must be:
An invented word/words; Name of a person/firm/company represented in a specific or particular manner; Legible applicant's signature; Words with no direct reference to goods or services, or geographical significance; Any distinctive mark such as logo, picture, symbol etc.; Not deceptive, cause confusion, contrary to law, scandalous or offensive; Not identical or similar to earlier registered/applied trade marks; and Not identical or similar to well-known trade marks.

09/02/2018

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for a period of 20 years from the date of filing.

What are the minimum requirements for a scientific research/development to patent in Malaysia?
Section 11 of the Patents Act 1983 sets forth the general requirements for a patentable invention: An invention is patentable if it is new, involves an inventive step and is industrial applicable.

In other words, the minimum requirements for a scientific research / development to be patentable in Malaysia as follow:-
1. it must be able to classify as an invention within the definition of Patents Act 1983 of which the invention permits in practice the solution to a specific problem in the field of technology;
2. it must be new or novel within the definition of Patents Act 1983;
3. it involves an inventive step within the definition of Patents Act 1983; and
4. it is industrial applicable within the definition of Patents Act 1983.

Can the patent owner get protection after the invention is made public before filing a patent application?
Yes, provided that the applicant files an application within 12 months of the disclosure.

What rights does patent owner have?
A patent owner has the right to use the patented invention, or may license to other parties to use the invention, or sell the right of the invention to someone else who will then become the new owner of the patent.

Is it possible to find out if the invention is new before the applicant applies for protection?
Yes. A worldwide patent search can be conducted before filling a patent application.

Where can the patent owner seek assistance in preparing patent application?
In Malaysia, the patent owner could seek services from a Registered Patent Agent for preparation of a patent application.

For your information, we are the Registered Patent Agent and provide patent serach and registration services in Malaysia & worldwide.