Malaysia

International Treaties

National IP Legislation

• PCT
  Accession: 16 May 2006; into force: 16 August 2006
• Berne Convention
  + Paris (1971) Accession: June 1990,
  into force: Oct. 1990
• Paris Convention
  + Stockholm (1967)
  Accession: June 1988,
  into force: January 1989
• WIPO Convention
  Accession: October 1988,
  into force: January 1989

• Protection of New Plant Varieties Bill 2004
  Enacted 2004
• Copyright (Amendment) Act 2003
  Entry into force: December 2003 
• Patent (Amendment) Act 2003
  Entry into force: August 2003
• Copyright (Amendment) Act 2002 (Act 1139)
  Entry into force: 3 March 2003
• Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2002
  Entry into force: March 2003
• Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia Act 2002
  Entry into force: 2002
• Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 2002
  Entry into force: 3 March 2003
• Patents (Amendment) Act 2000
  Entry into force: August 2001
• Trademarks Act (Amendment) 2000 (Act 1078)  
  Entry into force: August 2001 
• Geographical Indications Regulations 2001
  Entry into force: 2001
• Optical Discs Regulations
  Entry into force: October 2000
• Copyright (Licensing)
  Regulations 2000
  Entry into force: August 2000
• Geographical Indications
  Act 2000
  Entry into force: 2000
• Optical Disc 2000 (Act 606)
  Entry into force: 2000
• Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 2000
  Entry into force: 2000
• Industrial Design Regulations 1999
  Entry into force: September 1999
• Industrial Design Act 1996
  Entry into force: September 1999
• Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997
  Entry into force: April 1999
• Trademarks Act (Regulation 1997)
  Entry into force: December 1997
• Trademarks (Amended) Act 1994
  Entry into force: December 1997 
• Patent Act 1995
  Entry into force: August 1995
  no english text version currently available
• Patent (Amendment) Act 1993
  Entry into force: 1 August 1995
• Copyright (Amendment) Act 1990
  Entry into force: December 1990 
• Copyright Act 1987
  Entry into force: 1987
• Copyright (Licence to Produce and Publish in the National Language a Translation o fa Literarz Work) Regulations 1987
  Entry into force: December 1987
• Patents Regulations 1986
  Entry into force: October 1986
• Patent Act 1983
  Entry into force: October 1986
• Trade Marks 1976 (Act 175)
  Entry into force: September 1983
• Trade Description Act 1972
  (Act 87)
  Entry into force: July 1975