no
- Authorization Fee: There is no granted registration fee.
- Annuity: The applicant needs to pay the annual fee year by year after the granted. The payment period is the granted date of the year. The annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, but a 100% penalty is required.
Filing Language: English
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Power of Attorney
- Priority document (scanned copy only if required by MyIPO)
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Entering the Malaysian national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Power of Attorney
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
2-3 years
10 years, renewable 2 times, 5 years each time, up to 20 years of protection.
Reinstatement of right of priority accepted on grounds of "unintentional".
no
Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation
English: Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia, abbreviation: MyIPO
Website: Start – Portal Rasmi Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia (myipo.gov.my)
Utility model patent search in Malaysia: Do it now (myipo.gov.my)
no
3-4 years
yes. An invention patent application may submit a conversion request within 6 months from the date of issuance of the examination report and pay the corresponding fee. The converted application has the same filing date as the original application.