Foong Cheng Leong

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I am an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a registered trade mark, industrial designs and patent agent. I am also the author of the books, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases consisting of two (2) volumes, namely, trade marks and copyright and industrial designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law.

  • Bread & Kaya: Limited Liability Partnership: An alternative business structure

    Limited Liability Partnership: An alternative business structure Foong Cheng Leong May 01, 2013 – With LLP, entrepreneurs have more options to choose the most preferred form of business vehicle – This would benefit small businesses (including startups), professionals groups and others Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong THIS month’s topic brings us to the…

  • Bread & Kaya: Start-ups, get your house in order

    My 4th Bread & Kaya’s column was published on Digital News Asia on 3 April 2013. Bread & Kaya: Start-ups, get your house in order – There are a number of things you need to get done before potential investors do due diligence on your start-up – Seek advice from others, ensure any legal advice…

  • GE13: Online campaigns get nasty

    I was quoted by The Star in their article “GE13: Online campaigns get nasty” on 12 April 2013. PETALING JAYA: Online campaigning has gone nasty in the run-up to the May 5 general election with cyber troopers from both sides of the political divide going beyond mudslinging at times. The fight tends to get ugly…

  • Workshop on Marketing for Young Lawyers @ Melaka

    I will be speaking at the above workshop in Melaka at the invitation of the Malacca Bar Young Lawyers and Chambering Pupils Sub Committee on 17 May 2013. This is my second talk on this topic.

  • Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013

    The Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013 will come to force on 1 July 2013. In brief, the new amendment provides that a registered industrial design may now be collateralized. It also provide for consideration of public disclosure elsewhere than in Malaysia in determining the novelty of an industrial design. Prior to the amendment, an industrial…

  • FMM ICT Conference 2013: Going Mobile on 15 May 2013 @ The Royale Bintang Damansara

    I will be participating in Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) ICT Conference as a panelist for the “Getting Ready for Mobile” panel discussion. Click on image for larger view

  • Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving!

    My 3rd issue of Bread and Kaya was published by Digital News Asia on 7 March 2013. Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving! – Under Malaysian laws, what amounts to obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character is quite wide – Sessions Court decisions perhaps the reasons why Section 114A of the Evidence…

  • Personal Money: Keeping it Personal

    I was featured in the February issue of Personal Money regarding the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. Scanned copy of the article can be seen below. (Click on image for larger view)

  • PDC Seminar on The Personal Data Protection Act on 28.05.2013

    I will be speaking about the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 at the KL Bar on 28 May 2013. Details are below. 2 CPD Points ( 28052013/KLB/KLB1183/2 ) As part of its Professional Development Programme, the PDC is pleased to present the above Seminar by Mr Foong Cheng Leong on 28.05.2013 (Tuesday) from 3.00pm to…

  • 2nd Annual Employment Law & Industrial Relations Conference – 27 & 28 March 2013

    My partner, Dymphna Lanjuran and I will be presenting at this conference. Dymphna will be speaking on “Rightsizing, Redundancy and Retrenchment” at 11.15 a.m. on 27 March, while I will be speaking on “Internet Security, Privacy and Social Media Policies” at 6.00 p.m. on the same date. For more details, please refer to the brochure.