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.

  • Internet Freedom Under Threat in Malaysia?

    I was interviewed by Asia Calling, a news portal produced by award-winning Indonesian radio news agency KBR68H since 2003. KBR68H is Indonesia’s first and only independent national radio news agency. Established in April 1999, today KBR68H produces 9 hours a day of information and education based programming to over 750 radio stations and 22 million…

  • Section 114A, Evidence Act 1950: Its Impact on Your Business

    I will be speaking at Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers’ (FMM) event on 114A below. Click on image for larger view Understand the impact of Section 114A on your business and learn about network security and content filtering to protect your business. Date : October 30, 2012 Time : 08:30 AM – 02:00 PM Venue :…

  • What the hack happened?

    The Star quoted me in the following article on 19 August 2012:- Sunday August 19, 2012 What the hack happened? By LISA GOH lisagoh@thestar.com.my Losing your personal particulars to hackers can lead to financial losses, heartaches, loss of reputation – and sometimes friends, too. IT starts out so innocently. A simple vote request by an…

  • ‘Guilty until proven innocent’ law applies to Umno Youth in Facebook probe

    I was quoted by Malaysia Insider on this article regarding the applicability of S. 114A of the Evidence act 1950 on the incident regarding UMNO Youth’s Facebook page. ‘Guilty until proven innocent’ law applies to Umno Youth in Facebook probe By Ida Lim August 22, 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The burden of proof…

  • Engage with social media, businesses advised

    I was quoted in The Star on 27 September 2012 over my presentation on “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Social media add a new dimension to online advertising, marketing and brand integrity”. Engage with social media, businesses advised KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses must engage with the social media to remain relevant, a conference…

  • Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

    My presentation slides for the topic “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t” at the International Malaysia Law Conference 2012 can be by clicking here.

  • Event: International Malaysia Law Conference 2012

    I will be speaking at the International Malaysia Law Conference 2012 on 26 September 2012 on the topic “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Social media add a new dimension to online advertising, marketing and brand integrity“. The other speakers are: 1. Lau Kok Keng, Partner, Rajah & Tann LLP, Singapore, 2. Sharon…

  • Amendment to the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998

    The new Franchise (Amendment) Bill 2012 (“Bill“) was tabled in the Malaysian Parliament in June 2012. At the time of writing, the Bill is not in force. [Postscript: Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012 is in operation as of 1-1-2013 [P.U. (B) 387/2012]] The Bill amends the Malaysian Franchise Act 1998 (“Act“) to ensure that the Act…

  • Tweetjacked

    This article appeared on Rage following my interview with The Star. Tweetjacked By KEVIN TAN and PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my ONE fine day, Chee Yun Sam, a 22-year-old model, started getting a barrage of angry tweets and messages from his friends. Apparently, Chee had posted something rather racist on his Twitter account, and a lot of…

  • Let’s Get hIP 2012

    I will be moderating this talk on recent substantive changes in the arena of Intellectual Property (“IP”) legislation and case law, which include “Safe Harbour” provisions, registration of works and its impact on protection and enforcement, expedited registration process, new mechanisms in enforcing a Trade Description Order (“TDO”), introduction/revisions to procedural steps in protection of…