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.

  • Positive Well Marketing Sdn Bhd v OKA Concrete Industries Sdn Bhd

    Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit No: D – 22IP – 14 – 2010 Patent infringement – invalidation based lack of novelty and inventive steps [Download]

  • CyberSecurity Malaysia’s dos and don’ts on social networking sites

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) — CyberSecurity Malaysia has introduced a new Internet guideline called, Best Practice on Social Networking Sites (SNS). CyberSecurity Malaysia is the national cyber security specialist centre and an agency under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). In a statement today, the Chief Executive Officer of…

  • Trade Descriptions Act 2011

    The Trade Descriptions Act 2011. Date of Royal Assent: 5 August 2011 Date of Publication in Gazette: 18 August 2011 Download

  • B. Braun Melsungen AG & Anor v Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha & Anor

    Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit No: D5(IP)-22-2374-2008 Patent infringement – invalidation based on lack of novelty and inventive step [Download]

  • What happened to Teoh Beng Hock’s Right to Privacy?

    First published on LoyarBurok This is perhaps one of the many issues raised in the Teoh Beng Hock Royal Commission Report (“TBHRCI”) that did not receive wide attention. I have read a few commentaries on TBHRCI but I did not see anyone raising the issue of privacy in the interrogation of Mr Teoh Beng Hock…

  • Online Defamation: The need for proper evidence

    Nagandran Kalianna Gaundar (berniaga dibawah RAJU RESTOREN) v.Melinda Alison Monteiro & Ors GUAMAN NO: S4-23-42-2003 In this case, the Plaintiff sued the Defendants for an email containing defamatory statements allegedly sent out by the 1st Defendant and published to third parties. It was disputed that the e mail was sent out by 1st Defendant and…

  • Trade Descriptions Bill 2011

    The Malaysian Government has introduced the Trade Descriptions Bill 2011 (“Bill”) which will repeal the Trade Descriptions Act 1972 (“1972 Act”). The Bill is enacted to reform the law on trade description. The purpose of the Bill is to promote good trade practices by prohibiting false trade descriptions and false or misleading statements, conduct and…

  • New Department To Oversee Implementation Of Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — A new department is being established under the Information Communication and Culture Ministry to oversee the implementation of the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010, scheduled to be enforced early next year. Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said the new department was targeted to be operational by next year…

  • Filing a Complaint with the MCMC

    Posting offending messages on the internet is longer a trivial thing nowadays. Many internet users are now aware of their remedy when facing with offensive messages on the internet. Bank Employee Charged With Posting Obscene Blog Title KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) — A former EON Bank Berhad employee pleaded not guilty in the Sessions…

  • Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    by Foong Cheng Leong and Halina Jael Abu Bakar After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] (“the Act”) has finally been passed. The Act seeks to regulate the processing of personal data of individuals involved in commercial transactions by data users so as to provide protection to the individual’s personal…