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.

  • PM’s Telegram account hacked

    I was asked by FreeMalaysiaToday to comment about the effect of the hacking of the Prime Minister’s Telegram account. I said- Commenting on the matter, lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said the biggest concern in such incidents was the spread of misinformation and the scale of damage it causes. “If someone uses the account to spread…

  • Online Harassment – Should doxing be criminalised?

    I was asked by TV3 to comment on the laws relating to doxing in Malaysia. You may watch the full coverage below.

  • Power of online petitions: Working collectively to inspire change

    I was asked by The Star to comment on legal matters concerning online petitions. I said- Fact or fiction? However, it’s important to verify the validity of a petition before supporting it, as not all petitions are based on facts. Foong Cheng Leong, Bar Council Information Technology and Cyber Laws Committee [former] deputy chairman, urges…

  • Data of Malaysians born between 1940 and 2004 allegedly being sold for over RM40,000

    I was asked by The Star to comment on the recent news about an alleged data leak containing the information of 22.5 million Malaysians born between 1940 and 2004, purportedly stolen from the National Registration Department (NRD). I said- Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said the lack of transparency on investigations related to data leaks in…

  • Government Says Not Liable For Damages Over MySejahtera Data Use

    I was asked by CodeBlue, a health care news portal, to comment on the recent debacle about MySejahtera App, particularly, on the disclaimer of MySejahtera’s terms and conditions. The term states- DISCLAIMERGovernment of Malaysia shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the usage of any information obtained from this Application. https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my/penafian_en/…

  • BFM Podcast: THE MYSEJAHTERA APP: WHO OWNS WHAT?

    The MySejahtera saga continues with uncertainty over the ownership of the app. Foong Cheng Leong, Intellectual property and information technology lawyer helps us untangle this complex web, reminding us of the importance of contracts. Produced by: Moh Heng YingPresented by: Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li, Philip See

  • Enforceability of Hyperlinked Electronic Contracts in Malaysia

    I am happy to share this article I co-authored with my former interns Mira Marie Wong and Nur Faiqah Nadhra Mohamad Faithal. This article was initially published as one of my Bread & Kaya articles on Digital News Asia. I have updated it for it to be published by Sweet & Maxwell in its The Law Review 2021.

  • Singapore’s First Action against Unknown Persons on Cyberspace

    I am happy to announce that my book “Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law” was recently featured in the Singapore High Court case of CLM v CLN and others [2022] SGHC 46. The case had referred to our High Court case of Zschimmer & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG Chemische Fabriken v…

  • Does Malaysia have laws to nix ‘offensive’ brand names or ones that cause ‘public anxiety’? Lawyers explain

    I was asked by The Malay Mail to give my thoughts on the issue of the word TIMAH by a local whisky brand. The Government has asked the brand owner to consider to change its brand name in view of the alleged public outcry over the use of a Malay word for an alcoholic product.…

  • BFM Podcast: SONG CATALOGUES UP FOR SALE

    Once upon a time, it was considered totally unacceptable for musicians to even consider selling their song catalogues, but now, we see a trend of musicians, especially the senior ones, doing so. Some have cited estate planning as one of the reasons for doing this, but surely, these songs have value too and can be…