Foong Cheng Leong | Articles
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.
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Proposal to have privacy officer to implement data protection law
KUALA LUMPUR: New Zealand’s Assistant Privacy Commissioner Katrine Evans has suggested that Malaysia have privacy officers to implement the data protection law. She said a privacy officer is the person in an agency who can understand its business and, at the same time, help the agency get it right in handling personal information. “I don’t…
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Protecting your personal data
By DATUK SERI DR RAIS YATIM At long last, we now have a venue to bring up grouses about our personal data being given away without our knowledge – the Personal Data Protection Department, which was officially launched on Thursday. ISSUES related to Personal Data Protection have been dabbled with for a long time in…
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Seminar for awareness of personal data protection 2012
The Personal Data Protection Department of Malaysia (PDPD) (Jabatan Perlindungan Data Peribadi Malaysia) held the above event on 9 February 2012 at Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. In this seminar, Tuan Haji Abu Hassan Ismail, the Director General of the PDPD announced that the enforcement date of the Personal Data Protection 2010 (PDPA) will be…
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Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Industrial Designs (Amendment) Regulations 2012 will come into operation on 15 February 2012. Source http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pua_20120131_INDUSTRIAL%20DESIGNS%20(AMENDMENT)%20REGULATIONS%202012.pdf
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Shaifubahrim Bin Mohd (as President and Council Member of Persatuan Industri Komputer dan Multimedia Malaysia (PIKOM) and representing all members of PIKOM) v EM Exhibitions (M) Sdn Bhd & Anor
Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit No: D5 – 22IP – 76 – 2010 Plaintiff is the owner of registered trade mark “PC Fair”. The Defendants in this case had used the trade mark “PC Expo” for their computer exhibition. Plaintiff initiated an action against the Defendants for trade mark infringement, passing off and breach of…
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Malaysian Personal Data Protection Department
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14, 2012): Information, Communication and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Maglin D’Cruz has announced that the Personal Data Protection Department (Jabatan Perlindungan Data Peribadi Malaysia) has been created within the ministry under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. – Bernama.
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Use of Technology Amongst Lawyers
Slides for the talk can be downloaded below. [Download: Technology For Lawyers.pdf]