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.

  • BFM Podcast: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR SEX TAPE IS PUBLISHED?

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about invasion of privacy in Malaysia and the podcast was published on 27 April 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. On March 21th, a six-person jury awarded Hulk Hogan, the stage name of retired…

  • Compendium of Intellectual Property Cases – Copyright and Industrial Designs Volume 2

    I am pleased to announce that the second volume of the Compendium of Intellectual Property Cases had been published by LexisNexis. This volume covers Malaysian copyright and industrial designs cases. It contains more than 50 reported and unreported cases on copyright and industrial designs from the Malaysian Sessions Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and…

  • Bread & Kaya: Malaysian cyberlaw updates in 2015

    By Foong Cheng Leong | Apr 04, 2016 – New, complex cases emerged, and Parliament enacted new laws – With the advent of the TPPA, we can expect more changes IN 2015, industry regulator the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) reported that 10 people were convicted of offences under Section 233 of the Communications…

  • Welcome to the future – Technology is changing the way that lawyers work, and a number of Asiabased startups are leading the way

    The FCL&Co Case Law Search App was recently featured in the Asian Law Business (April 2016 Edition) in the article “Welcome to the future – Technology is changing the way that lawyers work, and a number of Asiabased startups are leading the way” by Sergio Held. An extract of the article can be seen here…

  • BFM Podcast: CAN EMOTIONS BE COPYRIGHTED?

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about illegal downloading of music, songs etc by internet users and the podcast was published on 28 March 2016. Read: Pharrell Williams, et al. v. Bridgeport Music, Inc., et al. In 2013, the family of Marvin Gaye sued Robin Thicke, Pharrell and their label Universal for copyright…

  • Lawyers want Bar Council to stop fighting innovations, move with the times

    Subsequent to my article “Malaysian Bar Council bans lawyers from using virtual offices“, the Malay Mail interviewed me regarding the ban of virtual office. In their article entitled “Lawyers want Bar Council to stop fighting innovations, move with the times“, they stated the following:- Foong Cheng Leong, who runs a law firm on his own…

  • BFM Podcast: APPLE VERSUS THE FBI

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about US Government’s request to compel Apple Inc to assist in the access of a suspected terrorist’s iPhone on 24 February 2016. On February 16, Apple published a message on its website, outlining to its customers that they would not be complying with a request from the…

  • Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2016/2017

    I am pleased to announce that I have been re-elected as a committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee for the year 2016 / 2017. I have also been re-appointed to chair the Kuala Lumpur Information Technology Committee. This Committee will continue its development of the Kuala Lumpur Bar website, App and membership management…

  • Malaysia’s legal scene gets up to speed with nifty innovations

    I am pleased to announce that the FCL&Co Case Law Search App was recently featured in the Malay Mail on 7 March 2016.. An excerpt from the article is as follow:- Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong is currently developing an app called FCL&Co Case Law Search that aims to provide a database of court judgments that…

  • Malaysia must adopt new laws that are more focused on social media abuse

    I was quoted by The Rakyat Post on laws and regulations relating to social media in Malaysia. The sharing of information taken from another individual, without their awareness or knowledge, containing elements of incitement and slander are offences punishable by law, said legal expert Foong Cheng Leong. He said Malaysia currently had laws on communication…