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.

  • SPAD proposal to rename Uber, Grab raises eyebrows

    I was quoted by The Malay Mail Online on the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) proposal to rename Uber and Grab in their article SPAD proposal to rename Uber, Grab raises eyebrows. Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong told Malay Mail Online that while SPAD could rename both services, it would take more than just a directive…

  • Bread & Kaya: Cyberbullying, stalking and sexual harassment

    Bread & Kaya: Cyberbullying, stalking and sexual harassment By Foong Cheng Leong | Jun 28, 2016 – Current laws narrowly and vaguely defines harassment – It is high time Malaysia legislates against it In Mohd Ridzwan bin Abdul Razak v Asmah Binti HJ. Mohd Nor (Kuala Lumpur Civil Suit No. 23NCVC-102-12/2011), the Defendant alleged that…

  • Event: ASEAN IT Security Conference 2016

    I will be speaking at at ASEAN IT Security Conference 2016 on the topic “Dealing with Computer Crimes Within the Organisation: A Case Study on Computer Crimes Act 1997“. Details about the event Cyber security is headline news almost constantly because hacks, data theft and high profile breaches are now a part of daily life…

  • LegalHack Series: How to download files from the Malaysian Court Online File Search System

    [Note: This guide is not longer applicable as the Court has migrated to Phase 2] One of the weaknesses of our Court’s efiling system is the online file search system. A user has to pay RM12 (for High Court and above) or RM6 (for Subordinate Courts) to be able to do an online file search…

  • Legal start-up’s services scrutinised by Malaysian Bar

    I was quoted by The Star newspaper on the entry of Dragon Law, a Hong Kong based company providing access to legal documents and legal access, into Malaysia. “Intellectual Property lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said it would be “interesting” to see what the Bar Council, especially its Legal Profession Committee, would do. “Dragon Law says…

  • BFM Podcast: WEB OF EXPLOITATION

    I was interviewed BFM Radio on the issue of sexual grooming and sex offenders registry and the podcast was published on 8 June 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. The rise of pedophilia and other sex offences recently have put in the…

  • Don’t be penny-wise, startups: lawyers

    I gave on a talk on Intellectual Property Law for Startup at a firechat sessions titled “Bridge the Gap between Startups and the Law” organised by BurgieLaw held at the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC) on 9 May 2016. Subsequent to the firechat session, I was featured in The Star in their article…

  • 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…