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.

  • Guide to complete the Form 15 (Registration of Data User) pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    Commencing from January 2016, all data user registrations are done via online at http://daftar.pdp.gov.my This is a guide I wrote for lawyers on how to complete the Data User Registration Form (Form 15) Guide to complete the Form 15 (Registration of Data User) pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 As stated by the…

  • Guide in Dealing with Direct Marketing under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010

    The Personal Data Protection Commissioner has issued the Proposal Paper [No .1/2014] – Guide in Dealing with Direct Marketing under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010. The Commissioner has invited feedback and opinion in respect of the matters raised in the Proposal Paper and shall be submitted before 20 February 2014. Download: Proposal Paper

  • Commission denies blocking access to BBC’s ‘kangkung’ article

    I was quoted by Digital News Asia in the article “Commission denies blocking access to BBC’s ‘kangkung’ article” Commission denies blocking access to BBC’s ‘kangkung’ article JANUARY 16, 2014 The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has denied it had blocked access to a BBC report on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s “kangkung” remark.…

  • Net censorship: BBC story on kangkung fiasco blocked?

    I was quoted in Digital News Asia’s article “Net censorship: BBC story on kangkung fiasco blocked? Net censorship: BBC story on kangkung fiasco blocked? Gabey Goh Jan 16, 2014 – Netizens report difficulty accessing BBC article on PM Najib’s kangkung calamity – Fears raised over violation of MSC Malaysia’s no-censorship of Internet guarantee NETIZENS in…

  • Enforcement of the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010

    The Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 is now in force effective from 15 January 2014 [P.U. (B) 12/2014] The Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 provides for the registration and regulation of persons carrying on a credit reporting business that involves the processing of credit information of any person, who may either be individuals, bodies corporate…

  • NEP Holdings fails in its patent infringement action

    The Plaintiff, NEP Holdings (Malaysia) Berhad sued the Defendant, C.K. Filtration Technology Sdn. Bhd for infringement of Malaysian Patent No. MY 142566-A (“MY 566 Patent”) entitled “Improvement in the Mechanism of Water Treatment System” by manufacturing, assembling, stocking, marketing, distributing, selling and offering for sale an infringing product known as CK KING FILTER which consists…

  • New Chinese Trademark Law to be implemented on May 1, 2014

    Published with permission of Eagle IP Ltd, a Hong Kong and Chinese IP Firm. The Chinese Government announced that the 3rd amendment to the 1982 Trademark Law, passed by the 12th meeting of The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, will be implemented as of May 1, 2014. Below are some major highlights: Multi-class…

  • Bread & Kaya: The law and the Sweet Young Malaysian Girls blog

    The law and the Sweet Young Malaysian Girls blog Nov 29, 2013 – Netizens are riled up over the blog that posted pictures of young Malaysian girls, many of them minors – Determining which laws could be applied against the blogger in question is however a challenge Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong I…

  • Malaysia gazettes data protection act, effective immediately

    I was quoted by ZDNet in their article “Malaysia gazettes data protection act, effective immediately“. Malaysia gazettes data protection act, effective immediately Summary: After almost a year delay, Malaysia finally gazettes its Personal Data Protection Act 2010 on Thursday and makes it effective Friday. Businesses have three months to comply and violation can result in…

  • Data protection act gazetted, effective today

    I was quoted by the Malay Mail in their report “Data protection act gazetted, effective today” on 15 November 2013. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The much awaited Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010 has finally been gazetted and will take effect today, with businesses given three months to comply with the new law and…