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.

  • LegalHack Series: How to use CLJ as your English – Malay dictionary

    Other than Google Translate and Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka’s websites, CLJlaw.com can be used as a English – Malay dictionary. Although it already has a basic translation function but this has be further enhanced with a little trick I discovered. Go to CLJLaw case search. In the Advance Search menu, enter the words that you…

  • Grave repercussions for internet users

    Published on LoyarBurok on 24 April 2012. Dissecting the presumption of fact relating to publication in the controversial new Bill. The Evidence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 was one of the bills rushed and passed by the Parliament recently. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, when winding up the Evidence (Amendment) Bill…

  • LegalTech Forum 2012 – Giving Your Practice a 21st Century Byte

    I will be speaking on “Social Media Marketing for Lawyers” at this event on 15 June 2012. Basically, it will be on:- What can your legal practice generate from social media? How to leverage social media for your legal practice? Case Study: What has Malaysian lawyers benefited from social media. Details of this event are…

  • Symphony Light & Sounds Services Sdn Bhd & Anor v Irwan Shah Bin Abdullah @ D.J Dave & Ors

    Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit No.: S-22-1010-2007 The Plaintiffs initiated an action against Defendants for allegedly misappropriating their copyright by way of fraud and deception. The subject matters in dispute are proposals entitled “Malaysia’s 50 years an illuminating Journey”. The Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants had secretly sent the subject matter to the Ministry of…

  • AV Future Link Sdn Bhd v Inno Supply & Services Sdn Bhd

    Kuala Lumpur High Court Suit Nos. D-22IP-61-2010 & D-22IP-60-2010 1. Plaintiff initiated claim for unlawful interference. Defendant counterclaimed for industrial designs (“ID”) infringement. The ID was obtained vide a deed of assignment from a Chinese company. 2. Plaintiff claims that the Defendant is not the rightful owner of the ID and that the ID had…

  • Registration of Copyright in Malaysia

    The new Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 provides for the voluntary notification of copyright. S. 26A of the Act states that a notification of copyright in any work may be made to the Controller by or on behalf of the author of the work, the owner of the copyright in the work, an assignee of the…

  • Seminar on Personal Data Protection Act in Malaysia

    I will be speaking at the Chartered Secretaries of Malaysia training event on 26 April 2012 and 1 August 2012. Note: I’m no longer with Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill To sign up, please goto MAISCA’s website to register.

  • My Neighbour Is Spying On Me!

    In the recent LoyarBurok “Msia I Can Series: The Right To Your Privacy” on BFM Radio, which I have been reliably informed is one of the top hit links on BFM, I told a story about neighbours fighting over CCTVs which faced a neighbour’s house. In the case of Lew Cher Phow @ Lew Cha Paw & 11…

  • BFM Podcast: Msia I Can Series: The Right To Your Privacy

    This is my podcast from my live radio interview on

  • Computing Professionals Bill 2011 – Latest Update

    The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) recently announced the concerns on Computing Professionals Bill 2011 highlighted by relevant stakeholders. The major issues of concern raised were: (i) Clear definition of the powers of the Board and interpretation of the terms in the Bill; (ii) Defining the rules and regulations of the Bill; (iii)…