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.

  • What happened to Teoh Beng Hock’s Right to Privacy?

    First published on LoyarBurok This is perhaps one of the many issues raised in the Teoh Beng Hock Royal Commission Report (“TBHRCI”) that did not receive wide attention. I have read a few commentaries on TBHRCI but I did not see anyone raising the issue of privacy in the interrogation of Mr Teoh Beng Hock…

  • Online Defamation: The need for proper evidence

    Nagandran Kalianna Gaundar (berniaga dibawah RAJU RESTOREN) v.Melinda Alison Monteiro & Ors GUAMAN NO: S4-23-42-2003 In this case, the Plaintiff sued the Defendants for an email containing defamatory statements allegedly sent out by the 1st Defendant and published to third parties. It was disputed that the e mail was sent out by 1st Defendant and…

  • Trade Descriptions Bill 2011

    The Malaysian Government has introduced the Trade Descriptions Bill 2011 (“Bill”) which will repeal the Trade Descriptions Act 1972 (“1972 Act”). The Bill is enacted to reform the law on trade description. The purpose of the Bill is to promote good trade practices by prohibiting false trade descriptions and false or misleading statements, conduct and…

  • New Department To Oversee Implementation Of Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — A new department is being established under the Information Communication and Culture Ministry to oversee the implementation of the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010, scheduled to be enforced early next year. Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said the new department was targeted to be operational by next year…

  • Filing a Complaint with the MCMC

    Posting offending messages on the internet is longer a trivial thing nowadays. Many internet users are now aware of their remedy when facing with offensive messages on the internet. Bank Employee Charged With Posting Obscene Blog Title KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) — A former EON Bank Berhad employee pleaded not guilty in the Sessions…

  • Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    by Foong Cheng Leong and Halina Jael Abu Bakar After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] (“the Act”) has finally been passed. The Act seeks to regulate the processing of personal data of individuals involved in commercial transactions by data users so as to provide protection to the individual’s personal…

  • Handling social media disasters

    Published on 12 May 2011 in The Star Newspaper Social media can be a powerful tool to promote your goods or services, but the online world is unpredictable and no matter how good a brand is, there will be someone hating it. IT is now the norm for brand owners having social media network accounts…

  • Luahan hati penulis blog

    Published on Utusan Malaysia on 31 July 2010 Oleh ROHANI IBRAHIM rencana@utusan.com.my KUALA LUMPUR menjadi tuan rumah pertama di Asia bagi Persidangan Penulis Blog Media Sosial yang berakhir kelmarin. Objektif persidangan berkenaan ialah mengingatkan komuniti blog di Asia supaya lebih bertanggungjawab dalam mengendalikan laman blog masing-masing. Persidangan tersebut berjaya menghimpunkan penulis blog dan pelbagai profesional…

  • Sherrina Nur Elena bt Abdullah v Kent Well Edar Sdn Bhd

    Kota Kinabalu High Court Suit No.: K22-187-2009-I The Plaintiff, who was a beauty queen, sued the Defendant for publishing, without consent, her photograph and image appearing on packaging of the Defendants’ products, particularly packages of rice being displayed and sold in various retail shops, grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets in Kota Kinabalu. The Plaintiff also…

  • NTV7 Breakfast Show Interview – “Social Media Laws” – 10.3.2011

    Foong Cheng Leong and HR Dipendra talks about the social media laws in Malaysia on NTV 7 Breakfast Show, 10 March 2011.